Help Finland Week Set By Hoover as Drive Peak
Hoover declares February 4–10 as Help Finland Week to aid Finnish refugees. National drive includes benefit events, film theater participation, and a goal of 500000 from stage stars led by Helen Hayes. Labor unions and local committees mobilize 50,000 unions and 8 million workers.
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Finland
Hoover
New York
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Alaska
Omhool
Joe Williams
Scripps-Howard
Helen Hayes
Paul Muni
Katherine Hepburn
Tallulah Bankhead
Miss Hayes
William Green
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Alexander S. Lipsett
National Labor Organizations Division
Fund
Grand County Iowa land dispute case against many Stout heirs
Edward Stout sues Margaret Stout and a long list of heirs and claimants in District Court of Washington County Iowa seeking sole ownership in fee simple of the described real estate in sections 15 23 20 and respective townships and ranges. The petition alleges the plaintiff is the absolute owner in fee simple and cites errors in prior proceedings as grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Dowa
Toto Edward Stout
Wm. N. Funk
W. N. Funk
Join Eater
Joseph Agama
John Daster
John Dester
Catherine Dester
John Dexter
Catharine Dester
Frank W. Fonk
Samuel Hawke
Anna Funk
William Greene
M. W. Stapleton
Martin Stapleton
Mary Stapleton
Martin William McMahon
Thomas Stapleton
Denis Stapleton
Tobias Stapleton
Martin William Stapleton
Margaret Ayers Lonewell
Theresa Esther Stapleton
Margaret A. Longwell
Theresa E. Stapleton
M. W. McMahon
Stephen Assman
Stephen Assmann
Guardian
Mary Jane McMahon
O. Moore
Thomas J. LaValle
Iowa
5Th
I. M
Rangy Numshey
Ofice
Clerk of the District Court of
Skunk Persists Through Freezing at Pleasant Hill Pipe
Pleasant Hill district reports flu and heavy snowdrifts. Alvin Kephart freed a skunk feet frozen to a tank heater pipe after tending Lloyd Neiswanger’s chores. Area families cope with illness and ongoing winter travel as neighbors share news and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Kephart
Pleasant Hill
Alvin Kephart
Lloyd Neiswanger
Lloyd
Alvin
Ladies Aid
Naiph Lyne
Everett Genkinger
Lloyd Dickinson
Clyde Lambert
Moya
Quiet title sought in real estate dispute in Iowa district court
The petition seeks to quiet and establish fee simple title in the plaintiff against named defendants and unknown claimants alleging adverse claims to the described real estate. It asks for barred rights and estoppel with general relief and notes no personal claims against defendants. The case requires appearance before noon March 2 1940. default will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Court House
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Gene Snider Returns Home Amid Snowbound Roads
Gene Snider stayed at his parental Bill Snider home from Thursday until Monday after hospital discharge as roads remained closed. Local residents faced widespread snow and cold with several families traveling for errands. Ruth Merrow and Panty Gilles visited Ottumwa and Fairfield. Rubio Ladies Aid gathered at the Steinbeck home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lambert
Rabio Town
Gene Snider
Bill Snider
Cedar Rapids
Warrern Parcell
Kubio
Ruth Merrow
Panty Gilles
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Rubio
Heath Contenders for Borah Senate Seat
President pro tempore of the Idaho senate and state GOP chairman Tom Heath is urged as a possible successor to Senator William E. Borah, who died in Washington after three decades in the U S Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Senate
Republican Party
Tom Heath
William E. Borah
Washington
Brighton Pupils Stage Two One-Act Plays
Brighton high school students will present two one act plays on Thursday evening February 1 with cast lists for Light and Hetts Best Bet. Leaves for Florida and local visits populate a long social notes section alongside school attendance, illness, and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erhua Helmick
Brighton
Light
Parker
David Wentworth
Judy
Isabelle Pacha
Johnson
Vernon Stout
Brooks
Roger Stannard
O'Connor
Helen Schooley
Hetts
Sylvia
Ruth Reighard
Jane
Virginia Cole
Bettison
Robert Kientz
Don
Clifford Poeton
Florida
J. A. Lemley
St. Petersburg
Raymond Lemley
Des Moines
Russell Lemley
Cedar Rapids
F. M. Swisher
Bloomfield
Jim Whisler
Virgil Meek
Phillips 66
Pohrens
Truth about Advertising and the Value of Good Will
Charles Roth argues that true business strength lies in good will. He cites a factory fire where insurance covered losses but the asset of good will remained intact, enabling rebuilding. Advertising communicates ideals, services, and merchandise, turning customers into loyal allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Barton
Burlingame
Illness updates and social notes from Rubio area
Mrs. Jake Rudolph ill at her daughter Mrs. Omer Long’s home in Rubio is reported better. Pete Rudolph and Clayton Morgan visited their relatives Saturday. The Morgans vaccinated children in Brighton. Omer Long sawed wood for P B Johnson. Norval Derby helped at Verne Sheridan’s. Dwight Moody family visited Washington. A K Mourer was in Washington on business. Roads around Rubio open. Ella McClurg shows improvement from a sprained ankle. Basketball tournament attendance noted in Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi van Dyke
Jake Rudolph
Omer Long
Pete Rudolph
Lancaster
Clayton Morgan
Eugene Morgan
Henry Derby
Brighton
Earl Morgan
Owen
Ss. Wenger
Omer
P. B. Johnson
Norval Derby
Dwight Moody
Washington
A. KE. Mourer
Rubio
Raymond Swartzwelter
Ella McClurg
Keota
Local Clubs Hold Meetings and Socials Across Week
Thursday finish led to a three club meet while Mrs Leland Horton hosted a Child Study event. Harmony club shared a covered dish supper at Mrs Ira Schafer's home and honored birthday guest Mrs Ira Saunders. Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau club met with Mrs Max Witerhouse Tuesday.
