State Nicknames Listed by Indianap olis News Writer
A writer in the Indianapolis News catalogs state nicknames including Alabama Cotori Liz ard Wallerhammer Arizona Baby Sunset Apache Arkansas Bear Bowie Toothpicks California El Dorado Gold Hunter Colorado Centennial Silver Rover Connecticut Nutmeg Delaware Diamond Blue Hen Florida Everglade Fly Up the Creeks Georgia Cracker Buzzard Idaho Gem Illinois Sucker Prairie Indiana Hoosier Town Hawkeye Kansas Sunflower Jayhawk Kentucky Dark and Bloody Ground Blue Grass Corn Cracker Louisiana Pelican Cre ole Maine Foxes Old Dirigo Maryland Old Line Cockade Massachusetts Old Colony Bay State Michigan Wolverine Auto Minnesota Gopher North Star Mississippi Bayou Magnolia Tad poles Eagle Missouri Pikes Ozark Tron Mountain Show me Montana Treasure Bonanza Stub Toe Nebraska Blackwater Antelope Cornhusker Bug Eater Nevada Silver Sage Brush Sage Hen New Hampshire Granite New Jersey Jersey Blue Garden Mosquito Clam Catchers New Mexico Sunshine Spanish New York Empire Excelsior Knickerbocker North Carolina Old North Turpentine Tuckoes Tar Heels North Dakota Sioux Flickertail Ohio Buckeye Oklahoma Sooner Oregon Hard case Beaver Web-Foot Pennsylvania Keystone Pennamites Leather-Heads Rhode Island Little Rhody Gunflints Plantation South Carolina Palmetto Weasels South Dakota Sunshine Coyote Tennessee Volunteer Hog-and-Hominy Texas Lone Star Beef Head Utah Desert Beehive Mormon Vermont Green Mountain Boys Virginia Old Dominion Beaches Washington Evergreen Chinook West Virginia Panhandle Mountain Wisconsin Copper Badger Wyoming Pioneer
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Indianapolis News
Alabama
Cottori
Arizona
Arkansas
California
el Dorado
Colorado
Centennial
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Gem
Illinois
Prairie
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Old Colony
Bay State
Michigan
Minnesota
North Star
Mississippi
Missouri
Ozark
Tron Mountain
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Empire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Sooner
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Volunteer
Texas
Lone Star
Utah
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
Virginia
Old Dominion
Beaches
Washington
West Virginia
Panhandle
Mountain
Wisconsin
Badger
Wyoming
Pioneer
Karakul Fur Bearer of Bokhara Heritage
A New York Herald Tribune correspondent notes the karakul fur bearer as an ancient sheep family member dating back thousands of years. Karakul originates near Karakul town by the Aral Sea in Turkestan, with pure karakuls tied to Bokharan nobility and guarded by the Mahamatan tribes. mixed breeds spread across Asia.
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Bokhara
Old Russia
New York Hercald-Tribune
Karakul
Aral Sea
Turkestan
Asia
Medici Crest Origins and Three Balls Signage
London Answers Magazine notes that the Medici crest with six balls symbolized pills and linked to their physicians role. Edward IV allegedly offered a London Lombard Street to borrow funds, and the emblem later became three balls for cashiering. The Medici started as traders and bankers, rising to rulers of Florence and Tuscany.
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Medici
London Answers Magazine
Edward IV
England
London
Lombard Street
Lombardy
Florence
Tuscany
The Monroe Doctrine Origins and Extension
The Monroe Doctrine, named for James Monroe and proclaimed in 1823, originated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams to oppose European interference in the Americas. It set two hemispheres as separate spheres of influence and later implied a U S police power in the Western Hemisphere.
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Monroe
John Quincy Adams
South
Central America
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Birth on St Helena Defies British Exile Rules
Marc Bertrand wife of the French general and companion of Napoleon gave birth on St Helena. She presented the baby to the Emperor as the first French visitor to enter the island without permission of the British.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Marc. Bertrand
Meeting of Fayette Schoolmasters Notes Student Absences
Norma Torkelson has a perfect spelling record this semester. The sixth grade geography unit covers Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea. Fifth grade studies the Western States. Ivan Torkelson, Doris Hanson, and Avis Mork were briefly absent due to illness. Fourth grade studies Norway. Nonabsent, non tardy students include Bertha Casper, George Christen, Doris Nyborg, Dorothy Grimm, and Ben Schori. Miss Dunkle donated new reading books. Writing booklets are being made for yearlong comparison lessons.
