Anita Page Gives Car to Prize Winner in National Contest
Los Angeles resident Angus D. Macdonald won a new Plymouth after submitting a twenty word statement about Certified Creme Cigar. Anita Page, MGM star, presented the keys in a nationwide contest where a car is awarded daily except Sundays to winners who write on cigar bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Luge
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Angus D. Macdonald
Los Angeles
Miss Page
Mr. Macdonald
Chevrolet
Ford
Chrysler
Macdonald
Interesting News Items of What Folks All Around Us Are Doing
Gathered from local reports, this brief column highlights community activities and notable happenings. It skims everyday events, personal pursuits, and small-scale interests across neighborhoods without deep detail.
Local social notes from Fremont and Waverly area visits
Fremont and Waverly residents share a busy weekend with family and friends. Many couples and their children visited relatives in Waverly, Denver, Plainfield, and surrounding areas, attended birthdays, funerals, and church events, and hosted guests at multiple homes including the Chapins and Snellings.
Chapin Family Visits Ruby and Harold Barcus
Chapin and Winifred and Doris visited with Ruby and Harold Barcus while their parents Mr and Mrs Myron Chapin were visiting Mt. Vernon.
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Chapin
Winifred
Doris
Ruby
Harold Barcus
Mrs
Myron Chapin
Mt. Vernon
Local notes from Potter Siding and vicinity
Newton residents Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Meyer spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dohrmann. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schneer Tuesday. Numerous trips and visits occur among Tripoli Waverly Readlyn Oelwein and Oelwein area residents with dinners meetings and birthday celebrations noted.
Local Social and Family Notes from Waverly Area
Sunday visits from Readly Piehl and Hesse families and friends. Teachers institute attended by Leyh Umbaugh Ross Meyer Griese and professors Torgler Mueller from Klinger. Baby boy born to John and Mrs Thies on September 16. Bobby’s second birthday party at Thran home. Arnold Stumme and son visited from West Union. St Pauls Ladies Aid to meet September 24 led by Mrs Albrecht. Erwin Blasberg operated on for appendicitis. Knief family celebrated 71st birthday. Leader prints wedding announcements and invitations with sample paper line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Piehl, Jr
August Hesse
Herman Wittenberg
Discher
Renetta Bock
Herman Hesse
Margareta Leyh
Helen Umbaugh
Margaret Ross
Irma Meyer
Gertrude Griese
F. G. Torgler
L. W. Mueller
Klinger
Teachers Institute
Waverly
John Thies
Oscar Thran
Bobby
Arnold Stumme
West Union
St. Paul
Erwin Blasberg
Henry Blasberg
Wm. Knief
Mr. Knief
Old Tripoli Socials Highlight Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Harry Heine visited at the George H Heideman home Thursday. Ernest Schumacher and Will Schumacher visited and aay time spent at Cedar Rapids and at John Barbknecht home. Henry Barbknecht and family from Baraboo Wisconsin visit Joan Barbknecht and relatives while Henry and family honored Monday. Mr and Mrs Will Schumacher visited Ernest Schumacher Sunday. C H L Schmidt on sick list. Mrs K A Chapin drove to Waverly to see her husband recovering from operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Heine
Overly
George H. Heideman
Ernest Schumacher
John Barbknecht
Will Feldt
Will Bergman
Ben Diehl
Aay
Cedar Rapid
Ed Eisenhart
Sadie
Husband
Waterloo
Henry Heideman
Henry Barbknecht
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Joan Barbknecht
Local Socials Report Weekend Visits and Gatherings
Rev and Mrs Dilges Mr and Mrs H W Meier Mr and Mrs Will Dohrman and Mr and Mrs R A Michael and families attended the mission feast at Maxfield. Mrs John Whitkop and son Kenneth of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Whitkop's folks of Chicago were week end visitors at Henry Beisner home. R A Michael and children Ralph and Rosettawere business callers at Sumner Monday afternoon. Art Kelling of Waverly was at the R A Michael home Tuesday. R A Michael and family were birthday guests at Joe Kelling home at Denver’’
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bunger
Waverly
Wm. Liebau
John Prestein
Herbert Hoppenworth
Myron Chapin
Beth
G. E. Barcus
Mt. Vernon
George Mallie
Elam Hill
Peter Lund
Minnie
John Affink
Cedar Falls
Ida Snelling
William Schlichting
Willard Prestton
Denver
Fred Rathe
Henry Rathe
Herman Kimbal
Mr. Kimbal
Joe Snelling
Myrtle Palmer
Benjamin
Dorothy
Harold Jones
Charles
Wilgim Schlichting
Idaranklin
Helen Freitag
Ross Kelsey
Raymond Block
Lawrence
Raymond Bunger
Kenneth Chapin
Lazetta Bravener
A. D. Chapin
Walter Piuerbrei
Ruby
Paul Block
Lawrence Snellng
Waterloo
Carl Hartman
Carl, Jr
Will Sell
Fred Block
Will Block
Henry Orcherding
Sumner
Thee Busse
Plainfield
Thomas Snelling
S Telling
Ida Franksid
Jay
2Olley
Fairbanks
Frid
Cen
Mabel Block
Erna Hagepa
Marie Kuhrt
Achors
Harold Connell
Ching Y
Connell
M. A. Woodcock
Irwin Kirchhoff
Ewaldt Kleiss
Lee Dilley
Elmer Drape
Westgate
Perry Crittenden
C. L. Piegers
Henry Dettmer
Henry Kirchman
Henry Klemp
Lavera
Robert
John Chapin
A. D
Dilges
H. W. Meier
Will Dohrman
R. A. Michael
Maxfield
John Whitkop
Kenneth
Cedar Rapids
Art Kelling
Mrs. Michael
Joe Kelling
Picturesque Home for Wild Life in France
In the Camargue south of France a national reserve for wild life forms Europe's most picturesque natural home for birds and beasts. Run by Societe Nationale d Acclimation, it protects about 50,000 acres with plans to reach 100,000. Migratory birds increase, the island serves as a last hop to Africa, hosting vast numbers of ducks and rare species including pink flamingoes in flocks of 3,000 to 4,000.
