Hills Homecoming Festivities Set For August 27
Hills planners announce a full day of events for the annual homecoming on Tuesday August 27. A parade at 10 30 a m opens the day led by the Junior Drum and Bugle Corps of Iowa City. Prize money covers advertising and comic floats plus bicycle and children's pet entries. The 1940 Hills Revue appears at 1 30 and 7 30 p m with Kalona Riverside accordion and guitar band. A chicken dinner and supper are provided by St Josephs and Presbyterian churches, and a platform dance closes the evening. Concessions rides and amusements abound.
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Riverside
Hills
Wll
Iowa City
Kalona-Riverside
St. Joseph's Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Mary Queen of Scotland and the origin of the golf caddy
The encyclopedia notes Mary Queen of Scotland gave caddies their name. Educated in France she used cadet to mean a student. In Scotland she called the boy who sighted her balls her cadet, and Scots began spelling it caddy or caddie.
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the Encyclopedia of Sports
Mary Queen of
Scotland
France
Windsor Castle Table of Thirteen Century Feasts
A 200 foot diameter table was erected at Windsor Castle in England as Knights of the Garter were entertained at the king’s expense during the Thirteenth century.
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Windsor Castle
England
Knights of the Garter
Air Raid Hostesses in Britain Calm Air Raid Fears
Britain trains air raid hostesses to calm women and children showing hysteria during an air raid. The program mirrors American air raid precautions and reflects wartime civilian morale efforts.
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United States
Britain
Judge to rule on husband liability for dog bite damages
Pasadena judge Frank C. Collier is asked to decide whether a husband can be held liable for a wife’s dog bite damages in a $5,000 suit. Solomon Simon is noted as having escaped a similar question previously.
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Frank C. Collier
Pasadena
Calif
Solomon
Moonstone mooning: whales bathe beaches in Southern California
Whales throng warm southern California shores for their annual barging as they scratch their backs on the seabed to remove barnacles. The resulting parasites are collected as moonstones by beachgoers each season.
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California
Man Lives on Three Town Lines in Maine
Mitchell LaValley, 42, a WPA worker in South Berwick, Maine, inhabits a 16 by 20 foot house straddling the towns of South Berwick, Eliot, and York. His head rests in Eliot, his feet in South Berwick, and he dips into York for butter at mealtime.
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Mitchell LaValley
WPA
South Berwick
Maine
Eliot
York
Basel Rationing Boosts Bicycle Makers as Cars Halted
Gasoline rationing and requisitioning of private cars and trucks for army needs remove 41 percent of Basel’s vehicles from streets. The shift proves a boon to bicycle makers as the number of cycles rises from 33 000 to 60 000 in Basel.
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Basel
Switzerland
Robert Blair Hart Injured In Car Crash Near Columbus City
Robert Blair Hart is in Muscatine hospital after his car rolled over near the David McAfee property in Columbus City. He suffered pelvic fractures and was found trapped beneath the vehicle.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Robert Blair
Muscatine
David McAfee
Columbus City
S. B. Cline
L. H. Merrick
Atkin
Minn
David Hull
C. F. Hull
Williamsburg
Kas
C. B. Clark
B. F. Noland
Omaha
W. R. Lytle
Blair Lytle
Columbus
Ohio
Blair
William Dwinell
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Local visits and family news from Crawfordsville
Phyllis Miller of Olds visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs T M Holmes as repairs were made on their Crawfordsville home. Several relatives attend events including funerals and educational milestones with updates on travel and studies across Oskaloosa Ann Arbor and Fordtown.
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Olds
Hilda Olds
Riverside
Lyle Oldfield
Wellman
H. R. Gill
Des Moines
C. J. Timmons
Washington
A. Geitzler
Waterloo
Holy Trinity Church Circle No. 2
Richmond
Casino Hall
J. W. Shrader
Mary Rita
Evangeline
Genevieve Shradel
Iowa City
Elmer Meeks
Jean
Norma
Mabel Rice
Phyllis Miller
T. M. Holmes
Crawfordsville
Mary Manners
Holmes
Milo Arthur
Ainsworth
Cora McKee
Thomas Riley
W. E. Riley
James Riley
Brighton
Mr. Riley
Oskaloosa
la von Gardner
Cotter
Andy Gardner
Irene
Allen de Harpart
Mt. Union
A. B. Orris
Dwight Brown
Lillian Holmes
Ann Arbor
Mich
Palmyra
Nebr
Theological
Omaha
Georgia Williams
Wayne
Marion
John Clege
Fordtown
Tenn
R. L. Gammon
Marion Williams
Iowa State Teachers College
Gookin
Luther Willams
Evelyn
Dick Arthur
Columbus Junction
John Clegg
Pauline
Marlow
Orehard
Iowa
Florida Misses Fanny and Louise Moore River Divers
The American Magazine profiles the Moore sisters from Florida as professional river divers who balance schooling and work. Their hardest task involved raising two 420 pounds pile drivers for an engine company while 30 feet below in a wrecked timber environment.
