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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1946

Page

5

Minnesota University to Study Diet Exercise Effects on 400 Volunteers

Dr. Ancel Keys will lead a five year study at the University of Minnesota starting next fall using 400 volunteers. Half are 18 to 20 year old students and half are men aged 45 to 60 from Minneapolis and St Paul. The project aims to relate diet and exercise to heart and blood vessel degeneration and longevity, with periodic standardized exams and $24 068 initial funding from the U S Public Health Service.

University of Minnesota Minneapolis and St. Paul Ancel Keys Universitys Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene Dr. Keys Insrance Itrelf Vail U. S. Public Health Service Keys Federal Health Service

Pre-Nuptial Party For Davis Walker Sentences Mock Trial

Ainsworth August 1 Mil dred Pressly hosted a pre nuptial shower for Martha Davis and John Walker. Guests enjoyed a mock trial with Dallas Swisher as judge and Martha as defendant. The couple were found guilty of forsaking spinsterhood and sentenced to jailer as groom elect. A treasure hunt yielded gifts from a Yellow ava white chest. Seated at quartet tables in yellow and white, guests admired yellow summer centerpieces and nut cups shaped as treasure chests. Hazel Hunt and Mrs Frank Henderson assisted the hostess with serving.

Ainsworth Mildred Pressly Martha Davis John Walker Martha Dallas Swisher Hazel Hunt Frank Henderson Pressly

Molasses Spill Creates Major City Traffic Hazard

Omaha Nebraska August 1 1950 Acting Police Chief Robert Munch investigated a large molasses spill covering an intersection after a truck barrel burst. He planned to use street cleaning trucks to flush the sticky substance into the gutters.

Omaha Neb Robert Munch Muneh Jety

Freshwaters visits. extended stay with Breitenbach family

Local news recounts Freshwaters arriving from Sioux City to visit her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs George Breitenbach and plans to stay through mid August then two weeks with friends in Wyoming. Also notes Mildred Aum Wallace visiting Brighton relatives and multiple social visits and events including a New Haven ice cream social and a White Elephant Auction at the Ainsworth Legion Post.

Ly Freshwaters Sioux City George Breitenbach Wyyoming Mildred Aum Wallace Lee Wallace Brighton Virgil Earls Carmen Lombardi Carol Ann Brooklyn N. Y Riverside Lloyd Hopping Edna Mae Hopping Yeggy Minden Nebr James Larsen Des Moines Harvey Holden Ainsworth Legion Post

Family Group Names Highlight Local Obituary Lineage

The notice lists Caryl and David of Nashville Tennessee, Mae Davis, George and Marie, and Mr. and Mrs D A Ricketts as parents of Morehill and Mrs Johnson of Fairfield, indicating a family connection emphasized in a local obituary or social notice.

Caryl and David Nashville, Tenn Mae Davis George and Marie D. A. Ricketts

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