School Picnics Mark End of Year At Local Schools
May 17 report from Salem notes Jackson Center and Egypt schools close for summer this week while Pleasant Plain finished May 5. A basket dinner featured ice cream at Pleasant Plain. Jackson Center holds final community meeting. Egypt has no observance due to mumps.
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Dewey Weeks
Salem
Jackson Center
Egypt
Pleasant Plain School
Gladys Stalder
Feypt School
Max Cook
Pleasant Plain
Leona Kos
Jackson Center School
George Zeck
Common Currency Chocolate Survived in Middle America to 1880
The article notes that common currency chocolate remained in use in isolated Middle American communities as late as 1880, illustrating slow monetary change.
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Middle America
Message from a fiancée ties to mission fate
Miss Ann Bongiorno of New York City claims a telepathic message guided her to Joe Broncato the South Pacific Flight Officer whose plane was shot down. Broncato parachuted from a burning craft, spoke to his fiancée, and drifted five days before rescue.
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Ann Bongiorno
New York City
Joseph Broncato
South Pacific Flyer
Ann
Honey
Joe
International
Ramona Shalla to Teach at Richmond School Next Term
Ramona Shalla will teach at the Richmond public school for the upcoming term. The article notes community visits and family mentions including the TeBockhorst and Shalla families. Various local greetings and movements are recorded among residents and relatives in the area.
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Ramona Shalla
Richmond
Leo Sharp
Egg Delivers Protein Iron Fat and Vitamins
An egg provides top-class protein for tissue build, iron for red blood, easily digestible fat, and several vitamins from the alphabet with a compact nutritional profile.
Memorial Day Committees Named in Crawfordsville
A list of committees for Crawfordsville Memorial Day was announced with C. M. Spessard as general chairman and Ruth Norris among organizers. The roster includes program, music, finance, flag placement, firing squad, cemetery, decorations, flowers, and high school girls, naming numerous local residents.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
C. M. Spessard
Marshall
Orval Thoma
Ruth Shearer
Fred Orris
Sam Stephens
Ruth Jenkins
Joyce Lowry
Overette Shearer
G. F. Trotter
C. A. Walker
Milo Arthur
Vernon Gosling
Clarence Richards
P. E. O’connor
Lester Cook
Ellis Swisher
F. M. Mahin
Audra Pearson
Mary O'Connor
Glass
Alvae Sands
Earl Gosling
Max White
Earl Wood
Sam Marsh
Lee Norris
Arbevita
Geo. Canott
Don Rabenold
Jno. Buenneke
Lee Hunt
Ray Townsend
Dick Lins
Jeffrey
Wm. Wallace
Emma Walker
Mary Marr
Hemphill
Lillian Simpson
Mrs M W Welch Funeral in Crawfordsville
Funeral services for Mrs. M W Welch were held at the Methodist church in Crawfordsville on Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Pastor Fredrick Westbrook. Relatives from out of town attended including the Lease and Welch families and several others.
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M. W. Welch
Crawfordsville
Peary Manners
Methodist Church
Fredrick Westbrook
Howard Anderson
William A Henss
Ollie Anwyl
Lee Lease
Gary Lease
Bruce Lease
Cecil Lease
T. H. Huston
Clarence Hering
Will Lease
Muscatine
Bruce
Davenport
Rosemary
Wapello
J. T. King
Better Riverside Club Dinner Meeting at St Marys Hall
Members of the Better Riverside club held their May meeting and dinner in St. Marys hall Riverside. The St Marys Church ladies prepared the meal and the group discussed youth entertainment options and space use for dances at Riverside high school gym and potential baseball games on the west flat near Joseph Pailliotet store. St Marys parish observed Ascension Day on May 18 with three masses in the church.
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Riverside
Better Riverside
St. Mary’s Hall
St. Mary‘s Church
Riverside High School
West Flat
Joseph Pailliotet
Dow City Farm Duties Prompt Short Visit
A brief note indicates plans for a Dow City resident to spend a couple of weeks tending farm interests near the area, with travel and time frame implied.
Water Buffalo: calm by day, dangerous when scenting a man
A historical note describes water buffalo as generally placid but capable of sudden aggression when sensing a white man, highlighting a volatile behavioral trait observed in certain encounters.
Dynamic Peanut Hulls in Dynamite Manufacture
A historical report notes that peanut hulls are used as a component in the production of dynamite. The article discusses processing methods and industrial applications within chemical industries.
Local church rites and community notices in Riverside area
The bulletin lists Holy Communion candidates receiving instruction ahead of a May 21 ceremony. Devotions and Benediction are planned, with a 7:30 start for evening services. It notes Mrs. Morano's return from Philadelphia, family visits, local dinners, and upcoming school events and memorial plans in Columbus City including a 2:30 p.m. May 30 Memorial Day program and veteran graves decor. Charles Garrett family updates include overseas service and government posts in Washington.
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Paul A. Morano
Betty Butz
Philadelphia
Iowa City
Philadelphia Navy Yards
West Coast
Morano
Richmond
Virginia
J. J. Butz
Hammond
Indiana
Thomas Butz
Riverside
Ken Knebel
Elizabeth Knebel
Hills
Fred Schnoebelena
Cedar Rapids
Lester H. Bill
R. W. Gallower
Marie Spaethe
Marjorie Woodruff
Joan Huston
Nellie Moore
F. J. Pine
Harriet Moore
W. L. Sanford
E. R. Mitchell
Ellis Wood
Devona
Phillip
Columbus City
The
Beaver
Okla
Dorothy Edmondson
Barbara Jones
University of Iowa
Cecil Lee
Albia
Donald Howell
J. Fred Moore
Howell
Beulah Luckey
Robert
Texas
California
American Legion Post
Charles O. Garrett
Frank Garrett
Robert A. Garrett
T/5
England
Ted A. Garrett
Navy
Jeanette Lewis
Washington, DC
Union Bible School to Open for Two Weeks
Martha Butler reports the Union Daily Vacation Bible School starts May 22 at Columbus High School for a two week session in Columbus Junction. Teachers will be named during the event and the program runs through early June.
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Union Bible School
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Union Daily Vacation Bible School
Columbus High School
Census Reports 3.8 Persons Per Household
The Bureau of the Census notes a decimal figure of 3.8 persons per family. This statistic reflects household size in the latest data release and highlights trends in living arrangements.
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