Riverside School Names Faculty For Year
Riverside August 21 Riverside public school opens September 3 with two faculty changes Miss Ariel Romick replaces Miss Velma Tobin to lead seventh and eighth grades and Miss Patricia Mougin takes over primary duties from Miss Pauline Reed. New arrivals include Miss Opal Gerot and others as the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Riverside Public
Ariel Romick
Traer
Velma Tobin
Thurman
Patricia Mougin
Pauline Reed
Howard ?. Holt
Margaret Jane Griffin
Co. C. Bergman
Opal Gerot
Joseph Heitzman
Catherine Baschnagle
John Combs Takes Calves to Fair and Rosalie to Follow
Franklin Center district notes show John Combs taking four h calves to the fair Wednesday night and Rosalie joining him Friday to manage her calves. Minor local updates include Gladys West returning home for school, several residents recovering from illness, and nearby families vacationing and visiting events at West Liberty and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Combs
Rosalie
M. D. Atkinson
Franklin Center
Gladys West
R. L. Keyser
Pleasant Plain
David du Mont
Atkinson
Allen Atkinson
Des Moines
David
Warren Long
Bobby Keyser
Boyd
Mabel Dill
Leo Marie
West Liberty Fair
Isabelle Combs
Western Points
Dutch Creek Center
Geo. Bartholomew
Columbus Junction
Fred Bartholomew
Davenport
B. PD
Homer Tomb on Ios Island in The Garden District
The text identifies the final resting place of the poet Homer as on Ios, Greece, often read as Nio. It states the tomb sits on the island’s northern side in an area described as The Garden.
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Homer
Ios
Nio
Isles
Greece
Island
Kalona completes street resurfacing and local notes
Kalona finished street resurfacing on August 21 with oil and BU asphalt over crushed stone by Illinois Road Builders. The town reports dust relief and better roads as residents exchange visits and attend Homecoming events. Local residents and visitors are noted, including family gatherings and births, with names and places such as Kalona Iowa and Mount Vernon referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lahey
Kalona
Illinois Road Builders
Jacksonville
James Burklander
Lacey
C. C. Randall
James
Junior Randall
F. FE. Skela
Doris
Denver
Colorado
Howard Duvall
Gary
Ind
Gerald Teets
Dan Boone
Phyllis
Washington
Ben Boone
Sawhill Family of Colorado Visits Crawfordsville
Mr and Mrs J C Sawhill and their family from Colorado visit Crawfordsville in August as reported by Nellie Manners. The feature notes their travel and local reception during the stay in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Aug
J. C. Saw
Weekend visitors and relatives visit area residents
Hill of Colorado Springs and Harold K. Ford of Wheaton visited Mrs. 8S. G. Taylor during a trip through eastern states. Ford, a Wheaton College senior, plans to enter the ministry and played a musical saw at a United Presbyterian meeting. Other callers included Mrs. F. W. Hehner and son John from Forest Lake on route to Mt. Pleasant for family events, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCleary and Lorna of Adel visiting Murray Smylie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisle McGuigan
Bartlesville
Okla
Kalona
L. C. McGuigan
Oskaloosa
Almeda Rogers
Long Beach
California
Ellen Marsh
Rogers
Dave Stumpf
Ora
L R. Lemley
Frances Lemley
Frank Marsh
Keota
Dora Randall
Wm. Randall
Wm. Kelley
Ida Billings
Helen
Virginia
Rockville
Nebraska
Chas. Johnson
Grand Island
Dan Carpenter
Loop City
Ellsworth Kelley
Wellman
Fred Small
Cadwell
Richmond
H. V. Snodgrass
S. W
John
Forest Lake
Minn
E. S. Hehner
Mt. Pleasant
Hamilton
Hewitt
Burlington
Charles McCleary
Lorna
Adel
R. C. McCleary
Taylor
Crawfordsville
Murray Smylie
Washington
Bill Edwards
Billy and
Gwendolyn
Chicago
R. I. Williams
John Allen
Waterloo
Robert Allen
Detroit
Mich
Early Sponge Rubber Mentioned in 1850 British Patent
The earliest mention appears in British patent No 18103 issued to William Edward Newton of Middlesex England in 1850. Sponge rubber was made by mixing raw sugar resins or other materials with rubber before vulcanization and used for shoe soles and footwear related applications.
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William Edward Newton
Middlesex
England
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Riverside School
Ember
Baschnagle
Uedata Plas
Doris Gayfeller
Lows City
Idarian Vruil
Lucille Schneider
Cornelius Schneider
William Dautremont
Harold
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rock Island
A&p
Ball Mason Glasses
Doz
Illy
Maxwell Hot Coffee
Campbell'’S
ODET
Cakite
Lowe State Fair
AUP
A&p Food Stores
Eastern
Asia
Fuchs
Adams
Gordon Engstrom
C. C. Randall and Son
Yoder
Cora Mauck
Iowa City
Wm. DeFrance
Ilong City
Paul
Clifford Page
Melvin Lafourek
Carol Janet
W. C. Conklin
Mount Vernon
Dick” Conklin
Peterseim
Elberta Freestone
Prunes
Bliss
Mason Jar
Oval
Cully
Ashington
J. C. Sawhill
Crawfordville
Indiana
Samuel and
David Gordon
Popeye
Penney
Penney’s
Towncraft
Penne
Ympany
Inco
Ano
RONDO
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