Local Service Members, Families Share Travel Plans and Furloughs
Local residents prepare for departures and visits as military families announce furloughs and leave plans. Phyllis Galloway plans a Hutchinson weekend after a week with parents. Technical Sergeant Austin L Moore returns from Chicago on a 21 day furlough, visiting relatives in California. Families of Don Burger, Erwin Graber, and Ruth Foster coordinate addresses and Farm Bureau events while others travel to San Francisco and Mt Pleasant for meetings and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Galloway
Garden City
Kan
Warl Galloway
Hutchinson
Helen Galloway
Austin L Moore
California
W., P. Moore
Chicago
Sgt. Moore
South Pacific
States
Hospital Discharges Include Mrs Beauchamp and Kin
Mrs Monte Beauchamp and her daughter Judith Ann were discharged yesterday afternoon from the hospital. Mrs August Peiffer of Brighton was discharged this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Beauchamp
Judith Ann
August Peiffer
Brighton
Indians Develop Sign Language Across Great Plains
The article describes how various tribes from the Missouri to the Rockies and Fraser to the Rio Grande created a universal hand signaling system. It enabled intra and inter tribal communication across vast distances, with Kiowas Cheyennes Crows and Sioux using one or both hands for silent talks and evolving from pictures to fixed symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Rockies
Fraser River
Rio Grande
War Spurs So. American Drug Industry Expansion
The war drives South American nations to expand drug and medicine production. Brazil opens shark liver oil facilities to supply vitamins, while Bolivia and Peru build quinine factories from cinchona bark. Chile adds a digitalis plant. most southern countries host some medicine production. The Sao Paulo mill began in 1943, boosting quality of oil from shark livers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Europe
United States
Brazil
Norway
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Sao Paulo
Coat care guidelines for storage and wear
Advice on how to care for a coat includes unbuttoning before sitting to avoid seam strain, not sitting with a wet coat, folding and placing on the lap, preferring a sturdy wood hanger, ventilating the closet, brushing after wear, and avoiding brushing a wet coat. It recommends brushing with a soft brush and using a whisk broom around the collar and pockets.
Latin American shoe output hits new wartime records
Latin American shoemakers boosted domestic output under wartime stimulus, using more local materials. Loss of imports and war priorities in Britain and North America spurred growth, with Argentina and Mexico leading exports. total Latin American production rose to about 73.3 million pairs in 1942, up from 62.5 million in 1941 and 58.5 million in 1940, according to U S Commerce figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
United States
Latin America
Argentina
Mexico
United States Department of Commerce
Sicilian Sulphur Mines Fuel Italy's Output
Volcanic Mt Etna links Sicily to a sulfur trade that once dominated the world market before American deposits from Texas and Louisiana altered the balance. About 64 percent of Italy’s sulfur came from Sicilian mines, with roughly a hundred mines in a triangle between Porto Empedocle Licata and Enna. Sulphur mined underground was refined in large furnaces then cast into solid blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etna
Sicily
Texas
Louisiana
Italy
Porto Empedocle
Licata
Enna
Oil-wildcat success rates vs technical prospect wells in 1940
In 1940 about one wildcat well in twenty drilled at random found oil whereas one prospect well in five drilled using technical methods yielded oil.
Women of five churches hold Baptist conference
Representatives from mission societies of Wellman New Haven Keota West Chester and Washington Baptist churches met yesterday in the local church for a session. Guest speaker Winifred M Acock of Yokohama Japan spoke on mission work and the unity of 42 denominations into The Church of Christ. Officers include Mrs J N Dodd president and others across the area. Sixty women attended with an offering of 17 20 and a luncheon planned in Easter yellow and white. The Wellman church hosts next year’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Cy Bush
Washington
George Genkinger
White Cross
Irvin Reif
Kalona
Rosina Scharf
Wellman
A. Votruba
Children’s Crusaders
A. J. Bielefeldt
W.W.G
Paul Noffsinger
Ben Coppock
Missionary Education
W. O. Ralston
Ivan Reif
Alfred Trenerry
J. N. Dodd
Arthur Peters
Wellmen
Wellman Baptist Church
No College Support From Ex Husband, Iowa Case Rules
District Judge Charles Roe in Council Bluffs ruled a divorce decree cannot be modified to require child support for college costs. He stated a parent cannot be forced to fund a college education against their will. The ruling followed Elsie S. Kautzky’s 1932 divorce case seeking college funding for their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Charles Roe
Roe
Elsie S. Kautzky
Testifies Threatened to Fix Amana Plant
George M. Lippman foreman at the Amana plant testified that workers or management were threatened with a plan to fix operations. The remarks were part of testimony in a Cedar Rapids labor case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Georgge M. Lippman
County Educational Officers Elected at Washington County Meeting
Supt. D. W. Githens of Crawfordsville was elected president of the Washington county educational council. Rosa Lie Combs was named vice president and Supt. John L. Calkins of West Chester became secretary and treasurer. The selections followed a meeting of town school superintendents at Washington High School, with all present except Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Githens
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Nrational Council
Rosalie Combs
John L. Calkins
West Chester
Washington High School
Riverside
Must File Estimate For 1944 Income
The internal revenue office at the post office will be open until midnight Saturday April 15 for filing form 1040 declaration of estimate tax for 1944. Farm hands earning over 500 dollars annually and single men over 624 dollars, or married men with earnings above that, must file by midnight Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
