Local Calls and Visits Reported Around Elgin
Elgin residents and guests are listed as visitors and callers across area homes. Families including the Bemiss Falk Weithorn Noethe and Krueger households hosted or visited others in Iowa City Dubuque and Cedar Falls. The W S C S meeting was postponed to January 13 at the Brackin home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bemiss
H. W
Robert Falk
LaVerne Noethe
Ray Weithorn
Monona
Robert Sieleman
Iowa City
A. Ittermann
Wm. Jeschke
Clara Johnson
Otto Krueger
Edwin Krueger
Lorence Muehler
Thaler
Dubuque
Anna Schupbach
Jacob Butikofer
B. Ff. Brackin
Minnie Daniels
Harley McCormick
Cedar Falls
Development of Telescope Through Early 17th Century Invention
The first practical refracting telescope was built by Hans Lippershey in Middelburg Holland in 1608 as a monocular opera-glass with convex and concave lenses at tube ends. It compares to the 20 inch Mt Palomar telescope, which astronomers expect to reach six septillion miles into space.
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Hans Lippershey
Middleburg
Holland
Palomar
Gas Storage Breakthrough Cuts Space By Nearly Ninety Percent
Two Northwestern University faculty members developed a refrigeration based method to store natural gas in liquid form. The approach packs 800 cubic feet of gas into one cubic foot of storage space, greatly increasing storage efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
53rd General Assembly Now Ready for Business
Iowa lawmakers prepare to tackle postwar issues including World War II bonus processing, home building, manufacturing growth, and aviation expansion. The article details veteran claims, housing permits, new firms, job creation, licensed pilots, and marriage and divorce trends, with state officials noting expected increases in claims and ongoing demographic shifts impacting public policy. Governor Blue to return to Eagle Grove to end his term and resume local roots.
Blue relinquishes chair. Beardsley to succeed
Blue hands over the executive chair to William S. Beardsley. While planning a return to his hometown, no indication exists that he will stay out of politics, with some friends hinting at a 1960 comeback. Ed Hill, Blue’s executive secretary, returns to Oxford Junction to resume newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Beardsley
Blue
Ed Hill
Oxford Junction
Wide Age Range in State Legislature Roster Mistake
The roster listed Jay Leeka as 21 in error while he is actually 63. The youngest is 29-year-old William Welch from Logan, with oldest House members A. H. Avery of Spencer and C. M. Langland of Spring Grove, both 78. In the Senate, Ralph Benson is 41 the youngest and Ernest Humbert 78 the oldest.
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Jay Leeka
Thurman
Leeka
Secretary of State
William Welch
Logan
A. H. Avery
Spencer
C. M. Langland
Spring Grove
Minn
Ralph Benson
Jefferson
Ernest Humbert
Corning
Senate
Statehouse briefs unfold new Iowa office appointments
June Van Gorkum will be executive receptionist for the governor’s office when Beardsley takes the oath. Helen Galvin, soon to be supreme court clerk, is the first woman in that role and will be deputy to Charles Barlow, now code editor. Mary Grimes Gill remains in the Secretary of State’s office as secretary, with changes since Rapes era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statehouse
June van Gorkum
Beardsley
Iowa Capitol
Helen Galvin
Supreme Court
Charles Barlow
Mary Grimes Gill
Secretary of State
Wayne Rapes
Rollo Bergeson
Fire Losses In 1945 Ravaged Farms And Forests
Fire losses in 1945 totaled 200 million dollars in property damage and 30 million acres of forest land with 3 500 farm sired destroyed. The year’s total exceeded all prior years.
Farmers pay price for rats as disease and loss rise
United States rat population nears human numbers with about half on farms. Fish and Wildlife Service values annual losses to agriculture at roughly 68 million dollars, highlighting costly impacts of rodents on farming operations.
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Fish and Wild Life Service
United States
Early Knickerbockers and Booth Life Highlights
The Knickerbockers of New York formed in 1845 as America’s first pro team and in 1849 wore white shirts blue trousers and straw hats. William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, preached 60 000 sermons in 60 years and traveled five million miles. He led an early Napier car revival tour across England and Scotland at age 74 until his death on August 20 1912 at 83. A new waterproof electric heating pad has been developed.
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Knickerbockers of
New York
America
Qret
William Booth
Salvation Army
England
Scotland
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Echo Office
Avalon Theater
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53Rd General Assembly
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