Iowa Senate Bill 484 authorizes payment for loud speaker system
Senate Bill 484 appropriates 1258.20 dollars to Paul Kordick of Western State Sales Company for a loud speaker system installed in the Senate. The act directs a state warrant to be issued and takes effect upon publication in The Evening Journal and Mt. Pleasant Daily News in 1939.
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Paul Khordick
Western State Sales Company
Senate
General Assembly
State OF
Iowa
Paul Kordick
Evening Journal
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
George A. Wilson
Peru site unearths monumental stairway at Pachacamac
Excavations at Pachacamac in Peru reveal the remains of a large stairway likely serving as a principal approach to the Temple of the Sun. The discovery suggests significant ceremonial function and advanced construction by the ancient builders.
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Pachacamac
Peru
Historic Hoaxes Exposed in Air Flight Photo Hoax
A German photo claiming Erich Kocher flew under his own power fooled many papers and readers. The doctored image showed a man with bell tubes and rotors as wings, skied foot gear, and a tail skid. The hoax was later revealed amid postwar scrutiny of German affairs.
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Germany
Erich Kocher
Berlin
Hitler
Iowa Adopts Federal Wildlife Restoration Act Provisions
The Iowa legislature enacts to assent to the federal act aiding states in wildlife restoration projects approved September 2 1937 and appoints the state conservation commission to conduct cooperative restoration projects in compliance with the act and its regulations.
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Senate
United States
General Assembly
State OF
Iowa
Act of Congress
State Conservation Commission
Congress
Ring Round Rosy N MILAN Fat Girl Romance
An anecdote from Milan Tennessee recalls Bruce Oliver courting a reportedly large woman named Rosy from McKenzie. He wooed her with visits and ice cream, marking progress with a pink crayon as he circled her waist. misadventure ends with a chalked rival crossing paths.
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Rosy
Milan
Tenn
Bruce Oliver
Wes Tenessee
McKenzie
Bruce
Union
Senate File 448 Approves Tax and License Provisions
The bill sets that no hunting license fee funds go to unrelated state or town uses and mandates funds follow specified sections of Code 1935. The measure is approved by Senate President Hourke B. Hickenlooper and Speaker John K. Irwin and approved by the Secretary of the Senate on April 24 1959 for publication in The Evening Journal and Mount Pleasant Daily News.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Golf Derby Opens Season With Two Team Relay Style Event
The season's first golf tournament is set for Thursday at 6:00 PM featuring a golf ball derby relay format. Captains Tom Brookhart and Phil Antonoff lead participants split into two teams racing to keep their ball ahead. A lunch follows with a 25 cent entry prize for the winning team and new club members to be introduced.
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Tom Brookhart
Phil Antonoff
T. R. Phillips
Frank Miller
Bill Shannon
Thomp Brookhart
Vic Bass
Fairfield
Major League Baseball Standings and Results Summary
American League standings show Chicago and Washington leading with strong records as Cleveland and Philadelphia trail. Mondays only game Cleveland at Detroit postponed by rain. National League results include Boston beating New York 7 to 2 and Pittsburgh defeating Cincinnati 2 to 1 with several top teams atop the table.
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Chicago
Washington
Nate We
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Boston
St. Louis
W. Lo Bet
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Kokkinaki
Gordienko
Moscow
Miscu Island
New Brunswick
Farmer Ends Life After Strawstack Fire Incident
Kay Pryor a 35 year old farmer from Kentucky who was known for his marksmanship sat atop a strawstack evading a posse of about 30 men. When the strawstack ignited he fired two shots ending his life, drawing officers away from his home earlier in the night.
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Storm Lake
Kay Pryor
Pryon
Kentucky
Rotarians Hear Life Histories of New Members
The Rotary club heard brief life histories from new members. Walter A. Logan of American Pearl Button Co claims Hammondsport NY as birthplace and describes moves across Buffalo Rochester and Baltimore then Iowa. L. E. Travis of Iowa Continental Telephone, a Sidney IA native, moved from Dyersville to lead the plant. Dr. T. M. Mast, born in Ottumwa, pursued journalism then medicine with military service before practicing in Washington. G A Friese, visiting from Bellingham WA, formerly connected to Washington county in the eighties and a former Rotary member.
