Scattersburg visitors and family gatherings noted
Scattersburg residents including Mr and Mrs S Stocker visited J W Lockman and W T Irelan s Thoraday. The Rollin Lockman family and Frank Lockman called on Elbert Lockman Thursday evening. Burdett Cox helped George Scott can beans Thursday. Curtis Tomlin and wife visited Wm Tomlin Wednesday evening. Funeral for Isaac Winkleman drew many friends at Swaim s Friday.George Scott s family and Bernard Hayes hosted Sunday and Monday gatherings. Carl Tomlin and Curtiss Tomlin families visited Tomlin home Sunday. Elbert Lockman and Donald visited Raul Lockman s home Sunday. Raymond Lockman family spent Sunday evening at W T Trelan s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Stocker
J. W. Lockman
W. T. Irelan
Rollie Lockman
Baby
Frank Lockman
Elbert Lockman
Burdett Cox
George Scott
Curtis Tomlin
Wm. Tomlin
Isaac Winkleman
Raul Lockman
Raymond Lockman
W. T
New Hope Members Attend Funeral and Social News
New Hope Mr and Mrs Roy Scott Mrs Frank Hiatt and Miss Lulu Burton attended the funeral of Mrs Jim Wright in Moravia Friday afternoon. The New Hope club met Wednesday at the George Howell home with a cooperative dinner and quilting. Visitors included Mrs Carl Coffin and Duane Mrs Dick Wilson Jay and Mardeena Helen McCrary Marceline Carter of Des Moines visiting Mrs George Turner. Marceline Carter of Des Moines visiting her aunt Mrs George Turner. Mr B E Turner improving after illness. Parents Ora Harsh hosted by Mount Ayr. Lulu Burton and Charles Burton visited Frank Hiatt. Callers at the B E Turner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Scott
Frank Hiatt
Lulu Burton
Jim Wright
Moravia
New Hope Club
George Howell
Carl Coffin
Duane
Dick Wilson
Jay
Mardeena
Helen McCrary
Marceline Carter
Des Moines
Helen
Georgie Turner
Will Wood
George Wood
Albia
W. E. Donavan
George Turner
B. E. Turner
Don Pettibone
Centerville
Emery Hiatt
Elsie Martin
Herbert McDanel
Billie
Helen McCrory
Ivan Harsh
Bety
Ora Harsh
Mount Ayr
Charles Burton
F. E. Moffitt
T. N. Morison
George Steel
Edna Messner
Fort Dodge
Ira Boyer
Vernon Kantor
Jim Kaster
John McDanel
Clarabelle
Edna Measner
Mary Louise
Doris Jean
Indianola
Claude McDanes
Bob
Irene Moffitt
del Wilson
Udell
Jim Easter
Verl
Mra
Ivan
Frank
Floria
F. A. Boyer
Sam Boyer
Sam
U. B
Brice Funkhouser
Carl Coffman
Kansas City
Henry Foster
John Eaton
George Eaton
Promise City
Local social notes and visits across Centerville area
Monday afternoon gatherings include Mrs Guy Gordon and families from Centerville Waterloo Des Moines and Moulton. Death notice for Jeff Underwood of Exeter Nebraska. Visits at W E Donavon home with extended relatives. Mrs Mary Rommerman of Oska loosa visiting son Winifred McCarty. Epworth League lawn social hosted by Vera Murdy with many attendees. Minister C W Kocher returns from Indianola ministerial school. House fire loss acknowledged by A B Caton and thanks extended. Various visits to and from Centerville area families through week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gordon
Centerville
A. D. Donavon
Waterloo
John Wood
Des Moines
W. E. Donavon
Genevieve
Dick Wilson
Jeff Underwod
Exeter
Nebraska
Underwood
A. D
Roy Fox
Helen
Mildred
Bety Lou
Kansas City
William Garmon
Clarence
Bunch
Ernest Montgomery
Mary Rommerman
Oskaloosa
Winifred McCarty
Jane Whigler
Nan Caytor
Lizzie Caytor
A. R. Crawley
Lucy Selix
Ruby Underwood
Darlene
Rex
Glenn Clancy
Johnnie Underwood
Moulton
C. Underwood
Zora Cohagen
Harold Goodwin
Jeanne
Frane
C. D.dimmitt
le Grange
M. Lois Dimmitt
Hyde Park Blvd
Chicago
Vera Murdy
Epworth League
League
Lester Murdy
Mia
Lola Kocher
Norman Hanes
Faith Hanes
Forrest Halmes
Carl Alden
Glen Willes
Agnes More
Marvin Yeager
Mildred Harrington
Marjorie Boyer
Norma Murdy
Margaret Jordan
Prudence Jones
C. W. Kocher
M. E
Indianola
A. B. Caton
Caton
Floy Setix
Brooks Patrick
Etta Lane
Brooks Patterson
Oregon
James
Jackie
Edd Smith
Herford
Tex
W. A. Holmes
Mary Jones
Centerville Social Roundup Highlights School and Tea Events
Prudence and Patricia were in Centerville on Thursday as pupils of Mrs. Reed's musical class. Mrs. G N Brain hosted a Baptist Ladies Aid Guest Tea with M E Aid members and other guests enjoying refreshments. The column lists numerous attendees, visits, relocations, and family trips including Mrs. Crawley moving, the Patrick family visiting Seymour, and trips to Oregon and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence
Patricia
Centerville
Reed
G. N. Brain
Baptist Ladies Aid
M. E. Aid
