State Name Origins in Native and European Terms
The list explains how several U S states derive their names. Connecticut is said to mean long river in Indian language while Maine signifies the main land to distinguish from islands. Massachusetts is great hills place. Vermont green mountain in French. New Hampshire named for Hampshire England. Rhode Island after Rhodes. New Jersey to honor Jersey island. New York for the Duke of York. Pennsylvania Latin for Penns woodland.
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Connecticut
Long River
Maine
Massachusetts
Great Hills Place
New Hampshire
Hampshire
England
Rhode Island
Rhodes
Aegean Sea
Vermont
Green Mountain
New Jersey
Jersey Island
Brittany
New York
Duke of York
Pennsylvania
Penn
The Rocking Chair Brigade Tells of Mrs. Smouse Death
Relatives report the death of Mrs. Leonard Smouse in Colorado Springs after a heart spell. Alice Smith was her maiden name, and she was in her late seventies. The couple married locally. she had two daughters, Edith and Wthel, and plans for a graveside service are not yet definite.
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Leonard Smouse
Colorado Springs
Washington
Oscar Haight
Alice Smith
Smouse
Mr. Smouse
Edith
Wthel
Mrs. Smouse
John Bowman
New Mexico
Elia
Margaret
Elma
Ethel
Prank Wells
Colo
Bima
Long Beach
Smouse Family Ties and Local News Near Recap
Community notes recall Edith Bowman and family in New Mexico and Colorado Springs, with Ralph Dougherty in illness. Mentions of visiting relatives, Hoover invited to Washington, and Veda Maxson joining McCleery as proofreader. Also references to neighbors and local events around Washington streets and Memorial Day observances.
Farm Bureau notes progress in soil conservation efforts
May 19 at the Soil Conservation office Paul Boettcher and Richard Hanley reported favorable progress in soil conservation work. Contour demonstrations have been held in most townships and many complete Farm Plans completed. Washington County farm mapping has begun with plans to finish most remaining farm plans this spring.
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Soil Conservation Office
Paul Boettcher
Richard Hanley
Washington County
Summer farm help sought from county high schools
County high schools finish their year and boys aged fourteen to sixteen are available for summer farm work. Two boys are listed at the office and more may join. Farmers seeking high school boy help should contact the office for placements.
Forester Wellberg Relocates to Sigourney District
Ernest T. Wellberg, a forester once based in Minnesota, has moved to Sigourney to assist farmers in the district. He visited the office last week and stated his relocation.
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Ernest T. Wellberg
Minnesota
Sigourney
Mr. Wellberg
Fats salvage urge targets housewives in wartime appeal
An appeal notes 6 of 7 women cheat themselves by saving only easy fats from frying and broiling. It urges saving every scrap including trimmings and table scraps to fill fat salvage cans for battlefield and home-front needs.
Farm counsel aids timber trade and mill quality efforts
Washington Iowa farmers in Washington Keokuk Mahaska and Poweshiek counties can receive timber sale guidance from Mr Wellberg who will assess value and help locate buyers. He will also assist saw mill operators to improve product quality. District adjuster Werner JF Selene Jr transfers from southeast to Northwest Iowa with Washington as headquarters. He is praised for his work and wished success in his new assignment.
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Washington
Keokuk
Mahaska
Iowa
Poweshiek
Weilberg
Convier
Mr. Wellberg
Sigourney
Farm Bureau
Werner JF. Selene, Jr
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Selene
Fall Farrowing and Farm Labor Tips From an Old Farmer
The guide covers sow rest after weaning, preferring gilts for early fall farrowings, and using last fall’s productive gilts. It notes checking hitch height on horse planter conversions, feeding high milk cows grain, providing shade and water, and using spring tooth or spike tooth weeders for corn cultivation. It also suggests two cultivations and employing large self feeders and tank waterers to reduce labor.
Caldwell son returns home after months as POW
Mr and Mrs W W Caldwell announce telegram from Staff Sergeant Philip Caldwell that he has arrived on the east coast and will return home in a few days. He was a prisoner of war in Germany for many months and news of his liberation came weeks earlier. Maine Thomassen and Marian Stephens win election to Qui Est at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant.
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W. W. Caldwell
Philip Caldwell
Caldwell
Germany
Mlaine Thomassen
Washington
Marian Stephens
Ainsworth
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Miss Thomassen
Alpha
Farm Production Surplus Supports Five Households
The average American farm family produces enough food for itself and four other families, highlighting substantial farm output and self sufficiency across rural households.
Visitors and travels noted in local notices
Mr and Mrs Will Ahern arrive for a short visit at the R A Frink home. Mrs Ahern is Frink’s niece. They just finished an engagement at the Oriental theater in Chicago and travel westward for a new assignment. Gladys Twinam of Crawfordsville attends a Farm Bureau Women meeting in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Maynard Kallous and children visit Des Moines relatives and Morgan kin in Rubio. Billie Henss expected home in Crawfordsville on furlough from Utah training camp. 200 dresses received by Spurgeons. Ramona Riley leaves for Kansas City to work, after visiting L I Harding. Mrs Porter Lowry of Ainsworth goes to California to be with her husband near Los Angeles. Virginia Shepherd visits Fairfield with Mr and Mrs A J Trautwein. Trautwein attends high school commencement. J A Marsh and wife return from Washington to their home.
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Will Ahern
R. A. Frink
Mrs. Ahern
Mrs. Frink
Oriental Theater
Chicago
West Coast
Maynard Kallous
Des Moines
Morgan
Rubio
Maidrite Sandwich Shop Closed Wednesday For Memorial Day
A local notice states Maidrite Sandwich Shop will be closed all day Wednesday in observance of Memorial Day. The report also notes Jessie Rice, visiting two weeks at her mother Mrs Belle Rice’s home, departed Saturday for Saginaw Michigan where she serves as an anaesthetist at St Marys Hospital, traveled with Jean Kennedy to Chicago for a weekend.
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Maidrite
Jessie Rice
Belle Rice
Saginaw
Mich
St. Mary's Hospital
Chicago
Jean Kennedy
Rural Bulgarians Largely Depend on Farming and Fishing
About four fifths of Bulgaria’s population relies on agriculture or fishing for livelihood, reflecting a rural economy where farming and sea work dominate daily life.
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Bulgaria
First Western Telegraph Station on Telegraph Hill
The first Western Telegraph station stood on San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill marking early communications in the city.
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First
Western Telegraph Post
San Francisco
Telegraph Hill
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Moline
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Los Angeles
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Music By
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