Local highlights note family visits and military updates
Jane Baldrige will arrive from Iowa City to spend the weekend with her mother Mrs. A E B Baldrige and John. Thomas M. Parsons is promoted to captain and serves as a company commander at a German prison camp in Nebraska. Several relatives travel for funerals and Easter visits as civilians and soldiers share updates from Iowa to Texas, Ohio and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Baldrige
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
A. EB. Baldrige
John
Thomas M. Parsons
United States Army
Parsons
Nebraska
C. O. Barnett of
Newton
Frank Haney
Discharges and Births Reported in Local Hospitals
Brighton residents Mrs. Frank McClelland and son Wade Lee and Mrs. Marie Caldwell along with others were discharged yesterday afternoon. A baby boy nine pounds three ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Glenn Thompson at 10 06 last night. Kalona’s Margaret Walker the daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Walker had a tonsillectomy this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McClelland
Wade Lee
Brighton
Marie Caldwell
Route Four
Glenn Thompson
Route Two
Margaret Walker
Herman Walker
Kalona
Lights of New York and City Scenes Features
A collection of short features from New York City including cultural notes on foreign students funding, a backstage anecdote about an opera baritone, a Broadway dining trend shift away from light lunches, and humorous vignettes from street life. The pieces capture eclectic urban life, theater, and social quips.
Goggles Aid Tracer Bullet Tracing in Daylight
The American Optical company announces military goggles with red lenses to help gunners track tracer bullets in daylight. The devices let gunners estimate bullet proximity to targets and assist pilots in adapting eyes to darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southbridge
Mass
American Optical Company
Grass-fed cattle prefer fertilized land long after application
The cattle show a clear preference for pasture where fertilizer has been applied, favoring grass that remains lush and productive even years after fertilization. If confirmed, this behavior could influence pasture management and fertilizer regimes for long-term grass quality.
Martial Law in Hawaii Still On
Army authorities announced continued enforcement of modified martial law in Hawaii despite a federal court ruling. The military governor’s office said the war department would seek an immediate appeal and function as usual until higher court decisions. Military courts will try violations of general orders. Judge Metsker may cite Gen Richardson for contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
War Department
W. R. C. Morrison
Robert C. Richardson
Richardson
Delbert C. Metsker
Two-Headed Pig Shocks Iowa Visitors Displayed in Keota
East 76 reports a two headed pig born in a litter with four eyes and four ears. The deformed pig is placed in a jar and shown at McNarlen produce in Keota. Navy veteran A. M. Romine, once aboard the Wasp, returned from Easter furlough. Families shared Easter dinners with local residents as students return to college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East 76
Joe Romine
Iowa
McNarlen Produce
Keota
Hubert Romine
Lawrence Romine
Navy
Wasp
Walter Bower
Mary Lee
John Greiner
John Flading
State University
Bill Sheetz
Arthur Romine
Oren Romine
Jean Miller
Iowa Wesleyan College
J. L. Miller
J. E. Powell
Keola
Richard Mayer
Earl Herr
Walter Fisher
Harold Fishers
Mason City
Gail Rief
Frank Kleeses
Dick Fisher
Bob Fisher
Valve failure warning for steam radiators
When an air valve fails it should be replaced to prevent slow heating or cold radiators and to stop live steam entering a room. The hazard impacts health and comfort and wastes fuel.
Erosion Terraces Slow Water Runoff on Sloping Lands
Erosion terraces reduce water speed on hillsides, lowering runoff and the water’s carrying capacity. Faster water carries more soil, stripping fertile soil from slopes and depositing it in streams or lower flats.
Pruning Guidelines for Young Trees
After three to four years of growth, focus on shaping the tree by pruning. Avoid pruning before the third growing season to prevent tall spindly growth that is easily bent or broken by strong winds.
