Brighton News Highlights From R.1 April Weekend
Kosmer Borkoski and Karl Neal served as Washington callers on Friday. Charley Hedge and family visited Fairfield area relatives Sunday. Several families including Parcell, Spielman, Parcel, and Hendricks spent Sunday with the Browns. Julia Borkoski and Prody visited Josephine Melinski near Pleasant Plain. Glen Mullikin Jr. stayed with grandparents Friday through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton
R. 1
Kosmer Borkoski
Karl Neal
Washington
Charley Hedge
Near
Fairfield
Lloyd Jones
Frank Parcell
Dale Spielman
Leonard Parcel
Hendricks
Browns
Julia Borkoski
Prody
Josephine Melinski
Pleasant Plain
Glen Mullikin, Jr
Brown
Pity City Folk In Spring Time
Rural readers reflect on farm work and faith in a fruitful season while city dwellers face gardening constraints and rising costs. Community notes cover the Homebuilders class gathering at the Haydn Davis home and local visits, with upcoming meetings and routine repairs mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Thyssen in Exile and Local Church News
Fritz Thyssen appears in a Paris hotel after fleeing Germany as an exile once seen as Hitler's ally. In Iowa and Eureka events Rev M A Robeson and Psi Alpha Lambda fraternity mark its twentieth anniversary with Robeson as honored guest. Rev Leigh Soule will fill Bethel and Cotter pulpit duties during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Angel
Adolf Hitler
Fritz Thyssen
Paris
Switzerland
David R. Jones
Cotter
Fred Shaw
Bethel Church
M. A. Robeson
Iowa City
Red Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Tipton
Eureka
Robeson
Eureka College
Psi Alpha Lambdaraternity
Leigh Soule
Washington
MCLA
Bethel and
Cotter Presbyterian
Machine Method to Shell Corn and War Talk
Local notes recount a corn shelling method by Dewey Stephens using a trough to move shelled corn to storage, with Stephens injuring ribs in a fall but later riding a tractor again. The column also covers war commentary on Hitler, Norway plans, and brief community updates from Alma and Shenandoah area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Stephens
Alma
Whitink Sheed
Mr. Stephens
Neil Smith
W. D. Archim
The
Shenandoah Evening Sentinel
Hitler
Davenport trip noted for local residents
Wells and Mrs. Lioyd Polson along with Dorothy Statler visited Davenport on Saturday joining Mrs. Sut ter and daughter Hazel for a social outing.
Mr and Mrs Mangold Honor Guests at Church Party
The New Haven church hosted a mixed gathering Friday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Stanley Miancold fifty attendees enjoyed visiting and opening unknown packages before refreshments of fruit cake and coffee were served. Mrs Albert Janerek returned home Monday from Gn alia after visiting friends. Mr and Mrs Walter Heels and daughter and Mr J W Combe with daughters visited Mr Frank Smith on Sunday. Nancy Wells visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs Koy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlon Smittiy
New Haven
Stanley Miancold
Glenn Miller
Merle Statler
Albert Janerek
Fran Gnalia
Walter #heels
J. W. Combe
Prank Smith
Nancy Wells
Koy
Farmer Catches Fifty-Five Rats in Cleaning Campaign
Highland Center correspondent reports a local cleanup effort trapping fifty five rats in two days. A neighbor cleaned a hen house and fodder area releasing a surge of pest activity. The note reflects ongoing rat control in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bula Mae Coon
Highland Center
Remarkable progress in Canadian national park sport fishing
The Department of Mines and Resources in Ottawa reports successful expansion of sport fishing in Canada's national parks. Biological surveys and stocking have turned barren waters into good fishing, notably introducing speckled trout from eastern Canada into clear cold Rocky Mountain waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Rockies
New Aerial Sleeve Target Lets Firing Units Mark Hits
Army officers develop a novel aerial sleeve target using rubber compartments with titanium tetrachloride to allow gunners to record direct hits instantly. When struck, the target releases a dense column of smoke for immediate indication.
Two Washington Playgrounds Seek Summer Fund Drive
Community leaders urge funding for two supervised playgrounds at Stewart School and Lincoln in Washington. The program runs June 19 to late summer with daily sessions 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 30 Monday through Friday, offering crafts, games, and organized activities for boys and girls. Contributions to E D Morrison Jr, Playground committee chair, are requested to open the facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart School
Lincoln
Washington
E. D. Morrison, Jr
Men’s Club
Social Roundup Of Visits And Local Church Revival
The article lists numerous Sunday visits and gatherings among residents including the Greens, Endicotts, Crandalls, Turners, Krotzs, Murphys, and Rarons. It notes a radio revival by Dr. Lowery on WMT with 1100 to 1200 attendees at the high school auditorium, and mentions Keith Murphy and his mother staying in Washington for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Royer
Argyle High School
Women's Auxiliary and
Raron Nicholson
Lewis Coon
Eula Mae
Muscatine
Lowery
WMT
Elmer Kolosick
Joe Krotz
Kieth Murphy
Samuel Murphy
Charles Soukup
Washington
Mountain hunter claims 400 global kills with bow
Charles Stone of Dallas describes his 39 year old bow hunting career since 1920. He says he uses a traditional bow for short ranges and recounts killing a 220 pound male mountain bighorn in the Fort Davis area. He asserts his targets include specimens at risk in museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Tex
Stone
Dallas
Texwa
Africa
South America
India
Australia
Mexico
United States
Oountain
Fort Davis
Ancient grape seeds found in Egyptian terrain
Archaeologists report grape seeds aged around 3000 years unearthed in Egypt. The discovery supports the long history of grape cultivation linked to early human agriculture and trade practices.
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Ragenious
Orly
Harsted
Norway
Lofoten Islands
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Narvik
Haydn Davis
Presbyterian Church
Kilmer Thomas
Walter Devore
Dorothy Thomas
Dorothy Davis
Margaret Williams
Arthur Williams
Oscar Lowry
Haydn Thomas
Edwin Richards
Mike” Duncan
Rotary
A. J. Brace
China
Jeannette Rothschild
Spain
Thyssen
Y.M.C.A
Cotter C. E. Society
David Berger
Darryl F. Zanuck
Atlantic News-Tlese
Tlitler
Stephens Falls
Oelwein Daily Register
British Isles
Oslo
Bergen
Henry Wagenknecht
Betty Peneris
James Clegg
Karl Sweet
Roy Wood
Cedar Rapids
Frances Jolly
Navy
Woods Boys
Give and Take
Harald Clegg
Wayne Norman
Wellman
Roy Nordyke
Imperial
Shillips ,& Hebner Mo System Drug Store
Murder, Inc
William O'Dwyer
New York
Hyman Yuran
Monticello
N. Y
Brooklyn
Right
Yuran
Glen Green
F. J. Salladay
Leo Giraft
Moline
Lilinois
Doris
Lilian Endilcott
Dale Crandall
L. V. Turner
Illinois
Eadward Endicott
Ernest Rath
Riverside
James Murphy
Donna
Harold
Dear Wellman
Earl Steele
William
Gary
Kieth
Floyd Martin
Betty Jean
Wm. Murphy
Ernest Wagner
Sidney Coon
Ira Coon
Olive Lewis
Coon
Dr. Lowery
Iowa Continental Telephone Co
Mark Campbell
Mark
Wm. McCreedy Home
Lucille’s
Ofa
BuLova
Peale Eet
Lemmon’s Jewelry Store
East Side Square
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
Jim White
Pioneer Yard
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