Men Open Roads for Few Hours in Brighton Vicinity
Brighton reports continued snowbound conditions with roads opened briefly by local men but drifted shut again. Black Hawk and White Hawk schools reopened midweek but closed when teachers were stranded. Postponed sale of farm equipment due to severe weather. The Wentworths plan to move to town by March 15. Burlington visitors, including Bion U. S. customs inspector, were in Brighton this week.
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Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Black Hawk
White Hawk
Clay Township
Helwick
Miss Eyestone
Wentworth
Leo Branda
East Pleasant Plain
Pat Henry
Henrys
Clem Brier
Charlie Bennett
Burlington
Bion
U. S
Ilono Tulu
Hawaii
Laborious prep of a year's wood supply on a Iowa farm
An Alvin C. Hasty piece chronicles farm wood preparation from selecting equipment to cutting and splitting logs into stove wood. It describes labor by two farmers, seven men, and several teams, plus weather swings from 60 above to 6 below, and notes local sickness and travel about Lisbon River township and Des Moines coverage.
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Alvin C. Hasty
Van
Lowa
Pleneous Lowa
Inelish River
Plows Clear Snow Routes As Mail Carrier Braves Drift
Plows scooted snow from highways as young men operated machinery to clear rural Route 3. The mail carrier on Route 3 braved drifts to deliver in unshoveled boxes. Residents praise the workers for their cold but essential efforts.
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Fellows
Haskins
John Wesley White
Financial Statement of County Home Receipts and Expenditures 1939
The Board of Supervisors ordered publication of the County Home financial statement for the year ending December 31 1939 and the property on hand January 1 14h. The report lists various receipts and expenditures including milk cream eggs poultry and farm goods with totals 20058.85 and 22297.07. ETHEL GREEAN WILSON county auditor.
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Board of Supervisors
Ethel Grecian
Wilson County
First English Theater Opened in Shoreditch in 1576
The earliest English theater was reportedly built in Shoreditch in 1576 marking a pivotal era for English drama. The fragment notes the site and date as the starting point for organized public performances in the country.
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Shoreditch
Truth about Advertising by Charles B. Roth
A column argues success carries responsibility and advertising enforces high standards. It contends that advertising sets public expectations, and firms must sustain quality, else risk eroding trust and a business’s future. The piece warns against cutting quality to save costs and praises advertising as a social economic force.
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Charles Bosom
Kansas City Kidnap Case Figure Mary McElroy Dies
Mary McElroy, 32 year old daughter of Kansas City’s late city manager, died by suicide in her home. She had been linked to a 1933 kidnapping case and once saved a kidnapper from hanging. her father had offered $30 000 for her release.
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Mary McElroy
Kansas City
Miss McElroy
Washington County Women Face Harsh Winter Labor
In this old note a Washington county wife endures tough weather as she helps milk cows despite snow and storms, tying a lantern to guide her evening rounds. The piece reflects domestic hardships endured by rural families in severe winters.
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Washington County
Birling on Logs in Three Racing Classes
A note on birling as a sport with racing logs rolling logs and trick feats on water. The text remarks that Black Forest and Blue Danube are not truly colored, while Ireland’s Emerald Isle is green from Antrim to Killarney though visible green fades in places per an Irish claim.
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Glens
Antrim
Killarney
New motor assisted bicycle shown in London exhibit
A motor cycle and bicycle show in London featured a motor assisted bicycle driven by a one horsepower engine. It reaches speeds up to 30 miles per hour and can travel 140 miles on a gallon of gasoline.
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London
Tractors in Use Reached 1.527 Million in 1938 U.S.
The 1938 agricultural census shows 1,527,000 tractors in use across the United States, reflecting growing mechanization of farms. This figure highlights the expansion of farming equipment during the late 1930s era as farmers adopted diesel and gasoline power to boost productivity.
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U.S
United States
Howell Attend Wedding of Foster and Howell
Mr and Mrs Ralph Howell attended the wedding of Grace Foster and Elvin Howell at the church in Davenport Friday evening. They returned home Saturday after a visit in Washington and notes on George’s health. Other items include flu cases Clair Holmes Merle Twimur and Bonnie Jown among local mentions.
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East Sunset
Ralph Howell
Grace Foster
Elvin Howell
Davenport
Clarence Fulton
George
Washington
Clair Holmes
Harry Roberts
Merle Twimum
Pale Jones
Harry Jones
Velma McGuire
Russel Williams
Gerald Ittwiler
Bonnie Jown
P. J. Graber
Wm. Beichelberger
Willard
Raymond W Wilson
Columbus
Graber Family Visit Sparks Monday Afternoon
Mr and Mrs P P Graber and son Calvin visited the Jake Graber home Monday afternoon marking a brief family gathering in the community.
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Tion
P. P. Graber
Calvin
Jake Graber
Weaving Scotland's Tartans Aged Women Run Looms
Visitors note that skilled tartan loom workers are women aged between 50 and 70. Each day they weave seven to ten yards of tartan and earn about 25 cents per yard. The toughest task is weaving two tartans simultaneously on opposite sides for different clans.
United States Prison Population Seen at Record Level
The average daily inmate count nationwide reaches 123,847 with 14,859 in federal facilities. State institutions house the remainder, marking the largest proportion of prisoners to the general population globally.
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United States
A Little Bird Told Me Origin in Ecclesiastes Note
A saying A little bird told me appears worldwide and is linked to Ecclesiastes 10 20 which warns against reviling rulers or the rich as a bird of the heavens may carry the voice and a winged messenger may report the matter
First American sailing vessel the Virginia 1607
The Virginia, a two master of 30 tons built in 1607 at Stage Island near the Kennebec river in Maine, was constructed to transport a small group of discouraged settlers back to England. She made several voyages between America and England.
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Virginia
Stage Island
Kennebec River
Maine
England
America
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