Rail workers on U S Class I lines rise in 1943 midyear total
The I C C bureau reports 1 351 014 rail employees on U S Class I lines by mid December 1943, up 2.18 percent from December 1942 but down 0.93 percent from November 1943, reflecting wartime employment shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
I. C. C. Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics
Fateful Battle of Salamis Defines Athenian Victory
The Battle of Salamis in 480 B C was fought near Piraeus by the Athenian fleet against Xerxes’locked Persian forces. The Athenians routed the Armada, a turning point that historians say could have altered the course of western civilization.
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Salamis
Piraeus
Xerxes
Greece
Irish Moss Uses Across Puddings Medicines and Lotions
Irish moss found off the North Atlantic coast is used in puddings medicines cosmetics and lotions. The versatile seaweed supports culinary and health preparations as noted by the report.
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North Atlantic
Senior Girl Reserves Attend YMCA Spring Party
Senior members of the high school Girl Reserves joined YMCA executive board hosts for a dinner in the YMCA Community room. Forty covers, a two course meal, pastel spring decor, and place cards with pussy willow bud motifs set the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Golia Miller
G. B. Holden
Susie Johnson
Manton Hebner
Elizabeth and
Etha Dawson
Ethel McCrdedy
Irene Yard
George Morrison
Hebner
Harriet Coulter
W.C
Evelyn Givans
Dorothy Buwer
Shirley Dunlap
Phyllis Brown
Dorothy Putman
Lanetta Baltz
Betty Stewart
Genesa Payne
Lois Mace
Bette Snakenberg
Esther Lenninger
Margareen Redhlinger
Margaret Jungtluth
Dorothy Shockey
Frances Falk
Henrietta Stewart
Girl Reserve
Margaret Stiles
Isabelle Goodwin
Rebekah Club Hosts Red Cross Sewing Session
Mrs. L. R. Baker welcomed members to a regular Rebekah club meeting focused on Red Cross sewing. An all day sewing event is planned for Wednesday with Mrs. Cloyce Horsey. The next meeting will feature a pot luck supper for members and families at the I. O. O. F. hall dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Baker
Rebekah Club
Red Cross
Cloyce Horsey
I. O. O. F. Hall
Hesseltine Hosts H. H. Club Gathering
Mrs. Lucille Hesseltine hosted eleven H H club members and guest Mrs. Kenneth Snicer yesterday afternoon. The group visited and chatted. Next meeting is set for May 11 with Mrs. Don Holmes as hostess. Refreshments were served with help from her mother Mrs. Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hesseltine
H. H. Club
Lucille Hesseltine
H.H. Club
Kenneth Snicer
Don Holmes
Osborne
Dirks and Wehr Wed in Cedar Rapids Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Ben J Dirks of Cedar Falls announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Jean Dirks to John L Wehr coxswain in the US Navy. He is son of Mr and Mrs John L Wehr Jr of Hardscrabble. The marriage took place March 24 1944 in Cedar Rapids and they will reside at 410 East Fourth Street Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben J. Dirks
Cedar Falls
Betty Jean
John L. Wehr
United States Navy
Cedar Rapids
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Social Calendar Highlights From Local Clubs
Luncheon at noon followed by a 1 30 p.m. school session and initia tion. Reservations due by Wednesday. Saturday features a postponed Nineteenth Century club meeting. Rummage sale opens at 9 a.m. in the Presbyterian basement, Bible department at 2 30 p.m. at the Public Library, literature department evening division revenue listed as 240. YWCA uses east entrance. Rainbow girls dinner 6 30 p.m. at the Masonic temple with OES and Mason members and Rainbow parents invited. OES and Masons regular meeting and installation at 7 30 p.m. Drama department at 8 p.m. Mrs. Ralph Young address at 499% EF Jefferson St. Pythian Sisters regular meeting at Rae Si EP Hall. VFW Auxiliary 8 p.m. business meeting at KC hall with inspection and initiation. Booster lab in afternoon hosted by Mrs. Lloyd Walker and Mrs. Homer Jarrard. Roll call current events seed and bulk exchange. Meeting place change notice. Handcraft dept section 2 at 2 30 p.m. Mrs. Roy Sowash. New Haven Ladies Aid Society all day church meeting. Pot luck dinner at noon, election of officers, farewell gift for Sunshine sister.
