Roths celebrate golden wedding in East Wayland
Mr and Mrs J G Roth observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home in East Wayland with family from Ohio Indiana and Kansas attending. A noon dinner for 33 guests followed by gifts music and a family program highlighted the day in which Amstutzs also marked their 31st anniversary.
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Wayland
J. G. Roth
East Wayland
Alixo
C. L. Graber
Goshen, Ind
Melvin Gingerich
North Newton
Kan
Arthur Roth
Orrtanna
Penn
Areta
Glady
Lucille Graber
Roth
Mary Beese
Chris Roth
Fred Klopfenstein
Anna Wyse
Peter G. Roth
Aaron Wyse
Amos Wyse
Lina Roth
Ezra Roth
A. W Roth
Philip
Danny
L. Graber
Gladys
Lucille
Lois
Mildred
Richard
Owen
Loren
Back Yard Picnics With In-Yard Fireplace Idea
To save on tires this summer families can enjoy home picnics with a backyard fireplace. A picnic at home may outshine outdoor gatherings as insects and poison ivy detract from the scenery and comfort in the open.
Eye Growth Rises Slow Through Life
The eye is large at birth relative to body size but grows only about 3 percent in size over a lifetime, compared with roughly 21 times growth for the whole body. This highlights slower, sustained ocular development versus overall somatic growth.
Man Stops Train to Attend Dance in Australian Town
A man pulled the emergency brake to stop a train so he could attend a dance in an Australian town where the train did not stop. He jumped off, attended the dance, and the next day appeared before a judge, receiving a $40 fine for the offense.
Pilgrimage Fund Covers Gold Star Mothers to Europe
The act of May 15, 1930 appropriated 5500000 dollars to fund the pilgrimage of Gold Star Mothers to Europe. Government sent nineteen parties of mothers aboard for the voyage.
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Europe
Recruitment Drive for Army Air Corps Attracts Many Prospects
In Washington over two days more than 69 young men consulted Sergeant Paul Sehleyer for Army Air Corps service with many writing mental examinations at the high school. Recruits came from Davenport to Kirksville and beyond with contributors from Washington Fairfield Muscatine Letts Cedar Rapids and other towns. The effort, sponsored by the Washington post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, included motion pictures in Central Park and a noon talk cut short by rain.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Paul Sehleyer
Armed Forces
Schleyer
Air Service
Davenport
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Letts
Columbus Junction
Keota
Fairfield
Brighton
Riverside
Memphis
Millersburg
Solon
Nichols
Kirksville
Kansas City
Sehblever
Central Park
Air Corps
Washington Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
B. R. Barham
Cleo Shockey
A. F. Palmer
Robert E. Thomas
Vernon H. Parrish
Donald L. Bird
Lyman A. Bailey
M. L. Hafner
Eldon W., Conry
Ainsworth
Herbert R. Lohman
William W. Netoliehy
Stanley B. Montross
Millersburgh
Ralph E. McKean
Harry J
Catches Big Fish at Oakland Mills on Skunk River
Haudy Schmidt holds a 38 to 40 pound catfish caught at Oakland Mills on the Skunk River near his cabin. The fish is shown bottom side to the camera giving an unusual appearance.
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Haudy Schmidt
Oakland Mills
Skunk River
New Fertilizer Prodigy Reported by Dr Joseph Seltel
A Hungarian railways chief medical officer Dr Joseph Seltel develops a fertilizer that causes several plant species to grow up to five times their normal size and mature faster. He notes dyes aiding wound healing inspired the experiments.
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Joseph Seltel
Hungarian State Railways
Seltel
Earth Gains Weight by Roughly 100,000 Tons Per Year
Scientists estimate the earth accumulates about 100,000 tons annually as natural processes add mass to the planet. This figure reflects ongoing global materials flux and contributes to overall planetary weight change.
Artificial sunshine aids poultry as war limits cod liver oil
Modern poultry farms use portable sunlamps from Westinghouse to provide Vitamin D. The lamps replace daily cod liver oil doses once common for chickens, now scarce due to wartime shortages.
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Westinghouse Lamp
Disease losses in crops cited by Dr Pirone
Dr. P P Pirone of New York State college of agriculture notes yearly disease losses across crops. He cites beans, apples, peaches, Irish potatoes and wheat with one in twelve beans one in seven apples one in eight peaches one in twelve potatoes and one in ten wheat destroyed annually.
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P. P. Pirone
New York State College of Agriculture
Bacteria Inherit Family Traits From Offspring
Westinghouse researchers find bacteria pass hereditary traits to offspring producing diverse strains. Bacteria are targeted by invisible viruses called bacteriophages, most of which are harmful to bacteria and less so to humans.
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Westinghouse
Ames scientists test con crete as new building material
Cork steel wood and new glass join the list of materials experimented with for homes. Iowa State college at Ames researchers study corn cob composites and have developed a building material called con crete. Tests by Prof. M A Sharp show blocks twice as strong per square inch as standards require for other materials.
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Iowa State College At
Ames
M. A. Sharp
College Laboratory
United States Bureau of Standards
Solar offshoots unleash fast sun spot particles
Solar activity drives offshoots ejecting giant sun spot groups into space. Particles travel at about 1,200 miles per second with slower charged debris following, signaling a dynamic solar event and potential space weather effects.
Marines Build Roads Across Foreign Lands
Marines have built substantial highways wherever U S forces have operated. Evidence of their road-building skill appears in Haiti Santo Domingo the Philippines and China highlighting their logistical contributions abroad.
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U. S
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Philippines
China
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Roy
Katie Smucker
Alice Yoder
Mungo
van Lingle
Brooklyn Dongers
Minneapolis
Giants
Lon Warneke
Chago Cubs
Cubs
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Harland Fiske Stone
Lauson Stone
Joe Shalla
Elmer Krantz
Cecil Rooks
Feild
Milwaukee Railroad
Washington Yards
Haskins
Linby
Ottumwa
John Rothlisberger
Harry Hamilton
John Gamble
Bob Downing
T. J. Rerdo
Dick Marshall
Francis Schneider
Jack Mace
Bill Barth
Eugene Stone
Everette Squire
Ike Murphy
Bill Peters
Don Gingerich
George Sanderson
U. S. Navy
Sanderson
San Francisco
Walter Bailey
New Rochelle
N. Y
Grace Melville
Palmer, N. Y
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Army Forces Technical Training Command
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