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Norma Torkelson
Scandinavia
Baltic Sea
Ivan Torkelson
Doris Hanson
Avis Mork
Norway
Berstha Jane Casper
George Christen
Doris Nyborg
Dorothy Grimm
Ben Schori
Primary Room Transportation and Airship Study Plan
In first grades this week students begin with transportation and air travel. They will bring airplane pictures and other airships, study toy models, read Pater's Family and create family booklets, finish The Eskimo Twins, learn about Eskimo life, and decorate a sand table with an Eskimo scene.
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Pater
Ludlow Amendment Debate and Discharge Vote Recap
The Ludlow proposed constitutional amendment would bar war except by popular vote, with exceptions for invasions. A January 10 discharge petition to bring it to debate failed by about 20 votes. The author supported debate, noting some opponents feared harming diplomatic relations in the Far East.
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Ludlow
United States
House
Far East
Wheelchair use among lawmakers noted in Congress and Senate
In the House four members sit in wheelchairs, two permanent from Mansfield Texas and Aleshire Ohio, plus two temporary Welcher Georgia and Costello California, injured in auto accidents. The Senate has no wheelchair users or crutches.
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Mansfield
Texas
Aleshire
Ohio
Welcher
Georgia
Costello
California
Senate
Local Sale Prices Skewed In Old Paper Report
A distant newspaper reported a local sale totaling 4700 dollars but the actual sum was 1400 dollars. The top cow price reached 55 dollars, while advertised cows fetched 125. Other listed prices varied wildly from the true totals, illustrating how stories distort figures.
Trusteeship Report Hearing for Clermont State Bank Stockholders
Notice to all stockholders and interested parties that the Third Report of Leo Beucher Trustee shows accounting for receipts and disbursements through December 30 1937 and requests approval and compensation. Hearing set January 27 1938 at 10 a.m. in West Union Court House. Leon R. Layton attorney for the trustee.
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State of Iowa
Fayette County
District Court of Iowa
Leo Beucher
Clermont State Bank
Clermont
West Union
Iowa
Leon R. Layton
Upper Iowa Carnival to crown queen at gym event
The Upper Iowa University carnival opens January 24 in the gym with entertainment and a bid to raise Peacock fund money. Four candidates vie for Carnival Queen, including Margaret Wood Elizabeth Basham Eleanor Deming and Luly Francisco from Fayette and Quelwein respectively.
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Upper Iowa Gymnasium
At & O
Peacock ‘Fund
Margaret Wood
Elizabeth Basham
Eleanor Deming
Fayette
Luly Francisco
Quelwein
Frat snow battle triggers council investigation
At the University of Iowa Phi Delta Theta and Delta Tau Delta houses held a snow battle that spread along fraternity row. About a hundred windows were broken and someone used a rifle, firing five or six shots through the Phi Delta Theta ping pong room windows. No injuries occurred. authorities are sending the matter to the Interfraternity council for action.
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Phi Delta Theta
Delta Tau Delts
University of Iowa
Thia
Interfraternity Council
Liquor Sales Rise Across Towa Region in 1937
The Echo reports yearly liquor sales totaling 2 million dollars more in 1937 with 9,717,840.92 for 1987 and 7,695,962.45 for 1996. Yearly increases are seen each month, with Oelwein and West Union posting December sales of 9,654.11 and 4,356.62 respectively. Some small-town stores match larger towns in volume per recent commission notes.
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Towa
Oelwein
West Union
Commission
Sculptors Make Odd Errors At Cromwell Statue
Frank G. Westerdale and his sister C. M. Henrickson were reunited in Rockford Illinois after 56 years. They were born in Grolanda Sweden and emigrated to America where they parted and did not meet again for decades.
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Oliver Cromwell
Westminster Hall
London
Frank G. Westerdale
Newark
N. J
C. M.henrickson
Rockford Ill
Rockford
Grolanda
Sweden
America
Farm scoring system guides soil conservation goals nationwide
Hundreds of committeemen appointed by triple A score farms to indicate farming practices and soil conservation goals. Charts in hands of committeemen reveal actions needed to prevent erosion and maintain or improve soil fertility for each farmer.
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Echo
Sparkplug eel powers test in Echo exclusive photo
Chicago electrical expert holds rare Sparkplug electrical eel bagged in South America. The eel allegedly generates enough power to electrify a person and light a miniature bulb when two wires are attached. An oscilloscope shows about 500 volts as radiations alter the measuring device. Rubber gloves advised when handling the creature.
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Chicago
South America
Echo Exclusive Photo News Service
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