Port Local Air Plan Hints at Washington Airport Move
Kalona pilot George E Gingerich revives talk of a local airport for Washington arguing a eighty acre field a hangar and offices could support a self funding port with a flight school. He notes rising passenger traffic private planes and calls for community backing amid safety concerns from recent air crash reporting.
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Washington
Angerich
Gingerich
Phoenix
Arizona
Mr. Gingerich
Jion Erent Mountain
Army
T Army Plan
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Punctilious conduct in daily English lessons study
The fragment shows a daily word study note about punctilious, describing its meaning in forms of conduct and etiquette. It mentions using a word three times to grow vocabulary and cites examples of careful, precise behavior in work and duties.
Observance of Hayon shows police reduced in all-Nero town
The Observer notes Hayon a 3000 resident all Negro town ordered jail closed as a useless institution. Only one arrest in six years with uniformed officers rare. Mound Bayou founded 1887 by Isaac T Montgomery a former slave of Jefferson Davis. Incorporated 1895 Montgomery served as first mayor. Chattanooga News cites the town as clean and exemplary.
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VOR
SLBA
Hayon
Isaish T. Montgomery
Jefferson Davis
Mound Bayou
Mound Fayouty
Mississippi
Chattanooga News
May Flowers and Earth’s Deep Water Imagery
A playful column quotes a Washington man claiming harmony with his wife in a daily split of decisions. It muses on May flowers, a fattened earth with water miles deep, and a joking note about a cigarette blindfold test choosing brands.
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Washington
Local Life Bits and Oddities from a Small Town
A jumble of comic vignettes and snippets from daily life. A woman seeks fire insurance then life policy in a bustling office, a malfunctioning typewriter drags on writing, a clever coffee can birdhouse charm, local conundrums, funeral parlors brimming with publicity ideas, and residents commenting on fashion trends and hats.
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Daveenport
Wren
Abe Martin on Hoover and lawyers in a photo prompt
Abe Martin quips that Hoover should not be pressed to pose for photos and notes that criminal lawyers have the brightest outlook in the current era. The comment reflects satirical views on politics and professions.
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President Hoover
Wellman Notes on Illness Auctions Travels and Local Life
Wellman April diary notes J B C ter in poor health after an infection. Mrs Mattie Shaw home for summer, plans to sell her Wellman property. Mrs Wilhemine Emde’s residence sold at auction for 2100 dollars to Mrs B L Rage. C P Ruesegger conducted his first public sale here. Town visits, road mud, and several car recoveries noted. Chauncy Smith recovering from injuries from a fall. junior class play praised. Drake relay trips planned. Wellman golf course busy on sunny Sunday. Francis Yoder and Dorothy Stutsman wed in Kansas before moving to Wellman.
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Mattie Shaw
Rand Junction
Wit and Son
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M F. Church
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C._P. Ruesegger
Clarence Bower
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Colfax
Martha
John Met
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Des Moines
Rockey
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Yoder Electric Show
Kansas
Dorothy
Stutsman
High School Notes and Club Reports at Junior Senior Hall
The high school notes describe student elections for Hi Y officers and treasurer. reports from the junior senior study hall. prize distribution for pins and candy, plus girls’ and boys’ club activities. Activities include drama rehearsals, a treasure hunt, social committee refreshments, and band practices amid weather-related adjustments. Local visits are noted for HN Foster and Jesse Turnipseed with cross-town travel and a Cedar Rapids business trip.
Martha hosts visitor with Bible based quip joke
A girl named Martha tries to entertain a visiting neighbor at her grandmother’s home. She imitates a mispronunciation joke about apricots, then tells the visitor to “go look in the Bible” as a punchline. The scene reflects a lighthearted household moment.
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Martha
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