Maryville's Novelist Given the Horse Laugh
Homer Cray visiting Maryville attracted local attention for his fame and free publicity. After losing a raincoat between Tucson and Maryville he searched town shops for an umbrella. A friend directed him to a hardware store where clerks produced a tractor seat shade to tease him, drawing a hearty local laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Cray
Tucson
Maryville
Main Street
Cray
Homer
Maryville Forum
Youth Delinquency Not Confined to Big Centers
A Corydon Times Republican editorial argues juvenile delinquency is a national issue not limited to wartime defense hubs. It urges focus on character, morals, and religious development for youth amid war times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Corydon Times-Republican
Red Egg Mystery From White Rock Hen
The Hamburg Reporter notes an odd claim about a White Rock hen laying a red egg. The egg’s shell color puzzled observers while the meat and yolk remained normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Y. Dahlgren
Hamburg
Salvaging Old Pipe Line in Clark and Union
Workmen in Clarke county salvage the 4 inch pipe line abandoned by the Great Lakes company laid 13 years ago a larger one now in use. Weather delays slow progress but crews will continue into Union county as soon as possible per Afton Star Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Great Lakes Company
Union County
Afton Star- Enterprise
When Church Members Cease to Be Problems
A brief quotation asserts that churches face no harm when members stop posing issues. It argues that disruptive behavior by congregants creates most church troubles and that exemplary conduct would lead to widespread conversion.
Still Time to Pave Route 71 This Year
The Atkinson Paving Company of St Joseph may start paving the new four lane highway between Savannah and St Joseph this year. War contracts last year delayed work and again stall a start this year, but company representatives report possible early commencement for the United States Route 71 project.
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Atkinson Paving Company
St. Joseph
Savannah
Highway Department
United States No. 71
Western Iowa Leads in Nation's Business chart
Western Iowa ranks among favored spots in Nation's Business with conditions more than 20 percent above a year ago. The statewide gains, including Cherokee County, reflect peak employment and higher farm income, driving overall increased business across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nation’s
Maryville to Go on New Time Reckoning
Navy arrival in Maryville introduces the 24 hour clock. Local citizens will convert times such as 8:00 a.m. to 0800 and 2 p.m. to 1400. The Maryville Forum notes the change may confuse some residents until familiarization.
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Maryville
Navy
Housewife ration incentive urged to save kitchen fats
The Knoxville Express argues that government should offer ration points in exchange for turning in kitchen fats. It notes housewives currently earn only four w pennies per pound of bacon grease at 40 cents value and suggests a few ration points would boost participation.
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Knoxville Express
One Way to Know What Future Holds
The Knoxville Express notes that after the war business firms reveal their future by keeping names and businesses before the public through advertising in upcoming issues.
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the Express
Knoxville Express
Victory Garden Seeks Urgent Sauerkraut Seed Delivery
The Leon Journal-Reporter notes multiple sources that a victory gardener ordered sauerkraut seed rushed to her. The request highlights wartime garden efforts and seed supply pressures.
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Leon Journal- Reporter
Lenox Commencement Celebrates Five Graduates
Notes from Bedford area recount a wind week at Fourth of July events, weddings, horse mishap, and local learnings. Lenox schools held commencement with five young ladies graduating, while Dan Moore buys Beall Daniels delivery team and a band stand project advances to octagonal form. George Palmer marries Lizzie Webb. Bud Foley acquires Bedford Transfer Company stake. R. V. Lucas takes Bedford Times-Republican stake. George D. Walker leads the paper.
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R. V. Lucas
The
Shenandoah World
Bedford Times-Republican
P. S. Junkin
Creston
Mr. Lucas
Bedford Free Press
George D. Walker
Times-Republican
Townsend
Fort Snelling
Bedford Lions elect Wetmore president in 1964 meeting
F L Wetmore was chosen president of the Bedford Lions Club succeeding Dr G W Rimel with James A Lucas serving as secretary treasurer. Also noted were local marriages and licenses issued in Bedford and surrounding towns including Ena Mae Florea and Humphrey Hopson wedding in Clearfield and Bedford residents William Pullen Faye Wyckoff Harry Rood Ruth Bailey and Mildred Terrell Albert Strand wedding in Randolph and Green River Wyoming with Charles Terrell mentioned.
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F. L. Wetmore
Bedford Lions Club
G. W. Rimel
James A. Lucas
Ena Mae Florea
Clearfield
Humphrey Hopson
Bedford
William Pullen
Faye Wyckoff
Harry E. Rood
Dearfield
Ruth Bailey
Diagonal
Mildred Terrell
Albert Strand
Green River
Wyoming
Randolph
Utah
Charles Terrell
Local board reclassifies married residents this week
Twenty five years ago the local board was busy reclassifying residents who had married since the first registration.
Cat People at Rialto a Modern Werewolf Romance
A modern haunted romance at the Rialto features Simone Simon Kent Smith and Jane Randolph. A Serbian legend of cat women drives Irene Dubrovna to fear and jealousy as she confronts love and a looming tragedy in this eerie thriller.
