Local Cedar Rapids Visitors and Community News Notice
Mrs. Clayton G Conrad and her sons Dennis and Dean returned to Cedar Rapids after a two week visit with relatives here. Dean recovers from weeks of illness. Mr. and Mrs Tom C Davis returned from Tulsa visiting their son and daughter in law Grant Davis and grandsons Tom and Jim. David Williams, aged ten, fractured his left elbow playing near his home. Clayton Clapner of Waseca Minnesota visits for a funeral. Lee Hesseltine and children Charles and Jean return from a vacation in Sioux City. Frank Proctor and wife Riverside welcome an eight pound daughter born early today. Mrs Harry Chamberlin spends day in Muscatine. Rosalie Sysell and Dick Gray visit Eldon. Charles Crossett back at Farmer's store after vacation. Crossett family and others attend Lee County Fair in Donnellson. Mrs Vers Morean visits Brighton. Pickens family dinner honors July birthdays at Norbert Flanders home Keota with Norbert and family others.
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Clayton G. Conrad
Dennis
Dean
Cedar Rapids
O. L. Samson
Conrad
Lois Samson
Lee Hesseltine
Charles
Jean
Sioux City
Frank Proctor
Riverside
Harry Chamberlin
Muscatine
Charles Crossett
Local shoppers and visitors noted across Washington area
A parade of names and gestures fills pages as Lena Davidson vacations from Maybelle’s Beauty Salon and visitors like Mrs. H M Hoover and the Crull family travel from Des Moines to New London. Farm events entice with a Farmall Cub Tractor demonstration near Washington.
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Farmall
Dave Livingston
N.E
Washington
Painting Woodwork Tips for Doors and Locks
When painting woodwork coat the door knobs and locks with vase line. Any paint that splashed on these surfaces can be easily wiped off later.
Alligator Tanks: U.S. Marines Use Amphibians in 1924
In 1924 U S Marines deployed armored amphibious vehicles known as alligator tanks. These early armored boats aided river and coastal operations, marking a milestone in mechanized warfare.
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U. S
Ocean holds vast gold with no profitable extraction
Scientists estimate about 10 billion tons of gold lie in the oceans but no commercially viable method exists to harvest it yet.
Jam Time With Summer Fruits and Berries
Home canning tips and recipes highlight blueberries apples cantaloupe peaches elderberry Concord grape and plum jam blackberry jam and cherry raspberry conserve. Detailed steps cover sterilizing jars cooking times pectin and paraffin seals with Lynn Chambers tips on jelly color clarity and using ripe versus unripe fruit.
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Tom C. Davis
Tulsa
Okla
Mrs
Grant Davis
Tom
Jim
David Williams
Keith Williams
Williams
David
Stewart School
Clayton Clapner
Waseca, Minn
Rosalie Sysell
Dick Gray
Eldon
F GC. Livesay
D. C
Pickens
Norbert Flanders
Keota
Cleo Trier
C. G. Pickens
Lena Davidson
Maybelle
H. M. Hoover
Des Moines
William Beal
J. D. Schlatter
New London Sundoy
Shirley Clark
Robert Moore
Sharon Kay
Texas
West Coast
New London
Agric
Wehr Studio
Lee Craig
Fred Foriash
West Chester
Chester Green
Carla Benell
Lone Tree
Paul Benell
Paul Benell, Jr
Kermit Paynes
Virgil Starr
Ed Wiley
Mr Starr
Veteran’s Hospital
Nelson Thompson
Dan Walker
Ocala
Fla
Grover Harper
Medford
Wisc
O. W. Sundberg
Fort Dodge
Leland Kracaw
Keola
Edwin Fields
Independence
Mr. Field
Roy Fields
J. L. McConnell
Tacoma
Wash
Vernon Crull
McConnell
Fred Bey
Arizona
Salinas
Calif
San Francisco
Oakland
Santa Ana
the Evening Journal Washigton
Stowa Elder, Shannon & Co
R. E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce
Cowden
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Konr
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ava
Stephen Washington IA
Dac
Bentley
Helman
East Side Square
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Lynn
Ena
Wringer
Dinette
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