How to Choose Floor Coverings for Your Home
June Brown of Iowa State College outlines floor coverings for homes and new builds. Linoleum remains common for durability and easy cleaning while linotile offers heavy-traffic endurance. Asphalt tile provides inexpensive, moisture resistant options, and ceramic tile adds heat and wear resistance with a luxurious look. Rubber and vinyl options add resilience and wide color ranges, with grease resistance emphasized for kitchens.
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June Brown
Io- State College
Moon Crescent Always Changes Its Orientation
An observed lunar crescent alters its orientation as the Moon orbits Earth. The phase and tilt shift with position relative to the Sun and observer's viewpoint, producing varying crescent shapes across the month.
Life in Bremer County Notes and Local Events
John Bohnstock writes from Winterset planning a brief visit to Bremer county before spring work. Local items include the Firemen's 9th annual mask ball January 31 at the Berg opera house with Carpenter's orchestra, snow cleanup pride, and a February Bremer County Farmer's Institute in Janesville.
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John Bohnstock
Winterset
Kansas
Bremer County
Berg Opera House
Carpenter
Tegtmeier
Bremer County Farmer's Institute
Janesville
Readlyn Community Notes Include Weddings and Visits
Readlyn residents attend a relative's funeral in Buckley Illinois and return home. Clair Zimmerman and Delores Nie man wed January 4 on his farm near Oelwein. Readlyn teachers host a bridal shower for Mrs Zimmer man at the school. Pupils gift a lamp to Mrs Zimmerman. F G Torgler ill at Allen hospital. Louisa Piehl showing improvement after hospitalization. fund drive totals $110 35 with six days left to report.
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Richard Wolf
Martha Rathe
Ed Rathe
Buckley
Ill
Kate Waldschmidt
Readlyn High School
Clair Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Delores Nieman
Oelwein
Readlyn
Wm. Pepmueller
Washington
F. W. Pepmueller
Readlyn School
F. G. Torgler
Waterloo
Allen Hospital
Torgler
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
Louisa Piehl
Sumner Community Hospital
T. B
Heart Seals
Rebound Fatality Scene On Iowa Highway
A drunk driver drifts into a ditch and passes out on a rural Iowa highway. A second motorist halts to aid and mistakenly treats the unconscious man as an injured victim, reporting to a farm house and triggering an emergency response.
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Iowa
Three Dead In Highway Crash After Lonely Night
A driver stops to help a stranded motorist in a snowbound field. He alerts an ambulance but a second car speeding along the highway swerves, sideswipes the first car, and crashes into the scene, killing the helper as the other two drivers are injured or dazed.
New Civil Guardianship and Divorce Petitions Filed
In Bremer County District Court new cases include Miriam Morse of Maywood NL against Dorothy Bruckner seeking guardianship, Francis E. Wireman against Richard and Edward Wireman seeking guardianship, Glenn Lentz versus Marvel I. Lentz seeking divorce, and Margaret Voetter Marguerite Fields R Eldon Laird and Laura Gail Yagla versus Harry T. Hicks a law action.
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Miriam Morse
Maywood
Dorothy Bruckner
Francis E. Wireman
Richard
Edward W. Wireman
Glenn Lentz
Marvel I. Lentz
Margaret Voetter
Marguerite Fields
R. Eldon Laird
Laura Gail Yagla
Harry T. Hicks
Presumptive Heir Concept in Inheritance Law
A presumptive heir is someone whose claim to an inheritance may be voided by the birth of a nearer relative. The status reflects succession rules where closer kin supersede the earlier claimant.
Legal Transfers Involving Waverly and Tripoli Properties
O C Hardwig and wife and H W Rathe and wife transfer 3 10 interest in parts of lots 3 and 4 in Original Town of Waverly to The Rohif Memorial Clinic Foundation for $1 plus. Emma Kuecker conveys to Ervin M Kuecker and wife property described as west half of sw quarter of section 25 93 13 for $1 plus. Lina Ernest and Walter Katso sell to Paul W Rettig and wife lot 11 Auditor's Plat part of nest of section 4 92 12 Tripoli for $1 plus. Donald D Schoof and wife convey west 66 feet of lot 11 and part of lot 12 Bolton addition to Waverly for $1 plus. W F Nolte and wife convey lot 2 block 10 Original Town of Waverly as platted by Wm P Harmon to John F Moeller and wife for $1 plus. Revenue amounts listed accompany each transfer.
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O. C. Hardwig
H. W. Rathe
Rohif Memorial Clinic Foundation
Waverly
Emma Kuecker
Ervin M. Kuecker
Lina
Ernest
Walter Katso
Paul W. Rettig
Tripoli
Donald D. Schoof
Edna Wegner
Bolton
W. F. Nolte
John F. Moeller
Wm. P. Harmon
Johnnie Weissmuller Set Free Style Records Long Ago
Johnnie Weissmuller at one time held every freestyle swimming record, ranking as a dominant figure in early aquatic sports history.
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Johnnie Weissmuller
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