Des Moines Social Notes and Local Moves
Esther Belle Mac Gugin moves to Tours Hotel Apt 208 Eleventh Street Des Moines. Dorothea Wickham Bird of Waterloo does notable Red Cross work. FBB OC charity rummage sale planned April 22 in the former Coast to Coast room. Mrs. John Lemmon chairs. Van Gundys from Peoria to Pittsburgh. Miss Lewis to accompany them. Stanley and wife in Peoria defense plant. Baker Stewart Sloat moving to Kansas City. Mrs. M W Bailey back home for spring. Ralph Shannon returning from state Rotary meeting in Des Moines. Dr C A Poice recovering after surgery in Iowa City. Coffee Club attendance 58 with birthday treats. Washington praised for community spirit. Leanna Swisher Jones reports Mrs Asa Jones’s mother Mrs John Swisher alive with family. interment planned next month or early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Belle Mac Gugin
Sunday Register
Tours
Tours Hotel
Apts
Eleventh Street
Apt. L
Des Moines
Iowa
Esther
FBB, Oc, Society
John Lemmon
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Mide C. Lewis
van Gundys
Peoria
Pittsburgh
Penn
Ralph Shannon
Rotary Club
C. A. Poice
University Hospital
Iowa City
Tina Shields
Leanna Swisher Jones
Asa Jones
Jones
John Swisher
B. J. Jones
Kalona Mother-Daughter Banquet Highlighted by Student Leaders
In Kalona on Monday evening the high school gym hosted 220 attendees for the annual mother-daughter banquet. Senior girls sat with their mothers at the lead table, with dinner prepared by 20 East Union Sewing club members. Mrs. Ora Keiser served as mistress of ceremonies and Mary C. Kallous delivered the welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Kalona High School
East Union Sewing Club
Ora Keiser
Virgil Hochstetler
Mary C. Kallous
Paul Snyder
Arbara
Eugene Hubbard
Iowa City
Mother Hubbard
Iowa City Press- Citizen
Gen Emile Bethouart Named French Chief of Staff in Algiers
Gen Emile Marie Bethouart, successor to Gen Henri Giraud, is pictured in his Algiers office after being named French chief of staff. He arrived in the U K in December 1942 as head of the French mission to arrange equipment for the French Army in North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Marie Bethouart
Henri Giraud
Algiers
North Africa
Merrimac Social News Highlights April Visits
At Merrimac Mrs Carl Baldosier and son Larry and Mr and Mrs Harold Hinkle spent Thursday evening with Will Brannon. Max Baldosier and daughter Joyce visited Fairfield Sunday. Delmer Crile and daughters Sharon and Elizabeth visited Lester Kientz Sunday. Dave Baldosier Mrs Carl Amrine and son Harold called at John Baldosier Sunday. Earl Smith Minnie Crile visited Howard and Mrs Cook near Richland Sunday. Roy Eshelman and children Lois and Alva Gene spent Sunday at Kenneth Crile’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Carl Baldosier
Larry
Harold Hinkle
Will Brannons
Max Baldosier
Joyce
Will Bekel
Fairfield
Delmer Crile
Sharon
Elzabeth
Lester Kientz
Dave Baldosier
Carl Amrine
Harold
John Baldosier
Earl Smith
Minnie Crile
Mr. Smith
Howard Cook
Richland
Roy Eshelman
Lois and
Alva Gene
Kenneth Crile
Banquet Sainted by Kalona Community Supporters
The Kalona mother-daughter banquet drew praise for its success with Mayor remarks and music. Rosetta Vodicka performed a piano solo to close the event. A planning committee for next year includes Mrs. Raymon Hasty and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Raymon Hasty
Amos Hostetler
Tom Russell
Clyde Kenpard
Walter Ledman
Pvt. David White Returns Home on Seventeen Day Furlough
Pvt. David White from Camp Roberts California arrived home Saturday morning on a seventeen day furlough to spend time with his wife and son and his parents Mr and Mrs Milton White. His brother John White met him in Cedar Rapids. Community notices include church attendance and local visits by several residents.
