Children's Book Week Ignites National Reading Campaign
A 1919 poster dodge trimmed to show the joy of books marks the start of Children's Book Week. Franklin K. Matthews and Frederic G. Melcher conceived the campaign to boost access to quality children's books across schools, libraries, and bookshops, urging a nationwide effort to make reading a shared national cause.
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Jessie Willcox Smith
Franklin K. Matthews
Frederic G. Melcher
Frederic Melcher
New Books Added to Carnagie Viersen Public Library
The Carnagie Viersen Public Library announces new arrivals across fiction and non-fiction. Notable titles include Best American Stories of 1962 edited by Martha Foley and classic novels by Erle Gardner J B Priestly John Knowles Alistair MacLean Allen Drury Knebel Bailey Knebel Veeck Courage in Korea Marion Starkey Rachel Carson Edith Lewis Emily Kimbrough and more.
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Carnagie- Viersen
Martha Foley
Erle Gardner
J. B. Priestly
Antibes
John Knowles
Alistair MacLean
Allen Drury
Knebel & Bailey
Marion Starkey Veeck
Wreck
Bill Veeck
Korea
Albert Tibbets
Rachel Carson
Edith Lewis
Emily Kimbrough
Coal Ridge News Roundup of Local Visits and Health News
Mary J Franklin reports a week of small town happenings with patient Mrs Raymond Karr at Collins Memorial Hospital for an inner ear infection from Monday to Tuesday. Neighbors and families visit homes in Oskaloosa Knoxville Chariton Pershing Pella Knoxville. Community members share meals and celebrate Gilford’s birthday while attending church events and Trick or Treat activities.
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Mary J. Franklin
Raymond Karr
Collins Memorial Hospital
W. A. Anderson
Harry de Haan
Oskaloosa
David and
Melinda Franklin
Forrest Bishop
Knoxville
William Franklin
John Pearson
Prairie City
Minnie Dickey
Arnold’s
G. H. Franklin
Diana Anderson
C. J. Anderson
James Rickey
Chariton
Richard Anderson
Melcher
Warren Faucett
Gilford
Mary Melia
Pershing
Aid
Maude Coster
Paul Kneiss
Ed de Zwarte
E. Visser
Pella
Local families share visits across Knoxville area
Friday to Sunday greetings spread among residents as Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karr hosted and visited kin. Judy Anderson spent the weekend with her parents. Ed and Don De Zwarte hosted and welcomed guests including Donald Bishop and William Franklin. A bridal shower for Annie Kasakitis occurred at Arlington Chapel. Sunday meals featured guests from Melcher Des Moines and South Gate California.
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Frank Karr
Raymond Karr
Judy Anderson
J. Anderson
Linda
Annie Kasakitis
Arlington Chapel
Knoxville
Richard Anderson
Don Anderson
Melcher
Tommy Prall
Des Moines
C. J. Anderson
Ed de Zwarte
Paul Langstraat
Orval Thomas
South Gate
California
William Blackman
Columbia
W. A. Anderson
Cedar Rapids NAR Elects H K Rempe
Henry K. Rempe son of H. M. Rempe of Leighton has been elected to membership by the Cedar Rapids chapter of the National Association of Accountants. Rempe, a certified public accountant, works for National Data Processing Company in Cedar Rapids and resides with his wife and family at 416 Carter Street N.W. Membership in the NAA is composed of representatives.
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Henry K. Rempe
H. M. Rempe
Leighton
Shas
Cedar -Rapids
National Association of Accountants
NAA
Rempe
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National Dataccessing Company
Cedar Rapids
Carter Street
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NAA Brief On New Accounting Practices For Members
Page outlines the National Association of Accountants NAA serves its members by informing them of new practices and methods of accounting as applied to all business. The note emphasizes member benefits and ongoing professional education.
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NAA
M and St L Station in Oskaloosa Doomed
Plans to sell and raze the M and St L railway station at Oskaloosa were announced by Chicago North Western last week. Erected in 1900 by Town Central, the two buildings housed division offices a restaurant and dispatchers rooms. Passenger service was once heavy with packed waiting rooms and platforms. the last passenger run through Oskaloosa ended in 1958 and the station was vacated that year.
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Oskaloosa
Chicago, North . Western
Old Town Central
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Frederick Metcalf
Pleasantville
Franklin Street
M. M. de Zwarte
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