Air Force Probes Reports of Flying Saucers Near Washington
Radar and eye witnesses reported unusual slow moving objects near Washington and Andrews AFB on a Monday night. Capital Airlines pilots Case Pierman and Capital National flight 610 crew saw moving lights with rapid speed changes while AP photographer Saul Pett observed an orange round object near River Edge New Jersey.
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Washington
Air Force Today
Capital
Air Traffic Control Center
Washington National Airport
Potomac
Andrews Air Force Base
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Air Force
S. C
Casey” Pierman
Detroit
Capital Airlines
National Airport
Martinsburg
W Va
Capital National Airlines
Herndon
Saul Pett
Associated Press
River Edge
N. J
New York
Bord family reunion set for Weed park July 27
The 25th Bord family reunion will be held Sunday at Weed park with a potluck noon meal. Nearby Blaesing family reunion also set for the same day at the Weed park lagoon shelter. Other items note a marriage license to Carl W. Williams and Leoni Smartt of Muscatine and several local registrations and hospital admissions.
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Bord
Weed Park
Carl W. Williams
Leoni Smartt
Muscatine
Peggy van Camp
Jean Powell
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
Wyo
Richard Powell
Edwin A. Ingrams
Mike
Kathy
Craig Air Force Base
Ala
Set
Ingram
Thomas E. Kelly
West Sixth Street
Helen Zollner
Ihindy City
Juanita West
Hiershey Hospital
Danny Fowlie
Sherman Street
Irving Heard
Cedar Street
Janet Butler
East Fifth Street
Bowser
Merle E. Gifford
Herbert Gifford
Armored Track Vehicle Maintenance Corps
Fort Knox
Cpl. Gifford
Fort Hood
Tex
Floyd Hulburt
Flint
Mich
Lulu H. Hodge
West Fifth Street
Birthdays Of Letts Residents Observed In Local Festivities
Letts residents marked several birthdays at a Sunday dinner and a Weed park picnic. Honorees included Hallie Lee Nile Jones L. G. Bell and John and Ronnie Gage. Additional gatherings featured family visits and a Legion baseball win 2-0 by Jack Jones and Kenneth Diller.
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James Picart
Marilyn
Jan
Clyde Gage
John
Ronnie
Frank Blake
Madeleo Blake
Warren
Jackie
Janet
Julia
Justin
JoLynn
Richard Dodder
Nile Jones
Harry Quigiey
Sandra
Max
Charles Quigiey
Jack Jones
Kenneth Diller
Wapello
American Legion
Iowa City
Noah Tomasson Dies Aged Muscatine Resident
Noah Tomasson eighty an longtime Muscatine resident died at Bellevue hospital at 11 15 am after an extended illness He was born August 24 1871 in Illinois and married Frances Cosgrove in 1908 at Kewanee Il Surviving are a brother William Tomasson and several nieces and nephews Funeral services are pending at Geo M Wittich Funeral Home with burial planned at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Noah Tomasson
Muscatine
Bellevue Hospital
Griggs
Jacob
Frances Fwing Tomasson
Illinois
Frances Cosgrove
Kewanee
William Tomasson
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Phony term origins trace to Forney jewelry maker
A dealer named Forney produced brass rings that resembled gold, sold by street peddlers in barrels. The word phony arose from mispronunciation of Forney, later used for anything fraudulent.
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Forney
Davenport Youths Survive Car Rollover Near Davenport
Davenport youths aged 18 to 28 escaped death when a convertible rolled over on Highway 61 three miles north of Davenport after a warm afternoon of swimming. Injured were Virgil Wulf Jr 18 John E Golden 20 Michael Golden 15 Robert York 15 Arthur Simms 28 and Richard Sourcliff 15. all reported in fair condition at a Davenport hospital.
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Davenport
Highway 61
Here
Virgil Wulf Jr
John E. Golden
Michael
Robert York
Arthur Simms
Richard Sourcliff
Silvis Man Sentenced to 60 Days for OMVI
Lawrence V. Peterson of Silvis received a 60 day jail term after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested July 14 east of West Liberty on Highway 6 by the state patrol and credited for time served. He lacked a Iowa driver license and liquor permit and was ordered to pay $18 in costs. In a separate case Judge Westrate ordered a psychiatric exam for James Edward Lamb charged with forging a $27 check.
