Week in Y M C A notes highlights and games
A week of basketball climaxes with Conesville versus Fairfield decided at the final second. Bible Reading contest winners were Jane Steele, Marion Timmins, and John Loyd Hughes. Rotary and Ys Men praise singing groups. Junior High fifth graders edged Lincoln. Wallace vs Centennial scheduled. Campfire Girls pageant, Phalanx dinner guests from Ottumwa. Monmouth, Illinois volleyball tournament with two carloads.
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Miss Meek
Rev
Carl Klein
Earnest Simpson
Jane Steele
Marion Timmins
John Loyd Hughes
Pan American Literature at Washington Public Library
The Washington public library houses Pan-American Union literature for Pan American day on April 14. Available pamphlets and the Pan American Bulletin cover inter-American conferences and observance ideas. Notable items include A Primer of Pan Americanism by Sister Mary St Patrick McConville, and works on flags, ceremonies, commerce, geography, and culture.
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Washington Public Library
The
Pan-American Union
Washington, D. C
North Bergen
N. J
Pan America
Grace H. Swift
David & Goldberg
Mary St. Patrick McConville
Our Lady of Victory College
Fort Worth
Texas
Riverside Library Receives Memoirs by Rev Bulger
The Riverside public library added a 25 page mimeographed pamphlet titled Memoirs and Historical Jottings by Rev J W Bulger pastor of St Anthony's Davenport and Riverside native. The note details his parents 1857 trek to Iowa City and settlement on land near the English River. Other new books include Prairie Girl and Collecting Antiques while Molly and Dolly appeals to children. School election set for Monday March 14 with no other candidates. Senior Needle club met at Mrs William Ingram's home with eleven members sewing and sharing luncheon.
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Riverside
Riverside Public Library
J. W. Bulger
St. Anthony's Parish
Davenport
Father Bulger
Iowa City
English River Settlement
Riverside Community
Joseph Schnoebelen
Helen Tener
Fargo
Esther Singleton
Molly
Dolly
H. E. Doud
Joseph Knebel
C. J. Karel
William Ingram
Earth’s Lithosphere Dominated by Eight Elements
The rocky crust down to ten miles depth consists mostly of oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. These eight elements comprise over 98 percent of the lithosphere, according to the American Chemical Society.
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The
American Chemical Society
Spanish speaking ancestry in the United States reaches millions
An estimated 3,000,000 persons in the United States have Spanish speaking ancestry reflecting demographic diversity and heritage presence across communities and regions.
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United States
Mineral Simenite Used for Smoke Screen Production
Simenite is identified as the mineral from which smoke screens are derived for use in wave and serial warfare.
Re Elect Two on Brighton School Board
Nomination papers filed for Dr. H. L. Gordon and I. F. Kraemer to seek re election to Brighton School Board on Monday March 13. The town reports widespread flu with many residents ill and school closures amid the ongoing community health concerns.
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Brighton
H. L. Gordon
I. F. Kraemer
Coppoch Family Weekend News and Local Visits
Mrs Edwin Leeper and son Denzel from Mt Pleasant visited the Fred Dold home over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Roy Edwards and family stayed at the Fred Edwards home on Monday. Mr and Mrs Gleede Dold and Evelyn visited friends in Burlington Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ray Manning spent Saturday in Burlington on business. Evelyn Dolds confined to bed.
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Ronald Dold
Marsh
Mr. Carpenter
Emma Merrick
Fred Edwards
Gleede Dold
Coppock
Edwin Leeper
Denzel
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Dold
Roy Edwards
Evelyn
Burlington
Ray Manning
Evelyn Dolds
Rubio Town Notes and Congregation Visits
Rubio Town reports Rev. and Mrs. Wood of New Sharon preaching both services each Sunday this month. Rev. and Mrs. Baxter of Buffalo visit friends. March PTA meeting moved to March 15 for plays by Richland students to fund school grounds. Local flu cases noted amid town activities plus a bachelor’s hall planned by Gene Snider north of town. Fred Thompson and Bill Snider in Ottumwa. horse sale at Richland drew local turnout. Louise Torrence stayed with Cora Lambert.
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Arthur Lambert
Rubio Town
Wood
New Sharon
John Baxter
Buffalo
Rubio
Maggie Johnson
Charley Morrow
L. B. Laithly
Pauline
Stanley Singer
Janet Laithly
Maxine Reighard
Cora Lambert
Lester van Dyke
Richland
Gene Snider
Nellie Secarcey
Gene
Fred Thompson
Bill Snider
Ottumwa
Movie Notes on Fashion and Comedy Stars
Wendy Barrie shows off a dachshund themed wardrobe upgrade while Myrna Loy jokes about fashion. Claudette Colbert is cited as a difficult subject for photographers. Swift Paced Comedy Going Places stars Dick Powell Anita Louise with four new songs plus Dutch Reagan Allen Jenkins Walter Catlett. Bob Hope delivers a running gag about an actor struck by a streetcar thinking the headlight was a spotlight.
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Dick Powell
Anita Louise
Ronald Reagan
Allen Jenkins
Walter Catlett
Harold Huber
Powell
Dutch” Reagan
Joan Bennett Appears in Trade Winds as Brunette
Hollywood unveils Joan Bennett with dark hair in Trade Winds where she co stars with Fredric Marsh. Bennett debuts a brunette look as she headlines a key role in the film.
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Joan Bennett
Hollywood
Miss Bennett
Fredric Marsh
Corinna Name Roots and Cultural Notes
The text explores the name Corinna as a Greek origin meaning a maiden and notes its relation to Corinne, a hummingbird name. It also references Charlie Grapewin at age 67 and mentions Khuskhus as an East Indian grass used in perfumery and mats.
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Charlie Grapewin
Tropics
Louisiana
Cora Cora
Corinna
Corinne
The Caisson Song's Creation in 1908 Philippines
Col Edmond L Gruber wrote The Caisson Song in 1908 while serving as a lieutenant with the Fifth Field Artillery in the Philippines. The piece later became the United States Field Artillery march.
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United States Field Artillery
Edmond L. Gruber
Fifth Field Artillery
Philippines
Poets Spurred by Inspiration, Plato Cites Possession
Plato observes that poets writes not as artworks but driven by inspiration and possession. The remark frames poetry as a force beyond mere craft, elevating creativity to a near mystical state.
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Plato
Statue Gift to U S From France Unveiled in 1902
The Rochambeau statue was a gift from the French republic to the United States. It stands in Lafayette Square Washington D C and was unveiled with ceremony by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.
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U. 8
Rochambeau
French Republic
United States
Lafayette Square
Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Glendale News: family moves in. funerals affect area
A. C. Row and family moved into the tenant house on Jake Simmerring's farm in Glendale. Bert and Ted Givens families and Mrs. Harold Anderson attended a funeral in West Liberty and were called to Fairfield by another death. Bennie Schantz and William McCartney had the flu. Traffic is light and roads are impassable except brief early morning thaw.
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Thos. Gerdes
Glendale
Bennie Schantz
William McCartney
Spread Eagle
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