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Misses Fanny
Louise Moore
Florida
American Magazine
Farm youth population near record high in 1939
Kansas State college economist W. E. Grimes reports the agricultural population in the United States on January 1, 1939, stood within 18 000 of the 1910 peak, despite widespread claims of rural exodus.
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United States
W. E. Grimes
Kansas State College
Bronchoscope Origin and Adoption in U S Hospitals
The bronchoscope, invented by Dr. G Killian of Vienna for removing foreign bodies from lungs, was introduced to the United States by physicians and refined by Dr. Chevalier Jackson of Philadelphia, now widely used in major hospitals nationwide.
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G. Killian
Vienna
Chevalier Jackson
Philadelphia
France Develops Artificial Tooth Industry Amid US Competition
France pursues an artificial tooth industry while facing strong competition from high grade American products. French producers seek better efficiency and standards to capture market share in dental supplies.
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France
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Masonic Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M to hold regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Worshipful Master A rd McBride and Secretary A W Yard are listed for the lodge.
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Washington Lodge No
A. FP
A. M
Howard McBride
W. M
A. W. Yard
Westbound and Eastbound Train and Bus Schedules
The record lists Westbound trains No. 1 Local 4:40 p m No. 48 Californian daily and No. 8 Davenport Kansas City local 9:58 a m with Eastbound counterparts at 5:14 and 1:26. It also notes No. 2 to Chicago and various Burlington Trailways buses from Washington with multiple departures and a reminder to buy tickets at the depot.
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Mes Dolden State Limited
Californian
Washington
Golden State Limited
Beauniiis
California
Knoxville
Oo. M
Davenport-Kansas City
Southwest Limited Deperts Waneesece
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Weethound
Omaha
Chicago
Robeson Relates Westward Trip From Grand Junction to Lyons
Rev Robeson recalls a western journey via the Million Dollar Highway from Ouray to Silverton Colorado and onward through Montrose Monarch Pass and the Royal Gorge. The narrative notes scenery including Box Canyon Bear Creek Falls Pike's Peak and Garden of the Gods and ends with a return to Lyons Kansas after 1400 miles of travel.
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Grand Junction
Ouray
Silverton
Colorado
Box Canyon
Bear Creek Falls
Durango
Presbyterian Church
Land's End
Grand Mesa
Lands End
I. F. Lambert
Montrose
Monarch Pass
Royal Gorge
Salida
Arkansas River
Kalona
Trueblo
Ray Lambert
Colorado Sprise
Pike’s Peak
Cheyenne Mountain
Will Rogers
Kansas
Lyons
M. A. Robeson
Unique insect destroying plant grows only in Carolinas tidewater
The article notes a rare plant found exclusively in restricted tidewater areas of the Carolinas. It cannot tolerate soil moisture changes or transplantation and reaches about ten inches tall with red inner leaves that lure insects.
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Tidewater
Carolinas
Jones Funeral Home Ad Next to Library
Funeral home listing at 116 118 Fast Main Street next to the library with phone number 95 appears in the public notices section. The ad provides location details for services and inquiries.
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Jones Funeral Home
Fast Main St
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Dwayne
Elmer Pearson
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James Dvorak Sr
Anna Kern
Mary Duncan
Cedar Rapids
Charles E. Root
Charles Elsworth Root
Richland
Webster
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Chesney
Keota
Jane Leone
Wisconsin
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Jane Witterman
Gladya Jasper
Barbara
Carol Witterman
Elmer Root
Delta
Grace Thorburn
Charles Root
Presbyterian Church of Washington
Knights of Pythias
Journal Bldg
South Side Square
Anna Marie Anderson
Katheryn Mauthe
New York
Chicago White Sox
Jackie Hayes
Simon Solomon
Moonstones
Tri-City
Bill
Myrna
Illiam
Frank McHugh
Edmund Lowe
Donald Duck
Vyn Hoture
Robert Blair Hart
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A. L. Goodlander
C. F
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al. Cantoni
Rev. Robeson
Trip
Reloit, Wis
Venus
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Sordens’ Music Shop
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Richard Stewart
Ethel Wilson
Martha Josteree
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
George County
Lester B. Krabill
W. S Kyle
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauer
A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
O. F. Boller
State Bank Corner
Washington St
Chiropractors
Dk, Chas, C. Brown
Court House
Washington Independent School District
F. A. Ralaton
Harland W. Mead
George Fields
Ethel McCreedy
Harry Bowles School Board
Richard A. Stewart
Ralph W. Thompson
Harry Ramseyer
A. E. Atchison
C. W. Tucker
D. F. Barnes
City Health
Lloyd Lyte
W. H. Fulter
E. FP. Mites
Henry Baller
Park Commissioners
Marian Batley
Frank B. Miller
J. & Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
F. Boller
R. F. MacFaillane
Will Duocis
Clarence Jarnt
Fred Be
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Lemley & Ward
General Insurance
East Main Street
Hone
Esherman's Funeral Home
West Main St
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
W. Livingston
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Kodak
Pake Photo Service
Kodaks
Life Phillips
Hebner Drugs
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