Rural Letter Carriers Gather at Riverside Iowa Meeting
Washington County Rural Letter Carriers met at the M EF church in Riverside on a May 1926 Saturday evening with attendees from Wellman Wayland Brighton Iowa City and Lone Tree. Officers chosen included Mel P Crandall as President and John W Allen as Vice President with James B Wolf serving on the resolution committee.
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Washington County
M. EF
Riverside
Iowa
Washington
Wellman
Wayland
Brighton
Iowa City
Lone Tree
J. C. Dautremont
Mel Crandall
Washington County Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Wm. Sims
Frank Chez
John Clark
Harry H. Clark
Frank Db. Clark
J. ¢. Dantremont
Gothrie Krebs
R. T. Richards
Mel P. Crandall
John W. Allen
Prody A. Borkoski
Keota to Hold Annual Grade School Operetta Friday
Keota Iowa May 10 The annual grade school operetta will be presented Friday night May 14 with nearly every pupil performing under Mike Cone the long time musical director. J Thomson of Hart Michigan is visiting and has sold the old Thomson Bros store property to Fred Newhart who will demolish the building and clear the site. The Ottumwa Courier notes a news writers convention held at Ottumwa with E R Nelson leading sessions and H J Metcalf of Town State College Ames giving a talk on news writing. Mother’s Day was observed by churches with suitable programs and decorations.
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Keota
Mike Cone
Thomson
Hart
Michigan
Fred Newhart
Thomson Bros
J. D. Thomson
Ottumwa
Telegraph
Courier
H. J. Metcalf
Town State College
Ames
Mark Allen
Ottum Wa
Kalona
Weekend Socials and Local Notes in Washington Area
Mr and Mrs Allison Maas and Miss Bishop of Washington join Mr and Mrs Omer Green of Wellman for Sunday dinner. Des Moines visitors David and William Benson stay with relatives as rain arrives. Union schools closed Friday with a schoolhouse picnic. Miss Hyers plans new work next year.
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Washington
Allison Maas
Bishop
Omer Green
Wellman
Albert Maas
Milton Maas
Eleanor
Charles
William
Alice Maas
Elza Rowe
Kalona
John Whittoft
Everett Summers
Roy Summers
Des Moines
David Benson
William Benson
John Kurtz
Milton
Miss Hyers
Emil Chaubel
Mildred
Lucile
Broad Fred Weekley Farm house burns with chickens lost
Gray May 10 weather and farming notes describe rain, plowing nearly finished and corn planting planned. A fire destroyed a large Weekley farm house, about 200 chicks lost, owner unsure of cause after lamp inspection. Also mentions new cars, social visits, and a neighborhood dance with friends.
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Gray
Fred Weekley
Glenn Knapp
Tom Swift
T. M. Beenblossom
Donald Wood
Burlington
Carp scent test at Munich University puzzles researchers
In Munich a University experiment blinded carp to test smell detection. The fish refused meat boiled to remove odor but eagerly ate a sweeter piece of meat, suggesting odor cues influence feeding.
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Munich
Germany
University of Munich
Greenland Herd Care Training By Danish Officials
In Copenhagen a program places Alaskan Keki mos to instruct Greenland natives in reindeer care. The mission aims to improve herding efficiency and animal welfare across Greenland communities under Danish oversight.
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Copenhagen
Greenland
Rendeer
Plowing and Market Talk From West Chester Iowa
In West Chester Iowa on May 9 residents discuss unusually dry weather aiding plowing with Lafe Stout reporting 120 acres plowed in ten days. Comparisons note faster work than 25 years ago and speculation grows about corn planting in ten days. Local land prices and potential market shifts are debated citing a farm bought 19 years ago for 210 dollars per acre now valued at 300 to 350 dollars per acre.
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West Chester
Lafe Stout
Iowa
Andy Augustine
James Nelson
Keota
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The provided text fragment speaks generally about sports and a desire for more school activities beyond football and basketball, but contains no specific events, teams, scores, or dates to summarize into a card.
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