Mail carrier borrows gray sedan to drive during repair
In Wright county Iowa Harry Bonwell the rural mail carrier borrowed a strange gray sedan while his own car was being fixed. Ellis McCurry had left a laundry bag at his mailbox and Bonwell’s borrowed car prompted McCurry to pursue the vehicle with a shotgun ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Jarnagin
Harry Bonwell
Goldfield
Wright County
Ellis McCurry
McCurry
Bonwell
Rudy Schipull
Schipull
False alarm at Spencer dairy causes steam scare
Firemen from Spencer in Clay county rushed to a reported blaze after a furniture store employee saw steam pouring from a Spencer dairy. The alarm proved false when investigators found a broken glass on the boiler released steam drifting out the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Clay County
Farmer chases chicken thief after dog alarms alarmed yard
Ralph Wright a farmer near Hartley Iowa watched a thief sawing the chicken coop lock. He woke with his shotgun and fired as the intruder fled lasting a yelping retreat. The episode underscores farm security and vigilant neighbors.
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Ralph Wright
Hartley
O’brien County
Wright
Ankenbauer Brothers Profit From Fox Hunting in Dedham
Three Dedham brothers William Fred and Glenn Ankenbauer have trapped and chased foxes, catching nearly 30 animals in recent weeks. They earn a bounty of 1 dollar per fox from the county auditor and an extra 4 to 5 dollars per fox, totaling more than 150 dollars in cash this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Carroll County
William
Fred
Glenn Ankenbauer
Reynard
Hairy Buff Rock At Ida Grove Hatchery Draws Crowds
John Brocksen, manager of a Ida Grove hatchery in Ida County, displays a Buff Rock chicken with hair instead of feathers. The unique bird, about the size of a pullet her age, stands in a special cage to attract passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brocksen
Ida Grove
Ida County
Brocksen
Balloons Found Traveled 450 Miles In 21 Hours Near Orange City
Laura Siege found three toy balloons tied together in a field on her father’s farm near Orange City in Sioux County. A folded note attached bore the name John Bailey on Wheat and Wye aura. The note claimed he released the balloons at 4 am. she found them at 1 pm, indicating a travel of 450 miles in 21 hours, over 21 miles an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Siege
Orange City
Sioux County
John Baily
Wheatand
Wye
Aura
Ming Ian Ee
Fox pups found in Swan lake bed become Carroll family pets
A group from Car roll Carrell county found a dog mother and eight two to three week old puppies in the dried Swan lake bed. The pups, born during a recent snowstorm, were healthy and all adopted as family pets. Fred Reichart and Melchior Luchsinger resigned after 42 years at Farmer's dairy in Elgin Fayette county. They served since 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Carrell County
Swan Lake
Fred Reichart
Melchior Luchsinger
Farmer's Dairy
Elgin
Fayette County
Reichart Luchsinger
Boy Blows Whistle Forgets It In Lungs
Lyle Anderson aged two of Liver more Humboldt county was rushed to Fort Dodge for removal of a whistle stuck in his bronchial tube after blowing it and swallowing the toy. He is recovering. The Anderson family also suffers as Mauvis 8, Lyle’s sister, remains ill at home with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Anderson
Jess Anderson
Livermore
Humboldt County
Lyle
Fort Dodge
Anderson
Mauvis
Community Christmas Tree Damaged by Truck Load of Hay
In Bode Humboldt county a community Christmas tree stood decorated when a truck with an unusually high hay load struck the guy wires. The impact pulled the tree down and dragged it several rods. Bulbs were broken sockets crushed and earrings damaged.
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Bode
Humboldt County
Racketeer Nets Nine Cents From Dime and Penny
Small profit officers in Rock Rapids Lyon county report a racketeer earning nine cents from a dime and a penny. The two coins were split with half a dime soldered to half a penny and passed as two dimes in a local business. Officers doubt the practice will spread due to the tiny margin of profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Lyon County
Logs Attack Leaves Man With Broken Leg Near Sioux Rapids
Frank Remillard of Buena Vista County was sawing wood when two men tripped him as he backed away with a log. He stumbled on a second log and fell, the log landing on his leg and breaking it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Remillard
Sioux Rapids
Buena Vista County
Remillard
Firemen Help Woman Locked Out Enter Her Home
Mrs Lulu Fawcett locked out of her Cedar Rapids home, Linn County. Firemen from the local crew arrived, raised a ladder to a second floor window, a firefighter crawled inside, opened the front door, and admitted her to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lulu Fawcett
Fawcett
Van Zandbergen Recycles 1918 Sioux City Refund Check
E. W. Van Zandbergen of Hull Sioux county held a 1918 refund check from a Sioux City drug store for 21 years. He recently sent it back to the store to cover a new order. The store owner plans to frame the old check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. van Zandbergen
Hull
Sioux County
Sioux City
Traveling Orchestra Trailer Crash in LeMars
A traveling orchestra trailer toppled in LeMars Plymouth County spilling instruments onto the street. The accident caused considerable damage to valuable instruments and disrupted the troupe's entry into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
Plymouth County
History of the Envelope Dates Back to Year 1755
A British Museum artifact shows a 1696 envelope sent by Sir William Trumbull to Sir James Ogilvie. Envelopes used in 1755 and 1760 carried government documents, though general use rose about 1840 after Sir Rowland Hill's Penny Post shifted postage to weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
William Trumbull
England
James Ogilvie
London
France
Brighton
Brewer
Rowland Hill
Penny Post
Roman Holiday Origin of a Grim Phrase
The piece explains how ancient Roman rulers used brutal entertainments to pacify subjects including Christians fed to lions and crucifixions. It notes the term Roman holiday later described entertainment that causes loss or suffering to participants and cites Byron's reference to gladiators as butchered for sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron
Childe Harold
No Man Lives To Himself Nor Dies In Isolation
The passage asserts that every person affects others through actions words and thoughts and that family life and community are shaped by silent daily influences. Our characters subtly alter those around us as flowers scent the air.
