Impeachment Talk Circles Labor Secretary Perkins
Gravity editor notes possible congressional move to impeach Secretary of Labor Perkins for deportation delays and custodial matters. Discussion split along party lines. Senate would act as court after House initiates impeachment. Mentions Johnson impeachment precedent with 35 guilty and 19 not guilty ballots. Also reports local social items and visits, including Rebekahs and Odd Fellows installation and a Oklahoma guest’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Labor Perkins
Perkins
House of Representative
Senate
Jonson
Des Moines visitors join Chandler family for weekend
W. W. Chandler and his daughters from Des Moines arrived Sunday. Mrs. Chandler had stayed since Thursday evening with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Posten and Miss Gertrude Posten, then returned to Des Moines with them Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Chandler
Des Moines
Prescott Visit During Gracity vs Prescott Basketball Game
Me and Mrs. Glen Harrison of near Prescott visited Friday night with her father A J Leighton and attended the basketball game between Gravity and Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Harrison
Near
Prescott
A. J. Leighton
Gravity
Lambert Hitchcock and the rise of a chair making legacy
Lambert Hitchcock, born in Cheshire, Connecticut, settled near Winsted in 1818 and founded a cabinet and chair factory that became the town’s leading industry. By 1821 Hitchcockville grew around the plant, shipping chair parts to the South before producing full chairs. His designs helped launch a distinctive rocking chair style later echoed by many makers. The chairs featured red and black finishes with gilt stenciling and decorative striping, marking a popular, durable furnishing type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chis
Lacock
Cheshire
Conn
Winsted
Hitchcockville
Alice
R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
Hitchcock
Charleston
Ss. C
South
Lambert Hitchcock
Mind Your P s and Q s origins traced
A correspondent in Pearson's London Weekly explains the phrase Mind your P s and Q s. One theory links it to innkeepers noting pint and quart credits on a slate, another to printer's case where misplacing p or q could ruin type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
London Weekly
First Permanent Canadian Settlement Founded in 1605
The note recalls early attempts to establish colonies in what is now Canada after Cabot and Cartier discoveries. Monts and Champlain left Havre de Grace in 1604, selecting a first site by the St Croix river that failed. A 1605 Port Royal settlement followed, and Quebec City was founded by Champlain on July 3, 1608. Champlain, from Brouage, was a French explorer and son of a sea captain. The early settlers of Canada were French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and Sebastian Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Canada
Pierre du Gast
Sieur de Monts
Havre de Grace
France
Acadia
Nova Scotia
Samuel Champlain
St. Croix River
Port Royal
Annapolis
Champlain
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Brouage
Bay of Biscay
Messenger and Canadian stock shape trotting horse breed
The piece traces Messenger founder of the U.S. trotting horse line who never trotted himself. His descendants, bred with Canadian animals in the early 1800s, learned to trot with little instruction. The result established a trotting purpose breed amid a horse and buggy era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Messenger
Nationality and Citizenship Concepts and History
The piece explains nationality as belonging to a nation by birth or allegiance and notes it can be lost via naturalization. It defines citizenship as a citizen’s rights and privileges and mentions honorary citizenship examples. It cites Americans in high positions who were not technically citizens and notes American Indians gained citizenship in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
France
Resolutions of Respect for Walter H Brookman
In memory of Walter H Brookman who died January 18 1939 the Sunlight Lodge No 459 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Gravity Iowa records condolences to the family. The deceased member is praised for faithful service and moral guidance and the committee extends sympathy in their affliction with the poem line His toils are past his work is done and he is fullest Blest. KF A Hiney Bari King Guy Campbell committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Brookman
Tto
Sunlight Lodge
Gravity
Iowa
A. Hiney
Bari King
Guy Campbell
Mrs Beecher Smith Relapses During Illness Briefly
Mrs Beecher Smith, previously ill with pneumonia, suffered a relapse last week but has improved since.
