Illinois City 4-H Club Members Attend Program
The 3-W 4-H club of Illinois City attended the county achievement day at the new John Deere high school in Moline Saturday. Fourteen members attended and presented demonstrations and talks on 4-H topics.
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Illinois City
New John Deere High School
Moline
Mary Shetler
Dorothy LeQuatte
Mabel LeQuatte
Camp Hauberg
Janet Thomas
Ruth Cannam
Mary Ida Reed
Wilma de Keyrel
Marilyn Hawley
Darlene Blanchard
Lola Mewes
Jenean Monroe
Gertrude Powers
Dorothy de Keyrel
Jean Wylie
Arnold Petersens Entertain Friends at Birthday Party
Pleasant Prairie honors a birthday with a large gathering of relatives and friends visiting in multiple households. The event includes the Petersen and Kautz families along with other local residents and guests from Muscatine and Davenport.
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Arnold Petersens
Pleasant Prairie
Arnold Petersen
Harry Brockman
Louise
Elmer Brockman
Deane
John
John Daurer
Norris
A. E. Schroder
Dale
Walter Kautz
Phyllis Kautz
Louisa Kautz
Petersen
Richard
Walter Petersen
Alfred Petersen
Phyllis Harkins
Paul Atkins
Kenneth Mier
James Daniels
Helen
Plow Inventor Jethro Wood Works Potatoes First
Jethro Wood, credited with inventing the modern plow, reportedly produced his initial models using potatoes as a testing material in an early trial.
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Jethro Wood
Coal combustion releases sulfuric acid equivalent mass
A historical note states that burning one ton of coal releases roughly 68 pounds of sulfuric acid when converted to airborne pollutants.
Publicity for Ann Sheridan Draws Criticism
Jimmie Fidler criticizes the flood of magazine covers and praise for Ann Sheridan calling it unwarranted. He argues actresses with proven screen achievements like Bette Davis and Jeanette MacDonald deserve attention and warns of backfire from overhype.
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Hollyw
Ann Sheridan
Bette Davis
Jeanette MacDonald
Margaret Sullavan
Hollywood Gossip and Public Notices Roundup
The column compiles light Hollywood notes on stars like Ginger Rogers Penny Singleton Cary Grant and Adolphe Menjou with a sheriff deputy tale of Joel McCrea and a lampooned shift at Ventura county. It also records real estate deeds and local social updates including hospital trips visitors and travels across Muscatine Wilton and surrounding areas.
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Ginger Rogers
Penny Singleton
Claudette Colbert
Lya Lys
Hollywood
Gerge Brent
Jack Dempsey
Bob Burns
Joel McCrea
Joel
California
Ventura County
Ohio Guests Visit in Homes in Louisa Concord
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bell and son Fred and daughter Marilyn of St. Paris Ohio visited relatives in Louisa. The visit included time spent with local families and was reported as a social note in the Concord section.
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Angel Home
Scott Griffin
Elizabeth Ann
Frank Maher
Charles
Marilyn
W.S. Griffin
Leona Griffin
Muscatine
Louis Angel
Dorothy St. Clair
Davenport
Evelyn Bermel
Frank Stecher
Robert Bermel
American Legion
Walcott
Edwin Wathan
Cedar Rapids
Ed Wathan
Albert Bermel
Leona de Riemacher
Lavonea Sissel
Thomas Reeves
George Kramer
Gladys Watham
Edwin Nay
West Liberty
Estes Park
Colorado
Claus Thomson
Walter
Richard
Thomsen
Harem Thomsen
Comanche
William Diedrich
New Liberty
Gene Lawlor
Blue Grass
John Lawlor
A. E. Hansen
George Grimm
Roy Egel
Ralph Morris
Columbus Junction
C. B. Clark
Washington
Clair Clark
Ruth Edwards
Marengo
C. B. Shellabarger
David Gabriel
Bellevue Hospital
Marie Goode
Rock Island
Ohio
Louisa
Concord
Merle Bell
Fred
St. Paris, O
Nichols Fire Dept Holds Regular Meeting And Firehouse Updates
Nichols fire department met Monday evening at the town hall with new members receiving efficiency instructions. An official Christian church board meeting followed at B L Metcalf home. The article lists attendees at a Weed park reunion and a Weed park group picnic from Nichols and nearby towns.
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Nichols
Nichols Fire Department
Arthur Grim
Cora Brookhart
Bert Fry
Brookhart
Weed Park
Muscatine
F. A. Stroup
Dysart
Harry Fox
Stroup
Rock Island Lines
Fox
West Liberty
S. G. Milder
Lawrence
Lenore
Albert Pike
Ben Milder
Louis
Henry Schaapveld
Frank Kaalberg
Kathleen
Deloras
Ramona
Ralph Dittman
Charles Dittman
Billy Goetz
Gertie Keelie
Minnie Meyers
Paul Witt
Anna Witt
William Milder
Elmer
Ralph
Dorothy
Frank Haunk
the Christian Church
B. L Metcalf
Gongylug Mantis Lures Insects With Flowerlike Illusion
The Gongylug Mantis of India mimics a flower so vividly that other insects land on it and are captured, showcasing a deceptive mimicry strategy used by this species.
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India
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