New 200-inch telescope to probe vast universe
Des Moines Register describes the California Institute of Technology’s new 200-inch telescope mirror, cooled and ready, poised to make the world’s largest telescope. It aims to reveal a universe ten times broader than currently visible, with observations expanding to billions of light years and thousands of galaxies.
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Des Moines Register
California Institute of Technology
Mount Wilson
Earth
Zwicky
California Institute
Edwin Hubble
Mars
Imiverse
Shapley
Harvard
Neighbors Reunite as Gretchen Hines Visits Nevada
Next Door neighbors spent Sunday with the home folks in Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bailey and daughter Doris visited the L.C. Blodgett home on Saturday. Harry Gibson and son Leland joined relatives for Sunday dinner at Rosa Beechout's home. Albert Rohner and spouse, after a Cedar Rapids Iowa City honeymoon, left for Garwin. Mrs. Harry Miles hosted friends and relatives Sunday for her husband’s birthday with games and refreshments prepared by Mrs. Chas. Coffin and Mrs. Louis Holmes.
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Gretchen Hines
Nevada
Roy Bailey
Doris
L.C
Chas. Coffin
Louis Holmes
Local News and Personals Items From Marbletown and Vicinity
News brief and society notes list residents visiting, traveling, or moving. Esther Davidson visits the Lasson home in Marbletown. Mahlon Gaunt and Lola Winterowd are in town. numerous relatives renew subscriptions and send regards. Several families plan moves to Cedar Rapids and Phoenix while a statewide safety column urges pedestrians follow traffic rules and stay alert.
Life is Mostly What We Make It
A reflective verse contrasts roles from preacher to joker to loafer and clerk. It weighs life as a daily burden, a trade, a battle, or a vacation, concluding that health and meaning hinge on choices and effort. The speaker asks readers to define their own life.
Hoover Birthday Surprise At H D Hoover Home
Relatives and friends gathered Saturday February 1 at the H D Hoover home for a 84th birthday surprise for Mr Hoover and an 83rd for Mrs Hoover. Dinner was served cafeteria style and guests visited. attendees included G W Harvey Roy Omundson L A Omundson L E Bigelow C Turbitt C D Harvey W Hoover Donald Hoover C E Hoover Walter Hoover Taylor Guthrie Mattie Pemberton Callie Dimmitt Cora Hoover and Alice Sloat.
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H. D. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Callie Dimmitt
Cora Hoover
Alice Sloat
Blizzard Brings Severe Snowstorm Across Town
The article recalls a major blizzard around February that blanketed Towa with heavy snow and north winds. Residents dig out after the storm, while coal dealers report brisk business and residents joke about snow piles and blocked tunnels near the Friends church.
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Towa
LeGrand
Friends Church
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness and Death
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness shown during our husband and father’s illness and passing. Signed by Mrs Bessie Hilsabeck and daughter Wiletta.
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Bessie, Hilsabeck
Wiletta
Wedding Bells Rohwer Coffin Tie The Knot
Dorothy Coffin daughter of LeGrand and Albert Rohwer son of Garwin married at First Congregational Church Marshalltown. The ceremony was read by Rev. J A Caskey with maid of honor Fern Coffin and Frank Stamp as best man. After a visit to Iowa City the couple will live on the Rohwer farm near Garwin after March 1.
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Rohwer—Coffin
Dorothy Coffin
George C. Coffin
LeGrand
Albert C. Rohwer
Henry Rohner
Garwin
First Congregational Church
Marshalltown
J. A. Caskey
Fern Coffin
Frank Stamp
Erma
George Coffin
Hartman and
George, Jr
le Grand
Gilman
Iowa City
Record Cold Reminder From a Past Winter Tale
A reminiscence recalls a brutal winter morning when the thermometer vanished from its bulb and the cold reportedly reached 40 below. Stephen Barton, father of Wes Barton the harness maker, had died, prompting J L Harrison and the editor to stay with the family overnight to ease their burden.
