Des Moines Trip Notes Spars With Bird Deaths And Local Figures
Journal notes from a Des Moines visit record warm Iowa sun bringing wildlife from hibernation and a litter of dead birds as travelers meet Judge Charles A. Dewey at a Rotary event and chat with local media and business figures about dining, spelling tests, funeral directorships, and city car safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Pella
Charles A. Dewey
Rotary Lab
Ken
Jay. J. Newlin
Journal
Islso
Des Moines Rotary
Wallace
Ames
Ed Ralston
Clarence Bigelow
Dunn Funer
Jay Newlin
Mr. Bigelow
Cal
Rl. A. Jones
Roger Sherman
Don Ross
Meredith Publishing Company
Lewis Arren
Iowa Daily Press Association
Warren
Bill Riley II
Green Colonial Furnace Company
Borrowing Neighbor Sparks Furnace Hat Incident
Capitol Chatter recounts Mrs X lending and selling items to a neighbor who borrows groceries, tools, and even money. The neighbor returned a hat misused, so Mrs X burned it. The column also notes seasonal weather shifts, mosquito and snake control, and a window tech development. It ends with a World War I neutral tale and reflections on British attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. X
Mrs
America
New York Herald Tribune
Jean Gabin
Family Riley Mentioned Amid Farm Plowing Scene
The passage notes Bill Riley, grandson of Tim Riley of Ainsworth now in Burlington, as part of an agricultural scene on May 2 with tractors, horses, and harrows. It highlights the Rileys as an outstanding family and discusses farm difficulties from debt to production costs, while streams run vigorously and homes require repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Tim Riley
Ainsworth
Burlington
Rileys
Nassau Named Capital City of Bahamas by 1695 Acts
Nassau, capital of Bahamas, was named after William III Prince of Orange by acts passed in 1695 by the lord proprietors. The acts authorized building a city and forts to replace those destroyed by Spaniards in 1684. Five classifications of telephone subscribers in Sao Paulo, Brazil are listed in the Red Book by name, street, business, P O box, and automobile license number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Bahamas
William
Prince of Orange
Lord Proprietors
Tse
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Collier's
Unusual mushroom tale and other roadside humor
Walton Messer and Gilbert Mills recount a woods mushroom find four quarts after dark while a rival duo tramped five miles for fifteen small ones. Rabbits chew cabbage tops nightly and a string of humorous lines follows about motorists, wives, and skeptical Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Messer
Gilbert Mills
Tom Stewart
Joe Pickens
Portraits of Ford Edison and Firestone in San Francisco
In a San Francisco Chronicle piece, Burroughs highlights Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison, and Harvey Firestone as pioneers of the auto era. A garage clerk jokes about Burroughs' identity as Santa Claus, while a waitress quips about school cookery influencing a meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Edison
Ford
Firestone
Burroughs
Cumberlands
Henry
John Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Henry Ford
Thos. A. Edison
Harvey Firestone
Santa Claus
F.C.B
Church Young Folk Hold Wiener Roast at Donald Wylie Home
The Junior department of the United Presbyterian church hosted a wiener roast in the pastur e at the Donald Wylie residence. Mothers of the pupils at Young America school received invitations to a tea Friday afternoon. Local visits included Alberta McGaffey staying with Lloyd Alliman and Edith Stalder visiting family near Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Wylie
Young America
United Presbyterian Church
Donald Wylie
Alberta McGaffey
Lloyd Alliman
Wilma Palmer
Elster Kehl
Iowa City
Charles Palmer
Alice Hunter
New London
Willard Hunter
Davenport
T. W. Hunter
Young America School
Ella
Nellie Link
Edith Stalder
Dublin
Marie Stewart
West Chester
Harriet
Police Hold Suspect in Slaying Tied to Ada Martin Case
Chicago police retain a suspect in the Jennie Martin slaying after Detective Moriarity said the shooting was a mistake and targeted Mrs Ada Martin 44 who is linked to an illegal operation ring. Moriarity attempted suicide after Miss Martin's death and claimed motive was to silence her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jennie Martin
Daniel Moriarity
Daniel Gilbert
Miss Martin
Ada Martin
Davenport visitors and local gatherings span week
Families and friends from Davenport Ottumwa Columbus Junction and Brighton spent days visiting relatives. Notable events include weddings birthdays funerals and several dinners with the Pringle Humston Janecek and Rhodebeck households. Mumps illnesses affect Harold Rathmel Raymond Humston and Harold Rathmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Marie
Will Marie
Harry Dodson
Ernie Porter
River Junction
Burl
Leland Pringle
Frank Pringle
Raymond Humston
Clarence Jackson
Lloyd Alliman
Don Wylie
Alice Carl
Minnie Green
Arthur Cross
Raymond van Dorin
Kenneth
Salem
Charles Harris
Keota
Wittoft
Lloyd Humeston
Surprise Dinner Honoring Husband At New Haven Home
Mrs. Bert Smith hosted a Sunday surprise dinner at her New Haven residence honoring her husband Bert Smith. Relatives and friends from Washington, Keota, Betendorf, Oklahoma, and local families attended including Kabe Smith J W Combs Walker Sheets Marion Smith Mela Janecek Dorothy Baumert Frank Seibel Herman Reim Clarence Rathmel Dicky Moothart Lyle Wilcox Merle Statler A R Strum and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Bert Smith
Bert
Kabe Smith
Washington
J. W. Combs
Walker Sheets
Caroline
Marion Smith
Mela Janecek
Kear Fairfield
Dorothy Baumert
Keota
Frank Seibel
Bettendorf
Herman Reim
Oklahoma
Clarence Rathmel
Reim
Rathmel
Dicky Moothart
Clarence Johnson
Lyle Wilcox
Ukelele Band Performs at Mt. Pleasant Achievement Day
Coppo ck ukelele band played on the Mt. Pleasant Achievement Day program as students from seventh and eighth grades prepare to take exams in Wayland. Local families gather for visits while farmers finish plowing and plan spring planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Gleede Dold
Elmer Neff
Walter Neff
Near Washington
Laurell Garrett
Glenn Garrett
Washington
Sam Neff
Henry Neff
Junior Kulp Hurt in Fence Accident
Junior Kulp of Columbus City is confined to bed with a deep cut on his right knee after running into a wire fence while playing. Also reported: M L Blankenhorn fractures left leg above the ankle at his Concord township farm. Columbus High School beat Grandview 13 to 12 in eleven innings. Miriam Cutkomp, 17, crowned queen of Rock Island Kiwanis centennial events. F J Pine ill since March 28, garden duties performed by friends. Mr and Mrs Herman Wehmeyer welcome a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
May
Junior Kulp
Columbus City
M. L. Blankenhorn
Concord Township
Columbus High
Grandview
Miriam Cutkomp
Rock Island
Rock Island Kiwanis
South Hill
Howard Davis
H. S. Delzell
Harold McWhirter
Gordon Stone
Pine
Des Moines
Herman Wehmeyer
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John Mann
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