Jack Benny Burns Allen Lead Cast in Gay College Comedy
A State theater showing of College Holiday features Jack Benny George Burns and Gracie Allen with Martha Raye and Mary Boland. The story follows loony cultists at a fashionable hotel as Gracie Allen heads an experiment and Benny tries to rescue the hotel and keep the cultists happy amid romance and comic capers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Benny
Burns & Allen
Whch
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Martha Raye
Mary Boland
Mar Sha Hunt
Eleanor Whitney
Leif Erikson
Johnny Downs
Qyipe Brada
Louis Dal’ron
Etienne Girardot
Richard Carte
Ben Blue
Chorus of
Beautiful Giles
Screenland
Benny
Miss Boland
Girardot
Aca
Miss Hunt
Brikson
First National Parks Established in Early History
The first national parks were Yellowstone in 1872 followed by Sequoia General Grant and Yosemite in 1890 then Mount Rainier in 1899 and Crater Lake in 1920. The list marks the birth of protected public lands and set a pattern for conservation nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone
Sequoia
General Grant
Yosemite
Mount Rainier
Crater Lake
Red Cross Funds Top $2000 and Rising
A community drive shows Red Cross donations surpassing two thousand dollars with many households contributing. Listed givers include Rev. and Mrs. Wim. Coes, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Durian, Ellsworth Palmer, and numerous others, totaling substantial support from local residents and groups.
Mrs Miller Dies North of Wellman at 79
Mrs. Jacob A. Miller, 79, died Sunday at her granddaughter's home five miles north of Wellman. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 20 PM at Upper Deer Creek church with burial in Lower Deer Creek cemetery, conducted by Rev. John W W Swartzendruber of Kalona. She was born November 12, 1857 in Belville Pennsylvania and married Jacob Miller in December 1876. The family farmed nearby and she had ten children, with several surviving in various states.
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Wellman
Jacob A. Miller
Warf Erb
Upper Deer Creek
Lower Deer Creek
John WW. Swartzendruber
Kalona
Lydia Dietweiler
Christian
Rachel Dietweiler
Belville
Jacob Miller
Miller
Nenno
Henry Swartsendruber
Julius Miller
Weilman
KE. J. Miller
Garwin
Abner Miller
Lincoln
Nebr
J M. Miller
Shickley
Lewig Miller
Chicago
Anna May
Family connections marked by the Wellman Produce injury
Elizabethtown Pennsylvania local note lists Achious Miller and Lizzie Moyer among relatives to Kalona and Elkhart with twenty seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. J M Schlaubaugh manager of Wellman Produce sustained a serious head injury while acting in Town City and was hospitalized with X rays to assess the injury.
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Miller
Elizabethtown
Achious Miller
Kalona
Lizzie Moyer
Elkhart
Ind
J. M. Schlaubaugh
Wellman Produce Company
Local option proposed for liquor by the drink in Iowa
Rep Phil Roan of Fort Madison提出 a local option plan allowing sale by the drink in set places regulated by authorities. Localities could outlaw it if voted against. The bill targets buffets clubs hotels and taverns selling only liquor from state stores and consuming on site.
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Des Moines
INS
Phil Roan
Fort Madison
Roan Palin
Roan
Iown
Lindberghs Leave England for Egypt on Secret Flight
Mr and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh departed England covertly for a flying trip to Egypt with a large amount of baggage. Their first stop is expected to be Cairo signaling a possibly extended tour.
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London
INS
Charlies A. Lindbergh
England
Egypt
Cairo
Steel as the strongest material described in old text
The article notes steel as the strongest material known and cites examples of tensile strength up to 500000 pounds per square inch. It mentions steels can be engineered to be extremely hard enough to scratch glass or so soft they can be scratched with a pin.
Methodist Choir Presents Monthly Program of Anthems
The thirty voice Methodist choir gave a Sunday evening concert at the church featuring London Derry Air Brahms Cradle Song The Lost Chord The Ole Refrain and Handel Largo. Soloist Miss Thelda Tracy and violinist Mrs Harry Sizer received praise. Director Mrs Lewis Warren led the program and Arthur Atack delivered a ten minute sermon. The hymn background and performance drew growing crowds and funds go to the choir music fund.
