Lonely Colorado homeland recalls faded farms and towns
A first person reminiscence of Eastern Colorado highlights a decayed homestead near Armel and Morris, with only a barn foundation and cactus remaining. It notes farm consolidation, the loss of Armel's status and store, and ongoing weather and water challenges affecting irrigation and crops like sugar beets, corn, and winter wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Yuma County
Armel
Grandfather Morris
Iowa
Dry Country Farms See Growth As Colorado Expands
The piece recalls Colorado farming in a dry region with milo and maize, cattle grazing common, and electricity and modern gear arriving. It notes homesteading roots near Washington County, neighbors closer now, and travel among Wray Haigler St Francis for shopping. Oil wells symbolize farmer hopes as coyotes howl at night.
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Colorado
Morris
Dad
Washington County
Wray
Haigler
Nebraska
St. Francis
Kansas
Highway 36
Armel’s vanished town center shown as storage garage
A Journal photo by Charles Morris contrasts Armel once thriving as the general store post office and business hub with its current use as a garage and storage building. The caption notes progress leaving the town behind.
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Armel
Journal
Charles Morris
Oklahoma rehearsals start Highland planning musical
The Music Department prepares the production of Oklahoma with a full cast led by Aunt Ellen and Curley. The show runs March 28 to 30, ticket sales began last Monday, and a band concert occurred March 4 at New London High School with plans for an April return concert. An education meeting on Wednesday discusses an industrial arts expansion housed beside the school, with a lay committee to develop final requirements. Traveling to Wilton Junction Saturday for the District Iowa High School Speech Association Contest were Sheryl Swenson, Sharon Goodwin, Sara Gerdes, Judy Ossman, Binnie and Brooksie Brush, Dave Swailes, Judy Gould, Cheryl Herr, Kathy Dann, Peggy Fox, Kathy Kottnerus, John Goldsberry, Marie Strabala, Ron Skubal, Cindy Steb, Barb Cushing, Kathy Veggy, and Diane Waldschmidt, accompanied by Mrs. Brush and Sven. All students received I or II ratings. those with I ratings advance to the state contest in Ottumwa on March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Aunt Ellen
Kathy Klien
Curley Jim Wenger
Laurey
Jorjean Colthurst
Ike Skidmore
Roger Fox
Fred
Jim Frame
Slim
Jack Trotter
Will Parker
Mike Miller
Jud Fry
David Sistrunk
Ada Annie Carnes
Mary Lea Walsh
Ali Hakim
Doug Miller
Grte Cummings
Barb Pogge
Andrew Carnes
Fred Coon
Card Elam
Dean Corpman
Jerry Anderson
Sara Gerdes
Johnson
Cellman
Sherrie Lord
Hudson
New London High School
Tues
Wilton Junction
Sheryl Swenson
Sharon Goodwin
Judy Ossman
Binnie
Brooksie Brush
Dave Swailes
Judy Gould
Cheryl Herr
Kathy Dann
Peggy Fox
Kathy Knottnerus
John Goldsberry
Marie Strabala
Ron Skubal
Cindy Steb
Barb Cushing
Kathy Veggy
Diane Waldschmidt
Mrs. Brush
Sven
Binnie Brush
Ottumwa
Green potato salad and chocolate pie tips in kitchen window
A lighthearted kitchen vignette describes a reverse diet misadventure with a pale green blenderized potato salad. It also notes Folger coffee ads and Easter fashion chatter before sharing a chocolate pie recipe with semi sweet chips, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and whipped cream or ice cream.
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Host Meeting With Feather Flower Demo
The Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Club met with nine members present on Thursday. Mrs. Benjie Roth and Mrs. Charles Leeper attended as guests while several children joined. Mrs. Roth demonstrated feather flower making as refreshments with a St Patrick's Day theme were served. PEO Chapter 1 elected new officers led by Mrs. Robert Moss as president and Mrs. Helscher as alternate. Mrs. Moss is a delegate to the June state convention. Mrs. Helscher will be alternate. Mrs. L E White of Brighton AQ attended as a guest with cohosts Mrs. Edith Harwood and Mrs. Whit ham.
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Shiloh
Sunshine Sisters
Willard Widmer
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Club
Benjie Roth
Charles Leeper
Roth
Peo
Harold Stephens
Ray Carter
Robert Moss
J. W. Helscher
M. I. Whitham
Richard Dare
John Walker
Don Orr
Charles Goodell
Moss
Helscher
L. E. White
Chapter AQ
Brighton
Edith Harwood
Whitham
Parkview Auxiliary Meeting Planned In Wayland
Parkview Home Auxiliary schedules a Tuesday afternoon meeting on March 12 at Parkview Home inviting all women in the Wayland community to attend. The notice lists attendees and reflects local social and family movements including births, travels, and visits involving Parkview residents and former Wayland residents.
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Wayland
Parkview
Daniel Roth
Willard Leichty
Vernon Gerig
Dean Meyer
Glen Richard
Pleasantview Church
Earl Gingerich
Tucson
Arizona
Simon Gingerich
Gingerich
Emma Schrock
Shepshewana
Indiana
Lisa Renee
Sid Brooks
Stella Boller
Phoenix
Harry McGuire
Olds
George Brooks
Florida
Gale Tschantz
Todd
Des Moines
St. Louis
Tschantz
Horance Mann Insurance Co
Mabel Witting
Mary Sherer
Urbandale
Sharon Zuercher
Archbold
Ohio
Joanne Wenger
Harold Wenger
Health News From Walter A Kemp and Others
Health concerns rise in New York City trash strike as rain could worsen conditions. Penn doctors claim acne can be cured by single steroid injections. Travelers sues Blue Cross over competition and taxes. Skiers face fractures with new steel plate surgery advancing recovery. AEC hints at cancer treatment with radioactive pellets. Congress may ban possession of LDS. TV ads crown Anacin Alka Seltzer Bayer. ad spend nears 37 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bureau of Preventable Diseases
Charles C. Johnson, Jr
Travelers Insurance Company
Blue Cross
Western Pennsylvania
Travelers
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEGC
Congress
Alka-Seltzer
Bayer Aspirin
Mrs Elwyn Corey Hosts HEO Club Meeting in Jackson Twp
Mrs Elwyn Corey entertained seven HEO Club members on Thursday with a new member welcome for Mrs Chmelar. Guests included Mrs Schnicker and Mrs Chmelar with baby Ann. At the Jackson Township Farm Bureau Women meeting, Lt Denny Beranek presented Vietnam slides, Dak Song noted, and a tractor operation clinic was announced for April 4 at the Johnson County fairgrounds.
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Elwyn Corey
HEO Club
Melvin Schnicker
Yaro Chmelar
Ann
Chmelar
Don Applegate
George Gould
Vietnam
Denny Beranek
Jackson Township
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Sandburg
Paul Hammen
Iowa
Hubert Malichky
United States
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Colo
Prairie States
Highland Planning
P.O. Box
Washington
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cincinnati
Frigidaire
Mark OF Exch
North Marion
Nellie Wittmer
Family Health
Walter ‘A. Kemp
University of Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Witkowski
Lawrence C. Parish
Witkowski
Jackson
the Carousel Restaurant
Iowa City
Carousel Restaurant & Supper Club
Highway 6 West
City & State
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