Former Hopkinton Farmer Dies After Illness
Hopkinton Ray Lahr 39 former resident died May 16 at McDonald hospital Monticello after a two week illness. Born 1906 Worthington he married Delores Westhoff 1932 and farmed near Worthington Monticello Castle Grove Worthington. Surviving wife five children sister and brother. Funeral at St Pauls Worthington. Memorials for Tech Sgt Nelson Porter killed Okinawa held May 20 at Buck Creek church. Surviving wife parents two sisters brother. Ronald Murphy injured when his team ran away breaking his leg and internal injuries. Poppy Day by American Legion Auxiliary May 26 proceeds aid disabled soldiers. Wave Irma Keith arrived for seven day leave from Oakland Naval Hospital. Various local visits and notices follow with births decoration exercises and local relocations.
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Hopkinton
Ray Lahr
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Theodore Lahr
Worthington
St. Paul’s
Delores Westhoff
Petersburg
W. Hogan
Castle Grove
Robert
Harry
Herman
Wayne
Patricia
William Lahr
LeMars
Alphonse Soppe
Gilbertsville
St. Paul’s Church
J. Schulmoeller
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Tech
Nelson Porter
Okinawa
Buck Creek
D. W. Butler
F. E. Allen
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Anna Stead
Iane Thompson
Dorothy Moulton
Ronald Murphy
Tim Sullivan
King Brothers
Sand Springs
American Legion Auxiliary
Irma Keith
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
S. C. Keith
Frank Burinski
Waterloo
Dell Green
Opal
Frances Irene Gearhart
Gilbert Ireland
Anamosa
W. C. DeShaw
Frank Kuehl
Ireland
Mabel Havens
Floyd Brown
Alamogordo
N. Mex
Margaret Griffith
Hopkinton Cemetery
H. A. Diers
St. John’s Lutheran Church
R. V. Porter
Methodist Church
E. J. Starr
Conrad
Grinnell
Herman J. Preston
B. A. Moore
A. R. Stanger
Manchester
Adams Township
Malinda Montgomery
Coggan
Russell M. Preston
Charles Miller
Butter Is Shipped From Sand Springs
Dexter Krueger reported a car of butter shipped from the Sand Springs creamery last week. Multiple local visits and family gatherings occurred Sunday with residents including Behrends, Negel family, Arduser and Gerdes households. Several individuals were listed as sick or undergoing minor medical procedures in nearby communities.
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Sand Springs
Dexter Krueger
W. H. Behrends
Henry Alferts
Anamosa
Norman Negel
Larry
Manchester
Casper Arduser
Paul Gerdes
Monticello
Clarence Wilson
Charlotte Lang
Rogert Pratt
John Batchelder
Iowa City
Frank Johnson and Son
Ralph
John Wright
Temple Hill
Jenny Foster
Packwood
F. E. Craig
Claude Batchelder
Wyoming
United States Moves About 3300 Tons of Stamps Each Year
The United States processes roughly 3 300 tons or 82 carloads of postage stamps annually as part of its mail operations.
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United States
Late Planting Delays Work in Castle Grove Area
Castle Grove report notes corn planting will be delayed by another heavy rain Sunday morning and three showers on Monday delaying field work. Local events include Army discharge for Leo Bohren on points and multiple social visits across nearby towns with Idle Not club meetings and family visits in Anamosa and Cedar Rapids.
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Castle Grove
Leo Bohren
Will Albers
Walter Bohren
A. E. Laude
Anamosa
Idle Not! Club
Paul Harms
W. F. Hintz
Albert Johnson
Little Son
McDonald Hospital
A. M. Black
Paul Black
Cedar Rapids
Lester Smith
Lyle Hosford
Bess Warner
John Warner
Monticello
Hosford
Cpl
Pfc
Paul Warner
Idle Not Club
M. J. Cass
O. R. Howie
Lost Nation
Marvin Maire
Gilbert Vernimont
H. Engelhart
Scotch Grove
Clarence Smith
Judy
Henry J. Smith
Lucile White
Janet Rae
Jimmie
Harold
Robert J. Lawrence
Robert Lawrence
Mike J. Lawrence
Prairieburg
Eva Bancroft
Naomi
Katherine
David Hanken
Olin Howie
James
Eileen Bohlken
Wayne 4-H Club plans tour in June
Clifford Jansen hosted the Wayne 4-H club meeting in May with all four officers seven other members and both leaders present. They discussed project enrollments and set a club tour for Monday June 11 starting at 8 a.m. Parents and Wayne Willing Workers 4-H members are invited.
