Weekend visitors and local social notes in Kalona area
Virginia Hasty Betty Madden and Katherine Southwick visited Kalona with Virginia's aunt Clara Faulkner. Local residents Mrs Emil Swartzendruber Mrs Lennie Mullen Myrtle Boyson and others were in town for business or family occasions. A weekend in Memphis Missouri celebrated a golden wedding.
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Virginia Hasty
Betty Madden
Katherine Southwick
Kalona High School
Virginia
Clara Faulkner
Emil Swartzendruber
Kalona
Lennie Mullen
Winfield
Myrtle Boyson
Wayland
Union Meeting At Lowa Southern Utility Wed Evening
Union employees of the Lowa Southern Utility company will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 45 PM at the K C hall with a fund note of 912 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa Southern Utility Company
K. C. Hall
Hospital Admissions and Birth Announcements Featured
At the hospital Dorothy Votruba was admitted as a surgical patient. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs George Chalupa weighs eight pounds. A second daughter born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Weidner weighs seven pounds ten ounces. Ed Heck and Judith Joyce infant were noted with discharges and arrivals in Brighton and Washington areas. Joyce Adell arrived March 29 at the M W Steele residence weighing eight pounds.
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Dorothy Votruba
North Seventh Street
George Chalupa
Washington
Kenneth Weidner
Brighton
Ed Heck
Keith Sweet
Judith Joyce
Kenneth Fuller
Crawfordsville
Spny
Ehme Koehler
Joyce Adell
M. W. Steele
Iowa boxers reach AAU quarterfinals in Boston
Four Iowa fighters advance to the AAU boxing quarterfinals in Boston as Bill Cornwell Des Moines 112 pounds Burrell Smith Oskaloosa 145 pounds Al Winfrey Des Moines 116 pounds and Vance Bassler Iowa City 160 pounds win. Bob Anderson Washington 135 pounds and three other Iowans drop first round bouts with Anderson losing a close decision to Charles Justice Wilberforce Ohio after a ruptured stomach blow.
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Boston
Iowa
Bill Cornwell
Des Moines
Burrell Smith
Oskaloosa
al Winfrey
Vance Bassler
Iowa City
Bob Anderson
Washington
Anderson
Charles Justice
Wilberforce
Ohio
Justice
Local Visitors and a Wedding Anniversary Noted
Dee Wit Dee B Friend George Masson and sister Mrs. Boyd Stephens visited their aunt Mrs. Martha Sinclarr in Allerton Friday. S Sobelman of Chicago, guests at the Malcolm Montgomery home, plan to California to see his two sisters. Mary Welch and Dorothy Kammueller returned from Dubuque. Kenneth Cline of Iowa City stopped by as a business visitor. Mrs. Lee Thompson of Ainsworth visited and joined a luncheon with her brother Koy Means. The wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kyle is observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
George Masson
Boyd Stephens
Allerton
Martha Sinclarr
Mrs.s. Sobelman
Chicago
Malcolm Montgomery
California
Mrs. Sobelman
Montgomery
Coffee Club Celebrates April First with Spicy Cakes
The Coffee Club served treats to forty members this morning as cake decorations concealed a playful April First puzzle. Bakers included chips onion sets and cayenne pepper in a themed cake while guests Jake Fisher Rev George Kerr Charles Long Jr and Tom Stewart marked their birthdays with cake ice cream and coffee.
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Coffee Club
Jake Fisher
George Kerr
Charles Long, Jr
Tom Stewart
Thysania Moth Reaches 12 Inch Wingspan in Guatemala
The Thysania moth of Guatemala attains a wingspan exceeding 12 inches, a record noted by Natural History magazine. The feat highlights the giant moths of the region and their remarkable size in the lepidopteran world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Natural History Magazine
Proposals and ambitions in Dr Clement's office
Mary Stanton returns home from college with plans to study medicine but Dr Thomas Clement, her guardian, maneuvers her toward a role as his wife. He imposes strict office rules and belittles her medical career while she endures a demanding start to training.
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Thomas
Mary
Miss Stanton
Dr. Clement
The Shooting of Dan McGrew in Spell of the Yukon
The line from Robert W. Service’s Spell of the Yukon cites The Shooting of Dan McGrew a poem in his Alaska book of verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McGrew
Robert W. Service
The
Alaskan
Yukon
Cecilia Gray’s Career Dream Shaping From Stage to Sacrifice
A young singer Cecilia Gray dazzles at a High School Auditorium program signaling a Grand Opera future. Her boyfriend Joe Watson confronts the divergence between love and a career as Cecilia pursues singing with resolve guided by a stern mentor in New York.
