American Legion Auxiliary Meets in Crawfordsville May Event
May 22 Crawfordsville reports a good turnout at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting in the Legion hall. Poppy Day prep includes window decorations in White and Williams stores with poppies for sale on May 22. Memorial Day observance planned for Sebbath on May 30. Mrs Grace Lease served refreshments. Continuous notes mention families and local movements around Adel and hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
White
Williams
Sebbath
Grace Lease
Elia DeLonge Ta
Washington
DeLong
Roy Edwards
Charlies Dennison
Armstrong
Harry Fornare
St. Paul
West Liberty
J. F. Able
Conesville
Crozier visits Riverside and local family ties noted
A. W. Crozier of Chicago visits Riverside with brother W. J. Crozer and travels to North Liberty before returning home. Local residents Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Henry and sons DeWitt and Gene were guests at the Tener home. Dr. Henry is former Iowa City Methodist pastor and now president of Mount Pleasant Iowa Wesleyan College. Mrs. Flora Knebel, Mrs. Ralph Pelzer, and Mrs. Jerome Droll return from Buffalo Wyoming after Mrs. Knebel’s illness. Funeral services held for Narvey Holtz of Pawnee Oklahoma, formerly Winnifred Hunter of Riverside. she died in Oklahoma City after illness. Surviving family includes husband Harvey Holtz and son Dr. H. B. Holtz of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
John Edward Tener
Toner
Flora Knebel
Iowa City
Ralph Pelzer
West Liberty
Jerome Droll
Everside
Buffalo
Wyoming
Walter Knebel
Raymond Owen
Sons
Law of Self Preservation in the Jungle
A terse reflection on instinct and survival argues that in the wild the living instinctively kills to avoid being killed. The piece frame highlights constant struggle and primal impulses guiding behavior in nature.
Angora Rabbit Wool Gleaned by Combing Over Months
Report notes that longer wool yields can be achieved from Angora rabbits when wool is obtained by combing rather than shearing over a span of months. The technique emphasizes gentler removal.
Wes hosts weekend visit from Cedar Falle guests
Wes welcomed Miss Leola Ralph and Bernita Bushnell from Cedar Falle over the weekend. The visit included four additional guests and a pleasant social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Cedar Falle
Leola Ralph
Bernita Bushnell
McDaniel Drugstore Tops Hog Market on $11.85 Sale
Geo L McDaniel drugs is top seller at hog market with a price of 11 dollars 85 cents. Weather forecast calls for fair tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Skate 600 Miles for New Musical
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers spent two hours skating for their new RKO musical Shall We Dance with four full shooting days on a special cement floor. Estimates place their total skating around six hundred miles including rehearsal time, while stand-ins Cornbleth and Osborne endured stiffness after long sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Asta Te
Ginger Rogers
Astaire
Miss Rogers
Harry Cornbleth
Marie Osborne
Bermin
Mark Sandrich
George
Ira Gorshwin
Supt. Orie Miller Heads Sugar Creek Bible School
A vacation Bible school is set to begin at Sugar Creek on Monday May 24 with Orie Miller as superintendent. Guests include J J Stutzman Doris Pearl Mrs Glenn Stauffer and Milford visitors Anna Mae Miller Kalona and others. Also noted are visits to J G Roths and a Goshen Indiana pastor at Smear Creek Church and Illness of Dave Wenger four miles north of Wayland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Lester Taylor
Towa City
Bud Wyse
Laverne Eicher
C. R. Schantz
C. R. Wyse
Ed Eicher
Sugar Creek
Orie Miller
J. J. Stutzman
Doris
Pearl
Glenn Stau
Miss Lucille Kurtz Plans School Picnic
Mrs Warren Davie reports that Miss Lucille Kurtz of Washington will return as teacher for the next term at Prairie Flower School. The piece notes the May picnic date and local social bits including visits by Mrs Jean Martin and Walter Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Davie
South Seventy Six
Prairie Flower School
Lucille Kurtz
Washington
Jean Martin
Washington High School
Martin
Walter Bennett
Keota
Woerren Davis
Mere
Word
Brighton High School Exhibit Show and Eighth Grade Graduates
The Brighton High School housed the annual exhibit with manual training displays and a home economics style show. Eighth grade graduates, seventeen students, received diplomas at the high school auditorium. The program included processions, readings, musical items, and a diplomas presentation, with several staff and guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Maxine Marshall
Tommy McClean
Leroy Mineart
James Meek
Richard Arnold
Katheryn Bonnet
Miriam Stannard
Louise Waterhouse
Roger Whitecre
Harvey Spielman
Virginia Johnston
Donraid Stout
Lievy Mae Gowey
Shirley Grant
Hjalleen DeWolff
Emily McClean
Hazel Mullikin
Mildred Hele Mick
Virginia Schooley
Jean Long
Letty Belle Snele
Ruth Stockman
Bert Wells
Rollie Cole
Junior Ackley
Melvin Bender
Ivan Gier
Robert Gier
Guy Whitacre
W. RR. Noland
Virgina Schooley
Mildred Helmick
Lucy Mae Gowey
Virginian Schooley
Hazel Muilikin
H. CC. ‘Messer
Rillmore
Girl Scouts Hold Biweekly Meetings in Crawfordsville
Ten Girl Scouts and Captain Mrs. Rauscher met at the Crawfordsville schoolhouse to plan biweekly summer gatherings and a June 3 breakfast. Missionary societies across three churches held Thursday meetings with devotionals, programs, prayers, and discussions on Latin America Egypt and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Giri
Rauscher
Women's Missionary Societies
Elizabeth Davis
Presbyterian Society
Olive Moore
Deavig
Miss Moore
Latin America
N. J. Lease
Robert Gormly
R. R. McKee
Lease
Fishburn
Rose
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Wilbert Rogge
Daisy Huberted
Devotons
C. W. Cochran
M. Strain
Supreme Court
Wilbert Rose
Temperance
Ollie Anwyt
Neilie Fletcher
Burns from kerosene fire injures Columbus Junction man
Otto Ciine received severe burns to his hands and arms when lighting kerosene sparked an explosion at his home northwest of Columbus Junction. Dr. F A Hubbard treated the injuries. The article also notes upcoming events and visits in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Otto Ciine
Here
F. A. Hubbard
Harder Than Fine Stee Diamond Hardness Rank
The text notes corundum ranks just below diamond in hardness and is harder than fine steel. It emphasizes corundum’s place near the top of the Mohs scale and its comparative strength to steel specimens.
