Riverside Garden Club yearbook distribution and meeting plans
The Riverside Garden club at Mrs. Mary Stransky’s home distributed the 1941 yearbook and announced an extensive 1942 program. Upcoming meetings feature a roll call of seed catalog favorites and discussions on pruning shrubs, color changing, floral arrangements, and garden pests with members including Estelle Critz Rose Dautremont and Mary Baschnagel.
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Garden Club
Stransky
Riverside
Riverside Garden Club
Mary Stransky
Rose Dautremont
Anna Kern
Katherine L. Thomann
Bertha Tener
Roll Call
Washington
Estelle Critz
Millie Linsley
Arleigh Vrost
Rachel Gerot
Mary Baschnagel
Ola O'Loughlin
Magdalen Mel Tecker
Barbara Ford
Carrie Iden
Anna Kkrotz
Rell
Mary Strausky
Park
Rell Call
Iowa
Magdalen Mellecker
Mary Basehnagel
Ostess
Arleigh Frost
Huldah Flynn
Ellen Krebs
Victoria Griffin
Tellagia Walsh
Subjeet
Birdie Godlove
Birdie Goodlove
Hilda Olds
Minnie Holtz
Mary Busch
Pirdie Gedlove
Gabrielle Petit Executed for National Hero Status
Gabrielle Petit, placed under Edith Cavell, was betrayed in 1916 and handed to military authorities. She refused to divulge information and was executed with eyes unbound. Before the firing, she cried Long live the king, died, Cardinal Mercier officiated, and she was later lauded as a national hero.
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Gabrielle Petit
Edith Cavell
Cardinal Mercier
Boston College selects Dennis Myers to head coaching staff
Boston College announces Dennis Myers former Yale and Brown line coach as head of the football coaching staff succeeding Frank Leahy who resigns to coach at Notre Dame.
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Boston College
Dennis Myers
Yale
Brown
Myers
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Ralston to Speak at Cedar Falls Teaching Conference
Cedar Falls Iowa March 21 The conference on the Teaching of Secondary School Subjects at the Iowa State Teachers College March 28 and 29 will center on the high school and democracy. Delegates from across Iowa will discuss 10 subject areas in round table and workshop format. E A Ralston superintendent of schools at Washington will address the session on personal equipment for social science teachers at 11 00 AM March 29 in Room 31 Auditorium Building.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Teachers College
E. A. Ralston
Washington
Isabel Jones on musical nationalism and cultural independence
Isabel Jones the California music critic argues for open access to foreign art to develop American musical identity. She urges comparing works from all lands to judge art on merit, regardless of origin.
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Isabel Jones
California
America
Roosevelt seeks $7 billion aid lease measure in Congress
President Roosevelt asks for seven billion dollars to finance the lease lend bill. The request, in a letter to Speaker Sam Rayburn, is being considered with expectations of swift approval. Rayburn is pictured with Representative Clifton Woodrum, Virginia, chair of the Appropriations Committee.
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Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Rayburn
Clifton Woodrum
Virginia
House
New State Printer Takes Office After Court Ruling
Leslie M. Shaw of Bedford is sworn in as state superintendent of printing after a Supreme Court decision upholding the printing board’s right to dismiss his predecessor David K. Brown. Shaw is the brother of Iowa Legion Commander Bob Shaw.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Bedford
Supreme Court
The
Printing Board
David K. Brown
Harlan
Shaw
Iowa Legion
Bob Shaw
Iowa Daily Press
Methodist Men and Mission Groups Meet at Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on Tuesday evening the Methodist church Men’s Club formed a Boy Scouts committee led by Dr Owen. Eleven eligible scouts attended as Mr Owen Thiel of Davenport shared guidance. The United Presbyterian Junior Missionary Society elected Donald Monson as president Donna Darbyshire as vice president Janice White as secretary and Joyce Gault as treasurer.
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Crawfordsville
Mar
The
Methodist Church
Boy Scouts Organization
Owens
Owen Thiel
Davenport
Billy Mitchell
Keith Coates
Woodrum Explains Lend-Lease Bill Aids Cotton Tobacco
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia opens debate on the seven billion lend-lease appropriation. He notes one hundred million dollars for cotton and fifty million for tobacco, while looking over papers beside Representative John Taber of New York as the bill progresses in the House.
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Clifton A. Woodrum
Virginia
Woodrum
John Taber
New York
Local Club Meeting Reports Small Turnout
Mrs Olive Mitchell led the primary department and Mrs Kenneth Coats served refreshments as 18 members attended the gathering.
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Olive Mitchell
Kenneth Coats
Removing Feathers From Ducks By Boiling Water
Instructions describe how to pluck white ducks by dipping in boiling water and wrapping in a cloth. Feathers loosen quickly and the feather pins cause little trouble.
Floor Varnish Requirements for Durable Floors
The guide outlines a varnish that dries hard and tough yet not brittle, resists water and soap solutions, and dries rapidly to protect floors effectively. It emphasizes durability and quick curing as key performance traits.
Colors Distinguishable to Eyes
A descriptive note states that about 100000 different hues are distinguishable by the trained eye, highlighting the range and precision of human color perception. It contrasts expert ability with general viewing.
Thailand gains land after peace talks with Indo-China
The map shows territory handed to Thailand under a Japanese mediated settlement. Thailand acquires 21 750 square miles including a slice of northwestern Cambodia where rice is the principal crop.
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Thailand
Cambodia
Black on Black Fashion Contrast Using Dark Fabrics
Designers create new effects by contrasting blacks in trims and panels. Examples include velvet on wool, suede on satin, jet or sequins on crepe, and combining jackets, skirts, collars, or cuffs in different black fabrics. The result emphasizes texture over color.
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Robt. Cummings
Tamale
Montague Love
Universal Picture
Eure Dang
Roy Rogers
Geo
Gabby” Hayes
FOX
Ite Bouquet
Stewart & Crone
Buick & Pontiac
West Side
Dr, Hess Dip
Supt. Ralston
Carolyn Lee
Adeleine
Fred
Mat Raat
Technicolos
Helen
Broderick Marie WI Otirling
Meert the Stars
Methodist
Mace Motor Co
Atl
Ethyl
Iowa Avenue
Siam
Firestone
Pickens
Oie
Hes
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
Lowe Brothers
Jim White
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