Calendar pitch to local churches sparks county-wide critique
A Missourian canvassing Corydon business firms to sell calendar ads touts a church benefit but questions arise about outsourcing printing. The Times-Republican notes five Wayne county shops could print locally and earn more for the church while the salesman declines to estimate distribution. This local critique ends with a humorous editorial aside.
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Missouri
Corydon
Wayne County
Corydon Times- Republican
Flag Raising Ceremony Held at Hamburg IA
Hamburg merchants displayed flags to honor the entizpation of war against Japan. A flag raising ceremony led by the American Legion followed a school dismissal with a parade from the schoolhouse. The high school band and students joined as Paul Holtzinger sounded the assembly call before the flag rose. A large crowd watched the simple event despite short notice.
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Atternoon
American Legion
Legion
Paul Holtzinger
Plane Brings Speed To Hunter's Schedule
Ruth, an Oskaulogsu auto dealer, travels to Lae smsett in South Dakota. He owns four airplanes and often flies between places, claiming it saves time for meals and chores.
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Ruth
Oskaulogsu
Smsett
S. Dak
Okalousa
Deer Population Increases in Iowa Cities
Des Moines officials warn residents not to be alarmed by more deer wandering city limits as wild populations rise statewide. With no open season, deer from former stock spread across wooded areas causing several auto collisions on highways.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Morrell to Have Buyer at Lenox Soon
John Morrell Packing Co of Ottumwa to place a hog buyer in Lenox with T. S. Duke as the purchaser. Lenox aims to become a regional buying center and may expand to cattle. A large 60 by 142 foot sale barn is under construction with funds raised and much labor donated.
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John Morrell Packing Co
Ottumwa
Lenox
T. S. Duke
Iowa State Fair Posts Record Profit in 1941
Secretary Lloyd Cunningham by his first year at the helm reports net profits of 78010 the largest since 1920 and attendance near a new peak. He credited newspaper advertising for the rise and highlighted the Lamoni Chronicle as a statewide example of effective publicity.
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Lloyd Cunningham
Cunningham
Lamoni Chronicle
Flight Strips Authorized Along Public Highways
Defense Highway Act of 1941 authorizes building Flight Strips along public highways. Army Air Forces will work with public roads commissioner to select sites and widen rights of way. Construction mainly widens highway corridors and uses roadside development areas to mark a clear boundary between highway and flight strip.
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Commissioner of Public Roads
War Department
Lamoni Chronicle
Tyler Bros. Distributes $14,000 Bonus Across Plants
Tyler Bros. distributes a $14,000 bonus to employees at ice plant in Atlantic office in Villisca bottling plants in Atlantic Clarinda Creston and Shenandoah in Iowa and Grand Island Nebraska. Regular salaries commissions and all employees share in the bonus.
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Tyler Bros
Atlantic
Vill Isea
Clarinda
Creston
Shenandoay
Towa
Grand Island
Nebr
Darrow Technique Hint Prompted by Jury Emotions
Grinnell Herald Repub notes Clarence Darrow courtroom method quoted as saying he never refers to clients as my client or defendant, instead naming individuals like Tom Jones or John Smith to influence juries. The piece frames the tactic as a dramatic tip for narles.
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Eulows
Tom Jones
John Smith
Grinnell Herald
Reg Isler
Narles
Nashua Boy Endures Nine Fractures Including Arm Breaks
Nashua youth George Kronk, aged nine, has suffered nine bone breaks in his short life. Two months ago he sustained a compound fracture of the right arm and recently a bicycle fall caused a compound fracture of the left arm, reported by the Diagonal Reporter.
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George Kronk
Nashua
Earth
Chariton to Get Fish Hatchery at New Dam Site
The city of Chariton will host a fish hatchery at the under construction dam site. The state will fund the hatchery and build shelters for small fish in the new lake, as reported by the Afton Star Enterprise.
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Chariton
Afton Star Enterprise
Blood and Sand at the Rialto Delights Audiences
Tyrone Power stars in Blood and Sand at the Rialto Theatre on Friday and Saturday December 19 and 20. Linda Darnell and Rita Hayworth head a starry cast in a drama of contrasts showing Juan Gallardo the bullfighter torn between wife and temptress and the rise from poverty to fame.