C. C. Dimmitt
M. Lois Dimmitt
Erma Frane
Mildred Hinote
Ethel Wilson
Raison
Laura Bailey
Elsie Bair
Anna Veitch
Lucille Alden
Lucille Hertison
Habel Robb
Ruth Allender
Lois Kocher
Sarah Arnold
Bertha Proctor
Mrs. Miller
Lulu Koehler
Effie Montgomery
Nellie Gates
Mannie Miller
Clara Wilson
Laura More
Maybelle Brain
Mary Jones
Jeanne Frame
Patty Jones
Eleanor
Margaret Wilson
Gearldina Harrington
Mazzie IV
Dukes
Frank Harrison
H. L. Dukes
Udell
Brooks Patrick
Jackie
Jimmie
Oregon
Hill
A. R. Crawley
Louie Hughes
Des Moines
Ethel Willson
Art Caton
Community Socials and Wheat News from Moravia Area
Moravia and vicinity folks shared visits across families including the Moffitts, Morison, Steel, Messner, Kantor, Kaster, McDanel, McDanes, and Moffitt clans. Wheat and patatin in shocks filter the scene as farmers hope for rain. Attendees traveled to Indianola and Promise City while Sunday gatherings continued at multiple homes.
Man Overboard Aboard Battle Cruisers
J W Putman of Anaheim recounts a sea storm off China where a shipboard mess boy survives a 61 foot wave. He retrieves a cup of coffee in the officers quarters, then is swept 208 yards to the next vessel and presents the wrong coffee to Lieutenant Ons lump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Putman
Anaheim
Cailf
United States Navy
China
Moe
Custom of Wakes Traced to Old Norse Traditions
The article traces wakes to Old Norse vaks and Old English woe, noting wakes in Sweden Norway and Ireland and Scotland dating to 1490. It describes wakes as religious fairs, with Scotland and Lancashire examples, and mentions Bowdon and Newbridge Hollow proverbs and Moberly servant hires at wakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Lancashire
England
Bowden
Bowdon
Newbridge Hollow
Newbridge Mollow
Moberly
Ancient Eclipse Shapes Peace In Battle
Long known as natural events eclipses have impressed civilizations from Egypt to Greece. Thales reportedly predicted the 585 B.C. eclipse, a omen that unsettled the Medes and Lydians and helped seal a paceful ceasefire that stood afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thales
Angsters Magazine
Old England Marriage Customs Survive in Tradition
A Pearson's London Weekly writer notes enduring marriage customs in Britain. Traditions include the bride-pie and wedding garters, the bride's labor before sewing machines arrived, and the shoe-throwing rite linked to ancient transfer of property. The bride cake rituals in York and Northumberland involve cutting, throwing over heads, and nine rings passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old England
Britain
Pearson
London Weekly
England
New York
Egypt
Yorkshire
Northumberland
Kinser Valley Fourth of July Scenes in Local Lists
Kinser Valley residents hosted a busy Fourth with family gatherings at the M. M. Darby and W. H. Van Dorin homes. Visitors included Mrs. Amy Clough of Madigan Wise with relatives, Grandma Darby hosting a dinner, and a cooperative sale in Albia. The valley sought rain as crops needed moisture. Summer students Wanda Jones and Dorothea Darby attended Cedar Falls sessions before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Forgy
Roy Darby
G. R. Darby
Amy Clough
Madigan, Wise
Grandma Darby
Geo. R. Darby
Donald
Earl Scott
J. Elm
Wyo
Albia
M. M. Darby
Blakesburg
Arthur Lewis
Eva Swalla
Des Moines
Alice Scott
Earl
Jay Elm
Gordon
Zell Wilson
Leroy
Darby
Cedar Falls
Tuesaday
W. H. van Dorin
Beaver Fact Pack Drawing From History
The beaver has long been famed for industrious work and national significance. It helped settle America, its fur once set trade standards and even served as currency in some areas. Beavers are the largest aquatic rodents and can build dams up to 200 feet wide at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Island schooners power life for Solomon Islanders
The island schooner is the main transport for Solomon Islanders, serving interisland freight, passenger, and mail needs, and enabling government business. The modern motor launch, 16 to 50 feet, with a mast and sometimes two masts, fills the role of a railroad in a highway-rich country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Islanders
Heart Beat Mechanics and Pacemaker Function
The article explains the heart's cycle of relaxation and contraction, the path of blood through the heart and lungs, and the role of the pacemaker in keeping rhythm. It notes the heart can beat without nerves if blood flow remains and even continues briefly when detached from the body.
