Wayland Couple Marks 58th Wedding Anniversary
A Wayland couple, Mr. and Mrs. D. Boller, celebrate their 58th anniversary. Born in Johnson County near Kalona, they wed on November 22, 1881, moved through Kalona, Wellman, Grinnell, and Kalona before settling in Wayland. They built the Boller Furniture and Undertaking business and raised two sons, Dr. O. F. Boller and Waldo, with two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Kaloua
Boller
Barbara Miller
Grinnell
Kalona
Wayland
Waldo
Boller Furniture
O. F. Boller
Washington
George Boller
W. FE. Boller
Baja Boller
Mrs. O ' Boller
Thurston Seeks to Save M and St Louis Railroad
Osceola Iowa June 26 United States Congressman from the North Iowa district Thurston takes the fight to prevent dismemberment of the Minneapolis and Saint Louis railroad to Congress in Washington He faces competition from other railroads attempting to parcel off the line and keep it intact for regional service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Iowa
Lioyrd Thurston
United States
Hirth Iowa
Minneapolis & St Louis
Congress
Washington, Bb
Baby Beef Entries Grow for Iowa State Fair
Iowa 4-H clubs prepare for the state pair with about 4000 baby beeves fed by farm youth. The top six hundred cattle from across the state will compete at the State Fair in August with prizes totaling 15000 dollars. County enrollments are led by Cerro Gordo Benton Marshall Johnson Muscatine Scott and Boone with notable increases in Jasper Poweshiek Tama and others.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cerro Gordo
Benton
Marshall
Johnson
Muscatine
Scott
Boone
Poweshiek
Mahaska
Story
Hamilton
Tama
Guthrie
United States
Summer Beach Pajama Pattern Simplicity for Amateurs
The beach pajama style pattern offers extreme simplicity ideal for amateur sewers. Pattern No. 751 covers sizes 14 to 40 bust with quick sewing and smart look in bold fabrics like yellow pique with brown spots and awning striped crash linen. Pattern costs 15 cents and the accompanying book 10 cents, order by mail from New York Pattern Office.
Iowa Lakes Region Hosts Ambitious Tree Planting Campaign
Milford Iowa reports a public lands landscaping drive led by E P Sylvester of Camp Okoboji conservation corps. Over 38 000 shrubs and trees have been planted in Dickinson Emmet and Palo Alto counties with strong survival after heavy rains.
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Milford
Iowa
Great Lakes
E. P. Sylvester
Camp Okoboji Conservation Corps
Dickinson
Emmett
Palo Alto
Sylvester
Lake Park
Silver Lake
Phillsbury’s Point Park
Lake Okoboji
Lost Island State Park
Kruthven
Rush Lake State Park
Okamantedan State Park
Doltiver
Virginia
Hawthorne
Gull Point State Park
West Okaboji Lake
Fort Defiance State Park
Emmet County
Train and lodge schedule notes for Washington area
Washington area railroad timetable details list daily freight and passenger trains with departures arrivals and notes on stops. Includes Westbound and Eastbound services, mixed trains, and special stop rules for California passengers county seats and several towns. Also lists Washington Lodge No. 26 regular meeting info and local agents signatures.
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Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Fred H. Bey
W. M
A. W. Yard
Golden State Limited
Apache
Sashchunee
Washington-Oskaloosa
California
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Elknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Ixselator Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
Drought studied by assessors hits Union county farms
Figures compiled by assessors through last January show Union county farms in southern Iowa with 25 percent fewer animals than a year earlier. Hog numbers fell 61.5 percent from 7119 to 2746, with declines tied to AAA programs. horses and mules declined while work stock breeding rose. Yearling colts increased 17 percent.
