The Little Brown Church in the Vale's Pontiff Tale in Iowa
A detailed sketch of the Bradford village church in Cerro Gordo County Iowa and its famous song The Little Brown Church in the Vale. It recounts Dr Pitts and Rev Nutting building the church, the song's creation, its publication, the 1946 centennial reflection, and the annual visitors drawn by the church, with historical notes on the community's faith and heritage.
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Little Brown Church
Bradford
Nashua
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
Pitts
Chicago
H. M. Higgins
Dr. Pitts
Wildwood
Bradford Village
Brooklyn
New York
Nutting
Crystal Springs
Florida
Pitte
Little Brown
The
Vale
Sigmund
Lite de Brown
William Kee
God
Christ
the Vale
Library Notes ANN STAR Senior Nurse by Adelaide Humphries
A warm and understanding novel of a returned soldier and of the girl who loved him. SUNSLICK MOUNTAIN by Clem Colt. 2. a colorful, thrilling and authentic novel of the old West. A trigger-paced story of gun-fights, killings and unpredictable double-crossings among men in search of treasure. WELCOME HOME, JO H A timely romance. FAMILY ON THE HILL by Ambrose Flack. The Otter Family live up in New York State. Their ramshackle house stands on an hill overlooking Smoky Valley beyond where it crosses the creek. One look that house, and you’d never believe that Mr. and Mrs. Otter and their sixteen children live there happily.
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Nutting
Egved
Dena Eniugh
Chumber
Rewch
McGregor
McNeeley
New York
Sid
Dabugie Hans
Pitts
Wisconsin
Union
Ssessink
Little Brown Church
The
Fredericksburg
Hawkeye State
Ann Star
Adelaide Humphries
Sunslick Mountain
Clem Colt
Ambrose Flack
Otter
New York State
Smoky Valley
Mrs. Otter
Kitchen sink planning for the homemaker
Iowa State College home management specialists urge a double basined sink with a swinging faucet to conserve water and time. They advise 3 feet of counter space each side, an high eight inch or linoleum splash back, and ventilated cabinet space underneath for cleaners. A knee space under the sink adds comfort for seated tasks.
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Iowa State College Home Management
Naomi Shank
Miss Shank
Modern Farm Family Invests in Better Living at Home
A postwar tale from Iowa illustrates Jack and his wife reallocating savings from land into home improvements. They swapped out aging equipment and comfortless living for a modern house, tractor, car, and landscaped yard, marking a shift from land speculation to better living as advised by Iowa State College farm economists.
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Jack
Classroom Confessions With A Quiet A Student
Miss Allen collects papers as students stream out of the room. The day’s last comments show mixed outcomes with Brill Georgie Small, usually top of the class, quietly unhappy and claiming she mixed up her work while fearing her father’s reaction to grades.
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Miss Allen
Georgie Small
Georgia
Georgie
Mothers pressure on a boy to chase A grades
Miss Allen consoles Georgie Small who fears disappointing his Phi Beta father and earning straight A’s. She reflects that pushing children to match a parent’s record makes them anxious scholars rather than healthy youths, but she knows parents seldom hear such cautions.
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Miss Allen
Georgie Small
Mr. Small
Georgie
Sound Practices Elevate Master Swine Producers in Iowa
Twenty five Iowa farmers named Master Swine Producers for 145 rely on sound swine production. They scrub farrowing pens, start pigs on solid feed early, self feed sows, use alfalfa pasture for cost control, and emphasize brood sow selection and attentive farrowing care. Daily gains average 1.21 pounds with 241 pound market weights in 200 days.
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Iowa
Quaife
Iowa State College
Student comments reveal concern over pressure on grades
The note describes Small George as an excellent student but over-anxious about grades. The writer suggests he focus on material rather than the report card and offers cooperation. The marginalia, attributed to an Iowa Child Welfare source at the University of Iowa Research Station, notes collaboration.
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Small
George
Iowa
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Oskaloosa
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J. K. Nutting
James Treet
London
Wingo
Linden
Missouri
Kathy
Sigmund Spaeth
Louie Baker
California
George W. Norr
Senator Norris
America
Jean Carew
Ozarks
Guy Howard
Arkansas
Howard
Alexander
Alexander Nazaroff
United States
Amer
Scw
Russia
J. R. Perkins
Holy Land
Hodding Carter
Karl Exkelund
Betty Mac- Donald
Olympic Peninsula
Betty
Dale van Every
Ohio River
George Rogers Clark
Mississippi Valley
Anne Miller Downes
New England
Sammy Crocker
Hood
Hard
Stroet
Mountain Way
Vermont
Robert Molroy
Charleston
Gullah
Gerard Sinters
Miss Julie
Teasie
Henry O' Donnell
Miss Tessie
Tessie
Follow
Carol Morris
D. B. Olsen
Kathleen Moore Knight
Kathleen Knight
Philadelphia Police Force
Dan FE. L. Patch
de Joode Insurance Agency
Washington St
Pella
BABY
Bram Hatchery
South Side Square
Library Notes
Joh
Ing
Kooyman
Just
Remington
Mahaska Book Store
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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