Veo District brief recalls many local family visits
Local notes report funeral attendance for Mrs Crail in Ottumwa with burial in Ottumwa California origin. Visitors drop names of Gowey Parsons Certal Hosier Hamilton Black Johnson Ryners Woodford Hoskins and others. a Pleasant Plain telephone addition and a doctor call for George Ash are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bray
Veo
Albert Jones
Crail
Ottumwa
California
Anna Gowey
Mildred Parsons
Horrace Johnson
E. A. Hosier
Edith Certal
Fairfield
Leo Hosier
Glendale
Byron Hamilton
Ames
I A
Byron
Wm. Black
Fyron
Coppock Wins Big Corn Show Grand Championship
Marion Coppock of Ankeny claimed the grand championship for the best 10 ears of corn at the Iowa association show in Ames. Tracey Stewart of New Sharon won the grand championship for the best bushel of corn, with Theodore Granuna of Waterville as the class reserve. Louis Quirin of Alta was elected association president, with H. R. Richards Swan as vice president and P. G. Taff Ames as treasurer. District vice presidents include Paul Carstensen Royal and others across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Marion Coppock
Ankeny
Iowa Coal and Small Grain Growers
N. R. Richards
Swan
Willard Yoder
Wellman
Tracey Stewart
New Sharon
Theodore Granuna
Waterville
Louis Quirin
Alta
H. R. Richards
P. G. Taff
Jock L. Robinson
M. Rhoades
Office of
Cereal Investigations
Paul Carstensen
Royal
Arthur L. Lock
Laverne
Theodore Gronna
A. M. Schmidt
Remsen
W.W. J. Irving
Blairsburg
George Strayer
Hudson
A. Wilson
Harlan
Harold White
Rhodes
Julius Razer
Williamsboro
Claude Wilson
Henderson
Floyd Streeter
Indianola
Dick Bruns
Sigourney
Russell Baker
Thornton
Leonard Vaneff
William Yofer Wellman
Fred N. Rupp
Cherokee Marion Coppock
Walter Russell
Kenneth Scott
Spencer
Charles F Hickman
Sac City
Coppock
M. CC. Blom and Sons
Delta
Leslie Kolb
Holstein
Kenneth Scott Spencer Brightyears
Tracy Stewart
Carl Holden
Leatle Kolb
Drones in the Bee Colony
Drones are male bees dependent on workers for food and care. They do no work, cannot feed themselves, and exist solely to fertilize young queens. In fall they are expelled from the hive to starve or die from exposure as they lack stings to defend themselves.
George L McDantel Druggist Top on Hogs
George L McDantel, a noted druggist, leads hog market figures with top price at 10.45 per hundredweight. The item highlights sharp livestock pricing and McDantel’s prominence in agricultural trade circles.
National Head of War Veterans Speaks at Des Moines Luncheon
The national VFW commander urged eight point program focusing on no future war bonuses and stronger patriotism. He defended recent pension plans for widows and orphans, urged uniform pensions, federal control of munitions, strong national defense, and exile of anti government elements. Attendees included Everett Burham Arnett Wy lie Charles Embree and J J Temborius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
VFW
Everett Burham
Arnett Wylie
Charles Embree
Washington
J. J. Temborius
V. F. W. Post
Fort Madison
Des Moines
Zymurgy Definition in Historical Chem Text
A historical note defines Zymurgy as a branch of chemical technology studying fermentation processes including brewing yeast production and winemaking.
Needy Help Shown As Winter Hardship Strikes
A local writer recalls cold relief efforts for a family of four living in a drafty home. A shower of small kindnesses from Mrs. Orr and neighbors has provided clothing and bedding, while the author asks if the community is doing all it can to ease the plight of those nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lumber and Fuel Co. E
Deede & Loan
Jim White
Rattler Nears Shedding Says to Blur Vision
Naturalista reports that a rattlesnake may become nearly blind just before shedding and consequently more irritable. The note highlights potential behavioral changes tied to the shedding process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naturalista
Sister in Japan Tied to Brother in Country Districts
An aged sister accompanies a baby brother in a perambulator in rural Japan. The scene shows her always strapped to the back during daily country life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
A Tale of Two Cities grips audiences at State theater
Ronald Colman leads a three day State theater engagement in A Tale of Two Cities. The performance blends humor and drama with Colman at his best as Sidney Carton, supported by a large ensemble including Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone and Blanche Yurka in a film praised for its spectacle and intimate depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elizabeth Allan
Edna May Oliver
Ronald Colman
State Theater
Screen Entertainment
Sidney Carton
Miss Allan
Reginald Owen
Basil Rathbone
Blanche Yurka
Henry B. Walthall
Donald Woods
Walter Catlett
Fritz Leiber
H. 3
B. Warner
Mitchell Lewis
Claude Gillingwater
Billy Bevan
Isabe Jewell
Lucille Laverre
Tully Marshall
First Meeting of Creditors for Ethel Monroe
In the Southern District of Iowa Ethel B Monroe of Washington Iowa was adjudicated bankrupt on February 6 1936. The first meeting of creditors will be held at the Referee office 115 East Washington Street Washington Iowa on February 18 1936 at nine o clock in the forenoon. Creditors may attend and prove their claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
Southern District of Iowa
Ethel BE. Monroe
Ethel BR. Monroe
Washington
Washington Street
Iowa
Bankruptcy Trustee Appointed in Washington Iowa Case
Referee in bankruptcy T L Brookhart reports a trustee is appointed to examine the bankrupt and transact other business as needed. Dated in Washington Iowa this day written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Potato Facts From Old Guide
A simple conversion notes that fifteen pounds of potatoes equal one peck. It also states that about three medium mature potatoes or five to eight new potatoes make up a pound.
Bird Banding in the Eighteenth Century
Historical note on marking birds with parchment fragments or small disks practiced in the eighteenth century, describing early methods of avian tagging.
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FOX
Aper Af Bho
Ya Esasee
John
Irene Ware
Noel Madison
Barry Norton
Dea
Valentine Candy
Phillips Hebner Druggists
Washington Dairy
Tfa KO
Law In
John Shields & Sons
Kurtz
BACON
Julius
Woodrow
George L. McDantel
Mrs. Sherwood
Dorothy Sherwood
Matron Clark
Belle Clark
Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Dicker
Wail
the Evening Journal
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Eteras
Hom
Rattler
le Perambulator
Nicola& Harmon Book Shop
North Side Cafe
Washington Cleaners
T. L. Brookhart
Ocean View
Oriez & Speer
Kollege Klub
Pioneer Yard
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