Jefferson Fiddle and First Families of the White House
Facts about the White House and its First Families since 1800. Highlights include Jefferson's fiddle and mockingbird, Lincoln's Tad antics, White House visitor stats under Johnson, Coolidge's noon receptions, Dolley Madison’s tower of hosting, Adams laundry in the East Room, and levee party traditions. Aikman’s The Living White House is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
White House
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Tad
Johnson Administration
U. S
George Washington
Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court
John Adams
Adams
Jefferson
Herbert Hoover
Lincoln
Dolley Madison
Thomas Todd
Gilbert Stuart
John Quincy
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Lonnelle Aikman
Hearty beef short ribs with raisin sauce
A recipe for brown beef short ribs in their own fat with a tangy raisin sauce. Ingredients include salt pepper onion brown sugar dry mustard flour vinegar lemon juice grated lemon rind bay leaf water and raisins. Ribs brown then simmer covered about two hours. Thicken sauce if desired yields six servings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba Staggs
Simpler menus could boost travel dinings quality
A traveler comments that intercity food often disappoints due to overly elaborate menus. He argues simpler menus help reduce waste, improve cooking consistency, and allow better supervision and service. He cites limited soup choices and three strong entrees as a path to higher quality meals for weary motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superivision
Christmas guests fill many homes in Rhum area
Gordan Rhum of Cedar Falls and sister Leora Sauerteig of Luzerne visited the Rhum family over Christmas. Numerous local families shared Christmas gatherings at Sugar Creek, Burlingon Sunshine Dairy, and with relatives in Burlington, Des Moines, and Albuquerque. Sweden discusses a program to breed cows producing low fat milk, using 400,000 cows monthly with computer cataloging and sire studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Gordon Rhum
Cedar Falls
Leora Sauerteig
Luzerne
Clarence Rhum
John Wagler
Sugar Creek
Ed Wenger
Max Graber
Duane Alliman
Leo Wagner
Kenneth Davison
Addie Davison
Katie Roth
Raymond Wenger
Woodrow Miller
Cheryl
Burlington Community College
Sunshine Dairy
Burlington
Ronnie Reschly
Cleveland
Ohio
Bill Ochert
Albany
New York
Leola
Raymond Roth
Richard Meyer
Albuquerque
New Mexico
A. R. Meyer
Des Moines
Helen Graber
Karen
Linda Graber
Harold Graber
Davenport
Jim Baughman
Pulaski
W. L. McMickle
MecMickles
Grace Hezell
Waterloo
Harry Lichty
Hezell
Menno Freyenberger
Joe Gowey
Ivan Wyse
Ezra Freyenberger
Nedra
Royce Brunk
Jodi
Renee
Lindon
Arizona
Alta Cunningham
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Lloyd Roth
Lucille Roth
Jim McCrabb
West Liberty
Jim Hochstettler
Kalona
Wayne Freyenberger
Freida Freyenberger
Deana
Stanley
Robert Hartzler
Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
National Livestock Breeding Association
Association
Busy Hometown Travel and Visits Across Iowa and Canada
Local residents report guests and departures from Mercy Hospital in Iowa City to Topeka Kansas and Regina Saskatchewan. Several relatives plan or completed trips to Seattle Portland Chicago and San Jose while Miss Laura MacLachlan prepares for travel to Pakistan. Neighboring households note recent callers and weekend visits across Keota Ainsworth Washington Oakville and Des Moines with family gatherings and holiday departures.
Christmas Gatherings In Keota And Surrounding Areas
Keota and nearby communities hosted a series of Christmas visits and dinners. Harold Sheets and family welcomed relatives and friends including Gary Vincent Ames and the Sheets family, with multiple gatherings in Keota, Fairfield, and Ames area households over Christmas Eve and Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Harold Sheets
Sheets
Santa Claus
Gary Vincent
Ames
Joel Sheets
Richland
Jerome Sheets
Jack Lawrence
Date Dunbar
Denny Dunbars
Muscatine
Lyle Dunbar
Cordelle Singleton
Singleton
Dale Singleton
Howard Stoutner
Florida
Pam
Kenny
A. I. Fitz- Simmons
Earl Leitsinger
Flynn Shaffer
Debby
James
Denver
Harold Holmes
Vaughn Holmes
Alburnett
Wayne Shaw
Ricky
Vicki
Webster
Sam Brown
Jim Gilcrest
Cedar Rapids
Curtis Brent
Scott
Bob Gilcrest
Art Stoutner
Everett Stoutner
Hawaii
Everett
Viet Nam
Washington D. C
Pentagon
Personel
Jim Stoutner
Doctors and contact details for two physicians
Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion with phone 653 2351 is closed Wednesday. Dr P L Etter, Osteopathic Physician, operates in the Journal Blog office with phone 653 3303 and treats rectal diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jefferson Played the Fiddle
Mary Macomber
Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Washington, Iowa
First Mortgage
U.S. Pat
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Rhum Home
Ezra Wittmer
Lyle Zehr
Ellis Kondora
Tonni
Andrea
Bill Alston
Todd
Iowa City
Mary Roth
Sugar Creek Fellowship Hall
Eldon Wyse
Sarasota
Vernon Roth
Sail Inn Cafe
Edwin Swartzendruber
Debbie
Elmer Roth
Janice
Harold Wenger
Edwin
Besse Allen
Fairfield
Edith Boshart
Jelmar Johnson
Ruth of
Winfield
Allen Wenger
J. S. Boshart
U.P
John Sprole
Mercy Hospital
Bruce Lobaugh
John Baird
Topeka
Kans
Helen Lobaugh
Regina
Sask
Canada
Myrle Baird
Gladys Baird
San Jose State College
San Jose
Calif
Myrle
Ross Copeland
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
L. B. Pooley
Francis Wright
Roger Wright & Sons
Brad and
Brian
Mae Sturgeon
Grace Vincent
Ann Pratt
Leo Marrs
Omaha
Neb
Audubon
Iowa
Ben Parrott
Leo Rubel
W. J. Stewart
Mrs. W. J. Wright
Vince Tellin
Lisle, Ir
Mrs. Tellin
Albert Simpsons
Mrs
Max White Jr
Laura MacLachlan
Pakistan
Chicago
London
Karachi
Karl Megchelsen
Ivy Hampshire
Clarinda
Ainsworth
Amy
Gerard Megchelsen
Lee Hunt
Francis McConnell
Stanley Shutt
Oakville
Leland Horton
Brighton
Mr. Horton
Myrtle Horton
Myrla Henderson
Gary Edwards
Tom Trotter
Duncan Henry
Stanley Harris
Bruce Stoutner
Jennie Harris
Santa
Stoutner
Kenneth
Joe Stoutners
Birmingham
Alabama
G. A Hess
Novella Hess
Jim
Stan Skinner
Charles Corpman
Katona
G. A. Hess
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
John Pedrick
G. A. Hesses
Clay Good
Ivan Zaiger
Boyd Trier
Dale Triers
Rockford
Illinois
Hopewell Sewing Club
Rita Vogel
Hayden Davis
Cotter
Vic Vogel
Deora Lyle
Federa
Lee KS
Tko
America
North Iowa Ave
Daktari
Skelton
Petticoat Junction
Wmt-Tv
CBS
WMT
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
South Iowa
Christian Tabernacle
Osincup’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!