Brighton Canning Factory Reopens After Boiler Repair
Brighton Aug 28 The Brighton Canning factory ran its first batch of the season after installing two new boilers to replace those damaged by last fall’s explosion and rebuilding the boiler area. The rest of the text lists numerous local social visits and a class reunion.
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Brighton
LeRoy
Harry Buffum
Rapier Duttweiler
Dorothy
Oskaloosa
Duttweiler
Cyril Henry
Mt Pleasant
C. H. Henry
Arthur
Della Nevile
Richland
FE BP Swank
What Kind of a Girl in the Office Romance
In a shallow office world Miss White endures taunts from Sally Travis until a lunch date with Don reveals her quiet depth. Don learns Mary Jane’s restrained charm outshines Sally’s boasts, reshaping his view of the “kind of girl” in question. An aside notes Alaskan elders forgetting their ages for pension eligibility.
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Sally Travis
Hector
Sally
Mary Jane White
Mary
Miss White
Don
Miss Travis
Mary Jane
Den
White Road
The Polke Spendthrift's Legacy Courtroom Romance
Herbert Polke forecloses a tense tax bill tied to a will as Rita agrees to marry him after a probate court fixes the legacy at 10,640 dollars and settles payments to the estate. The judge insists the legacy stand while Polke plans to accept a thousand dollars and convert the rest to Rita’s use.
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Herbert
Philip
Dedham
Rita
Henry
Henry Arndt
Adolph
Philp Arndt
Herbert Polke
Polke
Seliee
Apriot
Philip Arndt
Faculty Named by School Board in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports new school year starts Monday with a full faculty lineup. Grades assign Bernice Boddicker, Marguerite York, Violet Bergstrom, Orie Leichty. high school includes Walter Rauscher superintendent, Margaret Johnston English, Ilene Benson history and music, J F Clinger math and coaching, Paul Harmes typing. A 24 seat motor bus will serve two routes, driven by Hugh Jones, with others listed as drivers. Also notes visit by Doreen Lease to Washington and obituaries for Mrs Lloyd Tennant of Wapello. James Clinger and family relocate for job, renting Mrs Buxbaum’s house.
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Crawfordsville
Rbernice Boddicker
Marguerite York
Violet Bergstrom
Orie Leichty
Walter Rauscher
Margaret Johnston
Ilene Benson
J. F. Clinger
Paul Harmes
Hugh Jones
W. H
Henss
Wayne Williams
Fred Mitchell
Carl Atkinson
P. P. Graber
P. J. Graber
Doreen Lease
Washington
Cloyee Dusenberry
Tennant
Lloyd Tennant
Wapello
Boston
M. BE
James Clinger
Mineral Point
Wis
Buxbaum
Charles Martin
Canadian Car Travel Surges to United States in 1938
Canadian travel to the United States by motor car rose sharply in 1938, increasing by more than 31 000 vehicles over the previous year.
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Waites States
Peru Modernizes Film Houses With New American Equipment
Most of Peru's 205 motion picture theaters have installed American projection and sound equipment as part of a modernization effort.
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Peru
Beulah Luckey family to relocate to Iowa City
Mrs Beulah Luckey and her sons William and Robert will move to Iowa City for the boys to attend the University of Iowa and high school. Other notes mention visits and local events including the Dickerson family reunion at Grandview Park on Aug 27 and several relatives visiting from out of town.
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Gerald Cook
Ft. Madison
FE. C. Cook
Fairfield
Cook
Anna de Kalb
Viola McClintic
Monmouth
Ill
Otto Mathers
Peoria
Georgia Bidwell
Menefee
Richland
Helen
Virginia Sehooley
Des Moines
Doris Robison
Dwight
Wapello
Ruth Edwards
Patricia
Morning Sun
Mediapolis
Jesse Berry
D. F. Berry
Crapo Park
Burlington
Virginia Johnston
Maxine Marshall
Ruth
Rhua Rotzinger
Helen Wells
Leota Mullikin
Beulah Bridges
Norman White
Jimmie Meek
Earl Courtney
Leroy Mineart
Richard Hesseltine
Columbus Junction
Beulah Luckey
William
Robert
Iowa City
University of Iowa
G. C. McLean
Cedar Rapids
Claud Ross
Ralph Morris
Concord Township
Dickerson
Grandview Park
Charles Eliason
Hershey Hospital
Maccntine
Burnett Watterfield
Murray, Ky
J. M. Robertson
Sea-farm pipe made of meerschaum described
A sea-farm pipe is crafted from meerschaum a soft claylike material that floats on water reflecting its name meaning sea font from Germanic roots. The text explains the material properties and etymology highlighting its buoyancy and origin.
Glass Pipes Pioneered by Ford Founder in 1879 Patent
Captain John B. Ford of Jeffersonville Indiana helped found what became Libbey Owens Ford Glass. He secured a 1879 patent for an apparatus to make sewer water and gas pipes from glass.
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John B. Ford
Jeffersonville
Ind
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company
Toedd
Ohio
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Leland Horton
Mt. Pleasant
Horton
Harold Robb
Robb
Albert Miller
Guy
Mabel
Salem
Fannie Brolla
B C. Cook
Ellie Walton
Granddaugh
Ter
Arlene Walton
Edgar Kessel
E. C. Cook
George Crist
Keokuk
Earl Smith
Hinkle
Steve Shelangoski
Lucille
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Addie Brinton
Grace
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Ottumwa
Fred Blick
Pittsburgh
Penn
Roy Crossett
Joe Day
Robin Laughrnge
Chris Pohren
Norma
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Lincoln
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Official
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Ethel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
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Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
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Krabill
W. L Kvie
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Harry Bowles
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P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
A. E. Aichhison
W. Tucker
A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
Iowa
DR. Co. FP
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State Bank
W. Washington St
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
Cathesmere
Belieltor
Dr. D, C. Barrett Park Commissioners
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Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
O. F. Holler
R. F. McFarlane
Will Dupuis
Clarence Jacobs
Fred Reid
City Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman
West Main St
Lemley & Yard
General Insurance
East Main Street
W. Livingston
Eveready Plumbing Shop
Erbert Polke
Adolph Getz
Hollywood
Charles BH. Carr
Charles H. Carr
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Dixie Dugan
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New York
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Roy Skipton
Chicago
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