Local News Recap of Visits and Vacations
Henrietta Stewart returns from six week Parsons College summer program in Fairfield. Mrs. Wolverton and Linda Jeanine visit in Washington with sister Mrs. Carris before returning to Kansas City. Anderson and Vacha families back from eight day Jehovahs Witnesses assembly in Cleveland attended by 55 000 first day and up to 80009 rest of week with next year in California anticipated. Louis Dempsey family home from northern Wisconsin vacation James to resume at Semmer pharmacy. Herbert Korf and Sandra arrive from Saginaw Mich where he coached. Mrs. Stewart back from Monmouth Ill visiting sister Lena Lindquist. Janit Richards from Washington DC to stay with E L Stewart and Masson family for several days. Masson party travels to Cleveland and then Pittsburgh two weeks. Mrs Cromwell and children from Burlington visit family here. Pfc Max Owens returns home from Ft Dix NJ for 15 day furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Wolverton
Linda Jeanine
Leland Carris
Carris
Kansas City
Louis Dempsey
Wisconsin
James
Semmer Pharmacy
Herbert Kort
Sandra
Saginaw, Mich
Korf
East Sazinaw High School
Eilas Korf
Community Notes Share Dinners and Movements in Salem
Salem August reports dinners hosted by the Goffs with guests from Henderson and Wichita Kansas. Families Shalla Wolfe and Zeck relocate and visit relatives while Raymond Shalla moves into a new Madison Street home. The obituary of John Shalla Sr notes his farming life and 30 years on a prior farm, with grandson Dwane Shaila continuing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
George Zeck
Clarence Goff
Pale Hoffman
Henderson
Goffs
Hoffman
Esteve Davidson
Duane
Shalla
Famiy
Smithfield
Charles Wolfe
Bobbie Wolfe
Wichita
Kansas
Wolfe
Raymond
Sam J9nou
Serel Taylor
E. Madison
Ameal Chabal
Nebraska
John Shatla
John
Mary Novy
Shana
Dwane Shaila
John Shalla
Owens Family Named in Local Notice
With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Owens, and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Clarence Owens
The Rocking Chair Brigade and Local Farewell News
A collection of community notes describes sales tactics for coffee day in Washington, death notices for Eunice Soule and Reginald McCreedy, family histories of the McCreedy line, a pleas for morale boosting through whistling, travels of Dave and Mable Elder to the Y M C A convention, and a Sunny Park picnic honoring Mrs Nicola and Mr Buyers with 42 relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Mable Elder
Bradford
Penn
Kankakee
Ill
Dr. Franklin
Inez Zaring
Delaware
Ohio
Everett
Dave Always Tries To Attend the Meetings. Mr
Mrs. Pence
Gamble Store
MR. Buyers
Charles Nicola
Sunset Park
Nicola
Will Buyers
Los Angeles
Calif
Farm life memories of John Shalla Sr and family
The account recalls how as a boy he rode along with oxen while his father plowed and planted by hand amid stumps and roots. Seed was sown in every third furrow, grain threshing used a 12 horse powered machine, and hogs were sold in Iowa City for two dollars per hundred weight. The Shalla family, close-knit with nine children, maintained some farms in or near Salem and shared memories of many gatherings with parents. John Shalla Sr.’s final chapter has closed, but his impact on the county’s history endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Shalla
Salem
Dad
Train speedometers to appear on newer passenger trains
Some newer passenger trains will feature speedometers installed throughout cars. Passengers can observe the train's speed at various points.
Union membership climbs in US and Canada 1933 to 1943
Trade union membership in the United States and Canada increased from under a million workers to about 12 million between 1933 and 1943, reflecting rapid labor organization growth during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Wife’s tirade frees driver from speeding ticket
A motorcycle officer prepared to issue a speeding ticket when the motorist’s wife in the back seat heckled him criticizing speeding and flouting signals. The officer, admitting defeat, tore up the ticket and told him to drive on with a blessing.
Fleas faced by bath in sand and alcohol rub down
Soldiers joke about fleas being drunk after a bath in sand and rubbing with alcohol while a First Sergeant and Private exchange quips. The dialogue includes lines about socks inside out, hot feet from a march, and a brief exchange about poverty and a newborn.
Man the Master of Women referenced in Volume Customer exchange
A Volume Customer asks about a book titled Man the Master of Women, prompting a salesgirl to direct the customer to the fiction department on the opposite side. The snippet captures a brief bookstore interaction with a navigation cue.
