Mount Pleasant Couples Win Best Waltz Titles
Hubert Clark and Patricia McCarty were judged the best waltzing couple by Geo Chapin and his Illinois Eight at the Iowa ballroom. PJ Johnson and Adrienne Vanerus won best appearing couple honors, each receiving complimentary tickets to next Friday's dance.
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Hubert Clark
Patricia McCarty
Mount Pleasant
Geo. Chapin
Illinois
Iowa
PJ Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Adrienne Vanerus
Washington
Social notes from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns
Local residents from Crawfordsville Burlington West Chester Richland and Keota are listed visiting shopping or hosting others in Washington and at area homes. Notables include Miss Elda White Miss Isabelle Anwyl Rev W H Parker and Mrs H L Biklen plus Barbara Sawyer and Jessica Milligan attending a University of Iowa history conference. Louise Wright and Kathleen Allen visit relatives. Freda White ill with acute indigestion. Journal offers two copies for January 4 and 5.
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H. L. Biklen
Lou Biklen
Burlington
Charles Biklen
Iklen’s
W. H. Parker
Cotter
Washington
John Hauenstein
Crawfordsville
Farrel Young
Walter Bowe
Keota
John Flatlune
Wellman
George Wright
West Chester
Henry Witthoff
Alvin Allen
Louise
Kathleen
Richland
W. C. Hedges
Freda White
Harry White
Miss White
New England
Journal
Barbara Sawyer
Jessica Milligan
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sunday School Basketball Tournament Rules 1933
County Sunday School issues rules for a YMCA sponsored tournament. Divisions A to D specify age groups. teams must have 12 players, attend Sundays, be church school members, and be accompanied by an adult leader. Play begins February 11 in a single elimination format with no entry fee and rejection rights for conduct.
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Church School
Washington Y. M. C
Claude Tucker
Stanton Kiesey
Leigh Soule
Speed Demons Set New Marks Across Air Land And Sea
The article surveys record speeds by Major James Doolittle in air races at Cleveland 473.8 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell in cars at Daytona Beach 253.96 mph, and Gar Wood in a speedboat 124.86 mph. It notes Campbell plans another attempt at Daytona next month aiming above 275 mph with a 1400 hp Blue Bird, seeking 300 mph air speed, while recounting past records and fatalities of Keech and Segrave.
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Florida
Cleveland
James Doolittle
Thenited
Bonnet
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Fla
Gar Wood
Ste
Daytona
Malcolm
Campbell
Major Segrave
Ray Keech
Philadelphia
Keech
Segrave
Sir Malcolm
Major Campbell
Grim Reaper
King Features Syndicate
Washington Triumphs Over Oskaloosa in Final Game
Box score shows Washington defeating Oskaloosa in the final game. Washington led by a strong team performance with key plays shaping the outcome. Oskaloosa fought hard, but Washington pulled away in the late minutes.
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Washington
Oskaloosa
Soocratic Reasoning in The Socratic Method
A brief note defines Soocratic reasoning as the Socratic method of question and answer. It explains the tactic aims to trap an opponent by eliciting admissions through a sequence of questions. The piece labels it a favorite of Socrates and highlights its argumentative weakness.
Re Elect Eastwood Chairman County Red Cross Society
Reports show 708 ready to wear garments received from Red Cross headquarters and most distributed. Junior Red Cross adds 28 new members from country schools, about 300 children. Favors sent to Marshalltown soldiers for seven special days and Christmas. Schools that designed and furnished favors include No 7 Lime Creek East Prairie Bethel New Haven Living Lake Enterprise Harmony Franklin Center Shiloh Crescent Havre Wellston Stringtown Snake Hollow Prairie Center. Washington chapter contributes 150 annually to nursing service. Bertha Bonham replies to Miss Anna Dawson praising the annual meeting report and its circulation to National Headquarters.
