West Chester Youth Injured at Mill and Quarry
August Clifford Porter, 16, fell into a mixer at his father’s elevator in West Chester, suffering 32 stitches to both feet after Merle Werner stopped the machine. Forrest Denton nearly amputated his foot at a rock quarry, and others, including a child swallowing mercury and flu cases, are noted along with a furloughed Corporal Hotle visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
August Clifford Porter
Homer Porter
Merle Werner
Wasington
Washington County Hospital
Rock
Forrest Denton
Ames
Washington
Local visitors and family notes reach through town
Mrs. Clarence Hotle arrives from Missouri with family as M. J. Tandy teaches in Wapello. Rev. Pennington and family visit West Chester on the way to Burlington then plan to return. Mrs. Milo DeLong and son Gerald visit Keosauqua. Gerald fills in as the paper boy. James Griggs recuperates at Mercy Hospital Town City after surgery. Clyde Griggs trains in Mt. Vernon in the air corps. Mabel Hopkinson of Des Moines visits Mrs. Fred Janer and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pennington
West Chester
Burlington
Mr. Pennington
Milo DeLong
Gerald
Keosauqua
Patty Jean Hotle
James Griggs
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Clyde Griggs
Mt. Vernon
Air Corps
Washington
Mabel Hopkinson
Des Moines
Fred Janer
Iowa universities worry over naval preflight role
Des Moines reports Iowa's University of Iowa eyes enrollments with concern amid misunderstandings about the naval preflight school. President Virgil M. Hancher clarifies cadets barely touch regular athletics, noting most activity occurs at the fieldhouse and west campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
University of Iowa
Navy
Virgil M. Hancher
Job Sought Man Selected for Public Oversight Role
A 1641 job appointment favors a Republican farmer with strong legislative ties and a practical education. The pick, praised for public rapport and willingness to sacrifice financially, involves partial oversight of multiple farm properties. The note references war bonds gained from a neighbor's steer sale and a health department hint on birth record accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancer
What You Buy With WAR BONDS An Army Trailer
An Army motor trailer resembes common autos but serves as traveling hospital and dental clinic units. These mobile labs are hauled to sites freeing trucks for other uses. They cost 1200 to 3000 dollars and weigh 1.5 to 84 tons. Invest at least ten percent of income in War Bonds via payroll savings or regular purchases through banks or post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
U.S. Treasury
Kings Row Opens Sunday at The State
The most discussed picture of 1942 Kings Row debuts at The State theater this Sunday. Audiences anticipate a dramatic release with prominent stars and nationwide buzz surrounding the film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Row
Army War Show Dates Set for Drake Stadium
Calendar note highlights the Army War Show at Drake Stadium in the third week of August with 2,000 men and assorted army equipment in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake Stadium
Visitors Sighted in Camp Shelby and Fairfield
Mrs Josephne Singmaster visits a friend at Camp Shelby Mississippi. Mr and Mrs Otis Black and family of Moline Illinois visited the Guy Black home over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Omer Crawford and family and Ellen Crawford were in Fairfield Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephne Singmaster
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Otis Black
Moline
Ill
Guy Black
Omer Crawford
Ellen Crawford
Fairfield
Tyrone Births and Visits Highlight Local News
Mrs. Harold Sheets and Harold welcomed a nine and a half pound boy in Tyrone on Tuesday afternoon. Relatives, including Mrs. Ed Helscher and sister Helen Sheetz, visited family in Limourney and Washington Mon. Effie Van Sickle from West Chester stayed with Ern est Van Sickle and family. Caroline Sheets visited the Rev. Klein in West Grove and Pvt. Lyle Conklin at Jefferson Barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone
Harold Sheets
Ed Helscher
Helen Sheetz
Richard Young
Fred Sheetz
Limourney
Washington
Effie van Sickle
West Chester
Ernest van Sickle
Caroline Sheets
Rev. Klein
West Grove
Missouri
Pvt
Lyle Conklin
Jefferson Barracks
Picnic attendance and home canning in Verdi
Mr and Mrs Leslie Gates and son Kimbal and Dan Gates attended a Downey picnic. Mrs Phil Weldin and Patrica Weldin and Mrs Darrell Ross and Shiela Ross visited the Gates home. 136 pints were canned. Jamune Miller visited Muscatine over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Longer
Verdi
Leslie Gates
Kimbal
Dan Gates
Downey
Phil Weldin
Patrica
Darrell Ross
Shiela
Joe Negergall
Jamune Miller
Muscatine
Christy Family Honored at Brighton Farewell Party
Brighton residents held a class party for the Joe Christy family at the park with the Cecil Myers Sunday School class and families attending. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Roy Crossett and Mr and Mrs Keith Barnes among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Aue
Cecil Myers
the Park
Joe Christy
Roy Crossett
Keith Barnes
Con
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Mill
Gordon Pearson
Marvin
LeLand Spraine
Marvin Coeal
Corporal Charles Hotle
Forrest
Tenn
Mrs
Clarence Hotle
Misssouri
M. J. Tandy
Trenton
Mr. Tandy
Wapello
John Shields
State Board of Education
David A. Dancer
Lamont
Pearl Harbor
R. J. Kolb
Holstein
Ida Grove
Iown Health Department
Robert Cummings
Ann Sheridan
Ronald Reagan
Warner Bros
At the Fox
Gloria Warren
The
Scotts
Frankie Thomas
Kay Francis
Walter Huston
O. Sheetz
Amfrica
Chicago
Leonard Hicks
Gates
Christy
Orel
DuPont
Sitler Auto Parts Distributor
Ndia
Dean Johnson
Jimmie Morgan
Chuck
Edgar Wise
Mra. Voss
Admiral Byrd
Wards
Square
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