Local News Briefs From Mediapolis and Nearby Areas
Roy Sickles of Mediapolis visits family in the city and reflects on his Oregon Township schooling. Residents move in from Wellman and Minneapolis to West Chester and 309 West Third Street. trips include Cedar Rapids and Anaheim. Attendees join Mrs. J W Scott’s funeral in Brighton as kin travel from Winterset Grand Forks and St Paul.
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Roy Sickles
Mediapolis
Frank Sickles
Roy
Oregon Township
Cook Nicholson
Winterset
Nial Nicholson
Minneapolis
Minn
Clint McGee
St Paul
Frank McClean
Emily
Ralph
Brighton
Catherine McClean
Grand Forks
North Dakota
J. W. Scott
Harry Wentworth
George Howard
Birmingham
Carrier Lemley
Ralph Hoxworth
Betty Jean
C. BE. Mumper
Des Moines
G. M. Griffith
Spelling Contest Entries Listed by Township and District
The Saturday spelling contest announces numerous entrants across townships including Pleasant Hill Cedar Township Dutch Creek and Union with finalists and scores to be announced. Pronouncer is Mrs W J Rouda bush and judges include Mrs Marjorie Lytle Mrs Edna Witting and Mrs Hazel Sitler.
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Dutch Creek
Joe Nayadley
New Haven
Marie Wright
Rolling Green
Roberta Lynn
Enterprise
Franklin
Eugene Wead
Grant
Charlotte Young
Pleasants
Richard Applegaty
Iowa
Jerome Schnoebelen
Betty Cerrot
Inez Sweeting
Lime Creek
Mary Herr
Surprise Valley
Twila Guengerich
Daytonville
Wayne Karr
Marion
Evelyn Givans
Gray
Darlene Schantz
Shiloh
Viola
Brighton
Esther Chorpening
Walnut
Elaine Swick
Indian Creek
Kenneth Guy
Clay
Katharine Barnes
White Hawk
Lucille Kasowsky
Pleasant Valley
Joyce Jones
Rubio
English River
Mariowe Feldman
Middleburg
Richard Beranek
Palestine
Roger Miller
Highland
Mary Ann Hiavel
East Prairie
Betty Meeks
Center
Leona Ann Mincer
Jackson Township
Raymond Carter
Pleasant Plain
Lois Hines
Nadine Sojka
Grand Prairie
Helen Givans
Eleanor Snyder
Donald Davison
Oregon
Charles Hininger
Margaret Hininger
George Peters
Haskins
Washington
Beatrice Bartholow
Young America
Helen Wilcox
Spread Eagle
Dolores Alliman
Cedar
Erma Jean Swift
Union
Junior Patterson
Lexington
Myrna Reeves
Wanda Johnston
Wellston
Richardson
Phylis Jean Redeker
Franklin Township
Betty Leese
Phyllis Embrer
Donald Bartholomew
Alma Maedeck
Valley
Luella Schnoebelen
Farmers
Ladonna Stubbs
Crescent
Marene Wetrich
Marworie Bull
Smith Creek
Robert Yoder
Noble Consolidated
Shirley Leichty
Stringtown
Jaretta Boshart
Sommers
Lois Leichty
Richer seventy-Six
Joanna Reed
Herbert Funston
Maple Grove
Joellen Ollinger
W. J. Roudabush
Marjorie Lytle
Edna Witting
Hazel Sitler
Southey’s Verse Collection Above a Hundred Volumes
A catalog note highlights Robert Southey, the English poet laureate, as author of more than a hundred volumes, indicating his prolific output across his career.
Macy suffers paralytic stroke while hauling fodder
Brighton resident Allen Macy collapsed Tuesday noon while bringing corn fodder from a lot behind his home. He is in critical condition and has not regained consciousness. Nearby, a wheelbarrow marked the place where he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Allen Macy
Vitamins In Dairy Foods Boost Health Beauty Claims
National Dairy Council touts milk butter cheese and ice cream as beauty aids. They say calcium and phosphorus strengthen bones and teeth while vitamins A B and G support skin nerves and vitality, with dairy called a top protective food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Dairy Council
Iowa WPA records show 57 workers across 20 counties
Des Moines reports that county guide books and a lengthy diary transcription keep Iowa WPA writers busy. The project employs 57 people across 20 counties, under state director David McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lowa Work Project
David McLaughlin
John Owen Named President County University Alumni
John Owen selected as president at County University alumni gathering. Martha Foster led secretary duties while Supt FE Butterworth Dr M L McCreedy Supt Harold Ross Dr J N Swartzendruber Clarice Meek and Dr S C Ware chosen for board of directors. Kad alumnus voted by ballot. Dinner featured prompt service and refined decorations as seventy guests mixed for fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Foster
FE. R. Butterworth
Ainsworth
M. L. McCreedy
Brighton
Harold Ross
Wellman
J. N. Swartzendruber
Kalona
Clarice Meek
Washington
S. C. Ware
Kad
B. F. Allen
Iowa
Nic MecCleery
LeRoy Pratt
Nic McCleery
A. E. Baldrige
EB. A. Ralston
J. M. Lloyd
Alethea May
Wayne Hanson speaks at Y's Men club meeting
Wayne Hatoon Hanson, Washington's speaker at the Institute of International Understanding lecture, addressed the Y's Men club. He discussed totalitarian strains and world issues, noted his work founding a Mexico City club and Indiana's first club, and a forum followed with fundraiser tickets for the Gold Medal basketball tournament and Safety Council report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hatoon
Washington
Institute of International Understanding
Hanson
America
Bill
Bob Shannon
George Mohr
Safety Council
Chicago Tribune editor and Iowa native dies at 59
Nelson J. Evans, 59, telegraph editor of the Chicago Tribune and former teacher and lawyer, died of a heart attack. Evans ranked educator credentials from Cornell College and served as Osage's superintendent before moving to journalism with posts at Clinton Herald Council Bluffs Deer Moines and Denver papers.
