Lost Roads and a Desert Golf Course at Winslow
The author recounts a grueling desert leg from Siberia to Maine and Flagstaff then to Winslow Arizona. After a near-left-side crash, the group repairs their car and endures a bored stay with locals and hotel staff. The Winslow Palace Hotel earns praise while the caddy-less desert golf shows Winslow claims the world’s worst course.
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Grand Canyons
Maine
Flagstaff
Ariz
Kansas City
United Cigar
J. C. Penney Inc
Winslow
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Santa Fe Railroad
Sin
Desert
Mr. Bittler
Community Notes From Brighton Route One
Correspondent reports a windstorm caused damage to small buildings, farmers tending crops, and local visits. Delores Collins dubbed a new daughter at Meachem farm prompts attention. Road conditions worsen, wool prices rise, and several locals travel to visit kin or resume work.
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Brighton
Frank Parcell
Fairfield
Wesley Hendrick
Washington
Prody Boroski
Frank Clark
Wayland
Clay Church
Miss Delores
Alfred Collins
Meachem Farm
Grandmother Clark
Packwood
Maggie Meacham Peterson
Pierson
Iowa
Ted Duke
Grinnell and Poweshiek, Co
Farm Journal
Geo. Duke
Grinnell
Lester Duke
Lester
Griffith
Duke
Bear's
Iowa City
Helen Grenwald
Geo. Henry
Chicago
Woodfords
Mr. Walcott
Milford
Neb
Harold Luer Celebrates 4th Birthday At White Oak
Harold Luer marked his fourth birthday on Thursday June 14 with a neighborhood party. The gathering included 13 guests, cake ice cream and cookies while children played and mothers visited. Little Rosalee Smith and Baby Scranton were noted as ill and Dr Wickam attended.
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Starr & McAlasters Produce Wagon
Richland
Harold Luer
Harold
Rosalee Smith
Dr. Wickam
Charley Scranton
Baby Scranton
John
Local notes on family visits and farm chatter
The item records brief community news from a rural area. Mrs Walter Boyer and Tressa were seen in the vicinity while Lea Pratt and family visited the Luers home. Frank Smith hosted Evalin Clinton Walton in a Thursday visit. Charley Scranton bought two milch cows from Ralph Brinning. Thursday was a corn day but cooler evening. Oats look promising.
Misses Hanna and Twinam Host Joyous Presbyterian Gatherin
Crawfordsville June 16 Miss Florence Holmes departs today for Waterloo Iowa after a pleasant gathering hosted by Marjorie Hanna and Violet Twinam at the Hanna home in the country. Guests enjoyed refreshments and a warm welcome. Also noted were visits by Mr and Mrs James Zickefoose of Winfield and former residents Mr and Mrs John Abbott of Cedar Rapids. A new air plane crashed northeast of town during an attempted takeoff. no injuries. Mrs Hayley of Langdon North Dakota reports slow improvement and discouragement.
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Crawfordsville
Marjorie Hanna
Violet Twinam
United Presbyterian Church
Hanna
Florence Holmes J
Waterloo
James Zickefoose
Winfield
Henry Hagie
Illinois
Hayley
Langdon
North Dakota
John Abbott
Cedar Rapids
By The Way: Reader Submits Humorous Verse Draft
A compact reader note from a newspaper page discusses a light hearted By The Way column and invites readers to send in verses. It praises a piece titled Chills and Fever from Daily Iowan and includes a sample exchange about school and dental humor.
The Editor's Mistake in a Mailbag Tale
A humorous poem about an editor overwhelmed by correspondents and requests. It traces a day’s mail from polite notes to sharp social critique, ending with a cold patient plea and a violet pink note. The piece satirizes media, public pressure, and the editor’s newsroom grind.
Editor’s dream of letters becomes practical plea for change
A dream of readers’ pleas haunts an editor as a flood of mail arrives. He awakens to fear for the department and pens a conciliatory note, inviting Miss Penn to return and rejoin the staff. The tale, attributed to E. H. B. Edna H. Bell, unfolds with satire on gender and editorial doubt.
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Danger
Conference on Child Development and Parent Education
The second annual stage conference on child development and parent education gathers June 20 to 22 in Iowa City. Organized by the State University of Iowa Extension, Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, and partner colleges, the event covers home life, nutrition, health, and family education with lectures, round tables, and visits to pre schools. Names include Dr. W. E. Blatz, Dr. Amy L. Daniels, Caroline Hedger M.D., Miss Anna E. Richardson, and Dr. Edward H. Lauer among others.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Iowa State Council For Child Study and
Dental
North Capitol
Market Streets
Old Capitol
Child Study
Mary
G. W. Rudiger
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
W. E. Blatz
St. George's School For Child Study
University of Toronto
Toronto
Canada
Amy L. Daniels
Department of Pediatrics
Youde
Inn
National Council of Parental Education
Iowa State Council of Child Study and
Parent Education
Caroline Hedger
Elizabeth McCormick
Memorial Fund
Chicago
Bureau of Parental Education
State of California
Institute of Child Welfare
University of California
Presbyterian Church
M. D
Memorial Union Porch
Anna E. Richardson
Washington, D
Tme
Chase Going Woodhouse
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Memorial Union
River Room
Edna N. White
Merrill-Palmer School
Detroit
Michigan
Jospehine C. Foster
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Edward H. Lauer
Leslie R. Marston
Clyde W. Hart
Drake to Attend World’s Sunday School Convention
Mr. Drake plans to attend the World’s Sunday School convention in Los Angeles in July and will be present at a reunion of his brothers and sisters there.
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Ouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
Drake
Los Angeles
Dies at Columbus Junction a 76 year old resident
Mrs John Wheeler aged 76 years and a longtime resident of this vicinity died at her Columbus City home Tuesday after a brief illness in Columbus Junction on June 16.
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Columbus Junction
John Wheeler
Columbus City
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