Howard Sitler Knocks Town In Arizona Letters From Texas
Editor notes Howard Sitler writes from Texas about travels in the southwest. He mocks Iowa politics, comments on newspapers and advertising, and recounts experiences from Oklahoma to Carlsbad and Amarillo. He describes Will Rogers memorial, Carlsbad cave, trailer life, and a Texas snowstorm, ending with reflections on oil, ranching, and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sitler
Arizona
Texas
Howar Sitler
Brownville
Journal
Iowa
Leon
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Ives
Curtis
Ckes
Ublic
Road trips and wild Nevada gambling on a trailer trek
A travel diary recounts a long motor journey through the American Southwest. It notes Las Vegas gambling halls, a wedding chapel, and a heck of signs as the writer advises road rules and reflects on Tucson politics, Phoenix irrigation myths, and a stop to visit Vice President Garner’s Texas home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
White House
Las Vegas
Nevada
Hollywood
California
Death Valley
Sas
Los Angeles
Tucson
Pheonix
Tuc
Re-elect J. Gamon as School Director for Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill March 13 John Gamon was re elected school director Monday afternoon. The item notes social visits including Mrs Charles Cannon at a bridge party and various local families hosting dinners and attending services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gamon
Pleasant Hill
Earl Kephart
John Gamon
Charles Cannon
Stanley Moore
Ralph McCreedy
Clyde Lambert
Sam Sigafoose
L. B. Hanan
J. M. Kyle
Parsonville
Howard Benn
Charlie McCreedy
Sigourney
Raymond Witting
H. L. Witting
Leslie Been Blossom
Milton Coffin
Lewis Baker
John Sheheck
Dale Cole
Will Spenner
Mark Beenblossom
Glenn Pratts
Burkey Family Moves to Katona Apartments
In Katona on March 14 Mr and Mrs Will Burkey of Lone Tree relocated to Ed mondson apartments. They are the parents of Mrs Omar Leibig of Kalona and will be welcomed by the community. Clifford Miller of Moline visited his mother Mrs China Miller while Paul Yoder and Mary Adams, Davenport residents, were weekend guests of S W Yoder and Dr S C Ware. Mrs Alva Kepler has been ill the past few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Hender
Kalona
Will Burkey
Lone Tree
Katona
Edmondson Apartments
Burkey
Omar Leibig
Clifford Miller
Moline
Miller
China Miller
Paul Yoder
Mary Adams
Davenport
S. W. Yoder
S. C. Ware
Alva Kepler
Sunday Birthdays and Visits Across Richland Area
Sunday events highlight birthdays for Barbara Jean Rathmel Sanda Lee Foss and Marvin McClure. Local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hanan and families, hosted and visited at multiple homes around Richland and nearby farms. Christian Endeavor participants attended a convention in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Rathmel
Sanda Lee Foss
Marvin McClure
L. B. Hanan
H. Meachum
Richland
Will Harvey
Ft. Dodge
John Erlenbush
Mrs. Erlenbush
Wapello
Christian Endeavor
Velma
Mildred
Lawrence
Alvin
Raymond Kephart
Chris Erlenbush
Iowa City
Charley Kephart
Fred Heck
Heck
Maxine Lambert
Clyde Lambert
Charley Caldwell
Juanita Miller
Civil Service Position for Student Nurse at St Elizabeths
About 50 students will enroll September 1 1941 in the St Elizabeths Hospital School of Nursing Washington D C. Salary 288 a year plus quarters subsistence laundry and medical attention. Graduation from an accredited high school four year course required. Applicants must be 18 to under 30. Apply by April 7 1941. Obtain full requirements and forms from Fred S Downing secretary or from the Secretary of the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners at a post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeths Hospital School of Nursing
Washington, D. C
Fred S. Downing
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Merle Simpson Reports From Camp Claiborne
Washington writer Merle Simpson in Camp Claiborne Louisiana describes the first parade for the 34th division, notes 35 000 to 40 000 troops present, and reports pleasant weather and good food as Iowa soldiers train for a year in the south. He mentions meeting Cedar Falls friends and asks for letters from home while detailing camp size and layout under a military band assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Claiborne
Iowa
Merle Simpson
Washington
Fvrkfield
1383Rd Infantry
Fairfield
South
34Th Division
Wm. ©. C. Claiborne
Sam Jones
Louisianna
Walsh
133Rd Infantry Band
Cedar Falls, Headquarters Company
I.S.T.C
Wagner
Mississippi
Ray
Florida
Countries touched by the Equator listed
The equator runs through 12 lands including Ecuador Peru Colombia Brazil and Uganda and Kenya plus Italian East Africa the Netherlands Indies and Gala pagos. It also notes St Thomas and French Equatoria Africa among others and Dutch East Indies islands Sumatra Borneo Celebes and Halmahera while New Guinea misses barely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Peru
Colombia
Brazil
St. Thomas
Two Families Celebrate 30th Anniversary at Saunders Home
A Brighton area family dinner marked Ira Saunders and his wife’s 30th wedding anniversary and the birthday of their daughter Mrs. Kermit Oswalt. Relatives from Lone Tree Iowa City Washington Pleasant Plain and Mt Pleasant joined the gathering. The event featured a large turnout and a local farm family focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Ira Saunders
Dauhter
Kermit Oswalt
Richland
Keeler
Lone Tree
Harold Newhart
Fred Newhart
Iowa City
Roy Wells
Francis Crone
Washington
Lyle Brinton
Pleasant Plain
Anna Shaffer
Clarence Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Maxine
Jeane Singleton
Donald Robison
Rosalie
Homer Pfeiffer
Verne Farmer
Fairfield
L. Bk. McAfee
Coach Forbes
Irene Waterhouse
Loretta Fritz
Grace Dunbar
Eloise Ash
Emily McClean
Ruth Wolfe
Hazel Mullikin
Mildred Helmick
Evelyn Hoxworth
Washiton
Ralph Hoxworth
Kenneth Dottweilers
F. W. Johnston
Ft Madison
Carl Mann
Caldwell
Idaho
Omaha
Katherine Mann
Des Moines
Ross Day
Grace Coffman
Howard
Lloyd Reighard
Leland Horton
Harold Robb
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club
Dora Saunders
Cigarette Tar Stains Teeth and Fingers from Tobacco
A note explains that the yellow stain results from tar oil in cigarettes. The tar in tobacco supplies stains to teeth and fingers over time.
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Merry MI Tan
John Howard
Ellen Drew
Akim Tamiroff
May Robson
Broderick Crawford
Charley Grapewin
Paramount Pictures
FOX
Will Rogers
Claremore
Oklo
Amarilla
Lawrence Wilson
Carlsbad
Denison
Iwa
Stewart & Crone
Buick & Pontiac
Mage Motor CO
FORD
Mercury
Althea Montgomery
Helen Wilson
Kodak Films
Son
Tuson
Miami
Pullmans
Yuma
Charley Hays
Charles
Brownsville
Garner
Uvalde
Pickens
Rian Oe
Bude
Olor
Cerry Little Bears
W. R. Gandon
William Gamons
L. A. Foss
Donald
Harley Holm
Farr
W. Burkey
Omer Leibig
Civil Service
Washington Lumber & Fuel
Saunders Home
Duncan Hines
North Side
North Side Cafe
Winga
Ethyl
Tankar Station
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