Local social notes and obituaries from Urbana area
Urbana and vicinity notes record visits and calls among residents Mrs Eugene Tubaugh Miss Mary Anderson travel to Des Moines and return within the week. Death of Silas H Robinson announced with funeral in Cedar Falls Tuesday. Community meetings and school resump tions noted at Center and Omega. Families including Faber Williams Crawley West Cooper and others are listed with visitations and gatherings over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Tubaugh
Mary Anderson
Des Moines
James Williams
R.A. Faber
W. A. Wilson
Chile
Sandifer
Katie Davis
May Williams
Tubaugh
R. A. Faber
Hugh Crawley
J. B
Pfe
Robert McAlister
F. L. Underwood
Rock Club
Dallas Faber
Ernest West
Omega
Silas H. Robinson
Cedar Falls
Dale Free
Bruce
Irvin Faber
Lloyd Crawley
Parental West
Blakesburg
Ben Coop
Local Socials Log of New Sharon and Nearby Families
New Sharon residents Mr and Mrs William Whicker and family Belle Whicker plus Mr and Mrs Clyde Gladfelder and Darlene are listed with visits and social calls. Roma Tomlin made an afternoon call. Ora Sufficool visited Cedar Rapids with his brother and family. Carl Tomlin and family joined a Sunday gathering at the Trenton Gladfelder home as Ronald Woodward attended a party at the Doyle Hampton home. Trenton Gladfelder and family later visited Clyde Gladfelder. The Cody Luse home hosted Sunday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
William Whicker
Belle Whicker
Clyde Gladfelder
Darlene
Roma Tomlin
Ora Sufficool
Cedar Rapids
Carl Tomlin
Trenton Gladfelder
Ronald Woodward
Doyle Hampton
Cody Luse
Meat rationing tightens as 1945 meat supply shrinks
Government takes larger shares of pork beef and poultry for military needs. Hams will be harder to obtain as a third of all hams go to Uncle Sam, up from a fifth. Poultry will be diverted from Delaware Maryland and Virginia to soldiers overseas and rehab centers, with potential nationwide extension if targets are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Sam
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Hedge College Visitors and Local Social Roundup
Mrs. T J Luse and family hosted visits from Collins and Moravia relatives while Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs Elmer Vance stayed at the O G Davis home. Miss Earline Spence and Ralph Davis wed in Albia and honeymooned in Minnesota. Local residents, dinners, and gatherings feature across Moravia with multiple Luse family appearances and New Year’s Day meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Luse
Jerry
Flagstaff
Ariz
John Johnson
Moravia
Earline Spence
Albia
Ralph Davis
Minnesota
Wendell Murdy
Gaylord McDanel
T. J. Lure
Wit Callen
Opal
Wess Hiatt
Guy Argo
C. C. Jones
Gus Luse
Troy Adams
Guss Luse
Gerald
Jerry Luse
Robert Luse
Mrs
Emil Halden
Wendell Murdy and Sons
Leonard Palmer
Towa Plans Large Lime Use to Correct Soil in Iowa State College District
A regional plan proposes using 5.7 million tons of lime annually for ten years to correct soil acidity. The initiative targets agricultural areas around Iowa State College with involvement from local agricultural specialists and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Soidtty
Iowa
State College
Gay
Change Announced to D-X Organization
Claude E Burright named northern Division assistant manager for Mid Continent Petroleum Corporation effective January 1 1945 with headquarters at Waterloo Iowa. He succeeds P I Adcock promoted to division manager last May, and his career in oil marketing dates to 1923 with Hawkeye Oil Company in Waterloo Town. The Mid Continent marketing division covers Iowa northern Illinois southern Wisconsin Minnesota and eastern Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Claude E. Burright
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
Waterloo
Town
Burright
P. I. Adcock
Hawkeye Oil Company
Waterloo Town
Mid-Continent
Adcock
Mid Continent
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Certificates and stamps rules in wartime rationing update
The notice outlines changes in rationing terms for tires, certificates, and fuels. Certificates are no longer needed to buy used tires and inner tubes, but required for new or certain used tires. inspections determine eligibility. It also lists vehicle fuel coupons valid through early 1945, heating season coupons, and new blue and red stamps with specific valid dates and items such as Meat and Cheese stamps.
Elm Grove Social News and Local Visits
Maple Grove residents and nearby families share a Wednesday visit at Grant Tadlock and the Tadlock corner area. The community notes slick roads, several small gatherings, birthday celebrations for Delmar Dowd, and neighbors stopping by homes of Crestani and Tadlock families amid casual outings and rock games.
