Do You Remember Auditor Long's Wisconsin trip
Auditor Long started Sunday evening for Toma Wisconsin to accompany Mrs Long home who has been visiting relatives there for three months He will likely return in a couple of weeks Col M W King will preside over the Auditor's Office during his absence Sam Bowers a former Taylor County resident now in Nebraska is in the city A petition circulates asking the city council to build a bridge over the ravine on Washington Street between blocks 45 and 60 in the west part of town Citizens propose gradual grading if the bridge is built Dr S S Weidner of Memory is expected to take possession of the City Drug Store and is welcomed to Bedford Dr M C Dennett who has sold the store will continue practice in Bedford with office upstairs Dr A H Conne will not be associated with him Nearly $4000 has been accumulated to build a poor house on the county farm The Board will likely let the contract soon The resolution to employ Dr Dunlavy to care for paupers within five miles of Bedford was reconsidered at a special session Doc Keith from Mormontown has mounted a nickel plated harness valued at about 75 dollars for Col J E Babson's horse The town could use a street sprinkler on dusty Main Street Rockwell and Ballou employ a top bologna sausage maker named M H Pasch The county’s buyers from the State line purchased farm machinery at A J Lowers depot including corn-shellers mowers reapers and thrashers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor Long
Toma
Wisconsin
Washington Street
M. C. Dennett
Bedford
A. H. Connette
Year Without a Summer Recalled by New St. Joseph Observer
St. Joseph weather observer John Alden recalls the legendary year without a summer. He promises to consult old clippings about a volcanic ash cloud that cooled the earth and produced frost and snow every month, mentioning local Indians as a possible source.
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John Alden
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph
Sugar Safe Robbery Shocks Osceola OPA Office
Robbers broke into the Osceola OPA office one night last week and stole the big safe containing sugar coupons certificates and gasoline coupons. The crime was discovered next morning when staff arrived, after the night watch saw an open back door but found nothing else amiss. The incident disrupted local coupon distributions for Clark County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Opa
Clarkounty
Night Watch
Heifer Head and Hide Found by Essex Farmer
Stanley Carlson reported a 600 pound beef heifer missing from his feed lot. Only the head and hide remained in the pasture where the animal was killed. Officers say this may indicate a series of black market activities and are seeking clues.
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Stanley Carlson
Essex
Caeers
Shenandoah Sentinel
Framed as Local Food Shortage Memoir in Maryville Forum
The Maryville Forum notes growing meat scarcity as fried chicken becomes a daily staple for some families. A reader jokes about roasting feet as he tries to cope with the steady chicken supply and high packing plant loads.
Egrets Depart Iowa Nesting Site at Sabula Colony
The Mississippi Bottoms egret colony near Sabula, started in 1942 after a 20 year nesting gap, has been abandoned. Peak nests numbered over 600 in 1943, but by 1944 egrets vanished while great blue herons remained in numbers. Conservation officers detected no official reason, suggesting human intrusion may deter the birds.
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Mississippi
Sabula
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
False teeth theft shock on vacant lot after car wreck
John Reynolds of Bagby Motor Company towed the Rimel car and Risser truck to Maryville after an accident west of Ravenwood. A baking dish skillet stew pan a felt hat and a set of false teeth were found in the car then vanished from the lot across from Bagby Motor between 7 and 8 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reynolds
Bagby Motor Company
Rimel
Risser
Maryville
Ravenwood
Reynolds
Shortage on Pennies Plagues 1945 Dog Licenses
Youthful dog owners used to bring 125 pennies for a license payment. This year they present folding money with a dollar and a quarter or even a three five to be changed. Deputy clerk E C Jenkins notes relief at not counting endless pennies.
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E. C. Jenkins
St. Joseph
Intruders Pay Own Damages Now in Abilene
A break in at Hoyt Hall in the basement of the Presbyterian Church in Abilene Kansas left no items missing yet evidence showed an overnight intruder stayed on a couch. The intruder tossed $5 and loose change into the Sunday collection, apparently from a sleeper’s pocket. Police Chief Joe Houston and Pastor Dr. David Towley reported the discovery.
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Hoyt Hall
Presbyterian Church
Abilene
Kansas
David Towley
Joe Houston
Library Notes on Summer Mind Alcove Books and Walkabout Down Under
Ellen Seebe reviews summer selections at the library. The final Pictured Geographies volume by Lois Davidson explores Uruguay and Nicaragua with Kurt Weise illustrations. Kay Stevens Foote’s Walkabout Down Under follows children’s explorations with Aboriginals and exotic wildlife. School in the Sky offers a flying geography adventure for youth, from Parson’s Corners to Greenland and beyond.