Halti Island: Fastnesses of a Colorful West Indies Stronghold
Halti, once overlooked by pirates, earned fame as the magic island. It is noted for its mountain fastnesses and an African tradition in its background. The narrative highlights its colorful history and the legendary black kingdom raised by King Christopher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halti
Halta
Jamaica
South America
Christopher
West Indies
No Latitude Point Defined In Gulf Of Guinea
A point on the earth with no latitude or longitude marks the meridian of Greenwich crossing the equator. It lies in the Gulf of Guinea off Africa’s western coast with Accra as the nearest town about 5 31 north and 0 12 west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Gulf of Guinea
Africa
British Gold Coast Colony
Accra
The Day Gained By Traveling Around The World
A writer from the Cleveland Pigskin Dealer explains that traveling west to east around the world gains a day when crossing the international date line near the 180th meridian. The sun reaches noon earlier by four minutes per degree, equating to one hour per 15 degrees and 24 hours for 360 degrees, so a full circumnavigation yields an extra day. To align calendars, the day of return and the next day are given the same date, creating two Mondays in effect. East to west travelers lose a day and must skip one day of a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noten
Cleveland Pigin Dealer
Pacific Ocean
Memory of Raleigh and Raleigh’s guns in Port of Spain
The memory of Sir Walter Raleigh, famed for introducing the potato to Ireland and tobacco to England, is linked to a claim he never set foot on North American mainland. The note hints that his guns left dents on Port of Spain as he wiped out much of the early town over water disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
Ireland
England
North America
Trinidad
Port of Spain
Gola Mow Malleable Gold Described as Highly Beatable
The article notes Gold being the most malleable metal with extreme thinness achievable through patience. A single grain is beaten into a leaf of about seventy five square inches. Commercial gold thickness ranges widely, from millions to tens of thousands of inches for practical uses.
Origin of the swastika in ancient worldwide art
The swastika, one of the oldest forms of the craft, appears before history and across East Indian sects, symbolizing happiness and luck. Rock inscriptions in Indian Buddhist caverns frequently accompany it, and a specimen was reportedly found in 1681 on a Tennesee mound on Fains Island in Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Fains Island
Jefferson County
Tenn
The Puke The polky dance spreads across Europe
A quirky local note recalls a novel dance that started unseen in Orst, took nine years to catch on in France, then swept Western Europe Britain and America in weeks. Its name attached to many mechanisms and devices, including hats and trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orst
France
Europe
Britain
Auperica
Cafe Metropole to Open at King Theatre Albia
The King Theatre in Albia hosts a July slate with Loretta Young Tyrone Power and Adolph Menjou in Cafe Metropole on July 7 and 8 followed by Outcasts of Poker Flat and Elephant Boy with Preston Foster and Jean Muir on July 9 and 10. July 11 and 12 feature This Is My Affair with Robin Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. July 14 and 16 present Call It a Day with Olivia de Havilland Ian Hunter Alice Brady Anita Louise, and July 18 shows Miriam Hopkins Paul Muni in The Woman I Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Young
Tyrone Power
Adolph Menjou
Cafe Metropole
Preston Foster
Jean Muir
Poker Flat
Elephant Boy
Robin Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Olivia DeHaviland
Ian Hunter
Alice Brady
Anita Louise
Irwin Smith home visit noted in Sunday report
Donald Darby was a caller at the Irwin Smith home Sunday morning. He took Mrs. Davis to Albia Friday afternoon and they traveled via Moravia visiting N. G. Wilson briefly. Nate is reported to be feeling fairly good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Darby
Irwin Smith
Mrs. Davis
Albia
Moravia
N. G. Wilson
Nate
Grandchildren and relatives attend Wright funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lovell and daughters Dorothy and Rosslie of Galesburg Jr attended the funeral of their grandmother Mrs. J. M. Wright along with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Larson and Troy Main of Rockford Il. Additional distant relatives include Mrs. Emmett Bishop Des Moines Preston Hedgecock Minnesota Mrs. D. E. Morrison Cedar Rapids Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hedgecock Udell Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Packard Mrs. Emmaline Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Harley VanZant and family Mrs. Allie VanZant Center ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Lovell
Dorothy and
Rosslie
Galesburg, Jr
Stanley Larson
Troy Main
Rockford, Il
J. M. Wright
Emmett Bishop
Des Moines
Preston Hedgecock
Minnesota
D. E. Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Hedgecock
Udell
Ralph Packard
Emmaline Hollingsworth
Harley VanZant
Allie VanZant
Centerville
Moravia School District to Hold July Budget Hearing
The Independent School District of Moravia in Taylor township Appanoose and Monrose counties Iowa will meet July 13 1937 at 730 p m at the Secretary office to hear taxpayers for or against an expenditure estimate. District Secretary Chester Broshar notes totals including School House costs and various expenditures with figures listed for the budget showing allots and totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School District of
Moravia
Taylor Township
Appanoose
Monrose Counties
Iowa
Chester Broshar
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H. EK. Smith
Frank Swaim
Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Unionville
Hatcher
N. Y
Boyer Ridge
Paul Miller
Clarence Dowd
All
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Elmo Frank E. A4
Scott
Kinser Valley
King Theatre
Town
Miriam Hopkins
Paul Muni
THE
Woman
Moravia Independent School District
Meister Brau
Hlinud
Araue
Faavern Sei Estee
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