Local social notes from Albia and surrounding towns
Mrs Sally Jacobson visited Albia Friday while John Veach was in Des Moines Tuesday. W L Smith and son Merle enjoyed a Lincoln Nebraska weekend. Legion Auxiliary appeals for old records for the boys in service. Christina Main of Centerville spent a night with cousin Harriett Lee Main. Dorothy Nowels of Des Moines stayed with her mother Eula Nowels. Roy Adams and baby of Des Moines visited Moravia relatives Sunday. Bruce Gardner stayed with sister W A Wilson near Blakesburg last week. Birdie Main visited Saturday with daughter Mia. Ray Herris family near Centerville hosted relatives. Lew Hiner and children at J P Foster home Thursday. Claude Veach of Tacoma, Washington visiting brother Albert Veach. Shirley Talbot returned from two week visit with Clair Sellars at Russell. W A Smith and sons Bob and Max of Albia visited H K Smith Sunday night. Bruce Watts and children of Ottumwa weekend visitors to H B Watts. Oneita Selby of Hollywood expected for month with Frank Selby. Merle Smith Judith Ann of Marysville visited W L Smith household Tuesday. Lee Wright of Galesburg IL spent Sunday with aunt F A Reich. Zeline Wright returned home after two weeks with her sister. Gus Pfannebecker came back Monday from extended stay with daughter Cecil.
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Sally Jacobson
Albia
John Veach
Des Moines
Merle
Lincoln
Nebraska
Legion Auxiliary
Webster
Christina Main
Centerville
Harriett Lee Main
Dorothy Nowels
Eula Nowels
Roy Adams
Baby
Moravia
Bruce Gardner
W. A. Wilson
Blakesburg
Birdie Main
Mia
Ray Herris
Centervillers
Lew Hiner
Pearl, Jeraldine
Johnnie
J. P. Foster Home
Shirley Talbot
Clair Sellars
Russell
W. A. Smith
Bob
Max
H. K. Smith
Bruce Watts
Ottumwa
H. EB. Watts
Mings
Oneita Selby
Hollywood
Calif
Gus Pfannebecker
Mrs
Cecil
Curtis Burton
Barbara
Preston Hiatt
Melcher
Charles Curtis Hiatt
Johnnie Whicker
George Irelan
Elvin Stocker
Lester Bradshaw
Faricen Winsler
Indies
A. G. Broshar
Waterloo
Forrest Main
Pilgrims Church
Gerald
H. G. Broshar
Harry Pabst
Marilyn Broshar
Wilhelm — Blumenstock
Frederick
Billie
Regine
George Firkins
Maxine
Gennes Johnson
Clyde Wilson
Jane
Roswell
N. M
Dorothea Darby Firkine
Vallejo
Cernterville Park
J. W. Albert
J. F. Albert
Washington, D. C
Tennessee Valley Authority
Albert
General Accounting Office
Mt. Pleasant
State Hospital
Craig Carson
Long Beach
Kathleen Bleck
Mendota
Charles Clester
Miners’ Hospital
Ronald Lee
Clester
Dorothy Yohe
Charles
Elsie Clester
Kenneth Patznick
Elmer Geis
Creston
Roy Gilliland
E. .R Kaster
Geis
Osceola
Petznick
Claude Wren
Francis
Bonnie
Tom Hall
Parnell
Mery Wren
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wren
Local families gather for visits and births in Albia area
The column lists numerous relatives visiting relatives in Albia and nearby towns. It notes hospital visits and recoveries, birthdays, and a July birth at Miners Hospital Albia. Names include Russell, Elizabeth Roger, Brice Me Donough, Ralph Mes Donough, Mary, Frank Miller, John Winsler, Norman Ward, Curtis Burton, Barbara, Preston Hiatt, Charles Curtis Hiatt, Mrs. Whicker, Mrs. Johnnie Whicker, Elvin Stocker, Lester Bradshaw, Mrs. Faricen Winsler, and others with extended family trips to Ottumwa, Des Moines, Waterloo, Roswell, Vallejo, and Des Moines churches and events.
