The Rocking Chair Brigade remembers a Lexington wedding
Seventy five years ago today in Lexington Sara Jane Essley wed Collins Nicola. The bride who became the 92 year old “girl” still reads, discusses, and cares for family. The column shares memories of Edna Rownd Taylor’s death, Arthur Trotter’s funeral, and local notes about neighbors, clock lore, and garden gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Sara Jane Essley
Collins Nicola
Nic
Sam McCleery
Nicola
Brigade
Edna Rownd Taylor
Fred Taylor
Lewistown
Nent
Taylor
Fred Maurice
George Brinton
Edna
Alice Rownd
Here
Montana
Taylors
Roberta
SUIL
Radio chief explains ASCAP contract refusals to Ad Club
Harold Fair of WHO described ASCAP as a Franken Stein monster controlled by a small board. He said ASCAP’s proposed contract would raise annual music costs for radio from five million to nine million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harold Fair
Ad Club
Amnesican Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASWA
Fatt
ASCAP
Pig Chain Fairs Students in Beaufort County Program
Beaufort County farm agent launches a pig chain with thirty gilts given to vocational agriculture students. Each student may keep a gilt after returning two gifts to the agent, then the animals move on to other students to continue the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort County
North Carolina
Coleburn Commanders Bring Dance Show To Washington Friday
Coleburn and his Commanders, touring Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi for five months, arrive in Washington Friday evening December 4. Singer Eileen Ingalls headlines after time with Anson Weeks. Don Coleburn leads on saxophone and clarinet and handles arranging. Coleburn is a Southern native with a distinctive drawl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Coleburn
Miss Ingye
Dia
Coleburn
South
Move County Inmates Buildings to Government
Burlington reports the Des Moines county home will relocate 120 inmates before week’s end. Buildings will be turned over to the War Department. Inmates to be distributed to other county houses and some sent to Mount Pleasant State Hospital for insane care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Des Moines
War Department
County Board of Supervisors
Mount Pleasant State Hospital
Inzane
Builders Urge WPA Workers Be Replaced
A Des Moines resolution from the Master Builders Association of Iowa asks Congress to restrict WPA and construction agency jobs to essential national defense work. It states there is no longer a need for continuing WPA programs and calls for large cuts in WPA funding and for WPA officials to be prohibited from soliciting public works construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Congress
War Projects Administration
National Defense Program
Master Builders Association of Iowa
WPA
Fruit Trees Damaged by Ice in Wayland
Ice coated limbs snapped fruit trees causing heavy damage as power outages left homes without electricity for hours on Monday. In local notes, 133 residents attended Sunday church at Sugar Creek amid winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Sugar Creek
Anthony Sacco
Omaha
Neb
Maude Conrad
Sacco
Violet Conrad
Ruth Meyer
Mary Wittmer
Jefferson
Richwoods School
Eulalie Benson
Coppock
Ruth
Flowers
Toggether
Christmas Gift Exchange and Visits Highlight Community News
Mrs. Frank Magdefray traveled to Adrian Michigan for Christmas visits with daughter Mrs. Paul Rainier and family and to meet the newborn Robrt Paul Rainier. All Day Quilting hosted by Mrs. Lena McClintic drew a group of area women for sewing and socializing. Richard Lee Meyer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Meyer, is ill with pneumonia. The Progress Club met with Mrs. J. R. McKirahan for carols games and Christmas charity planning with a lighted tree and tray luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Magdefray
Adrian, Mich
Paul Rainier
Robrt Paul Rainier
Lena McClintic
Chris Boshart
Aaron Wyse
John Kaufman
Anna Barr
Barbara Conrad
Dc. E. Rhum
Fannie Zehr
Ezra Wittmer
Menno Freyenberger
William Boshart
David Meyers
Cora Stier
Richard Lee Meyer
Alan Meyer
Josiah Kaufman
Leola Kaufman
Kansas City
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Andy Clyde
Poppy
Gre McGlivpy
Brian Donlevy
Muriel Angelus
Akim Tamiroff
Rocking Chair
Ka Carris
Ralph Shannon
Barbara
New York
ITQ” Ag
Veryone
Gelrl
Trotter
Ainsworth
Lillian Trotter
Jack
Jim
Shirley
Galveston
Texas
Joe
Lillian
Iowa
Albert Hopkins
Albert
Elsie Bratten
Mae Long Hollingsworth
Long Beach
Mae
Holingsworth
California
Dorothea Thompson Brindley
Tucson
Ariz
Warren Morgan
Dan Brindley
Warren
Harrison Ball
Neiswanger
Washington County
West Sunset
Sam Baker
Pickens
Schick
Phillips & Hebner
Claudette Colbert
Ray Mill
Love
Ig Lee Ce
Republic Pictures Present
Lh Durante
All Miller
Gallopin’ Gals
Kiddie Cure
Charles Halbert
West Texas State College
Canyon
Radio
Coleburn Ocommanders
Dance &Riday
W.P.A
North America
Elaine Bassett
Canada
Washington
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
Leola
Will Kaufman
Progress Club
Progres Club
J. R. McKirahan
Jimmy Smith and His Orchestra
State
Federal Tay
Bill
Baves, Ington
Ninas
Martha Wash
Garretts
Leatherie
Lelong
Hudnut
Coty
Schick and
Remington
Don SM
Sinan
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