Canning Season In Full Swing In Wayland Notes
Community diary from Wayland reports heavy canning activity with pints of red kidney beans corn and pickles plus applesauce. Visitors include Lena Rediger from Los Angeles and Charley Clark family from Sheldon. Threshing ends with yields between 25 and 45 bushels per acre. Local deaths and marriages noted as well as visits from Bill McKirahan and Rev J J Pritchard crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Dorcas
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Sheldon
Charley Clark
Will Clark
Dan Wenger
Atlanta
Hattie Reel
Mattie Snyders
Bill McKirahan
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
J. R. McKirahan
Bill
University of Iowa
Los Angeles
Lena Rediger
Calif
C. G. Widme
Chris Unternahres
Margaret Witting
Eugene Carrier
Denver
Colo
Carrier
Gladys Witting
Jean Hulme
Gilbert Troutman
van Nuys
Clyde Troutman
Vere Boshart
Sonja
Will Boshart
Minnesota
Tax Bill Declared Largest U S History By House Panel
Washington July 26 The house ways and means committee reported a 3 5 billion tax bill the largest in history asserting the burden will be borne cheerfully It would add to pre tax yields about 60 percent of 1941 defense costs with the rest funded by borrowing The panel contrasted this with World War I financing where two thirds were borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
New Haven Social Notes and Local Travels
Mrs. Marion Smith reports busy threshing and church kitchen work as men thresh and women cook. Walter Johnson travels with his aunt to the Dakotas Wyoming and Denver planning a two week trip. Mrs. Marion Smith attends a reunion in Delowe with family from Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Smith
New Haven
Walter Johnson
Clarence Johnson
Des Moines
Bessie Wotruba
Dakotas
Wyoming
Denver
Delwe
Wilmer Lauderman
Lynn Baker
Michigan
Milicent Mogg
Walter Sheets
Frank Janecek
George
Neff
Clarence Rathmel
Frank Seibel
Bettendorf
Tra
Frank Smith
F W. Taylor
Fairfield
Hey Day annual cattle feeders meet at Iowa State
About 2500 cattle feeders gathered at Iowa State College for the annual Hey Day to study economic and technical beef production issues for national defense. Specialists forecast a brighter economic year ahead and share results from a 240 day feeding experiment on five steer lots using ground and ground with cob corn, linseed and soybean oilmeal, cottonseed oilmeal, and mixtures as supplements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Quiet after two weeks of Johnson household uproar
Adolph Johnson a postal clerk in Shenandoah faced two weeks of unsettling pranks blamed on a mysterious intruder. The final straw was a 10 inch hair cut from Barbara, age 10, prompting Johnson to fill the home with cyanide gas to frighten away the so called animal or ghost, tearing sheets, cutting pockets, and flooding the chandelier with water. The family includes Dolph Jr., 17, and Mrs. Johnson. Disturbances ceased but the mystery remains unsolved.
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Shenandoah
Adolph Johnson
Barbara
Johnson
Dolph, Jr
Wagons Roll at Night at Fox Theater fits Bogart drama
The Fox Theatre screens The Wagons Roll At Night Sunday and Monday starring Humphrey Bogart Joan Leslie Eddie Albert and Sylvia Sidney. Bogart is a carnival owner with a sister under guard and a soft spot for her. A romance develops between Eddie and Joan with tragic results for Bogart.
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Fox Theatre
Humphrey Bogart
Joan Leslie
Eddie Albert
Sylvia Sidney
Bogart
Florina
Maet
Jean Leslie
Sylvia
Eddie
Joan
Million Dollar Baby Opens With a Working Girl Turned Heiress
A hardworking young woman inherits a million dollars and her life changes through romance and ambition. Curtis Bernhardt directs from a Casey Robinson Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald script based on Leonard Spigelgass. Cast includes Miss Lane Lynn Reagan May Robson Lee Patrick and others.
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Xmer O Ventures
Curtis Bernhardt
Casey Robinson
Richard Macaulay
Jerry Wald
Leonard Spigelgass
Miss Lane
Lynn
Reagan
May Robson
Lee Patrick
Helen Westley
George Barbier
Nan Wynn
John Qualen
Walter Catlett
Fay Helm
Lake View Girl, 20, Drowns in Gravel Pit
Veronica Lawler, 20, daughter of Vincent Lawler of Wall Lake, drowned in a gravel pit two miles south of Lake View while swimming with companions. The raft overturned about 50 feet from shore in deep water. two girls swam to safety and another was rescued by Harold Luft nearby.
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Lake View
Veronica Lawler
Vincent Lawler
Wall Lake
Harold Luft
Pressing Shawl Care and Safety Tips
A guide on pressing a paisley shawl. Dry the shawl thoroughly before pressing. Place a damp cloth on the wrong side and use a moderately hot iron until the cloth dries. Take care to avoid scorching as woolens burn easily.
Do You Know Questions on Health Matters Answered
A county health unit answers common health questions in a public information note. Topics include hygiene, disease prevention, vaccination guidance, and when to seek medical care. The piece emphasizes using official health resources and contacting local clinics for personalized advice.
Bed Bug Extermination Methods and Caution
A simple method is to paint all cracks in the interior room with gasoline benzine or kerosine. Liberal applications of hot water also help. Fumigation with hydroesantegel sulphur dioxide or carbon disulphide works but should only be done by skilled persons.
Epworth League Reports From Mt Pleasant Institute
Sunday school at 10, worship at 11 with Epworth Leaguers reporting on their Mt Pleasant institute. 6 30 Epworth League led by Dewey Stephens Jr. Pastor and wife on vacation. services August 3 announced next week. John A Nye Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stephens
Epworth
Epworth League Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Epworth League
Dewey Stephens, Jr
Con Artist Sold Signature Letters to Collectors
Vrain Lucas forged autographs by composing letters and signing as Columbus Caesar Charlemagne and other famous names. He trapped autograph fans for years selling nearly thirty thousand signed pieces before his scheme led to imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vrain Lucas
Columbus
Caesar
Charlemagne
Million Dollar Baby Opens at State Theatre This Sunday
Priscilla Lane Jef frey Lynn and Ronald Reagan head the cast in the comedy romance Million Dollar Baby opening at the State Theatre. The piece is praised as heart warming with audiences on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Lane
Jeffrey Lynn
Ronald Reagan
State Theatre
London teachers claim 400 year old blackout at Frankfurt
Educators in London note a historic blackout over 400 years ago when Frankfurt faced an attack. City authorities reportedly ordered all upper windows darkened to hide the city from the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frankfurt
One Legged Peters Performs Feat on St Pauls Weathercock
In 1553 during Queen Mary I’s reign a Dutchman named Peters stood on one leg on the weathercock of old St Paul’s Cathedral, waved a streamer, then hopped. For the stunt he received 16 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Peters Stond
Old St. Paul's
Preparing Brooder House Cleaning Tips
In preparing the brooder house remove cobwebs and litter from floor and walls. Use boiling water with lye solution for disinfection, and spray with a five percent coal tar creasol solution to sanitize surfaces.
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Sam James
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Late News
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Roosevelt
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Washington
Senator Burton K. Wheeler
Esenae
Pepe
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Henry Stimson
Burton Wheeler
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War Department
George Marshal
DR. Hess
Iowa
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Ainsworth Methodist
John A. Nye
Priscilla
National Dairy Council
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Peters
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Monongahela
Pizzatelli
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