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Clifford Jansen
Wayne
Southern states pass fortified food enrichment bills
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky and Alabama require flour enrichment. South Carolina adds essential elements to corn meal and grits, with Mississippi and Alabama following. Oleomargarine must be enriched in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Louisiana experiment station develops a rice fortification process, and Arkansas rice growers retain vitamins in white rice.
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Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana Experiment Station
Arkansas
Center Junction Church Plans Vacation Bible School
Center Junction Presbyterian plans a two week Vacation Bible School in July. A Children’s Day will be observed the second Sunday in June with a committee led by Mrs. Schroeder Mrs. Seiler and Mrs. Cox. The Young People’s society will meet at the manse next Sunday.
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Center Junction
Presbyterian Church
Albert Schroeder
Walter Seiler
Herbert Cox
Young People’s Society
Clay Busy Bees Hold Regular 4-H Meeting
The Clay Busy Bees met at Phyllis Harms home with seven members and one visitor. Vivian Palmer presided. Edna Heeren gave a demonstration on Interesting Table Centerpieces and the group discussed Our Food Preservation Plan.
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Clay Busy Bees
Phyllis Harms
Vivian Palmer
4-H
Edna Heeren
Welding Alloy Brush Ad Claims High Heat Resistance
An advertiser of vacuum tubes touts a weld ing alloy that can be applied with a paint brush and withstand heating to 2900 degrees Celsius without destruction.
Doctor Shallenberger to Visit Cedar Rapids and Chicago
Dr J F Shallenberger M D treats chronic diseases and will be available at the Hotel Glen Charles Manchester on May 30 and Hotel Allison Cedar Rapids on June 12 with monthly return visits. He specializes in stomach and liver issues skin heart nerves blood pressure leg ulcers goiter prostate piles and other chronic ailments. Write for a free booklet at 1544 E 53rd St Chicago IL.
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Manchester
Glen Charles
Cedar Rapids
Allison
53Rd St
Chicago
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St. Luke’s Church
A. C. Martin
Francis Martin
St. Charles
Ill
Elmer Jensen
Toronto
Ann Magette
Portland
Ore
Jennie Guthrie
Helen Newlin
Viola
Thomas Saunders
Russell Lux, Jr
Robert Liniel
New Hampshire
Great Lakes
R. FE. Lux
Russell
Navy Pier
America
General Insurance
Chester A. Condit
Overland Greyhound Lines
TOR
Iowa
Tate Tranhit
Lins
Center Junction Church
Cleo Mae Reuter
Carl Reuter
Wayne Lutheran Church
Reuter
John Stahlberg
S. G. Thompson
Lyle Thompson
Lyman Thompson
Elsie Boddy
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Jones
W. B. Clark
C. H. Nelson
Boddy
Elsie Coder
Norman Johnson
Roberta
Vera Mae
Carl Johnson
Maquoketa
Pvt
Myron Johnson
Camp Hood
John Schrader
Myron
Ella Schrader
Wapsie
Olin
Dale Jones
Elkader
B. W. Cox
Frank Preston
Russell Preston
Joe Mead
Harold Alyea
Baby
John Gray
Tipton
Clinton
Alyea
Navy
Alan Serbousek
Mary Jane
Coralville
Leonard
Edward Cox
Wilma
Merle
Blanche Moser
E. W. Cox
Fred Craemer
Castle
Raymond Batchelder
George Seehusen
George Wessels
Clifford McDonald
Wessels
Jean McDonald
Scotch Grove Township
Franklin
Keith
Dubuque
Scott McDonald
J. A. McDonald
Lynn Serbousek
Onslow
A. D. Serbousek
Hoag
Duster Co
Youn
Goodyear
California
New York
tLouisiana Farmer
Clark Bros
J. F. Shallenberger, M
Monticello Monument CO
Monticello, Iowa
United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers of America
CIO
Franklin Equipment Co
Monticello State Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Riboflavin
Niacin
Buckner's Dairy and Bottling Works
Victory Gardens
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