Rural Community Moves and Social News Summary
The item details numerous local moves among farms and homes with families like the Proberts, Schriner, Flouber, Christianson, and Hicks, plus social visits, birthday gatherings, and farewell parties. It notes illnesses such as flu and chicken pox, local travel to Arlington and Elkader, and a funeral in Volga City, with lots of names and small events typical of a county page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Gell
Farm Bureau
Chester Adams
Will Probert
Kirk Hicks
Highland Township
Schroeder
Tom Murray
Maggie John
H. =. Broughton
West Union
la Fonda
Mason City
J. J. O' Hara
Ivan Moora
Cedar Rapids
Dayton Sconille
Arlington
J. 8. Moore
Jerry Duncan
Fair
Harold Hermen
C. G. Stowe
Burt
Iowa
Myron Voshel
W.L
Roy Cline
F. J. Schroeder
Elkader
Bev
C. L. Randall
Mumby
Garden Prairie
Wil} Koper
Stanley
W. F. Moore
Allen Carter
Fayette
Dewey Thompson
Archie Brooks
H. H. Whitcher
Blanche
Harry Whitcher
Waterloo
L. Randall
Seago
Frank Smith
Eliza Boleyn
Harry Bamrick
Henry Larson
Herman Larson
Presbyterian Church Elects Officers For 1932 Terms
The annual congregational meeting at the Presbyterian Church elected officers for terms starting April 1, 1932. Pastor Rev H G Rundell and trustees J R Wood Claude Flower J H gemyhrat Mrs L E Bigler Robert Bigler Fred Tschantz, Sunday school officials, and staff were named. The thermometer contest ends with boys leading and a girls banquet to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Rundell
Philip Palmer
D. D
Cedar Rapids
H. G. Rundell
J. R. Wood
Claude Flower
J. H
United Brethren Church Youth Prepare Deacon Dubbs Play
Rev C L Randall leads Sunday school at 10 and United Brethren Endeavor at 7:30 PM. Prayer meeting at Mrs S Moore's home with Mrs B A Jennings leading. Harvesters Band members plan Africa relief boxes and Hope Cottage boxes at Lansing Kansas. Next Harvesters meeting March 12 at Jennie and Mabel Johnson with Donna Johnson and Burdena Moore on the program committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Randall
United Brethren Christian Endeavor
3. S. Moore
B. A. Jennings
Mission Band
Deacon Dubbs
Harvesters Band
Mary
Bessie Jennings
Barbara Ravelings Finds Banana Has Many Ravelings
Barbara Ravelings remarks that the banana has many ravelings while eating it, speaking petulantly to her mother about the fruit. The line captures a playful, humorous moment focusing on a child's mispronunciation and imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Succinct Reflections on Temperance and Speech
A quirky collection of aphorisms on restraint, fashion, marriage, politics, and language. It muses that moderation guides success, words shape perception, and readiness to act matters more than endless contemplation.
Indiana Tree Planter Sees Long Term Forest Wealth
A friend in the Middle West notes a tree planting experiment in Indiana showing potential for large future value. About 225,000 trees have been planted in two years, with plans to plant 2,000,000 more and leave them in trust for grandchildren. Estimated cost under $50,000 and a 75 year horizon could yield $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, focusing on cabinet wood species like black walnut, poplar, spruce and wild cherry, with personal satisfaction and lodge hunting and fishing as rewards.
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Indiana
Middle West
Watters Financial
India
Dlant
Onc
Reckless Mons Coty criticizes American leisure pace
Reckless Mons Coty, reputed wealthiest man in France, says Americans live too swiftly to enjoy true pleasure. He argues the fast pace wastes time and energy, while a friend counters that New York culture prizes rapid, public displays of vitality, labeling a man who died in a street corner as a sign of modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
Coty
France
New York
Fourteenth Street School Six Weeks Report Card Highlights
The document records student attendance and spelling test results from a town school. Several pupils including Leona Lowe Bessie Jennings and Martin Frey achieve perfect six week papers while others were absent or tardy due to sickness. A new pupil Harley Frey joins the fourth grade as juniors plan a minstrel show in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin’ Frey
Martin
Leona Lowe
Bessie Jennings
Ulmer
Clark
Besaia Jennings
Leona’ Lowe
Mary Kénnedy
Lee Aeschliman
Vivian Minnihan
Leona
Robert Lowe
Lee ‘Adkohliman
Betty Ruth Jonson
Ulm | Clark
Dicy ‘Leonhart
Arthur Homewood
Robert Bond
Dick’ Hinkle
Harley Chapman
Neams Weber
Phyllis ‘ Roberts
Francis
Wheeler
Evelyn Roberts
Conference planned with Fayette county on county agri aims
President Hughes of Iowa State College continues a program begun last year meeting with Fayette county representatives to improve agricultural services. The next conference is set for Monday March 7 as part of a statewide series evaluating beneficial and unnecessary work and gathering firsthand feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pres
Raymond Hughes
Tes State College
Fayette County
Fayette Coumty
Iowa State College
Pres. Hughes
Fayette
There’s No Arbitration in Divorce Says Des Moines Register
A Des Moines Register editorial argues that many divorces persist due to couples failing to disagree on what constitutes critical fault and fault finding, leaving arbitration absent in resolving disputes.
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Des Moines Register
Chipmunks climb up to ten or fifteen feet
The biological survey notes chipmunks do not reach tree tops like squirrels but do ascend about ten to fifteen feet. The observation adds nuance to small mammal arboreal behavior without broad generalization.
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The
Biological Survey
Prodded Onward Occasions By a Toe It Mark Capper
A humorous note on how a husband is driven to excel by his wife guiding him with steady insistence, reflecting a common domestic dynamic. The piece, from Capper's Weekly, suggests motivation comes from personal relationships shaping public achievement.
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Capper
Guardian Angel on Job At Utica Utica crash ends with minor scratch
Charles Merritt received only a minor scratch when his automobile struck a dog. It then rolled over four times, smashed a water hydrant, crashed into a telephone pole, and tore down 25 feet of fence. The automobile was wrecked completely.
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Guardian Angel
Utica
Charles Merritt
Raffles and Lettuce Tale Recalled in Brief Note
A Washington Star quip recalls Pauline sent to the grocery for real lettuce with the raffles up. The line plays on the notion of distinguishing between a poet or musician as she answers her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
Rival Records Murlel-I've Lan engagement claim
A fragment reports a person named Mona noting Tye has been engaged to seven men at one time, with references to multiple engagements and a disputed claim about seven partners. The text shows unclear names and phrases, but centers on engagement counts and relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murlel
Mona
Tye
Eloquent Banter Turns to Elopement Plan
A playful exchange between Hoogis and a hostess hints at a possible elopement plan amid a humorous mispronunciation and a cryptic proposal. The dialogue suggests a lighthearted, tense moment as attendees react to the suggestion.
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Ed Gernand
Lyle Jones
H. E. Broughton
Wadena
Roy Crandall
Volga City
Luther Crandall
F. H. Poor
Jesse Poor
Lucian Hicks
Earl Livingston
Frank Livingston
J. C. Kennedy
Amelia’ Kuhn
Dawson Clark
Oelwein
Ralph Reed
Johnson Bros
Robert Frey
Moore
Lyle Corbin
Will Christeleit
Frank Poor
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United Brethren Church
Cat
Uncle Ab
Polly’s
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