Local Residents Make Visits and Remain Active in Community
Mr and Mrs Ralph Beaty and son Richard left for a two week visit with Beaty’s parents in South Bend Indiana. Russell Bell bought the old Butterfield House at 121 North Avenues and will remodel it. Ralph Junkin and others plan a two week Spirit Lake vacation. Dr and Mrs W D Dwyer left for Milwaukee for the American Center Association annual meeting and will return next Tuesday. Keota girls Sally Mayer and others visited the pool at the Y after noon. Mr and Mrs Charles Hoerline and children visited Oskaloosa friends, a former bottling job and local ties noted. Beulah Bower of Ames heads home after a Sunday stay with Washington friends. White sport Oxfords advertised at Moore's Bootery.
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Ralph Beaty
Gon
Richard
South Bend
Ind
Russell Bell
Butterfield House
North Avenues
W. D. Dwyer
The
American Center Association
Milwaukee
Charles Hoerline
Oskaloosa
O. M. Cuddy
Hoeerline
McElhinney Drug Store
Sherman Brothers
Morison Parents Celebrate Twin Birth At Hospital
Mr and Mrs ED Morrison welcomed twins William and Richard wart weighing five pounds ten and one half ounces at 4 37 pm yesterday. The boys were dismissed with parents this morning.
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ED Morrison
William
Richard Wart
Journal Leads Softball Teams In City League Title Chase
The Journal carriers lead the playground softball standings with one game left. A Journal win cinches first. a loss could leave them tied with the Indians or Davenport Democrat. Yesterday the Journal beat the Indians 7 to 4 while the Democrat beat Fast and Allegrats 14 to 9. The remaining games pair Journal versus Rate and Democrat versus Indians.
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Journal Carriers
Journal Boys
Journal
Indians
Davenport Democrat
Democrat
Fastend Allegrats
The
Standings and results from major leagues
Standings show Boston, Chicago, New York, St. Louis in tough race. Tuesday results include Boston 13 Chicago 10 and 8 to 5, New York 9 St. Louis 0 and 4 3. National League games list Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, St. Louis leading. tonight several night games scheduled.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Junior teams clash in thriller at Blattner ball field
Washington and Columbus Junction junior baseball teams meet for the third time this summer at Blattner field Thursday at five. Washington seeks its first win after two losses in Junction.
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Washington
Columbus Junction
Blattner Ball Field
Junction
Scout troop cooks and campout at L A Jones cottage
Dick Vanerus James Bey George McBurney and others from Troop 22 enjoyed supper an overnight hike and breakfast at the L A Jones cottage Each boy prepared his own meals and ate twice as much as at home Three adults reportedly consumed four and a half pounds of steak Dale Kiesey attended as a supper guest Bankers from Washington and Louisa county met at the Keota hotel for a bi monthly dinner and social gathering with local residents and visiting families attending funeral services for J F Kurtz included many out of town guests from Brazil Ind Crawfordsville and more
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Vanerus
James Bey
George McBurney
Billy Barth
Dick Peterson
Dick Cameron
Teddy Springman
Ralph Shilling
Dave Turner
Bob Clark
Ira Morrison
Howard Patton
Doug Morrison
Clarence Goodwin
Tom Moore
Boy Scout Troop
Don Orr
Willis Jones
Nic McCleery
L. A. Jones Cottage
Dale Kiesey
Bankers
Washington
Louisa County
Keota Hotel
Glen Barclay
Charles Parclay
Lee Holland
Frank C. Crone
Fred L. Stewart
Phil Weldin
Ray Whitehead
Whisker Club
L. A. Warren
Roy Finch
Clarence Berkhofft
Platt Hicks
Keota
Drum Corps of
Workers Return from Vacation at Local Stores
Mrs. Verne Anderson resumes work at the Graham store and Mrs. James Clark returns to the J. C. Penney estore as bookkeeper after vacation. Mrs. Bessie Tucker takes a two week break from Graham store duties. The article notes footwear prices and a regional music festival attendance by local residents Lois Humble and Bob Juickner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Anderson
Graham
James Clark
J. C. Penney
Bessie Tucker
Graham Store
Harry Humble
Jule
Alfred Paulkner
Janice
Clara Faulkner
Memoral Union
Town City
Lois Humble
Bob Juickner
Propaganda tale on German soap from WWI distributed widely
The World War I story claimed Germans used their dead to make soap. Originated via two swapped captions in Britain and China, with one photo of dead soldiers miscaptioned as going to a soap factory. Propagandists used the idea to depict German ruthlessness and desperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
J. W. Charters
British Army
Germany
Union
Corn Meal Grinding Methods Named in Historical Text
The passage notes that corn meal grinding methods preserve most of the food value and labels the methods as entire grain or old process water ground and stone ground. It contrasts these terms as historical descriptors for milling approaches.
