Memorial Day memories and community notices across Monmouth
The author recalls Decoration Day traditions with children marching beside veterans Col. D. J. Palmer and William Paul Moothart, led by Women’s Relief Corps wreath makers and American Legion efforts. She mentions Memorial Day programs at St. James school, and notes local travel, school graduations, and small town anecdotes from Monmouth and Des Moines. The piece closes with memories of a porch visit, a lost pin found at the English Hotel, and a pine resin smell from Florida.
Drunken driving charge dismissed in Albany district court
In Albany New York district court the defendant was found intoxicated and driving but the drunken driving charge was dismissed. The defense argued state law bans drunken driving on a public highway while police had picked up the man as he rode bumper to bumper along railroad tracks. Judge Harvey L Neelen ruled those tracks are part of a private right of way.
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Albany
N. Y
Harvey L. Neelen
Sir John Hawkins and His Early Slave Trade Voyages
Sir John Hawkins emerged from a seafaring family as an early English participant in the slave trade. He reportedly attacked Portuguese slavers and smuggled captives into Spanish settlements in the New World. His first successful voyage occurred in 1562 63.
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Sir John Hawkins
New World
Case Field Commencement Honors Graduates
The list records graduates receiving diplomas at Case Field commencement exercises. It names numerous students from Iowa towns Riverside Kalona Eldon and West Chester along with other individuals and families from the area.
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Case Field
Washington
Iowa
Riverside
Texas
Eldon
West Chester
Icarus and Daedalus Wings Melt in Myth Retold
Icarus, son of Daedalus, crafted wax wings to fly. He flew too close to the sun, melting the wax and causing him to plummet into the Aegean Sea where he drowned. The tale explains hubris and the limits of human invention.
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Icarus
Daedalus
Aegean
Icarian
Substitute for Olive Oil Suggested by Oil Types
The oil of peanuts can be used as a substitute for olive oil. This alternative offers a similar cooking function and flavor profile for recipes calling for olive oil.
Iowans Inclined to Favor Entry Into War
Fifty five percent of Iowa’s farm population would risk U S entry to aid Great Britain fully. Five percent want to stay out. Men favor all out aid at 59 percent while women split 50 50. Republicans 55 Democrats 56 favor full aid. Age groups show little change. The poll, from Wallace’s Farmer and Iowa Homestead, was early May before Roosevelt’s fireside chat.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Great Britain
Wallace's
Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Britain
England
Roosevelt
Graduation programs and performer list at Catholic School
A fragment lists student names and pieces performed at a Catholic School graduation ceremony. Items include Mary Alice Walker, Betty Jean Barth, Lois Ofelt, and Denese Czibulka, with works by Grieg and other tunes, plus commentary on Ray Stannard Baker.
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Dsgge
ROG
Mary Alice Walker
Crawford Betty Jean Barth
Lois Ofelt
Eleanor Bond Williams
Glof Denese
Wright Margaret Ann Walker
Reiter
Grant Walker
Czibulka Jane Whitehead
Roses of
Picardy
Wood Mary Lou Barth
Biddy Johnson
M. Ann Walker
Shirley Duncan
Engelbert
Mary Lou Barth
Marie Vittatoe
Grieg
Beverly Brown
God Bless America
Birds banding milestone marks millions since 1920
Since 1920, when the United States biological survey took over the work, more than 3,000,000 birds have been banded, mostly by the 2,193 registered amateur banders in the United States.
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United States Biological Survey
United States
Municipal Band Concert in Central Park This Saturday
Central Park hosts a municipal band concert at 4 00 PM featuring God Bless America March Semper Fidelis Overture Light Cavalry You Walk By and Michigan on Parade selections Desert Song Ramparts We Watch Stratoslner Pomona I Hear A Rhapsody Hail America Marching Along Together Glory of The Trumpets March of the Steele Men and the Star Spangled Banner. Performers include Merle Booth and cornet trombone soloists King Romberg Holmes Richards Brockenshire Beisterling-Alford.
