Local Socials Around West Union and Nearby Towns
Tilyria items and many neighbors visit, host families in McGregor and Oak Grove, farm bureau meeting at Wadena, and relatives gathering through Cedar Rapids to Elgin. Several outings at Elkader fair grounds, Littleport, Dutton's Cave, and Fayette enrollments. Vehicle accident near Fayette injures Wilson and Herwig with one car burned. speedy recoveries wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Hunsberger
Near West Union
Jerome Yoaroua
Malcolm Robbins
McGregor
Herve Robbins
I. F. Shaffer
Farm Bureau
Wadena
Leng Wenger
Cedar Rapids
0. Wenger
Arthur Chapman
Marie
Evelyn Dennler
Oak Grove
Adolph Hanson
Martha Chapman
Kirk Hicks
George Leuchtenmacher
Cheery Valley
Lane system of driving urged as safest method
A Lions Clubs article argues the lane system is the only safe approach, detailing right turn and left turn practices to stay near road edges and make square corners. It condemns wide sweeping turns and horseshoe turns at intersections as causing accidents and calls for elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Clubs of
Towa
Brainard News Highlights Local Activity and Repairs
Mrs Clara Bartlett helped with housework at the Frank Howard home in Elgin last week. County workers graded Patterson hill on the north, now in good shape. The Roland Bartlett home, damaged by fire, is repaired and the Bartlets will move back soon. Mrs Will Sullivan of Clermont visited Mrs Etta Mays. Ed Boyle spent Monday in West Union. Ladies’ Aid Society was hosted by Mrs Sidney Nutting. School opened with Azalia Nutting as teacher. Mrs TD Craft hosted a birthday gathering for Mrs Clara Bartlett. Ira Cherry family from Waterloo visited Elmer Boyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bartlett
Frank Howard
Elgin
North Hill
Patterson Hill
Roland Bartlett
Bartlett
Jim Bartlett
Will Sullivan
Clermont
Etta Mays
Ed Boyle
West Union
Sidney Nutting
Ladies’ Aid Society
Brainard
Azalia Nutting
TD. H. Craft
Ira Cherry
Waterloo
Elmer Boyer
Jewelry from Nebuchadnezzar era found at Kish site
Oxford Field Museums excavations at Kish near Babylon uncover gold ornaments and Sassenian sculpture in three strata. Sir Charles Marston notes finds bolster biblical narrative. tablets and cuneiform may illuminate Sumerian tombs dated around five thousand five hundred years ago and flood dating to 3400 B.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebuchadnezgar
Touba
Oxford Field Museums
Kish
Old
Babylon
Stephen Langdon
Charles Marston
Nebuchadnezzar
Sir Charles
Rail Road From Damascus to Medina Barred to Christians
The Damascus Medina Hadj line, rebuilt after wartime destruction, is described as the world’s strongest rail carrier. Initiated by the sultan in 1908 and funded by Moham medang, it was designed by a German engineer and built by a multinational team. Christians are restricted from travel on the line, while Moslems still undertake the Hadj by foot.
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Damascus- Medina-Hadj
Wall Street Journal
Hejan
Near East
America
France
Belgium
Germany
Rotary press boosts Braille printing speed at National Institute
A new rotary Braille press installed at the National Institute for the Blind in London now prints Braille text at five times the previous speed, turning out sixteen thousand pages per hour. This advances access to reading for the blind, reducing cost and scarcity under older hand-typed methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute For the Blind
London
Plants absorb chlorine in drinking water study
The article reports that plants absorb chlorine from drinking water, tolerating up to ten parts per million without damage. Findings are by F. F. Weinard of the University of Illinois and Paul R. Krone of Michigan State College, as relayed to AAAS. Butterflies aid golfers at St. Andrews course near Holywood California, guiding lost balls with their hovering activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
F. F. Weinard
University of Ilinois
Paul R. Krone
Michigan State College
Floriste
St. Andrews Golf Course
Holywood
Calif
Germany
Europe
Automatic Tire Pump In Bicycle Wheel Invention
A German invention uses a hub cam to actuate a built in tire pump. The plunger is latched when pressure is high and released as the tire pressure drops, automatically inflating the tire.
