Two Horses Lost by Shiloh Family in One Week
Shiloh reports two horses lost within a week with one found dead in a pasture and another choking. Local farm notes and community updates follow including threshing at Sam Lambert farm and visits among neighbors.
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Shiloh
H. J. Schoonover
Orville
Ottumwa
Donald Knight
Maquoketa
Shirley Ann
Sam Lambert
Donald
Charles Nicholson
Wyman
Ruth Schantz
Business
Fort Madison
James Marsh
Cedar Rapids
Jean Sigafoose
Rock Island
Howard Sigafoose
Sigafoose
Dale Bales
Nancy
Suzanne
Near Pleasant Plains
Susie Hopping
Bales
Washington
Fae
Joan
Wilbert Showalter
Cairo
Myra van Nostrand
Parson's College
Margaret Pratt
William Caldwell
Cedar Chips 4-H Club Holds Meeting at Gardner Home
Lexington July 11 The Cedar Chips 4-H boys club met at leader Wade Gardner home Monday evening with ten boys present. Billy Maas served as president and led the meeting.
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Cedar Chips 4-H
Gardner Home
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Billy Maas
Fourth of July Socials In Walnut Area
Mr and Mrs Lyle Wilson and daughters hosted friends for Independence Day. Attendees included the McKay family Dunbar Nelson Fuhr Probst and others. Also noted visits between Cedar Falls and local homes plus a basket dinner at the Crom home and Meek households.
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Carl Wilson
Walnut
Lyle Wilson
Charles McKay
Lloyd
Frank McKay
Glenn Dunbar
Carl Nelson
Ed Nelson
Charles Fuhr
Everette Lewis
Charles Probst
Hugh Joe Oriez
Cedar Falls
Howard Miller
Henry H. Miller
Glenn Miller
Pat Burrough
Sevilla Jean
Donna Mae
Richard Lee
Lois
Edward Kauffman
Luther Crom
Harvey Meek
Darlene
Lois Humston
Probst
Community greetings and health notes from area families
Mrs John Kurtz and Mrs Charles McKay with Lloyd visited Everett McKay on Monday evening. Judith Swailes infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Swailes has been ill for several days. Mr and Mrs William Kelly spent Sunday at the Clyde Nicola home.
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John Kurtz
Charles McKay
Lloyd
Everette McKay
Judith Swailes
Kenneth Swailes
William Kelly
Clyde Nicola
July Fourth Party Honors Two Guests at E. Davis Home
Mr and Mrs Emory Davis hosted a July 4 family party honoring visiting Ed Davis and Mrs Etta McCoy from California. Weekend guest Russell Jones from Effingham Illinois stayed with Mrs J E Humphreys. Attendees included John McCabe of Racine Wisconsin, Griffith Humphreys and Della of Washington, Cloyce Stewart of Washington, and J C Cannon Entertains Club members. Community club met at Mrs J N Davis home. Storm damage prompted debris cleanup and repairs across the area. Mardean Joyce of Zearing visiting locals.
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E. Davis
FE. W. Humphreys
Wyman
Emory Davis
Ed Davis
Etta McCoy
California
Russell Jones
Effingham
Ill
J. E. Humphreys
John McCabe
Racine
Wis
Griffith Humphreys
Della
Washington
E. V. Humphreys
Cloyce Stewart
J. C. Cannon
J. N. Davis
W. S. Williams
Chicago
R. J. Hughes
Cloyce West
Pleasant Plain
Mardean Joyce
Zearing
Magellan Names Calm Seas Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan, after rounding the straits now bearing his name, was impressed by the calmness of the water and named it the Pacific Ocean.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific Ocean
Scorching Milk Prevention Using Double Boiler Method
The technique explains heating milk in a double boiler to avoid scorching or overflowing. It notes that gentle, indirect heat maintains a smooth texture and prevents burning, ideal for delicate custards and sauces.
Three Families Eat Fourth of July Dinner at M T Coon Home
HASKINS July 10 Three families and several relatives gathered for a fried chicken Fourth of July dinner at the home of M T Coon in the country. Others hosted Sunday dinners and visits at various local homes including the McCreedys, Booths, Swansons, and Branfields. L M Boughtin and wife left town for a new posting at North English after 18 years in Haskins, with Mrs Boughtin active in community affairs. Farmers are busy with hay and oats harvests as threshing nears, hog sales reported by Ebner and Peters.
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M. T. Coon
McCreedy
Aledo
Clifford McCreedy
Tom McGraw
Earl of Ainsworth
George Murphy
Jim Boyd
James, Jr
Marjorie
Janice Rae
D. H. Branfield
J. C. Foster
Sue Thoma
Clara Godlove
Ethel
Vivian Booth
J. R. McCreedy
Ross
Leland Swanson
Davenport
Boughtins
Haskins
L. M. Boughtin
North English
Richard Bean
Larry Stroha
Donald Bean
Milton Edmond
Tiffin
G. C. Ebner
D. H. Peters
Ronald Smith
Detroit visitors return after Midwest trip with Peters family
Two children from Detroit Michigan visited relatives in and near Lewis Iowa and spent Wednesday with their friend and schoolmate D H Peters and his family during their return journey home to Detroit.
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Detroit, Mich
Lewis, Ia
D. H. Peters
Detroit
West Sunset Notes on Cleo McCoy's Hospital Return
Cleo McCoy returned home Thursday from Iowa City hospital after several weeks away. He is weak but improving and has received many visitors. Mrs. Ruth Atkinson hosted the mumps patients and guests include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spangler and Mr. and Mrs. Myral Smith.
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West Sunset
Cleo McCoy
Iowa City
Ruth Atkinson
Fred Spangler
Myral Smith
Freak Egg Discovered On Finke Farm
Mrs Roy Finke found a Wyandotte hen laid a freak egg seven and a half by eight and a half inches. She drained out one yolk through a hole and found a normal egg inside the large shell.
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Wyandotte
Harry Campbell
Roy Finke
Wayne Zeck
Will Richards
Carl Schneider
Charlie Palmer
Don Wylie
Virginia
Donna
Harold
Fourth of July Fun In Columbus Junction
Joyce and Mr and Mrs Wilfred Smith attended the Fourth of July celebration in Columbus Junction. Nearby residents enjoyed a wiener roast at Carl Zieglow home with Martha Zieglowsky, Sam Baker family and others. Several neighbors visited or dined with families including J C Cannon home and Wilbur Schantz family with extended relatives.
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Joyce
Wilfred Smith
Columbus Junction
Warren Schlatter
Wayland
Martha Zieglowsky
Sam Baker
Juanita Ernest
Everette
Donald Baker
Carl Zieglowsky
Carl Atkinson
Ruth
J. C
Wilbur Schantz
Myral Smith
Earl Booth
Alice Kiene
Helen Erlenbush
Rex Smith
Vaughn
P. R. Schantz
Viola
Weather and crop damage report from county fields
Farmers report extensive tree damage and damaged corn and oats after a hail event on Monday. Washington County observes higher than usual corn growth this Fourth of July period with a notable field across the road showing rapid growth.
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Washington County
Women for President nominees in 19th century United States
Two women have been nominated for United States President in history. Victoria Woodhull ran in 1872 while Belva Ann Lockwood sought the presidency in 1884 and 1888. The draft also notes that nine of ten drivers involved in automobile accidents in 1940 were male.
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United States
Va Ria Woodhull
Be Lockwood
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