J. J. Mattes
Mattes
Annual Y W Drive Set To Open May 2
The YWCA announces its annual drive to raise funds and members will run May 2 through May 9. Mrs A E Atchison chairs the effort with a membership committee and ward chairmen overseeing each ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W
Y.W.C.A
A. E. Atchison
Atchison
Charles Wilson
Edna Mercer
Etha Dawson
Susie Johnson
Deaths in Iowa reach record high since 1939
Iowa recorded 24 3858 deaths in 1943, the highest yearly total since 1939, an increase of 1212 from 1942. Health officials attribute much of the rise to a December influenza outbreak, with December deaths at 3024, the peak month, 555 above January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Walter L. Merring
Man Testifies on Fire Linked Threats at Midale Amara Plant
Louis Roemig Jr testified in federal court about a threat weeks before the June 7 1943 blaze that destroyed the Midale Amara refrigeration plant. He said Roemig promised to “fix this joint” over a beer ban dispute, described as a wrath-spinner by his coworker Lippman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Roemig, Jr
Midale Amara
Roemig
Lippman
Louis
Clarence F. Marey
Kansas City
New Britain
Marey
U. S. Army Forces
St James Circle Host Luncheon at Elizabeth Casper Home
Members of the St James Circle of St James church met yesterday for a cooperative luncheon at Mrs Elizabeth Casper's home. The 19 attendees included Father H J Corcoran and four guests. The group worked on lap throws for convalescent service men, completing four for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Circle
St. James Church
Elizabeth Casper
H. J. Corcoran
Pauline Stewart
John Petronek
W. J. Keifer
Red Cross
Yoder Anniversary Dinner Honored at 25 Years
Mr and Mrs Henry J Yoder observed their 25th wedding anniversary on April 9 at their Noble home with a family noon dinner. Daughters Leila Maleta Zona and others helped, with cakes shaped and inscribed 25. Attendees included relatives from several states. Rev Simon Gingerich and Arthur Boshart family were unable to attend due to a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Yoder
Noble
Henry J. Yoder
Leila
Maleta
Zona
Verla Boshart
Evelyn Widmer
Sarah Boshart
Irvan Boshart
Wayland
Edna Widmer
Delmer
Duane
Darwin
Norman
Larry
Pleasant
Raymond Boshart
West Chester
Clarence Boshart
Clinton
Washington
Katie Yoder
Noah C. Yoder
Arthur, Ill
Jonas Leahy
Alta Yoder
Kokomo
Ind
Jacob J. Yoder
Arthur
Anna J. Yoder
Khalona
Simon Gingerich
Arthur Boshart
Fabric Aircraft Surfaces Employ Tight-Guard Finishes
Fabric parts for warplanes like ailerons and rudders require special finishes to pull the fabric taut create an airtight film and shield the material from the elements.
Camouflage Netting Uses For Insulation Materials
Steel wool and glass wool long used for insulation are coated with colored protective coatings and used on nettings as camouflage materials.
Trade in 1938 US Exports and Employment Snapshot
In 1938 the United States exported only five percent of national income and about one in five workers were directly or indirectly employed in foreign trade, marking a limited role for trade during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ann Judson Circle Hears Miss Acock
The April meeting of the Ann Judson Circle of the Baptist church was held at the home of Mrs. Ruth Lemley. Twenty two members and two guests attended as Miss Acock, a missionary from Japan, spoke on conditions and work there. The group voted to give 380 to missions and elected new officers led by president Isabelle Combs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Helmer
H. Dodder
Susie Johnson
Kana
Jessie Klein
Mt. Fleasant
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Alma Hearne Holland
Nashville
Tenn
Ann Judson
Isabelle Combs
Miss Acock
Japan
Isabelie
Bus ness closes with refreshment for hostesses
Combs serves as vice president with Mrs A J Bielefelat as secretary Carol Jorgey as treasurer then Lucille Wiorgey. Hostesses served refreshments at the close of the business session.
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Holds All Day Meeting
The Grace Hill Church Ladies Aid met all day in the Community building. Nine members attended and shared a sack lunch at noon. The afternoon featured quilting, a devotional led by Mrs. Nelson Woodford, a business meeting with the Sunday school lesson, and a poem The Cross of His Own.
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Ladies Aid Society of the
Grace. Hill Church
Nelson “Woodford
Ed Libe
Roli
New Members Welcomed to Society
The society welcomed Mrs Charles Johnson and Mrs Max Waterhouse as two new members. The next all day meeting is scheduled in two weeks at the Community building with a sack lunch at noon. Roll call will be answered with an incident from First Chronicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Kings
Charles Johnson
Max Waterhouse
Rell
1St Chron
Linseed Oil Still Leading Food Oil In Russia
Linseed oil remains the most common food oil in Russia used in bakery products frying and salads while oil for butter substitutes goes mainly to hospitals and the army. The oil earns additional use in paints and cereals throughout the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Rope Care Guide Hidden in Sun Exposure Warning
Rope should be kept away from sunlight heat and damp places and dried in the shade when wet. Do not let wet rope freeze as a safety precaution.
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Vaughan
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Sgt
Don Burger
Mrs
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Erwin Graber
Norristown
Penn
P. P. Graber
Graber
Joe
Walter Rich
Paul Martin
Ruth Foster
Merle Twinam
A. L. Duensing
Everette L. Stewart
Cloyce Stewart
Joe Enotek
Linn County
Farm Bureau
Margaret Stewart
Ali
Virginia Sheetz
Janice Fry
San Francisco
Calif
Miss Fry
Lewis Fry
Letty
Shirley
Hubert Rich
Camp White
Oregon
Alice Rich
Rich
Julia Dawson
West Third Street
Everette D. Miller
Glass
S.M.A.A.F
San Marcos
Little’s Furniture
John Shields & Sons
Association
Agdo
Ann Judson Circle
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Campbell Pork & Beans
Longhorn
Pillsbury's
Valley Pride
Green Giant
Jonathan
North
PRG
Veriut
Pascal
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