Tells How Amish and Mennonite Distinguish Men with Same Name
Long feature from Homestead Farm describes Amish and Mennonite farming areas and naming practices. It cites many surnames such as Swartzendruber Guingerich Yoder Hochstetler and Miller and explains why extra nicknames arise. The piece also notes local farm life, vacations, and harvest memories.
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Alvin C. Hasty
Homestead Farm
Washington
Johnson County
Middleburg
Sharon
Iowa County
English River
Old Man’s Creek
Hochstettlers
Black Ben
Red Ben Hochstettler
David F
Black Dave
Hacken Dave
Thresher Dave
Davy J
Dave
Speckled Joe
Hay John
Joe Miller
California
Ervin Grecian
Standard
Lakes
Canada
Fred Naydley
Rolly Maxwell
Earl Hasty
Hazel Smith
Clay Threshing Starts. Local Social and Funeral Notices
Mr and Mrs C H Meacham and Lawrence visited relatives in Washington Sunday. Janice Herr from Fairfield spent the weekend with her parents E S Herr. Threshing began Monday at Stan nard farm. Clay Missionary society met Thursday afternoon at Mrs Mary Soeten’s. Rev Russell Ellinger visited relatives in Michigan last week. E S Wolcott attended a Three Quarter Century club dinner the Evening Journal sponsored Saturday. Merle Statler and family from Washington and Lloyd Morgan and family from Brighton visited Jerry Clark Sunday afternoon. Joan Jerry and Theodore Willits of Des Moines are visiting W W Horton. Funeral services for J C McKay were held Saturday at L A Jones funeral home. Rev John Decker of Danville, Iowa, officiated. Pallbearers were W B Dupuis Frank Gobble Frank Hemmings Hubert Walker R M Anderson and Fred Stewart. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
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A. J. Morgan
Clay
C. H. Meacham
Lawrence
Washington
Janice Herr
Fairfield
E. S. Herr
Clay Threshers
Stannard
Clay Missionary Society
Mary Soeten
Russell Ellinger
Michigan
E. S. Wolcott
The
Evening Journal
Merle Statler
Lloyd Morgan
Brighton
Jerry Clark
Joan
Jerry
Theodore Willits
Des Moines
W. W. Horton
J. C. McKay
L. A
Texas and Louisiana Hold World's Largest Sulphur Deposits
A claim notes that Texas and Louisiana contain the nation’s greatest sulphur deposits, highlighting these states as key sources for the chemical element.
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Texas
Louisiana
Liberty magazine excerpts spark faith in democracy and women’s roles
The July 19 1941 Liberty piece by Mahatma Gandhi argues belief in divinity underpins moral action and self rule, defending faith over rigid doctrines and praising true democracy. Genevieve Parkhurst contrasts Nazi era German women’s gains with later oppression, warning American readers about drifting toward similar limits on women’s freedoms.
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Liberty Magazine
Brigade
Mahatma Ganda
India
Liberty
Genevieve Parkhurst
Reichstag
Seek Descendants of Frederich Schwaebe in Crawfordsville
Mary Manners reports in Crawfordsville on July 14 that Jean H. Love of Charles EB. O'Conner & Co. seeks descendants of Frederich Schwaebe, father of Henry Otto Schwaebe, who ran a Crawfordsville grocery ca. 1880. Frederich, born in Prussia Jan 23 1812, emigrated about 1842. contact Mr. Love with any information.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Jean H. Love
Charles EB. O'Conner & Co
West Madison Street
Chicago
Frederich Schwaebe
Henry Otto Schwaebe
Frederich
Prussia
United States
Model Airplane Show Promoted by YMCA Boys
YMCA boys promote a model airplane show at Washington Airport on a Wednesday in August 1941 at 1 30 p m. Open to Washington county youths ages 8 to 18. Entry fee 25c per boy with multiple planes and divisions allowed. Prizes offered. Committees asked to submit entry forms for rubber propelled divisions and related categories.
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Washington Airport
Washington County
Trowels Shaped by Trade Rectangular and Diamond
The plasterer's trowel is rectangular while the bricklayer's is diamond shaped highlighting tool design differences.
Winston Churchill Biography Snippet
A fragmented note claims Winston Churchill, described as an engineer with American ideas, has an American mother named Jennie Jerum of Rochester New York. The text attributes colorized heritage to a Rochester birth.
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Winston Churchill
Jennie Jerum
Rochester
N. Y
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