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Rotary Club
Walter A. Logan
American Pearl Button Company
Hammondsport
New York
Buffalo
Rochester
Baltimore
Iowa
Detroit
L. E. Travis
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Sidney
State University of Iowa
Dyersville
Iowa Continental
T. M. Mast
Ottumwa
Missouri University
Parsons
University of Arkansas
Washington
G. A. Friese
Bellingham
Washington County
Fairview Aid Meeting and Community Notes from Nira
May 1 report from NIRA notes Fairview Aid gathering hosted by Mrs. Jake Letwiller with Mrs. Will Eckerman assisting. The group shared a meal, resumed quilt work, and exchanged bulbs. Jimmy Letwiller had a head injury last week. Verda Davis’s son Groff received bridal gifts at a shower hosted by friends at the Johnston Davison home. Marjorie Hanley missed time with flu. Carl Brown and wife of Delta visited Erwin Robison.
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J. Bo Hanley
NIRA
Fairview Aid
Jake Letwiller
Will Eckerman
Jimmy Letwiller
Verda Davisson Groff
John Davisson
Marjorie Hanley
Carl Brown
Delta
Erwin Robison
Orton Plantation Gardens Near Wilmington Open to Public
Orton Plantation at Winnabow near Wilmington offers public access to extensive gardens. The 12,000 acre estate, established in 1725 by King Roger Moore, includes camellias mimosa aza leas crepe myrtle Japanese plum tea olives holly smilax youpon and a premier colonial mansion.
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Orton
Winnabow
Wilmington
N. C
Roger Moore
America
Twinam Installed As United Presbyterian Elder
W. W. Twinam was installed as ruling elder at the United Presbyterian church in Crawfordsville on Sabbath morning. Visitors came from Davenport and Des Moines for family and dinner events, with other locals hosting relatives and attending services as the Methodist church used the schoolhouse for morning worship and the union service met at the United Presbyterian church with Rev. N. G. Webster preaching.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
W. W. Twinam
William Martin
Davenport
Charlie Martin
Ralph Moorhead
Jerry
Janet
Des Moines
Clarence Moorhead
Rose Moorhead
Hanna
Lee Hanna
Robert Hanna
Waterloo
Lloyd Coon
Ainsworth
Bruce Hanna
William Davidson
Quincy, Il
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Keith Lord
California
William Edgar
C. R. Gallagher
Washington
Anna Mae White
Jene Sommer
Business
Mary White
Letts
Ruth Barnes
Hawkeye
N. G. Webster
Silent Night Origins and Spread to Germany
Joseph Mohr an assistant priest at Laufen near Salzburg wrote the verses for Silent Night in 1818, with music by Franz Gruber the schoolmaster of Arnsdorf. The carol premiered at the little church of Laufen and gradually gained friends and fame across Germany and beyond.
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Joseph Mohr
Laufen
Salza
Salzburg
Austria
Franz Gruber
Arnsdorff
Germany
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bees puzzled by nectar choices baffling scientists
Scientists who study bees are puzzled by their nectar foraging, as even abundant white clover fails to tempt bees in some parts of the United States.
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United States
Language badges aid Warsaw traffic cops
Warsaw traffic policemen wear armbands that indicate which languages they speak. Most officers can converse in German and English as well as Polish, helping direct foreign tourists.
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Warsaw
Poland
Fries Rebellion and the Hot Water War in 1798
The article recounts John Fries leading a resistance to the house tax in Pennsylvania, where windows were opened and scalding water was poured on assessors. Fries gathered armed supporters, freed prisoners, and caused a state uproar until Adams ordered militia action. Fries was convicted of treason, then pardoned after advocacy by Benjamin Franklin Bache.
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Oqhay
John Fries
France
Congress
Pennsylvania
Adams
Fries
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Bache
Aurora
Western Newspaper Union
King of Kings film shown at Washington church week
The World’s greatest motion picture King of Kings will be shown at the Methodist church in Washington from Sunday May 7 to Saturday May 13 at 745 pm. Free will offering after each showing. No admission charge. The event, under the Christian expansion group, aims to spread Christ spirit. The film features 5000 participants, 530 actors and actresses, and two hours of screening.
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Methodist Church
Washington
Christian Expansion Organization
Thaskind
Cecil B. Demille
Tulken
Larger Collection Plates in Far North Mission Churches
In mission churches of the Far North the plates are larger than city churches and worshipers exchange dried muskrat skins for money due to little cash in circulation.
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North
Limburger castles in America and Holland churches
Limburg evokes diverse heritage with churches and monasteries in Holland and grand castles. The text contrasts Limburg in America and Limburg in the Netherlands, noting notable structures and historical architecture across regions.
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America
Limburg
Holland
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