Prairie Flower community notices and social events
Sept 27 notes from Prairie Flower recount visits by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smith to Mt. Union, Snowball Social Club gathering, Knapp family cooperative supper plans, Finke and Knapp anniversaries, district convention in Mt. Pleasant, Booster and H J clubs activities, a Keokuk church duet practice, and visits to Stewart school and local homes including the Jarrard and Warner gatherings with multiple local residents mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
E. L. Smith
Cloyd Cornick
Mt. Union
Clyde Fishburn
Cloyde Knapp
M. K
Knapp
Finke
Clayde Knapp
Mt. Pleasant
Silage Cutter at Durant Pioneer Plant Noted
Ernest Witthoft, an onsilage cutter, is employed at the Durant Pioneer plant. Mrs. Joe Shalla visited Mrs. Emma Page at the hospital, recalling former neighborly ties between the Shalla and Page families. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Richards returned from a westward trip, while Mr. and Mrs. Hotle managed farm interests for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Witthoft
Durant
Joe Shalla
Emma Page
Shalla
Page
Hal Richards
West
Mrs. Hotle
Snowball and Spirea Bloom at M. Smith Home
Pleasant Ridge reports a snowball and a spirea bush in bloom this fall mirroring spring. Social notes mention visits to and from neighbors, barn repairs, haying, and family dinners across Pleasant Ridge and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Smith
Milton Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Harold Disney
Everett Lewis
Frank Ferris
Monroe
Clarence Goodwin
Washington
Henry Underwood
Everette Glasgow
Lowell Lake
Robert North
Homer Ernest
Kauffman
Carol Jean
Justin North
Tony Kauffman
Peter Lauber
Winfield
Fred Havel
Louis Havel
Wilmer KauffMan
Ray Steele
Columbus Junction
Mr. Lewis
Emil Stalder
Richmond
Ben Bruegge
Evelyn Smith
Harold Snider
Dale
Frank Schantz
Wellman Residents Host Variety of Guests and Delegations
Wellman news notes Monday and Tuesday visits by Mr and Mrs C B Harkey and Mrs Julia Harkey of San Saba, plus families and friends from Chicago for the national Legion convention. Attendants to the cattle congress in Waterloo and a visit by Miss Emma Kuhl of Lakewood, Ohio join the social roundup in the Gislain and Griffith households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilson
Wellman
E. N. Foster
C. B. Harkey
Julia Harkey
San Saba
Texas
Jesse Lewis
Lioyd Bull
Mark Schaffer
Web Morrow
Bud Durian
Clarence Rowe
John Fladun
Chicago
National Legion
Guy Moothart
Jim Moothart
Waterloo
Emma Kuhl
Lakewood
Ohio
Gislain
Grant Griffith
Polar Distances On Earth Measured
The surface distance from the North Pole to the South Pole is 12 430 miles. The earth’s diameter directly through the planet is 7 899 988 miles.
Earliest U S Earthquake Recorded at Plymouth Mass
First felt quake noted in Earthquake History of the United States occurred June 1 or 2, 1638 in Plymouth Massachusetts. The first instrumental record came from a seismograph at the University of California Berkeley in 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Plymouth
Mass
University of California, Berkeley
Wayland Freshman Initiation and School News
Wayland HighSchool held its freshman initiation with seniors in charge. A Friday assembly featured a song fest and evening entertainments. Teachers’ association hosted a weiner roast at the city park. J Powers of the state highway patrol inspected local buses finding minor adjustments needed. The operetta Magazine Princess scheduled for October 27. Several student names listed for roles. Supt. Richard Kirby and wife visited from Russell Iowa. Local Plains vs Pleasant Plain game described with 14 hits and 16 walks. Kathryn Bare reports teaching in Chicago schools with 4000 students. Home economics class hosted a tea for parents and guests. multiple mothers and girls named. Anna McElhinney leads the class. Mr. Jones moved to Albia after years in Wayland Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritchard
Wayland
J. Powers
State Highway Patrol
State Department
Powers
Marie
Mildred Kloptenstein
Michael St. Denis
Daniel Eicher
Adam
Claude Goldsmith
Red Rozie
Dean Mallory
Florence Stewart
Helen Martin
Herbert Minter
Richard Sodergren
Pooter
Tom Wener
Jessen
Marine Zilliman
David Thompson
Donald Nieh
Donald Kauffmoo
Murray Krabill
Betty Minter
Hetty Jo Haberman
Julia
Evalyn Sebroek
Richard Kirby
Russell
Iowa
Githens
Fariday
I Town
Iowa City
Kirby
The
Plainemen
Paii
Invaders
Kathryn Bare
Chicago
Miller
C. W Schlatter
Will Schrock
Henry Graber
Edward Monson
Warren Allen
C. KB. Biehelberger
W. M. Fichelberger
Sam Hulme
W. FE. Boller
Donald
Athens
the Clase
Lorraine Schlatter
Annette Searock
Dorothy Graber
Betty Wise
Lorene Monson
Betty Allen
Aldine Eichelberger
Grauce Eichelberger
Mary Ruth Hulme
Bernice Graber
Misa Anna McElhinney
Mr. Jones
Albia
Uses of Cork in Offices and Nurseries
Cork serves as more than a bottle stopper, used on walls and floors in offices for warm tones and noise dampening. It comes in natural or stained colors for nurseries as a soft, easy to clean floor covering that absorbs rattling sounds from toys and small machinery.
