Samuel Orr Dies in Michigan After Heart Attack
Samuel Orr born August 2, 1864 in Massachusetts died May 1 1944 at his son Harbison Orr’s home in Eaton Rapids Michigan. He moved from Iowa to Michigan in 1921 and farmed until death. Survived by four children two sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral May 4 at Eaton Rapids with burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
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Onslow
Samuel Orr
Samuel
Sarah Orr
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Harbison
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Iowa
Belle Carpenter
Blanche Acorn
Spokane
Wash
Rose Hill
High School
Robert Taylor
Marvin Snyder
Donald Derga
David I. Berger
Coe College
Presbyterian Church
Wilson Briggs
Frank Schroeder
King
Schroeder
Briggs
Stuart Beck
Stuart
Scotch Grove Club and Community Activities Twain
The Scotch Grove Women's Community club meets May 17 at Mrs. James Hughes home with assistants Mrs. G J Hughes and Mrs. Louis Heeren. Talks on fabrics and army food handling by Mrs August Schrader and Mrs William Henrichs anchor the program.
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Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove Women’s Community Club
James Hughes
G. J. Hughes
Louis Heeren
August Schrader
William Henrichs
Leslie Himebaugh
Sunshine Girls
Margie Paulsen
Lloyd Robertson
Anamosa
Rialto Kuehl
Emil Paulsen
Arlene Kuhns
Audrey Schrader
Janet Sinclair
Margaret Eilers
Alice Clark
Greta Kuhns
Miss Jennie Shock Weds S Sgt Myron Mead in Anamosa
Miss Jennie Shock daughter of John Shock of Anamosa and S/Sgt Myron Mead son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Mead of Center Junction were married at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Anamosa Methodist parsonage. The Rev J K Delahooke officiated with a small wedding party and dinner at the Mead home followed.
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Jennie Shock
Myron Mead
Center Junction
John Shock
Anamosa
Will Mead
J. K. Delahooke
Dean Mead
William Smith
Des Moines Guests and Local Social Notes
Des Moines was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Duncan. The Bulgrens and their son Billy plan a summer stay with relatives here. Clarence Guthrie heads to Des Moines for a Saturday physical after graduating Center Junction high school. Reuter family attended Mrs. Gerd Weers’ funeral in Monticello last Saturday. Home economics class held an indoor picnic at instructor Mrs. Mark Risinger’s home. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Stone of Dubuque dined with Mrs. F. C. Tyrrell as Dr. Stone preached for Rev. Tyrrell. Ruth Hansen and Olive Bender of Cedar Rapids visited their parents in town. Lou Mead of Sumner joined weekend visits in the Otten and Mead homes. Rev. W. H. Gillis of Beacon Indiana spent part of the week with daughter Mary Ellen Morris, who taught junior high last year. Rev. F. G. Tyrrell returned from a trip to New Castle Pennsylvania. Throw Your Scrap Into The Fight.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Young
Thomas A. Stone
University of
Presbyterian Church
Farm Bureau
Marvin Holst
Merlin Kueh
Monticello
Herman Lange
Rudy Oltman
Center School
Bob Zirkelbach
Irvin Husmann
Bremerton
Wash
Presbyterian
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
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Harley Bulgren
Billy
Colo
Bulgren
Clarence
Robert Guthrie
Center Junction High School
Carl Reuter
W. H. Hansen
Lou Mead
Sumner
John Otten
James Mead
W. H. Gillis
Beacon
Mary Ellen Morris
F. G. Tyrrell
New Castle
Hit Them Where It Hurts Buy Bonds
Mobilize support for Defense Bonds and Stamps stressing life or death stakes. Urges Americans to fund guns, planes, tanks through every dime invested. Public call emphasizes affordability with bonds from $18.75 and stamps as low as 10 cents.
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Bank
Post Office
Savings and Loan Association
Defense
Borax Pioneer Scarles Linked to Mojave Borax Finds
John W. Scarles 1828 1897 pioneered borax deposits in the Mojave area now Trona California and first used the 20 mule team wagons. Searles Lake and Searles Valley are named for him as borax mines at Trona yield about 35 car loads daily for the war effort.
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John W. Scarles
Mojave Desert
California
Trona
Calif
Searles Lake
Searles Valley
Reheating Honey Crystals With Gentle Water Bath
When honey crystallizes, place the container in a pan of moderately hot water. Do not let the water boil as heat can harm flavor and color. Heat water to temperature and remove the utensil before adding honey. If needed, change the water to keep a constant temperature until crystals dissolve.
Vega Bright Star Over West Sky
Vega is a bright star in the west with a surface temperature around 20 000 degrees Fahrenheit and a diameter near 2 000 000 miles. It shines about 52 times as brightly as the Sun and lies 27 light years away, roughly 159 trillion miles, making the Sun appear enormously brighter from Earth.
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Vega
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