Local Happenings and Community Notes
Local items include Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taft and Micky at Fairmont on Sunday, with Ward Taft gravely ill. Doyle Reaser went to hospital then home, not out of danger. Club meetings planned with Mrs Clarine Hoyken March 18 and Good Hope Lutheran aid March 9 at 2. Several residents travel between Iowa and Missouri with various family events and gatherings noted. Regular jurors named for April district court sessions in Algona.
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Harold Taft
Micky
Fairmont
Ward Taft
Harold
Doyle Reaser
Federated Club
Clarine Hoyken
Lilah Kell
Harriet Schutter
Good Hope Lutheran Ladies Aid
Ellert Boyken
Clarence Mechler
John Meyer
Louise Senne
Bob Pink
Omaha
Bob
Wesley
Oscar Blanchard
Woodburn
Oregon
Roy Budlong
Arthur Peterson
Wm. Harrison
Perry
Leland Schroeders
Harrisons
Titonia
Thompson
Iowa
Albert Davie
Glen Burtis
Algona
Missouri
Arkansas
Des Moines
Titanica Woman's Club
Methodist Church
Mona Bonack
Titanica Lions Club
Ann & Ida's
Mississippi River
St. Petersburg
Fla
Tampa Bay
Sarasota
Ringling's
John K. Harris
Mardorf
Harms
C. R. Krantz
O. J. DeWall
District Court
Raymond Baade
Lois Brandt
Alma Brandt
Robert Fisher
Fred Schmidt
John Cordes
Rochester
John
Dwayne Jensen
Donna Callies
Dwayne
Puson
Mwrea
O. K
Chilean Cuy Fooled by Flying Disk Hoax in Santiago
In Santiago crowds swarmed to San Cristobal hill after a 25 foot flying disk with smashed wings appeared at dawn. A special edition newspaper claimed the craft fell at 6:15 am and firefighters crew stood by, but the prank was staged by students during their spring festival.
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Santiago
Chile
San Cristinal
Men of Fire
Rabbit Foot Charm Leaves for Fourth Conflict
SAN MARCOS Texas Bill Dibrell son of Rev and Mrs Walter Dibrell heads to the army with the family jack rabbit foot charm that travels through generations from 1916 Pancho Villa coverage to World War I and II service and now to his induction. The tale centers on the foot as a family keepsake spanning three wars and tied to Calves diet advice ends with a note urging early feed for calves.
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San Marcos
Tex
Bill Dibrell
Walter Dibrell
Dibrell
Villa
New Encyclopedia Describes U S as Imperialist Power
Moscow reports a new encyclopedia portraying the United States as the strongest imperialist power led by a corrupt labor aristocracy. It claims America rose to wealth during World War II, shows racial and economic disparities, and features images of lynchings, Jim Crow, and Wall Street slums. The volume is edited by Sergei Vavilov.
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Moscow
Ussr
America
United States
51 Year Old Bicyclist Pedaled 300000 Miles
Basil Raynham of Toronto has lived a bicycle centric life since 1914, cycling about 300000 miles across England, Canada, and the United States. He has ridden far more by bicycle than by automobile or streetcar, and notes his arrival in Canada from England in 1923 after 30000 miles of prior travel. Trips to South Carolina, Quebec City, and the Adirondacks contributed to his mileage.
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Toronto
Canada
Basil Raynham
England
United States
South Carolina
Quebec City
Adirondacks
Attica Cows Stop Chewing Greek Walls for Calcium
Washington report says Attica cows stopped gnawing stone walls after agricultural experts found their craving stemmed from calcium deficiency. Marble dust provides a cheap calcium source, costing a dairyman 34 cents per hundred pounds, with bossy receiving about four and a half ounces daily. Walls are preserved and the ECA plans to spread the finding across Greece.
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Washington, D. C
Bossy
Attica
Greece
ECA
Thief Takes Their Auto Then Taunts Tulsa Police
A thief stole an unmarked Tulsa police car from headquarters and used the radio to taunt officers. Identifying as Norman, he claimed where he would abandon the vehicle, prompting patrols to chase a moving decoy across a mile then to a location 150 miles away where the car was later found abandoned. The incident involved repeated false leads and statewide broadcasts.
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Tulsa
Okla
Norman
Staten
Swedish King Title Correctness Questioned
The title King of the Swedes the Goths and the Wends dates to the 16th century and was adopted by Gustav I to reflect Svealand and Godaland. The Wends, a Slavic group in eastern Germany, were not conquered, yet the misbelief helped justify the title's use.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav
Svealand
Godaland
Land
Germany
Records of New Harmony Socialists Gathered by Professor
University of Illinois historian Arthur E Bestor Jr classifies and indexes early New Harmony records from Indiana. The collection covers 1625 origins by Robert Owen, the failed communist venture, and subsequent scholarly activity including William Maclure and Say. It preserves Owens papers, ledgers, journals, and the New Harmony Working Men's Institute materials.
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URBANA + CHAMPAIGN
United States
University of Illinois
Arthur E. Bestor Jr
New Harmony
Indiana
Wabash
Evansville
Robert Owen
Owen
England
Realdenta
William Maclure
Midwest
New Harmony Working Men's Institute
Barber Refuses Price Hikes After 69 Years in Service
Marietta Ohio area reports Lowell barber Bill Ray retired after 69 years of cutting hair. He began at age 10 and opened his own shop at 18 never raising prices from 15 cents for a haircut and 10 cents for a shave. A new owner warned that prices are going up.
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Marietta, CO
Lowell
Bill Ray
King Ranch Builds Luxury Automobile for Roundups
King Ranch boss Richard Kleberg commissions a custom luxury vehicle designed for fast roundups and hunting. Features include a right front wrangler seat, airplane style safety belt, dual gun mounts, steel game holder, ammo storage, water tanks, a two way radio, concealed refreshment bar, silver trim, calf hide floor, and tires for sand. The car aims to chase cattle and game at speeds up to 60 miles per hour with a hydraulic assist steering system.
Irregular Stowaways: Miller Family Joins England Trip
The Miller family from Baltimore, seven members in all, sailed to England on one ticket. Mrs Dolores Miller and five children remained on board while the ship departed, returning later to join Thomas Miller who sought a fortune in the United States. The purser called it irregular but noted the family was orderly. the captain said it was unusual.
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London
Eng
Seven Millers
Baltimore
England
Thomas Miller
United States
Britain
New York
Mr. Miller
Dolores
Allen
John
Caroline
Timothy
Christopher
Edward Thomas
Iowa Farm Stead Improvements Plan and Tree Orders
The first step is drawing a scale map of the farm to plan improvements. A wide selection of hardwood and conifer trees is available from the Iowa State Conservation Commission at cost. March 15 is the deadline for orders.
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Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
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Jody Canova
Richard Lane
Queen of the Ozarks
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Gordon Macrae
Julie London
Jack Holt
Joan Fontaine
Robert Ryan
Zachary Scott
Keer
NASH
Callies Bros
Grocirier-Mints
Cuy
Rabbit Foot
Charm
New Encyclopedia
U.S
Thomas Say
King Ranch
Kingsville
Richard Kleberg
Bonacker's
Loretter Food Buys
Kelloggs Rice Krispies
RED Rooster Coffee
Pillsbury
Pascal Celery
Bonacker
U-Save Food Market
Towa
Joe Marsh
Bill
Mary
Intermill’s
Titanka
RSP
Calif
ABC Corn
ABC
Florida
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