Doctor and Mrs Theemzon Return From Des Moines Visit
Dr and Mrs V U Theemzon returned Friday evening from Des Moines where they visited relatives and the doctor attended the State Veterinary convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. U. Theemzon
Des Moines
Mrs Gertrude Posten Returns From Des Moines Visit
Mrs Gertrude Posten returned Tuesday from Des Moines where she had visited at the home of her sister Mrs Will Chandler. She accompanied the Chandler family home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Posten
Des Moines
Will Chandler
Chandler
Savings Plan Fueled by New York World's Fair 1939
Savings clubs across at least thirty eight states attract depositors with weekly saving prompts to fund trips to the 1939 World Fair in New York. Banks align these plans with Christmas and vacation clubs under the slogan Save Today to See the World of Tomorrow, promoting future trips to the exposition.
Death of Chauncey Burge in Los Angeles
Announcement notes the sudden death of Chauncey Burge at his Los Angeles home. Burge formerly resided here and will be remembered by many readers. Interment will be in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Burge
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Burge
Mrs McColm Returns Home After Winter Visit
Mrs Lottie McColm who spent part of the winter with her brother in law Dr Chas McColm at New Market returned home Saturday. Monday she went to the home of her niece Mrs Clarence Downey to spend the remainder of the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie McColm
Chas. McColm
New Market
Clarence Downey
Attendees from Towns Attend Walter Brookman Funeral
Relative and local group members gathered for Walter Brookman’s funeral on Friday. Attendees included Roy Brookman and wife of Springview Nebraska Oklahoma. W R Brookman of Blanchard. Mr and Mrs Claude McFarland of Blanchard. Mr and Mrs Russell Brookman of Creston. Mrs W W Chandler of Des Moines. Also present were Masonic and Legion members from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brookman
Roy
Brookman visit to Blanchard family home
W. R. Brookman and family of Blanchard visited here Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. G. L. Brookman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Brookman
Blanchard
G. L. Brookman
Lincoln visitors stay with Wallace family during weekend
Gurdon Wallace of Lincoln Nebraska visited with Kent Wallace and family from Friday to Tuesday accompanied by Theda Ebert Dolores Graham Rex Jensen and Mrs Grace Jensen Mrs Jansen visited relatives with sister Mrs Levi Kern Mrs W L Chandler of Shenandoah joined the visit with relatives and friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurdon Wallace
Lincoln
Nebraska
Theda Ebert
Dolores Graham
Rex Jensen
Grace Jensen
Kent Wallace
Jansen
Levi Kerneo
W. L. Chandler
Shenandoah
Koneene Family Visits Friends in Corning and Creston
Fred Koneene and his wife and daughter from Creston, Mrs. Arthur Leonard of Corning, and Ora Koneene with her husband and son visited last Wednesday with Dave Foster and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koneene
Creston
Arthur Leonard
Corning
Ora Koneene
Dave Foster
Keane-Davis Visit to Omaha Family Details
Keane-Davis traveled to Omaha on Saturday to visit his daughters Melva Davia and Mrs Roy Adams and family. Mrs Davia also left Saturday for Clearmont Missouri to visit her mother for a few days while Tom Morrison cared for A C Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keane-Davis
Omaha
Melva Davia
Roy Adams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Acts
PUB
Chas, Stowell
Jim Mick
Baby
MOM Scn
Mary
Wing Tey Grubb
Forna Fuller
Meadamea
Fred Joslyn
D. A. Roverts
Clarence Churchill
Marrill Leighton
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Miss Grubb
O. N. Brookman
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Walter
OFA
Pathfinder
Remington Cubs
Remington
Remington Arms
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Broadway
New York
Gaetano Cecere
Home Furnishings
Specia Post
van Camp
R. B. Monahan
Hlatcher
Wilson
The
Rovers
En-Ar-Co Or
En-Ar-Co Penn Motor Oils
Kelly
Willard
Parks Service
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!