F N Club Meets in Mt Olive Home Social and Gossip
The F N club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs John Largons home for socializing and fancy work. Mrs Frane Mortenson led the business portion. New members Mrs Harry Bengtson and Mrs Ronald Becker joined. A luncheon was served by Mrs Larson and Mrs Donald Johnson. Next meeting set for April at Mrs Will Hahns with Mrs France Mortenson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N
John Largon
Myron Johnson
Frane Mortenson
Florine
Harry Bengtson
Ronald Becker
Larson
Donald Johnson
Will Hahn
France Mortenson
Bengtson
Newton
Iowa
Mrs. Merkley
Galva
Colette Warriner
Douglass
Near Aurelia
Tar Bruce
Philip Anderson
Paul Anderson
Walter Simmons
Cherokee
Irving Torrey
Cushing
Claus Selden
Storm Lake
L. C
John Cox
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Clinton Furguson
Anna Jones
B. H. Dukes
Coonile Mummert
Carroll Sansen
Sioux City
Bertil Peterson
George Russel
Willis Tolzin
Near Cleghorn
Earl Crippen
Marvin Peckenschneider
Louis Stellish
Roy Glidewell
Mr. Glidewell
Galen
Kingsley
Donalds Peterson
Clifford Bruce and Sons
Lincoln Hahn
Mr. Hahn
Earl Bruce
Vernon Warriner
Aurelia
Savings Plan Promises Bonds With Automatic Payroll Deductions
Uncle Sam encourages a February sign up for the Savings Plan to buy Series E bonds. Enrollees write their full name once and have investments automatically continue every payday, with a ten year return of four dollars back for every three invested. If Payroll Savings is unavailable, ask for the Bond-A-Month Plan at your bank through the U.S. Treasury Department.
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Alou
U.S. Treasury
Everlasting Metals Named for Value and Durability
Everlasting metals like gold platinum palladium and silver are praised for universal value and durability, earning the nickname for their lasting appeal and resilience across ages.
Latham Hosts Geese on Mattamuskeet Farm and Pays Debt
Fred Latham, a veteran hunter and conservationist, operates a 1300 acre Circle Grove plantation near Belhaven North Carolina where thousands of geese feed each year on soybeans and grain. He shelters them on his lands and even plants a 20 acre oats plot when forage runs short linking his long running sport to a generous wildlife support effort. The geese began flocking in 1981 after August Verisher planted soybeans on the drained lake bed where Latham was then manager.
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Lake Mattamuskeet
Belhaven
N. C
Circle Grove
Fred Latham
Latham
Mattamuskeet
Uerisher
New Uranium Discoveries Show Wide Distinction
The National Geographic Society reports new uranium finds in Burma and the Union of South Africa show ore is more widely distributed than once thought. Uranium prospecting is easier than gold and can be detected by a divining rod, with pitchblende noted as the best ore.
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Burma
Union of South Africa
National Geographic Society
Hans Geiger
St. Joachimsthal
Old Austria
Saving Bread Waste Across 142 Million People
Cornell home economics researchers report if each of the nations 142 million people saved one slice of bread daily nine million loaves would be saved. They list tips to cut waste: eat only what you can, store bread properly, and reuse leftovers in dishes that use bread crumbs.
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Home Economics Department
Cornell
Benelux Nations Move Toward Economic Unity
Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg represent nearly 20 million people and have taken the first practical step toward unity through Benelux agreements. They plan cooperative economic policies under a free enterprise system similar to the United States, with labor and management agreeing on a cooperative program.
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Europe
Benelux
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
Preserving Peeling Murals With Resin Varnish Advice
A painting conservation note discusses peeling murals. The suggested method is to coat surfaces with a synthetic resin varnish to slow peeling and extend life, though no permanent fix exists.
Where the shoe pinches in Plutarch tale
A fragment recalls Plutarch recounting a Roman husband being divorced. Friends praise the wife’s beauty and virtue, while the husband reveals the real issue by showing his worn shoe and asking where it pinches, proving appearances hide private troubles.
