White Oak Remembers Memorial Day and Graduates
Farmers finish corn planting in the community as Memorial Day services are attended at Clay. Eighth graders Orlena Augustine and Harold Luers will receive diplomas at Friday night commencement. Various local families visit each other and share Sunday gatherings across White Oak and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Luers
Clay
George Augustines
Richland
Carl Daering
John Daering
Merrill Gowey
Harry Hamilton
Orlena Augustine
Harold Luers
Clifford Leepes
R. J. Whitacre
Whitacre
Brighton
Fred Waltman
Packwood
Lloyd
Hadley
Wanda
Wittmer Family News From Havre Community
Havre reports include Pwiebt Wittmer driving a new International truck. Several Wittmer relatives host birthday celebrations at the Zieglows sky home. Friends and kin from Emden Ames Sigourney Wayland Milford Nebraska visit and share meals and gatherings with the Westen, Rademaker, Pratt, Martin and Wyse families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hering
Havre
Pwiebt Wittmer
New International
S C. Wittmer
Willis Wittmer
Grandpa Wittmer
Zieglowsky
Martin Westen
Harold Wilson
Walter Rademaker
Vernop
Wise
Albert Reiner
Emden
Walter Westen
Frank Pratt
Roy Freadh
Martin
John Zieglowsky
Ruth Baker
C. Wittmer
Tracehill
Henry Schantz
Washington
Simon Wyse
Wayland
Dantel Eicher
Milford
Nebraska
Viral Wittmer
Sigourney
Bethel Community Notes From June Meeting and Visits
Bethel news reports Rev. Wal lace of Ames preaching last Sunday. Families and neighbors visited, with numerous calls and get togethers noted. Christian Endeavor moved to June 6, and local graduates and teachers are mentioned along with summer visits and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Wallace of
Ames
Charley Frieze
Charley Kolesick
Ernest Green
Charley Plecker
Marlin
Charley Horak
Ernest Gideon
Walter Longer
Della Ramsey
Gretta
Alice Wulf
Betty McCartney
Mae Gideon
Jane
Alice Rothlisberger
Christian Endeavor
Maurice Meyer
Maurice
Mildred Meyer
David
Gladys Wolfe
Marlin Plecker
Mary Sunter
Iowa City
Earl
Jim Birka
Marie Droll
Riverside
Julius Wulf
Alice Rothisberger
Alice
Palestine
Ruth
Egypt
Charles Wulf
Charles
Mary Gale Letts
Nevada
C. P. Letts
Des Moines
la Monte Williams
Brighton
Mrs. Williams
Burials and family visits mark Ollie Cemetery day
J. J. Fletg transported Mrs. Elias Rudolph to Ollie cemetery Sunday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Leppert and family visited Ollie cemetery Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Simmering and son called at the Mr. Martha Cook home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wittmer
Vernon Witting
Betty Grecian
Otto Frey
Joe Wittmer
Maurice Stone
Dave Wittmer
Charles Cannon
Willis Wittmer
Ben Anderson
Hazel Statler
James Ashby
Myral Smith
E. G. Mason
Clyle
Joe Kolosick
Harold Booth
Joe
Sam Witting
Sam
Mary Wittrig
BE. J. Bittler
Wayland
Elmer Mason
Oscar Jueenheimer
Washington
Fred Leppert
Charley Leppert
Fairfield
Arlene
Morrow
Cora Lambert
Albert Johnson
L. B. Luithly
Jy Tf
Lutthiy
J B. McCaleb
Dublin
Bill Snider
Dorothy
Pleasant
Ceerle Godwin
Washineton
Point
Snider
Howard Snider
Olle
Arthur Lambert
New Tlaven
John Tutthty
Joe Alenatine
Talleach
Richland Cemetery
Luithty
J. J. Fletg
Elias Rudolph
Ollie Cemetery
Dale Leppert
John Simmering
Martha
Cook
New Hollywood Record Set for Longest Continuous Screen Take
In Hollywood at M G M studios Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone set a new record for a continuous scene lasting 100 minutes, with over 950 feet of film and 9 pages of dialogue. The Marx Brothers came closest with a 550 foot betting scene in A Day at the Races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Mickey Rhooney
Lewis
M. G-M_ studio
MGM
Marx Brothers
Authorities investigate cattle rustling ring with Iowa ties
Harold Johnson of Sioux City, believed related to Arthur Johnson, is brought to Sioux City for questioning in a cattle rustling case. Arthur Johnson is held in Vinton, Glen Siebrecht of Early is in custody at Rockwell City. Con fessions indicate Iowa livestock were stored and sold for between 213,000 and £15,000, with operations extending into Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Johnson
