Riverside Club to Sponsor Dinner for Sons
May 14 dinner and meeting at Riverside Methodist church parlors hosted by the Beller Riverside club. Royal H. Holbrook of Cedar Rapids, an extension engineer from Iowa State College at Ames, will speak and meet attendees about state products. The event involves fathers and sons with support from local school officials and community leaders.
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M. Cress
Smow
Tt. V. Allen
Chiatee
Puesuay
Pave
St. Mary's School
Father
Ladies Aid Society
Kients
F. W. Schnoebelen
Sehivebelen Produce Company
Jocal Locker Plant
Ki. Maenck
Lawrence Heck
Washington
Noblesites and visitors gather for church and birthdays
May 10 in Noble Mrs J A Frey notes family and friends visiting from Winfield Washington and India missionaries P W Penner and wife visiting Montinonite and Eicher churches. Roy Rich birthday celebrated at Dave Richards home with Frey family guests and plans to return to India in October for eight more years.
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Ernest Sharp
P. W. Penner
India
Iowa
Eicher
Penner
Wayland Church
Mrs J Stone Sells Nine Angus Heifers to Indiana Men
Mrs J M Stone sold nine registered Angus heifers to McNabb and Hendrix of French Lick Indiana. They traveled by truck from Lost River Angus Farm on Wednesday and stayed overnight before returning home. Local gatherings included visits from Alva Whetstine and a Sorosis club meeting with Grace Stone.
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C. H. Beenblossom
Oregon
J. M. Stone
McNabb and Hendrix
French Lick
Indiana
McNabb
Hendrix
Lost River
Alva Whetstine
Washington
Stone
Sorosis Club
Grace Stone
L. G. Club
Frank Moore
Robert Genkinger
Morris
Howard Beenblossom
Ainsworth
Robert O'Connor
Seniors Stage Three Act Play in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on May 13 the senior class presented Little Miss Hitchhiker in the high school auditorium directed by Miss Margaret Johnston. The cast included Shir ley Grey Ruth Baker Amanda Sink and many others with Mary Moorhead and Edna Rich assisting. music Between Acts featured a Dutch duet and trombone solos. The class also published the 1940 Cyclone yearbook dedicated to the Alumni.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Miss Hitchhiker
Margaret Johnston
Shirley Grey
Ruth Baker
Amanda Sink
Blue Bird Camp
Mary Davis
Cora Simpkins
Mary Moorhead
Lizbeth
Doreen Lease
Turner
Rueble
Elsie Griffith
Dusty Collins
Leroy Conrad
John Masters
Keith Ivan Norton
Bill Marks
Paul Martin
Motte Forbes
Donald Sands
Kenneth Long
Robert Chalke
Robert Miller
Johnny Jones
LaVerne Graber
Marion Resachley
Arrtist
Edna Rich
Mildred Whiting
Miss Margaret Johnston
Viola Herring
Wanda Jean Huston
Cleo McCoy
Increasing use of glass walls and corner windows in homes
Homeowners modernize houses by enlarging glass areas to brighten interiors. Corner windows, glasses in dining alcoves, French doors, and room length glass walls let sunlight and air flow from attic to basement.
Young Seaman Alex Keeble First London Trip
Alex Keeble aged 18 travelled from Raydon England to London to join the royal navy. It was his first train ride and his initial introduction to the capital city.
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Alex Keeble
London
Raydon
England
Royal Navy
West Chester High School News Highlights May Activities
West Chester reports May 2 and 3 health exams by Dr. Barrett as state tests loom. Seniors plan class trip to Keokuk and Fort Madison with May 10 awards in football basketball and music. A ground squirrel sighting adds classroom info while mothers are honored with tea and a Row Row Your Boat musical.
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High School News
West Chester
Barrett
Washington County
Keota
Harold Miller
Washington
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Givine
Robert Stephens
Martha
Barbara
Everette Coon
Phyllis
Harlan O’laughlin
Diane
Gale Reif
Avon Rae Cochran
Kay Cherry
Agai
Doctor Barrett
Mary Anne Bauer
Mother
Elda Ruth McDowell
Donna Multinix
Marilyn West
DeVore Redlinger
Leland Sprague
Virginia City opens with Flynn Hopkins in wartime treasure quest
Virginia City opens Wednesday in Hopkinsville with Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins chasing a five million dollar gold smuggling plot set during the Civil War. Humphrey Bogart and a strong supporting cast star in a high action adventure filmed in Cinecolor across tropical scenes. In Hopkinsville a separate local mystery, the haunted music box, is reported solved by electrical short circuit after repeated midnight plays.
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Virginia City
Errol Flynn
Miriam Hopkins
Srrol Flynn
Dodge City
Union Thetelligence
South
Devent
Cliveham Hopkins
Humphrey Bogart
Humphey Bogart
Frank McHugh
Alan Hale
Guinn 'Me Boy” Williams
Hopkinsville
Isle of Destiny tale sets romance in South Seas
A melodramatic South Pacific romance unfolds in Isle of Destiny featuring June Lang and Wallace Ford as high society figures on a globe spanning journey. The story centers on June, heiress with independence, and the perilous allure of tropical moonlit passions amid a dramatic aviation setting.