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Stratoliner
Pomona
America
Merle Booth
The
Trumpets
Steele Men
Cornets
Tromb
Money Orders Debut in United States in 1864
Domestic money orders in the United States were first issued on November 1, 1864, marking the start of a new postal payment method.
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United States
Fashion notes from Chicago styles and outfits
Fellow traveler C. Denneews Dixie’s smart traveling outfit by Betty MacPherson of Chicago and Mickey’s charming suit and hat by William Tloczko of Chicago highlight custom city fashion.
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Deniws
Dixie
Betty MacPherson
Chicago
Ill
Mickey
Wilian Toloczko
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Kelland
Bill Elliott
Guy Kibbee
Carol Hughes
John Archer
Rocking Chair
Col. D. J. Palmer
William Paul Moothart
Women’s Relief Corps
Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Ed. Johnson
Monmouth
Hiram Johnson
Johnsons
Young Ed, Jr
Johnson Picture House
Howard McCleery
Sam
Margaret Ragan
Charley
Gertrude
Washington High School
Dave Masson
John
Dora Masson
Thurs
Charles Barthelow
Ed Bovee
Kankakee
Merrie
G. F. Zaring
Cleveland
Bessie
Harold
Squire Bovee
Dee Work
de Funiak Springs
Florida
Ross Motor Service
Onsente A
Evoready Plumbing & Heating CO
Washington, Lows
Ston
Iceberg
Cologne
Lentheri
Hedy Lamarr
Judy Garland
Lana Turner
James Stewart
Bennett
John Hubbard
Abe Ei
Ict
Tracy
I. Q
TOON
Uncle Joey
Battle of the Atlantic
Late News
Vv Vita
John Robert Andreson
Agnes Mary Brophy Ellis Iowa Finke Paul Eugene Fry
Lois Mae Humble Velma Ruth Jarrard William John Longer Louis Edward McCutchhen
Robert Montgomery Masson
Charles Ralph Murphy Beverly Adelaide Niffenegger
Frank Willey Nunan
William Wayne Phillips Cecil Earl Replogle
Helen Juanita Rhodebeck
Anna Frances Sartor Fae Lucille Schoonover
Phyllis Kathryn Shalla Charles William Thrapp Martha Elizabeth Wylie
James R. Gallagher Robert Leslie Gates Lafayette M. Hamil
Joan Gerdes Marilyn Jane Green Max William Haifley Lester F. Hamil
Helen Mac Haves
Helen L. Hayes Birchard Holden
Norma Ll. Hoyle Ruth L. Hoyle Dale L. Hoyle Herbert D. Huber
John Granville Humble Grant H. Humston, Jr
Mary Martha Jones
Eleanore Louise Keagy Donald EF. Kiesey
Jeanette M. Krabill
Roger H. Lance
Charles Edward Lemley Jr
Deborah Jean Longer Jack D. Longer
David J. Masson
Viola K, Marek
Jean Arneta Mathers
Victor J. Mayer Charles Ralph Mayo
Juanita Jean Miller
Mildred May Miller
Russell R. Miller
Mary Murphy
Viasta Rose Music
Gerald McGaffey
Mary Elizabeth Neiswanger
T. J. Pease Jr
Hubert N. Reed Marion Lawrence Reeves Beatrice Wilma Replogle
Louis Vernon Richardson
John Davis
Rothlisberger
Ruth M. Schan
Washington Dairy
Coxey’s Army
Ray Stannard Baker
Central Park
God Bless
Sousa von Suppe Ue
Michigan
Ione Steele
Merle
Booth
Romberg
Holmes Holmes
Brockenshire
Beisterling
Alford
FOX Sunday
Virginia Gilmore
Cesar Romero
Fox
Owens & Kemp
Keota
Brazil
Dixie Dugan
Great Northwest
Bruoway
By Mevoy
Striebel
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
Jim White
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