Students ponder topics and write play notes in school
A long school note corner shows students debating topics and finally choosing to write about ideas. Activities include a play Shirt Sleeves with a large cast and a lively glee club tryout, plus classroom news from grades one through eight and community visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Charles Quimby
Burdette
Josephine McDonald
Junior Youngker
Ester
Theodore Rand
Franklin
Julia Rand
Om Zike
Grace Argo
Diana
Donald
Rand
Martha Stocker
Donald Whitehead
Norman Aldrich
Duane Veach
Kitty
Goldie Glor
Elmer
Jack McDonough
Clarissa
Dorothy Lee Brain
Midget
Marie Tomlin
Richard Crandall
Roy Adams
Marjie Scanlon
Virginia Gibbons
Willard
Wilbur Cloyed
Richard Vesch
Alpha
Onnga
Bernadine Bishop
Medora Hauk
Executor's Notice for W H Underwood Estate
On September 12 1938 the District Court of Appanouse County Iowa appointed SARAH JANE UNDERWOOD executrix of the estate of W H Underwood deceased. All debts must be paid to the executrix and all claims presented to the court for allowance. Dated September 12 1438. Clerk Howerd D Evans. Sept 15-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Appanouse County
Iowa
W. H. Underwood
Sarah Jane Underwood
Fee & Milani
Attys
Fur Estate
Howerd D. Evans
Hazel College Feddy Wilson at Grant Sincox home
Fragmented item notes Hazel College Feddy Wilson as caller at the Grant Sincox residence Friday evening. It mentions Mr and Mrs Hd Jonson and Jean, Francis as shoppers in Alba Saturday and references a Sunday dinner and a bested dinner in honor of Deiner Uack and Fanny with garbled names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Zell Wilson
Herman Johnson
Brompton
Grant Lincox
Ed Johnson
Arthur Lewis
Des Moines
E. C. Caster
Grant Sincox
E. G. Sincox
Albin
Heriman Johnson
Feddy Wilson
Ancient Timetable Reveals Quirky 1848 Rail Rules
Paris dispatch recalls a French timetable from Bouen about 1848 noting a Paris Saint Lazare to Rouen journey of three hours and shows amusing rules. Travellers must inform conductor when changing seats and show tickets. Smoking banned. No tips. Unregistered packages not the company’s fault. Dogs must arrive 10 minutes early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouen
Normandy
Paris
New York Times
St. Lazare Station
Rouen
Samoyed Dogs Prized by Owners and Care
The Samoyed, prized by northern people, played a central role in daily life. Dogs aided travel, hunting, and herding in icy plains near the White Sea. Their close companionship is said to have fostered an almost human understanding of the breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang U the Big Snows
White Sea
Margaret Kidder
Los Angeles Times
England
Israel Putnam and Presidents by Their Early Trades
A historical note highlights Israel Putnam as a bold leader who rode to join the Boston patriot army and recalls various U S presidents and their first occupations. Washington was a farmer and surveyor. Taylor a soldier and planter. Johnson a tailor. Roosevelt a politician from age 22. Harding a newspaper man. Wilson a lawyer who taught. Hoover an engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Putnam
America
Lexington
Concord
Connecticut
Cambridge
Boston
Bunker Hill
Engel
Washington
William Henry Harrison
Taylor
Louisiana
Johnson
Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Harding
Wilson
Hoover
Lewyera
Surf Riding and Aquaplaning Described
An aquaplane is a plank drawn by a power boat with a rope to lift its front and control movement. Surf riding uses a similar plank ridden on waves near shore. Surf riding is an old Hawaiian sport, while aquaplaning is comparatively new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coring bin
Reunion highlights and family visits in Albia area
Enon Curtis Tomlin's mare died of sleeping sickness. The Jones reunion gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Free's home on Sunday. A. C. Faber and R. S. Faber with family attended the Brown reunion in Albia City alongside several relatives visiting Faber homes. Ice cream and cake were served. Remodeling progress noted as Bill Huber of Blakesburg plastered four rooms. The family planned a sorghum-making lay-off to attend the Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Tomlin
Jones
Kenneth Free
A. C. Faber
R. S. Faber
Brown
Albia City
Park
Faber
Raul Lockman
Raula Lockman
Rodger Gideon
Joan
J.T. VanDorin
Leo
Clara Selby
Fred VanDorin
Vera
George
J. C. Lockman
Bill Huber
Blakesburg
Lute Hiatt
Rubye
Carl van Zante
Helma Plants
Runnels
Moravia
Glen Jones
Des Moines
Ralph Davis
Ottumwa Park
Leslie Plants
Sbaby
Glasgow
Allen Mason
Harold
Junior Derby
Josephine McDonald
Lloyd Brown
Jerry
Moravia Community-Hour Socials and Visits Roundup
Moravia residents and relatives gathered for visits and gatherings across the weekend. Families including Hiatt, Plants, Jones, Davis, Brown, Harsh, and others traveled between Moravia Ottumwa Des Moines and Des Moines areas. Activities included park outings, birthdays, funerals, ice cream socials, quilting, and neighborhood dinners at multiple homes and farms.
