Justamere Bridge Club Opens Year With Meeting
The Justamere Bridge Club held its opening meeting of the year at Mrs. Denzil Johnsons home with guests Mrs. George Weible and Mrs. Clarence Ogden. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. George Jeffries high, Mrs. Donald Tikenberry low, and Mrs. Wieble for the closest guess. Next meeting set for Oct. 24 with Mrs. Frank Cornwell.
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Justamere Bridge Club
Denzil Johnson
George Weible
Clarence Ogden
George Jeffries
Donald Tikenberry
Wieble
Frank Cornwell
C. J. Morrison
Bon Ton Bridge Club
J. R. McIntire
Methodist Church Announces Gospel Concert by Cotton Blossom Singers
The Methodist Church schedules a Cotton Blossom Singers concert from Piney Woods School Mississippi for Tuesday October 22 at the church. The program includes spirituals plantation melodies and dialect readings with a silver offering collected. Choir practice Thursday and various church social and women’s society events are listed.
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Methodist Church
E. J. Plummer
Epworth League
Cotton Blossom Singers
Piney Woods
Mississippi
Asbury
George Lehnus
Aid Division
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Presbyterian Church Announces Sixtieth Anniversary Events
Morning worship at 10:00 and Sunday school at 11:10 at W F Schneck pastor. Choir will not meet this coming Thursday. Anniversary programs to be observed Sunday Oct 27 will be available after worship. Dinner served in church dining room. bring a basket. Special offering envelopes to be turned in Sunday morning.
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Presbyterian Church
W. F. Schneck
Trinity Lutheran Confirmation Service Time Change
Confirmation at Trinity Lutheran with Pastor J. O. Wangberg on Sunday begins at 10 30 instead of 11 00. An offering for synodical activities will be received. Luther League meets in the evening. Ladies Aid gathers at country home of Mrs T O Thorson on Wednesday Oct 23. Missionary Society meets with Mrs P M Peterson on Friday Oct 25. You are invited to attend.
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Church Society
Trinity Lutheran Missionary Society
C. E. Hegstrom
C. KE. Hegstrom
Clara Everson
P. M. Peterson
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid Society
T. O. Thorson
The
Missionary Society
Apples Or Nuts On A Whitney Crab Apple Tree
A Whitney crab apple tree on the Emil Seveik farm near Vining bears fruits that look like but taste like nuts. A shoot grew from an old apple tree near a butternut. Another Seveik farm apple tree is 75 years old and still produces apples. No clear cause for most incidents.
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Whitney
Emil Seveik
Vining
Seveik
Dyvour Means Bankrupt The Debtor’s Habit in Law History
A historical note explains the term dyvour as a bankrupt or debtor with Scottish roots. It traces legal actions from 1693 requiring a dyvour to wear a two toned coat and hose, reaffirmed in 1769, and a William IV statute of 1836 that ended such court orders.
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Court of Sessions
Baltimore Rat Census Targets Slum Clearance
A preliminary census of rats is under way in Baltimore to gauge how many traps and poison are needed and where. Buildings will be rated by infestation levels with thresholds for slight moderate and heavy, guiding cleanup efforts.
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Baltimore
Magazine
Blind Pianist Prodigy Alec Templeton Emerges
The blind pianist Alec Templeton showed prodigy talent from early childhood in South Wales. At age two he mimicked a church bell on piano, at four he composed a lullaby, and by twelve he earned admission to the Royal Academy of Music in London.
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Alec Templeton
South
Wales
Royal Academy of Music
London
Beggars Refuse Work in New Delhi Profit From Begging
A report by the unemployment aid committee notes beggars in New Delhi earn up to 15 dollars daily and peak profits occur before Christmas. Some individuals reject employment to continue begging, while the committee seeks job placements for Europeans.
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New Delhi
India
Unemployment Aid Committee
Self Service Barber Offers Dime-Extra Grooming
Self-Service barber W R Cady of Grand Rapids Michigan runs a shop where patrons pay 15 cents to shave and shine their own shoes with brushing and dressing. For an extra 10 cents Cady will perform the services for them.
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W. R. Cady
Grand Rapids, Mich
The
American Magazine
Cady
Australian oat farmer yields record field average
Farmers praise Alf Teege of Puddledock for a national oat record with Tartarian oats averaging four tons per acre. Stalks reach over six feet, marking a remarkable crop achievement.