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Chicago
Nelson J. Evans
Chicago Tribune
Evans
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Osage
Clinton, Iown, Herald
Council Bluffs
Deer Moines
Denver
Vital Religion Crusade grows at Baptist Church
The Vital Religion Crusade at the Baptist church draws growing interest. Rev Fiedmund leads morning worship and evening services with Rev C E Hillis and Mrs Hillis speaking Sunday. A high school sextet and a young ladies trio perform as the choir offers an anthem and responses.
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Baptist Church
C. E. Hillis
Baptist Churches of
Kalona
Wellman
Darlene Sojka
Harriet Berg
Virginia Hasty
Miss Hasty
Church Bible School
Fiedmund
Professor cancels play after protest over Family Portrait
In Iowa City, Professor Mabie of the State University of Iowa canceled the play Family Portrait following a protest letter from Rev. Donald Hayne. The play centers on Mary and presents Mary as having children besides Christ, a view rejected by Catholics and Protestants who honor the virgin birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Donald Hayne
State Universty of Iowa
RE. C. Mabie
Department of
Dramatic Arts
Christ
the Commonweal
Mary
Boy Lost Four Hours Hides in Refrigerator
Four year old Jerry Lee Lust wandered away from the farm and was found locked inside an old refrigerator in an outbuilding after a four hour search. His mother thought he was with his father outdoors as the father returned at seven. A physician noted the boy survived due to a small air channel through a drain pipe.
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Newton
Jerry Lee Lust
Ed Lust
Maynard
Jerry Lee
Widow McCulley Rites Held at Sherman’s Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie McCulley were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman’s Funeral Home with Rev W Stevens officiating and a mixed quartet from the Foursquat church singing. Pallbearers included Fred Werner Charles McClellan John Custer Wade Welch Charles Welsh and Will Harwood. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Kessel-Buchholz
Gwendolyn Kessel
R. B. Kessel
Miami
Florida
William Buchholz
Lauderdale
Fla
Buchholz
Florida Inspection and Rating Bureau of
Caroline
Kunert) Schmadaka
Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County
Emma Mannhardt
Brighton
Annie Kientz
Mabel Bennett
Fairfield
Lulu Seifken
Burlington
Dora Thompson
Tillie Schmadaka
Schmadaka
A. Piper
Fairfield Lutheran Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Quilting Club
A. &. Horton
Mabel Robison
Pleasant Valley Club
Ralph Wikoff
Maude Waterhouse
Anna Kasowsky
Johnsom
Kyelea
Vern Madden
McCulley
Jennie McCulley
Sherman
Funera
W. Stevens
Mustee
Fred Werner
Charles McClellan
John Custer
Wade Welch
Charles Welsh
Will Harwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Moon Dwellers Could See Sun and Stars Simultaneously
Statement notes that observers on the moon could perceive both the sun and stars at once, highlighting unique celestial visibility due to lunar environment and absence of atmospheric glare.
Midway Sale Co presents weekly auctions in Columbus Junction
Journal lists sale dates from Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction with Community Sale Fridays and Wednesday auctions. Public sale at Roy M Whiteman location a half mile south of Ainsworth on March 7. Annual horse sale planned March 11 by J W Hendrickson Richland Iowa.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Roy M Whiteman
Ainsworth
Richland
Iowa
Arthritis relief from Excelsior Springs water treatment figures
Medical Bureau at Hall of Waters Excelsior Springs Mo reports 843 415 mineral water treatments for 87 500 patients over recent years. Of 48 837 with rheumatic diseases 44 440 received relief according to a survey by the responsible authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Medical Bureau
Hall OF Waters
Diary of Dr. J. M. Shaffer Chronicled 1850 1918
The diary, fully transcribed, is the daily record kept by Keokuk physician Dr. J. M. Shaffer. It spans almost every day from 1850 to 1918, the year Shaffer died, offering a window into the era's medical and local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Shaffer
Keokuk
Shaffer
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