Miller and Hanes families visit distant relatives
Flora Hanes Miller and children Ardis Marilyn Benji of Indianapolis spent a week with her mother Mrs Sarah Hanes and Mrs Mary Emma Alden Wills near Kansas City Missouri returning home last Tuesday. The Wills and Alden families hosted visitors and local residents called on others. Sleeping sickness affects several horses. a McCormick Deering cutter was bought. Silo work continues and D L Alden and Campbell families are active in farm tasks. A revival meeting is planned at the Miller church starting September 19 with Rev Chenault of Waterloo expected first week. Homecoming is set for the first Sunday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl VanZante
Ella Funkhouser
Frank Hiatt
Ida Powell
Woodstock
Illinois
John Wood
Des Moines
W. E. Donavon
Bessie Donavon
W. E. Donavan
Prank Chambers
Bert Rinehart
Iconium
Tom Hiatt
Roy Hiatt
Albert Kluger
Leroy
George Scott
Delmont Moffitt
Herbert McDanel
Lynn Hilton
Russell Hiatt
Lee Hiatt
Keith Rose
Memphis
Nancy Jo
Elsie Martin
Alta Chambers
Oskaloosa
George Turner
Mary Beth
Frank Turner
Centerville
Marilyn
Charles Dooley
Kensington Club
Frank Chambers
Ottumwa
George Howell
Clyde
Alfred
Evelyn Brackett
Gabe Johnson
Flora Hanes Sample
Ardis, Marilyn
Benjiman
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sarah Hanes
Mary Emma Alden Wills
Naomi
Richard
Kansas City
C. L. Alden
Claus Johnson
Vern
Virginia
W. N. Miller
Norman Hanes
F. E. Boyer
Floyd Wood
McCormick-Deering
D. L.strunk
D. L. Alden
Aaron Camphbell
T. E. Campbell
Eleanor Miller
Miller Church
Chenault Fof
Waterloo
Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Webster
P.g
Ray Argo
Mcnarris
Mr. Harris
FL F. A
Dairy, Cattle Congress
Youngker
Ferrell Purvis
Wilbur Cloved
Ree
Mhs- Myr
Gardner
Rathbun
Hellyer
Purvis
Lemaster
Willard Cloyed
Cory
Hurliman
Miss Sherrard
Mis
Main's Grove
Glee Club
Girls Glee Club
Margaret Burton
Margaret Ward
Doris Jean Luse
Haliene Tisue
Laovise Rouse
Wilma Boardman
Rosemary Main
Lisothy Mee McCrory
Wandselle Caugh
Carl Smith
Virgil Gibbens
Vaia Callen
Elaine Anderson
Clara Bell McDatel
Altos
Mery Horstusen
Roberta Main
Frances Broshas
Hattie Eton Underwood
Codyne Lane
Mrs. Harris
Day's Glee Club
Kay Addins
Max Me
Bunvigh
George McDonald
Belbert Dunukes
Lyse Junes
Janes Hilton
Mloyd Arnold
Dea Faber
Junin Martin
Bis Jenes
George OH
Die Bogen
Urge Vane Murvin Heilyer
Dayle Mu Vener
Wid Basses
Aleshana Jolly
Gus
Hoyt
Billy Broshar
Edna MaeLuse
Marilyn, Hiatt
Oneila Whicker
Ronald Broshar
Betty Davis
Lois Jean Hiatt
Richard McCrory
Charles Pollie
Hoyt McKern
Billy Ray Proctor
Jackie Ray Coltrain
Bill Harris
George Tracy
Bobby Hiatt
Gene Garner
Dorothy Housely
Cleo Hammond
Robert Johnson
Dorothy Robinson
Mary Rose Main
John
Jack
Miss Muffet
Betty Easter
Barbara Broshar
Mary Lou Main
Max Whicker
Carl Hiatt
Norma June Horstman
Maxine Smith
O. T. Foglesong North Side Barber Shop
Moray
Midwest
Rendering Co
Aka-Seltzer
Hazel College
Enon
Mrs. Lute Hiatt
Clark
Albia
Moravia Union
United States
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