Dunbar Family Arrives in Susanville California
Cloyee Dunbar and family arrived in Susanville to settle there. Miss Revecca Laubauch spent a weekend away from work near Washington at the Oscar Laubauch home. Richard and Harold Fisher families from Haskins and Washington joined Sabbath at the Walter Fisher home. Mr and Mrs Walter Fisher visited Frank McAvoy home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyee Dunbar
Susanville
California
Dunbar
Revecca Laubauch
Washington
Oscar Laubauch
Richard Fisher
Haskins
Harold Fisher
Walter Fisher
Frank McAvoy
Local Notes and Visits Across Towns and States
Mrs. Ivan Noland receives care from Dr. M L McCreedy while he assists his brother in an operation in Aledo Illinois. Mr and Mrs Allen Macy return home after wintering with children in Atchison Kansas and Ottawa Oklahoma. An extra gang of forty men works on the M and St L railroad along tracks between here and Woolson. Chas Vennett returns home from Spring Valley Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Noland
M. L. McCreedy
Aledo
Allen Macy
Atchison, Kanas
Ottawa
Oklo
Here
Woolson
Intelligent Action to Eliminate Flies Proclaimed Public Health Task
A public health notice warns that the house fly spreads typhoid and other illnesses. It outlines life stages from egg to adult in 10 to 16 days and cites manure and feces as prime breeding sites. The piece urges sanitation, screened doors and windows, fly traps, and swift action to remove breeding grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musea
United
Parking brake safety features on 1937 Pontiacs noted
The Pontiac Water Division explains that new 1937 Pontiac sixes and eights require an extra pull to release the parking brake to prevent children from tampering. The lever is moved under the left instrument panel to avoid obstructions, with drivers urged to use the left hand initially for smoother operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C P. Simpson
Pontiac Water Division
Mnmeline
Stepcon
Haller Funeral at Wellman Monday
Charles Samuel Haller died yesterday morning in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a few days illness. Funeral services will be Monday at Wellman Catholic Church with burial in Wellman cemetery. He was born August 12, 1859 in Elmwood Illinois and came to Washington County with his parents in 1869. Survivors include six nieces and four nephews, children of brothers James and Will Haller, who are deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Charles Samuel Haller
Mercyospital
Iowa City
Wellman Catholic Church
Joseph
Isabelle Taggert Haller
Elmwood
Ill
Washington County
James
Will Haller
Rice Tops Wheat and Barley Yields Across Regions
Rice yields exceed wheat and barley by about ten bushels per acre, indicating stronger production potential. The statement highlights rice as the more productive staple in typical farming conditions, with broad comparative advantage over other grains.
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Enid
Coronation Pictures
Heya Doc
Mr. Vernon
Kodak
Kodak Films
Phillips & Hebner
Ella DeLong
Harry
A. W. Crozier
Chicago
Brother
Donna Pohler
Iona Cry
Frank Lafourek
Holtz
Narvey
Pawnee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Riverside
Richard &. McEvoy
Episcopal Church of
Angoras
Lucy Dempsey
The
Washington National Bank
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
Fred Astaire
Supt
Fred
Ginger
U.S. al
Ae Gershwin
Tra Gershwin
Sluyle Show
Onefact
Rhua Helmick
Charley Meek
Illinois
Sandwich
Chas. Farrier
Kev
W. R. Noland
Chas. Connelly
Connelly
Willson
United Presbyterian Church
Chas. Willson
Egypt
Maud White
Lois Rhea
Sadie Davis
Mary Manners
Ella Barnes
Fowler
Cairo
Misa Barnes
T. H. Barnes
Alice Davidson
Mabel Monson
Sene
W. J. Keeper
Haller
BAIRD
Bette
the National Bank OF Washington
Wilsonville
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