Dust Bowl Hope In New Farming Methods And Community Notes
The essay argues the dust bowl is not doomed to agriculture despite early despair. The American Magazine feature Up From The Dust highlights new ground-shielding machinery, soil preservation by grass, and crop variation. Local notes praise International Understanding lectures, call for continued institutes, and announce Washington school board changes and retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dust Bowl
Richard Stewart
PD. F. Barnes
Preston Etter
Glenn Mace
Calvin Coolidge
Public Schools of
Washington
Etter
A. EF. Atchison
Claude Tucker
Dro
TD J Pease
Point With Pride and View With Alarm
The Algona Advance reviews United States News pictogram pages on the 1930s national election. It contrasts the Roosevelt era gains listed left with a critical right side, detailing ten points for each position and the opposition’s purported flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona Advance
U. S
News and Comment
United States News
Roosevelt
Washington School District Debates Citizenship Type
The district weighs what constitutes the best type of citizenship it can provide, highlighting the broader impact on students and community identity. Community leaders argue for inclusive programs while officials weigh policy implications and resources.
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Washington
Thanks for Kind Words About Our Column
Hearty thanks to Dr. RR. C. Keagy for his kind words about our feeble efforts at column writing.
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RR. C. Keagy
Old Rose Memories and Tiny Tales From Life's Nooks
A collage of vignettes and jokes about everyday life. A maid speaks on abuse truthfully yet cautiously while a real estate agent touts a cheap rent next to odd factories. An aviation student learns flying is hard, not casual fun, and a scrap book ends with humorous lines about a church organist and marriage.
No Doubt About It Dear V QO L3
A humorous column fragment discusses marital dynamics and the old notion of a wife commanding attention and a husband’s automatic responses. It mocks self pity as a lagging emotion when dinner is late and notes restraint and conscience as factors in domestic life.
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V. QO. L
Water content in meals and produce highlighted
The article notes pricing includes water with meals and cites meat as 75 percent water while cucumbers are nearly all water. It draws attention to water content in food and its impact on consumer costs.
O Promise Me Boosted by Robin Hood Despite Early Failure
Reginald De Koven's romantic song O Promise Me failed on first presentation but gained fame after being used for the 1890 operetta Robin Hood. De Koven, born 1859 in Middletown Connecticut, studied in England and Europe before returning to the United States as a prolific composer. The piece helped pave the path for American operetta abroad and supported Herbert’s later works. He died in 1920.
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Reginald de Koven
Robin Hood
de Koven
Middletown
Conn
England
Oxford
Europe
United States
Victor Herberts
Wise Sayings From Mae West and W C Fields at the State
A fragmented OCR piece recaps quips attributed to Mae West and W C Fields at a state venue. It lists several comic lines on love, gender, and friendships with mixed spellings and garbled names, reflecting a humorous performance segment.
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Mae West
Fields
Appalachian Trail spans 2050 miles from Katahdin to Mount Oglethorpe
The Appalachian Trail stretches 2050 miles across 14 states from Katahdin Maine to Mount Oglethorpe Georgia passing through two national parks, six national forests, and 20 state parks and forests.
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Katahdin
Maine
Mount Oglethorpe
West Chester High School News Highlights Community Visits
West Chester High notes Highway Patrol visit on road safety plus an educational firm, welcomes Hazel Radshaw to the freshman class, and reports on operetta Hearts and Blossoms coming March 18. New students arrive in seventh and eighth grades, A student spelling honors, library books, and Junior Audubon Society officers are listed. Third and fourth grades welcome Ida Bradshaw Billy Grecian. Wool samples charted. Bobbesy Twins opening exercises. first and second grades welcome Nancy Ellen Bradshaw Kady Mullinix. safety film shown. movie box project underway. Three Little Piles movie to be shown later.
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West Chester
Hioff
Highway Patrol
Assembly
Hazel Radshaw
West Chester High School
Jean West
Capitolin Flynn
Catherine Mottet
Roberta Sears
Jorothy Ferguson
Betty Statler
Virginia Eckles
Hetty Leet
Marion McDowell
Hannah Ahmling
Ranald Hotle
Bert Poore
Preston Harvey
Roger Lance
Robert Pearson
Billy Dusenberg
Arnold Smith
Willard Palmer
Leroy Hotle
Walter Johnson
Conesville
Jean Strum
Donald Simmering
Hollis
Betty Jean Bradshaw
Richard Grecian
Helen Swanson
Fred Bauer
Maxine Crawford
Harriet Greiner
Wilma Kleese
Robert Stout
Mary Duvall
Pitth
Audubon = s
Eleanor Deal
Gerald DeLong
Annabelle Jackson
Priscilla Porter
Marvin Sprague
Ida Both Bradshaw
Billy Grecian
Donna Mullinix
Meadow Brook
Mary Anne Bauer
Junior Bauer
Esther Bauer
Florence Greiner
Nancy Ellen Bradshaw
Kady Mullinix
Nancy Freshwaters
Obituary: Mary M. Farris 65 Dies in Morgan Hill California
Mary M. Farris 65 died in her sleep Feb 11 after months of ill health at her sister-in-law and brother Richard J and Mort Farris home. A native of Iowa she lived in Washington Iowa Fresno California and Morgan Hill. Survived by brothers Richard Mort Frank and sister Nora Nowell. Interment in Mountain View Cemetery Fresno.
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Morgan Hill
Calif
Mary M. Farris
Inlaw
Richard J. Farris
Miss Farris
Washington
Iowa
Fresno
California
Mort
Richard
Nora Nowell
Muscatine
Frank Farris
Old Monroe
Missouri
Mountain View
Farris
Ernie Rouse
Notice of Hearing on Trusteeship in Washington County
The district court of Washington County Iowa hears a petition by J M Bratten W H Stephens and K L Dunlap trustees requesting an order authorizing and directing the trustees regarding the issuance of debentures by the Washington Loan and Trust Company of Washington Iowa. The notice is addressed to all holders of said debentures and concerned parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Builders Leas Department
Washington Loanard Trust Company
Washington
Iowa
Ober Tehon
District Court
Washington County
Lowa
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Washington, Iowa
Washington Lown and Trust Company
J. M. Bratten
W. H. Stephens
KL. &. Dunlap
Eald
March Anniversary Dates List of Businesses by Date
A dated roster lists numerous businesses with March anniversary years from 1908 to 1987. Entries include Cox Motor Company Wilcon Coal Sartor and Sartor Sanitary Maker Mangolds Tire and Radiator Service Hud s Garage Roberta Beau Salon and others. The compilation appears to mark long standing local firms and repairs services across town.
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the Evening Journal the Home Daily Newspaper of
Ounty
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News Editor
Marion Avenue
United Press
Ee Ee
Iowa Daily Press Association
Deg Moines
Owa
The
WIA
PWA
AAA
Joe Palooka
Knobby
Emily
Kirk Darling
Mommy
Burlington Hawkeye-Gazette
Andy Woolates
Iowa State College
WOL Music Shop
W. ©. Fields
W. C. Pields
Mac West
W. ©. Bields
Dixie Dugan
Striebel & McEvo
West Chester School News
Dennis Harras
Janet Reif
Elda Ruth McDowell
Marilyn Weet
Brookhart
Dr.p.letter
A. B. Schmoeller
Pred Stewart's Hardware
Washington Dairy
Cox Motor Com
W. E. Sloat
Globe Heauty
Rockwood's
Fred Burger
Parker
Pioneer Drug
S.W. Cor
Rexall
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