Wrights grew from Cedar Rapids toys to flight pioneers
An Iowa based exploration notes that the Wright brothers began experimenting after receiving a cork and bamboo helicopter toy from their bishop father in Cedar Rapids. The piece traces their curiosity to early home experiments in Iowa, leading to the first successful flying machine seventeen years later at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Wilbur
Orville Wright
United Brethren Church
Cedar Rapids
Milton Wright
Orville
Wright
Indiana
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Elevator boiler blast near Zearing kills farmer and horse
Yesterday’s recall of events lists a fatal boiler explosion at the Abbott elevator in Zearing on Monday. J. M. Bunker, tying his team, was killed instantly along with a horse. Nearby Elder H. T. Morrison has arrived with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Zearing
J. M. Bunker
H. T. Morrison
The
Christian Church
I wrote about crackers in soup and nothing else
I had a choice last week of writing about the school election or about something that didn’t amount to a damn. I wrote about crackers in soup. The world needs nothing, and maybe someone will smile. The school election thoughts follow, with reflections on voters, the school site, and a Capper’s Weekly formula about aging and criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Capper
Faye Wright
Lelia Davison
OWASA Thanksgiving Guests and Local Visits
Mrs Helen Curtis notes Thanksgiving dinner guests among Owasa families including Balvant Daleske and Ernest Daleske and forests of Trickey and Crosser households. W S C S met in church parlor with Mrs Lester Trickey hosting and Mrs Merle Lindsey presiding. Various overnight visits and oyster supper at Fred Fuller home are listed with neighbors and friends in Owasa and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Teske
Herb Balvant
Ernest Daleske
Merlin Peterson
Bert Daleske
Art Daleske
Eldora
Owasa Methodist Church
Lester Trickey
Merle Lindsey
Fred Ward
Floyd Trickey
Frank Angerer
Tom Quinlan
Towa Falls
Lester Trickey and
Frank Trickey
Iowa Falls
Gary Trickey
C. L. Crosser
Barbara Jo Whigham
Kenneth Curtis
Larry Rudolph
Dirk Wheat
Sherry Huffman
Ruth Smith
R. V. Nehring
Everett Lee
Fred Fuller
Joanne Winters
Franchise Granted for 15 Years With Rate Guarantee
The petition outlined the companys offer in exchange for the franchise, including a 15 year rate guarantee, construction of a generating plant locally, and the installation of a new street lighting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Thanksgiving Plans
Johnnie Mannetter of Hubbard and Renee Westcott of Union spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Landt. Merlin and Dominie Siefken of Reinbeck are visiting their sister Mrs. Floyd Aswegan. Gwendolyn Lepley, a Fort Dodge school teacher, planned to spend Thanksgiving with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Mannetter
Hubbard
Renee Westcott
Union
Dale Landt
Merlin
Dominie Siefken
Reinbeck
Floyd Aswegan
Gwendolyn Lepley
Fort Dodge School
Thanksgiving Guests Fill Homes Across Marshall County
A long list of local families hosted Thanksgiving guests from far and near, including Lepleys, Longs, Dickersons, Smithermans, Maas, Siefkens, Bavenders, Atteberrys, Johnsons, Kirk, Lepleys, Bournes, and Meekers. Visitors traveled from Union, Mason City, Reinbeck, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Hubbard, Muscatine, Selma, and beyond to share meals and celebrate the holiday.
Thanksgiving Guests Gather Across Several Iowa Towns
Families from Eldora Grimes Whitten Garwin Union Bangor and surrounding areas shared Thanksgiving at multiple homes. Guests included Linda Meeker Alan Grimes Betty Caster Roy King Wayne King and many relatives. The lists mention extended family gatherings with Mrs Ludwig Dostal Floyd Long Carroll Baker and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Eldora
Lee Meeker
Alan
Betty
Grimes
Everett Caster
Roy
Margaret
Wayne
Ann King
Wendell Caster
Kathy
Darla
Jim Caster
Garwin
Ludwig Dostal
Floyd Long
Whitten
Carrol Baker
Union
R. L
Thanksgiving Guests and Absent Hosts Listed in Amed Notice
Mrs C W Cummins could not attend due to a heart attack Wednesday evening. Thanksgiving guests included Clyde Chamness Fiona Chamness Josie Bowen Jesse Crosser G O Pierce E H Blersborn Keith Kathy Boyd Reese Robt Weatherly Danny Robbi Nelle Holden Jessie Biersborn Warren Hammer George Hammer Floyd Patricia Don Hammer Bob Ralph Beecher Lynn Beverly Vern Hammer and A J Lundquist of Ames. The article notes continued on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Chamness
Fiona Chamness
Josie Bowen
Jesse Crosser
G. O. Pierce
E. H. Blersborn
Keith
Kathy
Boyd Reese
Robert Weatterly
Danny and
Robbi
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Hardin
Towa
Herald-Ledger
Iowa Press and
Maggie Gaines
XYZ Tile Company
F. C. Hess
Grundy County
Eldora Maple Syrup and Sugar Refining Co
G. A. Smith
Mel Smith
S. A. Buck
Mavis Collins
Chicago, Iowa and Dakota General
Helen Harp
J. D. Newcomer
Toledo
C. C. Whitten
Hardin County Agricultural Society
R. B. Lynk
C. F. Susmitch
L. W. Harris
H. S. Martin
William Schwebke
Pleasant Township
Red Cross
BE. A. Bloomquist
Chas. O. Ryan
James Mabee
F. E. Williams
Eldora Public Schools
Des Moines
Raymond Blackmun
W. H. Sovher
Dean W. Pelcan
Dr. Noyquist
E. H. Lundy
H. A. Huff
W. J. Murray
Whitten Church of Christ
Nazett
West Side
Peters
Earl Glass
Doorthy
Dyer
American Legion
Floyd Gaede
Speers
Eldon McVeety
McVeety Cleaners
John Bekemeier
Samuel R. Edgington
Rooks Appliance Company
International
Kramer Sales
Appliance Company
Rooks Implement Company
Central States Electric Company
Katharine Piper
Louise Johnson
Fred Edgard
Owasa
Helen Curtis
Union Mirs. Grellet Dillon
W.H. Lepley
H. E. Long
Judy
Clyde Smitherman
Donna Lee
Floyd Maas
Dennis
Debra
New Providence
Ed Cordoff
Watreloo
Clarence Bavender
Annie
Jean
Ed Bavender
Marshalltown
L. A. Whinery
Danny
Sandra
Muscatine
Whinerys Parners
L. A. Atteberry
Wm, Lietz
Vici and Sons
Atteberry
LaMont Moore
George Janssen
Loren Jonhson
Selma
Ind
Sam Johnson
Johnson
Preston Cockerham
Conrad Johnson
Sioux City
Loren Johnson
John Kirk
Albert Branon
Everette Clingerman
Billy and
Lavern
Hibbard
Dorr McCoy
Davenport
Melbasnadie Wel Sapo
General Motors
Buick
Eldora Motor CO
Washington
Eldora, Iowa
C. W. Cummins
Firestone
Emergency Loaner Service
D &H Firestone
Elle
Dickson How
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