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Simone Simon
Kent Smith
Jane Randolph
Irene Dubrovna
New York
Oliver Reed
Life at the Lake of Three Fires cabin and home
A diary style entry describes life at the Lake of Three Fires park with a move to a larger house, garden, and the work of plowing mowing and canning peas. Mary leaves for Camp Hantesa as junior counselor and the writer notes fishing flooding and boat activity along with concerns about the concession at the lake and a mix of Army Navy slang among family members.
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Lake of Three Fires Park
Mama
Hantesa
Lake
Camp
Boone
Lake of Three Fires
Wart
Vic Robinson
State Game Commission
Gaucho Serenade heads to Rialto with Gene Autry
Gene Autry and Frog star in Gaucho Serenade at the Rialto on Friday and Saturday June 25 and 26. The plot follows Autry aiding an English boy used as a pawn by a gang trying to stop his father from testifying about fraud. The chase centers on Martin and Blake, who pose as friends to kidnap the child, with a Mexican song contest featured in the title number. Cast includes Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee, and others.
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Gene Autry
Autry
The
Rialto
Gene
Frog
Ronnie
Martin
Blake
Smiley
Smiley Burnette
June Storey
Mary Lee
Clifford Severn
Iester Matthews
Joe Corehan
Smith Ballew
William Ruhl
Walter Miller
Hank Warden
Fight Waste in Farms and Kitchens for Victory
A wartime plea urges cutting waste beyond the Army and highlights the Poultry Conservation for Victory program. The letter cites 20 percent poultry loss, urges cooler egg storage, and lists ten farm feeding and sanitation tips to spare protein feeds and resources while supporting the war effort.
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Poultry Conservation For
Department of Agriculture
Reducing Egg Loss Through Rooster Culling Practices
Analysts note annual losses from fertile eggs run into millions of dollars and threaten food supply. The remedy cited is to sell or confine roosters and produce infertile eggs to cut waste.
Desperadoes headlined western at Rialto with star cast
Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor star in The Desperadoes a Technicolor western. The tale follows Cheyenne Rogers as he enters Red Valley to safe crack the bank and reform the town, while uncovering a love interest, a former outlaw sheriff, and a gambling palace owner connected to his past.
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Randolph Scott
Glenn Ford
Claire Trevor
Evelyn Keyes
Edgar Buchanan
Willie
Red Valley
Pigeon Shot While At Work Banded In Field
Archie Keen and his son James shot a pigeon in their fields last week. One leg bore a metal band reading Aug.41- ERC-1338 and the other a rubber band marked 924. The incident was reported to the Des Moines army post.
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Archie Keen
James
Des Moines
Lamoni Chronicle
Beyond the Blue Horizon Jungle Romance and Merriment
In this film Dorothy Lamour stars as Dotty a jungle heiress whose parents died in a elephant attack. Richard Denning plays a jungle bred hero who helps her reclaim a fortune and locate lost papers. The cast includes Haley Morrison Abel Gilbert and a chimp Go Go with comic relief and jungle thrills. Dotty returns to the States with a happy ending.
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Abel
Richard Denning
Jack Haley
Walter Abel
Denning
Helen Gilbert
Dotty
Wilds
Helen
States
Marshall Merry Maids Meet At Humphrey Home
The Marshall Merry Maids 4 H club met at Bonnie Lee Humphrey's home on Thursday June 17 at 1 30 p m. Five members attended with visitors Marceline Redburn and Arlene Hunter who may join soon.
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Marshall Merry Maids
Bonnie Lee Humphrey
Marceline Redburn
Arlene Hunter
Marceline
Arlene
Bonnie Humphrey
Blay Ettiquette
Sara Jane Bowers
Joan Bowers
Dorothea Lincoln
America
America the Beautiful
Nellie Gray
Marshall Merry Maids Club
Maxine Pfander
Beyond the Blue Horizon Opens at Rialto
The Jungle adventure film starring Dorothy Lamour and Jack Haley screens at the Rialto on Wednesday and Thursday June 30 and July 1. It promises thrills comedy romance and vivid Technicolor jungle scenes.
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Dorothy Lamour
Rialto
Jack Haley
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Hopkins
Lenox Schools
Dan Moore
Beall & Daniels
Kenney Stephens
Ettie Mohler
Carrie Payton
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
A. Miller
Leonard
D. P. Strain
George Palmer
Lizzie Webb
Miss Webb
Luke Webb
Palmer
Galesburg
Illinois
Bud Foley
J. M. Reardon
Bedford Transfer Company
Mr. Reardon
Rebecca Mille
Arthur Secore
Chappel
Nebr
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H. E. Mathew
Lowell Morris
Skidmore
Oliver
Irene
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Angel Mine
Sis
Grandma Sayer
USDA
Feed Industry Council
M. R. Brant
General Law Practice
Bedford, Iowa
Wayland H. Maloy, M. D
Shenandoah, Iowa
J. M. Haddock
Court Street
Court House
G. W. Remel, M. D
C. W. Steward
Ahrens Drug Building
J. H. Gasson, M.D
James R. Locke
C. J. Kirketeg
Ree Ee National Bank
Towa
Towal
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