Interesting Events Of Iowa News Highlights From 1930s Local Page
A collage of Iowa items features Indian historian Charles Philip Hexor of Decorah’s early life, a Schleswig farm rope corn planter, a Spencer gas station robbery, a false Lake City fire drill, a Sigourney gypsy recovery, Tama grade six rats studying nutrition, a Cedar Rapids dog peanut machine, long aging workhorses Nellie and Mabel near Pocahontas, an Ames Spokane journeyman, and Sidney’s Summit school receiving a Tokio Japan doll by mail.
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Iowa
Schleswig
Crawford County
Max Barrents
Return Gift of Fine Silk From Summit Students
A letter with the package explains the silk is a return gift sent to Japan in reply to gifts the Summit school children sent three years ago via the American Red Cross.
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Minnie Piester
Summit School
Sidney
Fremont County
Tokio
Japan
Summit
American Red Cross
Man Rescues Discharged CCC Worker From Lake
A young man discharged from the Pine Lake CCC camp near Eldora Hardin County sought work to support his widowed mother. Unable to reenlist due to a federal rule he attempted suicide by jumping into the lake but was pulled out and revived by camp officers.
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CCC
Pine Lake
Eldora
Hardin County
Denison Star Athlete Bob Saggan Struck by Car
Denison high school senior Bob Saggan, a noted all around athlete, faced a series of injuries this year. After breaking his ankle early in football and an appendicitis operation midseason, he was recently hit by a car sustaining cuts and bruises to head and face.
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Bob Saggan
Denison
Crawford County
Saggan
Bob
Bride seeks 35 year lace pattern from Leon store
A southern Iowa bride candidate wants her gown to match her mother’s lace worn 35 years ago. After failing to match in Chicago Kansas City and Des Moines, she traced the original lace to a Leon Decatur county store now run by Harry Long. A white robin in Waukon Allamakee county draws attention with creamy white wings and louder song.
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Iowa
Chicago
Kansas City
Des Moines
Vstore
Leon
Decatur County
Harry Long
Waukon
Allamakee County
Community Notes and Local Visits Highlight Wisconsin and Iowa Socials
Sunday gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Her man Thompson hosting Amber Mrs. W J Zimmerman and Mr. and Mrs. Louie Thompson of Wisconsin. The Wayne Ladies Aid met at the school house with Mrs. E E Willis serving lunch. Several families visited in Cedar Rapids Lanegworthy Oelwe and Stanwood areas. a baby boy Richard Joseph born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard McLaughlin at Mercy Hospital Anamosa.
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Louie Thompson
Wisconsin
Paul Thompson
Central City
Herman Thompson
Wayne Ladies’ Aid
E. E. Willis
John Otten
Celena
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Zimmerman
D. John Dirks
John Henry
Henry Dirks
Maynard
Ben Englehart
John Mortensen
Gerd Dirks
Lanegworthy
Richard McLaughlin
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Richard Joseph
McLaughlin
Carl Gerdes
Herman Danneman
Orange
Calif
H. A. Toenjes
George H. Schoon
Oelwe
Robert Schoon
Francis Ralston
Anna Siebels
Carl Schoon
Wilmer
George Schoon
William Martin
Stanwood
Cascade News Highlights Local Deaths and Weddings
Obituary notes Miss Mary Loes of Cascade dies at Monticello hospital after illness from Des Moines infection. Edward J. Lane family items include wedding of Margaret McArthur to Eldon Driscoll in St Martin's church. Community updates cover school programs, meetings, quarantines, and plans for Memorial building dedication in Cascade.
