Hoyle Husk 100 Acres of Corn This Year
Dwight Hoyle, Washington county champion corn husker in 1935, husked 100 acres this fall. Local notes report visits by Mrs. Glenn Knapp, Phyllis, Mrs. Lawrence Howell, and Everette Lee to the John Shebeck home. Clarryette Shebeck enjoys a vacation from Iowa City work. Other relatives and neighbors visited Crawfordsville and Cedar Rapids areas.
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John Shebeck
Dwight Hoyle
Washington County
Shebeck
Glenn Knapp
Phyllis
Lawrence Howell
Everette Lee
Clarryette Shebeck
Iowa City
Verne Anderson
George Genkinger
Armour Griggs
Lonnie
Merritt Booth
Washington
Mildred
John D. Jones
Crawfordsville
L. E. Hoyle
Lloyd Hoyle
Cedar Rapids
Wilford Fleig of Columbus Visits Parental Home
Wilford Fleig of Columbus Ohio came Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs J J Fleig. The weekly notes mention other local visits and a Christmas program prepared by students for December 23 with a large turnout.
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Wilford Fleig of
Columbus, O
Rubio
Wilford Fleig
Columbus
J. J. Fleig
Wayne Dickinson
Dickey
Keota
Fred Leppert
Donald Leppert
Richland
Burlington
Raymond Steinbeck
Luithly
Des Moines
Visit to Iowa Family Tells of Moves and Illness
Wyoming Iowa visitors travel via Cedar Rapids with Virginia and Jacquelyn Williamson. Mrs. Martha Cook travels to Pleasant Plain to help at Homer Morrow home where Mrs. Morrow is ill and Robert has a broken arm.
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Wyoming
Mr. Ireland
Cedar Rapids
Virginia
Jacquelyn Williamson
Martha Cook
Pleasant Plain
Homer Morrow
New Consumer Guide Book Promises Handy Truths
Chemist and advertising executive H. Bennett wrote More For Your Money to help consumers separate reliable products from scams. After publishers rejected his manuscript in America, a London publisher accepted it and released the English edition last September. The American edition, due December 25, will be issued by Chemical Publishing Co. of New York.
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H. Bennett
Garden City
E. & F. N. Spon. Ltd
London
the Chemical Publishing Co. of
Ny., Inc
Carbon content in steel affects welding difficulty
The article explains that ordinary tool steels with 80 to 110 percent carbon are hard to weld. Higher carbon makes welding more difficult compared with mild steel.
Jud Tunkins on wasted potential and pursuing possibilities
Jud Tunkins notes many young men with promising futures squander time by dwelling on possibilities rather than pursuing them, urging focus on decisive action.
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Jud Tunkins
Wayland Dismisses School Early for Christmas Vacation
Wayland schools will dismiss Thursday afternoon for the holidays. Each room will host its own Christmas program and tree before teachers from out of town can reach home by Christmas Eve. School resumes January 4.
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Wayland
Local Items from Fairview Families Report Today
Fairview notices show Mr and Mrs Lewis Havel at Sunday dinner with Mrs Shalla. Quilting party attended by Merdames Jesse Havel Verne Droll and Will Lukovsky. Alma Kratg returns from Ralph Nicholson work stint. Horaks orchestra provided music at E P hall Washington. Christmas and New Year wishes to all.
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Fairview
Lewis Havel
Ed Shalla
Merdames
Jesse Havel
Verne Droll
Will Lukovsky
Derome Croil
Rivyerside
Horaks
E. P. Hall
Washington
Egyptian statuary colored with ancient pigments
Ancient Egyptians colored statues using copper sulfate for blue, lead for black, ocher for red and yellow. Green was created by mixing existing colors.
Synovial Fluid Described As Joint Lubricant
The synovial fluid or synovia is joint oil a clear viscous fluid secreted by a synovial membrane whose function is to lubricate the joint or the surface of an enclosed tendon
Steady Nerves Go To Record Setters In Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa December 23 a man aims to outdo Harry Bieger who stacked 6029 matches on a beer bottle top with a heavy table and patience. The feat requires calm nerves and steady hands to avoid tipping the rock solid table.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Harry Bieger
Missing Christmas Tree at Service Station Sparks Theories
Dubuque police speculate a well meaning father removed a 10 foot Christmas tree from the front of a local service station to explain to children why Santa would not deliver the tree. The tree vanished on December 25 and investigators seek clues.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Christmas Theft Missing Tree And Eight Sets Of Lights
Police report a Christmas theft in which the tree and eight sets of colored lights were taken. No suspects named and no motive provided.
Iowa State College to host Home Butchering Week in January
Farmers are urged to complete their butchering by the end of the third week in January to ensure proper curing temperatures. C. W. McDonald extension meats specialist warns failure to meet the deadline may jeopardize meat quality.
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Ames
Towa
Iowa
Iowa State College
C. W. McDonald
Extension Meats Specialis
Skunk Cabbage Honey Deemed Odorless by Nature Magazine
Nature Magazine reports a honey made from skunk cabbage blossom does not carry the plant odor. The article notes the product’s unique origin and potential appeal to specialty markets.
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Nature Magazine
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Dwight
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Universal
Arthur Lambert
Mrs. W
Ireland
Willie
As Landon
White House
Landon
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
President Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Glenn Haygreen
Bill Campbell
Margaret Applegate
Ruth Glider Biewen
Eleanor Augustine
Ruth Singleton
Dorothy Dennison
Maxine Tracy Maxine Weidner
Bonney Hotle
Beverly Baker
McLellan
East Side Square
Farm Bureau
Nics
Glen B.E Harvey Holden
Charles Holden
Chas. Jackson Merle
C. W. Davis
Sharon Center
Wayland Boys
Cotter
Boshart
Cotter Boys
Clark
Torrin
J. G. Wenger
Wayland Board of Education
Ellis
Jones
Dorne
McKay
Hollywood
Mrs. Marie Wrankle
Bonnie
Marie Wrankle
Raleigh Fremont
Ann Harding
Fremont
Painter
William Hoffman
S. Price
New York
Hoffman
Mrs. Visre Tellin
Alma Kratg
Ralph Nicholson
E. A. Ralston
Supt. of Schools
Christ the Lord
Theodore C. Meibohm
Trinity Lutheran Church
Arthur Atack
Methodist Episcopal Church
H. C. Link
Washington Junior College
W. Mead
F. W. Eastwood
First Presbyterian Church
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