Biennial Census of Columbus Schools Begins on June 1
Columbus Iowa May 28 The biennial census of Columbus independent district will be taken by Miss Martha Butler starting June 1. All persons aged five to 21 will be listed and birth dates recorded. Other notes include travelers and visits by local residents to Oakville Monmouth State Center Naperville and Long Beach California.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Columbus Independent
Margaret Johnston
Monmouth
Carolyn Davis Ie
Kay Schafer
State Center
Laird Parsons
Fred Parsons
Naperville
Frank Hopkine
Oakville
Dr. Liggett
Long Beach
Calif
Ohio
Ligevettie
Blanch Coulter
Ainsworth
HN. Linebarger
Veterans Grave Decoration Chiefs Named in Local Cemeteries
A list names the chairmen in charge of decorating veterans graves in area cemeteries. L. D. Bebb Conesville J. J. Robertson Tennessee J. D. Darrow H J. Church Indian Creek H. P. Raymondson Sandy Grove Mrs. Henrietta Salmon Cairo W. O U Jones Cambrian.
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Hugh
Kansas City
K. J. McCleery
John Lee
Cecil
Frank State
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
W. H. Owen
Davenport
Melvin Soukup
Ainsworth
Warren Owen
Gladwin
American Legion Post
Columbus City
L. D. Bebb
Conesville
J. J. Robertson
Tennessee
J. D. Darrow
H. J. Church
Indian Creek
H. PP. Radmondson
Sandy Grove
Henrietta Salmon
Cairo
W. OU. Jones
Cambrian
Dows Loses Phone Service After Franchise Fight
Dows has no phone service for the fourth day after Wright & Franklin County Telephone Co cut off service over a franchise renewal. About 850 residents in Wright County area rely on limited rural lines while only two telephones operate in town of 950. Rural service remains active.
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Dows
Wright & Franklin County Telephone Co
Wright County
Des Moines
Shiloh community notes and graduations
Shiloh residents share weekend visits with relatives in Moline Walko Tex West Liberty and Allawoerth. Jeanne Sigafoose to graduate tonight and Ralph Schoonover to graduate from junior college. eighth graders Darlene Schanut and Billy Caldwell among Friday night graduates. Many farmers finish corn planting and some sprouts appear.
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Shiloh
Roland Armstrong
Bobby
Roger
Moline
H. J. Schoonover
Howard Wagner
Virginia Sheetz
Jeanne Sivafoose
William Nicholson
Sam Lambert
Harry Donaldson
L. B. Donaldson
Milt Dennison
Harold Perry
Walko
Tex
Nida Corben
Mack
Harold
Joe Amrine
Mary Bean
Allawoerth
Jeanne Sigafoose
Everning
Ralph Schoonover
Darlene Schanut
Billy Caldwell
Pleasant Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Pleasant Hill residents share a long list of visits and calls across Washington Havre and nearby towns. The notes celebrate eighth grade graduates Clark Miller Arlene Lambert Priscilla Dickinson and Jean Chalupa from Pleasant Hill and Havre schools.
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Pleasant Hill
May $U
Howard Caldwell
Silas Caldwell
Charley
John Caldwell
Washington
Will Miller
Clark
Wily McBride
Havre
Micha = Caldwell
Gladys Caldwell
Helen Benn
Marlene
Thelma Lewis
Fred Heek
Edd Heeks
Floyd Mills
Lloyd Anderson
C. G Anderson
Gilbert Dickinson
Fred Menden
Elloott McKinistry
Priscilla Dickinson
Floyd Farrier
Frank Moran
Mike
Lee Moran
Hobbie
Rocky Island
George Weston
Ben Bruegee
Tony Kauffmans
Lee Hesseltine
Glenn Pratts
Glenn Beenblossom
Annaworth
Sam Sigafooses
Edgar Kickey
Howard Benn
Betty Steele
Bruegge
Keith Farrier
Mia
Lioyrd Dickinson
Liloyd Dickinson
Gilbert
Priscilla
Will Millers
Velma Kephart
McLellan
Clark Miller
Eiglth
Arlene Lambert
Jean Chalupa
Knudson Seeks Governor Post in 1930s Iowa Race
Irving H. Knudson of Jewell launches bid for Iowa governor as an independent republican with a long public record. He served in the Iowa House and Senate, was highway commissioner, and twice faced Gov. Wilson in the GOP nomination battle.