The Wrong Cua Hubby The Pathfinder
A brief comic item notes a quip between a wife and husband in The Pathfinder, reflecting a humorous domestic exchange about towels and rag supply. The gag hinges on the wife’s remark about lacking a rag at marriage and the husband’s retort about now having plenty.
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Pathfinder
Whele and Hole First Actor on Tour
On tour, a pair of performers discuss audience room needs and stage space. Their dialogue playfully contrasts a whole room with a dedicated area, hinting at stage and backstage logistics and the oddities of touring theater.
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Whele
Hole
The Heavy Joke Customer and the Scales
A humorous exchange unfolds as a customer asks the weight of a fish and the clerk responds with uncertainty, directing the customer to examine the scales for the answer. The moment captures a light roadside or shop humor vignette.
Oak Grove News Celebrations and Local Visits
Mrs. Sheldon Boyle hosted a Sunday dinner for birthday observances of Sheldon Boyle and Sheldon Kohls. Numerous relatives and neighbors from Boyle, Kohls, Brabham, Gilson, Wilson, Bartholomew, and nearby families attended, with several calls and visits reported across Oak Grove communities. John Jr. Falk damaged by a trap-door at Lehman’s hardware but remained at work. Otto Olson and Johnny Etter returned from a 6,000 mile hitchhike through western states and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jr. Falk
Lehman's Hardware
Otto Olson
Johnny Etter
California
Mexico
Elgin Garden Bridge Party Honors Mrs Hughes
Mrs R W Muehlenthaler hosted about thirty ladies at her home on Friday evening to honor Mrs F W Hughes visiting Elgin from her old home. Guests enjoyed a rock garden setting with lily pool, electric lights, and bridge scoring prizes won by Miss Celia Lehman and Mrs H T Knudtson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Jane
Josephine de Sart
Edna Hunsberger
Celia Lehman
H. T. Knudtson
Hughes
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Tilyria
Will Berger
J. Hummell
Volga City
LeRoy Rothlisberger
George Snyder
Hanson
Ida Mattocks
West Wada
Lucretia Turnbull
Mary Moore
Chas. Wenger
C. Wenger
Edith Holzer
Jane Kerr
Melvin Gregerson
Will Zaugg
Leah
Ruby
Walter
Edna Schneider
West Band
Melcalm Robbing
Dutton’s Cave
John Probert
Walter Rothlisberger
Delbert
Harlow Chapman
Lamont
Chas. Doty
Elma
Alexander
Mia
Martin Wenger
Walter Wenger
L. W. McKellar
Mary Palmer
Ghas Doty
Coronel
L. C. Hummell
Fred Rothlisberger
Don Cummings
Arthur Hermen
Ray Herwig
Derry Wilson
Fayette
Wilson
Herwig
Hattie McKellar
I. BF. Shaffer
Dubuque
Phons
Migin
Iowa
Elgin State Bask
I. S. Hadsel
Gizwes
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Elgin, Iowa
Schori Brothers
Down
J. Neasham
Cirepractor
Elgin, Iewa
Jakde Yearous, Jr
Brainard News
Oak Grove News
Sheldon Boyle
Sheldon Kohls
Howard
Walter Kohls
Ward Brabham
John Howard
George Boyle
Ben Brabham
Palmer Bartholomew
Dale Conner
Tommy Howard
Ray Shaffer
Harry Gilson
Beryl Boleyn
Frank Lyon
Clarence Tripp
Celia
John Luchsinger
Melechr Luchsinger
Seedorf
Lyle Wilson
D. C
Donald
Doan
Hans Keiser
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Here
Ed Conner
Turkey River Junction
John Falk
Jennings
Bell Telephone Company
Echo Office
Indignola
Elgin State Bank
Elgin Opera House
Madam Mike
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