Local notes from Oskaloosa and surrounding areas
Miss Vera Woods of Oskaloosa guests at the Will Duncans. Mrs. Lloyd Morrison and daughter June Rose Mary are reported to be improving. the daughter was born Saturday. Kenneth Anderson starts as assistant at Commercial Savings Bank. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Randle return from Moline and Muscatine with rain seen at Moline. Will Stafford and son Aaron plan a Minnesota lake trip for health reasons. Aaron returns in about two weeks. Velma Stafford plans to return home this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sherm Benson of Des Moines visited with the Mitchells. Zear Hinshaw drove to Wayland to visit. D. M. Bridges of Muscatine were guests of Edna and Ruth Bridges and Mrs. F. Rouse. Rollie Gallagher returned to Muscatine. Cary Long and two daughters with S. Bowser drove to Cone Lake. Keith Crossett visited Town City. Edna Bishop begins new work at Biklen's store. Wisie Long to return from Grinnell today.
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J. R. Randle
Moline
Jil
R. Scott
Fred Randle
Muscatine
Will Stafford
Aaron
Minnesota
Mr. Stafford
Velma Stafford
Marshalltown
J. O Matthews
Ainsworth
Salt Lake City
West
Ft. Collins
Colorado
John Mair
Exposition humor visit and family news mix
A fragment lists visitors and travels including James Bridges in Fairfield visiting Burk Gillespie, families from Crawfordsville Washington Letts Oskaloosa and Letts Iowa, and news of Everett Kent's death in Los Angeles. It notes numerous brief travels and relatives across Illinois Indiana Iowa and Chicago.
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James Bridges
Fairfield
Burk Gillespie
Orie Turner
Everett Kent
Wilfred Kent
Los Angeles
Cal
Lost At The Front Fox Now Shout Of Joy
A vivid note from the era shows Mrs. Fred Jones of Fairfield arriving with daughter Carrol after recent moves. Several local residents plan moves, travels, or visits including Chalmer Marshall returning to Wapello Town and J O Matthews heading to Salt Lake City with stops in Ft Collins.
Singmasters Sell 3 Percherons for $4000
The Keota Eagle reports Singmasters sold three fine Percheron horses for 4000 dollars at their Iowa ranch. The sale, said to be the largest such sum in years, will ship the horses East and underscores the Singmasters’ noted reputation.
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Keota
Singmasters
Iowa
Community Visitors and Local Happenings in Fairfield
A roundup of guests and residents visiting Fairfield and nearby towns. Names include Russel Wolfe Toledo and Roy Hayes Memphis with family stays, Evelyn Gibson begins as Washington Democrat-Independent society reporter, Cecelia Wheelan Des Moines vacationing with her father and sisters, and multiple visits by locals to Ottumwa Keota Wellman Kalona and Oskaloosa. Community figures also travel to Minneapolis and Amanas, with local business activity noted.
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Evelyn Gibson
Washington Democrat-Independent
Reading Greek Tragedy Mistake at Exam
A university undergraduate misreads a tutor’s treatise during a Greek tragedy exam. He confidently declares the author as Sophocles but insists in a comic twist that the manuscript reads Bophocies, prompting bemused examiners and a moment of student reassurance.
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Sophocles
Advice on management and employee motivation
The passage argues against hiring based on hair and eye color and emphasizes rewarding hard work. It notes most great scholars have dark complexions while leaders often show light features. It also suggests praising workers and teaching through friendship rather than authority.
Temperamental golfer's outburst on the St Andrews links
A fiery golfer faced a crucial short putt on the St Andrews course. He lined up, paused, and missed. The silent group around him remained unmoved as he glared about. Finally he erupted with a sharp expletive directed at the bird.
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St. Andrews
Bees Seems Guided by Scent, French Scientist Says
French scientist J. B. Millet reports bees are driven by odor to nectar rich flowers. Experiments show bees ignore scentless blooms with honey and seek perfumed ones, even attempting to extract honey from artificial scented flowers.
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J. B. Millet
Local Guests and Travel Updates Across Mount City
Miss Fay Freshiwaters of West Chester visits Miss Myrtle Macon for several days. Mrs. Preston Wolf hosts Lena Stewart and Esther Lyon of Fairfield for a weekend. Clyde Pratt arrives from Des Moines for a short family stay. A. L. Griffith and son Everette depart for Madison Wisconsin to visit relatives. Dr. H. C. Hall and daughters return from Osakis and Alexandria Minnesota after two weeks at a lakeside cottage, with stops at Lake Okoboji and Des Moines.
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Miss Fay Freshiwaters
West Chester
Myrtle Macon
Lena Stewart
Esther Lyon
Fairfield
Preston Wolf
Visits and travel notes fill local life pages
Mrs. Harry Shay of Rock Island visits her son Everette Shay while Mrs. R J Wittich of Muscatine comes to see her sister Mrs C R Wilson. Mrs JT Stevenson returns to Hannibal after a two week stay in Dublin area. Drifter Arthur Doane and daughter from Marshalltown visit relatives. Mrs Knecht hosts visiting relatives from Lansing and Germany with family gatherings spanning Davenport Chicago and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Shay
Rock Island
Everette Shay
Local Girls Suffer Sprained Ankle and Family News
Helen Little, daughter of Mrs. Lloyd Little, sustained a painful serious accident while at play when running. She sprained her ankle and twisted her right foot, pulling ligaments. Mrs. George Pauls, Sr. travels to Denver to visit daughter Miss Neva Pauls and plans to visit Mrs. Raymond Condit and Mrs. Faye Brown in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Helen Little
Lloyd Little
George Pauls, Sr
Denver
Colorado
Neva Pauls
Raymond Condit
Esther Welch
Faye’ Brown
Myrtle Morrow
Pueblo, Colo
Local residents visit in town and region wide travel notes
A list of Keota and area residents visiting friends in town includes Mr and Mrs EF Rancous and Ruth, Miss Alice Klippel on a Britt farm, and several others returning from trips to Moline Galesburg Chicago and Davenport. Notices include coal orders from Centerville and locals heading to Fairfield and Rubio for visits with family.
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EF. Rancous
Ruth
Keota
John Coulter
Ross Coulter
Klippel
Alice Klippel
Britt
Iowa
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Rubio
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Wanda
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Centerville
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