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France
Europe
Camargue
Arles
Provence
Rhone
Societe Nationale d’Acclimatation
Africa
Earth's Weight Stays Constant Despite Coal Removal
The earth's weight remains unchanged by mining as materials are merely transformed and eventually return to the surface. Only meteorite accretion could alter weight, and that occurs with irregular, sporadic falls from space beyond the atmosphere.
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Earth
Tripoli High Wins First Game of Season From Janesville Nine
Tripoli High defeats Janesville 27 to 12 in season opener. Pitchers Bennett and Hoffman split duties with 4 strikeouts and 1 error recorded. Key hits include Boeckman and L Hoffman with two bases and Bennett and W Hoffman with one base hit. Umpire Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High
Janesville
Bennett
Hoffman
W. Hoffman
Boeckman
L. Hoffman
Krueger
Tripoli
Tripoli AB Rpoa E
Duecker
Drewis
Gerlach
Lien
Bockhaus
Elrichman
Koch
Niemeyer
AB H PO Dorman
Rader
Shepperd
Brockwood
F. Bye
Timion
Lynch
Worth Knowing About Gold Weights and Values
The piece explains brick dimensions and gold density, noting a brick of gold near 50 to 60 pounds. It cites a Bureau of Standards value 0.697 pounds per cubic inch for 19.3 g/cc gold, with a 25.8 grain 900 fine gold dollar standard and $20.671835 per troy ounce. A solid brick the size of a building brick would be worth about $15,000.
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Bureau of Standards
United States
Congress
Java for Beauty Roads Stretch With Lush Shade
The island of Java boasts the most beautiful highways with trees planted along the roadsides. About 15 000 miles are shaded creating a scenic drive and a lasting green canopy.
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Java
Annual Dairy Cattle Congress Opens Monday at Waterloo
The twenty second annual Dairy Cattle Congress begins Monday September 28 and runs seven days. It showcases high quality dairy cattle, premier Belgian horses, meat and egg producing poultry, waterfowl, rabbits, top dairy products, modern equipment, and a grand entertainment program with eighteen new circus acts, a ballroom, clowns, bands, and aerial acts. The event emphasizes education, entertainment, and national scope with exhibitors from across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
America
Massachusetts
Oregon
Canada
Oklahoma
Central West
Why Venetian blinds earned a misleading name
Home and Field notes venetian blinds are misnamed in America as roller shades gain popularity. The piece traces tilting slats back 300 years to the West Indies, clarifies there is no definitive author credited, and suggests a Venetian trader in the West Indies may have inspired the name.
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America
West Indies
Venice
Parson Weems Birth and Life of Washington
Mason Locke Weems born in Maryland about 1760 and died in South Carolina in 1825. He studied medicine then went to London for the ministry, preached at various places, and gained fame for Life of Washington first published in 1800, which went through over 70 editions in the nineteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Locke Weems
George Washington
Maryland
South Carolina
London
Washington
Little Known Men Honored for Introducing Foods to Britain
A column surveys obscure figures who introduced foods and crops to Britain. It notes Benjamin Bovill as the first to import oranges in quantity, praises Sir Richard Weston for enriching agriculture with turnips and clover, and mentions the broad arrow symbol tied to government offices and ancient Druids, warning that erasing this mark is a felony.
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Great Britain
Japan
France
Marie Harel
Offenburg
Germany
Sir Francis Drake
New World
Britain
Spain
Benjamin Bovill
London
Richard Weston
Charles I
London Mail
Henry
Sidney
Montreal
Ordinance Board
War Office
Board
Bayer Aspirin Relief Adcard for Pain and Colds
Relieve headaches and pains with Bayer Aspirin tablets praised as a reliable remedy for neuralgia neuritis rheumatism and colds. The ad emphasizes choosing genuine Bayer tablets in the familiar pocket package to avoid heart risk and ensure effective relief.
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Bayer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anita Page
Leader
Fremont
Gottlieb Meyer
Newton
Wm. Dohrmann
Wm. Schneer
Elsie
Renetta Zander
Fred Lohmann
Adela
Esther Lohmann
August Fredericks
Nadean
Chris
Carl Droste
Chicago
Fred Droste
Fred, Jr
Carl
Albert
Betty
Oelwein
Laura Geweke
Henry Spier
Old Tripoli
Crane Creek
Parson Weems
Goodyear
H. H. Buhr Garage
Tripoli, Iowa
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