Riverside Youth Sent Overseas in Pacific Navy Assignment
Mrs Mary Gringer reports her son in law Harold F. Gringer a carpenter's mate in the navy is stationed somewhere in the Pacific. He grew up near Riverside and played on the local ball team before joining the service. He trained at Norfolk and was visited there by family. Threshing continues. meals are taken in town and at the Methodist church basement.
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Riverside
Mary Gringer
Inlaw
Harold F. Gringer
Harold
Navy
Pacific
DuPont Company
Pryor
Oklahoma
Norfolk
Arve Threshing
Methodist Church
Linwood Heek
Baby
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lady Is Willing stars Dietrich with MacMurray at Fox Theatre
Marlene Dietrich plays the glamorous Lady with Fred MacMurray in The Lady Is Willing now at the Fox Theatre through Tuesday. Mitchell Leisen directs a comedy with Aline MacMahon, Stanley Ridges, Roger Clark and Arline Judge. film includes Wonder Baby Corey. Audience statistics from the Audience Research Institute note total admissions near 51.98 million and a high share of occasional viewers. The State Theatre shows the film Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Marlene Dietrich
Fox Theatre
Fred MacMurray
Mitchell Leisen
Aline MacMahon
Stanley Ridges
Roger Clark
Arline Judge
Corey
GWEW Check-Up Shows One-Third Repeat Quota
MGM studies audiences for Gone With the Wind after two prior nationwide runs. About 62 million people have seen the film, prompting a third release to gauge repeat viewership and appeal.
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M-G-M
David O. Selznick
Evolution of interview meaning in modern communication
The article notes that the word interview has broadened from face to face talks to include exchanges via telephone radio telegraph or mail. It explains the term personal interview now often labels any interview conducted without direct sight of the other person.
Louisa County Man Fined $30
William Harris of Louisa county was fined 15 dollars and costs for intoxication and 5 dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle without a license in a Muscatine court. The incident occurred July 30 at 5 42 p m. Harris appeared before Police Judge L A Crull.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
William Harris
Louisa County
L. A. Crull
Muscatine
Harris
Wapello
Corkscrew hotel opens in Serrieres with lighthouse façade
A corkscrew planned hotel rises in Serrieres in the Italian Alps. The exterior resembles a lighthouse with a base housing public rooms. The spiral starts on the first floor and a large well lights the town. The 15 story building holds about 15 bedrooms per floor and has two elevators.
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Serrieres
4-H Club Work Across Nations
4 H club work is active in every state, including Hawaii, and in Canada and England. Before Hitler invaded France and Denmark, programs similar to 4 H were conducted in those nations.
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Hawaii
Canada
England
France
Denmark
Real estate gifts to colleges face tax shift in Des Moines
Iowa debate centers on Chapter 330 exemptions that remove property from tax rolls when gifted to educational institutions. Analysts warn tax revenue loss is borne by general taxpayers as gifts benefit endowments, with Des Moines examples and statewide political implications.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Grinnell College
Iowa
Lown
John Q
Senior Needle Club Meeting at Riverside
Mrs Anna Walter hosted the Senior Needle Club at her daughter Mrs Earl Walton's Riverside home on Tuesday afternoon with guest Mrs W T Negus of Inglewood. Attendees included Mrs Josie Snyder Estelle Critz and others. refreshments were served. The next meeting is set for August 13 at Mrs Josie Snyder's home.
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Riverside
Anna Walter
Earl
Earl Walton
Negus
Josie Snyder
Estelle Critz
Co. V. Dautremont
R. H. Heitzman
Carrie Iden
William Ingram
William Knebel
John A. Knittel
John Tener
Italian Rice Grows in Europe’s Only Rice Corridor
Italian rice stands out as the sole European country producing substantial rice crops in a region where paddy fields define local agriculture. The note highlights Italy as a key rice producer within Europe.
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Italy
Europe
Man Held in Louisa Pending Trial on False Pretenses Charge
M P Phillips of Muscatine was arrested in Muscatine on a Louisa county warrant accusing him of obtaining money under false pretenses. He will stand trial before W G Roberts in Columbus Junction on Monday Aug 3 at 10 am after being returned to Louisa County Sheriff George Oakes and released on bond. Mrs Hubert Corvett and daughter Carol Haugen Wis visited Columbus City last week.
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Center
Robert Pruitt
Chicago
Alice Pruitt
Helen
Pruitt
Martha Butler
Columbs Junction
M. P. Phillips
Muscatine
Louisa County
W. G. Roberts
Justice of the Peace
Columbus Junction
Phillips
George Oakes
Hubert Corvett
Carol
Haugen
Wis
Charles Aringdale
Columbus City
Handkerchief Jibe Stirs Mussolini Victor Emmanuel Tale
A storied exchange between Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel recalls a joke about a dropped handkerchief. The king noted the handkerchief as the only item Mussolini had not meddled with, highlighting tensions after cabinet dismissals.
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Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Duce
Scrap drives urge citizens to aid war production
A wartime appeal urges Americans to collect and donate scrap metal to boost steel output. It explains scrap is refined steel, essential for tanks guns and ships, and warns that 6 million tons more scrap is needed to reach full production. Citizens are urged to form a one person committee and deliver scrap to charities, collection agencies, or junk dealers.
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America
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Rose Zimmerman
Omaha
Louis G. Rummelhart
William O'Loughlin
Mrs French
Rowan
Seeccasccel
Macmurray
Audience Research Institute For Aid
the Evening Journal
Senate Military Affairs
Eddie Rickenbacher
Henry Ford
Willow Run
William Sargeant
Stapleton
Darwin
North Australia
Sargeant
West
Amfrica
Leonard Hicks
Tan Bill
Gilbert
Fred B. Gilbert
State Center
Central State Bank
Camp Dodge
Iowa State Guard
Howard Baldwin
Cascade
Dubuque
Dewey S. Butterfield
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
John P. Berg
Baldwin
Legislative Brethren
Robert S. Shane
Iowa Selective Service
Quartermaster Corps
Army and Navy Journal
Iowa Health Department
Needle Club
Mrs
Walter
W. T. Negus
Inglewood
California
Louisa
Roseville
Westphal
the Jeweler
Conservation Division
WAR Production Board
American Industries Salvage Committee
Certai
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