Letters from the Philippines reveal a former Ainsworth resident
Matt McFarland, a former Ainsworth resident and brother of John McFarland, writes from the Philippines about his life since the Spanish American War. He and his wife expect a summer Iowa visit after securing a citizenship affidavit. The letter recounts wartime experiences in Leyte and Tacloban, captivity, and memories of Crooked Creek and Washington Township, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt McFarland
Ainsworth
John McFarland
John Neff
Davenport
Philippines
McFarland
Manila
Iowa
Sam
Washington Township
Washington County
Crooked Creek
Leyte
Night Forecast Shows Frost As Cooler Weather Arrives
Weather forecast notes clearing skies and cooler conditions tonight with light frost anticipated. The brief update signals a sharp overnight drop in temperatures and a crisp start to the next day.
Prairie Flower resident suffers dislocated shoulder after tree strike
Everette Denison of Prairie Flower was dragged from a horse at the Win W. Durst farm while guiding horses. He sustained a dislocated shoulder and was taken to Washington for medical care with X rays.
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Franklin
B. Evarette Denison
Prairie Flower Community
Win W. Durst
Washington
Make a square hole oil silk bowl cover for mixer beater
Cut a square hole in an oil silk bowl cover and bind edges. Place the cover over the mixer beater to prevent batter splashes and save cleanup time.
Truman: UN must succeed to avert atomic age ruin
President Truman told Pan American Day listeners that the United Nations will and must succeed, warning that only cooperation can avert complete devastation in the atomic era. He urged eliminating economic distress and poverty as root causes of future wars and called for global effort to achieve a just, cooperative world order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United Nations
Pan American Union
May Compel Bread Cut to Meet Famine Commitments
Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson warned a 25 percent compulsory cut in bread consumption might be required if U S famine commitments abroad are to be met. He admitted bread usage at eating establishments has fallen short of voluntary pledges and said no alternative exists, though he did not rule out ordering the cut. Senator Kenneth Wherry urged awaiting results of the wheat purchasing program.
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Cebu
Manila
Sarto Tomas
Josseco de
Arived
Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
United States
Anderson
Senate
Small Business Committee
Kenneth Wherry
Neb
Taft Walks Out of Education and Labor Hearing
Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio left a hearing on a national compulsory health insurance bill backed by President Truman. Taft called the proposal a drive to socialize and nationalize medicine and warned it would create a vast bureaucracy. Senator James E Murray of Montana, as committee chair, told Taft to "shut your mouth" during the exchange.
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Robert A. Taft
Univ
Education and Labor Committee
James E. Murray
Montana
Ohio Solon
Truman
Taft
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FOX
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Marjorie
Elliott Bobby Blake
Alice Fleming
Republic Picture
Ana Les
Ullal
John Tls
Mata Angela WE le
Sary
Merarland
Bu Nett
Cap
Umlaa
Pittsburgh
Sorrell
Auto Parts
West Madison
Bert
Bert Studio
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Everette Denison
Hiland Palace
M. T
Cornhuskers
Murray
Wats
Benuzit
Plinton Raintone
Ta ‘Os Minette
Poe
Wards
Warde
Stoker
Aequral Service
Jones Funeral Home
Washington, Iowa
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