Living Lake News Highlights and Local Visits
Charles Simmering signs six year Navy commitment and will attend a Chicago machinist school for three months. Eighth grade graduates Esther Stewart Tommy Walker and Donald Simmering are named among Living Lake students. Local families gather for visits, farm work, and community events as residents report updates and personal notes.
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Living Lake
Charles Simmering
John Simmering
Navy
Chicago
Charles
Donald
Stewart Home
Henry Hermann
Sigourney
Fred Hermann
Mr. Hermann
Ambrose
Bernard
Davenport
W. D. Stafford
Aaron
Velma
Waterloo
Rennie Dawson
Homer Tirney
P. F. Whisler
Homer Birney
Birney
Esther Stewart
Tommy Walker
Donald Simmering
Lake
Rats Devour Car Water Hose Prompting Church Visit
A family reports rats chewed hoses on their car causing leaks after Sunday church, with neighbors providing water and a temporary repair. They expect to treat the rats after an additional hose was eaten by the pests and note two rats seen that summer.
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al Crone
Presbyterian Church
Vernon Witting
Vernon
Bennie
James Birney
Black Sheep in Shetland Produce World-Renowned Wool
In Shetland, Scotland, famed for top quality wool, black sheep yield luxurious blankets and shawls from their three bags full. These products are then distributed globally to markets and stores.
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Shetland Islands
Scotland
Back Door to Heaven reviewed as earnest human drama at State
Prepared review lauds Paramount film Back Door to Heaven for its human, life like story set in a small town. It follows a man from boyhood through failed adult attempts, emphasizing circumstance and environment over fantasy. Cast includes Wallace Ford Patricia Ellis Stuart Erwin Aline MacMahon and Bert Frohman.
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Paramount
Wallace Ford
Stuart Erwin
Patricia Ellis
Aline MacMahon
Bert Frohman
Reform School Friends Surround Aline MacMahon Cast
Aline MacMahon plays a girl and a school teacher who strive to help him. Stuart Erwin and Bert Frohman appear as friends he makes in reform school.
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Aline MacMahon
Stuart Erwin
Bert Frohman
Sudden Money at Fox Theatre A Laughing Sweepstakes Crash
Charlie Ruggles stars as the father in a Paramount comedy about a $90 000 sweepstakes fortune changing a typical middle class family across ambitions. Evelyn Keyes Charles Grapewin Broderick Crawford and Billy Lee play family members in the Wednesday and Thursday Fox Theatre engagement.
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Paramount
Charlie Ruggles
Fox Theatre
Ruggles
Evelyn Keyes
Charles Grapewin
Broderick Crawford
Billy Lee
El Bren del Plays Janitor Role in Universal Radio Drama
Elmer G. Brendel known as El Bren del is a Philadelphia native not Swedish. He stars as a janitor in Universal's Risky Business radio drama with George Murphy and Dora Kent, airing at the Fox theatre Wednesday and Thursday.
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Elmer G. Brendel
el Brendel
Sweden
Universal
George Murphy
Dorothea Kent
Fox Theatre
Brendel
Philadelphia
Guess Who Highlighted in Washington Whisker Club Notes
Community column from Westminster recounts a Washington Whisker club gathering with playful talk of "Guess Who" and moustache nostalgia. Local items include Frances Booth's Des Moines vacation, a child recovering from a head injury and meningitis, and eighth grade Rural Community night at the Washington Methodist church with inspiring remarks for the graduates.
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Merle Eckels
Westminster
Washington Whisker Club
Hezzy
van Dyke
Washington
Evening Journal
Frances Booth
Des Moines
Willard Jenkins
Keith Stewart
Peeey
Seventy Six graduates noted in West Chester community
Seventy-Six township reports eleven graduates this year with Virginia Eckels representing Westminster school. Missionary society at West Chester Methodist church hosted by Mrs Bert Rittenhouse and attended by Mrs E Nevins Mrs H Stewart Mrs Niffenegger and others. Temple home visit showcased red roses and a welcoming tour. Local railroad and lodge notices briefly listed with schedules and agent names.
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Virginia Eckels
Westminster School
Bert Rittenhouse
Missionary Society of the
West Chester Methodist Church
Temple Home
E. E. Nevins
H. EB. Stewart
C. C. Niffenegger
Ernie Temple
Walter Boyer
Shahan
West Chester
Brewer
Washington
Attend Meeting of Rural Carriers Held at Wellman
Mary Manners reports in Crawfordsville that Mr and Mrs BK Clark and Margaret Davidson attended the county rural carriers convention held at Wellman Friday evening. Lillian Holmes, formerly teaching at Elkader, closed her school and will visit parents before going to New York for the World's Fair. Gerald Lee Hagie is born to Mr and Mrs William Hagie at Washington County hospital. C A Lowe Bernice Betty Bobby Lowe and Mrs C Pletcher attended Memorial Day services.
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Crawfordsville
BK. L. Clark
Margaret Davidson
Wellman
Lillian Holmes
Elkader
T. M. Holmes
New York
William Hagie
Washington County Hospital
Tle
Gerald Lee Hagie
C. A. Lowe
Bernice
Betty
Bobby Lowe
C. Pletcher
Boys State Trainee Camp Comes to Camp Dodge
Duayne Henss traveled to Des Moines for the Boys State Trainee Camp at Camp Dodge. Sponsored by the Legion, the program runs for over a week with Lt Sex day noted in Cameron.
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Cameron
Duayne Henss
Les Moines
Camp Dodge
The
Legion
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