Prairie Flower Threshing Ends as Steam Engine Sells
PRAIRIE FLOWER July 21 Earl Smith sold his last steam engine that powered two threshing outfits for years. Dan Gingerich of Kalona will overhaul the Smith tractor for 1941 threshing. A meeting at Joe Kolesick home planned ahead. The Miracle Book club will run an evening service if roads allow travel next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Earl Smith
Prairie Flower Threshing Klan
Dan Gingerich
Kalona
Joe Kolesick
Miracle Book Club
C.S. Strong
Prairie Flower Church
Ollie Blake
Ouley Page
Joe Shalla
Wyatt Somrek
Martha Thrasher
Joseph Knotek
Chabal
Iowa
Tan” Milford Anderson
L. W. Turnipseed
Earl Booth
Henry Witthoft
Ellis Finke
M. Crawford
Clara Finke
Albert Johnson
W. Johnson
Farson
Dorothy Turnipseed
Fredmund
Clayde Knupp
Stanley
Knupp
Jean
Ezra Smith
Paul
Iowa City
Esther Smith
Oxford
Tiffin
Wellman
Smith Farm
Johnson County
East Pleasant Plains
Plan Committees for Annual Social Plan Committees
Riverside July 19 The annual summer social by St Mary's parish Young Men's and Young Ladies socialities is set for Sunday evening July 27 at eight oclock on the cured grounds. Committees named include Bingo Leonard Armbruster Robert Dunn Omer Kiefer Melvin Schneider Robert Pailliotet James Rice Charles Skubal Francis Brophy Dorothy Thomann Mary Gertrude Griffin Mary Rice Patricia Mougi Frans Baschnagel Carl Rice Richa Ikron Maynard Schneider Martha Dautremont Leona Kucera Ruth Rice Bernice Libenguth
County Purchases Auxiliary Building of I S A Company
Louisa county bought the auxiliary plant building of the Iowa Southern Utilities company near the Rock Island depot to use as a machinery and repair shop. Attendance at Chautauqua park reaches 4161 this season, aided by picnic and reunion groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Rock Island Lines
Louisa County
Chautauqua Park
Sherd McConahay
Kansas men buy Burlington Gazette in major paper deal
Sale of the Burlington Hawkeye Gazette to a group of Kansas publishers announced. New owners are Clarence W. Moody editor of the Chanute Tribune John P. Harris publisher of the Hutchinson News Herald and Sidney Harris publisher of the Ottawa Herald. Moody took editor and general manager post immediately. Funeral details note a burial and family visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Kansas
Clarence W. Moody
Chanute Tribune
John P. Harris
Hutchinson News-Herald
Sidney Harris
Ottawa Herald
Mootly
J. Tracy Garrett
New Vitamin Preparation From California Tech Hits Market
A new molasses like vitamin preparation lists per tablespoon 750 units B-1 6000 units A two mg B-2 40 mg nicotinic acid and pantothenic acid plus other B complex members. The formula and method were developed at California Institute of Technology and an ad claims B-1 solution makes giant flowers grow and plants surge upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Institute of Technology
Compact Kitchen Water Heater Promises Quick Baths
New compact water heaters fit small spaces with a low square model designed for kitchen use. Its height accommodates placement beside ranges or sinks and provides an extra work surface. The efficient unit can heat enough water for a bath in about 15 minutes.
Optical illusion blamed for rear-end crashes
Drivers who crash into slower vehicles often say they realized too late the distance and speed difference, the Automobile Club of Southern California notes. Eye doctors warn a night time optical illusion can make the car ahead seem farther away and faster than it is.
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Automobile Club of
Southern California
Chemistry of Brain Balance Shaping Intelligence Study
Researchers at the University of Maryland report a link between brain water balance and acid base chemistry. They note epileptic brains are alkaline and diabetic brains tend to be acidic, with disturbance affecting mentation if untreated.
