Kolah club meeting and social afternoon notes
The Kolah club met Wednesday with Mrs. Dee Quinn and ten members present. Guests listed include Mrs. T. W. Hunter and daughters, Miss Maurine Trotman, Miss Ruth Speidel, and Miss Alice Wead. After a program of music and contests, refreshments were served and the next meeting set with Mrs. Spencer Reed. Also includes a dinner honoring Miss Ellen Ball Wilcox of Seattle and an employee picnic event in Mt. Pleasant with several out of town visitors and local hosts.
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Kolah Club
Dee Quinn
T. W. Hunter
Mary
Alice
Maurine Trotman
Ruth Speidel
Alice Wead
Golda Jackson
Spencer Reed
W. EK. Jones
Ellen Ball Wilcox
Seattle
Washington
Wayland
Sweet Peas
Glad Job
A. SS. Allen
E. Allen
Vivian
C. C. Boshart
Billy
Clara Veneer
Horning Picnic at Wilson Park Keota July 26 1931
The Horning picnic will be held at Wilson Park in Keota on Sunday July 26 1931 with relatives invited. The Wesleyan Home Missionary Society meets Monday at 6 20 PM for their annual picnic at Sunset Park near the cabin. Bring dishes sandwiches and a dish to pass. Rain plan is church. The W R C third ward social of July 27 is postponed.
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Horning
Wilson Park
Keota
Wesleyan Home Missionary Society of the
M. KE
Sunset Park
Farm Land Values Shrink In Ten Years Census Reports
Washington reports preliminary census figures showing farm land values fell about 7 percent from 1920 to 1930. The number of farms declined to 6,288,648 in 1930 from 6,448,343 in 1920, while land values dropped from 54.83 billion to 34.93 billion dollars and average farm size rose to 156.9 acres. Tenant farms rose to 2,684,965. Milk cows and chickens increased. wheat acreage fell and cotton acreage rose.
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Washington
Pleasant Hill youths attend regional conference picnic
Pleasant Hill Illinois reports that local youths joined attendees from the area at the older boys and girls conference picnic held at Ainsworth Friday evening. Many families, visits, and social gatherings followed including ice cream making and local parties.
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Pleasant Hill
Ainsworth
Roy Kephart
C. R. Been Blossoms
Will Miller
George Westen
Earl Kephart
Sam Baker's
Earl
Roy
Homer Kephart
Sam Sigafoose
Clara
Merle Telford
Fred Kiste
North Run
C. G. Anderson
Kephart
Bertha
Beatrice
Washington County Hospital
Alice Hesseltine
Genius Genius Apt Phrase Highlights Patience
A short, playful remark credits patience as a virtue, labeling genius as an apt attribute in light of Bufon’s quote. The line suggests patience as a valued trait in creative or intellectual effort.
Edison Forced to Quit Work at Age 84
Thomas A. Edison, famed inventor, has been forced to cease active work at age 84 in West Orange New Jersey. Overwork during experiments to produce rubber from the golden rod plant prompted the decision, ending a long career of inventive effort and public fascination.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
América
Local Jabs and Oddities From Tabloid Snips
In Carbondale 79 year old W. Ferguson faced a one day prognosis before unexpectedly improving after two weeks of coughing. In Washington D C Charles E Cooke a social arbiter enjoys corned beef lunch at an arm chair restaurant then returns a sandwich to his State Department office. In Fairmont West Virginia the seventh son of Mr and Mrs Ben Kerns is named Jester. In Kalamazoo Teddy Mosby 8 is criticized after police seize five sticks he found, though his parents note the sticks were dynamite.
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United Press
Carbondale
W. A. Ferguson
Washington
Charles E. Cooke
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Cooke
State Department
Kalamazoo
Mich
Teddy Mosby
Triple murder and suicide shocking Huntington scene
Huntington West Virginia investigators ruled a triple murder and suicide after four Pittinger family members were found dead in their home. Robert Pittinger, 41, Flora Pittinger, 38, and children James 10 and Ardith 14 were discovered by neighbors late last night in two downstairs rooms.
