Birthday twins among wellman residents celebrate 83rd year
Two Three Quarter Century club twins Clark F. Brown and David T. Collett Sitler of Wellman mark birthdays. Other local celebrants include nine year old Richard and Robert Doddey, Mary King Crawfordsville, P J Hoover West Chester, Ira Coon Ainsworth, Mrs. Walter Patterson Lexington, Mrs. Earl Steele, Raymond Moriarty at 14, and Mildred Foster of Wellman.
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Clark FE. Brown
Wellman
David Thomas Collett Sitler
Mary King
Crawfordsville
P. J. Hoover
West Chester
Ira Coon
Ainsworth
Walter Patterson
Lexington
Earl Steele
Iodine Discovery Reported by French Chemist in 1811
A French chemist discovered iodine in 1811 while attempting to make gunpowder for Napoleon. He treated calcium nitrate with seaweed ash, yielding a new element later named iodine.
Reds show promise as spring training heats up in Tampa
Cincinnati Reds win six of seven in Grapefruit League play under new manager William McKechnie in Tampa. He targets young players Craft, Cooke, McCormick, Hershberger, and pitchers Moore and Vandermeer to lift the team, while Derringer, Grissom, and Schott anchor the pitching staff.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Reds
William Boyd McKechnie
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chuck Dressen
McKechnie
Boston Bees
Bill
Harry Craft
Dusty Cooke
Frank McCormick
Willard Hershberger
Whitey Moore
John Vandermeer
Craft
Waterloo
Syracuse
Cooks
Yankees
Minneapolis
Ival Goodman
New York City
Alex Kampouris
Bill Myers
Lew Riggs
Herschberger
New International Club
Ernie Lombardi
Virgil Davis
Cincinnati
Lee Grissom
Paul Derringer
Gene Schott
Whitney Moore
Peaches Davis
Hollingsworth
Joe Cascarella
Charlie Barrett
Muskogee
Paul Gehrman
Durham
Derringer
Schott
All-State Team Party Set At Iowa State Tomorrow
Ames Iowa March 24 The Iowa Daily Press Association prepares an all-state high school basketball banquet at Iowa State College gymnasium and Memorial Union with 24 players chosen by 1 300 coaches and officials. Forrest C Phog Allen Kansas coach will coach one team Louis Menze Iowa State will lead the other in a short practice game. A 12 30 banquet at Memorial Union will feature Rupe as toastmaster and tours follow.
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Grinnell
Towa
G. Lester Duke
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Drake
Iowa State
Iowa University
Pioneers
North Central College
Naperville
Des Moines
Ames
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa State College
Memorial Union
College Gymnasium
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
Kansas University
I.D.P.A
Louis Menze
W. S. Rupe
The
Ames Tribune
Iowa Daily Prosy Association
Tea&tmaster
Memorial Union Hall
Allen
Promising Rookie Pitcher Emerges in Syracuse Prospect
The excerpt highlights Whitney Moore, formerly with Syracuse, as a leading young pitching prospect in the south. He could easily be this year's outstanding rookie pitcher if he has a strong season and performs at a high level.
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Reds
Whitney Moore
Syracuse
Keep a Secret Quote by Horace
A compact reflection on discretion and trust from Horace urging secrecy and restraint even when pressed by wine or anger to reveal another’s secret. The maxim highlights personal duty over impulsive disclosure.
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Horace
Seals for Corn Rise Toward 30 Million Bushels in Iowa
Des Moines reports show 26,314,338 bushels sealed by 29,098 farmers led by Webster County with 1,225,583. Dr. Thomas Curran notes extended filing until further notice and predicts near 30,000,000 bushels sealed this year across multiple counties including Pocahontas Calhoun Story and Kossuth with detailed county totals listed.
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Des Moines
INS
Thomas L. Curran
Secretary of Agriculture
Curran
Webster County
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Story
Kossuth
Audubon
Benton
Black Hawk
Boone
Cass
Clinton
Dubuque
Fremont
Henry
Johnson
Linn
Montgomery
Page
East Pottawattamie
West Pottawattamie
Washington
Telephone Office Redecorated in Iowa Continental Building
Improvements to the Iowa Continental Telephone company office are under way with main floor redecorating complete. Walls are buff and woodwork varnished. Upstairs painting is planned to begin early next month, per Manager Charles Crane.
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Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Charles Crane
County Legionaires Meet at Brighton
Brighton hosts the county Legion meeting this Thursday evening March 31 with all county posts invited. F. W. Johnston is named chief cook in charge of the cats part of the entertainment. The program committee includes FE L. Edmondson FH C. Messer R J Kessel I F Kraemer and Warren Morgan.
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Legion
Brighton
County Legion
F. W. Johnston
FE. L. Edmondson
FH. C. Messer
R. J. Kessel
I. F. Kraemer
Warren Morgan
Guide of Iowa to Be Off Press Soon
Des Moines reports a 500 page Iowa guide book to aid tourists with facts and an interpretation of the state. The Territorial centennial edition is sponsored by the State Historical Society and compiled by writers from relief rolls.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Historical Society
Buck and Wheat on NBC Blue Network Morning Show
Vance Mecune and Forrest Lewis emerge as a premier blackface comedy duo on NBC Blue. The pair charm listeners with Aunt Jemima’s Cabin at the Crossroads style sketches heard weekdays at 9 15 a m.
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Jemima
N. B.C
Vance Mecune
Forrest Lewis
U.S
N.B.C
Blue Network
Re elect All Teachers With Salary Increase Sheffield
Public notice calls for reelection of all teachers with salary increase in Sheffield. Election details specify the public education staffing proposal and its funding implications for the district.
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Sheffield
Woman Seeks Witness Role at Fort Madison Execution
Mrs. J. C. Leahy asked Sheriff Harding to name her one of the official witnesses for Franz A. Jacobsen’s execution at Ft. Madison on April 19. She is stepmother of Katherine Lahy, killed by Jacobsen, and the girl's father and brother also seek to witness the event.
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Ottumwa
INS
J. C. Leahy
K. Harding
Franz A. Jacobsen
Ft. Madison
Katherine Lahy
Jacobsen
Fourth Ward Caucus Sets March 25 in Dr Reid’s Office
The fourth ward Republican caucus will meet Friday evening March 25 at 8:00 in Dr. Fred Reid's office to choose eleven delegates for the county convention and elect one committeeman and one committeewoman.
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Fourth Ward
Fred Reid
Teachers Re elected With Salary Increases Amid Board Decisions
Teachers were re elected with salary increases averaging per cent. Mrs. Oliver Yelland was named board president.
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Oliver Yelland
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