Observations on a Homecoming From Rochester Visit
The author reflects on the Rochester trip through Iowa and Minnesota noting heavy rains, lush crops, and remarks on Mrs. Harry Turner's major surgery at Mayo Clinic. Evalyn Turner works as a hospital dietician and met James Roosevelt and Mayor Hague. The writer shares Mayo Clinic anecdotes, his own foot surgery, cauterization, and a reminder to seek timely medical care.
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Rochester
Harry Turner
Mayo Clinic
Have Strong Wind and a Heavy Rain at Crawfordsville
A rain of 1% inches fell Wednesday afternoon with strong winds. No serious wind damage reported though oat cutting will pause for a few days. Dr S W Huston of Mt Pleasant is in good condition after an emergency appendectomy at a Burlington hospital. Rev and Mrs Norman Webster and son David visit Washington at the Oscar George home.
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S. W. Huston
Mt. Pleasant
Huston
Burlington Hospital
Norman Webster
David
Washington
Oscar George
James Patterson Reported Ill at Home in Lexington
James Patterson is reported ill at home in Lexington. Local notes mention visitors from nearby towns, family gatherings on the Fourth, and a Cedar Chips 4-H club meeting led by Marion Timmins for August show preparations. Community updates include Wade Gardner and Clara Patterson hosting and relatives visiting from Fenton Illinois and Oskaloosa.
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James Patterson
Lexington
Cedar Chips
Marion Timmins
Washington fisherman's near disaster in boat capsize
One of Washington's best known fishermen tipped his boat while out with a companion. He recovered near shore and, in soaking clothes, stripped to his pipe and straw hat. The clothes hung on a limb to dry as a group of Washington ladies approached and shrieked at the sight. It is unclear who was more surprised.
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Mayo Clinic
Washington
Overstayed Leave Leads to Accidental Injury Tale
A Navy seaman explains in a memorandum that a fall from a brick hoist damaged by a working crew caused injuries and delayed his return from a ten day leave, resulting in two days over leave at the U. S. S. Long. The incident occurred between September 7 and 16, 1937, near his brother’s Arkansas farm.
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United States Navy
Navy Department
Long
Arkansas
If It Doesn’t Stop Then I’m Not On It
An English university professor waiting in bitter cold for a London train boards the non stop Cornish Express when it unexpectedly stops. A railroad official warns him he cannot board, but the professor quips that since the train does not stop he cannot be on it. Observer. Some people fail because it would cost them a few more dollars to succeed.
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London
Richards
Proverbs From Poor Richard Almanac
A collection of aphorisms urging prudent living and self improvement. It emphasizes kindness, effort, timely actions, and thoughtful speech as paths to a valued life.
Forgetful husband leaves tips and kisses in breakfast gag
A lighthearted exchange has two wives noting their husbands’ odd habits. One wife recalls her husband leaving a tip at breakfast, then giving her another tip with her hat. The other quips about habit, while the first worries that the habit includes kissing when she hands his over coat.
Fearless boarder defends beef dish at boardinghouse
The landlady assures the boarder about the meat. He admits he has seen four times as much meat in other meals without fear, recalling past boarding house dishes. The exchange highlights kitchen humor and dining dynamics in a domestic setting.
China Still Not Cleaned Up After a Year of Jap Invasion
A July 9 dispatch argues the Sino Japanese war has just begun. It argues Shanghai Nanking Hankow have fallen short of decisive defeats for Japan while China solidifies unity under Chiang Kai-Shek. It notes Japan may burn through vast resources and lose prestige and fear in the United States.
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China
New York
Marco Polo Bridge
Peiping
Japan
Shanghai
Nanking
Canton
Tokyo
Fas
Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Yangtze River
United States
Pacific Ocean
Washington Iowa to establish Rim Grove Road street
City of Washington Iowa files a proposed resolution establishing Rim Grove Road along the south corporation limit from South Iowa Avenue to Elm Grove Cemetery area. Public hearing set July 25 1938 at 7 30 p m to consider objections.
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City of
Washington
Iowa
Iowa Avenue
Washington County
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sth Pt. M
Rim Grove Road
Elm Grove Road
Iowa State Highway Commission
State of Iowa
W. H. Fulton
Palmer Family Vacation Highlights Across Iowa and Dakotas
Stella Palmer and Mrs L R Palmer return from a vacation visiting Mrs Palmer in Stuart Iowa and travel to Sioux Falls South Dakota to see their son A G Palmer. Mrs C R McCutchen and sons Karl and Edward with sister Mrs C E Van Patten depart Sioux City for Lake Okoboji for a few days.
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Stella Palmer
L. R. Palmer
Lake Okoboji
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Peters
Funeral services for Mrs William Peters 71 who died Thursday at her home near Columbus Junction will be held Sunday at 2 pm in Louisa Center Baptist Church with Rev W A Bloomquist officiating and burial in Wapello Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters and three sons in law.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
William Peters
Here
Louisa Center Baptist Church
W. A. Bloomquist
Methodist Church
Wapello
Peters
Relatives Plan Sunset Park Reunion With Extended Family
Mr and Mrs R TIT and family from Morgan Hill travel to visit Bev Coppock and siblings in Iowa. W R Coppock and Mrs J A Winawa join in reunion with Mrs Nora Nowell at Musee. Faris family staff had not seen siblings in 24 years.
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R. Tit. Famson, Dale
Morgan Hill
E. P. Nichols
Cl Colo
W. R. Coppock
Sh Doah
Iowa
Bev Pock
J. A & Win
W. H. Strat
Faris
Nora Nowell
Musee
Coppock
Sunset Park
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Dow
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THEM
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James Pat
NAVY
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the Fox
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