Fruitland School Board Sets Term Dates and Hires Staff
The Fruitland township school board met at Lone Tree school with all seven members present to approve repairs before fall. E. P. Corwin was reelected treasurer and E. V. Battenhagen secretary. Fall term begins Sept 4 for 10 weeks with 16 weeks in winter and 10 in spring. Teachers hired include Naomi Roland Corwin Miss Elizabeth Fletcher Miss Marie Hinrichs Henry Battenhagen and others across district schools.
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Fruitland
Fruitland Township
Lone Tree
Bond
G. C. Roland
E. P. Corwin
E. V. Battenhagen
Naomi Roland
Corwin
Blanche Neitzel
Mittman
Elizabeth Fletcher
Olive Branch
Marie Hinrichs
Henry Battenhagen
Frank Spring
Ivan Spring
Mary Alice
Muscatine
N. I. Eierman
Fredonia
W. D. Fowler
Chinch Bugs Studied Friday at Aledo Farm
Aledo farm adviser J E Harris announced a Friday afternoon meeting at the C D Stead farm to study eradication of chinch bugs. J H Bigger of the State Natural History Survey will lead, discussing barrier methods to prevent migration. current bugs are first brood with a second hatch expected later.
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Aledo
C. D. Stead
J. E. Harris
J. H. Bigger
State Natural History Survey
Bigger
Tipton Dentist Introduces Patient Controlled Drill Stop
Dr G K a prominent Tipton dentist installs a patient operated master switch on a dental chair to halt drilling at any moment. Trials show the device provides peace of mind though actual use to stop the drill remains rare. Specifications sent to a manufacturer for mass production. The idea originated from a patient.
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Tipton
G. K
Dice
Firecracker Blamed for Atalissa Roof Fire
A lighted firecracker believed to have lodged in the roof caused a July 4 roof fire at O. De Mean’s home two miles north of Atalissa. Atalissa fire department extinguished the blaze confined to the roof. Local news fragment.
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Atalissa
O. de Mean
Atalissa Fire Department
Stanley Melick
Minneapolis
J. A. Melick
Margaret Watters
Iowa State College
Ames
B. M. Smith
Davenport
M. McDonald
Smith
Besley’s Lake
Tina Schaft
Clara
University Hospital
Ira O’hara
Earl Ellsworth
C. E. Turner
Carl Petersen
Kalona
Louise Lamb
Minnie Hayes
J. B. van Horn
Iowa City
E. M. Baker
Harlan Baker
Carl Schacht
Durant
Staley
Staley’s Lake
Grant York
Ladora
Hattie Fiderlein
Rose Marie
Francis Hawk
Hattie Riddle
J. H. de Mean
Arthur Christinson
Wilton
Chinch Bug Eggs Hatch Times Reported
In August, egg hatch for chinch bugs ranges from seven to forty five days, influenced by weather conditions.
The Man in the Picture Puzzle Clue List
A crossword style set of clues labeled horizontal and vertical. Questions reference the man in the picture with varying definitions, including mathematic terms, objects, and biblical names. The grid asks for answers like boundary, caravanserai, goddess, and empire related terms.
Lone Tree Picnic Scene Draws Local Families
A July Fourth family picnic at the Lone Tree home of Mrs. Ernestine Wiese and the Wiese family hosts a wide circle from Lone Tree and nearby towns. Attendees include the Freyermuths, Gillets, Joens, Meullers, Linsleys, Anglesbergs, Conklins, Neal, Hawthorne, Musser, Hall, and many others from Lone Tree, Riverside, Ottumwa, Mt. Vernon, and Cedar Rapids. Guests dine, chat, and enjoy a leisurely afternoon at Turpentine Slough and local spots forming a busy social snapshot of area residents.
