Dinner and visiting fill busy East Sunset social pages
Community notes recount the Jim Stewart sale draw a good crowd with lunch served by Legion. Many guests share dinners at local homes. Fox hunt near Wyman yields five foxes. numerous visits and gatherings extend through Saturday and Sunday.
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Clarence Hering
East Sunset
Jim Stewart
Legion Boys
Stewart
Joe Rich
Ernest Ebisele
P. P. Graber
James Blair
Mary
Glenwood
Minnesota
Merle Twinam
Forgiveness for Crooked Men, Say Uncle Eben
A rural saying from Uncle Eben suggests some men deserve forgiveness for dishonesty because they lack the sense to recognize where honesty truly begins. The remark reflects local dialect and moral judgment in a compact, folksy voice.
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Uncle Eben
Rich oilman hides among Ocean View guests on Rock Island
Robert Stratton, a wealthy New Yorker, visits the Ocean View hotel on Rock Island seeking a quiet break. He recalls a long ago insult to Arabella Dodge, who now sings at a hospital fundraiser and unknowingly reshapes his plans as he contemplates developing the island for summer visitors. Arabella reveals her lisp was cured by his remark, and fate unsettles Stratton’s conquest dream as he meets old acquaintances.
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Ocean View
Rock Island
United States
Robert Stratton
New York
Island
Lon Littlefield
Robert
Arabella
Metropolis
Arabella Dodge
Litle Island
Ing Shubert
Ave
Humrne
New Fareham
Seagirl
Bearle
Peninasia
Son Littlefield
Littlefield
Stratton
Len
Lon
Littlefields
Phoenicians and Greeks Pioneered Warship Design
Examination of ancient maritime history notes early naval innovations. The Phoenicians and Greeks are identified as among the first to build specialized warships, shaping subsequent naval architecture and warfare strategies.
Old Salt Narrates Shipboard Grumbling Tales
Sir Arthur Rostron recalls nautical complaints in Home From the Sea. He tells of a captain who treated a crew to goose for a supposed meal, only to face mutinous grumbling from below. A cleanliness lesson ends with a penny hoard and a steward’s whispered tale.
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Arthur Rostron
Cunard
Surface Ocean Temperatures Vary Widely
The surface temperature of oceans ranges from 28 degrees in polar regions to 66 degrees in tropical zones, reflecting strong regional thermal gradients in marine environments.
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Polar
Tropics
New Haven Social Roster Remembers Local Families
In New Haven on January 19 Mrs. Marion Smith notes dinners and visits among Art Rathmel, Clarence Rathmel, Milo Steele, Lyle Wilcox and family, Ruth Sheets, Iveta Maude, Francis Maude, Wilmer Lauder man, Walter Wolfe, Curtis Snyder, and other residents. School loss of four scholars linked to families moving to Cedar Rapids. well wishes for Lester Macon and Lloyd Wentien.
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Marion Smith
New Haven
Art Rathmel
Clarence Rathmel
Milo Steele
Lyle Wilcox
Koy Wells
Ruth Sheets
Albert Janecek
Ed Kliineberg
Clarence Rathmer
New Haven School
Lester Macon
Lloyd Wentien
Prince Nomb
Cedar Rapids
Leta Smith
Dale Robertson
Rothlisberger Names Paper Mill Chemist in Wisconsin
Carl Rothlisberger, son of Mr and Mrs Chas Rothlisberger, has accepted a chemist position at Rothchild Wisconsin. He began work January 9. The Bethel community notes the move of Mrs Is dore Houseal and her family to Washington last Friday and Sam Houseal will join the Davis Brothers company.
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Bethal
Carl Rothlisberger
Chas Rothlisberger
Rothchild
Wis
Isdore Houseal
Bethel
Washington
Sam Houseal
Davis Brothers
Keswick Roundup Bursts With Local Calls and Visits
Betty McCartney returned to Keswick after a three week vacation at her parents home. Kenneth Orn duff and family called in Ainsworth, while Walter Lotger and family visited the Gideon home. Mrs. Ployd Letts also called.
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Betty McCartney
Keswick
Wilson McCartney
Kenneth Ornduff
Ainsworth
Walter Lotger
Gideon
Ployd Letts
Community Notes From Bethel Area Social Roundup
Tuesday afternoon visits saw Ruth Gideon at the Boyd Foster home while Mrs. Foster improved from illness. Dr. J Wolfe visited the Gideon household Monday morning. Bethal C Es hosted an oyster stew last Tuesday at Maurice and Mildred Er home. A meeting led by Gladys Wolfe followed. Rothlisbergers hosted a watch party two weeks earlier. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. William Wulf who will reside on the Julius Wulf farm in Bethel.
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Kenneth Ornduff
Ruth Gideon
Boyd Foster
Mrs. Foster
Dr. J. Wolfe
Gideon
Bethal C. Es
Maurice and Mildreder
Gladys Wolfe
Rothlisbergers
William Wulf
Wulf
Julius Wulf
Bethel
Hultquist Visit After Funeral in Crawfordsville
Mr and Mrs Paul Hultquist of Davenport called on their in laws Mr and Mrs A B Orris in Crawfordsville after attending the funeral of Mrs J P Hultquist in Swedesburg. Ruth Fletcher visited friends in Washington with brother Grant Fletcher and his wife bringing her home Sunday.
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Crawfordsville
Paul Hulquist
Davenport
A. B. Orris
J. P. Hultquist
Swedesburg
Fred
Ruth Fletcher
Washington
Grant Fletcher
Heroine With 40 000 Monuments
The Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc, is hailed as the world’s most celebrated heroine with over 40 000 statues in France honoring her.
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Joan of Arg
France
Maid of
Orleans
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Latimer Davis
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Wyman
Levi Simmons
Evan Rees
John Widmer
Rex
Joe Schlatter
Dale Jones
Harry Jones
P. J. Graber
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Bert Spangler
Ernest Eisele
al Hahn
Marie Eisele
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Russel Williams
Betty
J. B. Lemley
Homer Weaver
Miles Stout
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Henry Eckey
Oleda
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Willard
W. M. Montgomery
George McGuire
Wayland
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Ralph
Columbus Junction
Joe Graber
Fred Kupka
Fred Spangler
Galvin
Jake Graber
Harriet Moore
Marjorie
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Ida Howell
Bob Howell
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Isteopathic
Iowa
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Richard Stewart
Ethel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Martha Foster
Marion
Lester B. Krabti
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
W Ss
Kyle
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauer
Lemley & Ward General Insurance
East Man Street
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Peterson
Second Ave
O. B. Holler
State Bank
Upsinkra
Washington St
Theodore BR. Bailey
W. Livingston
West Main St
Court House
Chiropractors
Chas. C. Bitows
Offic
A. Ralston
Mariand
WV. Mead
Cei Lloyd Lythe
W. H. Fulton EK
FB. Mitek
Henry Batleyght Plaot
P. L. Jordan J. O. Browag
Walter Kiesey
Mark Pratt
Reister
C. B. Lemley
Kyle Park
Marian Bailey
Frank V. Miller
J. B Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
Dr. Boller
J. A. Squires
Will Dupo
Carl Beden
Fred Reto
Bheuman's
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Eveready Plumbing
Dixie Dugan
BY Striebel & Mevoy
Mickey
Denny
Kantor
Westphal
Mary Manners
Harry
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