Poor Germination Report Shocks Local Farmers
Salem notices widespread seed failures with low germination rates across Iowa. Farmers discuss testing seeds, with some beans showing only 9 percent germination. Darlene Shalla reports on state test delays for beauty academy exams. Local social items include birthdays, visits, and upcoming May Day wedding plans.
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Dewey Weeks
Salem
Darlene Shalla
Cedar Rapids
Darlene
Wayne Marston
Iowa
Wellman
Mr. Marston
Mary Lou Marston
Columbus Junction
Water's anomalous expansion near freezing noted
Water generally expands when heated but at 04 degrees C it reaches maximum density. Below this point it expands as it freezes, keeping ice on top of bodies of water and preventing lake and pond freezing solid, though it can burst pipes in cold weather.
King George V and the Westminster Abbey Cup Tale
The future king, then a naval trainee, miscalculated the ship's position with a sextant. The captain told him to remove his cup, noting the reckoning would take them into Westminster Abbey. The anecdote reflects the prince’s early wit and maritime life.
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Westminster
George V
England
Westminster Abbey
Seventy Six Township No. 6 Rural School History
Historical notes trace the No. 6 rural school near Center, first minutes from 1865, tax levies for officers and building, and early leaders like James Gardner and Thos McDonald. The narrative covers teacher changes, reader choices, site shifts, and late 19th century elections, with later records confirming teachers Liz Potsander and pupils’ voices.
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No. 6
James D. Gardner
S. R. Mather
Thos. McDonald
McGuffey
Cedar Township
Thos
McDonald
Ray
Clark
Monteeth
Beberard
E. J. Wright
Ellen Wright
M. Goodspeed
B. C. McCauley
McCauley
Florence Yockey
James Galloway
G. C. Goodspeed
Eliza
Center School
J. H. Sargeant
J. W. Torrey
William Beaty
James Gardner
Elias King
Wm. Cullumber
W. S. Beaty
F. M. Hodges
Della E. Potsander
Delilah
John
Edna
Cora Detweiler
Abigail Flynn
David Flading
Donald Stover
Esther
Richard Romine
Bobby Schnoebelen
John Powell
Henry Henderson
Canary Returns to Home in Cage
Canary escapes from a cage during a transfer from Clark Wagner to Fred Wagner in Washington. It circles high then perches on a cage rod on the back porch before returning indoors to resume life in the cage. The item sits among community notes including a ukulele band trip and local visits.
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Canary
Carol Benson
Eureka
Fred Wagner
Washington
Clark Wagner
Iowa City
Basil Derby
Bill Derby
Henry Derby
Elmer Derby
Lloyd Derby
Dwight Mooty
Velma
Ida Ruth
Pockets A New Fashion Fad For Milady’s Costumes
The season’s design trend features pockets on coats dresses suits and gowns in plain embroidered pleated single double and triple varieties. Actress Anna Neagle wears a Alice blue wool suit with a patch pocket jacket while Wendy Barrie models a cinnamon brown four pocket coat with a saddle bag silhouette.
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Anna Neagle
Wendy Barrie
Merrimac Man Lester Kientz Breaks Leg in Fall
Merrimac resident Lester Kientz suffered a double leg break after a Friday morning fall while packing a basket of feed for cattle. Mrs. Carl Amrines reports the accident from Merrimac.
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Dave Baldosier
Joyce
Ray Baldosiers
Roy Fisherman
Lois
Margie Burger
Will Brannon
Joe Grabers
Maggie Burger
Mary Amrine
Carl Amrine
Elmer Beachley
Will Cochran
Johnnie Balooley
Lon Hyde
Carl Baldosier
Otto Lamaneri
Billie
Ernoon
Lester Kientz
Walter Fitember
Howard Hazen
Ray Reeves
Washington
Merrimac
Merrrimac S
Cal
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Werner Bros
Presem
Rbs
Fighting
Ws Cagney
Pat Ye Brien
Gee
Brent
Happy Nation
Priscilla Lane
Rosemarylane
Lela Lane
Gale Page
Claude Rains
Rédie Lynn
Albert
Twincaprets
FOX
Fries
John Shatla
Verne Escher
Lovisa Sojka
Norma Jean Krotz
Marston
Will Chubal
Gibray
Floyd Marston
Ivan Marston
William Tellin
Charles Marek
Lamont Keiley
Kalona
Joe Telockhorst
V. Spevacek
P&. R. Cartwright
John Shalla, Jr
Howard Hoyle
Merle Eekels
Trip Tollinois
Joe Knotek
Ernest
Casino Hall
Richmond
Frank Redeker
Madeline
Tony Redeker
Mangold
Helen McCleery
Deanna Durbin
Ih Ah
Ay Francis Walter Pidgeon
Northwest
Technicolor
Robert Young
Walter Brennan
Ruth Hussey
Nat Pendelton
Marines
P. & G. Soap
Calif
Prince Herald
Marmelade
Jear Sc
KIX
Farmers’ Co-operative Store
Iowa Avenue
Viccinity
Siax Township
Lester B. Krabill
Washington County
Cage
C. M. Benson
Max Owen
Edgar Stout
John Wagner
Clark Warner
Milady
Carl Amrines
Roger Grahaw
Thousand I’le Casino
Clayton
Citizens of
Evening Journal
Bered
Ium
Mr. Stewart
Stewart
State Assembly
Des Moines
Sam
Yours
T. Reagan Adams
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