Living Lake Community News and War Bond Support
Local notes from Living Lake report Mrs. Dell Walker and Marjorie visiting in Memphis after Marjorie’s school closure in Kirksville. Eighth grade graduates include Billy Foster, Alice Walker, Kathryn Hermann. Community members discuss war bond drives, with families buying bonds via farm animals and savings. Marek returns home from hospital, enjoying familiar comforts as he reads a letter from son Donald in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irenute Diwson
Living Lake
Dell Walker
Memphis
Marjorie
Kirksville
Billy Foster
Alice Walker
Kathryn Hermann
Eliza Stafford
Max Crabtree
Waterloo
Rennie Dawson
Jounal
Dave Elder
Dayton Grove Notes and Local Visits in May
May 30 at Dayton Grove reports Sunday dinner guests at the Robert Stephens home including Mrs J D Morrison of Wellman and Mrs J B Moore. J B Moore did plastering for Clarence Johnson in New Haven area. Kendell Billie Betsy Rae visited, Kendell and Max Cooper work at the stone quarry preparing for rock crusher. Morton Carr and Mr Shull of Ollie haul lime from quarry. Wilbur Moore aided Clarence and Harold Timmins with farm work this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
J. D. Morrison
Wellman
Robert Stephens
Clarence Johnson
New Haven
William Kendell
Billie
Betsy Rae
Kendell
Max Cooper
Morton Carr
Mr. Shull
Ollie
Wilbur Moore
Clarence
Harold Timmins
Family Letters Highlight Ames Return Before July Graduation
Donald jokes that his father should answer his own letters while mother handles reply duties. Richard Birney plans a short Saturday visit before resuming studies and graduating in late July in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Birney
Ames
Crawfordsville Social News Highlights
Bernice Shuppy of Lockridge visited friends in Crawfordsville Wednesday. Mrs. Ellis Kongable of Winfield spent a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs J S McCleary. In Washington D C Ilene Benson of Olds is mentioned among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Bernice Shuppy
Lockridge
Local Family Visits Washington and Corners Memorial Day
Our teachers, is visiting her sister in Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cheney and daughter, Janice, went to Randalia and Oelwein to spend Memorial Day with her mother and his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry Cheney
Janice
Randalia and
Oelwein
Glen McFarlane
Shirley Jean Bowden
Julie Sherwood
Red Cloud
Nebr
Frank McFarland
Otto Patterson
Shirley Jean
Julie
Wanda Bowden
Winga
Nebraska
Blanche McFarlane
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank McFarlane
Robert
Claude Woods
Larry
Mildred Heinold
Francis Skipton
Galesburg
John Skipton
California
Skipton
Mrs. Skipton
John Westphal i
D. H. Elwell
Denison
Carrie Elwell
Local News Briefs From Washington and Surrounding Towns
A long list of Memorial day visits and family gatherings across Washington and nearby towns. Notables include Cameron Self of Washington winning the John William Dickman prize for a straight A average, and a series of relatives visiting from Des Moines Lincoln Nebr and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Self
Washington
Upper Town University
Fayette
John William Dickman
Self
Memorial Talks At United Presbyterian Church
Rev George Kerr delivered the annual memorial sermon to patriotic societies at the morning service. Rev Fred Blick of New Kensington Pa preached in the evening on The Transcendency of Grace from The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ Be With You. A vacation Bible school starts today for two weeks and Keokuk presbytery youth convention will meet in Washington church next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Fred Blick
New Kensington Pa
Washington
Mr. Kerr
Dr. Blick
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Kerr
Young People of
Keokuk
Washington Church
Oklahoma Origin of Name Tied to Red People Term
The name Oklahoma comes from an Indigenous word meaning red people. Historians note the term reflects Native American heritage and early state naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Griddle Smoky Trick With Rutabaga for Frying Cakes
A home cooking tip suggests if a pancake griddle smokes, cut a rutabaga in half and rub the outside over the heated surface just as you are ready to fry the cakes. The method aims to reduce smoke and prepare the pan for cooking.
