Wedding Invitation and Local Musings From The Rocking Chair Brigade
The writer notes an invitation to the May 3 wedding of Jane Seibert and Robert H. Rall of Pittsburgh, mentions the groom’s army discharge, and that the Ralls are local favorites. They tease wedding gifts, pots and china, and a recipe for Chinese Chews shared at a coffee hour, ending with a remark on summer garbage disposal.
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Jane Seibert
Robert H. Rall
Pittsburgh
Robert
Robert O. Rall
Esther Haller Rall
Ralls
Bob
Sam
Bobby
Fairfield Notes Include Beaty Visit and Presbytery Buzz
The column mentions Willis Beaty remaining in charge, Rae McElhinney Reed visiting Fairfield, and friends flooding town as a flood threat kept her basement safe two years ago. It notes Presbyterians and Legion dignitaries at church and convention, cafe chatter about meals, and a humorous ad about a lounging robe promising charm to the wearer.
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Rae McElhinney Reed
Anna
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
Fairfield
Rae
Presbyterian Church
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Convention
Furnace Creek Ranch Oasis Sets Record in Death Valley
In Death Valley at Furnace Creek Ranch, an artificial oasis created by irrigation marks the site of the old Greenland ranch. The area houses a weather station once known by the original name. On July 10, 1913, the official thermometer recorded a shade temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Greenland Ranch
Death Valley
Furnace Creek Ranch
Greenland Tanch
Some Stars Hotter Than Sun Temperatures Reach 80000 Degrees
An article explains that the hottest stars can reach about 80 000 degrees Fahrenheit making them far hotter than the Sun which is only a fraction of that heat. It highlights the extreme heat of stellar bodies and compares it to our sun for context.
Hesselschwerdt Rice Pledge Troth At Church Ceremony
Treva Marie Hesselschwerdt and Allen Buckner Rice II wed at the Iowa City Methodist Church in Kalona in a candlelight double ring ceremony attended by about 150 guests. The bride’s gown used Japanese parachute fabric with Victorian details. reception followed in the church social rooms. The couple plans an extended motor trip before settling in West Lebanon Indiana where Rice will serve as a pastor.
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Kalona
Iowa City
Treva Marie Hesselschwerdt
Allen Buckner Rice
Michigantown
Ind
FE. J. Hesselschwerdt
Rice
Methodist Church
Jessie Nye
Milton
Vermont
Ethel Rice
Vera, Strickler
Martha Louise Hesselschwerdt
John H. Rudolph
Atchison, Kan
Henry Sharpe
Hickory
N.C
Martin Levy
Nye
West Lebanon
Mary Hayes
Iane Lankelman
Marilyn Agne
Dorothy Kirchner
Ames
Jeanette Kumball
Dorothy Thompson
George B. Whitfield, II
Mt. Vernon
S. G. Peterson
Muscatine
Fred E. Miller
Walter Smith
Washington
Riverside Easter Visitors and Funeral for Richard Heitzman
Riverside residents welcomed relatives from Clinton Davenport Maquoketa and Iowa City for Easter gatherings. Funeral services for Richard Heitzman aged 86 were held at St Marys Riverside with Rev J J Fath officiating and local choir participation.
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Riverside
Maynard Haugen
Shick
Clinton
Hillsboro
North Dakota
Albis Beranek
Irene Beranek
Louis Walsh
Baby
Davenport
Odelia Walsh
Lyle Fesler
Fannis Meeks
Des Moines
Elmer
Ivan
George McLeod
Duane Perkins
Frances Schnoebelen
Iowa City
Mary Schnoebelen
St. Mary’s Church
Richard Heitzman
Donald Mapel
Columbus Junction
John Geret
Allen Snyder
Maquoketa
Roy Snyder
Agnes
Theresa Brophy
Leo Brophy
Joseph P. Quinn
Mary Jane
The
State University
Marjorie Quinn
Carrie College
Dubuque
J. J. Fath
Verne Schnoebelen
Louis
George Case
Robert Bushek
St. Mary’s High School
Bernadine Yeggy
Funeral Rites Held For Riverside Native In Mount Auburn Cemetery
Reverend Fath led the funeral service for a Riverside native with Rev. Omer H. Kiefer of St Ambrose academy Davenport in attendance. Pallbearers included Paul and Elmo Heitzman and other nephews. Burial followed at Mount Auburn Cemetery on Riverside’s north edge.
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Omer H. Kiefer
Riverside
St. Ambrose Academy
Davenport
Fath
Paul and
Elmo Heitzman
George Birrer
Francis
Albert Mellecker
Hills
Fred Beaton
Iowa City
Mountae
North Edge Riverside
Hardwood Distillation Capacity by U S Region
The total capacity of United States hardwood distillation plants is now estimated at 1377 cords per day with about 29 percent in the southern region, 35 percent in the eastern region, and 36 percent in the north central region.
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United States
Winter Wheat Planting Split Aids U S and World
The article notes that about three fourths of wheat planting in the United States and globally is winter wheat, with roughly one fourth devoted to spring wheat. It highlights a predominant preference for winter wheat in both markets.
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United States
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Ledger's Store
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