Washington County Corn Champion Don Radda Shines
Washington County gains fame for Don Radda and his record tall corn stalk that won prizes at the State Fair. The piece notes local pride, highway reminders, and family health and social anecdotes from Homestead Farm and surrounding community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Don Radda
Alvin C. Hasty
Homestead Farm
Washington
Radda
Iowa
Engleh Rivers
Stanley Vodichka
James Veneel Vodichka
Iowa State Farr
Fair Board
Shiloh Community News Highlights From Aug
Shiloh notes include visits by James Van Nostrand and family, staff assignments for local teachers, high school freshmen and sophomores planning Washington attendance, and a Shiloh school opening Sept 3 with Doris Endicott teaching. Local picnics, canning, and farm prep fill the week.
Mrs Oren Romine To Substitute at No 6 Five Weeks
East 76 Aug 31 No 6 school opens Monday with ten pupils. Mrs Oren Romine will substitute for five weeks while Miss Dorothy Flading begins her teaching career. Honor Mrs Stirling dinner in Red Brick neighborhood. Birthday was Aug 29. Several guests attended including Mary J McCartney Tom Stirling and Bob Koehler and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. McCartney
Tom Stirling
Bob
Dave McCartney
Howard Pearson
George Koehler
Marshall Koehler
Bud Fields
Joan
Jack
Harold Schnoebelen
Bobby
Frank Klein
Rock Island
Richmond
Jim Lockwood
Lloyd Phillips
Donald
Hastwood
Orville Dayton
C. L. Romine
Arthur Romines
Arthur Romine
Jenny Henderson
C. AL. Romine
J. E. Powell
Keota
Darlene Powell
Lloyd Millers
Bury Henderson
Community notes on visitors and school preparations
The passage notes busy times as schools prepare to open. It mentions Mr and Mrs Fred Showalter and Donald from Rock Island visiting last Friday. Fae Schoonover went home with them to visit for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Showalter
Donald
Rock Island
Fae Schoonover
Byoir Denies Nazi Propaganda Claims Before Dies Panel
New York publicity man Carl Byoir testifies in Washington amid charges by Rep. Wright Patman that he is a Nazi propagandist. The Dies committee reviews a subcommittee report exonerating Byoir while the Justice Department finds no substantiation of the allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dies Committee
Wright Patman
Texas
Carl Byoir
New York
Washington
Byoir
Patman
Justice Department
Mrs Eva Wikoff Concludes Visit in Denver Area
Mrs Eva Wikoff returns from a visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Howard Johnson in Denver Colorado. Her daughter Mrs Grant Hamaton of near Washington accompanied her. The notice lists other local travelers and visitors including families from Unionville Missouri Pittsburgh Penn Mead Colorado Elk Point Alberta Canada Detroit and Chicago with various relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Eva Wikoff
Howard Johnson
Denver
Colo
Grant Hamaton
Washington
Junior Ackley
Unionville
Missouri
Fred Blick
Pittsburgh
Penn
Wayne Emery
Mead
Colorado
Vint Emry
Joe Christy
Revere and
Harris
Addison Connor
Jimmie
Detroit
J. N. Irwin
Verle Koch
Verle
Leila
James Brinton
Baby and family depart for Kansas City after visit
A baby left Friday for Kansas City following a several day visit with his grandmother Mrs Ad die Brinton. Miss Maude Brinton accompanied the family back to Kansas City and resumed her schooling in Paola Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Kansas City
Addie Brinton
Maude Brinton
Paola
Kansas
Wyman Oberon News Notes and Social Gatherings
Wyman August 31 reports dinner guests from multiple towns including Lancaster Bloomfield and New London. Families of Humphreys Martin Lamb and Conrad attended. Des Moines Fair and State Fair visits noted. Brumby Beauchamp wedding in Edgington Illinois mentioned. A large club picnic was held Friday evening.
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Des Moines
J. R. Rees
J. N. Davis
Clyde Beauchamp
T. Dewey Davis
Edgington
Ill
Brumby Beauchamp
Club Piente
Washington Lodge 264 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 264 AF and AM holds regular meetings the first Friday of each month. Worshipful Master Howard McBride and Secretary A W Yard are noted for official correspondence and meeting details.
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Washington Lodge No
Howard McBride
W. M
A. W. Yard
Burlington Trailways and Rail Schedule Notes
Westbound GaoRLSOP No 22 mixed train runs daily except Sunday. Davenport to Kansas City local departures at 9 68 a m and 3 14 a m. No 25 Southwest Limited departs 1 42 a m. Eastbound Kansas City Davenport local departs 1 26 a m. Nos 8 and 5 daily except Sunday. Weathound Bus No 8 from Washington 6 08 am. Bus No 7 2 58 pm. Bus No 2 3 55 pm. Bus No 6 night 12 02 am. Bus No 10 10 38 am. All eastbound buses go to Chicago. Tickets at Bus Depot.