Pumps Form Water At Vast Rate Cresting Myriad Volumes
A calculation shows pumps moving 30 000 gallons per minute would take about 80 000 years to pump a cubic mile of water. The fact highlights extraordinary pace needed for large water transfers.
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Joel McOre
Veronica
Edgar Kennedy
Popeye Cartoon
Francis Haney
Welch Moore Shoe Store
PPC
Tel A Rogers
Adolphe Menjou
Marjorie Woodworth
Late Pathe News
Marek
Donald
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Roosevelt
Madagascar
I. I. N. Cablephoto
Cairo
London
New York
Indian Ocean
Diego Suarez
Marshal Henri Petain
Field
Tallahassee
Fla
Jefferson Barracks
Belle Rice
Lincoln
Epena
Jessie Bryson
Frank Gray
Brrysen
Bertha Hathaway
Ventura
George B. Gray
San Francisco
George Gray
Pny
Rice
Mrs. Riley Provance
Des Moines
Harvey
Ralston Meek
Connie
Mer
Mrs
Harvey Meek
Joe McElhinney
Town City
Helen Alcorn
Philadelphia
W. L. Alcorn
Garet Turkington
McAllen, Texas
Pearl Whistier
Emma Hammer
Moline, Ill
Fred Moran
Davenport
Glen Treen
Crystal Lake, Il
Helen Heilman
E. QO. Newell
Burlington
Newell
R. H. Malin
E. C. Hebensberger
Iowa City
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carl Hedges
Beatrica Butterbaugh
Marion Cherwinker
J. R. Palmer
Stella Palmer
Lawrence Kozak
Mary McConaughy
BR. M.mcconaughy
Bea Wilson
Helen Watkins
University Hospital
Penn
Ozark Mountains
Little Rock
Ark
Helen Naomi Wilson
Camy Robinson
Ernoop
Helen Foster
Newton
John Foster
Ruth
Stella Willits
Wapello
Mrs. L. C. Willits
Ray Kupka
Tri-Cities
Ea Grayson
C. W. Walraven
Oskaloosa
Laura Longwell
Pollock Wallace
J. R. George
Walter H. Hastwood
Milton
F. W. Fastwood
Willis Brannen
Betty
Joyce
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Wilson
Keith and
Delbert Wilson
Rex Hazen
Fort Sill
Okla
Maxine Cummings
Ottumwa
Memorial Day
Mrs. C.B. Beaty
Harry Watkins
Mary Atchison
Grace Stone
Ainsworth
Harold D. Jones
Wilmington, del
Will E. Jones
H. G. Miller
Elizabeth &,. Byrd
Supreme Shrine
Supreme Worthy
Supreme Watchmen
Shepherds
Supreme Committee
Rob Willits
Russell Ross
Harold Ross
University of Iowa
Katharine Morris
Charleston
West Va
Mrs Charles Morris
C. J. McCahill of
Muscatine
Helen Raber
South Bend
Miss Raber
Stanley Smith
Margaret
Joan
Charles City
Werner Lowry
Burling
Ivan Norton
Keith Norton
Chicago
James William Webher
Harold Eugene Peterseim
Flona and
Wayne Everett Lewis
Dick Stephens
Robert L. Quinn
Joe Tobin
Af Wellman
Marines
Bobce Kurtz
Moline
Maurice Crawford
Sam Turkington
R. J. Turkington
Oscar Holmes
Wyman
Christie Turkington
Lucretia
Letts
Raymond Armentrout
Cedar Rapids
C.C Matthews
Glen Arthur
Joy
Winfield
Mar
Henry Miller
Nes Moines
Howard Miller
Tom Olds
Carterville
Washington and
Joseph Linenenty
Riverside
Paul
United States Air Corps
Cole Mabry
Ton
G. W. Hotle
W. D. Kyle
Margaret Smith
Larry Kyle
QO. C. Boshart
Bill
Wayland
Wilmington
Del
B. S. Hebensberger
Will FE. Jones
Bill Boshart
St Louis
Lambert Field
Reds
Kharkov
Murmansk
Henry VIII
Rubens
Nathan Hale
Lemmon
Barney
Sez
Eclipse Lumber Company
Barney Sakulin
Eclipse
America
Leonard Hick
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