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Lone Tree
Ernestine Wiese
Karl Wiese
Ray Schillberg
Leona
George Freyermuth
Freyermuth
Ruth
Everett
Will Freyermuth
Roy Gilbet
Kenneth
Ino
Arlene
Emiline
Clarence Freyermuth
Otiy Donna
Cheryl
Illinois City
Otto Joens
George Meuller
Helen
Eugene
Alice Wiese
Oscar Wiese
Loretta
Dorothea
Donald
Velma
Evelyn
Miriam
Joe Linsley
Carl
Riverside
A. A. Angelsberg
Marilyn
Ottumwa
Dick Conklin
Mt. Vernon
Everett Neal
Emma Hawthorne
Lone Tree Park
J. R. Musser
W. J. Houseal
J. M. Sims
Lucy
Marjorie Fountain
Jean Museer
Mary Menzer
Cedar Rapids
John
Frank Menzer
Rosa Fisher
James Magruder
Iowa City
Lloyd Magruder
Cecil Carr
Waterloo
J. M. Carl
H. P. Loring
Theodore Hartman
Carol of
Letts
J. R
Jack Sherburne
Lowell Adams
James McCracken
Thornbury
Charles Horak
Norma
Ainsworth
Mary Swedensky
Charles Doeries
Geraldine
Lois
Gretchen
Dorothy
Dorrigen
Donald Doerres
Haskins
Scott Willard
Marion
Vera
Local social notes from Cedar Rapids and area
Cranston Nash visits relatives in Cedar Rapids while his parents attend the World’s Fair in Chicago. Geraldine Meeker returns to Fairfield for school. Armbright family and Hafners host guests for a week. Flowers and Hafners share Fourth of July visit. Pierson Uhr Uhr family guests from Chicago with plans to attend the World’s Fair. Arthur Brookhart drives to Brighton to visit and dine with Mrs. Courtney and Mrs. Brookhart.
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C. P. Uhr
Mrs. Uhr
Arthur Brookhart
Brighton
Mrs. Brookhart
Mrs. Courtney
Everett Garrett
Miss Courtney
Frank
Mrs
A. Brookhart
Columbus Junction Fourth of July Notes Rich Pageant
A Columbus Junction area July Fourth roundup covers visits by residents and relatives from Des Moines Fredonia and Muscatine. Burglars break into Eclipse Lumber office but take nothing. Several locals attend camps and social events while Dr. Helen Johnston attends Altrusa and Delta Zeta events in Atlantic City and Chicago. Local clubs plan an ice cream social July 21.
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Columbus Junction
Des Moines
Gloria
Ann
F. A. Hubbard
Benjamin Cranor
Chicago
Hubbard
Robert Diller
Mattie Diller
Fredonia
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
P. C. Ross
Cora Worley
Daven
Josephine Struble
Ruby
Charles Arlingdale
St. Paul
E. W. Skinner
Columbus City
Linnie Mullen
Floyd Grover
Winfield
Harold Guernsey
Bobbie
Grace
Clinton
J. C. May
Ira Oats
Reuben Oats
Jean
Jack
St. Louis
R. E. Huber
Joan
Franklin
J. T. Smylie
Reu Oats
Carr Clothing Store
W. E. Keehl
Cle Elum
J. S. Blair
Austin Davis
Roy Pine
Knoxville
P. J. Crail
Davenport
Fla
Parker
Elmer Schmitt
Muscatine
Charles Reece
Helen Johnston
R. Ss. Johnston
Atlantic City
Altrusa Club
Johnston
Delta Zeta Sorority
Boston
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fredonia Church
J. R. Lord
Conesville
Blaine Bliven
H. W. Sargent
Herbert
Picnic Brings 100 Relatives To Ainsworth School House Lawn
More than 100 relatives and friends gathered at the school house lawn Tuesday for a large picnic honoring pioneer Ainsworth resident Mrs. L. A. Stephens. The gathering included Claire Coreland of Los Angeles and many Stephens relatives from Plant City Florida Waterloo Chicago and Batavia among others.
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Chicago
A. Stephens
D. D. Stephens
Alice Stephens
Ainsworth
Rosie Kurtz
Washington
Kenneth Omduff
Batavia
C. M. Spessard
Ella Powan
Local social notes from Durant and surrounding towns
Stockton residents visit Bohn sack and Ormsby home Tuesday. Fulton Four-H club hosts Friday meeting at Bohn sack home. Ethel Ellsworth stays at Daven port. Carita Thiel returns to Peoria. Vesta Broders visits New Liberty. Andersons conduct Davenport business. Bowers family dinner in Long Grove. Fourth of July celebrations at Paul's Grove and Durant dance. Ford Stahl family and Verna Duge attend Maysville bird shoot. Stockton kittenball vs Blue Grass scheduled next Sunday. Ed Grimm family visit New Era.