Inventor Elisha Grey Studied at Oberlin College
Elisha Grey, credited with the self adjusting telegraph relay and the telautograph, pursued his studies at Oberlin College while earning through dairy work near his town. Born in Barnesville, Grey faced claims by friends that he was the true inventor of the telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Grey
Oberlin College
Barnesville
Actor Perry Winthrop Confesses Career Change
In a dramatic office scene Perry Winthrop tells Stardom Films owner Karl Bromfield and partner Wally Parks he plans to quit acting to study law. Bromfield counters with a new contract offering up to 1800 dollars weekly for two more films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
Karl Bromfield
Stardom Films, Inc
Perry Winthrop
Winthrop
Mr. Bromfield
Bromfield
Wally
Young Winthrop
Wally Parks
Perry
Windle
Social Security Act Benefits Details and Eligibility
The act sets age 65 as eligibility with January 1 1942 as an anchor date. Benefits are tiered by wage amounts, with a minimum of 10 and maximum of 85 monthly. Lump-sum options exist for early or insufficient employment, and several wage exclusions apply. States define wages. federally defined total remuneration includes cash and non cash pay. Information is available from the Social Security Board in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Information Service
Social Security Board
Washington, D. C
Reckoning Blessings Over Misfortunes From a Stoic View
A reflective passage contrasts how people measure misfortunes with blessings. The author notes illness and debts are counted in days or cents, while months of health and restful sleep pass unremarked, urging gratitude for ordinary pleasurers often taken for granted.
Rope Flying Daredevils in 1730s England
Collier's Weekly recalls rope flying, a daredevil sport where riders lay on a grooved platform and slide along a double rope from a church steeple to a distant fence. It was banned after a donkey was tied to a platform and released, sending the animal into spectators from All Saints church spire in Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
All Saints
Derby
Collier’s Weekly
Red aurora explained by sunlight and ozone presence
Sunlight indirectly causes red auroras. Dr. L Vegard of the University of Oslo says new experiments show red auroral lines intensify when the aurora is sunlit. One red aurora type is due to ozone, highest on the day side of Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Vegard
University of Oslo
Nationality Word Shifts Between Race Origin and Citizenship
The term nationality varies in use from race to origin to citizenship. Legally it means citizenship, but common speech links it to race. A person born in Germany and naturalized may be called American by status, though racially Caucasian or Ethiopic.
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Germany
Traditional Belief on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The article explains Jewish belief that God inscribes names in the Book of Life on Rosh Hashanah and seals the names on Yom Kippur after a ten day period called Teshuva. It notes Yom Kippur as a day for inner heart search to seek peace with God and emphasizes repentance.
Christmas through New Year church notices in Hopkinton area
A dense list of weekly and holiday church services across Hopkinton and nearby towns. It covers St John’s Lutheran Mission, St Joseph’s Catholic, Center Junction M E, Methodist Episcopal, Congregational, St Matthew’s Lutheran, Wayne Zion Lutheran, Castle Grove Lutheran, Presbyterian, St John’s Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity and Reformed Church, detailing pastors, service times, Sunday schools, and special New Year observances. The notices invite members to attend and note holiday plans and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wm. J. Macaulay
Christ
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Luther Hall
Wayne Zion
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Jesus
God
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
St. John's
Trinity
Harm Dirks
Church Activities And Social Visits In Clermont Area
The Ladies' Aid plans a meeting next Wednesday at the parsonage and the Young People schedule a Wednesday evening gathering there. Clermont visitors Herschel Harlan and Gretchen Ralfs visited the Grimes home. Herschel Ralfs worked in Yakima orchards for three years. Nurses Miss Dorothy Eden and Miss Henrietta Bohiken with Miss Freda Balster, from Chicago, were home for Christmas. Balster will stay longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Aid
Herschel, Harlan
Gretchen Ralfs
Clermont
A. B. Grimes
Herschel Ralfs
Yakima
Washington
Dorothy Eden
R. N
Henrietta Bohiken
Freda Balster
Chicago
Balster
Visitors gather for Christmas in Cedar Rapids and Omaha families
Mrs J J Redding and Jim mie Joe from Cedar Rapids join Miss Patricia Meyer RN of Omaha to spend Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs J F Meyer and Mr and Mrs A Property. Robert Property of Wayzata Minnesota arrives late Christmas morning to visit Mrs Propertys sister and brothers Mrs A J Ricklefs Dr M F Hogan and M J Hogan and families. Another sister Mrs Charles Cramer and husband of Cedar Rapids are weekend guests in the Hogar and Ricklefs homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Redding
Jimmie Joe
Cedar Rapids
Patricia Meyer
R. N
Omaha
Neb
J. F. Meyer
A. Property
Robert
Wayzata
Minn
Stickford Family Spends Christmas Weekend at W. W. Stickford Home
Mr and Mrs William Stickford and daughter Virginia of Town City spent Christmas day and the weekend at W W Stickford home, joining relatives for the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stickford
Virginia
Town City
W. W. Stickford
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