Easier To Get Birth Records In Iowa
Iowa will return to simple late birth certificate filings with August 1 affidavits from those with first hand birth knowledge. Affected by federal rulings, the change allows delayed registrations of births to be filed via declarations of citizenship, signed in the presence of military or factory representatives, with penalties up to $10,000 fine or five years in prison for misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea Moines
Iowa
Pris
Roth
War Bond Drive Promotes Helmet Use and Bonds
The notice urges investing in War Bonds each payday to reach the national quota. It compares American steel helmets to German models for head protection against shrapnel and fragments. It highlights helmet cost and the need for thousands of new helmets for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irelend
Cifbeenty
Corm
U.S. Treasury Department
War production surge and price controls amid World War II
U S wartime output in June nearly triples November before Pearl Harbor, with Mt Nelson cautioning against boasting. War Production Board to concentrate civilian goods, rationing tightened, counterfeit gasoline books found, OPA to allow coupon credit sales to July 31, 1942. Price controls praised, food inflation rising 1.8 percent May 15 to June 15, with legal recourse for overcharges. OPA expands tire and rental rules. defense rental areas to 94 by August. Agriculture secretary Wickard announces price adjustments to ease shortages. Navy reports U S progress in the war front and related logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Mt. Nelson
Yesra
Eaest
Nelson
U.S
Great Britain Andermany
War Production Board
Henderson
OPA
Agriculture
Wickerd
Mid-West
Navy
Marines report new Japanese losses and Allied air hits
Reported Allied air forces severely damaged enemy docks and port facilities at Tobruk Benghazi Suda Bay and Crete. MacArthur says a 2500-man Japanese invasion force landed near Buna Ambast Gova in New Guinea and faced damaging raids leaving few ships. Navy notes 17 more UN merchant vessels lost to submarines. Army reorganizes Arcos into Service Commands to reduce duplication. Stimson cites 28000 jaundice cages among personnel amid yellow fever vaccine changes. Women’s training programs expand with 20 companies of 160 women and 20 of 150 women slated for year end training and 25000 by April 1943.
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Haateruwateta
Bnetiy
Lewis H. Bretetoh
Comemander
Middle East
Tobruk
Benghazi
Suda Bay
Crete
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
U. S
Vichy France
Ger. MacArthur
Australia
Buna-Ambast-Gova
New Guinea
United Nations
Army
Army Corps Arcos
Stimson
False Alarm in Indianola Fire Alarm Origin
An electric fly spray machine caused a false fire alarm in Indianola when fog from the device in a grocery store was mistaken for smoke. The alarm was turned in as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Honey stash found by workers in Guthrie County courthouse
Workmen repairing walls in Guthrie County courthouse discovered a large amount of honey stored inside an odd wall cavity. The bees remained at work as the workers, with little extra effort, ended up owning several pounds of the valuable delicacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie County
Caddy Blaine Asher Uses Motorized Golf Assist
Spencer resident Blaine Asher employs a motorized caddy machine that rolls around the golf course, aiding transport and carrying equipment during play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Asher
Spencer
Diggers Club formed after Elkader church work
The 50 men who aided in improving the Congregational Church in Elkader by building a Friendship Hall have formed a club to be known as the Diggers club. The note mentions golf clubs and a battery needing recharging every 86, but focuses on establishing the new society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
Jad
Diggers Club
Elkader
Trick Photography Displays Double Exposure Portrait
Cecil Berfield of Falls presents a double exposure portrait showing him in work clothes with tousled hair focused on chess on one side and dressed for church or formal setting on the other. A newly published hymn titled Hymn for All People features words by Elizabeth Hoyt and music by Jack Powell, with arrangement by Howard Chase of Town State College staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Berfield
Falls
Elizabeth Hoyt
Jack Powell
Howard Chase
Town State College
Boyer Ridge Ties At Family Reunions Near Boyer Home
A Sunday after church family reunion gathers at the Allie Boyer home with extended relatives including Delmont Moffitt Ira Boyer Richard Carolyn and Clarabel McDanels. Visitors include John McDanel Roy Scott and Lazelle McDanel. Threshing time is expected in the neighborhood with Trenton Gladfelder visiting the Belle Whicker home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Foster
Lige Boyer
Allie Boyer
Delmont
Moffitt
Ira Boyer
Richard
Carolyn
Clarabel McDanes
F. E. Moffitt
Mya
Boyer
John McDanel
Roy Scott
Lazelle McDanel
Kangag
City
Paul McDanel
Myatie
Jesse, McDanel
Centerville
Trenton Gladfelder
Belle Whicker
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Napine & George
Stampa
Claude Veach
Tacoma, Wash
Albert Veach
Blanche Graham
Chet Broshar
Becket
Albia Rendering Co
R. C. Valentine Co
Marshalltown
Town
W. P. Davis
Gee Oate Sound Company
ACME
Rexall
Boyer Ridge
Axminister
Turner & Son
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