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Creston
Iowa
Rex Wilder
Union County
AAA
Olds Dedicates Lighted Field in Southeast Iowa
Olds opened its new lighted kittenball field after weather postponements before a 500 strong crowd. Mayor H H Smith tossed the first ball to Lois Chissinger as music by the Olds band played and a free will offering was taken. Smith called it the best lighted field in southeastern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Faulkner
Rev. Boettcher
H. H. Smith
Lois Chissinger
Olds
Smith
Iowa
Dayle Huston
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Ignora Francis
Garerett
Indiana
Chas. Grey
Dave Miller
Washington
Ben Miller, Sr
Daily Vacation Bible School
Bert Spangler
Barbara Wiggins
Washington Independent School District Administrative Leaders
J H Peet serves as Superintendent and Dean of Junior College while Harland W Mead leads the High School. Miss Della Patton is Principal of Junior High and Miss Ethel McCreedy heads the junior high. School Board members include CG Tucker as president, Ralph W Thompson as secretary, and Drs P L Etter T J Pease with Glenn Mace and A E Atchlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Peet
Harland W. Mead
Della Patton
Ethel McCreedy
CG. W. Tucker
Ralph W. Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
Glenn Mace
A. E. Atchlson
Insects That Talk Bees Use Dust Particles to Broadcast
An apiarist says bees communicate by releasing tiny dust particles from their wings. This dust carries signals that prompt social responses within the hive, functioning as a primitive broadcasting method.
Ant social dependence on slave-making workers
The passage explains how Amazon slave-making ants rely on other ants for food. Without food brought by slave-ants, they would starve despite abundant resources nearby.
Unraveling a Web of Trust at Millbank Manor
Detective Cyrus K. Mantel grills Roger Thornley and others at Millbank Manor after a Christmas gathering. Thornley recalls Gerry Gordon and Donetta, while Millie Thornley sails for China with hints of Isobel Vane’s murder. Mantel moves to arrest Lawrence Vane as questions linger.
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Cyrus K
Roger
Mr. Thornley
Thornley
Schuyler
Frisco
Lawrence Vane
Isobel
Nara
Vane
Mr. Mantel
Donetta
China
Gerry Dame
Millie
Gerry
Sands R Edee
Cyrus
Cyrus K. Mantel
York
Mineola
Millbank Manor
Wilbur Renton
Betty
Suky
Mistah
Wrens
Mistah Cyrus
King Keotuses Apadieste
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Joe E. Brown
Alibi Ike
State Theatre
Ring Lardner
Olivia de Havilland
Ezra Wittmer
Mrs. D. Boller
Thurston
M. ST. L
Ellen Wear
N. Y
Zist Street
Fifth
Hasan New Yorke City
Breoicg Journal
Pattern Department
Lowe
Dixie Dugan
Laddie
Mrs. Raymond
MR. Luddles
Miss Dugan
J. P. Mevoy
J. 3. Striep
Waal
Iowa Lakes Region
Aeean
J. Co. McKay
PRR. Co
Lowaly
Southwest Limited
Bell
Ball Park
TRG
Huston
Saunders Park
John Huston
Ralph Gorham
Winfield
Chas. Faulkner
P. W. Chandlee
van Trump Cabin
Pleasant
Gladys
Official
Washington Directory
City & County Officers
Geo
Morrison
Ethel Grectas
R. KR. Noonan
W. P. Rawe
Marian Baker
Irs
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
Kyle
Boyd Foster
M. T. Coon
Fred Bauer
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
A. C. Peterson
North Iowa
Washington, Iowa
Kalvph
W. Thompson Insurance, Bonds and Abstracts
Bailey
Roow
Phone
C V. Crull Temple
Washington Independent School District
Livingston & Richer S. W. Livingston and
B. C. Richer
West Main St
Court House
Officers
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
K. F. Mack
Henry Bailey
P. L. Jordan
B. J. Holmes
Pollok Wallace Co
C, Reister Co
BE. Lemley
Dr. W
Kyle Park
Mariano
Frank B. Miller
J. &. Lemmon
W. J. Morrow
O. F P. Boller
J. H. Squire
Will Dupuis
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Keld
Theodore B. Bailey
Eveready Plumbing
Lowa
Ream & Carson
Ave
Chiropractors
DR. Qhas, C. Brown
East Main
Mks, A
Anderson
Sherman's Funeral Home
Weat Main St
CLADYS SHAW _ERSKINE
Ivan Firth
Bobbie
Renton
Thornleys
Mr. Nichols
Robbie
Roger Thornley
New York
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