Brahms Gains Liszt Approval and Fame with Hungarian Dances
Brahms becomes Liszt’s accompanist after joining Remenyi as a pianist gaining crucial approval. A warm visit ends with Brahms sleep in Liszt’s music room inspiring the Hungarian Dances which launch Brahms to fame. The piece later becomes orchestral and widely admired. Meanwhile a minor fender collision on North Second Avenue injures none.
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Johannes Brahms
Remenyi
Franz Liszt
Liszt
Brahme
Brahms
Vienna
Brahm
Arahimne
City of Washington Iowa Cash and Expenditure Report 1940
City receipts for year ending March 31 1940 show totals from licenses rents and services with a grand receipts figure of 80475.81. Expenditures list general government officers salaries street department health police and other costs totaling 11224.34 with warrants outstanding and overall funds balance to 89711.79. Property valuation totals include real personal railroad and utilities at 291681.00 with credits Monies and credits totaling 291241.00 and overall property valuation 291,241.00.
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Washington, Iowa
Mt. Pee
Viellaneou
Hieatth
PAN Veron
Telephone, Telegraph and Express Co
Unemployment figures questioned by Iowa columnist
Prof George A Davies argues in the Iowa Business Digest that unemployment estimates are unreliable. He claims eight or nine million unemployed are still likely despite common observations that joblessness has waned.
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Iowa
George A. Davies
Menal
Katherine Vacha Hosts Houseguest in Bethel Notes
Local column records Katherine Vacha of Washington as a weekend guest of Alice Rothlisberger in Bethel. The piece lists community visits, installments of Bethel church officers, a Christian Endeavor meeting, and multiple social gatherings involving Gideon families and neighbors during early April.
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Katherine Vacha
Alice Rothlisberger
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Washington
Aries Rothlisberger
J E Gardner First Farm Visit in Five Months
Lexington April 2 J E Gardner visited at the Wade Gardner home for the first time in five months. Families from Mt. Vernon attended the funeral of Mrs. Fisher in Washington. Many locals reference spring farm work as tractors hum.
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Lexington
J. E Gardner
Wade Gardner
Orville Callumber
Charlotte Callumber Kirkpatrick
John O
Mt. Vernon
Howard Gardner
Callumber
Mrs. Fisher
Washington
Marie Stewart
Cha
Pearl Anderson
Liberty
Mort Emde
Phyllis Longwell
Dublin
Elder
Move to Farm from Ohio Home
Mrs. Eara Wittmer reports Mr. and Mrs. Otto Suter and Irvin Sommer drove to Ohio for a 4% visit with relatives and returned home Monday. Dora Sommer, three years in Otoreturned home with them and plans to settle on the Sommer farm southeast of Crawfordeville. Mrs. Selma Sommer is improving. Mrs. Will Eicher learned of her nephew's wife Mrs. Orville Swartzendrubey's death in Parnell. funeral at West Jimen church. Betty Bradley visited Iowa City. several others attended meetings and visits with friends and relatives in Des Moines and Knoxville. Alice Goldsmith of Little York mentioned.
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Eara Wittmer
Wayland
Otto Suter
Irvin Sommer
Ohio
Dora Sommer
Oto
Sommer
Crawfordeville
Selma Sommer
Will Eicher
Orville Swartzendrubey
Parnell
West Jimen
Iowa City
Gerald Sharp
Ruthinston
Betty Bradley
Gaston
Garlinghouse
Eda Bosbart
Bill
University of Iowa
A .L. Keith
T.T.T
Walter Henss
Newton
Sadie Henss
Fda Boshart
Oskaloosa
W.H.M
Ottumwa
Knoxville
Westey Pritchard
Victor oVey
J. J. Pritchard
Alice Goldsmith
Little York
Gideon Visits Clara Wallace Home in Iowa City
Gideon drove to Iowa City to visit at the Clara Wallace residence. The brief note records a social call at the home of Clara Wallace and identifies the location as Iowa City.
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Gideon
Iowa City
Clara Wallace
Queen Esther Group Hosts Evening at Goldsmith Home
Evelyn Tscantz hosted a Queen Esther gathering at the H. J. Goldsmith home Sunday with eighteen attendees. Helen Martin led devotional time Betty Henss organized the year book Lorena Stockman and Evelyn Schrock handed out W H M notes. Mrs A C Wenger hosted a relatives dinner March 2 to celebrate her husband Shorgon Chrissie and his grandmother Was C C Wenger attended with Mr and Mrs C Wenger Dr and Mrs O F Boller of Washington Rex Severt and others.
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iMys
David Wentworth
Mer
Harry Wentworth
Triehton
1. Wolfe
Joe Embree
Washington
James Allison
Gideon
Delmar Miller
April
Cyrus Birka
Max
Martha
Frank Bika E
Joe Liska
Ron
John
Ernest Gree
Marie
Mra
Charley Kolosiek
Karl Mae
Ernest Gideon
Mae Wallace
Mrr
Wothoo Doers
Mae
Era
Evelyn Tscantz
Helen Martin
Betty Henss
Lorena Stockman
Evelyn Schrock
A. CC. Wenger
Shorgon
Chrissie
Was. C. C. Wenger
C. Wenger
O. F. Boller
Rex Severt
Local Social Roundup From Wellman and Milford Dinners
Ross Levert of Wellman and John Conrad of Milford visited relatives including Mrs Mary Witting. Mr and Mrs George Be and Mrs C O Barr with Lorene attended a dinner at the Ray Barr home in Fairfield.
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Ross Levert
Wellman
John Conrad
Milford
Mary Witting
George
C. O. Barr
Lorene Son
Ray Barr
Fairfield
College Honor System Report from Wille Mary College
An item from the Wille Mary College in Williamebure discusses the college honor system. The article outlines how students and faculty engage with academic integrity and disciplinary processes.
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Colles
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