House of Light shines in Washington retail scene
The House of Light, opened by Sitler's Electric Supply Co. at 113 West Third Street, draws customers from Iowa City to Ottumwa as display fixtures staged in realistic settings attract buyers. A broad ad campaign across about a dozen cities fuels visits, with as many as seven out of town prospects shopping at once.
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Washington
House of Light
Sitler
Electric Supply Company
West Third Street
Sitler’s
Iowa City
Burlington
Centerville
Muscatine
Grinnell
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Bloomfield
Ottumwa
Supreme Court rules states may bar discriminatory airline hiring
A Dallas columnist notes the U S Supreme Court unanimous ruling upholding state power to forbid interstate carriers from discriminatory hiring. The case involved a Negro pilot who qualified but was not hired. The writer questions remedies and broader effects on customers and retailers.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Colorado Anti-Discriminaton Commission
Supreme Court
How Many Cherries Make a Pie Debate
Senator Philip Hart seeks FDA rules on minimum cherries in frozen cherry pies after counting 40 in a grocery pie and 108 in the Senate dining room pie. He argues a pie should have more than 40, with 80 as a sensible threshold and labels for undersized pies.
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Philip Hart
Dem
Mich
Hart
Senate
Food and Drug Administration
The
Life in Mexico Shoe Shopping With a Teenager
Our Mexico City correspondent recounts a chaotic afternoon shoe hunt with his teenage daughter Joanie and young John. They roam Insurgentes avenues and downtown shops chasing fit and fashion, while a stubborn car and capricious weather complicate the trek.
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John Abney
Our
Mexico
Mexico City
Puebla
Joanie
Little John
Papa
Dextran use reduces blood needs in heart surgery
The article outlines a blood substitute named dextran reducing the blood required for heart-lung machine priming by over 30 percent. UC San Francisco and the University of California School of Medicine researchers express hope for this breakthrough in heart surgery. It also covers Vincristine from periwinkle for tumor treatment and the Blind assistive tech using the optophone reading aloud printed text.
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Coleman
University of California School of Medicine
Program to Honor Father Kempker at St Marys School
Keota April 18 The students of St Marys School will sing a High Mass Friday April 26 honoring pastor Father C S Kempker. A short program for Father Kempker is planned. Sunday evening April 28 the school students perform at 7 30 p m in the St Marys social hall.
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Keota
St. Marys School
Father C. S. Kempker
Father Kempker
St. Marys
Den 3
Cub Scouts
Jean Smothers
Earl Chambers
Alpha Club Meeting At Grady Home In Kalona
Alpha Club members plus two guests gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs. I. E. Grady’s home with Mrs. Jesse Grout co hosting. Mrs. Vernon Stagner led the business session announcing the April 29 meeting at Mrs. John Reece and the May 6 breakfast at 9 o’clock at Mrs. H. V. Beck. The program featured a Peace Corps panel with Mrs. Everette Van De Voort Mrs. John Reece Mrs. Levin Miller and Mrs. LeRoy Shoemaker. guests included Mrs. Jonas Swantz and Mrs. Floyd Wunsch of St Paul. A social hour and refreshments followed.
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Kalona
Alpha Club
I. E. Grady
Jesse Grout
Vernon Stagner
John Reece
H.V. Beck
Peace Corps
Everette van de Voort
Levin Miller
LeRoy Shoemaker
Howard Kratter
Iowa City
Ernest Whiting
Vernon Fletcher
Russell Zickefoose
Raymond Howsare
Everette Sommer
American Legion Auxiliary
Riverside
Whiting
Ramsey County 4-H Fair Board members praised for service
Long reminiscence details the 4-H fair board of Washington County, 24 farm-based directors, and key supporters. Speaker highlights their dedication, the fair grounds at Townsley Park, and the city ownership with a one dollar lease. Also notes historic clocks and local inquiries about antique watches.
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County 4-H Fair Association
Washington County
Washington
Washington Daily
Cloid Willits
Townsley Park
Fair Association
Play at Trick One Aids Contract In Five Hearts
In a five heart contract South can improve with a bold opening spade lead. By discarding a club and ruffing, declarer creates two club tricks and, with dummy trump entries, can exhaust diamonds. The key is to start with a low spade from the dummy on the opening lead.
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South
West
Declarer
King
East
Res Syndicate, Inc
Church State panel at United Presbyterian Men Council meets
Crawfordsville April 22 Carl Luse Waco School superintendent attends United Presbyterian Men's Council panel on church state relations moderated by Rev Robert Rushing. Others include Frank Gault and Dr E P Herrmann. Twenty members join devotions and refreshments. last meeting until September.
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Crawfordsville
Carl Luse
Waco
United Presbyterian Men's Council
Robert Rushing
Frank Gault
E. P. Herrmann
Haydn Thomas
Arthur Whiting
Whiting
Wayne Davis
Richard Kaufman
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Fair
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Insurgentes
John
Weather Bureau
Abney
St. Danstons School For the Blind
England
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Daisy Chambers
Ferne Wimmer
Martha Sand
Cfs
Grady
Mrs. Eugene Way
Jonas Swantz
Floyd Wunsch
St. Paul, Minnesota
County Fair Board
FFA
Herman Wagenknecht
Roy Hodges
Bruce Campbell
Leo Beauchamp
Marion Augustine
Robert Miller
Frank Kleese
Cloud Willits
J. H. Jones
Don Robison
Marvin Bohr
John Young
Richard Huber
Robert Brewer
Monroe D. Yoder
Robert Ross
George Horn
Lyle Lowe
Bruce Cowden
Maurice Crawford
Harold Mangold
LeRoy McGraw
Milo Orris
Future Farmers of America
Verne Knecht
Washington High School
James Frier
Merritt Canaday
W. D. Townsley
K. A. Mathers
Ainsworth
J. W. Zaring
Glenn Zaring
John Zaring
Glenn
Mr. Mathers
Jonathan Frost
Waterbury
B. Jay Becker
East Dealer
Mrs
Marian Waters
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Dixie
Dixie Dugan
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Tick
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Chic Young
Nancy
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