Woman's Northwest Motor Trip Ends After 5000 Miles
Jane Mahin completed a three week motor journey through the northwest returning today. She spent five days in Seattle with her sister Margaret Mahin and reported little car trouble on the 5000 mile trip. She praised Washington and Oregon while noting the extreme heat of 113 degrees in the Badlands of South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Mahin
Northwest
Seattle
Wash
Margaret Mahin
Miss Mahin
Washington
Oregon
South Dakota
Local Visitors and Social Notes Highlight Community Life
Local residents welcomed guests and reported visits. Harry Campbell of Burbank California stayed with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Wayne Zeck. R W Taylor and son Eugene traveled to Galesburg Illinois for a visit. Aug 6 began serving at St Janes Homemade ice cream and sandwiches. Mr and Mrs Powell Snow of Shreveport Louisiana visited relatives and attended dinner with Mr and Mrs Harley Myers. The Snows joined Mrs Clara Faulkner and Mr and Mrs Richard Myers for other gatherings. Delegates to the American Legion Auxiliary state convention Des Moines include Mrs E E Ward Mrs Golia Miller Mrs Joe Wolfe and Mrs Howard Miller with Howard Miller as chauffeur. Nellie Elyen of Brighton attended funeral services for Mrs J O Matthews and visited the Harry Pearson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Campbell
Burbank, Calif
Inlaw
Wayne Zeck
Powell Snow
Shreveport
Harley Myers
Clara Faulkner
Richard Myers
Snow
Wayne Dawn
Kalona
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
E. E. Ward
Washington County
Golia Miller
Joe Wolfe
Howard Miller
Nellie Elyen
Brighton
J. O. Matthews
Harry Pearson
Donkey Game Raises Funds for Lighted Field at Green Park
A crowd over 1,000 enjoyed a charity softball event at Green Field where donkeys and riders clashed for an hour. The event raised 141.97 dollars for lighting the new field, with North-West taking the win 2 to 1 over South-East. Wayne Marston and Wayne Chamberlin scored for the winners. Heminghouse drove in the losing run.
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Wayne Marston
Wayne Chamberlin
Heminghouse
Sally Rand
Little Abner
Blondy
Joe Louis
Judy Canova
Gravel Gerty
van Johnson
Washington
Krogmier
Fuhr
Chamberlin
Hunsaker
Marston
Cruise
Farrell
Herzer
Bowen
McClure
Booth
Huff
Minick
Mitchell
Women's Golf Finals Set for August 17
Finals for the women's golf tournament will be played August 17 alongside the men's finals. Defending champion Elizabeth Shannon faces Helen Breese in the main event, with A Flight finalists Nina Stutsman and Mildred Whitehead vs Jane Wilson set to meet, and B and C Flight matches ongoing for consolation titles.
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Elizabeth Shannon
Helen Breese
Nina Stutsman
Mildred Whitehead
Jane Wilson
Stutsman
Ruth Stewart
B Flight
Joan Ross
Marsha _ Bailey
Joan
Henrietta Stewart
Marsha
Jane Whitehead
Ethel Roach
Peg Hotle
Mildred Westermark
Catherine Kiesey
Gertrude Bailey
Gertrude Newton
Esther Picken
Maxine Chamberlin
Bonnie Simpson
Beverly Whiting
Virginia Lee
Donna Sellers
Frances Miller
LeRoy Fern
Jeannette Gastman
Gene Pence
Lee
Joan Sheinherd
Fern
Catherine Cruise
Ted Bailey
Clair Whiting
Local softball game nets gate receipts plus refreshment funds
Secretary Dick Moore of the softball association said the event would generate additional money from the refreshment stand, expected to be about 30 dollars, on top of the net gate receipts from the game.
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Eryone
Dick Moore
The
Softball Association
Win Fairfield Game as Pearls Top Picken 10-8
The American Pearls defeated Picken in Fairfield last night by ten to eight in nine innings. Dunwoody and Edmondson pitched for the Pearls while Buckwalter and Hyde played key defensive roles.
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American Pearls
Fairfield
Picken
Dunwoody
Edmondson
Pearls
Buckwalter
Hyde
Two Sets of Quads May Have Meeting
Louisville report says Porter Lashley and Nick Brown plan a family get together of quads and their siblings. The Kentucky quads Mildred John Martine and Beulah, plus seven other brothers and sisters, may attend a possible next summer gathering.
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Louisville
Porter Lashley
Leitehfield
Kentucky
Nick Brown
North Dakota
Lashley
Brown
Leonard
N. C
Mildred
John
Martine
Beulah
Classified Act Names Dismissals At Local Hospital
A Classified Act will do it. At the Hospital Dismissed Today: Karen Morrison of 632 FE Washington street Mrs W B Barth of 221 S Avenue C Mrs Howard Stewart of Ainsworth John Minick of 717 N Avenue B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Morrison
Washington Street
W. B Barth
S. Avenue C
Howard Stewart
Ainsworth
John Minick
N. Avenue B
Local travels and visits fill Jackson area slate
Mrs Choate and daughter Linda visit relatives in Jackson Ohio and plan a Bowling Green stop. Bernard Hermann and Ambrose Hermann depart for a few weeks east coast vacation by car. Ice cream social at St James school lawn. Several locals make short trips to Des Moines Omaha Lincoln and various western states. Robert Weber new arrival at 108 E Second Street will coach high school football.
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Robert Choate
Linda
Jackson
Ohio
Bowling Green
Bernard and
Ambrose _ Hermann
East Coast
Glenn B. Holden
Richmond
P. F. Whisler
Holden
James Larsen
Minden
Nebr
Davenport
Edgar
Charles Holden
Robert Weber
Muscatine
E. Second Street
Weber
Truman uses pocket veto to kill seven bills
President Truman vetoes seven bills by pocket veto including a plan to create a national science foundation and a measure to bar certain newspaper vendors from Social Security act coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
National Science Foundation
Practices Unique Way to Shoot Rats
A Crawfordsville report describes a man who straps two or three flashlights to a rifle barrel to illuminate sights and deter rats from crossing the beam. He killed 16 rats Friday night. The piece also notes company tours and family visits involving Swift Co. and local residents in a series of travel and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Richard Stephens
Chicago
Swift Co
Boston
New York
Washington
Fourth traffic fatality in Cedar Rapids for year
Cedar Rapids reported its fourth traffic death of the year as W. J. Blarton, 61, died from injuries after his bicycle collided with an automobile driven by Ames Usher, 17. No charges were filed against Usher.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
W. J. Blarton
Ames Usher
Usher
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