Kalona Graduation Praised Speaker Bruce Kalona Class
Kalona high school celebrated 18 graduates with vows. Dr Bruce Mahin of the University of Iowa delivered the address as the class motto timbers build. The ceremony featured music, medals, diplomas, and a benediction.
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R. A. Hender
Kalona
Bruce Mahin
University of Iowa
Willis Wittmer
C. &. Hillis
Donald Dayton
Bruce B. Makin
Cc. E. Hershberger
H. V. Snodgrass
8. C. Ware
C. E. Hillis
Norman Kallous
Eugene Kiefer
Irta Strabala
Thire
Mary Bender
Donald Beranek
Harlan Gingerich
Kenneth Guengerich
Ruby Klein
Wayne Miller
Pauline Moomey
Helen Rogers
Harold Schenk
Eugene Shaver
Edith Sleichter
Lucille Strabala
Rita Strabala
Mary Ann Te Bockhorst
Robert Welte, Jr
Agnes Yoder
Franklinia tree and its wild disappearance history
Bartram discovered a camellia like Franklinia tree in southeastern Georgia near Fort Barrington in 1765. He transported it to Philadelphia gardens and named it Franklinia alatamaha after Benjamin Franklin. All cultivated descendants trace to those original Philadelphia specimens.
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Marshall
John Bartram
Benjamin Franklin
Georgia
Fort Barrington
Philadelphia
Fruit Juice Production Surges in U S Markets
United States juice packing shows strong growth with 24 million cases of fruit juices in 1939, up from 1 million a decade earlier. Tomato juice shipments reached 16 million cases in the previous year.
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United States
False Fire Alarm Sparks Building Remodel for Telegram
Bob Terrill and Kent Locke stage a fake fire alarm to drum up a story about phone operators tracing calls. Fire chief investigates the smoke caused by poor ventilation in the basement casting room, leading to an order for building remodeling within a week. Miss Lucille Swift witnesses the scene as the Telegram crew celebrates the upcoming upgrade.
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Bob Terrill
Bob
Kent Locke
Telegram
Percy
Newspaper World
Sock
Kent
Buddy
Bill
Miss Swift
Miss Mary Lane
Fire Commission
Navy press chief Hepburn assumes naval information director post
Rear Admiral A J Hepburn takes over as director of naval information in Washington. He states the department is ready at all times to cooperate with news representatives and press correspondents.
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A. J. Hepburn
Washington
Naval Information
Original Manuscript Location for Home Sweet Home
The original manuscript of Home Sweet Home is housed in the Sibley Music Library at the Hastman School of Music in Rochester New York.
Wealth Not Necessary For Valuable Donations
A column extols nonfinancial gifts as powerful charitable acts. It cites time given, such as Mrs. B. replacing an overburdened mother on 48 Tuesday afternoons, and practical help like kite making lessons by a retired storekeeper. It highlights skills from sewing to tutoring and breadmaking as meaningful community support.
Wallpaper Finishes Offer Unlimited Interior Decor Range
Wallpaper as a wall finish provides a vast decorative potential for interior spaces across colors patterns and textures, enabling varied design effects and styles. It highlights versatility from traditional to contemporary ceilings and walls.
Riverside social notes and arrivals across Iowa communities
May gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Knebel visiting in West Branch with daughter Mrs. R B Pearson. James Dvorak leaves for Fort Des Moines army training from Columbus Junction. Visitors from Cedar Rapids and Oxford stop at the Heck home. Genevieve Hartzler begins at Princess Cafe Iowa City. Tulip Festival attendance at Pella and a Trinity church mother daughter banquet noted. Ed Johnson of Pratt Kansas amasses 42 000 pencils claiming the world’s largest collection outside a newspaper man.
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Ed Johnson
Pratt, Kan
Beggars Cripplegate Name Origin in London
The name Cripplegate in London traces to beggars who sat there since as early as 1010, with the area known for its long association with the vagrant population. The term reflects historical hardship and the street’s past as a gathering point for the poor.
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Cripplegate
London
Play Tag With Monkey Tag Ends Village Contest
In parts of the Malay peninsula a village game sees players chase a monkey as the tagger. The winner earns a monkey token and enough rice for a full family dinner.
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Malay Peninsula
Cork from Europe
Cork is obtained from the cork oak trees of southern Europe and northern Africa, where bark is harvested without felling the trees. The material is used for bottles stoppers and various products, with regional significance in Mediterranean industries.
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Europe
Africa
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