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Golden State Limited
Washington
Golden State
California
Knoxville
Depar
Burlington
Daftey Ooneha
Ochiesen
Washington Bears
Wwashington
Chicago
Candy Kitshen
North Side Square
AL Gantons
Community Visitors and Family Gatherings Noted
Mrs. Nora Kracaw of Mt. Pleasant was a recent guest at her son Neil Kracaw and family. Mrs. Lloyd Curtis of Iowa City visits at Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Davis. Ari Davis and family and Harley Bloomquist and family attended the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eryone
Nora Kracaw
Mt. Pleasant
Neil Kracaw
Lloyd Curtis
Iowa City
C. D. Davis
Ari Davis
Harley Bloomquist
Prairie Center Social Notes Report Local Families
Prairie Center notes show visits from Chicago residents Clarence Hamilton and Mrs Wylie Anderson to the W M Montgomery home. Several families return from Ottertall Minnesota and attend the State Fair. Local residents host picnics and visit relatives in Columbus Junction and Bernard Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Center
Clarence Hamilton
Chicago
Ilinois
Wylie Anderson
Ainsworth
W. M. Montgomery
W. C. Richard
C. B Schneider
John Koehler
Ottertall
Minnesota
Ethel
Wilber Ziexlowsky
Marshall Koehler
Don Simmering
Marion Sheetz
Walter Anderson
Joe Wilson
Columbus Junction
Lester Pronga
Bernard
Iowa
C. H. Wolfe
Helen Rhodebeck
Washington
Sunshine Community cooks up coop chicken supper
The Sunshine Community club hosted a cooperative chicken supper at the Don Wylie home on Thursday evening with about fifty people and three guests. Attendees spent the evening playing cards and singing, while several visitors and neighbors stopped by to check on C. H. Wolfe recovering from an appendicitis operation.
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Don Wylie
Helen Rhodebeck
Davenport
Rock Island
Sunshine Community Club
Young
Minneapolis
Minn
Wes Meyer
Frank Scranton
West Chester
Dave McLaughlin
Frank Macon
Washington
W. M. Montgomery
C. H. Wolfe
Chinese columnist on reading taboos in daily life
A Chinese columnist says reading in the bath is unpardonable because written language was created by a sage and is sacred after Confucian style. Reading in bed is also improper, though less serious than bath reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chong Chieh
Confucius
Engineers Predict Further Efficiency Gains for Internal Combustion
Engineers expect continued improvements in internal combustion engine efficiency in the near future, signaling ongoing advances in automotive powertrains and fuel use.
Early Agricultural Remedy Lime used to fix soil acidity long known
The article notes lime as an ancient remedy to correct acid soil conditions that hinder crop growth, highlighting its long standing role in improving soil health and crop yields.
Conesville Melon Day Promises Parades Games and Dance
Conesville hosts Melon Day on Sept 6 with events from 9:30 a.m. pet parade to 7:15 p.m. platform dance. Highlights include croquet finals rifle range contests a dinner at the Methodist church free melon acts musical programs and cash prizes in exhibits and baby and popularity contests.
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Conesville
Muscatine Rifle Club and
Melon Day Association
Methodist Church
Plumed Serpent Symbol of Aztec God Quetzalcoatl
The Aztec plumed serpent of Mexico blends serpent and bird features and personifies Quetzalcoatl, the lord of air and earth, a major deity in Mesoamerican mythology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Air
Earth
Spain Reports High Productive Soil Share at Home
A Spanish assessment finds eighty eight percent of the soil statewide is productive or potentially so with durable agricultural value. The report highlights large tracts of arable land and favorable soil types across several regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Balkan Strife Draws World Spotlight as Axis Scribes Tense
The Balkans again dominate headlines as Hungary Romania and Russia Romania disputes flare. A Vienna conference led by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini seeks a settlement to avert war. Attendees include Joachim von Ribbentrop Galeazzo Ciano Mihail Manoilescu and Count Stephen Csaky at Belvedere Castle.
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Balkans
Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Benito Stussolini
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Belvedere Castle
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Mihail Manoilescu
Count Stephen Csaky
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Republic Pieter
C. . Estwa
Stooge* Carte
FOX
Grand Stand
John Blakely
Virginia Hasty
Miss Slichter
Byertown
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Richard McCleery
Y's Men's International
Baleen
Shiloh
H. J. Schoonover
James van Nostrand
Newton
Ross van Nostrand
Myra van Nostrand
Cleone
Catherine Caldwell
Court House
Myra
Gray
Marion Township
Cloone
Franklin
Catherine
Washington Township
David Coats
Tilly Caldwell
Darlene Schantz
Grace Schoonover
James Marsh
Ruth Schhantz
Howard Siguroose
Oscar Sheetz
Oakland Mills
Sam Marsh
William Cochran
Doris Endicott
Mack Beenblossom
Ray Randell
Mary Ellen
Cora Mae Randell
Harold Beenblossom
Dave Schantz
Fanny Christner
Wayland
Howard Schantz
Ottumwa
Norman
Inez Schoonover
Orville Caldwell
Billy
Oren Romine
No. 6
Etein
Geneseo
Carl Mayer
Martyn Romoser
Richard Mayer
Orville Levien
Lloyd White
Lloyd Miller
Betty Jean
Waterloo
Marshal Ated
Pallette
Alorg Tell
Rhua Helmick
Roosevelt
Norway
Martha
Duchess County Fair
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Cently
United States
Mrs. Roosevelt
Princess
Mr. Roosevelt
U. S
American Legion
Scandinavia
Ragnnhild
Princess Astrid
Prince Harald
Hyde Park
Wyman
E. V. Humphreys
A. L Goodlander
GC. F. Anderson
Mrs. Don Wylie
A.m
Sordens’ Music Shop
Illinois Prairie
Batavia
Turner Junction
The
Balkan
Poland
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tuscara
Oradea
Transylvania
Brasov
Miloavia
Bulgar
Soviet
Russia
Constanta
Tia
Csaky
Ciano
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