Health Notes Urge Cancer Control Education in April Drive
Iowa State Department of Health urges public action during Cancer Control Month in April to fight cancer through education. Officials note a two year drop in cancer deaths and call for widespread knowledge and courage to sustain progress. Free literature available from the Washington County Health Unit and the Iowa Women's Field Army at 04 Bowery Street, Iowa City.
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Lowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Towa
Weiting
Washington County
Iowa Women's Field Army
Bowery Street
Iowa City
Iowa
Dayton Grove Social Notes April Meeting Watch
Dayton Grove notes lead with visiting relatives in Keota Wellman and Oska loose. Harold Leet takes a school break at Pairfield to visit family. Mrs Embree and sisters are hosts and guests during the week as local clubs plan a Thursday meeting. A final line laments missing the annual event.
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J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
George Meyers
Keota
William Embree
Robert Stephens
Willard Trischman
Wellman
Harold Leet
Pairfield
Walter Leet
Rogge
Gilbert
Oskaloose
Herman Sehulty
So and Sew Club
William Carr
Pooreeee
Iliam Embree
Forest Embree
Shenandoah
West Chester High Students Stage One Act Play
The writer attended the One Act play given by West Chester high school students Tuesday evening at the school house. It was an excellent entertaining program.
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Journal
West Chester High School
Census Advice Sparks Small-Town Grumbling in Snowball
A reflective spread discusses census questions, denouncing misleading guidance as senseless. The piece notes residents’ familiarity with neighbors’ finances, urges gratitude for U S blessings, and downplays census worries amid local updates on Radda’s hospital stay and Knupp sisters’ homecomings.
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Harry Campbell
Knapp Family Sees Girls Return Home From Illness
Mr and Mrs Knapp express relief as their daughters recover at home after an illness that lingered from late January. The family notes the improved condition and happiness with the children convalescing.
Williamsburg Residents Share Visits and Socials
Carlton Holden of Williamsburg visits at Young America with Palmer Holden family. Neighbors and relatives from Riverside Burlington and Muscatine share dinners and calls at Phillips Palmer and Humston homes. A round table discussion yields ideas while trips to Chicago are noted for the Junior College group.
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Carlton Holden
Williamsburg
Young America
Claud Rhodebeck
Williams
Bure
Palmer Holden
Claud Flynn
Riverside
Jim Phillips
William Marie
Joseph Wolf
Glenn Knapp
Jim
Carl Phillips
Helen Rhodebeck
Chicago
Shannon
Clarice Meek
Dayton Eden
Columbus
Harry Dodson
J. C. Sullivan
Burlington
Charles Palmer
Dre Marie
Glenna Sehwartz
Muscatine
John Sehwartz
Lakin Bartholow
Tennis Hunter
Pittston
Ponte
Lois Humaston
Mercedes Miller
Evelyn
Elizabeth Miller
Lloyd Humston
Clarence Jackson
Annabell
Lloyd Alliman
Bobby
June Glendenning
Method To Kill Boxelder Bugs Eradicate BGs
Mrs Clara Godlove reports spring chores in Haskins with gardening and cleaning and asks for boxelder bug eradication tips. The note shares neighborhood events including sparrows rebuilding a nest and a church meeting to plan the year. Also mentions visits, a birthday, a funeral, a banquet trip, and a Journal luncheon.
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Jennie Wren
Anna Nicholson
Cora Latta
Columbus Junction
Arthur
Missentine
Clara Godlove
Riverside
John Young
Clay Peters
Ike
J. R. McCreedy
Ross
Davenport
Wee- Creedy
Leland Swanson
Ella Alfred
Coneville
Sue Thoma
Journal
Country Club
Thanking Friends for Entertainment and Theater Tickets
A note expresses gratitude to many friends including a former Haskins resident and new hosts for entertaining a large group and for the theater tickets provided.
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Haskins
Riverside notes on visits and funeral services
Riverside residents host visitors from Cedar Rapids Fort Madison and Iowa City while family events include the birth of a seven pound son at Mercy hospital Iowa City John H Younkin funeral services at the Riverside Methodist church draw many attendees and out of town kin
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Riverside
Knox Cline
Texas
Elizabeth Sanders
Fort Madison
Mary Sanders
St. Mary's Rectory
Charles Bi. Rice
Ida Page
Ray
Washington
J. R. McCreedy
Clara Godlove
Huskins
Ernest Felske
Kalona
Roy Alt
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
William HH. Cress
Birdie Godlove
Not Comparable to Life of a Farmer
Mr and Mrs N J Benson and family visited Rock Island IL for Sunday dinner and brought home their son Robert who had worked a week in a battery factory earning 20 dollars. The piece contrasts factory pay with farm life and recalls multiple local farm fires, a collie that chased a rat, and visits to Wellman homes.
