The Rocking Chair Brigade Returns and Notes on Locals
Winter visitors are returning home from California Florida and Montana with stories of a delightful season. Families plan to stay put or sublet, and Ada Hollingsworth enjoys Pueblo while missing home. Treva Hesselschwerdt and Allen Rice II announce an engagement with Treva set for a wedding after domestic science training at Ames.
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W. C. Hedges
Mame
Dade Shearer
Florida
McCalls
Mrs. Ingalls
Lloyd McCall
Missoula
Montana
Treva Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Allen Rice II
Treva
Ames
Gray Locals Happenings and Birthdays Features
Gray April 13 reports Jesse Nicola sold hogs to buyers Thursday. Joan Shebeck, eight, celebrated her birthday with family at the Wm Longer home as her mother recovered in hospital with her week old son. Ruth McEvoy baked cake, Grandma Longer hosted a dinner. Dale Nicola and Katheryn Nicola visited at grandparents Frank Snider and Charles Nicola homes. Dale heads to Great Lakes for discharge in June. Other visits include Alice Groscup with a niece at Snider home and Pete Jefferie visiting, with plans to sail soon.
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Wm. C. Longer
Gray
Jesse Nicola
Johnie McEvoy
Carolyn
Joan Shebeck
Alvin Shebeck
Joan
Ruth McEvoy
Grandma Longer
Wm. Longer
Reta Givans
Rock Island
Dale Nicola
Richard Nicola
Katheryn Nicola
Frank Snider
Charles Nicola
Dale
Great Lakes
Earl Nicola
Alice Groscup
Pete Jefferie
Dick Applegate
Re The Caspian Sea Riches in Marine Life
An economic view notes the Caspian Sea swarming with salt and fresh water species. The catch spans salmon, herring, carp, perch, pike, lobsters, sponges and sturgeon. Sturgeon provides Russia with a noted delicacy, caviar.
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Caspian Sea
Russia
Skeleton weed turns nuisance into boon for NSW sheep industry
In New South Wales, Australia, skeleton weed once declared a noxious weed became a surprise boon to stockowners. Light rains supported its growth, enabling the weed to help sustain large flocks when hand feeding became costly. Prices for sheep rose as flocks were kept viable.
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New South Wales
Australia
Altitude and Water Intensify Sunburn Risk
The article explains that high altitudes reduce haze and increase sunburn risk to about half the exposure time at sea level. Sun on or near large bodies of water doubles direct sun intensity due to water reflection. It notes several effective sunburn preventives available, if properly applied before sun exposure.
Jap Tax Work In Japan Stir Given Dayton Grove Notes
To prepare Jap tax for Gen Douglas MacArthur Leo M Cherne left for Japan to work out a tax program for Japan. In Dayton Grove April 13 Mr and Mrs Gene Stephens and family of Ainsworth were guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens and family. J B Moore and family hosted Sunday dinner with Lyall Moore and others at Brighton. J B Moore did carpenter work for Lloyd Phillips. Mrs Ernest Crawford hosted the So and Sew club with three absent members and guests. Lyall Moore and family returned to Lafayette Wednesday.
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Douglas MacArthur
Leo M. Cherne
The
Research Institute of America
Japan
International
Dayton Grove
Gene Stephens
Ainsworth
Robert Stephens
J. B. Moore
Will Crawford and Son
Fern Carr
Russia Names New Washington Ambassador In Washington
Russia appoints Nikolai V. Novikov as ambassador to the United States, succeeding Andrei A Groynko who becomes Russia’s permanent United Nations representative.
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Russia
Washington
Nikolai V. Novikov
Andrei A Groynko
UNO
India’s War Economy Powers Its Industrial Rise
The war boosted India into a great industrial nation with industrial workers rising from 1,737,000 in 1938 to 2,727,000 in 1940, about 57 percent. By mid 1942 steel output reached 1,250,000 tons annually.
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India
East Highland Social Notes Reach Out Across Neighbors
In East Highland on April 13 Mrs. Henry Prymek reports visits among neighbors as Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frank called on Ardell Gerot and Mary Dvorak households. Donna Diane arrives April 2 at Mercy hospital Iowa City to join the Lear family. Theresa
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East Highland
Fred Frank
Ardell Gerot
Pearle Rummelhart
Clementine
Mary Dvorak
Anna Rath
Donald Rath
Riverside
Joe Lear
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Donna Diane
Theresa
Local Family Visits and Health Notes Chronicle
Joe Lear and family joined by Jean and Dickie for Saturday plans. Sunday dinner with Mrs Anna Lear and kin. Victor Burich and son Cleo visited Henry Prymek home Tuesday. Lone Tree callers included Mrs Frank J Mincer and Lois, Mrs Henry Prymek and Ruby. Oral Rath ill under Kalona doctor care. Ruby Prymek at home this week helping with cleaning.
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Lear
Joe Lear
Jean
Dickie
Anna Lear
Victor Burich
Cleo
Henry Prymek
Frank J, Mincer
Lois
Ruby
Oral Rath
Ruby Prymek
Changes in Food Packaging Ahead
Pre packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables will expand, along with more pre packaging of fresh meats. The shift aims for better and more effective packaging overall.
First US Porcelain Manufactures Noted in 1825 Philadelphia
The article states the first American porcelain was produced in Philadelphia in 1825. It adds that table china appeared in 1862 at Trenton New Jersey, marking early American ceramic industry milestones with named locales.
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United States
Philadelphia
Trenton
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Parice
Ginn Blake
Freddie Stewart
June Preisser
Judy Clark
Wyman
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Renee Godfrey
Rocking Chair
Joe DiLorenzo
Marian
Martha
Washington DC
Ada Hollingsworth
Berkley Ave
Pueblo
Colo
Johnson
State Bank
Washington County
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Dickie Landry
Lynn
Mass
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Tehru Nakana
Ridley Park
Ridley Park High School
Daughters of the American Revolution
Geale
Santa Fe
Judy
Harvey
MGM
John Hodiak
Ray Bolger
Naughty Nanette
Danse
Battle OF Music
Ray Long
Modern
Ray Membler
AGHT
Iowa
MOR
Paul Horak
West Side Square
Washington, Iowa
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Sorrell
Auto Parts
West Madison
Allied Council For Japan
Tokyo
MacArthur
U.N
Signal Corps
FOX Wed. & Thurs
Steclock Holmes
the Star
Griz
Thornton & Minor
McDaniel’s
Bert
Call
Bert Studio
the Evening Journal
Seetvice
Washington Evening Journal
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