National Efficiency Calls for Liquor Blackout
The Prohibition National Committee urges a total liquor blackout to aid wartime effort. The article argues alcohol wastes billions yearly, funds war costs, and harms society, urging patriotic Americans to back measures promoting national efficiency and end drunkenness. It includes student notes, senior profiles, and school sports updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition National Committee
National Efficiency
Daphan Coltrain
Fifth and Sixth Grades Learn States Spelling
A short report from the school notes a joyful mood with four weeks left in the term. Sixth graders finished geography and now study state spellings. Barbara Main was absent Thursday and Friday. Friday included Easter pictures in art and room cleanup.
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Barbara Main
Chird and Fourth Grades Illness Disrupts Week
Several students missed school this week due to illness. Phyllis Underwood’s mother visited Tuesday and Martha Sue’s mother visited Wednesday. The third grade studied the seasons and created neat tree and hand drawings illustrating them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Underwood
Martha Sue
Second Grade Post Office Visit and Classroom Build
The class toured the post office on Tuesday afternoon with Mr. Morgan who answered questions. They are constructing a post office in their room using grange crates and finishing Elgon Gray readers before starting Down Our Street.
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Morgan
Grange
Animals ste. Fun unit teaches number words up to ten
In our room ten of twelve students learned the number words from one to ten. Names listed include Evelyn Adams and Charles Buckallew. We toured for animal pictures, heard the Parkison Ensemble, and walked to spot signs of spring with frogs and blooming grass. We have collected $8.20 in stamps during the Jeep drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Fun
Wes
Evelyn Adams
Marion Condra
Nellie DuVall
Kathleen Halden
Viola Hammond
Larry Easter
Bonnie Main
Mary Robinson and
Charles Buckallew
Earnest. Underwood
Gary
Glen Garrett
Parkison
Week of War Reports Highlight Rommel Retreat and Allied Gains
OWI director Davis says Rommel withdraws from Mareth line under sandstorm and will fight delaying actions to prolong the invasion of Europe. Stimson reports Axis losses in thousands of Germans, prisoners, guns and tanks as Eighth Army under Montgomery breaks Axis lines. Allied air forces harass retreating columns while combined American, French, and British ground forces press east of Tunisia toward Bizerte. Pacific brief notes Washington conference findings, Japan expanding front line air power, and operations against Kiska, Attu, and Hertz Bay with heavy bombing of a Japanese runway.
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Afrika Korps
Tunisian
Tunis
Bizerte
Gabes
Rommel
Oudref
OWI
Elmer Davis
Mareth Line
Europe
Stimson
Axis
North Africa
Eighth Army
Davis
B. L. Montgomery
Eight Army
Tunisia
von Arnim
Pacific
Washington
U. S. Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Burma
China
Southwest Pacific
Army
Navy
Aleutians
South Pacific
Kiska
Hertz Bay
Attu Island
Army Defense Command
Salmon Lagoon
Farm Bureau to mail spray cards for fruit growers
County Extension Director Glen Birlingmair partners with H E Nicholas of Iowa State College to send timely spray reminder cards to fruit growers. Cards specify chemical type and rate for each fruit, with guidance on early sprays for scale insects in apples and pears and directions for plums peaches and raspberries from the county extension office to support wartime food production.
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County Extension Office
Glen Birlingmair
H. E. Nicholas Towa
State College Extension
Hinttsville Club Notes Delicate Recoveries and Visits
Hinttsville W S C met with 12 members as Frances Burton led devotions and Juanita Dooley and Lulu Burton presented the program. Mrs Hiatt cared for by Centerville hospital with a broken arm. Donald Pullman ill at Des Moines Methodist hospital. May 18 meeting with Juanita Dooley. Florence Hiatt improving. Moravia visit by Hiatt family. Carol Brees back from Rochester improving. Mary Frances Carter injured in car wreck. hospitalized at St Joseph's with facial injuries.
