Four Iowa memoirs spotlight memories of times gone by
This week’s library picks four new books. In No Time At All by Carl Hamilton honors Jenny Johnson with family memoirs of farm life. Portrait Of Iowa by John Zielinski offers photo rich scenes, and We Have All Gone Away by Curtis Harnack portrays urban transition. The Good Old Days They Were Terrible by Otto Bettman challenges nostalgia with 1865 to 1918 views. Read these to recall bygone eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Jenny Johnson
A.L.D. Club
Carl Hamilton
Iowa State University
Hamilton
Iowa
Portrait of
John M. Zielinski
Paul Engle
Curtis Harnack
LaMars
New York City
Otto L. Bettman
Bettmann
Local Families Attend Graduations and Visits Across Iowa
Sun day dinner guests in Charles City included Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Tutt and the McIntires. Afternoon graduation activities centered on David McIntire. Weekend visits spanned State Center to Marshalltown with Mildred Fisher and Ruth Allbee. Fort Dodge and Elmhurst Ill tours featured Grace Kelchner and Vivian Wax. Birthday celebrations marked Kevin Cox as Dr. and Mrs. Ranney attended baccalaureate and a Dennis Cross reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Tutt
Eric
Anna McIntire
Jim McIntire
Charles City
David McIntire
Mildred Fisher
Ruth Allbee
E.W. Blinn
Elmhurst
Ill
Vivian Wax
Rockford
Sharon
John Berrymans
Lloyd Cox
Frank Krischel
Havelock
Pat Cox
Fort Dodge
Kevin Cox
R.B. Ranney
Armstrong
Dennis Cross
Denise Cross
Yearend Dart staff humor and horoscopes page
The Dart staff signs off for the year with light jokes about school life, excuses, and draft fears. The page includes student quotes, humor panels, and a stock astrology section outlining signs like Gemini and Cancer with playful, period tone guidance.
Graduation memories and astrological horoscopes from old era
A nostalgic passage recalls eleven years of school life from early grades to juniors with grades, clubs, and daily routines. It mixes playful classroom scenes with a teen horoscope segment offering sun sign advice and upbeat forecasts for students.
Excuses at School Tardiness and Skipping Tales
A humorously cut column catalogs excuses principals hear about tardiness and class skipping. It splits into legitimate, untrue, and humorous examples, including a note about a teacher’s absence, a missing substitute, and the classic misdirection of a car tire mishap.
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P.E
Dairy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marion
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
America
DART
Joan Allen
Barb Wilson
Vicki Shoemaker
Bridget Shimon
Dart Staff
Uncle Sam
Lab, Jr. Spaulding
Teach
Einstein
Mer
Whee
Nate Wiece
Alesue
Sxiy
Pa II Glass
Med. Sa
JS & MS
R.m
Spaulding
Dan
Gemini
Cupid
Casanova
Leo
VIRGO
Rover
ABC
Red Bird
Blue Bird
Coor
Madden
Hand of Love
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
Bendixon Field
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!