Notice Filed At Mt JonainG Post Office March 3 1876
Secret-writ matter entered at the Mt JonainG post office Ta under act of Congress on March 3 1876.
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Newspaper
Mt Pleasant News
Location
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1947
Page
1
Backward Glimpses Five Years Ago and More
A retrospective column lists events from five to 36 years ago. Highlights include marriages for Milo Messer’s family and Esther Kirkpaticks, a Christmas charity drive by the American Legion, a marriage license for Emmett McDowell and Ruth Barton, twin birthdays for Jack and Joe Yocum, and the Dedication of a new pipe organ at the Caney Congregational church plus a Salem lawyer partnership forming with Levi Beery and Herman Elgar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Messer
Joe Hoaeh
Math Moyle
Rex Brown
Bila Brownef
Silas
American Legion
Lyon
Lee Lyon
Esther .Kirkpatsick
Lowell
Kahoka
College Linier
Taner Weslayan
Mountain
Broad
Emmett McDowell
Mt Pleasant
Ruth Barton
Salem
Dack
Joe Yocum
Ed Yocum
Thabel Putnam
J. K.mielsen
Los Angeles
Calif
Levi Beery
Herman Elgar
Switzerland a Country of High Peaks and Wide Plains
Switzerland covers about 16 000 square miles with mountain dominance and reaches 14 800 feet at Dufour Peak in the Monte Rosa range near the Italian border. Lago Maggiore marks the lowest point at 670 feet, with 4.3 million residents and 266 per square mile. Geneva, cradle of Calvinism, preserves early Protestant documents while the League of Nations buildings overlook Lake Geneva.
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Republic of Frances
Switzerland
France
Dufour Peek
Lago Maggiore
Tieing
Geneva
Calvin
Jegusseau
Nalions
Everzone
Soybeans Derivatives and Wide Industrial Uses
The article outlines soybean derivatives such as flour lecithin and soy sauce used in baking margarine meat products and beverages. It notes UNRRA distribution during and after the war and a 1947 army purchase of 228 million pounds for food relief. It cites diverse uses from infant foods to antibiotics like streptomycin in development.
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UNRRA
Iberated
Quad
Jis Noon
Mahogany Trade Name Confusion Highlighted in Nice West Indies
A fragment identifies the mahogany species as Santa lominga also known as Swigtenta Mahogoni or Mellacong, linking the wood to Nice in the West Indies with alternate names noted for trade clarity.
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Santa Lominga
Nice
Mahogany in Caribbean Forests and Timber Trade
The article notes mahogany growth in Mexico and Central and South America with West Indian influence. It describes Dominican trees as small, Mahogany trees reaching 11 feet, cut at 20 to 30 years. Lumber lengths vary 4 to 16 feet, widths 2 to 20 inches, with logs valued by size. Peasant earnings and Ciudad Trujillo timber prices are cited, plus termite resistance boosting furniture value in the tropics.
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Ecobac
Caribbean
Macrophyla
Mexico
Central
South America
Ciudad Trujillo
Tropics
Fresh Lard Preservation Method from Research Lab
Chemists at the eastern regional research laboratory advise mixing two to three pounds of hydrogenated vegetable shortening for every 50 pounds of lard during rendering to keep home rendered lard fresh. They warn rancid lard harms nutrition and palatability and can destroy vitamins in foods.
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Eastern Regional Research Laboratory
Plywood Types and Adhesives Described for Douglas Fir Panels
The article explains two plywood types in Douglas fir: waterproof exterior panels using water insoluble phenol formaldehyde adhesive and interior moisture resistant panels using protein based adhesives like soybean fascic or blood albumen. Performance tests involve repeated wetting and drying with specified delamination limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geages
Continuous steel mills reshape industry with rapid output
Continuous mills, developed a decade ago, revolutionized steel production. A single slab moves through a straight line of rolls, cooling after emergence and enabling vast output. Critics feared job losses, but the large mills require more workers in downstream melting, payments, and shipping to handle growing finished products.
Power Plant of British Empire Built on Lowland
London, the capital of England, sits in the London basin along the Thames. The city spreads across more than 70 square miles, with low heights due to clayless foundations. London’s growth traces from Roman times through Saxon and Norman eras, expanding without a single planned layout into a global hub.
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British Empire
London
Incagorie
Patwer
Enghind
Thames
Greater London
Tondon
Britain
Wiliam the Conqueror
How Homing Pigeons Locate Their Home
A GE forum report by Prof. Henry L. Yeagley outlines a magnetic field based navigation for homing pigeons. He explains pigeons sense Earth’s magnetic intensity and field rotation, guiding them home by adjusting direction toward stronger cues.
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Tong Last
Henry L. Yeagley
General Electric Science Forum
Lott
Treasures of the Mayas At Bonampek and Lagandone Lands
The Lacandone Indians, descendents of the ancient Mayas, guard temple sites at Bonampek and Yaxchilan. Carried by a Carnegie expedition, they maintain Maya language rites, annual pilgrimages, and traditional crops while preserving ancestral crafts and self sufficient lifestyles despite centuries of conquest.