Whetstines Celebrate Ninth Anniversary At Wellman
A Monday evening gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Karl Whetstine in Wellman marked their ninth wedding anniversary with a potluck supper. Relatives and friends from West Chester North English and Washington attended, along with local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Whetstine
Farnecis Lee
Robert
Judy Kay
Samuel McIntire of Salem Architect and Carver
Samuel McIntire, a prominent colonial Salem, Massachusetts architect and carver, famed for his gracefully executed furniture. His favorite piece was the sofa, with chairs to match, in the Essex Institute collection in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel McIntire
Salem
Mass
Adam Brothers
England
Essex Institute of Salem
Expert Hunters Called to Defend Garhwal Villages
Experts dispatched to villages in the Garhwal valley to combat leopards and bears driven down from the Himalayas. Trained hunters will engage the predators to protect residents and livestock as tensions rise in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garhwal Valley
India
Himalayas
Lincoln cents begin minting in 1909 replacing Indian Head design
The Indian Head cent ran from 1858 through 1909 when the Lincoln cent was first minted, a design still in circulation today.
Large Number of Rats and Mice in County This Year
A Homestead Farm report notes Washington county faces a hard time as rats and mice reach high levels. Amid peach abundance and bustling farms, old residents reminisce, while a playful scene of elderly men and a speeding ice cream van punctuates a column on county life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Hasty
Homestead Farm
Washington County
Times
Washington
Waenlneton
Harbor Dredging Expands Puerto Rico Navy Base Harbor
Improvements to the Puerto Rico harbor at San Juan are underway as part of a $9,000,000 dredging project for the navy air base. The work aims to deepen and widen access, boosting port operations and strategic value for ships and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Island
Washington Lodge Regular Meeting Schedule and Bus Info
Washington Lodge Ao. 38 A A G A M holds regular meetings on the Friday of each month. Ray Cox W M and A W Yard secretary announce bus service Bus No 10 leaves Washington 638 with all eastbound buses heading to Che.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge Ao
Ray Cox
W. Mj
W. Yard
Golden State Limited
Washington
Dally
Golden State iAmite& Galley
Ancccausaesea S.la
California
Fara
Burlington
Omaha
Chicago
Doom
Che
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Terry Marsh
Terry, Jr
Keokuk
Ernest Morgan
Thora Reynolds
Marsh
Reynolds
Keokuk Baptist Church
Morgan
New Stewart School
Heights
Minnie Knapp
Brighton
Crawfordsville
E. P. Barth
L. W. Turnipseed
Yoder
Kalona
Fryere
Breve Fectiven Lng
Don
Poles
Switzerland
France
Berne
International Illustrated News Radiophoto
Bowhill
Kingsley Wood
King George VI of
Great Britain
Coastal Command
London
Royal Air Force
Wayland School News
Plainsmen
Forbes
Pleasant Plain
Sodergren
Pacha
C. Hoskins
A. B. Schmoeller
Goering
Poland
Hermann Goering
Lorzer
Korner, Goering
Bodenschats
Milch
Karl Whetstines
L. W. Durst
W. Q. V. Club
A. C. Gingerich
San Francisco Fair
E. D. Miller
H. E. Ross
Delmar Steninger
New York
Mothers Club
A. C. Kraft
Mearl Munson
Kraft
Lyal Smith
Paul Hann
Louis Leeper
Prestone
Zer
Ross
Motor Service
Jim Hotle
la P. Weatbound
Er Noxville
Ahi
Witte A L. Goodlander
C. B
C. F. Anderson
O.M
ST. P. A P. RK
R. Ca
Davenport-Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Kansas City-Davenport
W. Co. Sell
Cago
Ticketa
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Coag Sant
Gantonil
Agenms
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