Marriage Licenses Granted in Wayland CoupleWed
Arthur Campbell and Lucilla Bender both of Wayland obtained a marriage license yesterday. Fresh eggs retail 12c per dozen. Marcella and Jean Boileau visiting at Ted Anderson home in Lexington. Bergie Larson of Northville Michigan named personnel director in a Detroit factory, starting June 16 with a raise. Charlee Morris from Journal travels to Charleston West Virginia for ten days with Bill Lewis and Arnold Vorbolt. West Virginia visitors returned after World's Fair, plan to drive home via Iowa. Mrs. Charles H. Smart of Geneva Illinois and daughter left for Geneva after visiting W. W. Smart and Mrs. Smart, Mr. and Mrs. Marland Vinicky of Chicago. Mrs. Blanche Split in Salem hosts. Kathryn Bostwick to vacation from Chicago with her parents. Rev. M. C. Carstensen and family plan month-long San Francisco World's Fair trip via Boulder, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City. James Thompson to visit grandparents during parents’ trip. Jule Humble returns from Virginia to family. Edna Lewis of Nashville and Mrs. Rose B. Lewis return from Des Moines and Newton. Miss Lewis teaches at Peabody College. Mrs. Ralph Kleese and three sons visit Norwegian American Historical Museum in Decorah and nearby attractions in that region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlee Morris
the Journal
Charleston
West Virginia
Bill Lewis
Arnold Vorbolt
Iowa
M. C. Carstensen
Phyllis
Gordon
Milan Thompson
Harlan
San Francisco World's Fair
Boulder
Colo
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Keokuk Visitors Return and Local Employment Changes
George Reed and Edith and Elmer Coombs with Helen visited Keokuk yesterday. Coombs formerly lived near Fairview school and enjoyed renewed acquaintances. Virgil Wittmer and wife plan Sunday departure for Memphis Missouri where Wittmer becomes vacation manager at Benteco grocery. They will work in Missouri towns all summer. Mrs Wittmer had worked at Phillips and Hebner. Wittmer at Benteco here. Willis Booth now works full time at Lemmon's Pharmacy fountain after school ends. previously he worked weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reed
Edith
Elmer Coombs
Helen
Keokuk
Mr. Coombs
Jackson Township
Fairview School
Virgil Wittmer
Memphis
Wittmer
Benteco Grocery
Missouri
Willis Booth
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Henslers Sell Snack Shack to Tulsa Couple
Mr and Mrs J L Lewis of Tulsa Oklahoma bought Mom and Pop s Snack Shack at 1004 East Washington from Mr and Mrs Charles Hensler. The Henslers leave for Roan Indiana to manage other interests. The new owners promise same service and goodwill and invite customers to meet them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lloyd Lewis
Tulsa
Okla
East
Washington Street
Charles Hensler
Henslers
Mr. Lewis
Hensler
Mom and Pop
Roan
Ind
Roann
Washington
Mom
Mom and Pop, Jr
Home grown Strawberries for canning and local notices
Washington Fruit Market advertises 24 quart crates of home grown strawberries for canning at 2.40. Local residents visit family homes in Oskaloosa and Cedar Falls as summer activities continue. Thelma Long earns a master of arts degree at the State University of Iowa while Duane Shalla recovers from a rusty nail injury slowing summer farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thelma Long
State University of Iowa
Duane Shalla
Town
Hanson Clickers Page Report
Mrs Harriet Coulter and Mrs Ralph Kleese attended commencement in Iowa City Monday morning. John Coulter was among the graduates and will start work June 16 as swimming instructor for the Des Moines YMCA camp at Boone. Mrs Nelile Sutten left for Laramie Wyoming to visit her daughter Phianna Sutten, librarian at the University of Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Coulter
Ralph Kleese
Iowa City
John Coulter
Des Moines ,Y.M.C
Boone
Nelile Sutten
Laramie
Wyo
Phianna Sutten
University of Wyoming
Manpower Vehicle Origin in Japanese Term
A reader notes that the jinriksha derives from a Japanese phrase meaning man powered vehicle. The concept refers to a cart drawn by a person for transportation.
