Weekend visitors and church events noted locally
Lakota Elaine Koppen, visiting a Des Moines beauty school, spent the weekend with her parents. Fort Dodge residents Bernard Isaacson were guests at John Steenhard’s home. The Wm. Baum home welcomed Marvin Baums of Ames. Judy Schroeder visited from Ames before returning to work in Des Moines. Several local residents attended a Mason City Congregational church meeting to hear evangelist E Spencer Jones sponsored by the ministerial association. Mrs Arlis Nurre visited Bancroft. Ames resident Mrs Orville Hartwell spent the weekend with the Guy Beemer family. Otto and Arthur Stuckman and sons Paul and Albert from Newton visited the Blocke home. Relatives attended LeRoy and Catherine Huss’s wedding in St Paul, with travelers returning with the Estle family. Baptisms were held at St Paul’s Lutheran for Lorraine Ruth Christ and Elsa Jensen. Elmer Paulsen and Donne Paulsen hosted visitors at the Benson home near Delevan, Minn. The senior class went to Mason City for pictures, with Emory Smith driving the bus and officials accompanying, plus a radio greeting from KGL0. Mrs Robert Hamilton and Bobby spent a week with her mother in Claremont. Rev F Darnauer’s mother will stay in the Lutheran parsonage. The Women’s Missionary Society to hold its annual tea at 2 30 with music and a missionary speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Koppen
Des Moines
Nick Koppen
Bernard Isaacson
Fort Dodge
John Steenhard
Wm. Baum
Marvin Baums
Ames
Judy Schroeder
Charles Gut Knecht
Emma Gutknecht
Otto
Arthur Stuckman
Paul
Albert
Newton
Raymond Winter
Harlan Logeman
Minneapolis
LeRoy
Catherine Huss
St. Paul
Dale Estle
Ray Estle
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lorraine Ruth
Alfred Christ
Elsa
Elsa Jensen
Elmer Paulsen
Donne
Anna Paulsen
Wm. Benson
Delevan
Minn
Bensons
Lee Olson
Mason City
Emory Smith
J. W. Cook
K.G.L.O
Robert Hamilton
Bobby
Claremont
F. Darnauer
Henry Darnauer
Dubuque
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Wheel Burst at Creston Roundhouse Causes Fatality
An emery wheel burst at the C B and Q roundhouse in Creston recently. A fragment struck Lester Saffel, 45, a machinist, fracturing his skull and causing his death. Egg production is running below a year ago, but Iowa State College economists do not expect egg prices to rise more than normal in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Lester Saffel
Iowa State College
Milk and Niacin Prevent Pellagra Demonstrated
Experiments by Dr. C A Elvehjem of the University of Wisconsin show milk and corn diets with niacin greatly affect weight gain and pellagra prevention. In trials with corn grits, high niacin supplementation yielded 77 grams daily gain, while minimal niacin produced 37 grams. nearly no niacin led to death. Milk diet produced 63 grams daily gain despite milk lacking nicotinic acid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bilevehjem
University of Wisconsin
National Dairy Council
Elvehjem
Elvyahjem
Eye Banks Established To Supply Corneal Transplants
Eye banks have been set up in several cities to provide corneas from deceased donors for transplanting into living patients with cloudy corneas. Transplants must occur within a few days of eye receipt and cannot restore the entire eye. The cornea, a transparent front window of the eye, accounts for about two thirds of the eye’s refractive power.
Dodo Bird Extinction Described by Early Explorers
The dodo, a large flightless pigeonlike bird of Mauritius and nearby islands, lacked predators before humans. It grew heavy and ground bound, resisted flight, and was easy to catch. Dutch sailors nicknamed it the nauseating fowl. Dogs, pigs, and monkeys brought by explorers drove it to extinction by the start of the 18th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauritius
Skillful Darn for Wool Clothes Repair
A guide on darning wool garments advises using a fine needle and short thread, avoiding long threads that stretch the repair. Choose thread that blends with the fabric, preferably ravellings or a close shade, and darn on the right side then steam press on the wrong side and brush the right to lift the nap.
Close Vision and Reading Distance with Age
The lens of the normal eye loses close vision with advancing age. Reading distance recedes from about 9 inches at age 10 to 6 inches at age 30, then to about 13 inches at 45. Many people soon need glasses to read without holding paper at arm's length.
Food shortages may extend into 1948 warns official
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson told a Washington Rotary Club audience that Americans may face continued shortages and greater sacrifices as famine worsens abroad. He warned meat and lard exports face black market competition and outlined a new slaughter system to boost supplies for government needs.
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Washington
Clinton FP
Anderson
Rotary Club
Tata
U. S
Cost of Wars Tops Wealth Since 1776
Champaign Illinois report from the University of Illinois claims America's wars have cost 414 billion dollars, exceeding all national wealth since independence valued at 300 billion. It notes every U S family could have a new 8000 dollar home a 1200 dollar car and 2000 dollars in the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Ill
America
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
University of Illinois
United States
Proteins Held New Key To Stomach Ulcer Cure
Chicago report credits Dr. Willam W. Bolton of the American Medical Association with a protein based treatment for stomach ulcers. He cites 5 percent to 6 percent of the population affected and notes initial optimism pending further study. The remedy involves protein preparations taken orally or injected, with ulcers reportedly disappearing as if by magic after starting treatment. The piece describes typical ulcer patients and contrasts with standard dietary approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willam W. Bolton
Bureau of Health Education
American Medical Association
Bolton
Fygeia Magazine
Conscience Stings Pays Fine After Year in Court
A young woman in Bulle, Pennsylvania, faced Magisterate George P. Mellinger claiming she had no ticket but wished to pay a dollar fine for overtime parking from a year ago. She said the meter showed 25 minutes when she left and that she had carried a burden of guilt for five minutes left. The magistrate accepted the payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulli
George P. Mellinger
Mellinger
Over Million Join in Hospital Plans
Nearly 1,400,000 persons joined voluntary prepayment hospital care plans in the first three months of this year. C Rufus Rorem of Chicago, director of the Blue Cross commission, told the senate labor committee and urged that existing professional and community sponsored programs be made part of the national health program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Rufus Rorem
Chicago
Blue Cross Commission
Senate Labor Committee
Rorem
Wesley News highlights and town social notes
Leonard Alne returns to Washington after visiting his parents in Wesley. many local families plan Florida travel and property changes. St Joseph church to observe All Saints with masses. new traffic signs on Main Street. Local activities include bridge club, football, 4-H, class play, and cooking tea for mothers and daughters. Several weddings, anniversaries, adoptions, and a discharge from Fort Sheridan mark community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Alne
Washington, D. C
Mra
Sam Alne
Mabt Aildman
Arl
Florida
Hildmans
Ted Bebo
Charles Heenen
Curtis Beenskin
Milwaukee
St. Joseph's Church
Main Street
L. T. Root
Bridge Club
Don Kraus
George Goetz
Rita Ricke
Whittemore
Roland Studer
Herman Studer
Roland
Halver Flom Jr
Lester Lease
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Fort Dodge
Hugh Lichteig
California
Bernice Johnson
Agena
Carl Johnson
Bernadette Bauer
R. ©. Bauers
Notable trio visits Mason City for check up
Mia Irene Studer and Leander traveled to Mason City on Tuesday. Leander recently endured injuries from a dynamite blast including the right eye leg and two fingers on the left hand, prompting a medical check up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Irene Studer
Leander
Mason City
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