Southern pine newsprint mill to spark Dixie industry boom
In Lufkin Texas a ground breaking for a southern newsprint mill signals a shift from cotton to diversified crops. Roger Babson argues southern pine will grow into a major new industry, attracting mills and jobs as the South expands into iron steel chemicals and apparel, reshaping regional trade and labor markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South
Lufkin
Texas
Gulf
Leason
Middlewest
New England
Piledmont
Carolinas
Georgia
Trres
Middlewestern
Oklahoma
Louisiana
United States
Florida
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
Japan
Department of Agriculture
New Deal
Dixie
Canada
Ontario
Charles H. Herty
Gulfward
Rayon Mills
Standard Bearers from the Junction Attend Convention
Eighteen members of the Standard Bearers attended a convention in Keosauqua with Rev. W A Bloomquist and Mrs G W Ayers. Other notes include Meredith Balcoff singing at Bear Mountain Inn and various local visits and health updates.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Keosauquaay
W. A. Bloomquist
G. W. Ayers
H. J. Oak
J. MacDonald
Detroit
Meredith Balcoff
Columbus High School
Bear Mountain Inn
Bear Mountain Park
New York
University of Wisconsin
Landlocked salmon live entirely in fresh water
In Maine, Canada and Norway some salmon never migrate to the sea. These landlocked populations spend their entire lives in freshwater habitats, adapting to rivers and lakes within their regions.
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Maine
Canada
Norway
West Chester Pythian Sisters Meet Before Summer Dispensation
The West Chester Pythian Sisters announce a Tuesday evening meeting on June 28 with full attendance requested for important pre summer business. Refreshments provided by the committee.
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West Chester Pythian Sisters
Noahs Ark Mystery and Neighborly Tales
A humorous collage of old time chores and gossip. A flood of quips about noses, hands, and a leak on the ark. A Washington housewife and a snoopy neighbor spar in a shoppe style exchange. A reader note ends with a bittersweet joke about a husband’s death.
Daffynitions A Whimsical Glossary Of Light Verse
A playful collection of humorous one liners defining common words with punchy puns. The entries mock everyday terms like grapefruit steam laughter reckless driver bore and synonym, credited to Mrs M D, in a lighthearted tone.
Young Lady Claims Bloodline to President Buchanan
A reader reports a young woman in Illinois asserting she is the great granddaughter of President James Buchanan. The note mocks the claim noting Buchanan’s long-dead status and his bachelor life.
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Dear
V. O. IL
James Buchanan
Buchanan
Democratic Party Defined in Webster's Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary notes the Democratic Party as one of the two great political parties in the United States, succeeding the Democratic Republican Party and forming one wing. It emphasizes strict constitutional interpretation, limited federal powers, and broad reserved rights for states.
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Democratic Party
United States
Second Best Navy and Marriage in Optimistic Nation
A second-best navy is like a second-best poker hand. It is said nothing can down a nation as optimistic as ours. Among us are six million men and women. There are one hundred poor to marry, but they will still wed.
Theat er and Baseball Echo in Conversation
A man asks why one weeps for the sorrows of strangers while a woman questions why others cheer for a stranger sliding into second base. The exchange highlights ordinary human interests and public spectacle in a playful, observational tone.
Parrot on Luxurious Liner Reacts After Shipboard Explosion
A parrot watches a magician aboard a luxury liner perform a trick as the ship's boilers explode. Five minutes later the bird, adrift on debris, mutters a wry line about cleverness while Dixie Marketer notes the scene.
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Dixie Marketer
Nebraska man’s car theft ends in ditch discovery
A Nebraska man stole a car as a joke and was found hours later buried beneath the vehicle in a ditch. The incident ended with authorities locating him and recovering the car, prompting a police investigation.
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Nebraska
Oil Applied To Highway 22 To Cut Dust In Riverside Area
Motorists detour on the old road west of Riverside while state highway workers lay a four coat oil treatment on gravel sections of Highway 22 from Riverside to Kalona. Detour remains brief as oiling extends east to town limits and is part of similar work in other towns lacking paving.
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Riverside
Kalona
State Highway Department
Frank Priebe Weekly Letter Outrraxers Chick Rearing Tips
Frank Priebe discusses how breeding and feeding affect growing flocks. He warns against crowding, notes hot nights waste weight, and endorses range shelters to improve chick development and returns. He cites costs of shelters from twenty to fifteen dollars and advocates movable wire shelters.
