Snake Invasion Lights Up Quiet Iowa Home
A family reports multiple snakes found inside their home this year including one under a bed another in the cellar and a third in a clothes basket left out under the line. A series of social visits and neighborhood news accompanies the scattered notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Emery
Garold Neff
Wayland
Joe Stalder
Maxine Schoonover
Edith Stalder
Austin Emry
Deloris Wehr
Leonard Marie
Dorothy Wehr
Bernard Wolfs
John Wehr
Keith
Sigourney
New York Man Confesses to Fatal East Side Trunk Slaying
Police say Joseph Picatello, 52, confessed to killing 23 year old Rose Siegel during a quarrel in an East Side tenement. He allegedly slashed her with a meat cleaver and hid the body in a trunk later found in a Staten Island thicket.
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New York
Joseph Picatello
Rose Siegel
East Side
Staten Island
Local families share visits and notices around West Chester
A Sunday find shows neighbors visiting the Gillies and West home. Hoover’s in West Chester earns praise for its new meat refrigerator. A Tuesday crowd gathers for coat door movies. A stray dog story ends with an extra half grown dog kept instead of being dumped. Ed and Ray Wehr travel to Des Moines with Austin Emry for tractor repairs. Cal ornia Kitchens in Kansas City hires Max Hamilton as night manager and Bob Hamilton works in air conditioning service.
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D. C
Ray Wehr
Des Moines
Austin Emry
Emry
Jimmy Bowen
Victor
N. E. West
Max Hamilton
Los Angeles
Kansas City
California
Bob Hamilton
Local Social News From Riverside Iowa
Riverside residents host and visit relatives in Cedar Rapids Wellman and Davenport as students and travelers from Iowa City and San Francisco depart or arrive for summer work visits relatives and friends in the region past week.
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Riverside
Harold Ray Cummings
Ray Cummings
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Chicago
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Arthur Sedevee
Baby
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Iden
Minnie Holtz
Schnoebelens
F. W. Schnoebelen
Joseph Havel
Jane Crutz
Schnoebelen
Los Angeles
Wellman William Sims
Calla Woodburn
Wellman
Russell Denison
Earl Denison
Davenport
Clara Gringer
Ronald
Hills
Denison
Rita Shradel
Marycrest
Joseph Shradel
Gladys Metz
Simon Metz
Parkinson Family Ties Echo Through Washington County
A letter recalls Charley Parkinson and family from Berkeley and Iowa City visiting in town, noting old friendships, local landmarks, and pioneer roots. It mentions Joe Neiswanger, Hiram Johnson, an aging jail debate, rising apartment housing, and a graduation in Yankton, while weaving in local observations on weather, real estate, and community life.
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Charley Parkinson
Berkeley
Calif
Frances Wallace
Iowa City
Ben Wallace
Dorothy
Parkinsons
Washington
Charley
Hiram Johnson
Hiram
Heat Record in Death Valley and Driest Area in California
Death Valley in California recorded 134 degrees marking the United States heat record. Bagda, California is noted as the driest area in the country with extremely low precipitation.
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California
Death Valley
United States
Bagda
Calif
Windy Paris demands frequent Eiffel Tower flag replacements
In Paris the Eiffel Tower endures strong winds that require repairing the French flag bi daily and replacing it every two months, highlighting the tower’s exposed height and weather impact on its national symbol.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Wax figure of Rudolf Hess unveiled in Madame Tussauds
The first image of Rudolf Hess since his 1941 parachute flight to Scotland shows him as a wax figure in Madame Tussaud's wax works.
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Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Germany
Madame Tussaud
Vote Restriction on Tavern Dancing in Des Moines
Des Moines city council approved an 8 to 2 vote to allow dancing in beer taverns only in the downtown area. Final action is due next week. Opposed by Dwight James of the Iowa Tavern Owners Association and several tavern owners. Rev. R. M. Powell supported. James called the measure discriminatory and harmful to the city’s finest taverns.
