The Rocking Chair Brigade Reflects On Words And Wisdom
The column covers neighborhood snowmen, a list of new words breaching diction, a Public Affairs luncheon, and remarks on language and culture. It notes Mrs. D. H. McLaughlin hosting, D. D. Davis as guest, and author Irvin E Cobb’s upcoming autobiography Exit Laughing. It recalls Dr. Hugh C. Stuntz’s talk, William Gibbs McAdoo's death, and Odd Fellows gathering with Ray Box’s hotel festivity.
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Ladies of the Christian Church
Jack
Ray Box
Brigade
Funeral services for Lee Ralston in Westminster
Lee Ralston died at University hospital in Iowa City after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 10 30 am at the Ralston home with Marsh Funeral Home of Keota in charge and burial in New Haven cemetery. He was a longtime farmer in Westminster. He is survived by his daughter Mrs Doyle Smith and her husband and their three children.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Westminster
Lee Ralston
Marsh Funeral Home
Keota
New Haven
Ralston
University Hospital
Iowa City
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Syphilis Victims Driven by Housewives Say Dr Sorenson
Dr R M Sorenson reports Iowa's 1939 syphilis cases total 2739 with 674 among housewives the largest group due to state law requiring exams of expectant mothers Laborers rank second with 229 cases Unemployed persons total 226 cases and cases were nearly split by gender City cases 1711 Rural 1028 across 37 occupational groups National Social Hygiene Day observed in Iowa cities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Department
R. M. Sorenson
Gracehill Community News Brief
Gracehill report notes Mrs Carl Carpman recovering from illness and able to go out. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Jake Seethout, John Hough and son Larry, Lawrence Watson and sons, and John Williams with J O Kirton family are mentioned visiting and helping. W P A workers return to work at the quarry as traffic remains clear with gravel trucks operating on soft roads.
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Anna Williams
Gracehill
Carl Carpman
Jake Seethout
John Hough
Larry
Nelson Woodford
Lawrence Watson
Allie Bond
Rubio
John Williams
J. O. Kirton
Gracehill Ladies Aid Quilts for David Banks Fire Loss
Gracehill Ladies Aid met at the Strohm home for an all day session with fourteen members and a guest. They worked on a quilt and prepared a comfort to accompany donations for the David Banks family who lost their home furniture and clothing in a recent fire. Also noted are village visits and illnesses including Nelson Woodford with quinty.
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Gracehill Ladies Aid
C. A. Strohm
David Banks
Lawrence Bond
Cloyd Watson
Bill Ruby
Rubio
Lawrence Watson
Nelson Woodford
Quinty
Walter Jones
Average Electric Bill for Farmers in Davenport Area
The Eastern Iowa Light and Power cooperative, largest in Iowa, shows farmers paid an average $4.04 monthly last year, down from $4.12 in 1939. S. N. Jordan, manager, notes Des Moines and Johnson counties joined the cooperative. A $145,000 government loan funded 169.4 miles of power lines in Des Moines county.
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Davenport
Iowa
Creole Defined as White Native Aristocracy in Americas
The term Creole denotes a white native-born person in the French and Spanish colonies of the Americas. It signifies whiteness and local aristocracy, extending to regions in North America not far north of Louisiana. The definition reflects colonial social hierarchy and racial labeling of the era.
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