Local visits and events listed from Cedar Falls to Davenport
Local notices show numerous visits and social gatherings from Cedar Falls Clinton Davenport and Wellman including Mr and Mrs Everette Simpson Mrs Earl Simpson and Rexallic Sale at Pioneer Drug Store The Belvedere notices mention travel to Des Moines Iowa City Moline and Madison Wisconsin and a Lincoln school Fun Night with free movies and prizes highlighting community engagement
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Everette Simpson
Duane
Jimmy
Cedar Falls
Mr. Simpson
Earl Simpson
Rexallic Sale
Pioneer Drug Store
American Petroleum Co
Eadh
Lincoln School Auditorium
Fred W. Bell
No Top On Hogs Today Weather Report
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and tomorrow described in a brief regional weather note. The forecast notes a mild uptrend with no strong wind or precipitation indicated.
Evangelist Rev. F. B. McPeek Opens Two Week Series
Rev. F. B. McPeek and Mrs. McPeek will headline a two week evangelistic series at the Christian Tabernacle in Long Beach California starting Tuesday evening April 30. McPeek, once a railroad engineer and pastor in Galesburg Illinois, has spent the last two years as a traveling evangelist.
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F. B. MePeek
Long Beach
Calif
MePeek
Christian Tabernacle Church
McPeek
Galesburg
Ill
Footwear sale brings daily free shoes to local shoppers
Mrs. John McGaffey won a free pair of shoes at Booth and Horak's Spring Shoe Clearance Sale with daily drawings. Mrs. S G Bell visited Burlington for a weekend with Dr and Mrs Frank Adrian. Mrs Charles Bartz and Donna returned to Ewing Missouri after visiting Mrs Bartz's daughter Mrs Albert Helfrich.
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S. G. Bell
Burlington
Frank Adrian
John McGaffey
Booth & Horak
Booth & Horak Footwear
Charles Bartz
Donna
Ewing, Mo
Mrs. Bartz
Albert Helfrich
Mount Parnassus overlooks a distant Grecian panorama
Mount Parnassus in south central Greece rises over a mile and a half above sea level. From its upper slopes on clear days a panorama of much of Greece is visible. Just to the south the Gulf of Corinth stretches blue between the mainland and the Peloponnese.
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Mount
Parnassus
Greece
Gulf of Corinth
Peloponnesus
Public Health Week Honors Public Nurses
Dr. Mildred Doster leads Washington county observance praising public nurses for seven decades of service. The governor of health, nurses visit homes and schools to prevent sickness and promote community health with a focus on teaching and early treatment.
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Mildred Doster
Washington County Health Unit
United States
Health Unit Staff Immunizes Thousands in Multiple Counties
The health unit reports Thelma Luther and staff immunizing over 4000 children in Poweshiek Tama Benton Keokuk and Iowa Counties against smallpox diphtheria and whooping cough. Local physicians conduct school vaccinations. health leaders met to plan clinics and health roundups for primary pupils and county-wide exams later in May.
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Thelma Luther
R. N
Poweshiek
Tama
Benton
Keokuk
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Stewart School
Columbus City Man Dies at Burlington
Luther Williams aged 64 a retired farmer of Columbus City died at Burlington hospital after weeks of illness Funeral services are set for April 20 at Zion Congregational church with burial in Cambrian cemetery Richmond funeral home handles arrangements He was born April 25 1883 near Crawfordsville son of Elias and Margaret Williams Married Blanche Boulton February 6 1915 Survivors include wife one daughter Evelyn two sisters Mrs John H Rees and Mrs Richard Arth ur of Cotter
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Columbus Junction
Luther Williams
Columbus City
Burlington Hospital
Zion Congregational Church
Cambrian Cemetery
Richie Funeral Home
Mr. Williams
Crawfordsville
Elias
Margaret Williams
Blanche Boulton
Evelyn
John H. Rees
Richard Arthur
Cotter
Two Local Men Longtime Herald Plant Workers
In 1885 both men left Oskaloosa High School and joined the Herald steam printing plant. Walling, former exalted ruler of the Elks, served 138 years in the Oskaloosa postmastership. Hoffman, a prolific poet and author, is also a longtime active Republican.
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Herald
Oskaloosa High School
Walling
The
Elks
Oskaloosa
Hoffman
Three Iowa Editors Win Highest Press Awards
Three veteran Iowa journalists received master editor publisher citations at the Iowa Press Association banquet in Des Moines. James C. Gillespie of the Le Mars Sentinel and Phil Hoffman with C. S. Walling of the Oskaloosa Daily Herald were honored for their longtime editorial leadership and service.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Press Associa
James C. Gillespie
The
le Mars Sentinel
Phil Hoffman
C. S. Walling
Oskaloosa Daily Herald
Hoffman
Walling
Oskaloosa
Going My Way The Way to Better Health Posters Promote Public Wellness
Community health message urges residents to view store window posters that symbolize the current push toward better health. The campaign highlights accessible guidance and reinforces public wellness values through visible signs in local storefronts.
Costa Rican Reds reject truce and seal routes
Costa Rican communists led by Manuel Mora refused to surrender arms and blocked flights by seizing San Jose airport to obstruct leaders Teodoro Picado and Rafael Calderon Guardia from leaving the country, according to rebel radio reports.
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Panama City
Communist Vanguardia Popular Party
San Jose
Teodoro Picado
Rafael Calderon Guardia
Manuel Mora
Picado
Mora
Organize Drive Against Cut by Western Union
Community committee urges residents to protest Western Union service cuts by signing petitions and writing personal letters. Petitions must be signed by April 21, with committee members offering help drafting letters to explain objections to reduced service location.
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Western Union
Osincup
Bahu grants 10000-year lease for filling station
The city of Bahu in Finland approves a groundbreaking lease granting the station operator a 10,000 year tenure for the gas station site, marking an unparalleled long term commitment by the municipality.
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Real Long Lease
Bahu
Finland
Operations Involving Moscow-Trained Rodolfo Guzman Unveiled
The report highlights operations conducted with Moscow-trained Rodolfo Guzman and congressional deputy Luis Falla, both linked to a communist training school. The text notes their roles and affiliations in the alleged efforts and mentions other graduates of related programs.
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Rodolfo Guzman
Luis Falla
Y M C A Groups Open Conference in Southeastern Iowa
Y M C A Hi Y and Y Teen representatives totaling 185 from 34 clubs gathered in Washington for the annual spring conference. Registration at the high school began this morning and culminates with a community room banquet at 7 30 p m. Newton Hi Y Y Teen members led a morning worship and Rev Robert Hammill spoke on Unlocking the Future at 11 15 this morning.
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Hi-Y
Iowa
Washington
Newton
Robert Hammill
Grace Methodist Church
Burlington
Poison ivy plant description and habitat notes
Poison ivy is a plant that can be a low shrub or creeping vine. Leaves are in groups of three on uneven stalks, with smooth or notched edges. They appear shiny dark green in summer and bright orange or scarlet in fall, growing in woods, along fences and roads, and on trees and posts in moist or dry areas.
Visit to Washington Landmarks by Traveling Party
The party toured the White House Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial Arlington Cemetery Pentagon and other sites. They plan a visit to Stratford Hall Robert E Lee's birthplace before returning home Tuesday morning hoping to beat the press deadline.
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White House
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
Pentagon
Stratford Hall
Robert E. Lee
Washington
Mt. Vernon
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