Luncheon at Stewart Home and Red Cross Dressings Drive
News notes report a luncheon at Everette Stewart’s home and a Red Cross dressings drive with 2,200 pieces completed by 29 morning and 47 afternoon workers. Special services are set for Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. A So Diddams in charge next week. Ruth Sutter of Wayland and Dallas Rediger of Milford Neb were married at Wayland Tuesday.
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Red Cross
Calvary Baptist Church
South 2Nd Ave
East Jefferson Street
Rev. A. So Diddams
Ruth Sutter
Wayland
Dallas Rediger
Milford, Neb
Tues
Deaths of the Week Highlight Local Residents
Obituaries note Mrs. A. Arnold of Brighton age 76 died at county hospital. Mrs. Whitabeth Miksch 84 died at home northwest of Ainsworth. Louis West, former Hartman Ice Cream worker, died in Oklahoma City. Crawfordsville resident died in Fargo North Carolina at his son’s home after two years of ill health. funeral planned at Sherman Funeral.
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Edwards
Whitabeth Miksch
Earl
Olive Miksch
Ainsworth
Louis West
Oklahoma City
Crawfordsville
Fargo
N. C
Sherman Funeral Home
Arrow Shots From Washington Democrat
A Washington Democrat column offers wry insights on aging, work, finances, and social expectations. Observations contrast age groups, labor, travel life, and attitudes toward young professionals and teachers in a curio of midcentury commentary.
Hulls and Lytles Welcome Grandson in Texas
Dr and Mrs H G Hull and Mayor and Mrs R L Lytle celebrate a new grandson born last night in Austin Texas. The infant weighs a little over seven pounds. Grandmother Hull plans to make a reservation to travel to Austin.
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H. G. Hull
R. L. Lytle
Texas
John Lytle
Austin
Grandma Hull
Palm Sunday church notices and services listed
The church school meets at 10 00 am with a special service for youth after a shortened class. The Lord's Supper will be observed at 11 00 am. Upper Room copies available at the engineer’s office. Methodist union service at 7 30 pm with Youth Fellowship at 6 45 led by Maxine Crawford. April Amite meetings at the Duvall home and at Mrs Sooth with Mrs Reif assisting. H W Munster pastor.
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Enginee
Methodist Church
Maxine Crawford
Walter Duvall
O. D. Sooth
Will Reif
H. W. Munster
Presidential Veto Power and Full Bill Rejection
The President can refuse assent to a congressional measure by issuing a veto message. He returns the whole bill to the originating house with objections. Unlike some state governors, he may not veto individual items within a bill.
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Congress
House
Energy sources in the United States share mix
The article lists energy sources in the United States with percentages: Bituminous coal 49 percent, anthracite coal 6 percent, petroleum 30 percent, natural gas 12 percent, and water power 3 percent.
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U. S
Iowa Business Shows Increase Over 1943
University of Iowa bureau of business research reports February gains over a year ago but little January rise. Prof. George R. Davies says year-to-year gains reflect higher prices, not more production. Living costs show only slight increases. farmers’ prices up 7 percent and payrolls rising faster than employment.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
George R. Davies
Town Business Digest
Prof. Davies
Interm Parents Pfc Scott Killed in Bougainville Action
Pfc Merle E Scott of Columbus Junction was killed in action on Bougainville March 5 1944. Born January 12 191? he graduated from Columbus High School in 1937. He entered service July 1942 and went overseas June 1943. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Mike Scott and brother Karl a Columbus High senior.
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Columbus Junction
Merle E. Scott
Mike Scott
Bougainville
Army Air Crew Training Program Ends in Colleges
The War Department said the Army Air Forces air crew training at 81 colleges in 29 states will end on June 30. Institutions named include Coe College Drake University Iowa State Teachers College and Morningside College. Civilian flying schools under contract will finish August 4. Trainees will be assigned to air fields while awaiting preflight instruction. The program aims to train 17 year old enlisted reservists.
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Washington
D.D. C
War Department
Army Air Forces Air Crew
Coe College
Drake University
Iowa State Teachers College
Morningside College
Department
AAF Training Command
Army
Army Training Reserve Program at Colleges Designated
The army plans to designate a specialized training reserve program at colleges to bolster officer and personnel development. Details on implementation and participating institutions are forthcoming from military education authorities.
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Army
Brick painting adds accent with occasional contrasting rows
When painting brick, homeowners may include occasional bricks in a contrasting color or choose reds to create an attractive pattern. This technique highlights texture and rhythm in the façade.
Bus overturns in Iowa. one dead eight hurt
In Atlantic Iowa on April 1 a Burlington bus traveling westbound overturned on Highway 92 two miles east of Lewis. Mrs Claud McConnell 47 of Cumberland was killed and eight others injured. Investigators cited a tire blowout as the cause.
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Atlantic
Iowa
Claud McConnell
Cumberland
Burlington
Highway 92
Lewis
Asbestos Uses Across Many Products Noted
Asbestos, the durable mineral with silky fibers, is used in brake linings, asbestos cement shingles and sidings, pipe and boiler coverings, and cloth. Its fibrous nature and resistance to rot rust and deterioration explain its wide range of applications including protective gaskets and turret gunners gear.
Injuries cause fourfold lost hours vs strikes in industry
The chart cites the Department of Labor and other agencies to show injuries and deaths on the job driving 270 million lost man hours annually. It notes 50,000 manufacturing workers absent daily due to accidents and states injuries account for four times as many lost hours as strikes.
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Department of Labor
International
Health Education and Child Health Conference Schedule
Week of April 3 features a home nursing class at town hall on Monday at 2:00 p.m. A child health conference runs Tuesday from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. and again Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:20 p.m. at Aipsworth School.
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Town Hall
Kar
Aipsworth School
Turkeys Introduced to Europe by Vasco da Gama in 1530
The article notes that turkeys were bred by the Incas and Aztecs and first introduced into Europe by Vasco da Gama in 1530, marking a pivotal transfer of a New World domesticated species to Old World farms.
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Europe
Vasco da Gama
Federal housing loans rise in Iowa in first quarter
Des Moines Iowa reports a 60 percent increase in federal housing loan applications in the first quarter of this year compared with 1948. Holger Holm of the Federal Housing Administration notes total Iowa applications from January to March reach 304 versus 180 a year earlier, with 8 new home construction loans in defense areas this year compared to 1 last year, a 73 percent jump.
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Des Moines
Holger Holm
Federal Housings Administration
Iowa
Towa
Holt
Feeding Mature Corn Keeps Flocks Healthy and Productive
A wise poultryman avoids immature or moldy corn to prevent mortality, loss of appetite, and potential molts. Feed only properly matured corn to maintain flock digestion and production.
Safe home storage for dry beans
The article advises storing dry beans in metal cans with tight covers to prevent spoilage and mice access. To deter weevils, it suggests adding a small amount of chloroform or carbon disulphide on top of the beans before sealing the can.
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