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Bonampek
Tarradone
Lagandones
Yaxchilan
An Eich
Electric fences deemed possible death traps on farms
North Carolina State College warns that electric fences can be fatal if grounded and left uncontrolled. Farmers are urged to install approved controllers and reduce voltage to a safe level or disconnect when not in use. Two recent NC tragedies underscore the risk.
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North Carolina State College
Diphtheria Death Trends Across U S Cities in 1946
American Medical association reports 83 large cities show 121 more deaths than 1911, with 329 diphtheria deaths in 1548 across 88 cities since 1923. In 93 cities, none exceed a 10 rate. deaths declined from 36 to 30 cities with no fatalities since 1997 to 1946. New England shows the strongest rise, East South Central the clearest drop. Slight shift toward higher age groups.
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U. S
American Medical Association
New England
Henry Berg Funeral Held in Lockridge
Funeral services for Henry Berg, 82, were held Friday conducted by Engstrom at Lockridge cemetery. Berg, a Germantown native who moved to the United States at age three, married Amelian Womelstorf in 1890. Survived by widow, daughter Clara Tigelt of Fallfield, four sons Tank Charlie Clarence of Fallfield and Roy of Lockridge, seven grandchildren, two brothers Charles of East Pleasant and Frank Berg of Kimporia, one sister Arts Mary Sauer of Wainind, and other relatives. Preceded in death by a son Garald.
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Lockridge
Hoyuy Berg
Tertel
Engstrom
Lockridge Cemetery
Jerp
Lockstidge
Feyin Bay Farm
Amelian Womelstiorf
Vives
Winfield December meeting hosts and activities noted
The December meeting of the Armitie club is scheduled for Monday evening with hostesses Helen Ceail Dorotha Haight Fern Adereon Luci Omiston Beulah Vermazen Sid Betty Caltrider. The program features a Christmas theme with Helma Hunter decorating and a Christmas carol. Esther Presbyteriate Guild to hold a women covered dish luncheon at Mrs Floyd Griyer’s home Wednesday afternoon. Amvets auxiliary plans a covered dish gathering and regular meeting with Mrs C W Haight on December 12. Mrs Arthur Aronhot and Mrs Willian Teckendorff visiting relatives in Barbank California, with Deckendorff to return home thereafter.
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Winfeld
Armitie
Helen Ceail
Dorotha Haight
Fern Adereon
Luci
Omiston
Beulah Vermazen
Betty Caltrider
Helma Hunter
Gayle Bird
Wilt
Dorothy Deu
Esther
Presbyteriate Guild
Wonen
Floyd Griyer
Amvets
C W. Haight
Arthur Aronhot
Willian Teckendorff
Bhrbank
Califairs
Deckendorff
Winfield Edges Mediapolis In Tight Clash
Winfield won a close basketball game 34 to 39 at Friday’s matchup. Finch scored 13 for Winfield while Jackson had 11 for Mediapolis as both teams traded leads in a low scoring affair. Winfield’s bench won 82 to 13 in the second game.
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Winfield
Winfield Louk
Medingelis
Tove
Wolves
Dront
Finch
Winefield
Jackson
Medilipolix
Winfeld
Mediaboli Vseconis
IOWA TO NEED MANY MORE NURSES
Iowa expects to spend about twenty million dollars on hospital construction and modernization. Hospitals plan additions and new beds across counties and a city, but Fair field district president Miss Conklin warns the real challenge is staffing. She notes a shortage of nurses and asks where Iowa will find enough trained staff to use the new facilities.
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Toms Lis Gol
Harrie! Conlin
Fairfield
Innatale Marsus' Association
Miss Conklin
Uy Ubenesh
Mass Conklin
Towa
Wintersing plans and hospital notice in local brief
Mrs Arnhalt will stay until spring while Lloyd Swan plans to leave Friday for McAllen Texas to spend the winter Myde Beauchamp is a patient at Memorial Hospital at Mb Pleasant.
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Aronhalt
Ivs
Lloyd Swan
McAllen
Tex
Myde Beauchamp
Memorial Hospital
Mb. Pleasant
Guild officers elected at St. Michaels Guild meeting
Mrs Ed Giidwell presided as officers were elected for St. Michaels Guild at a Thursday gathering. Mrs L A Murphy led the business session with plans for a food and handiwork sale and a reception for Bishop Hinties and the confirmation class. Chairs were Daniel Ursa McCoy Wall Rogey Russell, Hawkins audited books, and no December meeting due to holidays.
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Ed Giidwell
Hyatoss
St. Michel's Guild Thursany Attenoar
L. A. Murphy
Bishop Hinties
Gn Tee
Mesdaniel Ursa
McCoy Wall Rogey Russell
Train and Bus Departure Summary From City Lines
Train service west bound lists departures around 10 am with limited details. East bound routes show bus service starting near 7 to 5 pm with several times and destinations, including notable stops and holiday adjustments.
Harold McLeran Abstracts of Kinney Title Books
Harold McLeran presents abstracts of Kinney Title Books in G. E. Cor. 5a, detailing ownership records and chain of title notes. The compilation notes transfers, heirs, and property identifiers for researchers and legal practitioners.
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Harold McLeran
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