Dayton Grove Visitors and Moves Noted
Dayton Grove residents and guests are listed from June 27 visits to the Embree and Schulty homes. Families from West Chester Rock Island and Ainsworth visit Chicago Des Moines and Wellman areas, with several moves and relatives noted in the week.
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J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Tandy
Boyer
Coffey
Lindenmeyer
Haffen
West Chester
William Embree
Roy Bain
Mahoney
Rock Island
Lyall Moore
Bain
Robert Stephens
Ainsworth
Chicago
William Dusenberry
Sam Schulty
Connie June Stephens
Raymond Hammen
Des Moines
Robert Blumenstein
Wellman
Homemaker Group Views Landscaping at Whisler Home
Mrs Tom Gerdes and her homemaker group visited the ProF Whisler home to view landscaping done by Ames specialists last spring. Other items note Mr and Mrs Homer Birney visiting Ames for college arrangements for Richard and Ralph Zecks finishing painting the home.
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Rennie Dawson
Lakfe
Tom Gerdes
Whisler
Whislers
Ames
Homer Birney
Richard
Ralph Zecks
Betty Drake
Richard Birney
Wlemer
Birney
Harry Drake
Maxine McKee
Holbert
Indiana
Drake
P. F. Whisler
Fleur de Liselu
The
Presbyterian Church
George Reed
Robert Reaney
Edith
Chicago
Circus Day in Washington Set by Russell Bros
Russell Bros. Big 3 Ring and Wild Animal Menagerie announce Circus Day in Washington on July 13. The tenth anniversary tour features new talent led by Albert Hodgins Jr and the Flying Stars with aerial acts, acrobats, trained animals, clowns, and a full menagerie. Prices said to be surprisingly moderate.
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Russell Bros
Washington
Russell Circus
Russell
Albert Hodgins, Jr
Rob
Morris
Don la Vela
Russell Bros. High School
Whisley and Whisler family notes from Keokuk area
Laurence and Raymond Whisley attended a DeMolay convention in Iowa City Monday night. Frances Whisler joined Vacation Bible School at United Presbyterian church as her mother Mrs. P. F. Whisler attended their picnic Friday closing two weeks of school. Mr. and Mrs. Rennie Dawnon and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Witt Yig visited at Pete Witting’s Kalona home Friday evening. Mrs. Fred Hermann and two daughters called on Mrs. Homer Birney Wednesday morning.
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Methodist Church
Charles W. Sims
Grace Sims
Ella McLaughlin
Margaret Cress
Mary Duncan
Walter Albright
Russell
Griffin
Eunice Bryant
Maude Carr
Ceder Rapids
James Sims
River Junction
John Sims
Ransom
Illinois
Erskine Sims
Clinton
Jesse McLaughlin
Chicago
Clinton Sims
Ainsworth
Gertrude Heitzman
Hme
RK. Heitzman
Hhe
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Bette Cress
Wilma Jane Tener
Gwendolyn Marner
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Donald Smith
Douds
Iowa
John Swenka
Arthur Schnoebelen
Riverside
Adrian Dautremont
Torothy Snedding
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Laurence
Raymond Whisley
Frances Whisler
United Presbyterian Church
P. F. Whisler
Rennie Dawnon
Vernon Witt Yig
Pete Witting
Kalona
Fred Hermann
Homer Birney
New Comedy Team Joins On Screen in Josette
Bert Lahr and Joan Davis headline Josette with Don Ameche Simone Simon and Robert Young in a 20th Century Fox double team approach praised for their clumsy humor. The State Theatre runs the film through Tuesday.
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Bert Lahr
Joan Davis
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
Bert
Joan
New York
Darry F. Zanuck
State Theatre
Don Ameche
Simone Simon
Robert Young
Paul Hurst
William Collier, Sr
Talla Birell
Pyrrhic Victory Term Describes Ruinous Win
The term Pyrrhic victory refers to a win where the victor suffers heavy losses. It cites Pyrrhus of Epirus after his 279 B C clash with Rome in Apulia and the remark One more such victory and we are lost.
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Pyrrhus
Epirus
Apulia
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China
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Mont
W. C. Beauchamp
Clarence Griffith
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
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Louisa Center Baptist Sunday School
Barbard Schmidt
Taylor Ridge, Lll
J. A. Riehter
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Twitch
Noah
Daffynitions
Vv. Oo. L
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James Rodgers
Mary Colbert
Frank Priebes
Oultaxraisers
Dixie Dugan
By Striebel Maevoy
Ron
Mother
BAR X Ranch
MR. Tuffs
Miss Dugan
Homemaker Group
Whisler Home
Cleo Jarrard
Iowa Ave
OR. P
Harry
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