Wayland School Shines In Music Contest Finals
The Wayland mixed chorus earned a superior rating at the district music contest in Davenport and will send a large group to the state finals in Iowa City for the fourth straight year. The band gained an excellent rating, with eleven grade school students and eight freshmen among its members, and the brass sextet also received a superior rating. Carol Benson, a local graduate, was offered a contract to teach in the Eureka school next year after teaching Pleasant Ridge this year. Olds defeated Wayland 8-7 in the first baseball game of the year before a snow stoppage ended play in the fourth inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Davenport
Iowa City
Carol Benson
Eureka
Carol
Pleasant Ridge
Olds
Wayland Boys
Iverette Erb
Wellman
Everette
Washington
Dean Harlan Meade
Washington Junior College
Green Stockings
Winfield
Robert Blaylock
Des Moines
Reverend Winrod Seeks Kansas Senate Nominat ion
One Republican hopeful for Kansas U S Senate is Reverend Gerald B Winrod Supporters deny fascist claims noting he was arrested at the Italian border in 1935 and denied entry for anti fascist activity He frames his stance as anti Communist He was a leader in opposing the supreme court bill last year
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Kansas
Gerald B. Winrod
United States
Radio talk by Mr Blaylock at Des Moines station
Students hear an educational talk titled The Inner Workings of Radio. Mr Blaylock from radio station WHO Des Moines presents the program during Tuesday afternoon assembly.
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Blaylock
WHO
Des Moines
Pleasant Ridge Cattle Losses and Small-Town News
Tony Kauffman and John Van Syce each lost a good milk cow this week at Pleasant Ridge. Community updates include visits, sleepovers, anniversaries, and social gatherings around the Renoux, Caldwell, Swift, Underwood, and Kauffman households with neighbors and relatives sharing time and helping repair a tractor. Local events mention the opening of B and B clothing in Washington and WH0 artists performing locally.
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G. M. Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Tony Kauffman
John van Syce
John Renoux
Harold Disney
Carol Benson
Pat Swift
Miss Benson
Swift
Silag Caldwell
Dale Smith
Wilmer
Howard Kauffman
Harold Snider
Clara Miller
Larry
Zelma van Svoe
Henry Underwood
John van Svpe
B and B
Washington
Lemanda Martha
WHO
Des Moines
Chris, Pete
Homer
Iva Ernest
Kauffman
Helen Underwood
Bruce Stewart
Raymond
Bernard Kephart
Helen Kauffman
Edward Kauffman
Zelma van Syoe
Milton Smith
John van Syoe
Brighton visitors and arrivals noted in town
Mrs. Larne Hare of Hastings Neb visited Brighton after her mother Olive Hodgens died in Fairfield. George Cain family arrived from Miami Florida to visit his parents Mr and Mrs A P Cain. Mrs Ray Conrad and her sons were also mentioned in town notes.
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Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Larne Hare
Hastings
Neb
Fairfield
Olive Hodgens
George Cain
Miami
Florida
A. PD. Cain
Mra
Ray Conrad and Sons
Visit at Shiloh School for Vacation in Town
Community notes from Shiloh include visits by George Swift Kenneth Keene and Criss Ernest to the Sigafoose and Barham households. Local families report Sunday gatherings and farmers discussing farm duties and a golden wedding anniversary observance at Pleasant Hill church.
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Shiloh
H. J. Schoonover
George Swift
Kenneth Keene
Jean Sigafoose
Fae Schoonover
Criss Ernest
Howard Sigafoose
Jay Simmons
Fairfield
Sigafoose
Sam Lambert
Donald
Cloyce Barham
Washington
Forrest Donaldson
L. B. Donaldson
Dale Smith
Fred Kephart
Donald Coats
David
Maude Coats
Bill Rawn
Ralph
Norman Schoonover
Orville Caldwell
Pleasant Hill Church
Silas Caldwell
Louis Anderson
Pleasant Hill
Charles Anderson
Louis
Faye
Lambert
New Hampshire
Anna Keane and
Dave Schantz
Will Caldwell
Bryan Swift
Will
Silas
Roy Davidson
Russell and
Everett
Wilmer
Wayne Essley
Elveno
Okla
Wayne Morgan
Oklahoma City
Sam Marsh
Gas introduction in Baltimore sparks public interest in 1816 lighted streets
Introduction of gas in the United States began as an exhibition in Peale's Baltimore museum. The immense attention led to a company being formed and Baltimore streets being lighted with gas in 1816. Other items note local visitors and social gatherings around Cresco, Osceola, Des Moines, Fairfield, and Wapello with numerous names and small-town activities.
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United States
Peal's Museum
Baltimore
Homemaker Group Meets in Living Lake on Window Design
An April meeting of the Homemaker group at Mrs. Vince Marek’s home drew ten women from Jackson and Living Lake. Lessons on artistic windows covered horizontal emphasis, valances, drapery, and group- window treatment strategies.
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Rennie Dawson
Living Lake
Vince Marek
Jackson
P. F. Whisler
Faru Bureau
Diana Coffey Visiting at Home in Wellman
Diana Coffey a Coe College student is spending her spring vacation week in Wellman. Lloyd Durst and Ross Levert served on the Davenport petit jury again. Mr and Mrs J G Lewis visited Mrs Lewis's mother in Iowa City for a birthday. Mr and Mrs Park Griges and children spent the weekend in Wellman visiting friends.
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Ross Day
Des Moines
Wm. Strickey
Fairfield
Wapello
W. BR. Robison
Lamont Williams
Cora Pringle
Harmony Club
Maidie Dickinson
Roll Call
Martha Adams
Wellman
Diana Coffey
Coe College
Lloyd Durst
Ross Levert
Davenport
Petit Jury
J. G. Lewis
Patrolmen Search Unclear Call At Sioux City Site
In Sioux City on April 14 Patrolmen Ivan Streeter and David Nordstrom investigated a dispatch but found no applicable guidance in their manual. They responded to a call to pick up a situation described as unresolved and confusing.
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Sioux City
INE
Ivan Streeter
David Nordstrom
Intoxicated man found in street weighs 484 pounds
Police found a man weighing 484 pounds intoxicated lying on the street. They attempted to move him into a patrol wagon but could not wet him through the door. He was walked to his home and no charges were filed.
Cholera Epidemic Death Rates in Cincinnati 1849
In spring 1849 Cincinnati suffered a severe cholera outbreak with daily deaths often around eighteen. The report notes the high mortality during the epidemic period.
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Cincinnati
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Floyd Grecian
Prop
Armour's
Clover Farm
Doles
Fators
Sunshine VA Wafers
Zins
Glendale
Clover Farm Stores
Rev
Journal Building
Richard
Robert
Cresco
A. H. McCarty
Glen Willits
Marion
Ohto
A. B. Horton
Georgia
Fairmount
Homemaker Group
Myrtle Pearson
Myrtle
Donald Brown
Phillip
Patty
Vernon Witting
Betty Grecian
H. P. Wilson
Cloyce Stewart
Rosemary Club
Anne
4Th Ave
MR. Furmite
Mr. Penny
Iowa
Southern Utilities
Food Stores
White House
Sunnyfield
Lona Brand
The
Armour's Star Canned
Otton Sopta
Pei
Pai
Grocers
Mary Jane Bakers
Lowenberg Baker
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