Superstition Rules South American Jungle Tribes
Primitive tribes in the jungle fear stone idols believing each image exerts evil influence if touched or violated. Natives avoid contact with the carved gods and treat them with profound reverence and ritual caution.
When Lightning Strikes Jerry Finds Love in Pink Hat Romance
In a humor filled tale two aunts confront their ward Jerry Howard about marriage. Marion arrives with a pink hat that mesmerizes him and the aunts as they watch his reluctant heart melt. The couple confess a plan to marry and Jerry hints at a homeward return.
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Ferry Howard
Jerry
Lida
Susan
Laura
Aunt Susan
Marion
Jerry Howard
The Violin Gift Sparks a Romance in Greenville
Debra Smith asks for a $40 loan from Delora to pay rent while dreaming of visiting her hometown and the symphony. Geraldine contemplates security and music, while Tom discovers a 1760 Richard Duke violin worth about $700. The trio’s emotional tensions resolve into a quiet, blossoming love.
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Eraldine
Debra Smith
Geraldine
Debra
Greenville
Tom
Delora Smith
Delora
Richard Duke
Miss Delora
Little God of Love
Settlement Opened Along Ohio River by 1787 Ordinance
The north side of the Ohio River was opened for settlement by the Ordinance of 1787, marking a policy move that guided western expansion.
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Oho River
Ohio Rive
Historic Hoaxes By Elmo Scott Watson
In March 1860 Londoners received official looking cards inviting them to view washing the white lions at the White Gate on Easter Sunday April 1. Thousands arrived to Tower Hill before gatekeepers exposed the hoax with playful residents calling out April Fool.
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London
Tower OF London
White Gate
Tower Hill
Western Newspaper Union
Royal Palm on De Leon Springs Course Attracts Golf Balls
John H. Fisher of Chicago learned a ball gathering palm at De Leon Springs golf course when his shots toward the ninth green repeatedly landed in a royal palm. A caddie retrieved 276 balls from the tree on his first visit, revealing 13 bore his initials.
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Florida
France
de Leon Springs
John H. Fisher
Chicago
Fisher
Halle
Western Newspaper Union
Wooden nickels featured in Centennial program exchange
Citizens urged to use wooden nickels as payment during the Centennial events. Merchants with placards will supply change in wooden money, valid until August 11. Durward Haines leads the effort. clerks nationwide are instructed to hand out the nickels. The item also notes preparations for pageant rehearsals and a historic Blount mansion landmark near Knoxville.
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Durward Haines
Wooden Money Committee
J. C. Penney
Leather coins used in northern Europe in the seventeenth century
Leather coins circulated in parts of northern Europe during the seventeenth century. They were typically oblong slats into which silver or copper studs were hammered, serving as crude monetary tokens backed by metal studs.
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Europe
Ancient belief links amethyst cups to stopping intoxication
The article notes a Greek origin claim that amethyst cups prevent drunkenness and suggests the ancients promoted this remedy, but it warns the belief is not guaranteed.
