Crawfordsville News Notes And Local Visits
Crawfordsville notes report Mrs Helen Young and Mr Frank Young were in Washington for business. Mrs Frank Sands and Donald and Willard Lee visited the W J Crozier home. Roy Riley of Muscatine plans a visit to his brother H Riley. Marilyn Shaffer returned home to Oskaloosa after staying with grandparents U H Riley. Chinch bugs and soy bean planting dominate farm chores as locals anticipate winter feed.
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Crawfordsville
Helen Young
Frank Young
Washington
Frank Sands
Donald
Willard Lee
W. J. Crozier
Dayle Riley
Dayle Sands
Will Wooley
East Jackson
Bible Times
Roy Riley
Muscatine
Johnstown Flood Description of the Great Wave of Debris
An attest article describes the Johnstown flood as a vast mass of trees logs house fragments wheels railway iron machinery rocks brick and barbed wire sweeping into Jolnstown striking the town amid hundreds of human bodies in its seething front.
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Johnstown
Jolnstown
Vail’s Death Casts Shadow On Sherwood Forest Tale
In August Seifert Vail is murdered at the Sherwood Forest Sanatorium. Playwright Mark Hillyer, crippled by arthritis, solves the case after noticing a phono graph record of Vail singing in the room where he lay dead. The story follows sanatorium life, rivalries, and Mark’s grim reflections on the events.
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Seifert Vail
Sherwood Forest
Mark Hillyer
Vail
Mark
Willis Clendening
Milton Cross
James Ruxton
Loren Ruxton
John Calvert
Sue Faraday
Francine
Tristan
Dr. Calvert
Sue
Loren
Bob Fowler
Calvert
Hosital
Bob
Ted
Howe Hollow Love Keeps Martha Home for William
Martha Howe faces possible sale of Howe Hollow as son William plans to marry Felice Leeways and move to New York. After gossip and tension, Felice reassures and William reveals they prefer staying in the Hollow where his painting thrives, and Martha grants permission to stay.
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Mrs. Pratt
Martha
Howe Hollow
Howe
William
New York
Martha Howe
Paris
Anna Iratt
Vellee Leeways
Velice
Wiliam
Kellee
New England
Pellee
Anna Pratt
Howe House
Felice
Anna
Mother Howe
Laid Three Eggs in a Bay in Miory Record
In Marshfield Miory Mrs Finis Supes hen laid three eggs observed in a bay area. The incident notes a small flock activity with no injuries or further details recorded.
Village of Ancients in Durham Noted For Long-Lived Residents
The Montreal Herald reports a small Durham village near Shelley Bridge where residents claim ages reach back to biblical days. Local elders include several nonagenarians and more than twenty octogenarians, while those aged sixty and seventy are considered young.
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Durham
Adam
Shelley Bridge
Montreal Herald
California Tax Wealth Shrinks Record Loss Revealed
The state board of equalization reports California’s taxable wealth declined sharply, marking the greatest loss in state history. Based on county tax rolls, the drop is described as a 140 percent shrinkage in value from previous records, with the latest figures showing a dramatic fall in overall wealth.
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California
State Board of Equalization
National holidays vary by state with few federal observances
The text notes only New Year’s Day Washington’s Birthday Independence Day Labor Day Thorskeghs log and Christmas as national holidays while stating there are no national legal holidays. It adds that many legal or public holidays exist locally across the United States.
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Washington
Exploding a theory with three ign one day
A fragmented note claims a theory could be tested by producing three ign in a single day. The text describes items tied together in size from a garden pea to small tubes, outlining a provocative though unclear method.
Rumors of German Cabinet Change Ousting Nazi Regime
Reports across Europe claim a new German cabinet is being formed to replace Adolf Hitler and the Nazi government with a military dictatorship. Opposition leaders Baron von Fritsch and former chancellor Heinrich Bruening are named as potential chancellor and foreign minister after Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen's resignation following a guarded appeal for the monarchy.
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Europe
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Baron von Fritsch
Reichwehr
Heinrich Bruening
Franz von Papen
Texans Hold Three Day Oleander Fete in Galveston
Galveston residents staged a three day oleander festival aiming to become a leading flower show on a national level. The event featured oleanders alongside tomatoes and turkeys with broader themes including local pride and the Alamo.
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Galveston
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