Whittenbaugh and Bishop family reunions held August 1
The fifteenth Whittenbaugh family reunion met at Klock's Island Fayette with eighty five in attendance and officers elected Charles Whittenbaugh president and Will Whittenbaugh vice president Next year’s reunion will be in Cedar Rapids The Bishop family reunion also held Sunday at the West Union fairgrounds with sixty five attendees A bountiful picnic dinner and visitation followed multiple local visits and travels noted throughout the community
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Whittenbaugh
Klock’'s Island
Fayette
Charles Whittenbaugh
Will Whittenbaugh
Alden Goll
Cedar Rapids
Robert Bond
Wadena
Ed Starr
Milwaukee
Wis
Mayme Malumby
Fair Grounds
West Union
Charles Anderson
Marengo
F. L. Ernst
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Marie Corkery
Oelwein
Lawrence Raftis
Tom Walters
W. W. Davidson
Patricia
Elkader
Warren Crawford
Monticello
Daryl Trusty
Clarion
A. C
Arthur Herrling
Mabel Johnson
L. ©. Heck
Ruth
Byrds Cres
W. §. Elliott
Heck
Robert Frey
Marty
Ray Herwig
Martin Minihan
J.C. Kennedy
Albert
Felder
Roy Leonhart
Gordon Fay
Beverly
Waterloo
George Fay
Fred Heiden
Ed Gernand
Mra
Glen Minger
Epender
Denver
Guttenberg
J. J. Snyder
Theresa
Elgin
Floyd Patterson
Edwin Loving
Des Moines
Dorothy Wood
Arlene Cox
Manchester
Understanding Iowa Children Saving Prestige
An article on adolescent self esteem and peer approval explains how rules differ across groups, stressing parental role in safeguarding prestige. It notes practical examples from family life and community events, followed by local social notices and visitations around area households.
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Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Sunday Visits Highlight Grand Meadow Socials
Grand Meadow residents shared a quiet weekend with friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs George Larson Kathryn and others spent Sunday at the Ewald Lyngaay home. Alfred Martie and Arnold of Monona joined the Walter Martie household. Henry Helgerson called briefly at Bert Lyngaas. Rudy Reinhart of Minneapolis visited Andrew Reinhart and extended family in the area. Gilbert Buraas and others were also mentioned in nearby social rounds.
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G. F. Clark
Ida Young
Robert Kneeskern
Castalia
Mary Kennedy
Larry Heron
Clermont
A. D. Finch
West Union
A. G. Herrling
Marybella Aynsworth
Betty Minihan
Oelwein
Lulu Rothlisberger
Helen
Hazel
Illyria
Floyd Patterson
Howard Witbour
Estherville
Lizzie Schrack
Vera Mae Baumgartner
Strawberry Point
Will Trey
Vera Mattocks
Donna Clothier
Monticello
Gloria
Albert Olson
Clarence Olson
Ole Thorson
Almer Larson
Oline Helgerson
Ewald Lyngans
Willard Martin
Buddy
Wilma
Laverle
Andrew Reinhart
Eunice Landsgard
Arthur S. Olaon
Oline Erickson
Clermaarit
Laura Holt
Chester Barth
Marjorie
Cresco
Bert Lyngaas
Hannah Lee
Frankville
Carl Mosby
Louie Olson
East Church
Esten Landsgard
Eunice
Arthur Olson
Ole Peterson
Carolyn Erickson
Son Selmer
Helen Groth
Rudy Reinhart
Helen Reinhart
Selmer Halm
John Sampson
Ramsey
West Church
George Larson
Kathryn
Ewald Lyngaay
Alfred Martie
Arnold
Monena
Walter Martie
Henry Helgerson
Minneapolis
Elgin Iowa Council Minutes August 2 1987 Passed Budget Tax Levy
Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at the town hall with all members present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Bills totaling 5900.09 were audited and allowed unanimously for various services and supplies. A budget hearing was advertised with no taxpayers present and a tax levy resolution for 1998 approved, including Consolidated, City Hall, Fire Maintenance, Library, Waterworks, Water Bonds and Interest, Bond, Park, and Park Bond and Interest. The meeting adjourned with C J Harrington as clerk.
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Elgin
Iowa
George Boyle
Town
Nat’ Bank
Rob
Barker
Labor Street
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Central States Power & Light Corp
T. W. Dean
Frank Pierce
Torkelson Bros
Heraldry England's Unique National Recognition
Heraldry England stands as the sole country recognizing heraldry with the Herald's college preserving pedigrees and registering individuals with hereditary claims to arms, though lacking enforcement power.
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Heraldry
England
The
Herald's College
Slavery Era Laws on Manumission and Freed Blacks
In early days some states forbade manumission of slaves and others prohibited freed negroes from entering certain states. Laws of this sort appeared not only in the South but also in Connecticut New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Year’s Work Planned by Fayette Farm Bureau Women
Township chairmen of the Farm Bureau women in Fayette county met in Fayette on July 29 with Mrs May Larson of Iowa State College to set the 1937 38 project on Child Development and Parent Education. Thirteen townships were represented. plans for open meetings, with both members and nonmembers invited, were made for August or September. Sub projects include music landscape gardening and home water systems. If interest grows, demonstrations will be provided by Extension Agricultural Engineer Mr Van Vinck from Ames. A landscaping instructor will also be provided from Ames.
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Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Fayette
May Larson
State Home
Iowa State College
van Vinck
Ames
Amés
W. §. Rothlisberger
Reynold Strong
Illyria
Dr. Starrak
Tree Frogs and Toads Compared in Structure
The tree frog shares a closer anatomical relationship with toads than with true frogs. This distinction highlights similarities in skin, limbs, and skeletal features that align more with toads than with other frog species.
German archaeologists revive ancient Olympics site glory
German archaeologists of many years ago spearheaded efforts to feature and restore the scene of the ancient Olympics to its former glory, highlighting historical significance and the ceremonial landscape.
Early Bathtub: One of First in Country
A historic bathtub carved from mahogany lined with lead was among the earliest in the country. It weighed a ton and reflected early sanitary hardware practices.
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Thi Country
Police crush gambling devices in Geneva raid
Police at Geneva New York destroy three lemon gambling machines and other devices after sweeping Fayette County Echo. In total $3,000 worth of gambling equipment is seized and dismantled, as authorities act on suspected illegal gambling operations.
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Geneva
New York
Echo
Fayette County
Mussolini Attends Last Rites For Marconi
The report describes ceremonial attention at Marconi’s funeral with Mussolini present and Fascist supporters reacting as a tribute to Marconi. The scene references a Secretarial figure and Saluting Fascisti amid a political display in Fayette County.
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Mussolini
Marconi
Achille
Fascist Party
Rade Guglielmo Marconi
Fascisti
Pres
Echo
Fayette County
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Trayer Pan
Eh le Nowe
Grand Meadow News
Council Proceedings
C. J. Harrington
Ik Oe
Cnts
Broadmoorel
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Cane Mountain
Carrie Nation
Rome
Santa Maria Church
Mannolini
Ranger
Newport
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