07 Aug 1946
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Newspaper
Nashua Reporter
Location
Nashua, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
1
Summary of the Sunday baseball schedule dated August 11 with details on venue and teams. Mentions Hampton, Olson, Caskey, Johnson, Lourdes Fredericks and others, plus notes on rosters, transfers, and travel for players. Also references local summer dress ads and a home visit for relatives.
iStores will close at 6 P M on Wednesdays starting next week while a fast band concert is planned. The Cedar Bend area will host day and evening performances at 2 Cedar Bunch, with new ownership and changes at Moon's Barber Shop and the former Cafe site. Residences on Brook Xora Spr and Miss Mahionny in Pliniston have changed hands as local real estate activity continues.
A 23 year old steam powered thresher is being phased out in favor of combines. The transition marks a shift in farm machinery as owners note reduced limits and rising efficiency. Poor weather and engine wear complicate operations as workers adapt to newer equipment.
Rev Com to preach at Elgin Illinois on Sunday at the church where he served as pastor for 25 years. Raven to officiate at weddings. the event and local plans are noted with community updates including a picnic and various meetings at City Park.
The Methodist Women meet with Rev. Harold Immanual as director. Mrs Burleigh T Willow named former pastor here and Rev BW sh, iAlways.
A fragmented notice honors a daughter of a Forme Shua couple with a ceremony on twin Tuesday at a local church. It mentions Jean Perr and Lea Ecole amid a list of family names including Mrs. Marrow and June Demro, with unclear dates and places.
Miss Myers, educated at Cornell and Iowa State, will teach civics and history in the liberal arts college program and assist adult education efforts at Des Moines public schools. She previously worked in Polk County education and will join Drake University related community college initiatives amid ongoing regional curriculum projects. The report notes her death of Mr Hahn in Chickasaw County and a local county supervisor conversation preceding the news.
Historical note details transfers of the first Big Four Fair stock from J. G. Laird to H. A. Fangman in 1905 and later to Louise Fancman, with signatures of fair board members. Original shares valued at $100, later $3100 capital stock in 1921, and 1946 cutoff for unclaimed shares, with many owners losing rights as stock became void under reorganization.
An east Pendec and Plainfield event honors families and members at a community reunion. Notable attendees include Mr Wendell Peters and Mrs Birdfami with several births, anniversaries, and birthdays celebrated. Officers elected for the coming year include President M Jones and Mrs Eldon Nordman, with next reunion set for the first Friday in August.
An Iowa centennial exhibit planned for the Big Four Fair will display relics and educational posters in the Pair Educations Building. Dora Herrinon will lead the display, with plans to showcase poultry and rural life alongside historical artifacts produced by students for teaching state and national history.
Plans for daily horse racing this year at the Lis Four Fair include almost $1,000 in purses to lure top-notch horses. A race program lists events for August 21 to 23 with purses distributed to winners, second and third places. Speed committee members Fred Harrison Mike Juhl and Jim Chenoweth oversee the schedule.
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