Watermelon frolics and life events cross Iowa towns
John Richardson, long involved with ferry service on the Missouri near Plattsmouth, died recently. Betty Slocum of Clarinda carries on Delta Delta Delta traditions at Simpson College. Mrs. Susan Johnson of Hamburg has broken multiple limbs in recent years. Joe Nothem of Remsen, and Knoxville youths, learned a fire’s location and were told it’s their own barn as watermelons were found nearby.
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John Richardson
Plattamouth
Patch
Missouri River
Betty Slocum
Clarinda
Simpson College
Susan Johnson
Hamburg
Joe Nothem
Remsen
Knoxville
Uncle Sam Sailors Market New Navy Cook Book
Dr. Mary de Garmo Bryan, chairing a committee of over twenty food experts, reports Navy cooks are testing recipes for sailors. Recruits and naval reservists can train as cooks and bakers, with wages in civilian life cited for perspective, and opportunities in about fifty skilled trades. The piece promotes a "Two-Ocean" Navy and patriotic service.
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Uncle Sam
Mary de Garmo Bryan
Dr. Bryan
Navy
Naval Reserve
Bryan
New York City
U. S. Navy
Levy and tax actions in sul county board meeting 1941
The Board of Supervisors adopted levies for the taxable districts in sul county including Soldiers' Bonus and road maintenance. A two and a quarter mill tax on general property and a 1.25 mill road levy apply to unflatted agricultural land ten acres or more in cities not taxed for town purposes. The report of Guy R. Campbell on Drainage District No 102 was accepted and notices for hearings ordered. Meeting adjourned November 1, 1941.
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Iowa
CottIington
Robinson
Phillips
Guy R
Campbell
Martin Thompson
Nona Cara club spring party delayed in Belle Plaine
A Belle Plaine spring party for the Nona Cara club was delayed briefly and held on September 10. Other notes mention Bernnie Craig in Clarinda catching 54 rats in one month, and several local incidents and school notes from towns such as Waverly, Sheldon, Twin Lake, Norton Corners, Algona, Rolfe, Lamont, Olin, Marion, and Humboldt.
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Nona Cara Club
Belle Plaine
Bernnie Craig
Clarinda
Wilbur Peiper
Olin
Marion
W. Gene Miller
Peiper
Fruits and Vegetables is always complete
Community notice thanking customers and patrons for continued support, signaling dependable service and appreciation for patronage without additional details.
Too Much is Cnough Finnie Duff Cartoon Fragment
A collage of quips and snippets from a periodical page. It blends humorous lines about social manners, politics, and daily life with brief remarks on topics like senatorial courtesy and optimism. It includes reflections on money, cleverness, and the difficulty of serious policy versus ordinary debts.
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Finnie Duff “Too Much
Cnough
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Ftate & County Tassog District
Heath Townshiyes
Arlington Township
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Independence Township
Jost Jnland Township
Nevada Township
Rush Lake Township
Silver Lake
Vernon Township
Walnut Township
West Bend Township
Wao Ayrahire Corporation Age
Nuvlew Corporation
Curlew
Tush Lake Cylinder Corporation
Kakefield
Fern Valle
Freedom
Nevada
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Mmetel Ve
Eomnetabury Ind
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Walnut
Mallard Corporation
Mallard
Ellington
Ruthven Ind. Highland
West Bend Corporaion
West Bend Cons
West Awnd
Oway Hane, M.&o. Conk. Inhavwl Corp. Twp
TOR
Mat Tal Peer A
Pasau
Waverly
Rodney DeVries
Sheldon
Melvin Wilson
Twin Lake
Herman Rodenbeck
Norton Corners
Mars Black
Near Algona
Atlantic
England
Misa Aletta Grant
Rolfe
Pacahontas County
John Berman
Lamont
Humboldt County
London
Hopeless 4
Graettinger Block & Tile CO
Graettinger, Iowa
City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
Graettinger
Johnny
Chris
Economist
Jed ‘Turkins
Italy
France
Hansen Produce Station
Griettinger
Ae Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg
Glenn Henrich
Jensen Barber Shop
Palo Alto
Central Savings Bank
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace Collections
Lowa
McManus
M. D. Poyalelan
Tce
Olene Jacobson
B. E. Dappen
Towa
Banking Se
Eethage State Bank
Jorgen Andersen
D-X
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Karl Nielsen
Watt
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