Secret Sorrows Behind Cold Facades
Quotations about hidden grief. The line notes that men bear private sorrows unseen by others. It suggests sadness often masks as coldness rather than lack of feeling. The quote emphasizes inner pain not outward emotion.
Hospital Discharges Include Muscatine Residents
Dismissals yesterday included Walter Dunphy and Harry Dunphy of Muscatine Ver netta Trier of Keota Mrs Bessie Schlatter of Wayland Paul George and Edward Mc Cutchen were discharged this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Harry Dunphy
Muscatine
Vernetta Trier
Keota
Bessie Schlatter
Wayland
Paul George
Edward McCutchen
Leila Aids Bandit By Burning Catalogue Dreams
Leila, swayed by dream of luxury from mail order catalogs, hides a hunted young man in her home after a poster offers a $1000 reward. She schemes to help him escape, feeding him and planning a disguise and a route to the Canadian border before burning the catalogs in the kitchen range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila
Fifth Avenue
Searles Gordon Company
Lyle Dinsmore
Morning Mail
Searles and
Gordon
Sleekport
Keller's
St. Albans
Searles and Gordon
Weight Worries and a Diet Tale of the Bradley Household
In this humorous domestic vignette, Jim Bradley indulges while Bess diets on lettuce and dry toast to stay slim. Saddles the terrier boosts the scale by pawing it to exaggerate weight, prompting Bess to endure weeks of strict meals and frequent drugstore weigh-ins before a pie fueled relapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Bradley
Jim
Saddles
Ben
California
Bess
Bradleys
Jane
Suppression of Coffee Houses by Charles the Second
Charles the Second denounced coffee houses as centers of sedition and ordered their suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles the Second
Dempsey Uses Carpet Slipper to Duel Elephants
Rothwell official J C Dempsey confronted two circus elephants that escaped from trainers and ravaged his cabbage patch. He hurried home from a council meeting, then chased the pachyderms with a carpet slipper, delivering a few slaps that sent them away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Dempsey
Rothwell
England
Councilor Dempsey
Monterey California First Capital of the State
Monterey, a quiet coastal town, served as California’s first capital under Spain Mexico and the United States from 1776 to 1849. Its historic governance and role in settlement earned it the label Williamsburg of the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Monterey
Blue Pacific
Spain
Mexico
United States
Williamsburg
Schools in Alaska Since Russian Settlement Era
Alaska built schools starting in 1764 by Russian settlers long before the United States Constitution. The note marks 1784 as a period of early schooling in Alaska under imperial influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States
Bank official's kin visit noted in Ainsworth area
Homer Van Horn former cashier of the Ainsworth Savings Bank and his St. Louis family visit relatives in Ainsworth. He travels from St. Louis and calls on Washington friends this morning. He leads the St. Louis district for the national locomotive engineers association. D F Macon auctioneer channels Tet Clarice Meek departure from Ottumwa by Zephyr to Boulder to visit her nephew Lawrence Whisler after a year at University. She will meet Helen Coffey at Clemenceau and stay with Mrs Cora Teeter Dunsmore and family, then visit Foma Clemons in Los Angeles en route to San Francisco.