King
Sioux City
Harold Johnson
Arthur Johnson
Harold
Cherry, Ill
Arthur
Vinton
Glen Siebrect
Early
Rockwell City
A. Johnson
Siebrect
Iowa
Ilinois
Schedules for Citizens Camp Held Across Seventh Corps Area
Omaha dispatch reports Major General Stanley H. Ford announces daily schedules for Citizens Military Training Camps this summer. Camps run July 7 for 30 days at Fort Crook Fort Des Moines Fort Lincoln Fort Leavenworth Fort Snelling Camp Joseph T Robison Jefferson Barracks and Fort Riley for colored boys. Eligible are 17 to 24 year olds in good health with all expenses paid by the government including transportation meals lodging uniforms athletics equipment and medical care. No military obligation follows attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Stanley H. Ford
Seventh Corps
Ford
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Arkanas
Fort Crook
Fort Des Moines
Fort Lincoln
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Snelling
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Jefferson Pracks
Fort Riley
Audit probes alleged WPA theater frauds in New York
An audit and investigation into alleged box office frauds in the WPA federal theater project began. Nine WPA circus employees were questioned and released with no charges. Paul Edwards ordered the probe after noting packed houses but scant cash, with deficits of 600 dollars in one theater and 300 missing in another, most later restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Theater Quiz
New York
WPA
Federal Theater Project
WPA Circus
Paul Edwards
PWA
Jewish Festival Starts Three Day Shovuos
Orthodox and liberal Jews in Des Moines and Iowa will celebrate Shovuos beginning at sundown Saturday and lasting until sundown Monday. The festival, the Feast of Weeks, marks seven weeks after Passover and is one of the three Bible pilgrim festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Lexington Aid Shows Children in Fine Program
The Lexington Ladies aid held a program at the church with Mrs. Lela Paul and others as hostesses. Performances included vocal duets, recitations, readings, songs, and a poem. Several community members attended events and graduates were noted among area students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Aid
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Lexington Ladies Aid
Lela Paul
May Bishop
Margaret Embree
Maude Fleming
Ruby Sharpe
Kenneth Bishop
Jerry Gardner
Josephine Olafield
Susanna
Duane Tadlock
Albert Pan
Ehel
Vinton
William Flynn
Mr. Detweiller
Ames
Guatemala Chooses Quetzal as Monetary Symbol
The quetzal becomes Guatemala’s monetary unit named after the long-tailed bird, a national symbol of freedom. The bird’s symbolism ties to ideals of liberty as it cannot live in captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Poisonous Plants Mentioned In Early Journal Notes
Two plants of ill repute are described. The Upas tree in Java yields poisonous juices used on arrows, and the rattle snake bush of Mexico is full of bad poisonous thorns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Mexico
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Geo. L. McDaniel
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Rubio Town
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Fred Thompson
Jennie Hawthorne
W. J. Treland
Willis
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Oakdale Sun- Row
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Capitola Flynn
Alice Detweiller
James Pence
Helen Huber
Betty Tadlock
Dean Emde
Willan Patterson
Richard Gardner
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Margaret Dill
West Chester High School
LeRoy Huber
Keota
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A. E. Paul
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Cedar, Rapids
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