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Red Cross
Winnie Palmer
Marshalltown
Hallowe'en
No. 7
Lime Creek
East Prairie
Bethel
New Haven
Living Lake
Enterprise
Harmony Franklin Center
Shiloh
Crescent
Havre Wellston
Stringtown
Snake Holow
Prairie Center
Washington
Rea Cross
Briefly Told Nolan is Happy Who Does Not Think
A concise note hints that Nolan feels content with self view and lacks overconfidence. The phrase suggests personal mood and attitude toward self perception without additional context.
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Nolan
Hingself
Jigsaw Puzzles Get University Backing Amid Popular Craze
Minneapolis dispatch notes an University of Minnesota psychology professor endorsing jigsaw puzzles as brain training. Prof. Edmund Williamson cites puzzles aiding problem solving and linking to other mental tasks. Anecdotes include marriages sparked by puzzles and a shopper’s reliance on puzzles causing dining room clutter.
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Minneapolis
Minn
U.P
University of Minnesota
Edmund G. Williamson
Williamson
Legislature faces heavy program in rest of session
The house and senate approved a 25000 appropriation for a state committee survey on government reorganization. Many bills remain to be considered, likely prompting long debate. Two tax measures, a gross sales tax and a net income tax, have been introduced, with a gross income tax expected to reach the house soon. The senate also passed a bill to repeal audits of state institutions, a move claimed to save about 60000 yearly after two years 112000 spent on audits.
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House
Senate
Assembly
Local residents plan visits and education trips this month
William Pfeiffer of Keota visited on business Thursday. Miss Edna Mercer and Miss Betty Stephen planned a Des Moines visit through Sunday. Ty Koch, a Palmer School of Chiropractic graduate, will return home in March then head to Denver. Melvin Gingerich and Lester Krabill attended a history conference lecture at the University of Iowa. Miss Ruth George from Mt. Pleasant was due to spend the extended weekend at home.
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William Pfeiffer
Keota
Edna Mercer
Betty Stephen
Des Moines
Richland Bride and Keota Groom Wed at Clear Creek
Miss Therese Weber of Richland marries Albert Hammen of Keota at St. Peter and Paul Church Clear Creek. Attendants Miss Marjorie Vogel and Raymond Weber. Couple to honeymoon in Creston then reside on a Harper area farm. Mrs. Hammen is Weber of Richland. Mr. Hammen is son of Keota residents. High school honors list several students with mixed grades.
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Keota
Thereseg Weber
Richland
Albert Hammen
Miss Vogel
Mathias Weber
Mr. Hammen
Peter Hammen, Sr
Punctuation origins traced to Aldus Manutius
The article notes that Aldus Manutius, a Venetian printer, introduced the modern punctuation system in the late fifteenth century. It states that little change has been necessary since, with the comma, parentheses, question mark, and period among the earliest additions and the exclamation point introduced last.
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Aldus Manutius
Ladies and japanning in early Brooklyn fashion pages
In the Brooklyn Eagle during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries Lorine Letch er Butler notes that ladies of fashion viewed japanning as a new fancy work. It competed with embroidery and tapestry as a feminine pastime and marked the rise of industrial craft in society.
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Lorine Letcher Butler
Brooklyn Eagle
Rent Relief Sparks Finish of Local Puzzle
A family facing mounting rent turned to work on a kitchen puzzle. Despite hardship they could not finish until the rent was reduced out of sympathy and the effort finally paid off.
Local News Briefs From Washington County
Mrs George Freshwaters and baby Nancy Lee to go home from Washington county hospital today. Auctioneer Db. 1'. MACON Washington Iowa. Miss Marie Landau visits Mt Pleasant for weekend. Sam McCleery from Iowa City for weekend. Miss Trene Yard ill with a cold. Mr and Mrs Oscar Hughes welcome baby girl Catherine Marie born at 6:30 this morning three miles southeast of Washington. Mother and baby reported to be doing well. Arden 15 and Mildred 196 are the Hughes children.
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George Freshwaters
Nancy Lee
Washington County Hospital
Macon
Washington
Iowa
Marion George
Paul
Marie Landau
Mt. Pleasant
Sam McCleery
Iowa City
Nicola and Harmon
Trene Yard
Oscar Hughes
Catherine Marie
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