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Rialto Theatre
Tyrone Power
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Linda Darnell
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Smilin' Through at Rialto Theatre in 1941 color romance
The Rialto Theatre screens Smilin Through on December 21 to 23 in Technicolor. Jeanette MacDonald headlines with Brian Aherne and Gene Raymond in a tale of love and loss with a powerful death scene. Ian Hunter leads the cast alongside Frances Robinson and a young Jackie Harris.
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Rialto Théatre
Jeanette MacDonald
Brian Ahrene
Gene Raymond
Miss MacDonald
Ahrene
Sir John Carteret
Raymond
Jeremy
Kenneth Wayne
Ian Hunter
Frances Robinson
Hunter
Patrick O’moore
Willie
Jackie Harrier
A Very Young Lady at Rialto Theatre
Jane Withers stars in A Very Young Lady showing at Rialto Theatre Wednesday and Thursday December 24 and 25. The story follows a tomboy transformed by glamour into a sophisticated young woman as she falls in love with Principal John Sutton and cadet Richard Clayton amid heartache and growth.
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Jane Withers
Rialto Theatre
Jane
John Sutton
Nancy Kelly
Carver Military
Richard Clayton
Janet Beecher
Jane Carlson
Cherishes Hope for a New Armistice Day
The Ringsted Dispatch notes hope for a new Armistice Day soon to mark the end of World War II and to end all wars for all time.
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Ringsted Dispatch
City Notes and Events in Conway Town
Clerk H H Taylor has rented the John Hahnankraft house and will move to town soon. W L Dunlavy will give a vocal and instrumental concert at the Conway school house Friday evening December 22. A carriage factory is being built on Water Street opposite Palace Drug Store. The church bell tolls for deaths and funerals in the community.
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H. H. Taylor
John Hahnankraft
W. L. Dunlavy
Conway
Water Street
Palace Drug Store
Local Births and Marriages Reported in Blockton Lenox and Bedford Areas
Twenty five years ago births announced for Freemyer Cortner McEntry Locke Braley with locations Blockton Lenox Bedford and Lenox. Marriages include Gladys Short with Wilbert Long in Clearfield and Nora McElfish with Wallace Loy wed in Maryville then Sharpsburg visit. guests of Clifford Underwood.
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Nora McElfish
Wallace Loy
Maryville
Sharpsburg
Clifford Underwood
Christmas Eve Wedding and Local Notices
Twenty years ago corn sold for 30 to 35 cents a bushel as this Times Republican edition printed half a ton of paper. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Leonard L Moore of Bedford on Tuesday December 13. The Methodist Ladies Aid plans a Father Son banquet December 21. Ruth Corwin and Bud Mathers of Hopkins wed in Savannah Saturday. Invitations go out for the marriage of Mary Ivingston and Virgil Putnam at the bride’s parents home on Saturday December 24.
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Leonard L. Moore
Bedford
Ruth Corwin
Bud Mathers
Hopkins
Savannah
Mary Ivingston
Virgil Putnam
Mary
Dodie
Hank
Local marriages and a school play highlight Bedford area notes
Ten years ago a marriage license went to Thelma Smith of Bedford and Harry DeMott of Hopkins in Maryville. Pauline Keister and Richard Thompson, both of Bedford, wed in Des Moines. Phyllis Rankin and Elza McMillin, Bedford residents, announced a secret ceremony in Bethany Missouri on September 3. Prince Chap, the junior class play, was staged with Jackie Parker delivering a standout performance.
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Thelma Smith
Bedford
Harry DeMott
Hopkins
Pauline Keister
Richard Thompson
Des Moines
Phyllis Rankin
Elza ‘McMillin
Bethany
Prince Chap
Jackie Parker
Donner Lake Memorial of Donner Party figures in history
Ninety five years ago the Donner party faced starvation and cold as they tried to cross to the valley beyond Donner Lake. After brutal days of survival and rescue efforts by four relief parties, memories of the pioneers are commemorated with a monument near the lake along U S Highway 40 and the Donner Pass.
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Donner Lake
California
Donner
Tamson Donner
What to do in an air raid and other western life notes
A reader reflects on wartime preparation and public warnings in a long, opinionated piece. The text includes urges to plan for emergencies, commentary on air raid advice, local Christmas lighting, milder winter weather, and the fate of a CCC camp. It mentions family hunting, youth programs, and potential reuse of camp facilities for Boy Scout, 4 H, and religious education.
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