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Lois Davidson
Portland
Oregon
City of Roses
Panama Canal
Kurt Weise
Uruguay
Nicaragua
Kay Stevens Foote
Australia
Tasmania
Parson’s Corners
Greenland
North Pole
China
Argentine Campas
South Pole
Amazon River
Chick Chats on Tuberculosis in Poultry Flocks
E I Wilson cautions poultry keepers about sudden weight loss and reduced laying in hens. Autopsies by competent labs are advised to diagnose tuberculosis, with guidance on flock depopulation, disinfection, and restocking. Emphasizes rotation, ventilation, and avoiding crowding to curb spread to hogs.
Blonde Fever at the Rialto Theatre a witty comedy of marriage
At the Rialto Theatre on Saturday June 30 the film Blonde Fever offers a fast moving satire of modern marriage. A restaurant owner falls for a young blonde waitress while his wife and partners react with humor aided by Felix Bressart and Marshall Thompson. A lottery ticket and a rickety motorcycle add comic twists.
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Rialto Theate
Haso
Felix Bressart
Miss Astor
Bressart
Marshall Thompson
Gloria Garhame
Son of Lassie at Rialto July 1 2 3 with Lassie
The Technicolor sequel Son of Lassie plays at Rialto Theatre Sunday through Tuesday July 1 2 3. Lassie returns as the star with Peter Lawford Donald Crisp and an ensemble including June Lockhart Nigel Bruce Billy Severn Leon Ames Donald Curtis Nils Asther Robert Lewis. The story opens in England moves to an RAF base on the coast and Norway with scenes filmed in Canada.
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Lassie
Rialto Theatre
Collie
June Lockhart
Nigel Bruce
Billy Severn
Leon Ames
Donald Curtis
Nils Asther
Robert Lewis
England
Swithes
Norway
Canada
Hotel Berlin at Rialto Theatre July 4 and 5
The film Hotel Berlin stars Faye Emerson Raymond Massey Andrea King Peter Lorre and Helmut Dantine and unfolds in war weary Nazi Berlin. It follows underground leader Martin Richter and his struggle to expose Nazi corruption to a poisoned society.
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Berlin
Faye Emerson
Raymond Massey
Andrea King
Peter Lorre
Helmut Dantine
Martin Richter
Lisa Dorn
Eak
Richter
Veterans Discharge Records Highlight County Notice
The issue prints a list of veterans who filed honorable discharges with the county recorder, Mrs. Wave Madden, noting tax exemptions tied to recording. It mentions benefits requiring discharge data and cites local fishing picks, Taylor County Fair preparations, harness racing talk, and a pothole on the Blockton road needing repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
County Recorder
Wave Madden
Beef Production Program Payments For Cattle Feeders
Triple A announces beef cattle production payments issued as sight drafts by Triple A offices on CCC accounts. County offices will handle applications by August 31 for May 19 to June 30 sales and within 60 days for later sales, with required evidence from feeders and slaughterers.
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Fred O. Hunter
Taylor County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Triple-A
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hunter
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Times-Press
Sam Bowers
Taylor County
Nebraska
Dunlavy
Board of Supervisors
Doc. Keith
Ab Severns
Mormontown
Col. J. E. Babson
Main Street
Messrs
Rockwell and
Ballou
M. H. Pasch
George H. Lyttle
Samual Dresher
D. A. Ray
Wm. Cowen
R. P. Willard
Joseph A. Bruner
B. G. Eaton
A. J. Lower
Boss Agricultural Implement
Bedford Times-Press
Main
A. W. Hamblin
Hipi
The
Memmer
Iowa Press Association
National Extranel Association
America
Randolph
Chicago
Holbrook Fudg., San Francions, Cal
Afton Star Enterprise
Heifer
Maryville Forum
By Ellen Seebe
International Mind Alcove
E. I. Wilson
T. B
Anaes
Rialto
Wonder
Peter Lawford
Donald Crisp
Lawford
Hotel
Deen
Br Dulburys
Hatchery
J Vin
Blockton
Howard Payton
Triple A News
War Price and Rationing Board
Skeets
Dow Walling
Dow , Walling
M. R. Brant
Bedford, Iowa
Wayland
RH. Maloy, M. D
Shenandoah, Iowa
J. M. Haddock
Court Street
Cath ' Rorner
Court House
C. W. Steward
Abress Drug
J. H. Gasson, M.D
H. L. Raines
Hanamo
James R. Locke
LAW General
Laske Building
Bedford National Bask
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