Santa Claus Receives Christmas Letters From Iowa Children
Readers in Scotch Grove and Monticello send Christmas wishes to Santa Claus detailing desired gifts. Helen Jean Folkers asks for a paint set scooter Harmonia doll and other items. Leroy Grimm requests a blackboard archery items. Donna Lee Rickels seeks a bin doll truck candy and nuts.
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Santa
Helen Jean
Betsy Wetsy
Lois
Alice
Margaret
Monticello
Santa Claus
Donna Lee
Donna Lee Rickels
Methodist Church Sunday Services and December Meeting
Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. Youth Fellowship at 7 pm. Women’s Society of Christian Service will meet in regular December session on Wednesday December 4 with place to be announced. YV Grant is minister.
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Methodist Church
Youth Fellowship
Women's Society of Christian Service
YV. C. Grant
Sunday Services at Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Church notices list worship and communion in German at 11 am with Sunday school at 10 am and a 1 20 pm Christmas program rehearsal. Prairieburg service at 2 pm led by H A Diers. Community announcements include many Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings across Iowa and Minnesota with numerous relatives traveling.
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Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Prairieburg
H. A. Diers
Thanksgiving guest list and family updates from Monticello area
Local social notes list dining guests and visits from families including the Holtz, George, Willison, and Cram households. Soldiers and relatives such as Rene Stephen, William Corbin, and Patty Podhaski are mentioned with travel to camps and holidays. Neighborhood events include baptisms, funerals, and a new birth, with attention to service members and domestic visits around Cedar Rapids and Monticello.
4-H Awards Highlight Father-Son Fete in 1946
List of 4-H achievements from Scotch Grove and surrounding clubs notes Irving Eilers Marvin Larcock as leaders and honors for Paul Messerli Monticello who won $10 for the Ames Short Course and a gold medal for community service. Dozens of youths earned prizes for record books pig beef and dairy projects while several club leaders received silver lapel pins for years of service.
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Gostanding
Paul Messerli
Monticello
Ames
Pass
Sobim
Armed Forces
Pan Wilcox
Onslow
Ronald Kirkpatrick
Clarence
William Hizan
LeRoy Siebels
Amamosa
Max Schrader
Anamosa
Delbert Steffens
Oxford Junction
Bord Chatterton
Paul E. Paulsen
Scotch Grove
Calvin Glenn
Olin
Donald Ketelsen
Center Junction
la Verne Soper
Donald Meeks
Martelle
William Reade
Alva Streeper
Melvin Sievers
William T. Jansen
Amber
Kenneth Morning
Jackson
Market Pig
David Wortman
Galen Helgens
Swine Club
Robert Messerli
Dairy Club
Pioneer Seed Corn Company
Boyd Chatterton
Richard Strother
Marvin Calvert
Albert Heiken
Lovell
Blue
Neal Paulsen
Willis Glenn
Ronald Paulsen
Lloyd Andre
Dee Hansen
Jackie Walderbach
Clifford Jansen
Wayne
Richard Grafft
Beverly Hanken
Red
Robert Spahr
Donald Monk
James Heiken
Paul Seehusen
William Hintz
Ray Eiben
Castle Grove
Allen Rohwedder
Robert Glenn
Kermit Dirks
Larry Paulsen
John Paulsen
Jack Manuel
Thomas Wilson
Howard Eichhorn
Richard Ketelsen
Steve Story
Madison
Richard Walderbach
James Walderbach
James Connell
Dean Mardorf
Richard Benhart
Thomas Siver
Duane Freese
Janice Freese
Galen Waggoner
Paul Waggoner
James Husman
Kenneth Streeper
Darrell Helgens
Raymond Harms
Galen Harms
David Pillard
Cass
Arnold Turnis
Oxford
Martello
Guersey Club
Paul Shover
Robert Turnis
Arthur Kromminga
Cas
Tle Grove
Morris Jane
Secotch Grove
Marielle
Kenneth Wiburz
Pani FE
Panisen
Glen Soper
Derry Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Richard Wherry
Onslow Agricolae
Gordon Grocery
Kenneth Kiburz
Gler Soper
Guernsey Club
Guernsey
Larry Schmaljohn
Billy Aitchison
James Dauber
Robert Dauber
Robert Koob
Elbridge Keith
Jones County Holstein Breeders’ Association
George Leytem
Dale Groth
Galen Engelbart
Thanksgiving Guests Head To Prull Home Across Town
Afr and Mrs Suchsland of Rapids were weekend visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs Heinrich Pruell. Mrs Suchsland will remain with her parents until Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving guests include Wilbur Nachtrieb family of Dubuque Louie Tapken family Martello Effert Pruell Jr Monticello and others. Out of town guests Miss Beulah Holm Center Junction and Mrs Peter Prahm Center Junction.
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George Minnis
John Che
Hopkinton
Maynard Kuhns
Scotch Grove
Donald Minnis
Lucille Nildebrand
Dubuque
Bernard Kuriger
Donald Lattimer
Monticello
Ralph Wilson
P. A. Lund
Vernon Johnson
Cordell Johnson
Rodger Johnson
Cedar Palis
Roy A. Johnson
Davenport
Luella Balsiger
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
Wii Balsiger
Paul
Suchsland
Rapids
Heinrich Pruel
Prull
and Airs
Wilbur Nachtrieb
Louie Tapken
Martello
Effert Prult, Jr
Harold Severn
E. E. Severn
E. H. DeShaw
Beulah Holm
Peter Prahm
Center Junction
Smart Laundry Handling Tips for Easy Reach
Practical advice to avoid strain while doing chores. Use a footstool to reach high shelves and pull baskets in a wagon or laundry cart with wheels to move clothes to the line.
