Oh Grandmas
A brief column by Mary Morgan Ware McClure Syndicate reflects on family lore and aging grandparents, sharing warm anecdotes and reminders of enduring kinship across generations. The piece blends nostalgic vignettes with a gentle celebration of grandmothers.
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Mary Morgan Ware
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Grandmother Breaks Free in Spring Fashion Rebound
In a village, Grandma defies Eunice by secretly shopping and planning a future with Judd Merriweather. Gerry aids her revolt, noting age does not determine independence. Eunice confronts the shift as Grandma unveils a new trousseau and plans.
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Arietta
Mission Circle
Eunice Sprague
Eunice
Arletta Sprague
Hitle
Ellis Sprague
Ahetta
Grandma
Gerry
Judd Merriweather
Judd
Bret
Eunies
Mmy
Trousseau
Garry
Big Mother
Appanoose County Proceedings May 3 1938
Appanoose County Board approves payroll and supplies across multiple townships. The proceedings record detailed payrolls for drag operators and road crews, equipment purchases, and bids, alongside annual reports and official bonds. County Auditor Grace L. Bedinger oversees the adjournment and formal certification.
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John Owens
Wayne Beer
Tony Morris
Frank Finks
William Hientze
S.H
Douglas Two
J. L. Hiatt
F. I. O'Connor
G. A. Boyer
L. A. Doggett
W. S. Norton
D. E. White
Virgil Long
Pearl Morris
Grover C. Long
Ensil Hiatt
John A. Clayworth
Ross Starks
Roy A. Hiatt
Farmers Exchange
Fisher Lumber Company
Franklin T
Halden, M. F
Hawkeye Lumber Co
Hercules Mfg. Co
Herring-Wissler Co
House Bros
Housers Motor Parts
Hurst Department Store
Independence
M. J. Cronin
D. M. Fenton
C. D. Tarbell
E. C. Long
Archie Davis
Frank Rinehart
Iowa Machinery & Supply Co
Neil Hism
Dave Richmond
Lew van Dorin
Ray Nugent
F. A. McChire
Don Bibby
Kenneth Paton
Clifford Buck
Bob McEldery
Chas. Wakeland
Luther Beard
A. Hartley
C. Bennet
F. Valentine
H. Nelson
J. Hileman
H. Robinson
Walter Bailey
Geo. Richmond
Orval Kinney
A. Stevens
C. C. Rhodes
F. A. McClure
D. Lb
Dens-Oil
Gibbs-Cock Tractor & Equip. Co
Goodyear Service
Iowa Sales Co
I. S. U. Company
Lowegian Pty. Co
Johns
L. F. Cathcart
E. Sager
J. W. Kirkland
Glenn Bailey
Willis Warnick
J. W. Davis
Batterson
M. C. Wailes
L. Close
Lewis Bear
Kelley
J. P. Equip
Rpra
Keuffer & Esser Co
Lincoln Twp
Donald Eddy
Ehmer Eddy
Robt. Shiltz
Frank Paxton
Truman Paxton
Tommy Doud
H.W.T
Lowell Strickler
Walter Anderson
den Cate
F.S
Elmo Pivetti
Elmer Stevens
Joe Moore
Clyde Hart
Darrel Wendland
H C. L. Garr
Dick Lowe
Bill Douglas
Jack Fox
Pateo
Doyle Curtis
Patrol
Gerald Wallace
Lester Gravit
Drag
Perjue
I. A
Justice of Peace
Emry Anderson
Center Two
Esther Houser
Seals
J. A
B. W. Spurgeon
J. Forsythe
Port
E. E. Ewing
J. A. Hoover
Harold Eakins
T. J. Gorman
R. A. Beach
Thos. B. Kerby
Wilson Road Mach. Co
Nashington
Montgomery
Ernest
Wm. C. Lingley
Udell
J. EK. Yates
Morrow
Russell
Leo
Salladay
Wells Two
F. W. Moore
Joe Linden
E.W. Kirby
L. C. Davis
Duatce of Peace
Elbert Mullin
S. M. Horn
Smith
John R
County Record
Welle
Walter Elliott
C. H. Kirby
C. Bennett
Trucker
Frendo Valentine
Andrew Hartley
H. Robertson
H. Stamos
Sherman West
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisora
Grace L, Bedinger
Astroth
A. H
Walnut Two
Hedinger
Grace L
Bedinger
Brain
Lester
Taylor
Bryant
D. Gev
Franklin
Mechanical Doctor to Inspect Milwaukee Rails
The Milwaukee Road deploys a Sperry Detector car to test rails for tiny flaws dubbed rail cancer. The self-propelled unit uses a low voltage field and record tape to flag defects, then crews replace danger points before failure.
