Dusenberys Attend Des Moines Insurance Meeting Last Week
Mr and Mrs F E A Dusenbery spent several days in Des Moines for an insurance convention. They returned with grandson Denny and Gary Hearton. their sons visited Notre Dame football game in Iowa City. Extended social and family visits followed in Dayton Grove and Welman as guests attended Vesper services and dinners.
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Lyall Moore
Dayton Grove
Fea. Dusenberys
Des Moines
Harry
Denny
Gary Hearton
Iowa City
Notre Dame
Dusenbery
Hearton
Farbarn
Martha Stephen
J.D. Morrison
Welman
Keith Stewart
Thanksgiving gathers amid chores and small town news
Thanksgiving dinner at the Charles Maas home marks a family gathering with relatives in Iowa. Beth Ann Maas injured her chin. she received stitches in Iowa City after failed local doctor visits. Other notes mention a new barn project, hog ownership issues, and a 25,000 Rust scholarship tale tied to cotton picker history discussed by the West Tennessee Historical Society.
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Washington
Route 4
Charles Maas
Beth Ann
William Maas
Iowa City
Kalona
Wellman
Sunday Dinner Guests and Local Health News
Family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson. Mrs. William Dusenbery underwent surgery at the Washington Hospital on Monday. Kenneth Cuddeback and boys called at the John McDowell home Monday evening.
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Witngton
Edith Selnester
Evanston
Ilinois
John
Wilson
William Dusenbery
Washington Hospital
Kenneth Cuddeback
John McDowell
Bust to Inventor Of Cotton Picker Honored in Memphis
MEMPHIS Tenn John Rust, who with his brother Mack helped perfect a mechanical cotton picker, was honored with the unveiling of a bust of himself. The Rusts spent eight years in a garage factory to develop the machine, then pursued their invention without seeking wealth. After early tests in the Mississippi delta, they hoped the device would transform cotton farming.
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Rust
West Tennessee Historical Society
Brooks Memorial Art Gallery
Pietro Lazzari
Washington
Rome
Memphis
Tenn
John Rust
Mack
Mississippi Delta
Rust Brothers
Watchman Rescues Starving Dogs in Athens Night rounds
An Athens night watchman Brownie Gilliam feeds and rescues stray dogs found during his rounds. Donated food from local restaurants supports his efforts to find homes for the dogs, many of which follow him back on rounds before settling in with new families.
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Gilliam
Athens
Night Watchman
Tale Written Just For One Boy Turns Housewife Into Author
New York AP story features Jeanne Wilson, a homemaker and mother, who wrote a western juvenile novel titled Half Pint for her eight year old nephew Jimmy. The book, published by Westminster Press, grew from a bedtime story she crafted as a Christmas gift, inspired by Jimmy's words and imagination.
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New York
Jeanne Wilson
Westminster Press
Philadelphia
Jimmy
Humphreys Hosts Sunday Gathering in Wyman
Mr and Mrs Leslie Humphreys entertained guests in Wyman on Sunday. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Arlo Cline and family and Mr and Mrs Frank Winters and family from Burlington. Also present were Mr and Mrs Clair Mullen and Mr and Mrs Rex Morse and family from Winfield.
Weekend Visits and Church Bazaar Notices
Sunday visits by Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Lantz and Sadie Mullen are noted along with dinner hosts Mr and Mrs. John Williams of Chicago and Mr and Mrs. John Jones of Iowa City. Attendees at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church bazaar and Missionary meeting are listed, with related travel between Muscatine, Crawfordsville, and nearby homes. A Salem Welsh church bazaar is announced for Friday afternoon December 4.
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Sadie Mullen
Earl and
Clair Mullen
Muscatine
Dewey
Sarah Dpivis
John R. Williams
South Side
Chicago
John Jones
Kathryn
Iowa City
Dick Hughes
Sarah Davis
Sadie McCullough
Crawfordsville
T. Dewey
Evan
Nellie
Mary Hughes
Evan Evans
Salem Welsh Echurel
Rele
West Virginia Mines Ship Millions by River Barge
West Virginia mines annually ship at least five million tons of coal by barge along the Kanawha Monongahela and Ohio rivers.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Monongahela
Ohio
Coal powers most Chicago commuter trains
Nearly 82 percent of the 266 Chicago and North Western trains running through Chicago on weekdays are steam powered, reflecting the era's traction mix and the ongoing reliance on steam locomotives.
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Chicago and North Western
Chicago
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