Local News Highlights from Ames and Surrounding Towns
Ames and nearby communities feature assorted visits shoppers and social updates. Notables include Jack Reid relaxing at home, Leona Lutz returning from Keota, Hertha and Hazel Anderson in Washington, and Joe McCartney briefly visiting Des Moines. Various ads invite shoppers to millinery sales and Parisian Sage hair product promotion. An old-time bricklayer Frank Moore is seen visiting after years away, hinting at local pride in past builders.
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Frank Moore
Frank
Kansas City
Local notices and visits fill Washington daybook
Numerous residents and visitors appear in Washington and nearby towns. John Swisher heads to Brighton on business, Mrs. Walter Johnson travels to West Chester, and Bertha Schilling and family motor from Des Moines to Fairfield and Washington. Local shops promote sales and meals at Dean's and Lyon's Tea Room. Community events include a Baptist lawn social, an ice cream social at Grace Hill church, and a Fordson Tractor road maintenance demonstration near the city limits.
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Bertha Schilling
Doris
George
Wanda Johnson
Des Moines
Fairfield
Washington
Ross McCarty
Dave Keltner
Sunset Park
Grace Hill Church
Fordson
Washington Motor Company
Eight graduates receive diplomas at St. Mary's high
Riverside June 13 eight graduates from St. Mary's high school received diplomas at the commencement in St. Mary's hall. The class includes Marie Campbell Eva Yegzy Bernadine Brown Leona Kucera Evelyn Droll Amelia Yeguy Dorothy Schneider and Hubert Kucera. The program featured a chorus readings a two act play A Modern Cinderella and the class song.
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Hubert Kucera
Molly
Polly
B. Jacobemeier
Marie Campbell
Organ Builder
Mrs Jessie Bishop Hosts Society Gathering At Clearbrook
Mrs Jessie Bishop entertained fourteen ladies at Clearbrook Thursday afternoon with roses and pink arrangements, a piano violin program, vocal duet by Miss Thrasher and Mrs Sylvia Teets, a solo by Mrs Jennie Rittenhouse, a guessing game The Tree Story and a luncheon of tea rolls pineapple salad strawberries and cream cake and coffee. Attendees included Mrs Fisher Blanche Scott Martha Thrasher Mildred Benson Harriet Myers Rosetta Ashby David Eva Monser Nelle Scott Christa Bear Grace Bear Mrs Bell and Mrs Jennie Aviltenhouse.
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Jessie Bishop
Clearbrook
Miss Thrasher
Sylvia Teets
Jennie Rittenhouse
Mrs. Bishop
Fisher
Blanche Scott
Martha Thrasher
Mildred Benson
Harriet Myers
Rosetta Ashby
David
Eva Monser
Nelle Scott
Mia
Christa Bear
Grace Bear
Bell
Jennie Aviltenhouse
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Paris Opens Public Baths for Dogs
Paris prides itself on a unique urban feature a public bath facility for dogs that serves canine visitors with wash and wash area access. The facility underscores the citys commitment to pet welfare and urban amenities.
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Paris
First Farming Book Bought by British Museum
A copy of A Boke of Hushandroe, believed to be England’s first farming book, was purchased for £1 on behalf of the British Museum. Printed in 128 by Richarde Pynson, the work marks an early agricultural imprint in English printing.
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Hushandroe
England
Museuum
Richarde Pynson
Origin of the Organ Across Ancient Lands
The text traces organ origins from dawn of the world with panpipes in China and Peru. It notes early humans found jaws and lips hard to play and that bellows enabled organ sound, leading to the invention of the organ.
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China
Peru
Donald Discovers Friendly Farm Dog
Donald visits a farm and meets a large dog warned to be unfriendly. He defies the caution claiming the animal is friendly as he notes the dog “wings his tail.”
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Donald
Orange Blossoms Then and Now in Arab Traditions
The piece notes orange blossoms as a bridal wreath introduced by Arabs and describes the Orange Dranes bearing fruit and flowers, linking the blossom to prosperity as emblematic symbolism.
Flag Day Reminder Urges Display of Flags Nationwide
Tomorrow June 14 marks the anniversary of the American flag adoption and communities urge Washington residents to fly flags. Patriotic societies ask citizens to show remembrance and respect for the flag by displaying it publicly.
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Washington
Walnut Women’s Club Meeting Announced
Walnut Women's club will meet Thursday with Mrs. Grant Humston at 102t2 house. The notice calls members to gather for the community event and planning session.
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Walnut Women's Club
Grant Humston
Moyay Campfire Girls meet with Mabel Livingston
The Moyay Campfire Girls plan a Thursday afternoon meeting with Mabel Livingston at Carolyn McCleery’s home at 1 46. They will then go to the Livingstones country home 10203 The Independent club will be entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs Opal Ramge and Mrs Ralph Stephens at the former’s home.
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John Stutz
Pauline Slattery
al Grossmeyer
St. Louis
S. J. Kelloge
Moyay
Mabel Livingston
Carolyn McCleery
Livingstones
Independent Club
Opal Ramge
Ralph Stephens
Men and their weaknesses: a measured caricature
A concise reflection argues that men often excuse personal faults more than warranted, treating flaws with misplaced leniency. The piece comments on self awareness, social expectations, and the cost of posturing in daily life.
Lacks Man's Endurance in Vagrant Exchange
A fragmented report describes a violent incident where a man criticizes a woman for endurance and mentions being shot by his wife. The lines include stray remarks about gender and pain, reflecting a chaotic testimony from an elderly observer.
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