Oak Grove School Reopens With All but One Pupil Back
Oak Grove school reopened with all pupils present except Donald Birka who remains out but improving. Local families gathered over holidays with visits to and from the Mincer, Wieland, Stolley, Murdock, and Veggy households as residents returned to their studies and routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Frank Mincer
East Highland
Robert Wieland
Larry
Ronald
F. J
Noah Wieland
R. A
Robert Wieland and
Baker Farm
Lutheria
Alvin Veggy
Will Rath
Haskins
Theodore
Egypt Credited With Origin of Many Board Games
The article notes historians dismissed Japan as creators of a game back gammon and instead credit Egypt with originating numerous games, suggesting the Egyptians dedicated much of their activity to game invention.
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Egypt
Chinch Bugs Remain A Menace Across Central U S
Washington Jan 6 1937 chinch bug infestation in the central United States remains serious with outbreak risk tied to weather. Dr P N Annand notes past winters droughts and wet springs affected populations and predicts possible outbreaks in Indiana Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri and surrounding states. Farmers should adjust plantings to protect crops as Extended winter conditions influence next season.
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Washington
D. C
United States
P. N. Annand
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Annand
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma-Kansas Line
Ohio
Illinois
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Dr. Annand
Handcraft Section Meetings Feature Cross-Stitch Aprons Weaving
Miss Alice Rownd shared a historical cross-stitch display at Handcraft Section 1 in Mrs. Vernon Carter’s home. Irene Yard demonstrated Fabric Painting with illustrated examples. Section 3 showcased apron displays under H G McBride with an exchange of patterns and serving problems. Section 4 heard a weaving paper by D D Davis with woven samples and guest Sherman Wolfe attended.
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Alice Rownd
Vernon Carter
Irene Yard
H. G. McBride
L. F. Crull
O. E. Schmitt
Albert Simpson
Crull
Cloud Willits
D. D. Davis
Joseph Wolfe
East Washington Street
Frank Carter
Shermen Wolfe
Uncle Abner and Pudgy Moots Stir Tibbetsville Parade Fallout
A humorous note from South Tibbetsville recounts the brass band being thrown off beat when Pudgy Moots struck the base drum with a snowball. The joke pivots to social humor about taxpayers and fashion, noting pockets worn inside out.
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South Tibbetsville
Local Auctioneer and Community notices in Washington Iowa
Local items report A F Macon Washington Iowa phone 363 Black 56ct. Mrs CL Prizer of Brighton shopped Washington this morning. Card party and Bingo set for Wednesday January 6 at K C Hall St James Parish. Agricultural advisory note discusses chinch bug control advising crop rotation and cautious burning. state entomologists and county agents offer local guidance.
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DPD. F
Macon
Washington
Iowa
CL Prizer
Brighton
Iowa board begins search for Solem successor
The University of Iowa board in control of athletics met behind closed doors to discuss replacing Ossie Solem as football coach. Solem’s release is effective soon with him heading to Syracuse to begin spring work, while the board contemplates potential successors and notes no candidates have been interviewed yet.
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Iowa City
Ossie Solem
University of Iowa
Cafito
Iowa
Burtlingwersen
Hawkeye
Ossie Salem
C. M. Updegraff
Syracuse
N. Y
Solem
Updegraff
Salem Happy Solem
Bill Boeler
Salem
First House in Cambridge Erected in 1631
Cambridge records the first house built in the town by a Harvard University homme dating to the spring of 1631. The modest dwelling marks the early settlement that preceded broader colonial expansion.
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Cambridge
Mass
Homme
Harvard University
Corbin Family Trip: Hattiesburg to Florida
Mrs A J Corbin returned from Hattiesburg Mississippi where she visited her daughter Margaret at State Teachers college Nita Corbin also traveled to Chicago to visit friends for a few days and is due back tomorrow The group spent twenty days in Florida sightseeing together
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A. J. Corbin
Hattiesburg
Miss
Margaret
State Teachers College
Nita Corbin
Chicago
Florida
Vitamin B and the Quins Choose Oatmeal
The Dionne Quintuplets health plan centers on oatmeal chosen for its Vitamin B content. Medical authorities endorse Vitamin B for healthy childhood and defense against nervousness and poor appetite. Quaker Oats provides the oats plus milk for body-building minerals and energy.
Court Denies Review in Constitution Case
Supreme Court refuses to hear a petition challenging a lower court ruling on constitutional grounds. The decision leaves the prior ruling intact and maintains the procedural posture of the case.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Acts Without Explanation on Tax Case
The high court issued a brief order granting an early hearing on unemployment insurance tax provisions under the federal social security law. No explanation was given, and observers believe the move reflects the pending circuit court of appeals review. The government had joined the request for early hearing.
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Tional
High Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Card of Thanks from Kalona Community
Kalona Iowa January 56 Evening Journal thanks neighbors and friends for kind assistance sympathy and floral offerings during the illness death and burial of my dear husband and father. I assure each and every one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Iowa
Evening Journal
Kindness Acknowledged by Mrs Ceclia Eacher and Family
The note thanks Mrs Ceclia Eacher and her children for kindnesses shown, expressing appreciation for their support and generosity.
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Ceclia Eacher
John Muir Trail Charts California High Sierras
The John Muir Trail runs through the High Sierras in California and honors naturalist and explorer John Muir born in Scotland in 1838 who spent most of his life in America.
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John Muir
High Sierras
California
Scotland
America
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