Group Planning to Fight Heart Disease
The American Heart Association launches a nationwide education program to curb heart disease, urging public awareness of blood pressure infections overweight and related factors. They note 1944 death tolls and ongoing childhood rheumatic fever links, with emphasis on schools and PTAs. National Heart Week begins February 9 and includes Valentine’s Day.
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American Heart Association
Howard F. West
Los Angeles
Association
West
United States
Citizen Defies Water Rationing In Rainy Laramie
Torrential rain hit Laramie Wyoming as officials enforce water restrictions. A resident refused to stop watering his lawn claiming it was his watering day, despite official pleas that rain would suffice.
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Laramie
Wyo
France Plans 100000 German Prisoners To Stay In France
Paris plans to resettle 100000 German prisoners as part of a long term effort to rebuild population and raise production. Minister Paul-Robert Prigent said France lost hundreds of thousands of men and inmates during the war and aims to attract ten million new citizens over ten years, with half of immigrants being men with families.
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Chicago
France
Paul-Robert Prigent
United States
Prigent
Prigent Bai
Silver Returns to Civilian Use From Prewar Stock
Government owned silver used in war plants totaling 16 300 tons is being demobilized. The treasury said the metal in slabs used as electricity conductors will be recast into coin ingots or commercial bars. The metal is valued at 1 99 an ounce totaling 31 million dollars. About 14 000 tons remains on loan for electricity conductors including material barred by the army for the Oak Ridge atom bomb project.
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Washington
Teasury
Treasury
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Tehachapi Tunnel Proposal Aims to Ease Mountain Traffic
Sacramento reports a plan for a 26 mile toll tunnel through the Tehachapi mountains between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. The project, described as potentially the world’s largest, would run beneath central California to reduce traffic hazards and provide a new route.
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Sacramento
Calif
Tehachapi Mountains
Antral California
Los Angeles
Bakerstieta
Streering
Winnebago River Public Meeting Planned
A public meeting to discuss drainage problems in the Winnebago River area is planned for Thursday afternoon December 19. A federal engineer with relevant project experience is expected to attend to discuss the issues. The meeting is organized by the Winnebago County Soil Conservation District.
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Winnebago River
Winnebago County
Mabel Mattison to Speak At Family Living Program
Mrs. John Benjamin will host Buffalo township women on Thursday afternoon December 12 for the first Family Living lesson. Mabel Mattison Ass't Home Economist will present The Homemakers Legal Status.
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John Benjamin
Buffalo Township
Mabel Mattison
Ass’t. Home Economist
Deadline Has ACP Filing Window Slipping By
The notice warns that December 1 is the deadline to file applications for the Conservation Practice Program payments and that December 31 marks the cutoff for filing for ACP practices completed in 1945. It urges all eligible participants to submit forms to receive payment.
County office contact notice in Thompson area
A notice states that individuals formed a year ago should contact the county office in Thompson immediately. The date given is considered final.
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Thompson
Auxiliary of AMVETS to Hold Christmas Meeting
The Auxiliary of Amvets formerly United Service Women will hold a Christmas party at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon December 17. The program includes an exchange of inexpensive Christmas gifts. It will be a pot luck lunch and all members are urged to attend.
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Amvets
United Service Women
8th District Chairman Addressed American Legion Auxiliary Meeting
The Auxiliary of Legion Post No. 21 met Thursday evening at City Hall on December 5. A pot luck supper in buffet style welcomed teachers, new Auxiliary members and friends. President Mrs. Darlene Friesenberg led the business session and read the president’s communication. A sewing meeting report followed.
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Auxiliary of
Legion Post No. 21
Darlene Friesenberg
Auxiliary meeting initiates new members in 1919
At the Lena Asmus home in November 1919 Grace Bowers presented the meeting to Dr Trode Steinmetz who acted as initiation officer with Dorothea Rhode as Sergeant at Arms. New members were initiated as Mrs Orville Berryhill of Webster City spoke about the Auxiliary emblem and the meaning of each star point.
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Lena Asmus
Grace Bowers
Trode Steinmetz
Dorothea Rhode
Orville Berryhill
Webster City
District Fertilizer Meetings Set for Garner
Winnebago County fertilizer dealers and others who advise on fertilizer use will attend a district meeting at Garner on December 19. County extension director C. E. Judd announced the event. Invited are fertilizer dealers agricultural dealers AAA committeemen and any others who make fertilizer recommendations.
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Winnebago County
Garner
C. E. Judd
AAA
Fertilizer Meeting Led by ISU Extension Agronomist
Mr Judd announces a meeting to discuss fertilizer recommendations experiment results soil testing and use principles. H B Cheney Iowa State College extension agronomist will lead the discussion with colored slides showing fertilizer use at 7 30 p m.
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Judd
H. B. Cheney
Iowa State College Extension Agronomist
Welcome to town Mr and Mrs Limberg move into Buffalo Center home
Mr and Mrs Joe Limberg have moved last week into the former Geo Ter Veer residence in the south part of Buffalo Center after purchasing it. They have farmed southeast of town for years and now plan a more leisurable life, as the community welcomes them.
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Joe Limberg
Geo. Ter- Veer
Buffalo Center
Limberg
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Frost
Camp McCoy
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Big Stone Gap
Alvis Goins
LaFollette
Tenn
Eugene Tranthan
Springfield
G.I
Air Forces
Charlie’s Standard
Community Oil Company of
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Leslie
Me Pubuue
America
James Melton
Howard Barlow
Lyn Murray Chorus
NBC
Sargent
Sargent Grain Balancer
Harringa Feed Store
Andrew Harringa
Royal Electric Cleaner
Jensvold Implement Co
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