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Homer van Horn
Ainsworth Savings Bank
St. Louis
Ainsworth
van Horn
Washington
National Organization of Locomotive Engineers
D F. Macon
Clarice Meek
Ottumwa
Zephyr
Boulder
Colo
Lawrence Whisler
Clemenceau, Ariz
Helen Coffey
Mre
Cora Teeter Dunsmore
Foma Clemons
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Men Seek $9000 Damages Against Union Over Dismissals
Waterloo article reports six workers sued the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 650 and officers in a mandamus action seeking $9,000 damages and reinstatement after being dismissed for returning to work during a temporary court order halting a strike at the McCoy Co. Arbitration settled the strike in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs
Baby Dies from Illness Termed as Cancer
Charles City reports the death of 72 month old John Terrence Asher son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Asher after an illness described as cancer. Funeral arrangements are pending at the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
John Terrence Asher
Glenn Asher
Mrs. Lee Emry Is Shower Honoree
Mrs. Lee Emry formerly Leota Ramee was honored at a miscellaneous shower Friday afternoon by co-hostesses Mrs. Bob Balderson and Mrs. Edgar Wise at Wise home. Guests played a game with high prize to Mrs. Stanley Marshall and second to Mrs. Earl Neal. gifts and recipes were exchanged, Georgia Wise handed gifts, and refreshments were served. Attendees included Mrs. Terry Gowg, Mrs. Earl Neal, Mrs. Stanley Marshall, Mrs. Lenard Fritz and children, Mrs. Add Parcell, Mrs. Tony Meath and Darlene, Mrs. Lee Emry and co-hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Emry
Leota Ramee
Bob Balderson
Edgar Wise
Stanley Marshall
Ear! Neal
Georgia Wise
Terry Gowg
Earl Neal
Lenard Fritz
Add Parcell
Tony Meath
Darlene
Aviator Arrested After Planned Flight to Mars
Ches ton Eselman was arrested in Boston on charges of stealing an airplane used for a supposed flight to Mars. He was seized by harbor police on the ship that rescued him after a forced sea landing. He is held for police in Camden New Jersey where he rented the plane for a brief voyage at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cheston Eselman
Mars
Camden
N. J
Charles City Man Dies in Cancer Illness
Charles City resident dies after illness diagnosed as cancer by physicians. The obituary notes the longtime local figure passed away after battles with the disease.
Class Has Supper in Longer Home
The Vigilant Sunday shhoo class of the Presbyterian church held a potluck supper at the Pred Longer home Monday evening with forty attendees. Mrs Ivan Reh mel Velma Zook Lorene Andersen and June Longer organized entertainment. June Longer accompanied Lorene Andersen on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Ivan Rehmel
Velma Zook
Lorene Anderson
June Longer
Sid Lorene Andersen
White Shrine invited to three ceremonies in June
Damascus Shrine No 1% White Shrine of Jerusalem receives invitations to three White Shrine ceremonial events in Cedar Rapids Davenport and Rock Island with banquets preceding each program at 7 p m.
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Damascus
Jerusalem
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Rock Island Lil
P. m
Seeing in Darkness by Ears Claims Bold Insight
A physiologist asserts humans can perceive in the dark with ears, noting blind individuals leverage latent auditory potential more than sighted people. The claim contrasts sensory use and suggests heightened ear sensitivity among the visually impaired.
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Texas
Wolf Floral CO
South Side Square
Arthur Campbell
Lucilla Bender
Reister Bros
Marcella
Jean Boileau
Ted Anderson
Lexington
Bergie Larson
Northville
Mich
Detroit
Hilma Larson
Hae
Fruehoff Trailer Company
Charles H. Smart
Geneva
III
Charles I’. Nowe
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Marland Vinicky
Chicago
Mrs. Vinicky
Blanche Split
Salem
Kathryn Bostwick
Mrs. B. FP. Bostwick, Sr
James Thompson
Harlan Will Vislt
C. H. Beenblosgom
Jule Humble
Harry Humble
Virginia
Edna Lewis
Nashville
Tenn
Rose B. Lewis
Des Moines
Newton Mise Lewis
Peabody College
John
Journal
East Washington Street
C. R. McCutcheon, Jr
Oskaloosa
Charles Ragan
C. R. McCutcheon
H. P. Miller
Cedar Falls
Glen H
Sebaum Lewis
T. Co
Hanson
Longfellow
Juhio
Don
Kathryn Lucille ‘Knox
Daryl L. Fetters
Euphonium
John L. Yousling
First Presbyterian Church
Song of the Open
Dawn
Les
Miss Knox
MR. Petters
Cadiz
Toi
Que J
Aime
Robert le Diable
Robert
Idol
Atlantic Zephyrs
MR. Fetters
Skiveeseneue
Areicanseicni Binen
Oita
Hawley
LaForge
Curran
Franz Liszt
Leo Denbes
Meyerbeer
Simons
Kramer
Toselli
Ec’ Ciolatoir
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Iowa Southern Utilities CO
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