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Des Moines
Dwight James
Iowa Tavern Owners Association
R. M. Powell
James
Horseradish Tang to Gelatin Vegetable Salads
A recipe note suggests adding two tablespoons grated horseradish to each two cups of vegetables used in gelatin mixtures to provide a sharp tang. This tip highlights horseradish as a flavor enhancer in cold gelatin salads.
Chester Powers Dies at Haskins
Chester Powers 80 a longtime Columbus Junction resident died Wednesday in the home of his son David at Haskins after six weeks illness He was born May 15 1861 near Marshalltown He married Minnie Cross and farming life followed Surviving sons David Forest of Haskins George of Washington daughters Mrs David McCartney Washington and Mrs Ralph Jones Letts 19 grandchildren Funeral Friday at Pleasant Grove Bethel church burial Indian Creek cemetery J Richie Columbus Junction in charge
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Chester Powers
David
Haskins
Mr. Powers
Marshalltown
Minnie Cross
Here
Forest
George
Washington
David McCartney
Ralph Jones
Letts
Pleasant Grove Bethel Church
Indian Creek
J. €. Richie
Dempsey Willard Fight Clips Featured In State Theater Program
The State Theater runs excerpts from The Great American Broadcast through Saturday showing the 1919 Dempsey Willard bout captured on film. John Payne portrays the announcer in a recreation of the famous blow by blow calls as real fight footage plays.
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Mannassa
Colorado
Cooly
Jess Willard
Mannassa Mailer
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
Alice Faye
John Payne
Jack Oakie
Cesar Romero
State Theater
Sayings Origin in Heywood Collection
The 1546 English sayings anthology by John Heywood includes the first recorded version of Rome was not built in one day. The line, praising patient effort, reflects aphorisms circulating long before its appearance and shows Heywood’s ear for enduring phrases.
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John Heywood
Rome
Papering tricks to alter room perception
A plain or striped light blue wallpaper makes a room look larger while large patterns and dark colors create the impression of a smaller space.
Do You Know Milk Use Across Nations in 1935
Question 10 asks about how U S milk consumption compares with other countries. The answer states that in 1935 the United States averaged 55 gallons per person per year or about one pint daily. Swedish people consumed 69 gallons per person per year while Finnish consumption was 3.9 gallons per person per year.
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United States
Des Moines Leads Iowa In Liquor Sales For May
Iowa liquor stores moved about 7 409 gallons per business day last month with a daily value near 50 000 dollars. The 175 stores totaled 1 288 243 23 for May compared with 1 164 982 36 in April. Resort points saw summer gains and Des Moines sales more than doubled every other point in the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Liquor Control Commission
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Roy Rogers
Geo
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FOX
Snake
Jack Robertson
Vic
Chas, Robertson
Brighton
John Robertson
P.L. Etter
S. Iowa
Miraters
Evoready Plumbing & Heating CO
Washington, Iowa
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Iown River
Jack Oakies
Mulaa
Pat Te Ls
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Rocking Chair Brigade
Mrs. Ahrens
Jefferson Street
Nate Black
Frances
Elizabeth
Barbara
Wilmington
Del
Neiswanger
Harley McCreedy
Washington County
Edward Hiram
Monmouth
Catherine Little
Catherine
Black Hills
Bea Wilson
A. Clair Dewey
Mrs. I. Rothschild
Ellen Margolin
Yankton
S. D
Jerry Voorhis
Ralph Livingston
Mrs. Smizer
Fred
Hess
Wax
Famous Circle
Mcca Ca
Dempsey-Willard
Sal Sen
Fordor
Gm.c
Mace Motor Coo
Rockwood’'S Shoe Dept
Wingas North Side Cafe
Southawn Avenue
American Petroleum Co
Washington Lumber and
Lowe Bros
Jim White
Pioneer Yard
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