Memorial Day Observances Held in Crawfordsville
Memorial day exercises were held in the schoolhouse with Rev. Donald Zimmermater presiding. Leigh Soule gave the address and veterans led a cemetery procession with firing squad and taps. Local residents and civil war widow Mrs Mary Allen attended as part of a day of readings music and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Donald Zimmermater
America
Walter Rauscher
Flanders Field
John White Carence Moorhead
Joseph Jones
Bruce Hanna
Banner of Music
Leigh Soule
Washington
Donald Zimmerman
Soule
D. C. Davies
World War Veterans, Legion Auxiliary
Girl Scouts
Mary Allen
Marie “Rose
Tedar Falls
A. B. Orris
John Hultquist
Swedesburg
Hultquiast
Paul T Hultquist
Frank McClelland
Near Brehton
Kenneth Coates
Sheffield
T H. Riley
Spring and Romance in The Three Wise Guys
Robert Young and Betty Furness form a romantic team in the Damon Runyon tale The Three Wise Guys at Fox Theatre. The disinherited spendthrift and a girl who tries to dupe him headline Wednesday and Thursday engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Young
Betty Furness
Damon Runyon
Fox Theatre
Oxygen Deprivation Kills Fish When Lakes Freeze Over
The article explains that fish die not from starvation but from lack of oxygen during extended lake freezing. Water circulation stops, oxygen is depleted as organic matter decomposes, and fish suffocate as a result.
Rev C Reddington Speaks on Townsend Plan in Ainsworth
Ainsworth June crowd hears former pastor Rev C Reddington now of Burlington discuss the Townsend Plan on Frend Street. The event featured an orchestra The Troubadours from Washington and drew many local families and visitors over Decoration weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Frend Street
C .K. Riddington
Burlington
Townsend
Washington
Cherbon
Iowa City
Zoe Herr
John Buenneke
Lavonne
Kathleen
Harry Boileau
Will Wallace
Will Kilgore
E. Schmidt
Brooklyn
Schmidt
Marie Schmidt
John McFarland
Velda
Floyd
Davenport
Rennie Moore
Ada
Oklahoma
Gasoline Freezing Point Varies with Benzol Content
The U S Bureau of Standards states gasoline has no definite freezing point but stiffens like wax at low temperatures. It becomes more viscous as temperatures drop, solidifying between 180 and 240 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, with benzol raising the solidification temperature as its percentage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Standards
Arctic
Indianapoli's
Bethel Community Local News Summary
Bethel Christian Endeavors meet Friday at the church with William Wulf. Memorial services were held in Sigourney. Families visited relatives in Bethel and nearby towns. Students attend summer school Cedar Falls. Pine Grove pupils enjoyed a show. A weekend visit list includes Gideon, Wolfe, Applegate, and Horak families. An eighth grader Alvin Sojka will graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Bethel Christian Endeavors
William Wulf
Charley Wolfe
Sigourney
Walter Longer
Gideon
Wayne Gideon
Ernest
Wyman
James Henderson
Jane Rothlisberger
Cedar Falls
South Prairie
Hazel Dell
Barbara Brooks
Charley, Kolesick and
Earl
Grandpa Birka
Ruth
J. Wolfe
Applegate
Lois Fitzgerald
Sterling Holmes
Mary Swolensky
Lone Tree
Charley Horak
Norma
Melo Horak
Yaro Sojka
Alvin Sojka
Grand Prairie School
Margaret Anderson
Grove Letts
Prairie Flower Local News Items Reported
Mrs. FE Smith and Esther visited Iowa City on Wednesday and returned with Frederic Smith who has completed his junior year in the engineering course at U. Miss Lucille Finke is helping with unspecified duties at Prairie Flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Toda
Martha Thrasher
FE. L. Smith
Esther
Iowa City
Frederic Smith
Local Social Roundup Includes Visits and School Events
Mrs Cyrus Bush manages household duties while Kathryn Carlson visits Mt Union guest. Lincoln rural school last day picnic followed by a State theatre party. The Thrasher home hosts visitors including Mr and Mrs Ralph Zeck and others. Washington high events feature a baccalaureate and graduation activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Bush
Kathryn Carlson
Mt. Union
Cornick
Lincoln Rural School
Ralph Zeck
Roland Benson
J. F. Rittenhouse
Thrasher
E. L. Smith
Washington
Esther
Charles Friese Ehelled
Clara Finke
Henry Witthoft
Martha Thrasher
Joseph Shalla
Blanche Jameson
Lee
Shalla
Commencement Notes and Local Family Socials
Commencement programs highlight Gladys Witthoft’s commercial course graduation. Henry Witthoft and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Dittmer, an aunt to Henry and John. Many locals hosted visitors at the Page home with birthday cake and ice cream. Clarice Cornick and Alice Fishburn visited Washington. E L Smith family attended Iowa City commencement where Eugenia graduated from liberal arts. J C Carris and Edith toured eastern and Canadian points with Elgin relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Henry Witthoft
Dittmer
Henry
John Witthoft
Leroy Schulty
Harold Schulty
Roy Page
Pilotburg
Orley Page
Mae Page
Mrs. Page
Iowa City
Eugenia
Liberal Art College
the University
J. C. Carris
Edith
Elgin
East
Canada
Fire Station’s Rise and Fall in Kansas City
An Answers Magazine excerpt recalls Kansas City building the “finest fire station in the world” with a presidential opening at the century’s start. Three days later the building burned, flames destroying the new edifice while its banners fluttered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
Magaving
Synthetic zeolites aid water treatment says ACS
The American Chemical Society notes zeolites can be synthesized for use in water treatment and various industrial operations. The statement highlights their potential as a versatile material for purification and process applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chemical Society
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Crawfordsville Services
Dren
Lisle Anwyl
Mediapolis
Lisle
Lowa City
William Davidson
Waterloo
Hanna
Carrie Devinney
East Moline
Charlie Martin
Coeperator
Washington Ice Service
Spring and
Mace
Ford
Swan
Graham
Eans
Quae
Lux
Lifebuoy
Lux Toilet
Sm. Delg. Ble
le Box
Adeee
Farmers’ Co-operative Exchange
Iowa Ave
Rev. C. Reddington
Zioncheck
Marion Zioncheck
Seattle
Wash
Benjamin S. Young
Congress
Young
Pine Grove
Vera Jarrard
Lucille Finke
Sitler Auto Parts Service
McCormick Deering
Reisters
Don Paul's Diamond Station
Neil Humble
Mareh, “Jacques de Molia
Jewell
Gounod
Mareh
Popular
Dinah
Merry Widow
Smear, Slim Trombone
Billmore
Lehar
Illmore
Brokenshire
W.S. Reister G
Zeolites
Hotel Sherman
THE
Loyal Order OF Moose
Mooseheart
Chicago
Moose Fraternity
Illinois
College Inn
Lala Fy
International Harvester
E . McCormick Deering
Sid St
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