Centerville Area Visitors and Family Gatherings
Bert Arnold and Centerville visitors spent Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Gomer Stocker visited Sunday with their daughter and family. Mr and Mrs Ralph Robinson and sons and Dale Derby were Sunday dinner guests with the Gabe Johnson family. Len Arnold visited his sister Mrs Steve Gilliland near Albia. Bert Arnold and family spent Sunday at Iva Mullin’s home near Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Arnold
Centerville
Gomer Stocker
Johnny Hewitt
Ralph Robinson
Dalé Derby
Gabe Johnson
Len Arnold
Steve Gilliland
Albia
Iva Mullin
Moulton
Bartlett Urges Public To Help In Rationing
Iver Bartlett, executive of the county war price and rationing board, urges citizens to cooperate with rationing and price control. He notes stricter regulations and the need to abide by rules until the emergency ends, warning that food and meat supplies may tighten as war costs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iver Bartlett
OPA
Mr. Bartlett
Udell Route 1 By Emma Ray Miller
Emma Ray Miller sends New Year wishes and hopes for peace. Christmas visits include Calvin Rumley and family in Des Moines, Edd Rumley, Donald Sanders, Bobby Hartley, and Pearl Porter is ill. Various social calls occur around Udell Centerville and Chicago visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Ray Miller
Calvin Rumley
Des Moines
Harry Rumley
Edd Rumley
Glen Clancy
Donald Sanders
Bobby Hartley
Pearl Porter
Leota Foster
Centerville
Suane Glasgow
Dennis Glasgow
Batty Porter
Wyley Whital
Alvin Fowler
Gus Wheatland
Edd Tuff
Chicago
Udell
Nellie King
Mary Fowler
Mrs. Wyley Whites
Del Donahoo Rising Radio Star At State University
Del Donahoo 21, chief announcer at WSUI, has grown popular since January. From Moravia, he majors in speech and dramatic art, handles remote broadcasts, and curates Rhythm Rambles while saluting Iowa counties. He receives 50 to 100 letters weekly and once read a Coca Cola spot on a coast to coast hookup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Donahoo
Will Donahoo
State University
Iowa City
del Donahoe
WSUI
Frankie
Del
University Broadcasting
Iowa
University of Ilowa
Moravia
Centerville Junior College
Bill Venell
WHO
Memorial Union
University Music
Local Happenings In Iowa Towns This Week
Margaret Pullman of Keswick Iowa visited Moravia with friends last week. Mr and Mrs Curtis Burton traveled to Centerville on Wednesday after Rev H A Smith and family of New Sharon Iowa spent several days with Mrs Smiths mother Mrs Belle Whicker and other relatives in the vicinity. St and Mrs Max Martin were in Centerville on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pullman
Keswick
Iowa
Moravia
Mrs
Curtis Burton
Centerville
H. A. Smith
New Sharon
Max Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Urbana and Vicinity
Peto
Saminatio
Dr.m.p. Gleason
Midway
Hedge College
M. J. Bartle
Zelda Nickell-Hunter
W. Jackson St. Rosenbaum Building
South Side
Claud E. Burright
D-X
Maple Grove
Imogene Tadlock
Emery Coltrain
Grant Tadlock
Tadlock
Glen Burns
Pete Crestani
Grant Bradlock
Alphonso Crestani
Mystic
Victor Crestani
Delmar Dowd
Helen Felton
Venetah
Dean Andrus
Richard Tubaugh
Basil Tadlock
Charles Arnold
Donald Dowd
Bartlett
Spencer
Gypsy Wildcat
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Gene Autry
Rene
Spencer Tracy
Signe Hasso
Petrionenteserist
Eddie Bracken
del Donahoo
Turner
Ambulance Service
Angel’s Garage
Rex Angel
Christian Science Monitor
Luding & Mon
Ths
Christian Sclante Monitor
True Story Household Poultry Tribune Farm Journal & Farmer's Wife
Chach
NG Jones
Child Lite
Yam Ameweey
Protestant Voice
Screenland
the Woman
Fuscience Illus
Agape Horta
Cunational Livestock
Wl .S
Wrefers
Noel Yee
Fala
Country Gentleman
Stude Music Magazine
Farm Jri
Farmer's
Mead Digest
National Digest
Nature
Modpen
Magazin Pathfinder
Poultry Tribune
Reader's Digest
Redbook
Camere
Disney
Coznics
Mewapaper
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