Rol screenings and weekend visits across Iowa and beyond
Mr and Mrs Verne West and son Harold Dwight visited Des Moines hosted by Western Freight Lines handling our eastbound shipments from Pella to Chicago. Des Moines and Ames locals attended weekend gatherings, while Rolscreen notes a busy week with queen selections, altered hours, and notable blinds orders for ships, residences, and corporate clients nationwide.
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Verne West
Harold Dwight
Des Moines
Western Freight Lines
Pella
Chicas Vieja
Isabe Thomas
Des Moine
Margaret Butler
Ames
Marie Smith
Miss Butler
The
Highway Commission
Ame
Arnon Lensink
Moines
Kelloggie
Sioux City
Ralsereen
Louise Bru
Betty Lee Ota van Etter
Worthington
Aandria
Virginia
New
Relsereen
Provdency
Rhode Island
Hopeman Brothers
New York City
Seven Seas
Standard Oil Ups Ad Budget in Midwestern Papers
Standard Oil Company of Indiana will raise its advertising budget by about 75 percent, placing ads in 492 daily and 1,221 weekly newspapers across 13 states in the Midwest. The campaign promotes Red Crown gasoline as a top choice and positions Ten-Vis motor oil for spring and summer sales leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of India
Vetta Standard
Nile West
Compa
Dai
Pella ‘Chronicle
St Becation
Espipions
Vande
Spotted Fever Tick Season Warned By Health Dept
The state department of health warns that Rocky Mountain spotted fever ticks will spread across rural and wooded areas soon. Precautions are advised as only a small fraction of ticks carry the disease, but more cases were reported in 1939 than since 1932, with the first case found in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowans
Towa
Tick exposure and Rocky Mountain fever health advisory noted
The health department cited 27 tick cases with seven deaths, down from 16 cases and three deaths in 1897, stressing little danger unless ticks engorge. It advised careful tick removal from dogs and humans using pliers or gloves, monitoring hands after removal, and listed Rocky Mountain spotted fever symptoms such as chills vomiting headaches muscle pains and a spreading rash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Fifty One Die In March Car Crashes In Iowa
Iowa records fifty one highway deaths in March, with 22 crashes caused by motorists driving on the wrong side and poor windshield visibility from rain and snow. Officials say March was the worst month for high accidents this year, citing bad weather from February into March and urging full reporting of all accidents to guide safety studies and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department “of
Tren Pee
Statistical Department
Karl W. Fischer
Public Safety
Old Cemetery Found on Mount Sterling Farm in Iowa
Remains of possibly Iowa’s oldest cemetery were discovered on the R. K. E. Ni comb farm near Mt. Sterling. Stones indicate the site was established in 1839 or earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
R. K E. Nicomb
Mt. Sterlin
Father Dies in Court as Son Sentenced for Truck Theft
Judge T G Garfield sentences Alexander Gable of Clarion, 26, to six months in jail for truck theft. His father Fred Gabel, 57, collapses and dies of a heart attack in the courtroom during the sentencing proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Garfield
Alexander Gable
Clarion
Fred Gabel
Cheetah encounter in Indian village recalled by missionary
A missionary Cornie De Bruin and his wife describe a dramatic rescue from a cheetah in Paraveri India. After a crowded street incident and a rooftop pursuit, De Bruin barely dodges a strike as the animal moves through adjacent houses. He shoots as the cheetah leaps away, sustains scratches, and seeks medical care in Ranipet with anti tetanus and anti rabies treatments pending.
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Cornie de Bruin
Far
Incr
Central College 4
Messiviri
Araveri
Lawrence
S. S
Wandiwash
M. Rottschaefer
Paraveri
Bae
Ranipet Hospital
Safety Now Taught in Many Public Schools
Three states now require mandatory safety education in schools following legislative actions and State Board rules, with 43 states offering safety courses and seven mandating teacher preparation. Rhoades of the Motors Club of Iowa notes growing educator interest and cites the American Association of School Administrators yearbook on safety education, urging continued collaboration with educators to train children in safe walking and driving skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
A.A.A
R. E. Rhoades
Motors Club of
Iowa
Rhoades
American Association of School Administrators
Ita Trth
Automobile Clubs
Mystic woman Sarah Haines marks 100th birthday
Centennial celebration honors Mystic resident Mrs Sarah Haines who turned 100 on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Haines
Mystic
Sprout's paint cleaner ad brightens walls and woodwork
SPROUT'S paint cleaner promises a perfect job without injuring paint or hands. Kuyper Builders Material Company promotes easy use and fresh milk cow sow with six pigs listed. contact G. Klyn Otley for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuyper Builders Material Company
Iowa
Otley
Hampshire
I. G. Klyn
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North Side
Johnson City
Tennessee
Coca Cola
Eastman Kodak Company
Crown Cork & Seal Company
Baltimore
Rip
Jacksonville
Fla
Merman
Pete Lankelma
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Arthur Wilkins
Jenee Wilkins
Morrison
Illinois
Rinsori
Martha Washington
Arm and Hammer Washing
Whiting
Chicken
Ilixsoap
Co-op
Anker Holth
WAYNE
Co.op
U. S
Franklin Street
Standard Oil
C. B. Vander Hart
Carisso
New Mexico
Wynbergs
Pic Ture
Hubert Wynberg
Elmer Toothman
Vander Hart
Roy Toothman
Vander Harts
Mission Field
India
Kes
Son
Thad
Helynd
Hele
Andy
Singapore
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Hollywood
Crosby
Hope
Lamour
Purl van Hemert
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd
Ann Sothern
Lewis Stone
Ldidie DeLang
Joe Turp
Damon
Jon
Fred Astaire
Eleanor Powell
George Murphy
Sm All
Astaire Powell
Henry’s
Independent Grocers Alliance
Thompson
Henry
Robin Hood F
Wheaties
Amboy
Cc Ung Elton
Oxydol
Giant
Vriezelaar’s
Sig
AOA
Kellogg's Corn Flakes Realtor Fe
Vande ‘Voort
New California
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