Award Scholarship To D. Blankenhorn
In Columbus Junction on June 11 Mr and Mrs S G Blankenhorn and Dr G Blankenhorn drove to Cedar Falls with daughters Mary Darlene and Maxine for Iowa State Teachers College summer session. Darlene a junior won Theta Alpha Phi alumnae scholarship for dramatics at the 71st commencement. The Bliven reunion will be at Columbus Junction Chatauqua Park Sunday June 2. Ruth Fisher presided at the state B P W convention.
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S. G. Blankenhorn
G. Blankenhorn
Cedar Falls
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Maxine
Sesson
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Darlene
Theta Alpha Phi
Bliven
Chatauqua Park
Ruth Fisher
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Spirit Lake plans and engagements headline region news
Spirit Lake and plans to attend the national convention at Fort Worth Texas July 4 to 9. Mr and Mrs Fred Andrews Burlington announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Mary Louise and Rodney R Reeves son of Mr and Mrs Jack Reeves Columbus City. The marriage set for August 1. LeRoy Owens attend D P Jones funeral at Lebo Kansas. Fredonia town near Columbus Junction installs eight street lights this week. Columbus Junction band to play a street concert at Columbus City Monday June 14. Mrs Harold Schabilion fractures leg en route to Ottumwa. car jack slipped crushing her against a building as she and her family were returning to Ottumwa Hospital.
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Burlington
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Rodney R. Reeves
Jack Reeves
Columbus City
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D. P. Jones
Lebe
Kansas
Fredonia
Columbus Junction
Harold Schabilion
Ottumwa
Howard Locke
Jimmy
Snuff Consumption and Production Through the World Wars
Snuff use remained stable for decades with production rising from 34 million pounds in 1916 to 41 million in 1929 and 36 million in 1933. The peak output reached 43,800,009 pounds in 1945 as WWII lifted snuff and chewing tobacco use due to smoking restrictions in war plants. Demand persisted among low income groups and some nationalities.
World's Largest Rodent: The Capybara
The capybara is a huge rodent known as the world's largest, frequently reaching four feet in length and weighing up to seventy pounds. It is semi aquatic and features webbed feet.
Rev and Mrs Voss Headed to Des Moines Conference
Brighton notes Rev and Mrs E K Voss left Wednesday to attend a conference in Des Moines. Robert Lundin returned from wintering with his son in Denver and visited relatives in Council Bluffs Griswold and with his daughter Lorene Barnes. The first summer band concert featured Rex Farrier as reader. Mrs Harry Bagby visited Fairfield. Mrs Joe Richs and infant moved from hospital to her parents home. Phyllis Woodford from Oskaloosa visits her parents in town. Jones Returns.
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E. Kk. Voss
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Guy Lundin
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Colo
Hoyt Lundin
Council Bluffs
Lorene Barnes
Griswold
Rex Farrier
Harry Bagby
Buttery
Fairfield
Joe Richs
Washington County Hospital
Ernie Zickaroos
Phyllis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Anson Woodford
Jones
Milford Jones
R. W. Fillmore
William Fillmore
Chicago
Albert Thurston
Oregon
Ill
John Crile
Frank Diers
William Peck
Robert Peck
Indianapolis
Ind
All In A Lifetime and Visitors Return Home
All in a lifetime notes homes and visits as Fairfield residents and relatives return from winter in Fairfield. The Fillmores, Thurstons, Criles, Diers, and Pecks are mentioned with hospital stays, visits, and family connections across Fairfield East Pleasant Plain and Rock Island. An aviation note adds that all metal airplane propellers exceed earlier wooden designs in size and thrust.
Philadelphia establishes first US plastic surgery clinic
The city of Philadelphia pioneers a dedicated plastic surgery clinic to salvage mangled fingers and arms from accidents or machinery. It marks the first of its kind in the United States, signaling a new era in medical reconstruction.
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United States
Philadelphia
Abigail Adams First Lady of the United States
The text notes Abigail Adams as the first First Lady to occupy the White House and the only woman to be both wife of a president and mother of another. It highlights her unique role in early American history.
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White House
Washington
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