Lexington Club Meeting at the Home of Mrs. Sharp
The Lexington Circle met Wednesday at Ruby Sharp’s home for a pot lunch and sewing. Eleven members attended with guests Mrs. Helen Bohr Mrs. Floyd Green and Mrs. Tom Carris. The group discussed Mother's Day poems and planned a May 28 meeting at Mrs. Albert Paul’s home with Ethal Victor and Capitola Flynn, and several local residents attended various community events including a West Chester high school banquet and a music contest in Oska loosa.
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Lexington Club
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Ruby Sharp
Helen Bohr
Floyd Green
Tom Carris
Marion Patterson
Carolin Gingerich
Patterson
Carolann Gingerich
Dorian
Albert Paul
Ethal
Victor
Capitola Flynn
West Chester High School
Capitola
A. F E. Paul
Ed Paul
Cedar Rapids
Mort Emde
Howard Gardner
Hoyt
Frank Mayer
Richard Durian
Bertha
Dorothy
Richard Flading
Omer Flanders
Camp Dodge
Omer
Raleigh
Robert Amlong
Camp Bowie
Texas
Cedar Chips 4
Firefighters Answer Call at Canton Blaze Stopping Motorcycle Shop
While waiting at a stoplight after returning from a drill in Canton Ohio, firefighters heard a shout of Fire. They leaped from their trucks, battled a nearby motorcycle shop blaze, then returned to the firehouse.
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Canton
Ohio
Gracehill Community News Highlights Local Gatherings
Gracehill notes Sunday dinner guests include the Robertson and Williams families, with reports on rock crushers, WPA workers shifting to road projects, and a busy spring scene. Mothers Day tea was enjoyed despite blustery weather, mushrooms gathered after rain, and the Miracel Book club met with Mrs Strong leading. Grandpa says the Pratt twins are nearly walking.
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Anna Williams
Gracehill
John Williams
Marion Robertson
Johnnie, Jr
Donald
Ernest Meyer
Betty Lou
Shelby Jean
Asahel Robertson
Charlotte Ann
W.P.A
John Hough
Larry
Nelson Woodford
Miracel Book Club
Mrs. Strong
Frank Pratt
John Pratt
Relatives Notified of Charles Young's Death in Chicago
Crawfordsville reports that Charles Young died in Chicago on May 1 from a heart attack. His brother FEK Young has been notified. Charles would have turned nine in June.
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Charles Young
Chicago
Crawfordsville
FEK
Young
Waterloo families visit relatives across Iowa scenes
Mr. Young is survived by his wife, a son, and a grandchild, with several brothers and sisters. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. David Young and lived here for years. In Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. William David of Winston-Salem North Carolina visited relatives, traveling Thursday to visit Rob ert and Bruce Hanna and sister Mrs. Lloyd Coon, among many friends. Mrs. Jeanette Hanna joined them, as did Mrs. Will Smylie of Ainsworth and her son Richard Smylie of Los Angeles, who came Tuesday to see his aunts Mrs. S. G. Taylor and Mrs. R. C. Mc Cleary.
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Mr. Young
David Young
Waterloo
William Davidson
Winston-Salem
N.C
Robert
Bruce Hanna
Lloyd Coon
Jeanette Hanna
Will Smylie
Ainsworth
Richard Smylie
Los Angeles
Calif
S. G. Taylor
R. C. McCleary
Sun spots disrupt radio and telephone services worldwide
Sunspots sometimes affect business by interrupting radio and telephone networks globally. Many observers also believe a link exists between sunspot activity and business cycles, suggesting solar activity may influence economic rhythms.
Westen and Wittmer families host and visit in Havre
Havre news notes a series of Sunday visits and social events. Mr and Mrs Martin Westen spend time at the Hiram Westen home near Noble and at the Carl Zieglowsky residence. Mrs W C Richards attends a local Ainsworth tea with domestic science students showcasing garments and exhibits. Several families, including Zieglowsky and Graber clans, observe dinners and visits at multiple homes in the area. Martha Zieglowsky visits her sister in Noble.
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Havre
Martin Westen
Karl Koehler
W. C. Richards
Ainsworth
Miss Stuck
Dale Richards
John Zieglowsky
Hiram Westen
Noble
Albert Zieglowsky
Walter Westen
Elmer Graber
Winsfield
Lafe Klopfenstein
Fred Klopfenstein
Winfield
Zieglowsky
Wayne Arnold
Haskins
S. C. Wittmer
Dwight Wittmer
Carl Zieglowsky
Martha Zieglowsky
Small FHA Homes Dominate 1939 Construction Trend
Approximately 95 percent of dwelling units built under the FHA program in 1939 were small single family properties. The average FHA valuation cited by Administrator Stewart McDonald was about 5000 dollars or less.
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Stewart McDonald
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Willard Patterson
Maynard Bauer
James Pence
Dean Emde
Oskaloosa
Wellman High School
Gertrude Lipton
Ing
Laura Longwell
Washington
Arnold Pence
Marion
Penece
Mr. Carr
Lon Fleming
Tipton
Guy Moothart
Harold Moothart
Wellman
Earl Griggs
Jeanine
West Chester
Hunter
California
Finance
al Bld
Mary Manners
Sun Spots
P.L. Etter
Iowa
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