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Sion
Three Club
Leland Horton
Harmony Club
Ira Schafer
Ira Saunders
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club
Max Witerhouse
Alligator in Ashland Alarm Clock Accident
Alligator Missir John C. Chepple of Ashland Wisconsin was struck in the middle by a falling alarm clock he was winding. The impact stopped both the clock and the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Chepple
Ashland
Wis
Wheat Stabilization Pays $25 Million to Farmers
Canada disbursed 25 million dollars to farmers to stabilize the price of last year’s wheat crop. The payment aims to support producers against market fluctuations and secure farm income.
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Canada
Riverside Residents Share Weekend Visits and News
Riverside residents report Mrs. Fred Kron returned home west of town after visiting her daughter Mrs. Richard MecAllige ter in Coralville. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross and Clair Swift visited Washington Sunday to see Mrs. Clair Swift hospitalised after an appendicitis operation. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Owen and three sons of West Liberty visited L. A. Rose and family here Sunday.
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Riverside
Fred Kron
Richard MecAlligeter
Coralville
Charles Ross
Clair Swift
Washington
Washington City Hospital
Raymond Owen
West Liberty
L. A. Rose
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International Illustrated News
Earl Browder
United States
Madison Square Garden
Browder
Congress
Margaret Stout
Wiliam H. Lyons
John 8. Stout
John Stout
Charlotte Stout
James
Boston Vincent
James Vincent
Harlotte Harvey
Lafayette Stout
Lewis
Taylor Stout
William Lyons
John Ss. Stout
Nicholas Harvey
James Stout
Francis M. Stout
John W Stout
Wm. H. Stout
G. M Friend
Mary Stout
Lafayett Stout
Chas Stout
R M Stout
J. W. Stout
Alva Ci
J. McMillan
George W. Gatlin
Elias Park
William Hasley
Jemima Campbell
N. C. Rundie
Benjamin Jarrard
James McArlin
Louisa McArlin
Elias Parks
Jemima Reed
Martha J Brown
Elsie Shields
Ge Green
George & Green
Gyrace A. Geen
George O Green
George W. Park
Ann Park
Mary Ann Green
Jemimah Reed
Martha Brown
George W. Gathlin
George A. Green
Joseph M. Brannan
J. M. Brannan
Nancy J. Brannan
Wm. H. Brannan
Marshal M. Murry
Marshall M. Murray
Marshall Murry
Jane Wyman
Ron Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Glendale
Cal
Hollywood
Skunk
H. L. Witting
Glenn Lambert
Lee Hesseltine
Glenn Pratt
Wil Miller
Pratt
Roy Kephart
Sam Sigafoone
Alice Wulf
Alice Richardson
Verna Kephart
Edd Simmering
Charley Kepharts
Clark Miller
Ethel Bruegee
Dale Caldwell
Arlene Lambert
Robert Erlenbush
Evelyn Chalupa
Eugenia Dickinson
John Winga
T. L. Brookhart
Homer Stephen
Prtometrist
Borah
Tom U Heath
Brighton Pupils
PRB
Ser
Ida Rudolph
Daugher
Omer Lone
Mace Payton
Okialoosa
By Charles B. Roth
Charles Roth
Charles &. Roth
Dixie Dugan
By Stsiebel & Mevoy
Yvonne Elpus
City
Iirs
Hone
Frank Longwell
Chevrolet
Wrelet
West Washington St
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