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Crawfordsville
David White
Camp Roberts
Cailif
Milton White
John White
Cedar Rapids
L. A. Cherryholmes
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt tells De Valera fate of Rome rests with German
President Roosevelt wrote Irish prime minister Eammon De Valera that the fate of Rome rests with the German government which is using facilities there to the limits of its capacity. The message dated April 3 was released by the state department in response to De Valera's plea to spare Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Eammon de Valera
Rome
Marine dress of green coats and buff trousers recalled
In historical notes, U S marines wore green coats with white waistcoats and buff trousers that stretched into knee high leggings, describing a distinctive uniform from earlier times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Marine Corps
Dark Kraut Color Causes and Prevention
Dark kraut colors may result from unclean utensils uneven salting and curing temperatures that are too high excessive air exposure or contact with traces of iron.
Finds Mother Fox And Family of Ten
STRINGTOWN April 18 Even foxes believe in increased production J J Rieh caught an old fox and ten young foxes last week. Alex Dorsch spent Sunday at the Lester Alliman home. Joe Widmer of Wayland has been painting the inside of the Earl Bachman house. Evelyn Widmer took part in the music contest in Sigourney Saturday and stayed with Connie Stacy at the Victor Stacy home Saturday night and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ethan Brooks received a letter from their son Donald Brooks saying he had arrived overseas but could not say where. Marvin Widmer was on the sick list the first of the week. PD C Schantz has been having a painful time with an abscessed tooth and has visited Mt Pleasant dentists. Mr and Mrs Ethan Brooks and Mr and Mrs Rex Swan and Herbert were Sunday dinner guests at J J Ricks Read the Classified ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J.rich
Stringtown
J. J. Rieh
Alex Dorsch
Lester Alliman
Joe Widmer
Wayland
Earl Bachman
Evelyn Widmer
Sigourney
Connie Stacy
Victor Stacy
Ethan’ Brooks
Donald Brooks
Marvin Widmer
PD. C. Schantz
Mt. Pleasant
Ethan Brooks
Rex Swan
Herbert
J. J. Ricks
Legion members urged to send magazines to overseas forces
At Leon Beatty post meeting a national commander's letter asked members to mail Iowa and national Legion magazines to service members abroad. The aims include reading material and informing men of legislation benefiting the armed forces. The group also planned sending four high school boys to Boys State at Des Moines June 4 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Iowa
National Legion
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Rothy Club
Y's Men's Club
The
Des Moines
Ft. Madison
Legion and
Auxiliary
Infant eye reflexes show light response at birth
A newborn blinks when exposed to light while unable to steadily track a moving light for more than a week.
Warren Will Be GOP Keynoter
Governor Earl Warren of California was chosen to deliver the keynote at the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 26. The arrangements committee also recommended Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts as permanent chairman of the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Lyle F. Watts
U. S. Forest Service
Warren
GOP
Chicago
Earl Warren
California
A Publican
Walter S. Halliman
West Virginia
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Efficient Egg Handling and Stock Cleanout Advice
The advice stresses cooling eggs promptly after gathering and maintaining cold storage until sale. It also recommends selling off male birds to improve overall quality and market readiness.
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Ak A . Bat
Nou
FOX
Rocking Chair Brigade
Washington
Red Cross
Dorothea Wickham Birdgall
Waterloo
Sally
Fred Stewart
Jane Stewart Sloat
Kansas City
Wilchita
Kansas
Billy
Wichita
Ted Bailey
West Washington Street
Pnettie
John Shields
Lemmon
M. J. Cruise
Kathryn Denazler
Marengo
Kodak Films
Anne Baxter
Thomas Mitchell
Merry Melody
Wii
Giraud
Herman Fbagle
John Stewart
Mary Manners
Constellation
Howard Hughes
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
National Airport
Burbank
Calif
Army
Mother Fox
Family of Ten
Post
George Kerr
Rev
Kerr
Jay Brewer
Fort Knox
Army Posts
Nebraska
Roy Steele
Clarence E. Fulton
Crawford Township
Insecticide Headquarters
Bordeaux
Acme
Kopper Queen
Canadian Thistle
Adierika
Geo. L. McDaniel
Bea
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