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University of Maryland
Iowa to hold eight city written exams Friday
Written examinations for employment with the Iowa Employment Security Commission will take place in eight cities Friday July 25 under the Merit System Council. About 1 400 applications were received with centers at Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines Fort Dodge Ottumwa Sioux City and Waterloo. Final results will be by weighted scores and future appointments drawn from registers.
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Iowa Employment Security Commission
Merit System Council
Merit System
L. W. Mahone
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
The
Employment Security Commission
Anson Marston
Ames
N. T. Chadderdon
Marshalltown
D. G. Crowe
Albia
Ray Ship unveiled by Ralph A. Yells in Los Angeles
Inventor Ralph A. Yells reveals a lighter-than-air airship resembling a torpedo. The government shows interest as the design combines rocket features with tornado vacuum power. When finished it would weigh three quarters less than dirigibles and carry four times the load at about 200 mph with plane-like maneuverability.
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Ralph A. Yells
Los Angeles
Drawer Chest Known as a Commode in Furniture History
The term com mode describes a small storage cabinet or dresser used in living rooms or bedrooms. It may feature doors or drawers and serves as a compact storage or bureau piece.
Deeds From 1862 and 1864 Recorded In Ringgold County
Two deeds dated 1862 and 1864 were entered in Ringgold county recorder’s office last week. The documents showed yellowed aging but remained legible.
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Ringgold County Recorder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prairie Flower Group
Colfax
Harry Donaldson
Johnny
Ted Cross
Cross
Donaldson
Paul Kyle
Avora
William Kyle
Clayde Knapp
Joseph Shalla
Cecil Davison
Lloyd Fredmund
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
I.S.A. Company
United Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
M. A. Robeson
Cotter Presbyterian Church
Howard Green
Fred Duncan
John H. Rees
Jo Schoch
C. N. Johnston
Harold Graham
Presbyterian Church
E. R. Mitchell
Dorothy Skubal
Agnes Brophy
Anita Frank
Wilma Swift
Wilma Swenka
Essa Pailliotet
Richard Armbruster
Paul Yeggy
David Rotenburger
Mark Libenguth
Cletus Kron
Omer Waldschmidt
Emmett Waldschmidt
Paul Armbruster
Joseph Homan
James Yeggy
Walter Droll
Penny Pitch
Francis Waldschmidt
Donald Hotka
Lamont Dann
Joanne Leeney
Mary Jane Quinn
Mary Kathleen Knitter
Rita Yegry
Kitchen
Mary Basechnager
Zelda Shebek
Marguerite Thomann
Stella Heitzman
Joseph Yegry
William Swift
Harold Kueneman
Bert Shebek
Edwin Waldschmidt
Leon Bulger
Robert Pailllotet
Ralph Kucera
Stephen Dautremont
Joseph Skubal
C. J
Todd M
Hilton
J. H
Hallie
E. H. Hanft
Ed Gabriel
James Helmick, Jr
Edward Gabriel
Kansas City
Irwin T
Harold C. Irwin
Joan Huston
Evelyn Bell
Young People’s Institute
Mt. Pleasant
William Neumann
Warsaw
Ind
Henry Orr
Addison Hills
Herman Sheriden
Crossley
Randolph
Harris
Weed Park
Muscatine
Lloyd Hanft
Verne Hanft
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Herschel Parrot
Reta
Indianapolis
George Wykert
Ella Smith
R. L. Singleton
Everett Hanft
Ina Nelson
May Hanft
LZ Chesterfield
Liccert & Myeas
Tosacco Coe
C.S
NBC
Singapore
Koroseal
Rothschild’s
Chicago
Vegars
Drastic Price
Nelly Don
Ann Foster
L’aiglon
Gay Gibson
Mynette
Coats & Suits
Hawt.s
Gage and
Fisk
Sterling
Rothmoor—other Fine Makes
Bee S
Commode
Sykes
H. B. Sykes
Washington
Racine
Wis
U.S.A
Robt. Sorrell
E. Main St
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