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Cecilia Gray
Cecilia
Joe Watson
Joe
New York
Y.W.C.A
Signor Musanti
Clearview
Masanti
Cecy
Study Finds Most Auto Fatalities Are Men Over Forty
The American Automobile Association reports that two of three killed by automobiles are over 40 years old and seven of ten victims are men, based on recent analysis of crash data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
Roosevelt Urged to Close Allis-Chalmers Plant
Milwaukee April 11. In a mass meeting the CIO United Automobile Workers pressed President Roosevelt to close the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co plant or enforce a production management settlement formula after renewed disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
CIO
United Automobile
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Roosevelt
Columbus Junction Resident Dead by Own Action
Columbus Junction April 1 Charles Schlunz 65 lifelong resident died by hanging Monday afternoon from rafters in William O Connor’s barn on Third Street downtown O Connor found the body about 4 pm death occurred about two hours earlier Coroner George Jamison and Sheriff George Oakes investigated Schlunz born nearby son of the late Fred Sehlunz survived by brothers William Muscatine Fred Ottumwa and sister Mrs Anna Sedelmeier Los Angeles Funeral at Richie Funeral Home burial in Columbus City Cemetery
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Columbus Junction
Charles Schlunz
William O’connor
Batn
Third Street
O'Connor
Schlunz
Louisa County
George Jamison
George Oakes
Wapello
Here
Fred Sehlunz
William
Muscatine
Fred
Ottumwa
Anna Sedelmeier
Los Angeles
Calif
Richie Funeral Home
Columbus City Cemetery
Mexico and U S Sign Reciprocal Air Base Agreement
Mexico and the United States signed an agreement for reciprocal use of existing air bases in both countries to strengthen western hemisphere defenses. The pact aims to improve defense coordination and airspace security across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mexico
U.S
Ministers Name 1941 Officers in Washington County
At a Washington County Ministerial Association meeting held yesterday at the Y M C A officers were elected for the new year Rev M A Robeson pastor of Bethel and Cotter Presbyterian churches was elected president Rev Alfred Trenerry of the Washington Baptist church was chosen vice president and Secretary Leigh Soule at the Y was re elected secretary and treasurer Dr Lasner pastor of the Methods church at Mt Pleasant gave a Lenten meditation as the main item on the program
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Washington County
M. A. Robeson
Bethel and
Cotter
Alfred Trenerry
Washington Baptist Church
Leigh Soule
Lasner
Methods Church
Mt. Pleasant
Senate rejects minority plea for Iowa redistricting plan
Des Moines reports the senate rejects a minority plea for congressional redistricting of Towa after adopting a senatorial reshuffling bill. It could add one more senator for the northwest region. Minority report amendment fails 25 to 3. redistricting proposal fails 4 to 10.
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Des Moines
Senate Today
Towa
Marriage Health Bill Moves to Governor for Signature
The Iowa House approved the marriage health bill 88 to 13 and sent it to Governor Wilson for signature. The measure requires blood tests for syphilis, threatening to end Iowa as a refuge for couples seeking looser health laws if enacted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wilson
Miracle saves toddler from third floor plunge
A three year old girl in Newark New Jersey toppled from a third floor porch railing and was caught by a towel on a clothesline, which lowered her to the ground with hardly a scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Wisconsin Leads in Pea Acreage Growth for Canning
The Crop Reporting service of Wisconsin and the U.S. Department of Agriculture says U S green pea acreage for canning will rise about 40 percent in Wisconsin, the nation’s leading producer, while overall U S acreage grows roughly 25 percent.
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United States
Wisconsin
United States Department of Agriculture
Seal and inscription on early currency design
The seal on the face of early currency bore the Latin inscription Seal of the Treasury of North America rather than United States. The Treasury seal was devised in 1778 before the existence of the United States of America.
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The
Treasury of North America
United States
Treasury Department
United States of America
Crawford family updates from Davenport hospital stay
Duane and Carolyn Crawford, children of Mr and Mrs Corbin Crawford near Ainsworth, are patients in Davenport hospital. Carolyn has glandular fever with ear trouble and is under observation. Duane had his ears lanced after a week of ear trouble. Mr Crawford remains in Davenport while Mrs Crawford, son Ronnie, and Pearl Gardner visit Davenport today.
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Duane
Carolyn Crawford
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
Davenport
Carolyn
Crawford
Croatian minority leader Macek named Yugoslav vice premier
Named by Boy King Vladimir Macek the Croatian minority leader in Yugoslavia is named the new vice premier of Yugoslavia by King Peter II who has taken control. Macek bitterly opposed the Yugoslav leaders who signed an Axis pact with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladimir Macek
Yugoslavia
Peter II
Macek
Germany
Review of There Shall Be No Night by Sherwood
Mrs H C Hull reviews Sherwood play There Shall Be No Night for the YWCA audience of 65 in the Woman's room. Hull highlights the Finnish theme and Dr Valkonen's struggle amid invasion, praising the emotional interpretive review and noting the next book review by Mrs Frank Miller on April 10.
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Y.W.C.A
Y.W
H.C. Hull
Robert Sherwood
Edith Shields
Frank Kb. Miller
Miller
Sap
Finland
America
Sherwood
Valkonen
Mannerheim
Maaginot
London
Dr. Valkonen
Helsinki
Krik
Kaatri
Germany
Dowry Practice Cited In Ceylon Marriage Talks
In Ceylon the practice is reported that a man will not marry unless the woman has an ample dowry. The note emphasizes dowry as a key factor in nuptial arrangements and social expectations.
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Ceylon
Injured striker amid Bethlehem Steel plant rioting
Andrew Pavelicky, a striker, is shown with a battered head as two friends console him during rioting at Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Picketing resumes and both sides meet to seek a settlement at the plant.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem, Pa
Andrew Pavelicky
Bethlehem
Strike Ends at Harvill Aircraft Die Casting Plant
A strike at the Harvill Aircraft Die Casting plant ends after conferences in Los Angeles between U S labor conciliators and company and union officials. Thomas F Burns and Paul Shoup announced the agreement endorsed by union officers, averting a production stoppage at eight Pacific coast plants. F M Hoefler, H L Harvill, Burns, Edward Cheyfits, and union rep Shoup were noted in the conference.
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U. S
Los Angeles
Harvill Aircraft
Pacific Coast
Thomas F. Burns
Paul Shoup
Office of Production Management
F. M. Hoefler
H. L. Harvill
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