Veteran WWI pilot recalls safer air combat over Germany
New York City born Maj Reynolds Benson, 48, visiting an England USAAF bomber base, recalls World War I aerial combat as safer. He notes long, bloodless Kiel fights, a 210-ship raid on Vouziers, France, and the shift from lone briefings to modern mission planning. He wears an old Royal Flying Corps hat for luck.
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USAAF
England
Reynolds Benson
New York City
Germany
Benson
Royal Flying Corps
Kiel
North Sea
For Sale Items and Services in Local Ad
An assortment of small ads offers screen replacements by Eclipse Lumber Company, Angus cows for calving this fall priced at 150 each, a McCormick gas engine 1 2 H.P. in good shape, and three electric ceiling paddle fans listed from Congress Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
R. W. Hyde
Congress Hotel
Forages Wake Trees In Andes Tobacco Plants Reach 60 Feet
In the Andes of South America researchers report tobacco plants and other forage crops growing unusually tall, with some specimens measuring up to 60 feet. The discovery highlights unusual growth patterns in high altitude crops and potential agricultural implications.
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Andes
South America
Midway Sale Co announces weekly and public auctions
Midway Sale Co at Columbn Junction holds Wednesday auctions. A Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn. August 10 marks a closing out sale of household goods at 609 East 2nd St at 6 p.m. John Therion. August 19 a public sale 8 miles north of Washington on gravel. Elmer Horning.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbn Junction
Whittaker Sale Barn
2Nd St
John Therion
Washington
Elmer Horning
Iron Needed in Blood to Absorb Oxygen
The statement explains that without iron in the blood a man cannot absorb oxygen or live, highlighting iron’s essential role in oxygen transport and survival.
Lost Watch and Camera Notices Also Grain Table Report
Lost girl Edith Gillespie’s Bulova wristwatch found at 7T738-J reward offered. A Lost Brownie camera size 120 possibly in Chocolate Shop or Peters Hardware with contact 694-W. A stray dog named Durocg Sow s in flood with Charles Kennedy contact R25-14. Chicago Grain Table reports August prices with Wheat Oats and Rye futures across Sep May July months.
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Edith Gillespie
J. Reward
Chocolate Shop
Peters Hardware
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago livestock sales
Chicago Aug 7 hogs nominally steady with light hogs leading gains of 25 to 35 cents weekly. Heavy butchers up 10 to 15 cents while sows rise 15 to 25 cents. top hog price 14.60. Cattle demand centered on strictly good and choice steers at 15.75 plus. steers 14.50 to 16.25, fed heifers 13.75 to 16.25, calves and weanlings mixed. Sheep: lambs up 15 to 25 cents. top natives 15.10, westerns 15.40. Slaughter yearlings 13.25 to 14.00.
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Chicago
Wheeler Sees Draft Delay Plan Shaping Up
Senator Wheeler reacts to a new draft policy as state quotas adjust and deferment of fathers becomes possible. He initially hailed the plan, then criticized it after service headquarters clarified it may not start October 1 and could delay inductions until at least January 1, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Connecticut
California
Wheeler
Senate
Chicago Cash Grain Oats Mixed and White Prices Updated
Chicago cash grain market reports mixed oats and white oats with bids around 71 to 74 percent. Prices show multiple entries including mixed grain 71 and red special heavy 73 percent.
Apples and Vegetables Stored in Drained Outdoor Pits
Outdoor pits can store apples and various vegetables safely if the pits are well drained and have adequate ventilation.
June Surges Boost Iowa Shoe Stores Revenue
Iowa City report shows shoe stores rising to first in June 1943 with 85 percent year to year gain, the highest on record. Jewelry, dry goods, and clothing sectors shift positions as consumer spending shifts across major retail lines in the state, with department stores and groceries posting smaller gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
No. Io
Iowa
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Allied grip tightens as Troina falls and Sicily drive widens
American forces seize Astiga and Troina enabling control of routes around Mt Etna while ships patrol the Sicilian coast. German losses mount with 120,000 killed, thousands of tanks destroyed and planes downed as Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt eyed future high level talks.
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Palermo
United States
Astiga
Sicilian
Troina
Mt. Etna
Bronte
Catania
Messina
Adolph Hitler
Italy
Sicily
Stockholm
Refch
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Funeral services held for Edward Florang at St James Church
Funeral services were conducted Friday at St James Catholic Church for Edward Florang with Rev H J Corcoran presiding. Pallbearers included Frank Hagan Charles Soukup Will Krotz John Krotz William Murphy and Lewis Coon. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery with a committal service by Monsignor B Jacobsmeier of Riverside.
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Sst. James Catholic Church
Edward Florang
H. J. Corcoran
Frank Hagan
Charles Soukup
Will
John Krotz
William Murphy
Lewis Coon
Riverside Cemetery
Riverside
Jacobsmeier
Oil Monopoly Feared as War Labor Push Grows
Des Moines area director George D Haskell of the War Manpower Commission warned that relief to oil producers could herald an oil monopoly. He said strong worker responses are coming for the 6 000 additional hands needed to pack Iowa’s sweet corn and tomato crops but urged volunteers to report immediately to help complete the job despite a tight labor supply.
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Des Moines
George D Haskell
Ioaa
War Manpower Commission
Haskell
Thornton & Minor Rectal Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
An advertisement claims Thornton & Minor Rectal Ointment gives fast relief for pile pain itching and soreness. It cites a user testimonial and notes doctors use as adjunctive therapy for a “64-year-old” Clinte with a simple non surgical case. A money back guarantee and tube with applicator are offered.
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A. J. Melani
Thornton & Minor
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Bettson
Vouziers
France
Washington County
Washington County Employment Service
Keith A. Sweet
Washington Concrete Co
Benteco Super Market
Ainsworth
Reister Bros
Ralph E. Brinning
Brighton R
West Chester
Harry Whittaker
C. L. Jannings
New London
Elmer Wells
W. C. Hedges
Stewart
Jessie
Monroe St
Kalona
Ayers & Powers
Haskins
Ramseyer
Hatchery
East Washington
Evening Journal
G. H. Mayer
Cola
Jesse Ni
Washington Concrete Company
Mace Motor Co
Rawleigh Products
C. G. Picken
J. D. Dayton
North Side
Elm Grove
Frank L. Wilson
Eclipse Lumber Company
Washington mi
Jack Nihart
Mr. Pleasant
Omer Te
Westinghouse
DU Pont
Carson Plumbing & Heating
Journal
SMART
Parrish
Charles Kennedy
Dev
Tom
Dee
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Cash Grain
Orel
Belgorod
Red Army
Kharkov
Russia
Dr. Salsbury
Primm
OPA
John Shields & Sons
George J. Breitenbach
Carload
Brinton
East Second Street
Kenmore
F. Malcon, Auctioneer
Kos
I. Olsen
Cargill
Washington, LA
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