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Stephen Barton
Stephen
Wes Barton
LeGrand
J. L. Harrison
The Greatest Thing in the World at Friends Church
The notice outlines Bible School at 10, Junior C EB at 11, and worship at 7:30 on Wednesday with a Monthly meeting. It promotes a sermon on the luminous Face of Christ revealed by the prophet and speaks of hope amid clouds and suffering, asserting God’s plan to make us well.
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Bible School
O. W. Johnson
Christian Endeavor
Christ
God
Christian Church Sunday Schedule
At 10 a.m. the Christian Church holds Church School with Mary Higinbotham as superintendent. No evening service. A welcome to all here.
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Mary Higinbotham
Death of Mrs Homer Biddlecum
Charlottesville Indiana February 5 1936 death notice for Mrs Homer Biddlecum. Details describe a second stroke lasting about three hours leading to death after a prior light stroke on October 5. She had recently felt improved and attended church twice on Sunday before a sudden fatal onset Tuesday morning. Message from Homer G Biddlecum to Corwin O Neale.
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Charlottesville
Ind
Corwin O'Neal
Homer G. Biddleeum
Red Cross cautions against snow for frostbite care
The official American Red Cross first aid handbook warns against rubbing snow on frostbitten ears, nose, cheeks, or hands. It notes rubbing after freezing damages tissues and risks gangrene, advising gentle warming with the hand or body surface until thawed.
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American Red Cross
P T A Postpones Operetta Pickles In Old Vienna Feb 11 1986
High school news notes P T A postpones the operetta Pickles or In Old Vienna to Tuesday night February 11 1986. The northeast district declamatory contest will be in LeGrand high school auditorium Monday February 10 at 7 20 p m with Albion Green Mountain Liscomb and LeGrand as competitors. County contest finals set for Wednesday February 12 with location to be announced.
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Old Vienna
LeGrand High
Albion
Green Mountain
Liscomb
LeGrand
H. S. Girls Basketball Tournament Schedule
High school girls bracket lists games for February 6 7 and 10 at Liberty LeGrand Ferguson Albion Dunbar Lamoille Green Mountain Laurel Gilman Clemons State Center Vancleve Melbourne Liscomb and Melbourne Uiscamb with winners advancing to Friday rounds and a Saturday semi finals consolation and championship.
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Liberty
LeGrand
Ferguson
Albion
Dunbar
Lamoille
Green Min
Laurel
Gilman
Clemons
State Center
Vancleve
Melbourne
Liscomb
Liberty-LeGrand
Ferguson-Albion
Rhodes
Dunbar-Lamoille
Green Mountain
Gilman- Clemons
Melbourne - Uiscamb
More Pretty Things in Our Mineral Collection Grow
The writer notes ongoing additions to a mineral hobby with items from F G McIntosh of Beverly Hills including white and blue agate, flowerstone obsidian, green moss jasper, plus pieces from Peter Trossem in Ellensburg of opalized wood. They mention Fairy Crosses from Roanoke, a possible story from Edwin McGrew of Pasadena, and a plan to promote Rocks and Minerals magazine. A separate tip explains thawing a frozen part safely and warnings against rapid heating.
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F.G. McIntosh
Greenwish Drive
Beverly Hills
Calif
L. A. Hammond
Peter Trossem
Ellensburg
Wash
Roanoke
Edwin McGrew
Pasadena
Lewis
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Rawleigh
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Freeport
Ill
Esther Davidson
Ravi Lasson
Mrs. Mahlon Gaunt of
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W. M. Gaunt Home
Lola Winterowd
Lasson
Chris Emmery
Glen Stafford
Vernal Hall
Carlton
John Dobson
L. E. Fisher
Chicago
Lewis A. Hammond
Los Angeles
Irma D. Frane
DeWitt
Fay Stanley
Tingley
Bessie Hilsabeck
Charles Beane
Addie Carey
Marion Township
Abbie Beane
Albert
Raymond Beane
Truman Manship
New Sharon
Chas. Specht
Mattie Manship
Bernieéé “Ferguson
Mary Jane
Cedar Rapids
Carl Winter
Rock Valley
Toledo
Earl Simms
Berniece
Ruth
Pus
Phoenix
Ariz
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Mercury
Taylor Guthrie
Christian Church
Homer Biddlecum
H. S
Lower Brack
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