Thirty Sign for YWCA Slumber Party Tuesday
Thirty girls have signed up for the YWCA picnic and slumber party planned Tuesday evening for high school students. Marie Blattner, Jane Whitehead and Marilyn Cook urge those still interested to register by Saturday noon. The event targets recent graduates, current high school students, and those entering high school this fall. Participants meet at the YWCA at 6 pm for transport to the site, bring bedrolls to leave at the Y, and enjoy games and swimming in the gym with a small per-person payment for the picnic.
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YWCA
Marie Blattner
Jane Whitehead
Marilyn Cook
Oil output map shows Venezuela and Middle East leaders
The United States is followed by Venezuela producing 1.4 million barrels daily and the Middle East at 1.2 million. A western Canadian oil development has begun delivering enough supply to meet the three Western Canada provinces’ needs.
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United States
Venezuela
Middle East
Canada
Western Canada
Portland cements boost seven day concrete strength
Seven day strengths of concrete made with present day portland cements exceed the 28 day strengths reported for cements produced in 1916 to 1920, indicating improved early strength development and overall early cure performance.
Dorothy Perkins Wood Spice Cologne Sale
A local sale offers Dorothy Perkins Wood Spice Cologne at a steep discount. Customers can buy a bottle for 50 cents, down from the usual price, for a brief promotional period.
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Dorothy Perkins
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Warmer Saturday
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a warm trend continuing into Saturday. Highs rise into warmer conditions by Saturday as another mild spell arrives.
Burlington Visitors at Woodyard Home
Pleasant Ridge August 3. Mrs Ernest Woodyard reports numerous Burlington visitors staying with the Woodyard family including John and Mrs Woodyard Oma Larry and Bobbie from Burlington. Attendees joined a Washington movie and several social calls with local residents throughout the week.
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Burlington
Woodyard
Ernest Woodyard
Pleasant Ridge
John Woodyard
Oma
Larry
Bobbie
E. Woodyard
Washington
Swift
Ernie Baker
Ed Kauffmaan
Floyd Woodyard
Cherokee
Iowa
Anton Kauffman
Larry Zehr
Muscatine
George Chalupa
Leonard Worrell
Forest
Brock, Vicke
Darwin
Paul House
Orval Russel
Fern Woodyard
Ernest Woodyam
Bill Frye
Frank Schneider
Elliot McKinstry
James Marsh
Jo-Ann
Jerry
McKintrys
Everett Curtis
Richard
Pat Swift
Fern
Orval Russell
Pleasant Hill Church
Orville Russell
Morvan Hesseltine
Outdoor Iowa fishing shows optimism for northeast streams
An account of weekend fishing near Elkader and along the Volga river reports abundant small bass, walleyes, crappies, and catfish with rainbow trout scarce. Anglers used a daredevil lure to take wall eye and smallmouth while noting muddy Water at Bloody Run and clear riffles for trout elsewhere. The piece also notes grayling extinction in Michigan waters.
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Iowa
Elkader
Guttenberg
Bloody Run
Volga
Strawberry Point
Lawa
Congress Wins Arms Aid Fight
The administration scrapped Truman’s unbridled arms give power and sent to Congress a rewritten 1.45 billion program. It limits military assistance to the 11 NATO nations and five other specified countries. Senate committee chair Tom Connally said the compromise should speed action. President Truman also urged leaders to pass federal aid to education this session.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Congress
Tries
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Loyola doctors find aluminum hydroxide paste treats ulcers
Dr. Leo L. Hardt and Dr. Leonard D. Brodt of Loyola school of medicine in Chicago report aluminum hydroxide paste as a highly effective treatment for stomach ulcers.
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Leo L. Hardt
Leonard D. Brodt
Loyola School of Medicine
Chicago
Bettys First Year At School Recess Chase Causes Kisses
Betty explains to her father that boys chase girls during recess so they can kiss them. She says she always gets kissed, while Jane never does because Jane runs and she slows down. The note is signed by Mary Anne Waener from Washington R. R. 2.
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Betty
Jane
Dad
Daddy
Mary Anne Waener
Washington, R. R. 2
Services Saturday for Mrs Edna Martha Ross
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Martha Ross will be held at two o clock Saturday afternoon in the Jones funeral home with Rev Walter Smith in charge. Mrs Ross died here Thursday morning. Survivors include her husband and five grandchildren along with two great grandchildren.
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Edna Martha Ross
Jones Funeral
Hrev
Walter Smith
Ross
Husbanane
Darrel Ross
Workington
Bernice Lindstadt
Davenport
Lois Mager
John Long
Washington
Eva Klarvey
Floyd Ellis
Bessie Harriet Vernon
Waterloo
Palladium Defined as Precious Metal and Safeguard
The term palladium is described both as a valuable metal and as a concept meaning safeguard, illustrating its dual usage in technical and figurative language.
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Palladium
Wet Time Dominates Rainiest Month in Miay
In Miay the major portion of the year’s rainfall concentrates as the wettest month, making it the peak period for moisture totals. Local observers note persistent precipitation and higher humidity levels during this time.
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Timo
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Wilmer Kauuffman
Harold Perkins Pattie
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Betty Grable
Rudy Vallee
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Alan Young
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