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Iowa
Irving H. Knudson
Jewell
Frank Nye, Jr
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
IDPA
State House
Chanmiber
Hamilton County
Senate
Highway Commission
Clyde L. Herring
Knudson
Tate
Irving Huh Knudson
Knudeman
Wilson
Grosg
Keratin: A Strange Substance in Hair, Horns and Shells
Collier's notes keratin forms the basis of both soft features like hair fur and feathers and hard structures such as horns hooves nails claws and shells in humans and animals.
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Collier's
Mental Cost of War: Veterans' Nervous Disease Claims Rise
The article notes a steady rise in American veterans receiving compensation for nervous and mental diseases linked to the last war. It cites growth from 55,000 to about 68,000 over the past decade and predicts continued increases for years.
Grade School Girls Play Day at Lincoln School
Stewart school girls dominated most events at the play day. Lincoln sixth graders won the relay. Stewart teams won dodgeball baseball and kickball. fifth and sixth grade Stewart teams swept baseball. P.T.A. provided chocolate milk refreshments. Virginia Morris led the event with helpers Shirley Peterson Roberta Wheelan Virginia Sheetz Wilma Simons Teresa Williams and Mary Murphy. Ribbons were awarded to Winters in each event.
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Lincoln School
Stewart School
Stewart
P.T.A
Virginia Morris
Shirley Peterson
Roberta Wheelan
Virginia Sheetz
Wilma Simons
Teresa Williams
Mary Murphy
Lincoln
Charles Griffin
Richard Roth
Wayne Marshall
Bob Porter
Stewart P. T. A
Kimberlin
Bowles
Eveready Plumbing Expands With Columbus Junction Office
The Eveready Plumbing & Heating Company opened a new Columbus Junction branch led by Leo Pross. Ivan Norton, owner, will stock plumbing and heating merchandise on the first floor while the lower floor houses a shop. A Lexauer System repair department will serve both Washington and Columbus Junction offices, used by over 6000 plumbers nationwide.
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Eveready Plumbing & Heating Company
Columbus Junction
Leo Pross
Eveready
American Legion
Ivan Norton
Eveready Company
Lexauer
Washington
United States
Norton
War prep and coming election dominate Iowa editorials
Editorials from Win terset News Toledo Chronicle and Pella Chronicle urge strong war readiness and voter involvement as nations face dictator aggression. They argue war costs are unavoidable, support preparation, and stress belief that right will prevail with America leading.
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Iowa
Winterset News
Uncle Sam
Toledo Chronicle
United States
Germany
Hitler
Washington Grade School Holds First Play Day Event
Stewart and Lincoln elementary schools held a joint play day on Stewart grounds with Kenneth Kimberlin supervising. Harry Bowles Helen Thompson and five high school boys assisted. sportsmanship trophy awarded to Gordon McBurney for outstanding sportsmanship.
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Stewart
Lincoln
Washington Grade
Washington
Kenneth Kimberlin
Stewart School
Harry W. Bowles
Helen Thompson
Wick Marshall
Junior Knott
Darwin Vacha
Bob Lowe
Dion Kiesey
Bowles
Gordon McBurney
World's tallest tree in Humboldt County confirmed
The giant redwood in the Dyerville Flat grove of Humboldt County California stands at 364 feet, securing the record. The Redwood Empire region contains about 97 percent of the world's redwood supply, with thousands of these giants growing across the area.
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Dyerville Flat Grove
Humboldt County
California
Redwood Empire
America urged to stay calm and steadfast in crisis
A nation facing global turmoil is urged to remain calm and not give in to panic. The message emphasizes keeping a steady mind, maintaining faith in right actions, and avoiding fear that could aid destructive forces.
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America
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