Wayland School Opens With Preparations for New Year
Wayland schools will open Monday September 1 for registration and assignments. Custodians Wolfe and Monson prepared buildings with cleaned high school floors gym floor refinished bleachers repainted and grade floors sealed. Bicycle racks installed east of the grade school and gravel added between buildings. Nebel returned from summer work and resigned to serve in a camp at Denison Iowa.
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Wayland
Wolfe
Monson
Githens
Ellis
Nebel
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Denison
Iowa
Stringtown Social Notes Aug 27 1948
Mr and Mrs Charles Folker of Indiana visited Elmer Freyenberger family. Ethan Brooks and L H Rinners attended the Des Moines fair. Clayton Widmer helped Noah Widmer with work last week. Freyenberger reunion held in Sunset Park Washington. Dan Conrad Fern Slagel visited Emery Leichtys for Sunday dinner. Roberta Rich stayed with grandparents J J Rich while parents Raymond and Mrs. Rich were away.
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J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Charles Folker
Indiana
Elmer Freyenberger
Ethan Brooks
L. H. Rinners
Des Moines
Clayton Widmer
Noah Widmer
Freyenberger
Sunset Park
Washington
Dan Conrad
Fern Slagel
Emery Leichtys
Roberta Rich
Raymond
Des Moines State Fair attendees and visiting guests list
Rich and Simon Graber Alex Dorsch Elmer Freyenberger attended the Des Moines state fair. Elmer Graber and family were Sunday dinner guests at Harm Westens. Eugene Stauffer helped Elmer Roth with farm work last week. Homer Davisons were Sunday dinner guests at Arthur Davison's. Walter Woods painted Stringtown schoolhouse interior. Wilbur Schantz family visited with Mrs P R Schantz and Viola. Johnson reunion in Burlington included Mr and Mrs Ethan Brooks Rex Swans. J J Widmer home hosts Mr and Mrs J J Rich and later Peter Widmer Jakie Noah Widmer Edna Widmer family visit. Matt Eicher of Nebraska and Mrs Sarah Boshart Betty visited Edna Widmer family. Ella Oswalt of Nebraska spent several days at Elmer Freyenberger's.
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Wilbur Schantz
P. R. Schantz
Viola
Ethan’ Brooks
Rex Swans
Johnson
Burlington
J. J. Rich
J. J. Widmer
Peter Widmer
Jakie
Noah Widmer
Matt Eicher
Nebraska
Sarah Boshart
Betty
Edna Widmer
Ella Oswalt
Elmer Freyenberger
Laverne Graber
Cedar Falls
Virgil
Viola Hering
S. K. Orris
Clarence Hering
Walter Jarrard
Washington
Joe Rich
Harold Littrel
Ralph Littrel
LaMont Littrel
le Clair
Homer Wenger
Wayland
Charles William Twinam
Invention of Cellophane Brings Brandenberger to Forefront
Dr. J. E. Brandenberger, a Swiss chemist and doctor from the University of Bern, is credited with the invention of cellophane. His work marks a milestone in material science and packaging.
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J. E. Brandenberger
University of Berne
Switzerland
Beaver Limits Tree Felling By Circumference Insight
A beaver rarely tries to fell a tree wider than one or two feet in circumference, as instinct guides it to avoid tasks beyond its strength.
Friends Reunite After 35 Years In East Sunset
Old neighbors recount a 35 year gap as Mrs. Hazel Raymond notes Mrs. Lewis Kipp of Chillicothe Indiana visiting Mrs. Harry Jones. The column lists multiple Sunday visits, family gatherings, and local social events across East Sunset and surrounding areas.
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Hazel Raymond
East Sunset
Harry Jones
Lewis Kipp
Chillicothe
Ind
Missouri
Ted Mohr
Kahoka
John Martain
Glen Orris
Ottumwa
S. K
Crawfordsville School Sets Opening With New Faculty
Crawfordsville Consoli dated school will open at 9 a m on Sept 1 and operate to noon that day Books will be checked out and details arranged The 12 member faculty includes Supt Orville P Loper from Beaman and coaches William Hanrahan George McMican and others covering music science English and grades one through eight Bus drivers listed as Fred Mitchell and P P Grab
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Stray U.S. Boy Lived Alone in Chicago for Months
An 11 year old, Jerry McLeran, says his parents abandoned him and he has survived hand to mouth in Chicago for two months. He was found asleep in an alley by an interior decorator's wife. A rooming house owner recalls the McLeran family had seven other children kept with them.
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Chicago
Jerry McLeran
Jerry
McLerans
Fan First, Now He Dates Her
An ardent Georgia Carroll fan Lieut. William Stewart Evans a US Army Air Corps instructor at Randolph Field Texas had luncheon with the movie star in Hollywood after sending her a note. Carroll invited him to lunch in the studio commissary and promised to return the date.
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Georgia Carroll
William Stewart Evans
United States Army Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Hollywood
Evans
Miss Carroll
Parish to Host Labor Day Celebration on Church Grounds
Labor Day events at St Marys parish promise a chicken dinner and supper served by parish women. Entertainment, rides, refreshments, a loving picture show, and various committees will manage dining and concessions. Attendants include P J Graber and Carl Atchison with many volunteers. grounds improvements completed as school approaches.
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Riverside
St. Mary’s Parish
Designing Bright Home Interiors for Sunlight and Breeze
The living rooms should be bright and cheerful with ample sun. Morning light is preferred for dining, while the kitchen faces away from direct sun. Bedrooms should receive daytime sun and be exposed to prevailing summer night winds for cooling.
Deduction Tale Reveals Gambling Chip Clue
A Jersey City attorney faced an unexpected witness moment as a feminine witness testified that the man on trial had been drinking and gambling. She explained she knew from a red streetcar chip he handed the conductor, showing he gambled, and that he was drinking because he mistook the chip for a coin.
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Jersey City
Manna From Heaven Defined as Spiritual Nourishment
The phrase manna from heaven is explained as the divine nourishment miraculously provided to the Israelites in the wilderness, used loosely to mean miraculous spiritual sustenance.
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