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Methodist Choir of
London
Derry
Brahlm
Thelda Tracy
Harry Sizer
Evening Star
Lewis Warren
Arthur Atack
Cho'r Music Fund
Licensed Thames Watermen in Queen Anne Era
In Queen Anne's era there were about 10,000 licensed watermen on the Thames tidal reaches above London Bridge. This historic detail highlights the scale of waterborne labor along the river during that period.
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Thames
London Bridge
Ad lerika Promises Quick Gas Relief and Detox
A vintage drug ad touts Ad lerika as a solution for severe gas and indigestion. It claims one dose relieves gas and detoxifies four poisons from both upper and lower bowels, attributed to Sherman Brothers druggists.
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Sherman Brothers
Miller Purchasing Decorah Shoe Store
Robert Reece of Miller s Footwear has gone to Decorah to aid in remodeling and gate work for Miller s plan to acquire a Decorah shoe store. Harry L Miller announces the purchase aims to merge two stores into one unit for economies and coordinated merchandising. Reece will return to Washington in three or four weeks. details to follow.
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Robert Reece
Miller's Footwear
Decorah
Harry L. Miller
Mr. Reece
Washington
Miller
Gracehill Ladies Aid Holds All Day Quilt Meeting
Gracehill February 1 The Ladies Aid met all day at the Community building. They worked on two quilts and elected officers for the coming year. The group planned to meet next Wednesday at Mrs. Emma Engel to quilt and requested donations to the Red Cross relief fund.
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Gracehill
Ladies Aid
Emma Engel
Red Cross Relief Fund
Flood Sufferers Attend Neighboring Gathering
A group of neighbors gathered at Wade Pare’s home on a Wednesday evening. Music by Walter Wilson and Oral Walters accompanied dancing and card games before cake and coffee refreshments. Asahel Robertson and John Williams traveled to Washington to view Ira Meyers’ motor boat, hauled from Michigan, bound for Grand Lake, Colorado. Zotas Robertson stayed at Asahel’s home, and Mrs. A R Strum visited at the A J Robertson home and joined an Aid meeting. Dr Boice of Washington visited Mrs. O A Strohm. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Robertson spent the evening at the A J Robertson home.
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Wade Pare
Walter Wilson
Oral Walters
Asahel Robertson
John Williams
Washington
Ira Meyers
Mich
Grand Lake
Colo
Zotas Robertson
Asahel
A. R. Strum
A. J. Robertson
Robertson
Dr. Boice
O. A. Strohm
Ralph Robertson
Green as Immortality in Mohammedan Rug Weaving
The article explains green signifies immortality in Islam and is a rare choice among orthodox Mohammedans for rugs. It notes Mahomet’s flight to Medina used a green flag, making the color sacred, while patterns often show irregular design to express belief that only Allah is perfect.
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Mahomet
Mecca
Medina
Allah
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Hebner West Side Druggists
First National Parks
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J. W. Bidwell Plumbing & Heating Phone
Oriez & Speer
Red Cross
O. G. Shep- Orf
Wim. Coes
B.C. Poster
John Bhim, Sr
John F. M Ta Feat
Ona Bidwell
Grates
R. A. Jacobs
Thelda
Harve Piogg
Aps Biol
Neiahieheniam
Suyfer and Anderson
J. E. Palmer
Biakdord Wi
Uae
Wellman Law. Bank
Were
Bdo
Louch Bae
Kk. L. Hoe- DO
Roy Orin
Way Rowe
Herman Swartzendruber Amas
Willis Eath
Aivia
Beth Nesnaccande
Gardmer
Ccceunee
Seeeebright
Dewey Hoefert
Darian A
C. C. Gardter
Itsea Li Pratik
Mayer
Acwneceas
A. Oy
H. W. Fehlberg
Marcia
Margaret Henn
Ladies Embroidery Club
Carrie Manner
Elwood Detrick
M.C. A
George L. McEdantiel
Hollywood
Omi
UL Read
Silly Symphony
Lindbergs
Norwich, Conn
Robert Simpson
Ellen Sullivan
Simpson
Enea Bossi
Philadelphia
Vitttorio Bonomi
Milan
Italy
Miller Purchasing
Decorah Shoe Store
Gracehill Ladies Aid
Green
Vicks VA
Dorothy’s
Co. V. Crull Insurance
Ontant
Chesterfield
Lucorry & Myers Topeces
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