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Stockton
George Winstermute
Chicago
C. H. Boller
Robert
Durant
Bohn Sack
Paul’s Grove
Ford Stahl
Warren
Howard
Delores
W. C. Duge
Verna Duge
Maysville
Ed Grimm
Lila
New Era
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A promotional health brief claims women can lose fat by taking Kruschen Salts daily for 30 days while reducing pastry and fatty foods. It promises skin and eye improvements and a four week supply cost, urging readers to ask local druggists Grimm Drug Co or Henderson Drug Co for the product.
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Grimm Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Lincoln reunion and Fourth of July picnic in Oxford Iowa
A Lincoln family reunion in Oxford Iowa attracted numerous relatives including Lincolns Hinkhouses Barkalows and Marolfs with a Fourth of July picnic at Elizabeth Marolf home. Prizes were awarded at games and several area residents attended local events and funerals in the region.
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Moscow
Oxford
George Lincoln
Roy Lincoln
Frank Hinkhouse
Roy
Harold Hinkhouse
Bert Chelf
Charles Lincoln
Alva
Ruby
Bernice
Clinton Lincoln
Phiora
Philson
Pearl
Elizabeth Marolf
Alex Parks
John Birkhofer
Willard Small
Herb Walters
Charles Barkalow
Wilma
Kenneth
Tom’Smith
Marolf
Freda Merrick
Eva Marolf
George Smith
Wilbert Stewart
William Parvin
Des Moines
Belle Crist
John Fowler
Rochester
Charles McCoy
Richard Witmer
Tipton
Riley Millage
Grandma Millage
Fred Millage
Dan Smith
Marcus
Mary Irwen
Sugar Creek
Bernice Wilhelme
Muscatine
Frank Wilhelme
Ray Carter
Wanda Lee
Deloris Walrabl
George
Family dinner gatherings across Burlington area noted
Concord residents recount a Sunday family dinner with many relatives visiting from Burlington Des Moines Columbus Junction and beyond. Several individuals including Mrs Martha George visitor Mrs Carrie Jones of Colorado and hospital bound Orville Evans are listed among the social mentions.
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Concord
Lipp Westerbeck
Albert Busse
Victor
Marilyn
Robert Hobbe
David Weasterbeck
Burlington
Pete Coon
Helen
Junior
Morning Sun
George Westerbeck
Des Moines
J. H. Schlichting
Jonas
Walter Westerbeck
Columbus Junction
Bobbie
Orville Evans
Sam Evans
University Hospital
Iowa City
Chet Frisk
Moline
Wanda Shew
Grandview
Lou ‘Bonnichsen
Wallace Connelly
Pond
Okla
Roy
Arold Peterson Jand Eric Gustafson
Rosco
N. Bigger
Jesse Landrum
Myrtle Gaskel
C. Gasel
Automobile property valuation and tax in the United States
The American Automobile Association states motor vehicle property in the United States is valued at more than 4.5 billion dollars and an annual tax is paid on that valuation.
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United States
American Automobile Association
Fourth of July Celebration in Durant Highlighted
Miss Irene Tharp assists Mrs. Elmer Hain with the telephone switch this week as Durant prepares for the Fourth of July celebration.
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Durant
Irene Tharp
Elmer Hain
Quiet Fourth of July in Grandview with limited local celebration
Grandview marked a quiet Fourth of July with no local festivities as many residents spent the day in nearby towns. Guests at the Beik home included Dr. and Mrs. Wadding and daughters Esther and Mary, Mrs. Zimmerman, and others across several visits and picnics in the park.
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Grandview
Wadding
Esther
Jessie Zimmerman
Mary Zimmerman
Harold Joint
Des Moines
Charles Beik
Zimmerman
Howard
Ellis Weigand
Tice
Muscatine
Theodore Guthrie
Syracuse
Neb
James Guthrie
Wapel’o
Margaret Guthrie
Barbara
Marie Cockeril
Tom Cockeril
William Walnitz
Charles Fulliam
Wanda
Lois Young
Lee Kemp
Anoka
Minn
Will Kemp
Nora Hingst
Salem
Clint Cocklin
James Haroff
Nellie Bennet
Near Bard
Carrol McGill
Fred
Orlan Shew
Durant
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