Onslow Notes Death Of Pfc Leo Warren In Services
Legion memorial services were held for Pfc Leo Warren with readings by Dr C R Smith and a chaplain prayer. A letter to his family was read and the service flag gained another gold star. Attendees included Warren’s sister Helen and several relatives from Bellevue Rock Falls Arlington Cedar Rapids Maquoketa.
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Onslow — Legion Memorial
Leo Warren
C. R. Smith
Lyle Thompson
Truman Stanton
Frank Schroeder
Warren
Pfc
Helen Warren
Moulton
Bellevue
Lee Kerr
Rock Fails
Irvin Hertzman
Arlington
Millard Allen
Curran Nicholas
Cedar Rapids
Hugh Keister
Maquoketa
Presbyterian Church School
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Ruth Ethel Andrews
Jo Ann Guthrie
Bonita
Hansetta Hinrichsen
Roberta Johnson
Martha Miller
Shirley McDonald
Sarah Stanton
Woman’s Club
Maurine Dirks
Thelma Christensen
Martha Heiken
Eunice Sanford
MacPherson
Mildred Cox
Martha
Heiken
Merle Husman
George Choosky
Navy
Charles Bauserman
Lawrence Schoon
Martelle
Adolph Schoon
Amber
Sylvia
F. G. Tyrrell
Alan Lee Serbousek
Myrna Mead
Lynette
L. J. Hauss
Donald Cox
Jack
Barbara Gray
Jack McDonald
Winston Risinger
Tyrrell
Herbert Cox
John Gray
Mark Risinger
Harry Chase
T. E. Stanton
E. F. Kleineck
Wyoming
H. E. Stingley
Cliff McDonald
J. A. McDonald
Charles Seehusen
Emmett Smith
Anamosa
Ed Miller
B. W. Cox
Prairieburg
Earl DeShaw
Monticello
Peter. Prahm
Prahm
Guard Your Country and Your Loved Ones War Bond Appeal
A wartime appeal urges Americans to buy United States Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps to support soldiers risking their lives. Banks and post offices sell bonds with prices as low as 18.75 dollars, urging citizens to invest and back national defense.
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United States Defense
America
Better Breakfast for Working People and Students
Working people and school children need better breakfast to work efficiently and avoid fatigue. A good breakfast includes fruit or juice, milk, cereal, eggs or meat, bread and butter. these foods are packed with nourishment.
Center Junction Shippers Net $254000 From 112 Carloads
Center Junction Shippers reports 112 carloads shipped totaling 6662 head weighing 460438 pounds with gross receipts of 271976 and net profit to owners of 254821 and an average expense of 38 cents per hundredweight. Stanley Waggoner elected to board. 96 meals served at noon by Presbyterian Christian Service Guild.
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Center Junction
Center Junction Shippers’ Association
J. B. Seehusen
Stanley Waggoner
Olin
Geneva Convention standards for POW labor upheld in employment
Employers of prisoners of war must follow the Geneva Convention, ensuring a six day work week with daily hours not excessive or exceeding local civil workers, forbidding work beyond a POW’s fitness, health, or safety. Mental or degrading tasks are prohibited as well.
Beauty secret laxative advert by Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea
An old fashioned herb laxative ad promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a beauty secret. It claims constipation clouds the complexion and drains sparkle from the eyes, urging girls to drink a cup at bedtime.
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Hollister’s
Rocky Mountain
Cascade Couple Celebrates 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Paul Becker of West Cascade observed their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house and family dinner. Married Feb 12 1884 at St Marys Cascade they have 11 children 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Cascade
Paul Becker
West Cascade
Becker
St. Mary’s Church
Native spellings guide U S chart and map labeling
The U S Hydrographic Office and the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey rely on native spellings for charts and maps. Army maps, especially air force ones, use national spellings to let flyers identify towns even without English equivalents.
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U.S. Hydrographic Office
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
U.S. Army
Flers
Dyersville Sales Barn Updates on KDTH Radio
Dyersville Sales Barn airs messages of interest over KDTH 1370 on Wednesdays and Fridays during the Farm Family Circle program, providing market and farm news to listeners.
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Dyersville
Thompson ships live snapping turtles for profit
H. Thompson near Hudson sent 1000 pounds of live snapping turtles to a New York firm in two shipments. The turtles were found at the bottom of Black Hawk creek. Separately, R A Sanders and son Ferd of near Chapin reported the loss of 40 hogs from a farm tended by a hired man. The hogs, cross Hampshire Berkshire, later appeared on the Sanders home farm with no explanation from any party.
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M. H. Thompson
Hudson
Thompson
New York
Black Hawk Creek
R. A. Sanders
Ferdinand
Chapin
Hampshire
Berkshire
Sanders
Property transfer on rail corridor land deed
John Miller and Elizabeth M. transfer to Chester H. and Clarence L. Jones a parcel described as part of section 35 83 1 lying east of the C M and St P Railroad right of way for $1.00. The document records a quitclaim or bargain of real estate between private parties.
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John Miller
Elizabeth M
Chester H
Clarence L. Jones
C. M. & St. P. Railroad
Halley’s Comet Sightings Highlighted in Early Records
The text notes Halley's comet as first seen over two centuries before Christ, with a single appearance in this century in April 1910 marking its 29th observed pass. It mentions a 76 year visibility cycle and predicts returns around 1985 or 180.
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Christ
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W. A. Hicks
Fred Martens
John Jansen
M. P. Paulsen
Rynerson
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Lorraine Peters
Lorraine
Riggs Optical Company
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W. J. Ritenour
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Raleigh Houstman
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Reid Hybrid Seed Corn
Karl Harrison
Herta Gutzeit
Herman Gutzeit
Neal Tasker
Frank Byerly
Tasker
Pete Dennison and Son
Taskers
R. J. Kieieck
P. H. Paulsen
Benadom Sanitarium
Harness
McNeill
Rickless’ Dry Goods
Iowa
Honeymead
Buckner Rendering Service
Sinclair Station
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RAF
Center Junction Shippers
Presbyterian Girls
Schick
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Ray Price
Boy Scouts
Frank Jones
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Warner Heiken
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Les Balster
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Scotch Grove
Gladys McNeilly
Ernie Blohm
East Moline
Ill
Allen Serbousek
Blohm
Italy
Dorothy Dreibelbis
L. A. Dreibelbis
Chester Condit
General Insurance Agency
Cascade Community Church
Bert Aitchison
Hallman
Filakey
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmers Lumber & Supply Co
Devaney & Sons
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