Rail Fatalities Rise From Crossings and Trespass Incidents
Rail accidents in 1944 caused over two-thirds of all railway fatalities, with most deaths occurring at highway grade crossings and among trespassers on railroad property. The data highlights the danger to motorists and pedestrians around rail lines.
Rail moves dominate U S military logistics
Ninety seven percent of organized troop movements within the United States and over ninety percent of war freight have been moved by rail, highlighting railroads as the primary logistics channel for military operations.
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United States
Community visitors share Sunday at local homes
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cox and family and Nancy and Charlotte Deischer visited in the Herbert Cox home at Earlville. Rev. Robert Niederwimmer of Allison and the church building committee were guests of Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Adix. Plans to build a new Lutheran church in Allison are being made by Rev. Niederwimmer and his congregation.
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Henry von Sprecken
Nelda
Ed Soukup
Clinton
Mrs. von Sprecken
John
Turnis
Des Moines
Cascade
Clara Turnis
Howard Traver
Kenneth
Vivian Harrington
Manchester
Edward Cox
Nancy
Charlotte Deischer
Herbert Cox
Earlville
Robert Niederwimmer
Allison
H. L. Adix
Sebaceous Glands and Their Vital Skin Role
Sebaceous glands lubricate the skin with sebum. They form clusters of tiny sacs with ducts that connect to hairs. About two million glands exist in the average skin but some areas lack them such as palms and soles. They are abundant on the scalp nose and along the trunk midlines and keep the skin flexible and watertight.
Boxer Dog and Terrier Origins in Germany
The text traces German dog breeds such as pinscher and boxer. It notes the German boxer originated in Germany in the 16th century, describes its bulldog face with mastiff-like body, and recalls historical two-boxer fighting on hind legs leading to the name boxer.
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Germany
Nature’s Population: Fox Numbers Rise Amid Mysterious Tide
Scientific observers note a recent high tide of foxes, interpreting it as evidence that nature’s population ebbs and flows beyond human control. The finding emphasizes ongoing cycles in wildlife abundance and challenges in predicting animal numbers.
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Iowa
Helen Jean Folkers
Leroy Grimm
Methodist Church Services
Russell Steward
Kimberly
Tamarack
Minn
Aiken County
Mr. Steward
Mrs. Steward
Cedar Falls
Charles Jones
Helen
Ruth Potter
Carrie Clark
Rena Kettlitz
Chicago
Ill
William Low
Kenneth Myers
Bobbie
Fred Kay
A. J. Gilsky
Lewiston, Mont
Mrs. Gilsky
J. A. Liddy
T. M. Redmond
Ralph Redmond
Sterling, Il
Ben Jurgensen
Arthur
Joyce
Ray Marugg
Mrs. Marugg
John Ehlers
Sumner
Louis Hoag
Kathleen
Jake Arduser
Walter Brainerd
C. G. Gerlach
Milwaukee
Wis
New Braunfels
Tex
R.J. Bone
C. B. Holtz
George, Lyon
Howard Willison
Dief “Taveuz” Cram
Margaret. Poppe
Conrad Poppe
Los Angeles
Calif
Rene Stephen
Chanute Field, DL
C. R. Stephen
A J. Mmcnei
Brose Smith
Aten Sask
Canada
Warren Sievers
Clarksville
Ead Ies Olin Howie, Jr
Iowa Staite College
Clarence Hoesferd
Iowa City
William Corbin
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Sirs
W. E. Corbin
Patty Podhaski
Howard Weidman
Ottumwa
Betty Lou Podhaski
Charles Podhaski
Larry Timmer
Judy
Rockford, Ill
Harold Dunn
Timmer
Peter Mundinger
Fred L. Kromminga
Grace
Freda
C. E. Hense
Old
Marion Road
Turner Chapel
Ruth E. Hunter
Marion
Vic Miller
Delhi
Albert Hutton
Courtland John Chapman
John Robertson
Willis Ricklefs
Mercy Hospital
Ricklefs
Arlene Poppe
Henry Hinrichs
McDonald Hospital
Lloyd Pickett
Mrs. Pickett
Tom Moore
Monmouth
Irving Eilers
Marvin Larcock
Wayne Tighs
Paul Arduser
Albert Heeren
Paul Gerdes
Herbert Balsiger
Arthur Stuckel
Maquoketa
David Hanke
Will Brokens
J. B. Brokens
Edward Brokens
Robert Brokens and Son
Ed Boss
Coggon
Mildred Deischer
the Ladies Aid of the EV. and
REF. Church
Dyersville
O. J Hess
Kuriger
Kuriger Bros
America
Coffee
Texas
California
Asche
James Melton
Howard Barlow
Lyn Murray Chorus
NBC
International Harvester
Andy Nielsen
Stuhler
Mr.farmer
Pnt
Bulova
Jewels
Ayant Ali Tu
Bylova
Mathew
Father Fata
Appa
Delores
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