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Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1947

Page

3

Memorial service honors Jamestown landing and church history

Jamestown Virginia marks May 13 as Jamestown Day with a memorial service at Jamestown Memorial Church. The observance recalls the 1607 landing of the first permanent English settlers and features a historical address by Paul Green.

Jamestown Jamestown Beach New World Jamestown Memorial Church Jamestown Day Association For Preservation of Virginia Antiquities James Hemisphere Bacon George Yeardley Plymouth Bach America Sir George Yeardley National Society of Colonial Dames of America Benjamin Harrison I Benjamin Harrison United States William Sherwood James Blair College of William and Mary Sarah Harrison Blair William A. Brown Episcopal Diocese Southern Virginia

Airplane dusting, airport plan and bomber prototype report

Reports from Rutgers on farm dusting with insecticides and fungicides, weather issues, and a notable airport grant for Clarinda Iowa. Also coverage of light aircraft use by Ogden police, fox whelps study in Owatonna, and Alaska housing via prefabricated homes flown by Northwest Airlines. Experimental XB-46 jet bomber flight tests and a survey showing 94 percent of ATC passengers prefer rear seating.

Rutgers University New Brunswick N. J Clarinda Iowa War Assets Administration Ogden Utah Wasatch Mountains Owatonna Minn America Wayne C. Lidell Minneapolis Alaska Williamson Sheboygan Falls Wis Northwest Airlines Anchorage Consolidated Vultee Muroc Army Airfield Army Air Transport Command Command Washington Fairfield Calif ATC

Racing Tax Break Cuts Taxes in Saratoga County

Saratoga County shaved its tax by wiping out a 5 percent levy on pari mutuel betting at the race track. The cut saved about $1,062,000, aiding a budget near $750,000 under a state law aimed mainly at New York City.

Saratoga Springs N. Y Saratoga County

Me to Bae PL di McFarlane and the Farm Affair

Richard McFarlane, son of a WWI missing captain, returns claiming a new rank and visits a mother as Julia confronts past alignments. He threatens Sandra Calvert who wounds a romance with Ric, then Sandra arrives at the farm with Me Wao the boy relocated.

di McFarlane Richard Spang Gordon Hic Sandra Calvert Ynila Captain Mackey Julia Alck Ric France Sandra Ricky Rod Mackey Roger Mackey Mackey Dave Jill McFarlane Rie Saundra

Five Miles to Buzzard's Hill House on a Tiresome Trip

Sandra travels with Julia and Jill to Buzzard's Hill to reclaim a red roadster saga while clutching social tensions and mismatched loyalties. Jill's rough hospitality, Ric’s old cars, and a heritage home set a tense scene as Sandra contemplates unpacking and rest.

Foster Jill John I Sandra Julia Ricky

Some Coffee For the Guest Some Coffee For the Guest

Julia confronts Jill and John over Sandra the guest as tensions rise at Buzzard's Hill. Sandra, Ric's wife, unsettles the household with sly remarks and past connections, while Julia tries to keep peace and protect Ric's reputation.

Julia Sandra Jill Mamie Foster Ric Dooley

Pity the Poor Senators and the Nation’s Prayer

Ed ward Everett Hale once served as senate chaplain. a joke about praying for the country follows. A visitor muses that Congress is odd, since speakers seldom persuade, yet all oppose. A child in a department store asks the elevator to go to the rest room, a humorous mix of grownup and childlike speech.

Jill Dave Ric Jil Edward Everett Hale Senate Dr. Hale Mary Lou

Corset Theft Cancels Sunday Solo at Salvation Army

The corset worn solo by Mrs. Hermina Koontz was stolen from Salvation Army Headquarters Thursday evening, canceling her appearance at Sunday's service. Miss Snyder told a Rockway audience that in her tour of devastated countries she found intense hardships and many were dying of starvation.

Hermina Koontz Salvation Army Wellsville News-Herald

Writing Too Much Doctor Says To Baillie Dr BailLie

The dramatist Frederick Reynolds asks Dr Baillie if he writes too much for his nervous system. The physician replies that Reynolds writes too much for his reputation.

Frederick Reynolds

Truth in Advertising at Cascades Restaurant notice

Notice from Hal Gerber proprietor of Cascades Restaurant at 27 Main Street asking for patronage and improved service with a 75 cent special foul dinner. Includes unrelated humorous farm dialogue and a dramatic critic joke.

Cascades Main Street Hal Gerber Fenwick

End Laxative Habit This Easy Way

Health note extols lemon and water as a natural laxative. A daily morning glass with juice of one lemon supposedly promotes prompt elimination and boosts vitamin C intake. It claims improved digestion, appetite, and energy, urging use of California Sunkist Lemons.

Sunkist California Sunkist

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