Bible Thoughts Page Reflects on Life Love and World News
The column blends a devotional tone with local life and wartime sentiment. Editor George Hise finds solace in ground cherries while Dr. Keagy commends home news as a calming antidote to global turmoil. Read also about grass diet notes, carrots and turnips, and reflections on human nature and power.
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George Hise
West Liberty
Keagy
Evening Journal
Rotary
Sunset Park
Siam
Babylon
America
Holbert
Paris
Hitler
Smith named business manager at Iowa Wesleyan College
H Edward Smith of Ames has been appointed business manager and treasurer of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant. Mrs Marion Coffman Smith, formerly of Ainsworth and niece of Mrs Lee Sands, will be remembered locally. Smith previously worked with Iowa State College, signaling a notable promotion. Also notes about social visits in the area including McCreedy guests, Ray Marr home improvements, and Ottumwa visitors to the Trotter home.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
H. Edward Smith
Ames
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Lee Sands
Smith
Iowa State College
McCreedy
Mae McCreedy
Washington
Effie McCreedy
Howard Stewart
Ray Marr
Dorothy Coleman
Gertrude Hill
Jack Botteroff
Buddy Redlinger
al Bridger
Iona Wesleyan
Lyle Luithly
Evelyn Burton
Parsons
Lois and
Esther True
Penn
John Fletcher
Gretchen Hendrickson
Kathleen Allen
Drake
Martha
England road traffic held by railway crossing gates
Traffic on England roads is delayed about 100000 times daily due to railway crossing gates. The stoppages amount to at least 4500 working days lost per year across the country.
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England
Local notes reveal town characters and small town humor
The column mocks Tom Dun and Gov Hamill in a light feud over crutches. Harold Wolf visits from Louisiana during troop maneuvers with Troop D. Birth notices recur with quirky lines from Davis County papers. A series of local jokes and cartoons closes with a quip on morality and advertising.
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Tom Duncan
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Fragmentary dispatch quotes about ailing fathers and humorous exchanges
Fragmented dialogue depicts Mary unable to visit due to her father’s foot and Tom’s reply. Farmer Giles and Farmer Wiles joke about ailing relatives and ducks. The text ends with an odd aside about liking to see fat people laugh.
Hadley Couple Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
In Richland on September 16 Mr and Mrs Alfred Hadley marked sixty years of marriage with a trip to Oskaloosa to revisit their wedding site and a cooperative dinner with relatives. They have three children seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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C. A. Neville
Richland
Alfred Hadley
Hadley
Oskaloosa
Hadleys
D. H. McCracken
Claude Hatfield
Walter Hadley
Orr-Harken
Orr and Harken
Leighton Park
Ottumwa
R. C. Swinney
Swinney
Bloomfield
Harry Fulton
Princeton
Lula Callister
Kansas City
Washington Lodge Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. Regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Lee Holland W M and A W Yard secretary listed for contact and organization
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Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Westbound CRI and PE train stops at Washington at 2:20 a m
Passenger train CRI and PE runs westbound and stops at Washington at 2 20 a m to discharge passengers and pick up for further points on its schedule.
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CRI
Washington
Golden State Limited
California
Star Studded Cast Forms Buckeye Show in Davenport
Smith and Mayer lead a Grinnell pairing with Martha as a sophomore and Joan as a freshman alongside Ruth Rodger in nurse training in Davenport. The cast also features Jack Haley Cobina Wright Jr. and eight tunes by Leo Robin Ralph Rainger. Hermes Pan directs dazzling dance numbers with Betty Grable in Kindergarden Conga. An unusual Seminole Legend dance by Jack Cole and his company of sixty, plus the Condos Brothers and a Betty routine, cap the act.
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Miami
Jack Haley
Cobina Wright, Jr
Leo Robin
Ralph Rainger
Hermes Pan
Betty Grable
Jack Cole
Condos Brothers
New York
Betty
Moon Over Miami Tops The Souths Bright Stage
Miami gleams as the Technicolor musical Moon Over Miami stars Don Ameche Betty Grable and Robert Cummings. Betty and Carole Landis pursue a holiday fortune via two millionaires in a Riviera style comedy with lavish clothes and a glamorous Miami Beach backdrop.
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Miami
Betty Grable
Carole Landis
Charlotte Greenwood
Miami Beach
Betty
Carole
Charlotte
Don Ameche
Robert Cummings
Don
Bob
East Sunset Tea Attendees At Crawfordsville School
Friday night teachers reception in Crawfordsville drew local families including Elmer McArtor Dick Blanchard Harold Littrel Clarence Fulton Joe Rich and their relatives. Other weekend visits included the Scranton and Richards households plus Williams Graber and Prior families with several local residents and students mentioned.
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Hazel Raymond
East Sunset
Crawfordsville
Elmer McArtor
Dick Blanchard
Harold Littrel
Clarence Fulton
Joe Rich
Dorthy
Mae Orris
Harry Jones
Steve Jones
Frank Scranton
West Chester
P. J. Graber
Noah Richards
Wayland
Russell Williams
Glen McGuire
Max McGuire
Davies
Winfield
Lloyd Prior
Wilbur Long
Letts
Paul
Ruth Martin
Ruth
Washington
Ges
Swedesburg
Sunday Visit Highlights Local Families Near Ainsworth
Mr and Mrs Elmer McArtor and sons were Sunday guests at Linus Wagons home near Ainsworth. John Martin and family joined Mrs Carl Koehler as her guests, then accompanied to Ebin Koehler home. J B Orris and daughters Ruth and Vivian of Williamsburg were Saturday night guests at S K Orris home, with Sunday evening visitors Clarence Herring and children.
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Grant Davis
Dubuque
T. C. Davis
Bill Trotter
Tommy Henderson
Wade Scranton
Ottumwa
G. F. Trotters
Elmer McArtor
Linus Wagons
Ainsworth
John Martin
Carl Koehler
Mrs. Martin
Ebin Koehler
J. B. Orris
Ruth and
Vivian
Williamsburg
S. K. Orrish
Mrs Clance Herring
Ornamental Vetiver Plant Sneaks Into Antebellum Homes
Vetiver, a perennial grass from the East Indies, was introduced to Gulf states before the Civil War as a ornamental for plantations. Wealthy owners saved dried roots with linens and lingerie for their enduring fragrance, and an oil was distilled at home and used as a favored perfume.
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East Indies
Gulf States
Ancient corn meal found in Glorietta ruins
Archaeologists uncovered corn meal aged about five centuries in a Glorietta New Mexico Kiva ruin. The grinding implements were located nearby, suggesting local preparation by the native group.
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Glorietta
N. M
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