Australian Phalanger Identified by Green Fur
The Australian phalanger is noted for its green fur, marking a distinctive feature of the species in regional wildlife reports.
Texas May Subdivide Under Joint Resolution Annexation
Texas may subdivide its territory into up to four additional states under the 1845 joint resolution of Congress approved March 1 1845. Each new state would have a convenient size and sufficient population and be admitted to the Union.
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Texas
Congress
Ringer Tale Tells How Wheat Sparks Wild Whimsy
In a humorous anecdote recounted by John D. McDougall of Chicago, A. J. Sundberg of Hillsboro narrates a fanciful period involving a wagon, a wheat sample, and grasshoppers. The tale blends satire with a grain dealer’s memory of industry challenges.
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John D. McDougall
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Piterai of Ritunards Funeral Held at Home
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the residence in Brank Wharts in charge of Dr. Arthur Atack. Pallbearers included Ives McKay Ed Squire Rus self Frink Rodney Arnold Clyde Putnam and Ray Whitehead. Burial was in Elim Grove cemetery.
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Brank Wharts
Arthur Atack
Ives McKay
Ed Squire
Russell Frink
Rodney Arnold
Clyde Putnam
Ray Whitehead
Elim Grove Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge Holds Regular Session
The Odd Fellows lodge met in regular session with forty one members present. The initiatory degree was conferred on one young man and the third degree on two candidates. At the next meeting July 25 second degree work will be given.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Hookless fastener history and naming note
The hookless fastener was invented by Whitcomb L. Judson in 1893 and improved by Gideon L. Sundback in 1913. The term zipper refers only to the overshoe by B F Goodrich that used Sundback’s hookless fastener.
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Whitcomb L. Judson
Gideon L. Sundback
B. F. Goodrich Company
Sundback
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Asters
Wolf Floral CO
South Side Square
Moore
Ralph Junkin
Spirit Lake
D. F. Macon
Kidet
Sally Mayer
Loris Clendenming
Patricia Byrne
Patricia Richardson
Jean Arnold
Jean Freshwaters
Lorraine Marshall
E. Binkert
Carol
Bobbie
Crystal Springs
Missouri
Floyd McClellan
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J. Boyd
McClellan
W. A. Whiting
Harry Turner
Roy Allen
Clellan
Rock Island
Beulah Bower
Ames
HM. Putnam
George Beard
Anna Worth
Journal Office
Esterday
Heard
Martha Adame
Travelers
Paul Horak
J. F. Kurtz
Martha Lyons
Brazil
W. W. Ward
Richland
Ruth Kurtz
Nancy
Cedar Rapida
Robert Mason
Peotone
John Creighton
Chicaco
Duncan Walker
New Baltimore
Mich
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Coppock
Emma For
Mra
Eva Karvey
Dick Lease
Crawfordaville
Jack Pell
Pravis
Paul Kurte
Virginia
Coffeyville
Kans
DM. Kurts
Wilma Kurty
Burlington
W. B
Harold Bwhnker
Oewego
N. Y
Bond
Spencer Brownell
Carolyn
Eleanor
Onwero
Ance
Elmo Scott Watson
P.l.etter
Iowa
Franke Hagan
Polly Ashby
Clarice Meek
Pioneers
Preston Wolfe
Harold Johnson
the Nations
U. S
Maynard Brown
Harvey Meek
J. W Chandler
Isabelle Combs
City Hall
Richard Stewart
AT & O'elétir
Ovennue
Harry Sizer
Old Blount Mansion
East Tennessee
Maggie Chef
Lous Features
Liberal
Icwa Southern Utilities
Frank E. A. Hagan
Piterai
Ritunards
Carter
Utter
Signature Refinance Furniture Auto
Ray T. Palmer
Barclays
Power Fo Pd
Raabeee
Standard Oil Line
Standard Oil
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