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Public Library
Y.W.C
Rainbow _ girls
Masonic Temple
O.E.S
Masons
Rainbow Girls
Ralph Young
Jefferson St
Pythian Sisters
V.F.W
K.C. Hall
Lloyd Walker
Homer Jarrard
Roy Sowash
New Haven Ladies Aid Society
Sunshine
Birthday wishes for local children and families
The notice lists second birthdays for Gary Rae McCrabb and Virginia Marie, and third birthdays for George Charles Mabry and Judith Kay Putnam. Also noted are birthdays for Elizabeth Thorne, Emma Liska, Jack Riley, Ves ta Farrier, Mrs. R. L. Keyser, and others, with congratulations from Glenn Fuhr and C. R. Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Rae McCrabb
George McCrabb
Keota
Virginia Marie
Leo Marie
Walter Edward Horning
Walter Horning
Winfield
George Charles Mabry
D. V. Mabry
Washington
Peoria, Ill
Judith Kay Putnam
Harold M. Putnam
Elizabeth Thorne
New York City
Emma Liska
Riverside
Jack Riley
Coppock
Vesta Farrier
Brighton
R. L. Keyser
Franklin Center
Gevock Couple Observe 16th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Alex Gevock celebrate their sixteenth wedding anniversary today with family and friends noting the milestone in a local observance.
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Alex Gevock
Ruth Nichol Group April Meeting Highlights
Ruth Nichol Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church held its April meeting with 14 members present. Miss Pollock opened with Home Sweet Home while Sara Pollock hosted. Officers presided and reports covered the Keokuk presbytery convention and a $261.10 missions gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Nichol
Egypt
Ralph Kleese
Ray Anderson
Floyd Hamil
George Rudiger
Convention of Missionary Societies of
Keokuk
Keota
Lane
Ruth Sammons and Archie Horak Wed in Ainsworth
Ruth Louise Sammons, daughter of Riverside residents, married Archie Horak, son of Ainsworth couple, in a Presbyterian parsonage ceremony officiated by Dr. F. W. Eastwood on April 5. Attendants were Earl and Mrs. Kolosick. The couple will reside on a farm seven miles north of Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sammons
Riverside
Ruth Louise
Archie Horak
Mela Horak
Ainsworth
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Parsonage
Earl Kolosick
Mrs Lloyd Walker Assists Hostess During Social Hour
During the social hour Mrs Lloyd Walker helped the hostess serve refreshments at the event.
Prairie Flower Missionary Society Meeting Report
Mrs Maurice Crawford and Mrs John Rittenhouse hosted the Prairie Flower missionary society meeting at Crawford home. Sixteen members attended along with visitor Mrs Sam Turkington. Mrs A E Diddams led devotions as the society adopted a new constitution and refreshments followed during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Crawford
John Rittenhouse
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Sam Turkington
A. E. Diddams
Charge Filed in Car Accident at Dubuque
Manslaughter charges were filed against Floyd Winterowd, 47, of Waterloo, by County Attorney B. J. Kean in connection with the accidental death of Bernard Wedener, 57, a Dyersville contractor, on Highway 20 near here last Tuesday night. Winterowd's bond was set at 5000 dollars. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. Administrators for the Wedener estate filed a 10000 dollar damage suit and sought 1296 dollars found on Winterowd at arrest.
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Dubuql
Floyd Winterowd
Waterloo
B. J. Kean
Bernard Wedener
Dyersville
Highway 20
Here
Winterowd
Wedener
Norseman Bjarni Reaches North American Coast in 986
The record notes Norse explorer Bjarni Hersson as the first European credited with sighting the North American coast in the year 986. The account highlights his voyage and place in early transatlantic exploration.
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Bjarni
American
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