Captive Lieutenant Entices Natives At Feast Night
A captive lieutenant trades his bars for food and directions with a cannibal king. He gives a cigarette lighter to the king and entertains the women by cutting the cloth. Parachute and others appear calm as feast preparations begin and the lieutenant foresees a thrilling banquet.
Blackmailer Threat Letter Sent to Motion Picture Star
A blackmailer wrote a threatening letter to a motion picture star demanding a large payment or risk kidnapping his newlywed wife. By error, the letter was delivered at the star's home.
L G Club Meeting at Otto Zwicki Home North Oregon
NORTH OREGON August 14 L G clubs met at the Otto Zwicki home Friday evening. Plans were made for a Sunset park picnic for members and former members on Wednesday August 21 at noon. Several local families and visitors were noted, with social visits at nearby towns.
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C. A. Thompson
Oregon
L. G
Otto Zwicki
Sunset Park
Kenneth Pruess
Janice
Larry
Boyd Gosnell
Iowa City
Earl Walton
Marvin
Louis Pruess, Jr
A. L Kane
Palatine
Ill
Robert Atchison
Roy Benson
Davenport
Duane Hazen
Myrtle Genkinger
Axel Anderson
Larry O'Conner
Charles
Charles Thompson
Bill Schwab
Columbus Junction
Chas. McGill
Betty
Beulah Johnson
Dale Beenblossom
Workingman Responds to a Proposition Amid Brief Exchange
The man, identified only as a workingman of the same name, replies he has no money but expresses interest in the proposal. The brief exchange suggests a potential bargaining moment or commitment discussion without financial details.
Who dat echoes in East Texas door knock tale
A late night door knock prompts a back and forth between a merchant and a Negro resident. The man asks for an old account and the resident replies with the now famous refrain who dat. The exchange highlights regional humor and calls into question insistence on who is at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Texas
Murderer in Madison jail charged with Dupont widow death
Lottie Lockman of 627 Mrs. is jailed in Madison Ind charged with murder in the mercury poisoning death of Minnie McConnell of Dupont Ind She also stands accused of attempting to poison Mamnie McConnell daughter in law of Minnie Lockman protests innocence and had been out on 2500 bond in the Mamnie case before arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Lockman
Madison
Ind
Minnie McConnell
Dupont
Mamnie McConnell
Minnie
Lockman
International
Electrification Levels Across Nations Before the War
Before the war 85 percent of Danish farms used electricity. Germany reached 90 percent, France 95 percent, and nearly 100 percent of Dutch farms were electrified. The figures illustrate broad regional adoption of electric power prior to conflict.
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Denmark
Germany
France
Holland
Hash Potatoes According to Khome Economists
Economists advise cooking hash browns on low heat and not stirring. The guidance highlights patience to achieve crisp, evenly browned potatoes.
Early use of bonnet term linked to men’s hats
The word bonnet first applied to men's headwear, not women's, likely derived from a woolen cloth called bonnetee popular around 1280.
Funeral attendance notes from Aledo services
Mr and Mrs Orie O Connor attended the funerals of Dr Clifford MccCreedy and two children at Aledo Illinois on Sunday. Larry Genkinger is spending a few days in Washington with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Orie O'Conner
Clifford
MccCreedy
Aledo
Inl
Larry Genkinger
Washington
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Henrietta Stewart
George C. Stewart
Parsons College
Fairfield
Lewis Anderson
Beverly
Stella Vacha
California
Monmouth
Lena Lindquist
Janit Richards
Washington, PD. C
Des Moines
E. L. Stewart Aith Helen
M. J. Masson
David
Eddie Barker
Jack
Patricia
Cleveland
Fred Cromwell
Caroline
Tommy
Burlington
Frank Miller
Robert Patterson
Max Owens
Ft. Dix
N. J
Salem News
Mrs. Dewey Weeks
Freshie
Akes
Thass
P. L. Etter
Iowa
Ci. Rodeo
ANG
Sidney
Rocking Chair
Leigh Soule
Eunice Soule
D.a‘r
Ben Briley
Reginald’ McCreedy
Bellflower
John H
Ella Duke MecCreedy
Clifford Mc
Nore
Clyde Pratt
Patmans
Pratts
Mast
Walter Johnson
W. L. Clapp
Clapp
Reaty
Johnson
G. IL. Joe
Aive
Thoro Radio Service
O. Zwicki
North Oregon
Reynold l
AYDS
Brooklyn
Phillip & Hebner
West Side Square
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
Green Colonial Furnace Service
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Cookie
Contess
Congrat
Jerry
Ian
Joe
Grossinger
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