Neighbor letters from A P I reveal household etiquette and local news
A Texas housewife laments guests washing dishes after Sunday meals and suggests guests wash theirs while the hostess washes hers. Mrs. Ivan Riess plans to organize Girl Scouts in Donovan Illinois. Notes on births birthdays and Golden weddings in Arizona and Illinois. A lawyer without overcoat is seen in the cold. Spaghetti recipes gain popularity and Mrs. Wilsons chocolate cookies and rolls are praised.
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A. and P.I Magazine
Neighbors
Dorothy Blake
Texas
Ivan Riess
The
Christian Church
Donovan, Ill
E. Stutsman
Frank Wilson
Local News Notes and Personal Health Updates
Mrs Downine plans to stay in Titnies for the winter. Lee Tousenberry, once a handy man in the neighborhood, has been in Oakdale sanitarium for three weeks with pneumonia and a persistent cough.
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Lee Tousenberry
Oakdale Sanitarium
Home Art Club Hosts Red Cross Work Meeting
Mrs. Will Reit entertained the Home Art club in Westchester with knitting and Red Cross activities. New president Mrs. W F E Pearson presided as an important business session occurred. Guests enjoyed angel food cake jello fruit salad coffee and candy. Families from nearby towns visited and a barber Earl McMullen leased the hotel building to open a shop in Westchester.
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Westchester
Home Art Club
Will Reit
Red Cross
W. FE. Pearson
H. W. Luers
Fairfield
Jean
Albert Ward
Frances Moore
Ford
Keith Statler
Roberta Luers
Iowa City
Des Moines
Bernard van Trump
Mt. Pleasant
Chester Helcomb
van Trump
A.S. van Trump
Seattle
Wash
West Chester
Earl McMullen
Pairfield Family Weekend Visits and Travel
Building as living quarters discussion noted. Mr Pairfield and family with wife and son were in Fairfield visiting Mrs Cherry's parents Mr and Mrs Walter Broders. Eleanor Ledure of Davenport visited, later traveling with the Cherry family to Davenport. Enola Rubey a West Chester teacher visited with her parents near Fairfield and returned with the Cherry family.
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Jack Cherry
21st Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hering celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary at home. The event, planned as a surprise by S. K. Orris and family, became a boomerang when the Herings uncovered the plot. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Howell and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Orris and son Billy, S. K. Orris, Dorothy and Ralph, and Mary Gardiner. Rev. H. N. Poston attended a joint meeting of Iowa Presbyteries Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
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Crawfordsville
S. K. Orris
Clarence Hering
Herings
Paul Howell
W. A. Orris
Billy
Dorothy
Ralph
Mary Gardiner
H. N. Poston
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Pvt Harlan Ranshaw Visits Parents of Buddy in Training
Pvt Harlan Ranshaw of Iowa City stationed at Camp Fannin Texas visited parents Mr and Mrs Fred Stapp whose son Pvt Donald Stapp is in France and his buddy in training. Also listed are Robert Fuller on leave from Southwest Pacific and en route to Washington Lloyd Colbert serving in navy on submarine S Sgt John Williams Wendover field Utah and Thomas Williams Avon Park Florida and William Orris US Marine Corps overseas 27 months visiting relatives.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Harlan Ranshaw
Iowa City
Camp Fannin
Tex
Fred Stapp
Donald Stapp
France
Buddy White
Robert H. Fuller
Southwest Pacific
Ward Fuller
Washington
B.C
Lloyd Colbert
Pfe
William I. Orris
U. S. Marine Corps
Portmouth
Two Women Watch Rainbow in January
In Wayland on Monday evening two women observed a rainbow in the western sky and deny it was a sun dog. The report notes locals claim they saw something unusual and disputes accusations of “seeing things.” The item includes small community notes and upcoming library benefit details.
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Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Will Magdefrau
Will
Hopital
Frances Duenbostle
Kate Witting
Henry County Hospital
A. J. Wyse
Roger
Victor Stacy
Connie
Arthur Boshart
Fred Wyse
Wesley
Henry Graber
Progress Club
Robert Zihlman
Frank Nebel
Zihlman
John Zihlman
Dwight
Maxine
Dale Clark
Allen Clark
Max Kauffman
Lizzie Miller
Chriss Stauffer
Young People Hold Party at Maple Grove School
The Wayland Mennonite church youth group arranged a gathering on Monday night January 29 at the Maple Grove school house after a Thursday meeting.
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Wayland Mennonite
Maple Grove
Pot Holders Made Easy With Saucer Pattern
Round pot holders can be cut easily by tracing a saucer as a pattern. They are handy for removing pies or puddings from the oven since there are no corners to drop into the food and cause a mess.
Wool Sampling Aids USDA Wool Breeding Research
An inventive technique uses TM oredt chalk to segment fleece on a sheep. USDA scientists show that a sample from the marked site closely represents the whole fleece, offering a simple method for selecting desirable breeders.
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USDA
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