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South Seas
Isak OF Destiny
South Pacific
Isle of Destiny
June Lang
Wallace Ford
Wiliam Gargan
Gilbert Roland
June
Monster Amphi
Platinum fox fur origin traced to 1933 Norway farm
A male fox born in 1933 on a silver fox farm in Norway became the founder of platinum fur. Rejected by breeders, one farmer bred him with straight silver foxes producing hybrids with the light color. In 1936 Oslo auctions saw the first platinum furs. 1937 pelts sold for $1,000 and demand grew for breeding animals. Some pairs have commanded as much as $7,500.
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Norway
Oslo
Franklin sought the turkey as U S rational bird
Franklin preferred the turkey over the eagle as national emblem but failed to win support from the founders. On Thanksgiving, the turkey on tables differs from Franklin’s wild native. the barnyard turkey is a tropical cousin descended indirectly from the Rio Grande region.
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Benjamin Franklin
United States
Old Ben
Franklin
Rio Grande
Street Cleaner Becomes Bishop in Jamaica consecration
Street cleaner Eustachio Paolicelli of the New York City sanitation department is ordained bishop of the Church of God in Jamaica New York. He kneels during the laying on of hands as his wife stands beside him. His elevation places him as supreme authority over about 400 Malan churches and thousands of spirituel readers.
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Eustachio Paolicelli
New York City
Civil War Era Bridal Styles Highlight 1940s Fashion
Photographs showcase brides from June 1940 wearing Civil War period inspired gowns. Ann Sheridan presents ivory satin dress with three panel bodice and peplum, Virginia Bruce wears a gown with girdle ribbon and over-skirt, and Miriam Hopkins displays shell pink slipper satin with accordion pleating and lace over-skirt.
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Ann Sheridan
Virginia Bruce
Miriam Hopkins
Cast of Seniors Rehearse Play in Columbus Junction
Barbara Lynn will lead as Henry Tells the Truth in the Columbus High School auditorium on May 14 and 16. The cast includes Mona Dean, LeRoy Bloomquist, Ruth Wiegner, John Cassabaum, Joyce Gilkey, and others with English teacher directing and a stage crew led by Evelyn Woodruff and Howard Barnard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Barbara Lynn
Henry Tells the Truth
Columbus High School
R. O. Lynn
Mona Dean
Floyd Dean
LeRoy Bloomquist
V. A. Bloomquist
Ruth Wiegner
John Cassabaum
Joyce Gilkey
Robert Dicks
Loris Greene
Evelyn Woodruff
Bette Dwinell
Harry Jordan
Richard Buster
Richard Houseal
Clara Robertson
Howard Barnard
Duane Grover
Maxine Davis
Elaine Moody
Railroad and Bus Schedules Book Drought of City Transit
Regular meeting notice for Washington Lodge No. 26 A Fr & A M and a dense listing of daily train and bus departures from Washington with stops, times, and agent contacts including Knox ville Branch No 430 and Burlington Pacific routes, plus ticketing locations for trips nationwide.
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Washington Lodge No
A. Fr
A. M
Howard McBride
W. M
W. Yard
Local Notice Names Individuals in Unclear Property Listing
Reading shows mention of Marjean Tisor Joyce Gilkey Loris Green and Barbara Lyon in a properties related context with makeup noted, but details are missing. The fragment hints at a public or legal notice involving multiple people and a property matter.
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Marjean Tisor
Properties
Joyce Gilkey
Loris Green
Barbara Lyon
Make
Dawn Opera Recounts Perry Landing in Japan
The Japanese stage work Reimei Dawn dramatizes Commodore Matthew C Perry's 1853 arrival and the early American actions in Japan. The piece highlights cultural exchange and the opening of Japan.
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Commodore Matthew C Perry
Sathrs
Japan
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Vernon Gingerich
Burlington
Jesse Gingerich
Riverside
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John Gerveler
Ruth
William Knebel
M. A. Engle
West Madison
J. A. Frey
Farmers
Camay
Farmers’ Co-operative Store
Iowa Avenue
Mrs. Roosevelt
Eleanor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miss Johnston
Beditors Distrib
UTS
Harry
Simpson Finanse CO
Soall
State Banking Dept
West Chester School News
Virginia
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Errol Plynn
Miri Hopkins
Listy Pratt
Bian
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Harry Woods
Grant Richards
Tom Dugan
Haunted Music
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Candy Kitchen
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Coset
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Washington Dairy
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Washington Directory
Optometrists
Richard Stewart
Ethel Wilson
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Martha Foster
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
Lester
Krabill
W. L Kvie
Ned Morrow
Harvey. Wilson
Fred Bauer
DE. Oo
Boller
State Bank
Washington St
Chiropractors
DR. Chas
Brown
Court House
Ashington Independent School District
E. A Ralaton
Harland W. Mead
Gearss Fields
Ethel McCreedy
Harry Bowles
East Main St
Sherman
West Main St
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
Ss. W. Livingston
West Malin St
Ory O
City Health
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
Kk. F. Mitek
Henry Batley
L. Jordan
Pe Ae
J. O. Brown Walter Klesey
Mark Pratt St
H, Keister
A. E
Palmer
Ee. UF
D. C. Barrett Park Commissioners
Marian &. Halley
Frank B. Miller
J. EB. Lemmon
Lester H
Orr
O. F. Boller
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McParlane
Wil Dupule
Clarence Jacobs
Pre@ Reid Cry
Lemley & Ward
General Insurance
East Main Street
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