Port Byron high principal attends cousin's graduation
Wallace Nelson, principal of Port Byron High, attended the commencement where his cousin Miss Vernette Johnson graduated. Two other visiting cousins Roy and Marvin Fell accompanied him. Nelson plans summer study at the University of Iowa and will remain a few days before heading to Iowa City.
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Wallace Nelson
Port Byron
Ill
Vernette Johnson
Roy
Marvin Fell
Sterling, Jr
Iowa City
Nelson
University of Iowa
Paint Department Showcases Wide Paint Selection
Customer surprised by our extensive paint stock in the paint department. We offer a complete range for any project this year and invite you to plan your color and finish with us.
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KODAK
Local barber shop offers cut price and trim
Memorial day visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Will Schilling and relatives from Evanston Illinois and Miss Minnie Wolfe. The McClellans from Central City Nebraska visited for Notre Dame graduation in South Bend Indiana. Several locals attended commencements and planned returns.
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Hampsher
Temple Building
Will Schilling
Lincoln Decatur
Evanston, Ill
Schilling
Joseph Wolfe
Guy McClellan
Central City
Nebr
South Bend
Indiana
Mary Alice McClellan
Notre Dame University
Minnie Wolfe
Evanston
MecClellans
McClellan
Macon
Washington Yowa
Milton Norton
Stockport
George Birney
Dale
Charles Fuhr
Junior Birney
Martin Seymour Paint Co
Oetjen Bros
Business and Professional Women's Club Dinner Meet
The club will dine at 6 15 at Mrs Orvile Elders home. Members must notify Mary Briley at 393 blue before 7 P M Monday if excused or bringing a guest. Ride to Elders from the Y at 6 15. The IX club hosts at Mrs Howard Miller home with sister Mrs Robert Risk at 2 P M Tuesday.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
IX Club
Howard Miller
Robert Risk
Solvents ranked by power and common uses
The bureau of standards notes methanol and propyl alcohols resemble ethyl alcohol in solvent power. Acetone is a versatile solvent for many substances. Also effective are isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohols, ethyl acetate and related esters, plus some ethers of ethylene and diethylene glycol.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington Star
Picnic and Socials Highlight Sunday School Picnic and Club Meetings
Members of C. 8s Lemmon's Sunday school class held their annual picnic at the rifle range with twenty attending and a kittenball game. The Washington County Hospital Nurses Alumni entertained with a bridge event, hosting by Miss Catherine Glant and Miss Esther Widmer, while Mrs. Ed Squire led the meeting. A surprise birthday party for Ellis Bell featured bunco and refreshments. The Pansy Hill club crafted a comfort top and planned events for June 16 and a Fourth of July picnic, with Kephart hosts decorated in green and white. Chapter 1 PEO reported on the state convention in Council Bluffs, nineteen members present, with two out-of-town guests.
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C. S$. Lemmon
Washington County Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Association
Nurses’ Hope
Catherine Glant
Esther Widmer
Ed Squire
Frances Thomas
Ellis Bell
Ameal Chahal
Bunco
Mela Shalla
Leonard Geyer
Stanley
Edward Chabal
John Knotek
Mary Catherine
Ed Knotek
J. Darbry
Pansy Hill Club
Earl Kephart
Elmer Kephart
Velma Kephart
E. L. Rouse
Car Hering
O. E. Babb
Kephart
Bertha
Beatrice
Beatrice Kephart
P. EB. O
K. D. Melcher
New England
T. A Michels
Council Bluffs
Florence Brookhart
Winnie R. Durland
Norfolk
Nebr
L. S. Patterson
Mexico City Devastating Quake Triggers Mass Panic
A violent earthquake rocked Mexico City sending thousands fleeing homes in panic. Authorities report widespread damage and ongoing aftershocks as rescue crews search rubble and assess casualties.
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Mexico City
Gomez Is Making Pitching Record for 1932 Yankees
Vernon Gomez, the slender southpaw of the New York Yankees, is highlighted as the American League's standout pitcher. He shut down the Athletics 5 to 1, extending his strong start to 6–1 with 10 strikeouts lifting his season total to 70.
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New York
Vernon
Goofy) Gomez
New York Yankees
Lefty Grove
Athletics
California Castilian
Chapman
Ben Chapmans
Sugar” Cain
A’s
Gomez
Connie Mack
Bobby Brown
Braves
Brooklyn
Brown
Dodgers
Hackademu Wilson
Dodger
Seibold
Kidnap Threats Trigger Tight security for Marlene Dietrich
Hollywood Cali June reports intensified protection for film star Marlene Dietrich and her daughter after crude letters threatened death. Private detectives and police guard Dietrich and her child following the Lindbergh case era precautions, with director Joseph Von Sternberg stating the matter is in police hands.
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Maria
Marlene Dietrich
Husky Guards
Miss Dietrich
Egon Muller
Joseph von iSternberg
von Sternberg
Baptist Ladies Eatable Sale Weekend
Miss Margaret Sexton returns from Iowa City and will stay until mid July while training at University hospital. Baptist Ladies Eatable sale at Washington Cleaners, 935. Miss Dorothy Kouba and Harold Briley attended commencement in town. Harold plans to remain for the summer after the weekend. Haircuts 25c shaves.
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Margaret Sexton
Iowa City
University Hospital
Baptist Ladies
Washington Cleaners
Dorothy Kouba
Harold Briley
Harold
Hampsher
Temple Building
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FOX Picture Pap
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Sally
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George F. Morrison
Sweet and Bailey
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Wisie Long
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Whistler
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Link
Thompson
Mrs. A. Anderson
East Washington St
C. H. Leu Co
Muscatine
Westphal
Jewelr
Crescent Inn
West Madison St
A. Claire Dewey
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Clayton Pearson
Ainsworth
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Winstop Duzzit
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