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Palmer Holden
Williamsburg
Carol Cook
Salem
Everette Foulton
Clarence Jackson
Jim Phillips
Lloyd Phillips
Towpan Johnson
Claud Ithodesheck
Mary Jane
John Cherry
Charles Palmer
Clarence Work
Cotter
Leo
Leonard Marie
William Marie
L. Negley
Dale Caretenson
Lloyd Humston
Clifford Eden
Burlington
Verne Moss
Bernice Maas
Washington
N. J. Benson
Paul
Marjorie
Doris
Rock Island
Robert
Elmer Bush
Lawrence Duwa
Mr. Dann
Paul Asher
Millen Made
Waudle
Eleanor
Enos
DPD
DPD. Miller
Inp Wellman
Andrew Rogers
Maryland Brown
Miller
Movie photos by Dr Miller delight locals at noon
A reader recalls Dr Miller sharing images from his camera showing trips to Yellowstone Park and other locales. He notes friendly bears with windows down and mentions several organizations he will present to, plus a memory of photos never returned.
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Miller
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Fisher
David Ashby
Spurgeon
Journal
Protest Sale of War Materials Displayed in Riverside
Reverend Stuart C. Peterson leads a Riverside Kalona Methodist protest letters drive against shipments of war materials to Japan. About 75 congregants sign the appeal to President Roosevelt Secretary Hull Senator Gillette and Rep Martin urging action to stop trade with Japan over China aggression.
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Riverside
Japan
Washington
Stuart C. Peterson
Kalona
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Guy M. Gillette
Thomas Martin
Congress
Iowa
Peterson
China
Witnesses cite alleged Reds at eastern universities
Thomas O Dea president of the Young Communist League of Massachusetts testified before the Dies committee in Washington about possible Communist members among students at Harvard Dartmouth Boston University Amherst and MIT. He refused to name names to avoid jeopardizing scholarly or employment records.
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Dies
Washington
Thomas O'Dea
Young Communist League of Massachusetts
Harvard
Dartmouth
Boston University
Amherst
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
GlendaIe correspondent shares local lighthearted notes
Glendale April 6 report recalls a humorous glove and magazine tale. A housewife struggles to wean a pet pig facing a guest, Chick Custer, who misses the pig at his feet. The piece lists local social updates including Achievement Day at the YMCA, a luncheon for correspondents, and a family dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hopping for relatives visiting from Colorado.
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Robert Custer
Harry Bishop
Bennie Schants
Thomas Gerdes
Washington County
Journal
David McCartney
Des Moines
Clark Hopping
John Koehler
Jerry Hart
Koehler
Mrs. Hart
Colorado
Figs Introduced to England in Edward VI’s Reign
A historical note records that fig trees were brought to England during the reign of King Edward VI. The entry highlights early horticultural exchanges and the spread of fruit cultivation under Tudor governance.
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England
Edward VI
Churchill Named Cabinet Leader In Britain War Shakeup
Winston Churchill is appointed to lead Britain's war services as First Lord of the Admiralty and cabinet changes halt Neville Chamberlain as minister. The shift marks a decisive reorganization amid ongoing conflict.
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Winston Church
Admiralty
Britain
Warring Services
Neville Chamberlain
George Moorhead dies in Iowa City from car crash injuries
George Moorhead 62 longtime Comes community resident died in University of Iowa City from injuries after a car crash. Born near Comes, he was a son of George and Ada Moorhead and farmed in Conesville many years. Survived by a brother Jay Moorhead and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2:20 this afternoon in the church with burial in the local cemetery.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
George Moorheed
Comes
University
Iowa City
Com
George
Ada Moorhead
Conesville
Ja Moorhead
Funeral services for Mies Effort held at L Jones
Funeral services for Mies Effort were conducted at L Jones funeral home with Dr. F W Eastwood in charge. pallbearers included C L Whetetims S Lemmon Vernon Witheg Clarence Goff. Burial followed at Grove cemetery. The same minister Dr haw had previously officiated services for Miss Efforts Laura and for her brother.
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Mies
L Jones
F. W. Eastwood
C. L. Whetetims
S. Lemmon
Vernon Witheg
Clarence Goff
Grove Cemetery
Haw
Miss Efforts
Laura
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