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Australia
Alf Teege
Reading Nervous Energy and Other Short Notes
Reading energy rises from eye adjustments as Col lier notes while a wind tunnel at Farnborough aids high speed flight research. Lions roar at night in Africa as a natural sound. Ninety five percent of the world’s bathtubs are in America per plumbing statistics. Saratoga’s race track is the oldest in use since 1864. Food stores estimate $650 million in hidden taxes via baskets.
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Africa
America
New York State
Association of Master Plumbers
Iowa Leads U.S. In Smallpox Rate Since 1928
The Iowa health department reports the state has topped the nation in smallpox per 100 000 population every year since 1928. It blames low vaccination uptake and urges county vaccination campaigns starting November 4 to curb the disease and its costly, lasting impacts. Across 1928 to 1940 Iowa's rate often far exceeded the national rate.
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Towa State Department of Health
Iowa
Health Department
Oklahoma Visits Ames for Homecoming Grid Clash
Iowa State prepares for Homecoming with a football clash against the University of Oklahoma after a Big Six opener. ISU faces Missouri next, employing a roster mix of seniors, sophomores, and juniors led by ends Heggen and Lange and backfield with Stewart. Captain Smith and Osborne provide leadership as the Cyclones sit atop the standings after a 7–0 win over Kansas.
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Ames
Iowa State
University of Oklahoma
Cyclones
Sooners
University of Missouri
Columbia
John Heggen
Des Moines
Jean Lange
Sac City
Bernard Mickelson
Bob Kirkpatrick
Austin
Minn
LaVerne Lewis
Clear Lake
Lincoln Stewart
Hookworm Decreases in Alabama Residents
A recent survey shows Alabama residents with hookworm disease fell to under one third of levels from 25 years ago, indicating significant public health improvement.
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Alabama
Jackson Memorial The Hermitage Preserved as Memorial
The Hermitage near Nashville Tennessee once home to Andrew Jackson is owned by the state and maintained as a memorial.
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Jackson
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Early Prison Segregation System Origin in Philadelphia
The practice of keeping prisoners in solitary cells was first implemented in Philadelphia around 1830 in a wide, systematic way. A separate item notes an 11 year old flask of veal broth preserved soup sealed by Louis Pasteur as America’s oldest preserved soup.
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Philadelphia
America
Louis Pasteur
Broken Bones Mount for Anna Roupe at 16
Anna Roupe, a 16 year old from Eidora, has sustained 33 fractures in her 16 years. The note highlights a history of repeated broken bones and ongoing injuries.
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Anna Roupe
Cedar county fair grounds fire scorches tree
A blazing tree at the Cedar county fair grounds was cut down to stop the blaze. No other damage occurred. Authorities suspect boys hunting squirrels built the fire in the tree hollow to smoke out squirrels.
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Cedar ‘County Fair Grounds
Estate of Daniel Clap Lipton Reopened After Closure
The estate formerly closed has been reopened. The notice states the closure previously recorded under Clap Lipton is reversed and the estate will proceed under new terms. The report identifies Daniel Clap Lipton as the decedent.
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Daniel P. Clap Lipton
Gs'age
Bee Curious Tale Of Catherine Dunmite And The Hive
A reader reports a humorous local tale about Catherine Dunmite who leaned toward a hive to observe a bee and ended up with a swollen face and oversized eye pouches. The incident frames a comic mishap in everyday life.
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Bers
Catherine Gay Dunmite
Local Hardware Ad Promises Creosoted Posts and Oak Delay
A notice advertises four stave jackets and a stock of creosoted posts in large lots, noting many items are oversized. It also mentions oak pots offered at low prices and warns customers against defending mistakes. A phone call claims electricity has been shut off and urges prompt action to avert a statistic.
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Light Company
Hawaiian Literature Preserved by Priests Across Centuries
Hawaiian literature, largely written only in the last generation, survived for centuries by memory carried by the island’s priests.
Freedom of City Granted to Archbishop of Canterbury
The honorary freedom of the city of Canterbury, England, was presented recently to the archbishop of Canterbury.
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City of
Canterbury
England
White coyote sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park
A white coyote, a rare animal, was recently seen in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Vampire bats in New York rely entirely on blood for sustenance.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
New York Za
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