Union News Tems: Mission Society and Auxiliary Meetings
In August the Community Church Missionary Society met in the social room. Mrs. K S Wooten led lessons on Faith in Action Christian Growth and Our sin and God’s Justice. Letters were read from John Norton Oo in India and Mrs. C F Bitzel in Africa seeking dressings. gifts from Dessie Scott Children’s Home in Kentucky noted. An October box of clothing for the Dessie Scott Home was voted. The American Legion Auxiliary held a work meeting with ten members and one guest, packing two boxes for Anna Wittmeyer Children’s Home and Glenwood Hospital, plus carpet rag sewing. Various visitors and local calls referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church Missionary Society
K. 5. Wooten
F. S. Schuler
Corabelle Weise
Esther Pushee
Virg
Abby
Dessie Scott
Kentucky
Fred Cummins
Piney Woods
Bueford Hall
Cummins
Grellet Dillon
Ralph Beecher
Hall
George Hammer
L. C. Clark
American Legion Auxiliary
Walter Trapp
Eldera
Anna Wittmeyer
Davenport
Glenwood
Des Moines
F. E. Drake
Arlyn Miller
Jake Westcott
Allison Westcott
Waterloo
Yakima
Wash
Frank Westcott
Westcott
Wayne Sawtell
Joan
Denver
Colo
Earl Yantis
Eldora
Davis Brown
Wallace Mascen
Knoxville
Henry Williams
Intensify Efforts To Reduce Accidents
Army installations will boost efforts to cut accidents among military, civilian, and dependent personnel over Labor Day weekend. Safety Director Eliot Parker notes past criticism and credits broad cooperation for progress. The slogan proposed is Live and Let Live as a test of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Complete Conservation Projects On 140000 Farms In Iowa
Iowa PMA reports 1952 conservation efforts cost 24 million dollars across 140000 farms under the Production and Marketing Administration. Dwight W Meyer cites 183000 landlords and operators participated, with 8379 percent receiving cost-sharing checks averaging 69.78 dollars per farm and 53.45 per payee, while emphasizing a shift to permanent practices and upcoming 1954 program plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Production and Marketing Administration
Dwight W Meyer
PMA
ACP
Meyer
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Town State College Grants Degrees to 106 Graduates
Town State College awarded degrees to 106 graduates at 9 30 a m in State Gymnasium closing the second term of its summer session. President James H Hilton presided as nine earned doctor of philosophy and 39 received master of science degrees. Representatives came from 24 states including Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
James H. Hilton
State Gymnasium
Towa
Weather's Impact on Accident Records in July
Weather affects driver temperaments and accident rates, with hot humid days and sudden showers linking to more crises and higher crash counts in cities. Sudden ice, heavy wind, and rain create hazards, urging calmer driving to reduce July's historically poor totals and lower August tolls.
Whitten News Highlights Social Gatherings and Events
Mrs Ralph Martin reports a flurry of visiting guests from Indiana Kansas and Missouri. Supper guests included Milton Reece and Donald Hauser while Paul Fosness joined from St Anthony. A shower for Dorothy Mabee Prevo drew forty guests from several towns. WSCS hosts fried chicken supper and a band concert were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Reece
Richmond
Ind
Donald Hauser
Whitten
Jerry Stanbrough
Paul Fosness
St. Anthony
Aretta Goode
Sedan
Kan
Bertha Davis
Wauneta
Alfred Chrisman
Goode
Carismansaul
Thomas Thatcher
Cedar
Iowa
Mr. Thatcher
Co. R. Long
Ladies of the Whitten Methodist W.S.C.S
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Eliot V. Parker
United States Army Safety Director
Hardin County Savings Bank
Alliance
Tenna
Tenna-Rotor
KROC
Rochester, Minn
KMMT
Austin, Minn
KMTV
Omaha, Nebr
Channel
WOI
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Ward
Radio & TV
Ward Miller
Eidora
Hoelscher Shoe Repair
East of Theatre
Town State
Moser Lumber Company
Beck and
Eldora Ideal
Res Moines
GMC
Sureway
W. H. Granner
George Goshke
August Lehmeier
Hubbard Wilford Hartkopp
Owasn
Raymond Rudolph
Marvin Hartkopp
Iowa Falls
Maneee
Bowmans Recreation Parlor
Theo
Hamm Brewing
St. Paul, Minnesota
Harmon’s
Standard Service
Ralph Martin
Eldora Herald
Gladys Hauser
Helen Blaha
Lara Mabie
Whitten Christian Church
Dorothy Mabee
J. D. Mabee
Bangor
Whitten High School
Dale Hauser
Suzanne
Irvin Cakerlce
Ivester
Grundy Center
Union, Whitten
WSCS
Sherman Botts, Jr
Jessie Miller
Willard, Mo
G. L. Martin
Union
KVP
Shollane
Vilmont Furniture
the Retail Committee OF the
Chamber OF Commerce
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Hamm’s
Hamm's
Upper Midwest
Wepapmren
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