The Coolidge examiner., 1933-09-29
Prepared by National Geographic Society
Washington. y. C.-WNU Service.

ashlngton. -. C.-NNO service.
"THILE there are reports that
wv some mothers have already
named their newborn ba-
bles for the national recovery act,
Mira, a small Iowa town. denies that
its name Is so modern. 1t was
named for a woman more than a
half century before Gen. Hugh John
son took oath of Office.
Names, cities and towns have
many origins. First families have
left their famous surnames to des-
ignate post offices and railroad sta
tions in the United States, and In
addition many humble folk have con-
tributed their more familiar appella-
tions such as Dad, Bill, Nick, Tim,
Floe. Wick and Maggie. Aside from
family names the homely nouns and
adjectiTes of the work-a-day world
have found their way by the score
to maps and sign posts.
Greasy Creek, Tub, Biscuit, Cheap,
Busy and Dimple are Kentucky
towns. There are Horse Heaven,
Humpulips, Gooseprairie and Step
toe in Washington state.
Pie Town, Dusty. Gallup and
High Rolls are In New Mexico; ;
Jelly. Needles and Likely in Cali
fornia; and S0pchoppy, Perky and
ITrnStnrnnf In Lslnrf6o
Illinois has Sandwich. Joy and
Muddy, while across the state line
In Indiana there are Speed, Economy,
and Harmony. Trump, Vim. Flues
and Joes are in Colorado; Bumble
Bee. Sunglow. Wikieup and Cactus
in Arizona; Asbestos, Ladiesburg.
Fearer and Appeal in Maryland; /;
and Deadwater, Grandstone, Thor
ofare and Merepoint in Maine.
In Minnesota there is Ballclub,
Happyland. otter Tail, Money Greek,
Knife River and Embarrass; and in
Mississippi. Arm, Lemon, Whynot,
Chunky. Shivers and $3.50.
Montana's Bay Horse, Big Arm,
Giltedge and Pray are equally as
odd as North Carolina's Nags Head,
Bearwallow, Pee Dee, Shoe, Toast,
Topknot and Worry; and Missouri's
Rat. Gang, Damsite, Clever and
Enough.
Accord, Teaticket and Feeding
Hills are in Massachusetts; An
vii Location, Inkster, Almeek and
Honor in Michigan; Echo, Happy
Jack and Water Proof in Louisiana {;
I.eaky In North Dakota; and Nov
city, Overpeck, Long Bottom and
Charm in Ohio.
More of the Queer Names.
Oklahoma's contribution to odd
place names is Antlers, Hominy,
Slick. Slim and Scraper: while Ore
gon has Wagontire. Skies, Tyee, lee
and Fossil. New York state gives
Horseheads, Sag Harbor, Silvernails,
Yaphank and Whiteface; and New
Jersey, Colts Neck, Peapack, Tran
guilty, Changewater and Chews.
Goodnight. Razor, Fort Spunky.
Happy and Gunsight are towns in
Texas: while Pennsylvania has
Shickshinny. Showers, Moosic and
Bird in Hand. Cowpens, Silver
street, Nine Times and Ninety Six
are in South Carolina; Faith. Tea
and Twilight in South Dakota !;
Devils Slide in Utah and Idol, In
skip. Little. :rab and Shop Spring in
Tennessee.
Ferry passengers calling "hey" to
"Si," a ferryman, are said to have
named Haysi, Virginia. Other odd
names In the Old Dominion are Mod
est Town, Cap. Crabbottom, Dandy.
Smoky Ordinary, Traffic, Fancy Gap.
Duty and Success; while its neigh
Dor, West Virginia. has Joker. Cut
lips, Smoky Hole, Dingy. Hazy. Odd,
Pink and Quick. In Wisconsin there
is Luck. New Diggins and Rib Lake ;
in Wyoming a Doggie. Badwater,
Four Horse and Ten Sleep.
What Cheer, Promise City, Coin,
NOdaway, Stout and Wick are
Iowa towns; Cad. Deepstep, Dewy-
rose and Ty Ty are in Georgia; Co
colalla, Cuprum, Inkom and Notus
in Idaho; Coats, Peck and Potwin
in Kansas; and TSughboy. Flats,
Hire. and Wynot in Nebraska.
Half a dozen of Arkansas place
names in a row sketch for the i'm
aginative a thumb-nail story: Lost
Corner, Reform. Health, Prosperity,
Romance and Love.
Names of women of distinction
adorn many OF the 0rld's cities,
rivers. provinces, and islands. Lady
Franklin island. near Baffin island
In the Arctic circle, is named for