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Lloyd Rose
W.S.C
Mae McDonald
Frances Burton
Juanita Dooley
Lulu Burton
Edith Hidtt
Lillie Callen
Florence Hiatt
Centerville Hospital
Donald Pullman
Carol Brees
Rochester
Wayside By Dora Norton Visitors and hospital update
Mrs William Brown returned to her home late with health concerns. Visitors this week included C Smith Lester Smith Betty Frank Wilson Paul Ed Points Nancy Turner Iva Orman Whicker Cleo Ragon and others. Albia callers Friday and Sunday included Mra Frank Wilson Iona Adda Long Samuel Louise Smith and Betty. Frank Wilson family shared Sunday dinner at the Hawks. Miss Shirley Ragan spent the weekend with her grandparents Teller.
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Dora Norton
William Brown
Hie
Hite
Umwa
Woodrow Norton
C. €. Smith
Mra
Lester Smith
Betty
Frank Wilson
Paul
Ed Pointa
Nancy
A, Turner
Iva
Orman Whicker
Cleo Ragon
C. Smith
Iona
Adda Long
Samuel
Louise Smith
Hawk Home
Shirley Ragan
Mrs. Teller
Enon Bible School Formed with R S Faber as Superintendent
Enon By Mrs J T VanDorin Bible School organized on Sunday with R S Faber as superintendent. Many locals visited each other Sunday including the VanDorin and Faber families and others at various homes. A note mentions Darrell joking about an April fools ending as the account remains unfinished.
Betty and Bob Strunk Visit Fortunes of Local Families
Mr and Mrs Mearl Walter visited at his brother Vergil W Exline Thursday Their son Lieut Vergil D was home on furlough Mrs Harry Griffin spent Saturday night and Sunday with daughter Mrs Dallas Faber Wendell Roberts arrived from San Diego for a visit Other visitors at Roberts home were Marjorie Roberts Mr and Mrs Hilbert Roberts Rita from Des Moines Mr and Mrs Mearl Henderson and Richard from Centerville Maurice Walter of Centerville called at Loren and Mearl Walter homes Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Kenneth Free and Dals and Claude Hawk and family spent Sunday evening at Homering s Walter Gideon and Betty Hiatt spent Sunday with Mrs Gideon at the Centerville hospital She was feeling pretty well.
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J. T. VanDorin
Wayne Blumer
Brisbee
Ariz
Dons Burna
Dorothy
Fred Blumer
W. H. VanDorin
Harry Felton
Howard Whisler
Leo VanDorin
DeWayne Robins
Dallas Faber
Guy Roberts
Trenton
McDanes
Gerald Roberts
Troy Lockman
J. C. Lockman
Russell Hindman
Carl Bettis
Dean Faber
W. H. van Dorin
Faber
Mary Jo
Fred VanDorin
Vera
Rodger Gideon
Flora Jones
Donna Wailes
Mearl Walter
Loren Walter
Darrell
J van Dorins
Betty
Bob Strunk
Vergil W
Exline
Vergil D
Harry Griffin
Wendell
San Diego
Roberts
Marjorie Roberts
Hilbert Roberts
Rita
Des Moines
Mearl Henderson
Richard
Centerville
Maurice Walter
Loren and Mearl Walter
Kenneth Free
1Dals
Claude Hawk
Grace Dale Visits Ill Father in Albia Home
Mrs Grace Dale of Albia spent Wednesday of last week with her father John Selby who was ill at the home of his daughter Mrs Tommy Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Dale
Albia
John Selby
Tommy Main
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National Athletic Scholarship Society
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Bree
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Moravia
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Donald Kaster
Lenna Pabst
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Midway
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Buck Jones
Victor Mature
Lucille Ball
Cat People
Enon
Thornton & Minor Clinic
Thorston & Minor
Veach Drug
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Betty Hiatt
Mrs. Gideon
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Baby Chicks
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Swift & CO
America
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P. D. Schreiner
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Spencer
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Chester Broshar
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Swift and Co
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Oehler Bros
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