Eclipse News and Local Notes From Davenport
Total eclipse pictures tonight and Tuesday. Prof Harold Montgomery and his high school team returned Saturday from Ames after a three day trip. Mason’s sells wood for six dollars per load. Mr and Mrs Cloyce Kerr arrived from Des Moines and will be at home at 1016 East Main. Silk fabrics on sale at Crail's with heavy crepe de chine at a sale price. Florence Cunningham visited from State University. Ford batteries and Ford service advertised with prices. Ruth George visited from Fairfield. Mrs George Anderson went to Alexis Illinois for a week. Mr and Mrs C J Stewart returned to Keota after tonsil surgery. Dan Bevins traveled to Fairfield. Charles Jepson returned to Bloomington Illinois after visiting Davenport. Roads impassable for the rest of the trip and Whis Bang Orchestra ill, dance canceled February 1.
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Cloyce Kerr
Des Moines
Friends Art
East Main Street
Charles Jepson
Bloomington
Illnois
Harry Dickerson
Davenport
Prairie Cintor
S. C. Rhode Island
Ames Bulletin
John Greene
Grippe
Blanche McConnell
Muscatine
Harry Campbell
Arthur Ruebsam
Rob Kephart
Dan
Eclipse draws rare sun sighting and weeklong events
The item notes an eclipse as nature's rarest sight with Fox tonight and Tuesday. It mentions Dr. Frey visiting Washington all week, plus local sales and appointments, including a Majestic range sale by Tom Downing on February 12 and other teeny notices from Washington community life.
New Brunswick List of Record Titles Reveals Classic Songs
A compilation lists Prince of Wails John town Clues Rose Marie A Little Bit of This Hen lest and Train Doo Wacka Doo Oh Mabel Back Where the Daffodils Grow and additional pieces reflecting vintage musical repertoire.
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New Brunswick
Johntown
Mabel
Open Investigation of Cave Story Truth Continues
Witnesses recount attempts to reach Floyd in the cave while questioning handling by crews and Denhardt. The testimony notes repeated entries, failed rescues, and the reporter’s belief Floyd is dead after a Friday morning return to retrieve air equipment.
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Ehve
Floyd
Gerald
Praises Denhardt
Denhardt
Gerald Sawa
Fairmount Station Ready for Cream Testing at 212 So Iowa
W A Stewart Proprietor invites trials at the Fairmount Station and notes forthcoming notices. Miss Fern Benn remains a patient at Washington Co hospital after appendicitis operation. Carolyn Hamilton studies at Granville Maure School of Singing in Chicago and extols Mr Granville's method based on Victor Maurel’s principles. Hamilton plans daily lessons and a two week stay.
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Fairmount
Iowa
W. A. Stewart
Mias Fern Benn
Washington Co. Hospital
Carolyn Hamilton
Granville-Maure School of
Chicago
Granville
Granville- Maure
Granvile
Victor Maurel
Miss Hamilton
Andersen Tales Chronicle Of A Danish Fairy Tale Pioneer
The article outlines the early life of Hans Christian Andersen born in Odense Denmark. It notes his initial acting career before studying at Copenhagen University and his later work as a novelist poet travel writer and creator of famous fairy tales.
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Tane Christian Andersen
Ished
Andersen
ISTS
Odense
Denmark
Copenhagen University
Scholars Say Solomon Not Author Of Ecclesiastes
Scholars agree Solomon did not write Ecclesiastes and note the language shows a later style. The book is likely a compilation by multiple writers.
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Solomon
Disappointed Jud Tunkins on World Petroleum Amount
Disappointed humorist Jud Tunkins laments the difficulty of gauging global petroleum reserves as his satirical take appears in the Washington Star. The item notes his puzzled reaction to the scarcity of oil in his comedic set and commentary.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Prairie Center Prairie Cintor Community Notes
Local notes cover egg culling, chick hatch timing, and a Rhode Island Red flock producing eight or more eggs daily from 115 birds. Residents discuss feeding practices and seasonal egg expectations. The article lists neighbor visits, gatherings, and upcoming basketball in Cotter vs. Ainsworth, plus social events at various farms and churches.
Brighton Notes and Local Visits Lead to Feb Events
Mrs Brice Pringle was summoned to Conception Missouri by her father Mr J L Gray due to his serious illness. Mrs Harvey Young visited from Washington with her daughter Mrs No A Buck and Charlotte Ann Hoover family members gathered at A K Gowey residence. H W Helmick travels to Chicago for business. The pre district declamatory contest is planned for February 27 in Brighton with several schools set to compete.
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Brighton
John MacClintie
Charlotte Howell
Grace Girby
Glenn Beal
Tom Arnold
Etta
Adam Kasousky
Pleasant Grove
Maude Spohn
John Trennity
Quincy
Tennity's
B.C. Johnson
Oskaloosa
Brice Pringle
Conception
J. L. Gray
Harvey Young
Washington
No A. Buck
Claude Hoover
Littl
Charlotte Ann
Pairfield
A. KR. Gowey
H. W. Helmick
Chicago
Hrighton
Local Notes from Young America Community
Glenn Schwartz butchered a beef Thursday morning. Marjorie Heinzman wrote the eighth grade examinations Thursday at the Y M C A. Burl Pringle has accepted a position in the Commercial bank. Mr and Mrs Elmer Cherry visited W I L Well ham s and Ainsworth relatives. Mrs Marietta Duvall visits daughter in town. Mrs Charles Cherry and Mr John Cherry joined gatherings at Kekela and J O Nelson homes.
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Elmer Cherry
Briley
Pringle
J. N. Phillips
B.C. Filey
John Libe
Young America
Glenn Schwartz
Marjorie Heinzman
WIL Wellhams
Edgar Porter
Ainsworth
Freeland
Burl Pringle
Commercial Bank
John Cherry
Godfrey Juteler
Town
Ben Briley
Haskins
Metta Nelson
J. OC. Nelson
Marietta Duvall
Charles Cherry
Kekela
Hb. Porter
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Ilinois
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Tom Downing
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Reese Davis
Wyman
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Edna Lackey
Moline
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A. Anderson
Washington St
Vhone
Dayton Temple Bldg
Mr. Harvey
J. T. Anderson
Lyman Babcock
Federal Petit Jury
Jonson
Johnson
McElhinney Drug Co
Wisas
Lant
Andersen’s Tales
Boston Transcript
Prairie Center
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Dickle Rabenold
Hervey Finney
Ellen Green
Sunshine Community Club
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Oral Long
Fred Sipe
Don Wylie
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Cotter
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Business College
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Benteco Kash Store
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Munsine Underwear
Phoenix Hose
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