Ern est Brockhohn wins Scotch Grove spelling contest
At the Scotch Grove May farm bureau meeting Ernest Brockhohn of district eight took first place in the fourth to eighth grade division with Kathleen Paulsen second. Treva Heiken won first in the two to four grade division and Eileen Paulsen second. The event drew a large turnout and was judged by Mrs. W. B. Clark, Miss Ruth Hansen, and Miss Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
May Farm Bureau
Ernest Brockhohn
Kathleen Paulsen
Treva Heiken
Eileen Paulsen
Sunbeam Mission
W. B. Clark
Alice Clark
Center School
Presbyterian Church
Jack Feddler
Chicago
Frank Sutherland
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Arlene Kuhns
Delbert Husmann
Wayne Lutheran Church
John Otten
Marshalltown
Miss Otten
Waterloo
Oak Drive
L. R. Himebaugh
Andy Kelchen
Kitty Callahan
Frank Kiburz
Henry Rickels
Montana
August Brokens
Rickels
Monticello
Joe Eby
Charles Neal
Will Welch
Roy Wright
Balster’s
T. R. Bohlken
McDonald Hospital
C. P. Abbott
A. B. Nichols
Center Junction
Banquet, highway work details, and local notices in Hopkinton
Ninety mothers and daughters gathered at the Hopkinton Municipal Hall Friday May 15 for a Bethany class Methodist church sponsored banquet. Decor included crystal holders and green candles with corsages as favors. A Decorah crew moved rock crushing equipment to prepare resurfacing Highway 38 from Hopkinton to Delhi and from Highway 20 to Greeley. Dorothy Winch and Harvey O. Tullis announced their marriage in Elwood Kan on Dec 21 1941. The poppy sale for veterans will be May 23 in Hopkinton. Other items mention residents leaving for California, hospital visits, church meetings, and local family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 38
Hopkinton
Delhi Hopkinton
Municipal Hall
Bethany
Methodist Church
Margaret Ward
Roy V. Porter
Nan Hoover
F. E. Allen
Decorah
William Schnittjer
Elmer Lux
Delhi
Highway 20
Greeley
Dorothy Winch
Harvey O. Tullis
Elwood
Kan
Tullis
Warren H.winch
Buck Creek
Lenox College
Ware
Manning
R. B. Tullis
Shetopa
U. S. Army
Camp Crowder
T. Lyle Joseph
Louis Gaddie
Lillian Rosetta
Frank Marek
Anamosa
Confusion in Congress Over United States Name
The Continental Congress proposed changing the phrase United Colonies to United States in all continental commissions. The resolution was issued on September 7 1776 to standardize the national designation.
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United States
United States of America
Continental Congress
United Colonies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nellie V. Morey
Ruth Hansen
Chase
Donald Leggett
Lois Lange
Irvin Husmann
William Minney
Carlene Stahlberg
Monticello High School
Mission Band
Roy Davis
California
H. M. Reeve
Iowa City
University Hospital
Lester Ament
Claire Wheeless
F. M. Wheeless
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Rachel Littlefield
W. Lord
T. A. Cline
Mina Kirkwood Clark
Grandview
Wash
Agnes Oehler
Cam Kirkwood
Martin Aegerter
Des Moines
H. F. Stoddard
Francis Brady
Avalon
Bert Smith
Tom Schnittjer
Earlville
Minnie Reggentin
A. T. Wheeless
Blanche Gates
Manchester
Kate Dolley
James. Littlefield
Mose Lamont
Paul Winans
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Eugene
West
Ames
Ruth Littlefield
Iowa State College
T. D. Miller
Charles Willard
Ada Willard
Harold Johnston
Johnston
Federal Employment Service
Helen Wheeless
St. Anthony
Byers
Pansy
Monticello Greenhouse
Henry Adams
Lewis Vernon
Republican
Farm Bureau Member
Jones County
Smark
J. E. Bateman
KDTH
Tri-State
Dubuque
ALL Metals
Childress Motor Company
Electrical Service
McNeill
Betty Hartford
Joan Miller
Lavine
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