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Plutarch
Future nylon from corn cobs and farm by products
Nylon authorities say corn cobs will become a key raw material for nylon bolting cloth used in wet milling. By products such as cottonseed hulls and hulls or bran from oats and rice yield furfural, which can be converted into adiponitrile, a chemical vital for nylon yarn and plastics.
Bureaucratic Delay In Civil Service Inquiry
An official in one civil service department queried a case to a subordinate. The matter slid until the superior forwarded a note asking if anything had been done. The reply was “Yes” and a terse “What?” followed by the subordinate saying “Nothing.”
Si Whitaker Objects To Photos At Village Store
Old Si Whitaker vows he will never take his wife to photographers again after a quarrel over posing and looking natural. An inspector on the Trans-Canada highway complains about crown, shoulder, and ditch issues while the foreman questions length.
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Si Whitaker
Remarkable Student Repeats Course Amid Echoes
A humorous classroom exchange shows a student retaking a course and the professor noting a striking resemblance to a previous year’s student. The dialogue highlights repetition and astonishment at similarity.
Pat and Mike Clash Over Imminent Work Start
Pat complains of fatigue from long hours until six each evening. Mike asks when Pat began, and Pat answers that the work starts tomorrow.
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Pat
Mike
They Learn Fast Young George
A humorous exchange shows George claiming he does not change but the girls do as he details meeting a new charmer nearly daily. His mother teases him about his supposedly changeable nature.
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George
Present for an Earl at a Jewelers
An elderly woman enters a jewelers and, with a haughty air, requests an inexpensive present for an earl. The youthful assistant, eager to help, suggests a can of metal polish for cleaning his coronet, prompting a brief, witty exchange.
Man's Sevenfold Betting Hunch Fails In Seventh Race
Conversation recalls a bettor's 7 o'clock discovery of $7 and seven companions at lunch. He chose race seven based on the number seven but the horse numbered seven did not win, revealing the bettor's hunch was that the horse would finish seventh.
Playing It Safe in a Quiet Café Exchange
A bustling counter scene shows a sharp witted patron sparring with a philosopher while a meek man calls to cancel a shrimp order. The quirky exchange highlights everyday banter and mistaken words in a crowded eatery.
Ancient Copper Hardeners Surpass Ancient Egyptian Methods
Metallurgists today can harden copper alloys to levels far beyond ancient Egyptian techniques. Brass mills produce alloys as strong or stronger than many steels, with rust proof and corrosion resistant properties matching long established metals.
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A. B. Lindsay
Wharton Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
G. R. Wharton
L. E
Don R. Hankens
Cherokee State Bank
C. B. Thorpe Co
Live Stock Brokers
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Fred Radke
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
Harold Bezoni
Larson’s
Dagger Barber Shop
MT. Olive News
Oscar Gustafson
Lloyd Ohlson
B. C. Alton
Olive Swisher
Des Moines
Glidewell
Claus Carlson
Clifford Bruce
Jerry
Terry
Fred J. Stoyke
Simonsen
Quimby
L. E. Taylor
Ellerbroek
Valley Rendering CO. Cherokee Rendering Service
Bill de
Earl DE Maranville & Son Stock Yards
HOGS
E. A
Ernie) Benson
Ash
Kroll & Patterson Implements
Ernest Seeley
Galva Rendering Works
Galva, Iowa
Don Rathbun
Prop
Uncle Sam
Nelson & Nelson
Archie R. Nelson
Joe G. Nelson
Carlson & Gustafson
W. A. Liebsch
Sportsman’s Game Refuge
Joe Marsh
Pete Swanson
Bud
Pete
Flo
Dad
United States Brewers Foundation
Emma Lehnhart
Elmer Swanson
Fred Fassler
New Orleans
Ilinois Central
Latin America
Illinois Central
Illinois
W. A. Johnston
Mid-America
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