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Milwaukee Road
Sperry
Rail
Moravia
Dubuque Pioneer Plans Transcontinental Railroad Vision
An enthusiastic Iowan, John Plumbe Jr, proposed a transcontinental railroad. Born in Wales in 1809, Plumbe arrived in America in 1821 with his ...
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John Plumbe, Jr
Wales
Plumbe
America
Early dreams of a railroad from Dubuque to Lake Michigan
John Plumbe proposed an Atlantic and Pacific Railway linking Dubuque with Lake Michigan in 1838. Local citizens drafted a memorial to Congress and petitioned for a survey, a plan ridiculed in the House yet kept alive by persistent effort. Plumbe died in 1857 without realizing his transcontinental dream.
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Dubuque
Atlantic Seaboard
Oregon
Plumbe
Iowa
Michigan
Mississippi
Congress
Atlantic and Pacific Railway
Lake Michigan
George Wallace Jones
United State
House of Representatives
Jones
John
Fall Kerosene Spray Advised To Kill Dandelions
Iowa State College extension plant pathologist warns against spraying lawns with kerosene in spring or summer as it can damage bluegrass. Best practice is fall spraying around mid September with 2 quarts per 100 square feet using straight run kerosene after applying fall fertilizer to promote sod growth. mowing blades set high for maximum growth. scattered dandelions may be treated or removed without sod damage.
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RE. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
First Scottish Glass Maker Seizes Cave at Wemyss
George Hay, Scotland's early glass maker (1586 1625), used a naturally formed cave at Wemyss on the Fife coast to install his furnace and begin glass making. His inventive use of the cave aided early glass production in the region.
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Scotland
George Hay
Wemyss
Fife
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Weatminstar
Appanoose County Board Proceedings
Thos
Dove
F. W.T
Guy McConnell
Foreman
S. H
C. L. Garr
George Swan
William Heintze
Rodman
F. Frink
Nelson
Kenneth Paxton
Tractor
F. Houser
A. Edy
S.H.W.T
F. L. O'Conner
Dan Cate
Dick Walker
Robt. Smith
E. McDowell
H. W. T. Roy Yates
H. Oley Marshall
S. H. Ww
Chas, Yates
Roland Yates
F. S
L. Corder
M. C. Besse
Mark Shiltz
Elmer Eddy
Adrian Davis
H. W
C. Houser
Walt Bills
Raymond Houser
Wm. Cunninghan
Corvin Shriver
Jack White
Harold Eddy
Sh.w.t
John Burger
W. J. Seals
J. W. Seals
Roy Purvis
Floyd Green
Douglas Twp
Leasant Two
C. E. Bozwell
Jess Hutchison
Arthur Stroud
Mike Ross
B. Oden
Homer Ross
Cecil G. Davis
John Atkinson
W. B. Dudley
Geo, Kinney
Lee Thomason
Thos. Dove
Edding
Frank
Gsenbaum
J. & Son
Chramm, Inc
Haron Two
Rex H. Houser
Walter Daniels
Carl Kendall
W. C. McGee
Mark A. Shiltz
John Henshaw
Skolnick
J. W
Artest
Grace L. Bedinger
Appanoose County
Nett
Florence Wood
Fairlawn
Centerville
Fletcher, Sherman
Moulton
Patterson
Emmet J
Unionville
Ernest L
Geo. F
Ransom
Lloyd E
Samson
N. R
van Gundy
Ray L
Lincoln
Campbel
Aaron
Union Two
Davis
Archie
Independence Two
Livengood
Roy
Tex
Hollenbeck
William
Houser
S. C
Rodgers
Geo
County Farm Bureau
Buck
Sanford
Pleasant
Caldwell
Edgar
Condre
Douglas
James
Renarr
Bangareee Evans
Howard D
Gorden
W. J
Senmi-Anndel
Herr
Vern
Jobisok
LE Co
Aulus
E. M
Buce
Ale J
Milwaukee Tracks
Dubuque Pioneer
Jack T. Johnson
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