Haystack Fire Burns On Gray Farm Near Columbus City
A 25 ton sack of hay at the Letts farm south of Columbus City owned by C B Gray of Oakland Calif burned around 530 Monday morning likely from spontaneous combustion after being cut by an ensilage cutter. Columbus Junction Fire Company aided the tenants Herbert Crull and Edward Fortune and Mr Gray held insurance.
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Columbus
Junction
Letts
Columbus City
C. BE. Gray
Oakland
Calif
Columbus Junction Fire Company
Herbert Crull
Edward Fortune
Gray
H. W. Baumann
Lee Rinehart and kin visit relatives in Midwest and DC
Lee Rinehart of Hettinger North Carolina and Sarah Rinehart of Washington visit sister Mrs Frank Isett and brother Emory Rinehart. Also notes on funeral services for Lee Roy H. Pretz in Milan Illinois and Memorial Park burial, plus various visits and reunions in Wisconsin and Iowa communities.
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Lee Rinehart
Hettinger
N. C
Sarah Rinehart
Washington
Frank Isett
Emory Rinehart
Pretz
Lee Roy H. Pretz
Richie Funeral
E.R. Mitchell
Presbyterian Church
Milan
Ill
Ralph Lemon
Memorial Park
Rock Island
G. W. Weber
Paul
Elkhorn
Wis
Earl McCulley
Broadhead
Betty Moore
Greenes
Greene
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Raymond McKinney
Wapello
Mickie Says Th Fellers In This Town T Patrom
Local columnist quotes Mickie critiquing town's support for patrolling the streets and policing in a humorous, opinionated column. The piece reflects era rhetoric and names a familiar local figure.
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Patrom
Sidewalk Trespassing and Public Right of Way
Court precedent holds that a man who stops on a sidewalk in front of another’s home and shouts abusive language is trespassing, as ownership extends to the street’s middle and sidewalks serve public rights of way.
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Collier's
New York Supreme Court
Charity Hospital Founded in New Orleans by Jean Louis Bequest
In 1739 Charity hospital was established in New Orleans through a bequest from French sailor Jean Louis. His savings funded a center of medical care for the poor. It grew into one of the world’s largest such institutions and is state owned and administered.
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Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Jean Louis
Colored Fish of Nassau Draw Admirers
Marine gardens off Nassau are famed for brightly colored fish and striking coral formations viewable from glass bottom boats. Regular trips depart Prince George's Wharf, offering clear-water viewing.
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Nassau
Prince George's Wharf
Alum Additive Extends Stove Polish Brightness
Instructions suggest adding a teaspoon of powdered alum to stove polish to keep the surface bright twice as long. The tip emphasizes a simple household remedy for lasting shine.
New Air Post Appoints Chief of Staff for Air Command
Col. William E Lynd, formerly air officer at General Headquarters, War Department, named chief of staff of one of five new Air Support Commands. The commands aim to coordinate air and ground forces in action.
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William E. Lynd
General Headquarters
War Department
Mrs Spessard Tells Of Kentucky Trip At Rowan Reunion
Descentants of John and Sarah McLaughlin Rowan held their 16th reunion at Washington Sunset Park on August 20 with a noon dinner for about 45. Elected officers at the business meeting included Ida Hunt president and Mae Spessard secretary, as family members recount Mrs Spessard's Kentucky trip visiting The Old Kentucky Home and Bardstown holdings linked to Stephen Foster and John Rowan.
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Ainsworth
John
Sarah McLaughlin Rowan
Washington Sunset Park
Ida Hunt
Glynne Megehelsen
Mae Spessard
Homer Hunt
Glyne Megehelsen
E. W. Spessard
Kentucky
Old Kentucky
Joe
Mae Rowan
James
Kenneth Thompson
Merle Thompson
Davenport
Kenneth Ornduff
Spessard
Frank Moore
Ronald Moore
Harold Fulton
Clarence Fulton
John Wagner
Jessie Moore
Lena Stewart
Charles Barthlow
Washington
Rith
Olds
Ferguson Relatives Hold 27th Family Reunion
The 27th Ferguson family reunion met Friday in Sunset Park at Washington Crawfordsville with 30 attendees. Officers elected were President R. C. Ferguson West Chester and Secretary Treasurer Mrs Karl Ferguson Crawfordsville. Mrs Josephine Elder toured the cabin and shared its treasures.
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Crawfordsville
Ferguson
Sunset Park
Washington
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Karl Ferguson
Josephine Elder
Back From England Inspecting Red Cross Gift Distribution
Mrs Dwight Davis national director of the American Red Cross volunteer service returns from England with an inspection of American gift distribution. She is photographed at LaGuardia airport with relatives from Mapleton Minnesota and Crawfordsville Indiana. An American Legion Auxiliary supper followed at Granville Love’s country home with 79 attendees and a birthday celebration for Blake Spencer.
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England
Dwight Davis
American Red Cross Volunteer Service
LaGuardia
Charles Thompson
Achsah
Ruth
Jean
Harold
Gordon
Mapleton
Minn
Va&tine
Madison
Crawfordsville
J. C. Mitchell
Frank Fletcher
Rose Moorhead
Boyd Twinam
R. J. Ferguson
Earl Ferguson
Bessie McCoy
Legion, Auxiliary
American Legion
Auxiliary
Granville Love
Ada Spencer
Blake Spencer
Soaks Feed Sacks In Cold Rain Water To Remove Print
Bethel residents report housewives using cold rain water to remove print from feed sacks. Ruth Gideon notes mothers finding success by soaking sacks in damp weather, a practical household effort gaining attention in the community.
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Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Local notes on laundry tips and social visits in Iowa
A letter describes soaking and boiling clothes to remove print with Oxydoy added during washing. Social items note visits at the Sunier Home in Sunier and Mary Sunier hosting in honor of Mr. and Mrs. David B. McCartney. The report also lists neighbors and relatives visiting and dining in Mason City and Detroit.
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Sunier
Charles Wulf
Gladys Wolfe
Maurice
Mildred Meyer
Ruth
Mae
Ernest Gideon
Iowa City
Mary Sunier
David B. McCartney
Ray Niffenegger
Robert Niffenegger
Gideon
James Fritzgerald
Mason City
Ben Fitzgerald
Stirling Holmes
Food Physics At Altitude On Board Flights
Reported in flight at 10 000 feet a three minute egg takes 12 minutes to boil while a regular cake collapses and soup in a vacuum bottle boils and blows the cork out.
Wool carpets from Polish sheep districts hailed for quality
Wool from sheep raised in select Polish districts is declared especially fitted for carpet production. This designation highlights regional wool quality and its use in carpet making.
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Poland
Language trademarks that became common phrases
Many registered trademarks owned by a single manufacturer have become part of everyday language and appear in dictionaries. Examples include autogiro, cellophane, ethyl, mercurochrome, parcheesi, pyrex, teletype and zipper.
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Gray Farm
Martha Butler
Dad
Suas
Masonic Building
I. I. N. Soundphoto
Ridgewood
N. J
Mickie
Washington, Iowa
Amultl
Washington County
State of
Iowa
Iowa State Banking Dept
Suekboe
Sailor
Ute
New Air Post
Col
Lemmon’s Drug
WMT
Mrs
Dixie Dugan
Czari
By McEvoy & Striebes
Yippe
Mary Minner
Chicago
Davis Brothers
Davis
Harry Stephens
Detroit
Mich
Ster
Tucker's
Tugker Chevrolet
Washington Dairy
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