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Mary Loes
Nicholas J. Loes
John McDonald
Monticello
St. Mary’s High School
Des Moines
Lieut
Merlin E. Lees
Fort Meyer
Earl J
Francis
Elwin
Faul
Eldred
Robert
Cascade
Geraldine
East Cascade
St. Mary's Church
J. B. Albers
St. Mary's Cemetery
William Kauder
James Leytem
Eugene Loes
Wilfred Loes
Joseph Dolan
Harold Nieves
McArthur-Driscoll
St. Martin's Church
Margaret McArthur
Eldon Driscoll
Dubuque
Agnes McArthur
Leo Driscoll
Mendelssohn
al Faber
Thomas Rooney
Fred Faber
T. H. Glynn
de Koven
West Cascade
Driscoll
Dan Driscoll
Dubuque Industries
Pleasant Grove School
WKBB
Wilbert Connolly
Thelma Kennady
Helen Kennedy
Inez Koopman
Anna Irene Healy
Robert Fassbinder
Irwin McDermott
James McDermott
Margaret Urbain
Eleanor Sawyer
Stanwood
Cascade Chapter
Farley Chapter
T. J. Lane
A. L. Morrison
Farm Bureau
Mary Jo Keaveny
Joseph Herard
Clarence Crawford
C. D. Baldwin
Hollywood
Cal
Jane Conlin
Memorial
National Street
American Legion
Cascade Commercial Club
WPA
National Legionnaire
Charles Readin
Fred Kurt
Montreal Star's Vivid Portrait Echoes Truck Driver Heroism
A vividMontreal Star description highlights a man who drives straight to his goal with unwavering focus. A graduate's quip calls him a truck driver. The piece also urges leaving pine straw beneath trees to protect soil and supply plant food.
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Montreal Star
Great Elm: A Regal Local Landmark and Its Dignified Character
The elm stands tall and aristocratic among trees, solitary yet neighborly. Its strong trunk, tenacious roots, and ability to endure harsh weather define its dignified, independent personality noted by a Rural New Yorker observer.
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New-Yorker
Vali
Our Hands Tell About Our Minds by Gestures
The piece cites a New York World Tribune claim from Judge James A. Lowell that wiping hands during testimony often signals lying. It argues such inferences are esoteric and not reliable for jurors. It notes eyes and gaze do not guarantee honesty, while bold venality can accompany a steady look.
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Supreme Court
James A. Lowell
Massachusetts
New York Worald Tribune
Iameless
Caspar Milquetoast
Sir Galalad
Sturgeons Confined to North Temperate Zones
Sturgeons are limited to the north temperate zone with major strongholds in Russia and the American northwest from Oregon to Alaska. The beluga of the Volga and adjacent waters is noted for extreme size with reports of specimens reaching impressive lengths though figures are debated.
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Russia
American Northwest
Oregon
Alaska
Volga River
Cispian
Montredd Herald
Bert Aavend
Emperor Vrajan Receives Chinese Paper Gift
A fragmentary ancient tale notes Emperor Vrajan receiving a vast gift of paper from the Chinese emperor. The lavish paper, valued as royal treasure, signified wealth and status, with Trajan's era linked to this esteemed fabric and its perceived virtue.
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Vrajan
Forme
Atinithendt
China
Trajan
Late Spring No Cause For Farmers' Alarm
Dr. Thomas L. Curran state secretary of agriculture says the late wet spring of 1937 creates neither optimism nor pessimism for crop prospects. He notes heavy rains and snows in western Iowa do not guarantee against another corn failure like 1936 and cites 1922 and 1927 as examples where late seeding still produced above normal yields.
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Thomas L. Curran
Towa
Curran
Cigar Prank Highlights Absurd Reward Tale
A man recalls being given a box of cigars as a favor reward. He jokes he kept smoking cigars with the cellophane on and finally with none, noting the third time he only smoked the cellophane. The piece also notes shell color inheritance and German student attendance at Berlin and Munich universities.
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Wil Street Journal
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Iowa News
Jarnagin
3. W. Jarnagin
Charles Philip Hexor
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Spencer
Clay County
C. E. Bennett
Bennett
Lake City
Calhoun County
Soren Larson
Albert Let
Minn
Larson
E. E. Timmel
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Tama
Tama County
Queen
Seth Drew
Linn County
H. H. Kleen
Palmer
Pocahontas County
Nellie
Mabel
Kleen Beiieves
Midwest
Ames
Story County
Spokane
Mattson
Albino
Amber
Thomas J. Lane
OGPU
Genrikh G. Yagoda
Secret Police
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Nash Coffee
Express Cooking School
Frances Speidel
Home Economist
Frank Serbousek
Germany
The
University of Berlin
University of Munich
America
Good Housekeeping Institute
Lever Brothers CO
Cass
Joe E. Messerli
Chevrolet
S Transportation
Fisher
General Motors
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Sales Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
We. Wa
BAYES
Tera Ost
Glas
McNeill Hardware
Express
Oliver
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