Fire Destroys Brighton Home in Sunday Forenoon Blaze
Brighton March 5 a Sunday forenoon fire badly damaged the four room cottage of Mrs. Jim Shafer. Neighbors moved out nearly all furniture and saved adjoining property as flames burned the roof away. The Shafer home remains standing with walls. The blaze prompted firemen and neighbors to act quickly.
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Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Mire
Jim Shafer
Shafer
Ward
Cedar Rapids
Aeighbor
South America lessons feature peanut butter coconut cakes
The year’s program focuses on South America with hostesses serving refreshments. Mrs Day offered small cakes with peanut butter and coconut icing and coffee to attendees.
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South America
Pleasant Hill Family News and Local Moves Report
Edd Chalupa visits his parents in Pleasant Hill with his father reportedly weaker. Neighbors announce multiple family moves to nearby farms and towns as Telfords relocate after 32 years, with community members assisting packing and meals. A local accident is noted when Alois Musil is injured in a wagon collision near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Chalupa
Pleasant Hill
Barl Kephart
Mad Chalupa
Richmond
A. V. Chalupa
Edd
Amd
Bertha
Milex Stout
Karl Kephart
Howard Baker
Charley Casper
Golia Millers
Ben Broueree
Haskins
Saville
Bakers
Mire Ijderd Anderson
Alois Music
Riverside
Wilbur Harter
Washington
Claude McCall
Wilbur
Lelie
Ainsworth
Mr. Telford
Elmer McClure
Myr
Clovee Dunbar
Ernest
Sun
Chriss Barnest
Wayland
Charlies Simmering
Sunaday
Eugene Champa Ralph
Robbie Kirlenbach
Clark Miller
Homer Kephart
Howard Caldwell
Claude Mreall
Iowa City
University Hospital
Alois Musil
Team Captured at Edd Sim Merings East of Rey Kepharts
Edd Sim merings saw a team caught in a brief incident while Simnerings located Mr. Musil just east of Rey Kepharts. The event centers on a location near Rey Kepharts with a Simmerings mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Musil
Rey Kepharts
Franklin District local news highlights from March report
Local items describe Reed Moore and baby Jack Norman returning home, Moore assisting at home, Wilma Te Bockhurst working for Moore, visits by Gordon Shellman family, Frances Kleese teaching at Teyler school, and various social calls. The report mentions Lowdon factory tour of farm supplies and a Franklin township spelling contest at Ivyanklin Center with Mrs Noonan leading word pronunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hoyte
Franklin District
Reed Moore
Jack Norman
Moore Han Ween
Wilma Te Bockhurst
Mra Moore
Gordon Shellman
Hillsboro
Pavis Kleese
Frances Kleese
Teyler
Enterprise
Harry Kleese
Des Moines
David Kleese
Lucille Kleesen
Howard Hoyle
Gerald Deen
Fairfield
Lowdon
Bonaes
Ivyanklin Center
Robert Noonan
Doan's Pills Advertises Kidney Flush Claims
A vintage ad promotes Doan's Pills as a remedy to flush 15 miles of kidney tubes and relieve backache leg pains and sleepless nights. It claims the product has helped millions for over 40 years and urges readers to ask their druggist to obtain Doan's Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Dale Smith Wins Marion Township Spelling Contest
Misa Coffin and her two eighth grade pupils Darrel Swift and Dale Smith walked to Shiloh for the Marion Township spelling contest. Dale Smith won to earn a place for Pleasant Ridge in the district competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Smith
Marion Township
Aileen Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Misa Coffin
Darrel Swift
Shiloh
Dale
Squirrels Eat Seeds Of Burrs And Local Notes
March 5 Sandy Hook report notes squirrels gnawing cockle burrs under walnuts and eating some cedar. questions if winter stores failed. Local shifts include Donald Smith to work for Adolph Larson. Hunter family moving. road reopenings after snow. many visitors and farm/athletic activities across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Ion Township
Donald Smith
Adolph Larson
Frank Hunter
Howard Sigafoose
Harry Millers
AinsSworth
Driftwood River Diving Board Threatened by Ice
Community boys fear losing a six year old tree used as their diving board as a drift wood piece is pulled by rising ice on the Skunk River. A single river will be all theirs if the ice lifts the tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk
Tgr. Tom
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Mrs. Shafer
Kine
Fred Trotter
Peoria
Alice
Heflflelinker Trotter
Geo. Statler
Waterloo
Frank Gibson
Osceola
A. F. Horton
Hal Piggins
Richland
FE. KK. Swank
Ottumwa
Tib Mortimore
Otuituwa
Dorothy Bennett
Mt. Pleasant
Allen Meacham
Gon
Washington State
Meacham
Willis Horton
Max Waterhouse
Ray Woodford
Oskaloosa
Mildred Woodford
Chicago
Ray Maple
John Missionary Group
WEF M. & Wmet
Cora Tay
Ruth Fudwards
Lillian Schafer
J. H.C
H.C
McCormick Deering Store
East Third
Eugene
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Wadlow
Robert O'Brien
Here
Tony Kauffman
Willmer
Harold Snider
Henry Underwood
Milton Smith
Tom Swift
George Chalupa
Robert North
Ed Bruegge
May
Ben Bruegge
Edward Kauffman
Washbington
Darrel
Robert Swift
Wm. Huffstetter
Henry W Underwood
Lewis Pacina
Crawfordsville
Underwood
Pete Berdo
F. G. Livesay
D. C
A. A. Dockum
Bootery
Klein
Klothing Ko. Southeast Corner
Washington State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, Iowa
ALL
Worumbo
Earl
Glothcraft
Okey
Mister
Klein Klothing Ko
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