Sherlocks Joseph study earns wider republication
The Fairfield Daily Ledger editor Wallace E. Sherlock is praised for a thoughtful piece on Joseph the young Egyptian who served as Pharaoh's secretary of agriculture. The piece, noted for its political, historical, and scriptural insights, is presented here for broader circulation.
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Wallace E. Sherlock
Fairfield Daily Ledger
Iowa
Joseph
Egypt
Sherlock
Daily Ledger
Joseph's Pharaoh and the ever normal granary tale
The piece argues Henry Wallace revived Joseph's biblical 20 percent levy as a model for modern taxation. It cautions that Egypt’s granary system led to enslavement, warns against high taxes and government promises, and claims current leaders pursue schemes to nationalize industry and end free enterprise.
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Joseph
Egypt
Valley of the
Nile
Elephant tale echoes from Washington Iowa parade
Mrs. W. H. Mitchell recalls a Washington Iowa legend from 85 years ago told by her father J. A. Hillhouse. A circus elephant chased a youth after he fed it tobacco, breaking a fence and scattering onlookers before circus handlers calmed the animal and a threaten speaker warned the tobacco giver to avoid future appearances.
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W. H. Mitchell
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Washington
Remembering the town scales and the first train in Washington
Mrs. Mitchell recalls historic livestock scales once at the town square and notes multiple scales on different corners. Her father hauled farm goods to town to be weighed, traveling from his home toward Havre seven miles southeast. She also heard tales of the crowd waiting for the first train to arrive in Washington.
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Mitchell
Havre
Washington
Loss Tale Ties to Havre Store History and Dress Secret
The account recalls a boy hidden by tall grass and years later mentions Lee Scranton who ran the Havre store near the Hillhouse home. He told Mrs. Mitchell he would reveal the dress he wore when he was lost, but she never saw it.
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Land of
Egypt
The
Nile
Lee Scranton
Havre
Hillhouse
Mitchell
Community notes mix farm life and club talk
The column surveys census cat kittens at a farm and traces Spunky's move to a cattle barn. It recalls old funeral customs from China, praises Audrey Goldsmith's red poppies, and highlights White Way club roll calls. A Civil War vignette ends with a bayonet and cap bullet test.
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White Way
West Chester
Miles C Stearns Visits Ainsworth
Miles C. Stearns of Washington D C spends several days with his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs 8 A Stephens in Ainsworth. Memorial day gatherings include family and friends from Davenport Bettendorf Des Moines Wellman and Centerville plus others and Dickie Thoma recuperates in Mercy hospital Iowa City after surgery.
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Lee Norris
Ainsworth
Miles C. Stearns
Washington, D. C
A. Stephens
G. F. Trotter
Airs
Dwight Harley
Des Moines
W. H. Ross
Keota
Jack Trotter
Marilyn
E. J. Evans
Graniso
Howard
Orange
Cal
Orville Thoma
Alfred Anderson
Clarion
Earl Wood
S. L. Norris
Warren
Iowa City
Norbert Norris
Patty
Norval Norris
Kathy
Bettendorf
Bettendorf Were Guests At the '. Ik. Norris
Dick Kennedy
Blanche Detweiller
Ronnie
Adrian
Wellman
George McCaleb
Wichita
Kan
Estelle McCaleb
Ross and
Cloyce Benson
Lucille Williams
Hilda Olds
Acel Olds
Tenesco
Ill
To) Olds
Richard Bartholomew
Tommy
Centerville
Mildred Bryant
Kenneth
Bill
Anthony
Dickie Thoma
Mercy Hospital
Maurice ‘Stone
Burlington
Hoycreete Shearer
Col Palmer Remembered by Mrs Mitchell Civil War Leader
Mrs. Mitchell recalls Col D J Palmer of the 25th Iowa Infantry a Civil War hero who led with firm orders and humor after recovering from Shiloh wounds. She notes his calm command and that he never pleaded with troops, and shares her father in law A J Mitchell who served as bunk-make with James Porter and survived the war.
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Mrs. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Palmer
A. J. Mitchell
James Porter
Ainsworth
Mystery Dream Guides Old Missing Boy Search
Mrs Mitchell recalls a past missing child case that united a town when Lee Scranton vanished from his home. Hundreds joined the hunt, including her father, and the boy was found after a neighbor woman's dream revealed him beside an open well on a pile of boards. The tale recalls the community search.
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Mrs. Mitchell
Lee Scrantor
Indian in old Albuquerque feathers tale
A quirky verse fragment describes an Indian in old Albuquerque wearing feathers pulled from a turquoise. The speaker notes the odd image is unrelated to the current topic and dismisses explaining its relevance.
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Albuquerque
Memorial Day Guests and Travel News From Iowa Families
Local families from Columbus Junction Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport and Oskaloosa share Memorial Day visits and travel. Attendees include Glen Sands John Edmondson Homer White Leland White and E R Rhodes. Mr and Mrs Glen Miller return from Anthony Kansas after the death of Meador.
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John Edmondson
Burlington
Omi Edmondson
Homer White
Cedar Rapids
Leland White
Douds
Max White
E. R. Rhodes
Davenport
Wim
Chihak
Chicago
Kansas
Glen Miller
Anthony
Kan
Robert Miller
Ronnie Westinghouse
Cross Lake
Minnesota
Sheldon
Gary Lease
Wayne Berkshire
Mt. Pleasant
Richard Lease
Jerry Morse
Grain Loss From Pests Estimated at 300 Million Bushels
An estimate shows pest damage in U S stored grains totals about 300 million bushels annually. Rodents insects and other pests are cited as the main culprits affecting yield and storage across the country.
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United States
Massachusetts Motto and Symbols Note
The Bay State adopts the motto By the Sword We Seek Dezce but Peace Only Under Liberty. The state’s flower is the mayflower and its bird is the chickadee.
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Massachusetts
Presbyterians Reject All Bids
Bids for the Presbyterian church were opened Wednesday evening but were rejected as too low. Excavation begun on a lot owned by Clyde Huston for a basement for a house he is moving in from his farm. The housing shortage in Crawfordsville is worse than expected.
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J. A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Presbyterian Church
Clyde Huston
Rathmel
Ray Rank
Primghar
Glen Cherryholmes
Ilya Vasser
Carleton White
Pine Marten Valued Higher Than Mink in California Mountains
The pine marten is found in California's higher mountains and is described as more valuable than the mink, highlighting its economic or ecological importance.
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California
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