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Lawrence V. Peterson
Silvis
Peterson
West Liberty
Highway Patrol
Matthew Westrate
Robert C. Peterson
Iowa
Westrate
James Edward Lamb
Iowans to Receive Higher Social Security Checks
About 64 000 Iowans will get October social security checks averaging about five dollars more. Des Moines SSA manager Leo W. Smith said no action is needed by recipients as increases are computed under amended law effective Sept 1. The new formula raises retired workers by 55 percent of the first 100 dollars plus 15 percent of the remainder up to 300 dollars, with a beneficiary able to earn up to 75 dollars monthly and still receive the increase.
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Des Moines
Smith
Voters Reject West Liberty School Union Plan
West Liberty area districts voted down a proposed five district union. Goshen No 8 7 yes 21 no Goshen No 2 19 to 8 Wapsie 51 to 86 Union Valley 3 to 19 West Liberty 154 to 11. Proponents argued for a broader tax base larger classrooms and improved transportation.
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West Liberty
Goshen No
Wapsie
Union Valley
Biographies Chapter One Births Reported
Bellevue hospital reports a birth: a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ernest Metzger of route 4 on Monday.
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Bellevue
Ernest Metzger
Deeds Recorded in Muscatine and Wilton Areas
Deeds filed show Mildred H Thompson transferring to John E Wilson and Marjorie L Wilson Lot 10 Block 10 A Ogilvie’s addition Muscatine. Several other transfers include Henry J Stickrod to Lysle K Millett Lot 3 Block 24 South Muscatine and joint tenancies for Foster family property Lot 4 Block 14 Park Place Muscatine.
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Mildred H. Thompson
John E. Wilson
Marjorie L. Wilson
A. Ogilvie
Muscatine
Henry J. Stickrod
Viola M. Stickrod
Lysle K. Millett
South Muscatine
R. M. Meyer
Katharine M. Meyer
Earl W. Foster
Donna J. Foster
Park Place
Lillie Shepherd
W. M. Shepherd
Josephine Bailey
Wilton
Leona Doering
Rudolph Doering
Thomas E. Longhurst
Scholten
Clara E. Leith
S. G. Stein
L. C. Barry
Marie Barry Brentzer
Florence Barry Dosher
Cedar River
Anna Brugman
Nichols G. Schmidt
J. W. James
Dora M
Herschel Flater
Margaret Flater
North
Chicago Potatoes Market Report July 22
Chicago reports arrivals 118 cars on track 215 total U S shipments 468 supplies moderate demand slow market dull to slightly weaker track sales in carloads. California Long Whites 6 75, Idaho Oregon Triumphs 5 75 to 5 85, Washington Long Whites 6 to 6 25. Street sales per 100 lb sack California Long Whites 6 75 to 7, Idaho Oregon Reds 6 25, Texas Triumphs 6 to 6 50.
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Chicago
USDA
California
Idaho
Texas
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Listed for Wheat Corn and More
Chicago cash grain prices show No. 1 red wheat at 2.20 to 2.21 dollars and No. 2 at 2.20 to 2.2244. Yellow corn No. 3 at 1.77 to 1.785. Oats range from 0.80 to 0.83 for No. 1 white and 0.62 to 0.66 for No. 1 extra heavy white. Barley malting 1.28 to 1.65, feed 1.20 to 1.26. Soybeans listed as none.
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Chicago
Osesecaklae
Eeeess
Estimated Receipts for Wednesday Livestock
Chicago on July 23 reports salable livestock receipts: Hogs 8000, Cattle 9000, Sheep 1000 as estimated by USDA.
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Chicago
USDA
Corn Strength Stands Out At Board Of Trade
Chicago July 22 corn shows notable independent strength at the Board of Trade while other grains hold near Monday's close. Wheat finishes mixed with slight gains and losses, soybeans move within narrow limits, oats and rye fluctuate, and lard advances modestly.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Produce Chicago July 22 Prices and Receipts
Butter prices steady to slightly higher with various grade receipts totaling 653 544. Eggs show steady wholesale buying prices with multiple grade levels and receipts around 10 160. Live poultry values mixed with several categories including heavy hens 22 to 24 cents and fryers 32 to 35 cents.
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Chicago
USDA
Wall Street Declines and Gains Across Major Firms
New York stocks show mixed activity with Am Can slipping to 33 percent and Am Tel & Tel near 154 while Am Water and Gen Electric post modest gains. Industrials like Boeing, Chrysler, and Goodyear fluctuate as investors monitor energy and automotive sectors amid varied volume.
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Anaconda Copper Armour & Co
Atchison
Bendix Aviation
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Chrysler
Curtiss-Wright
Deere & Co
Dupont
Coronary Thrombosis Described as Common Heart Issue
The text defines coronary thrombosis as the blockage of a branch of the heart's arteries supplying blood. It notes this condition as the most common problem related to coronary circulation.
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