Job Gates Writes Western Trip
Mrs. Lewis Hering reports on a weekend gathering at Leslie Gates home in Pleasant Hill with guests from Illinois and Washington. The narrative follows the Gates elder son’s travels through Oregon to Albany and the Willamette valley, noting a Studebaker trip, visits to relatives, and plans to work on a 500 acre ranch. Community notes include visits, cake making for Father’s Day, and local farming updates.
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Laner
Leslie Gates
Oregon
Buck
Les
Ring
Gates
West
Studebaker
Long Ch
Estes Park
Boulder Dam
Long Beach
Bob
Dantel
Califor
C. W. Whissen
Albany
Ore
Don Neberll
Willamette Valley
Leslie
McBride
Will McBride
Wa City
Lloyd
Road Vacation Notices From Iowa County Auditor May 1941
State of Iowa notices from Washington Township and Highland Township outline county commission reports favoring vacation of Road No 38 and No 1. Objections or damage claims must be filed in the Auditor's office by noon July 28, 1941, or the roads will be vacated. Stan Kiesey, County Auditor.
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Washington County
Dorothy Taylor
D. C. Birney
H. A. White
Mulford McCreedy
Beatrice McCreedy
Highland Township
Homer Coulter
Washington Township
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rr, Co
Auditor’s Office
Camera Records Flight Data From Army Observer Device
A Wright Field developed photographic observer system records aircraft readings with a 35 millimeter camera and its own lighting, duplicating pilot instruments. The device lets pilots devote more time to flying and less to recording data, improving flight data capture.
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Army Air Corps Material Division
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Canada Oil Output Rises in First Seven Months 1940
Crude petroleum production in Canada for the first seven months of 1940 reached 4,557,162 barrels, up from 4,270,407 barrels in the same period of 1939, marking a notable increase in output.
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Canada
We Build Illusions In Daily Life And Truth
People often build a dream world to shield themselves from harsh realities. This illusion can boost courage yet distort self view, making the neurotic the worst liar to themselves by denying real virtues or faults.
Restitution from Stranger for Theft Prompts Baptism Revival
William Thompson, a Rochester Indiana farmer, was approached by a stranger milking his barn who asked for forgiveness for stealing five years ago. The man said he had repented at a revival and would make restitution. Thompson recently received a $3 check.
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William Thompson
Rochester
Ind
One Ancient Wonder Stands From the Seven World Wonders
Only the Great Pyramid remains standing as built among the seven ancient wonders.
Bioff pleads innocent to racketeering indictment
William Bioff, head of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers, denies guilt in a 1936 case seeking $550,000 from top movie producers under threat of striking 35,000 industry workers. He appeared in New York and was released on $50,000 bail.
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William Bioff
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers
New York
Pleasant Hill Social News Remembrances and Visits
Pleasant Hill notes list funeral services for Ralph Nelson with Howard Benn and family attending. Meanwhile Bertha, the Kepharts, and Alvin shopped in Oskaloosa. Several families shared dinners and visits, including Bruegges, Kauffmans, Sigafoose, War ren Groff, and the Hanans with Kyle family members.
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Pleasant Hill
Howard Benn
Edd Chalupa
Howard Caldwell
Ralph Nelson
Nelson
Bertha
Roy Kephart
Alvin
Oskaloosa
Dale Bales
Susie Hopping
S. E. Sigafoose
Herman Bruegge
Wilmer Kauffman
Karen Kay
Ben Bruegge
C. G. Anderson
Warren Groff
O ‘Ear Wellman
Pleasant
J. B. Hanan
Arthur Kyle
Community Sunday Dinners Across Pleasant Plain and Nearby Homes
Social rounds include Dale Cole and family dining with Harry Bishop and Betty Caldwell and others visiting in Washington and Kalona areas. Extended family gatherings feature multiple Wittmers, Lambert and Lambert families, and neighbors sharing meals and Sunday visits with Caldwells, Benns, McConnells, and Graber households. Father’s Day greetings appear with Wittmer relatives and Muscatine hosts.
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Pleasant Plain
Dale Cole
Harry Bishop
Betty Caldwell
Arlene Lambert
Harold Rathmel
Erlenbush
Burlington
Harold Crossett
Hannah Belle
Will Miller
Clyde Lambert
Maxine
William Wasson
Washington
Frank Scrantor
Bob
Howard Caldwell
H. L. Wittiig
Harymond Wittiig
Willis Wittmer
S&s. Co
Wittmer
Samuel
Grandpa Wittrig
Clark
Homer Kephart
Charles McConnell
Lawerence
Sam Lambert
Donald
Clyde Lamberts
C. C. Wilson
Fred Heck
Clark Miller
Lee Hesseltine
Kalona
Virgil Wittmer
Lone Tree
Dwight Wittmer
Wellman
Peter Witting
S. C. Wittmer
Will Richards
del Fry
Muscatine
Zieglowsky
Elmer Graber
John Zieglowsky
Evert Westen
Larry
Walter Westen
Barbara
Miss Tena
Harry Gerdees
Henry Lunning
Bananas Contain About Seventy-Five Percent Water
A note explains bananas are comprised of roughly 75 percent water. The fact highlights fruit composition and hydration characteristics without extra details.
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Bananas
Milking Contest Challenge Between Iowa City Mayors
Iowa City's Mayor Henry F. Wittenbroek challenges Cedar Rapids to a milking contest. He argues Cedar Rapids has industrialized beyond farming, the basic Iowa industry. The milking mayor proposes June 25 for the contest and predicts victory.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Henry FF. Wittenbroek
Vieter
Insurance payout rate claim for fires and theft
The text states that U S insurance companies in America pay out two hundred dollars every minute for fires and thefts, implying a sweeping claim about loss payouts across the industry.
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America
Difference Between Beer Bock and Ginger Beer
Beer Bock is a strong winter brew produced within two months for early spring consumption. Ginger beer is a lightly fermented beverage made from ginger root.
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Fairfield
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Alfred Erickson
E. G. Mason
Forrest Mullen
Winfield
Howard Custer
Martin Westen
Albert Zieglowsky
Howard Wittings
Lowa
Stan Kiesey
Earl Kepharts
Hama
Thay Aseir Mbone Sun
Saray
Earl Glo
Klein
Klothing KO
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Milo Sorden
Municipal Band
O. BR. Schmidt
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Chrome
Cern Hite
Phonephoto
Golden Eagle
Mississippi River
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South Side Square
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