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Huntington
W. Va
F. X. Schulled
Canada Motto and Iowa G A R encampment plans
Des Moines expected July 27 for a general assembly of G A R and allied groups to form final committees for Iowa hosting the national encampment in September. The meeting may be in the Coliseum and includes Veterans groups, Auxiliary units, Women’s Relief corps, Ladies of the G A R, Sons and Daughters of Union Veterans, and the mona Auxiliary. State adjutant Jo B Risley leads arrangements.
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Des
Moines
U.R
Iowa
G.A. R
Des Moines
Coliseum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion and Auxiliary
Women's Relief Corp
Ladies of the
G. A. Ro
Sons and Daughters of Union Veterans
Mona
Jo B. Risley
Risey
Iowa State Fair
Oley Nelson
Slater
R. TL Dt. John
Riceville
Harriet’ Mcrolourt
J. A. Nicholson
J.J Neuman
J. A. Hanes
A. Pf. Hurnger
EB. Tlolliday
Fletcher resigns from Tariff Commission chair
Washington July 24 Henry P Fletcher said he will resign as chairman of the tariff commission effective September He accepted Hoover's appointment for a year to organize the work of the commission The aging inventor Edison reportedly takes a vacation from the laboratory according to his brother in law John V Miller suggesting possible retirement
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Washington
U.P
Henry P. Fletcher
United Press Today
Tariff Commission
Fletcher
Hoover
Fort Myers
Fla
Edison
John V. Miller
Latin Roots Question on Animal Diet Origin
The query links the verb eat to Latin enatus and a mythical ent feliz, suggesting a distant, obscure etymology for animal consumption terms. It presents a playful, fictional trail rather than a standard linguistic source.
Wyman Kittenball Victors In Local Tournament
Wyman Kittenball team won the tournament beating Columbus Junction 2-1, Morning Sun 2-0, and Letts 12-1 in the finals. Guests included Mr and Mrs Rowland Davis and children from Minneapolis. Several local families visited J N Davis and J E Davis homes. multiple residents traveled between towns and hosted visitors.
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WYMAN
Rowland Davis
Minneapolis
Minn
J. N. Davis
J. E. Davis
Columbus Junction
Morning Sun
Letts
Phe -W.C. DU
W. R. Cannon
E. V. Humphreys
Town City
Clarence Brown
Leota
Ainsworth
Agnes Brunk
Lancaster
EK. V. Humphreys
John Davis
Olds
J. H. Davis
Alma Lortz
Gary
Ind
K. L. Coates
Sheffield
Visiting Professor Daugherty Stays With Cousin Dunn
Prof. R. A. Daugherty of Cedar Falls is visiting at the home of his cousin J. K. Dunn.
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Ly Sick
R. A. Daugherty
Cedar Falls
J. K. Dunn
Prairie Center Social Notes Include Visits and Visits
Mr C A Ruebsam reports Prairie Center happenings as families travel to Monmouth to visit Mr Finney and relatives. Ellen Wolt joins classmates during the trip. In Muscatine Mrs O D Spencer and Alcidene visit the Caple home. Visitors arrive from Des Moines Globe Arizona Iowa City Washington Monmouth and Chicago area relatives gather for weekend and Sunday meals.
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Prairie Center
H. A. Finney
Mable
Helen
Ellen Wolt
Monmouth
Blanche Bodeman
Chas
Globe
Arizona
A. H. Wolfe
Isabel Wolfe
Iowa City
Tommy
C. H. Wolfe
Bodeman
Carl Zieglowsky
August
John Simmering, Jr
Tude Burroughs
Chicago
Millie Howell
Washington
Ted Meyers
Martian Seasons Hint at Vegetation Changes
The telescope suggests life on Mars with color shifts across seasons indicating possible growth and decay of vegetation.
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Mars
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