Dinner Guests From Across States Share City Visit
Thursday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Havel included Charles Vondrasek of Riverside New York visitors J M Welch from New York and John R Zug of Lancaster Pennsylvania. Also present were Ivan Marston and Gary of Davenport and Vern Kron of Davenport plus William Puntenbach and two daughters Myrtle and Mrs Harold Langerman of Williams Iowa who visited with Fred Burger. Ross Levert of Wellman and F A Wilson were Wednesday evening callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wir
Roy Havel
Charles Vondrasek
Riverside
J. M. Welch
New York
John R. Zug
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Ivan Marston
Gary
Davenport
Vern Kron
William Puntenbach
Myrtle
Harold Langerman
Williams, Iowa
Fred Burger
Ross Levert
Wellman
F. A. Wilson
War and homefront notes from Iowa and beyond
Items from an Iowa home front page note births and operations at University of Iowa Hospital. Robert Gates returns from Kelly Field after an honorable discharge. Wilma Palmer arrives from Buckley Field while Charles Palmer undergoes brain tumor surgery. Addresses for Roberta Stewart and Sgt Hesseltine listed, and several military family visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gates
Leslie Gates
Kelly Field
Texas
C.dd
Army
Charles Palmer
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wilma Palmer
Buckley Field
Colorado
Community Notices From Names And Places Across States
Carol Hines begins work in Helman's Style Shop shoe department. A2: Ensign C W Rawn U S N R called to overseas duty last Tuesday with the Navy. Cpl Lester Long L A A F listed at Laredo Texas. Curtis Snyder family and others visiting Davenport Moline. Wilma Snyder to stay a week. Doris Gray heads to San Diego for indefinite stay with relatives in Kansas City via Ellen and Wayne Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Hines
Helman’'s Style Shop
C. W
Bill) Rawn
U.S.N.R
Navy
Ensign C. W. Rawn
U.S.N.R. C/O Fleet
San Francisco
California
Curtis Snyder
Lola and Melvin
Betty Mayo
H. O. Banks
Davenport
Moline
Wilma Snyder
Davonshires
Doris Gray
San Diego
Hubert Freet
Kansas City
Ellen
Wayne Lambert
Kansas Cty
Club Standings and Friday Baseball Results
New York 4 St. Louis 0 and Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 4 frail. Washington 11 Detroit 3. Chicago 3 Boston 2. Upcoming games feature Zuber at Muncries, Carrasquell at Newhouser, Terry at Lee, Harris at Salveson for each matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Zuber
Muncries
Carrasquell
Newhouser
Terry
Lee
Harris
Cleeland
Salveson
Baseball scores and postponed games across leagues
Boston leads Chicago 6 to 4 while St. Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn face postponements. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston set matchups with listed pitchers and records, detailing several two team pairings and current win loss lines for each hurler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Munger
Dickson
New York
Wittig
Melton
Cincinnati
Riddle
Walters
Brooklyn
Lohrman
Head
Klinger
Gee
Kraus
Gerhauser
Chicago
Hanyzewski
Boston
Salvo
W. L. Pet
Brooklyn A
Philadelphia Et
Men Host to Women at Golf Dinner Aug 18
Washington Country Club plans a women versus men golf tournament in foursomes starting at five with nine hole matches. Women receive 16 handicaps while men deduct 16 from each woman’s score. dinner served around 8:30. Tickets on sale from Joe Picken.
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Washington Country Club
Luy
Joe Picken
Uganda cotton trade dominates arable land in East Africa
Forests lakes and game reserves span much of Uganda while arable land is nearly all devoted to cotton, comprising eighty percent of exports. The region has seen soil depletion from single crop farming. Uganda first planted cotton in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uganda
East Africa
Our
Southland
Life of Gall Aphis and Host Spruce Relations
The life history of the spruce gall aphis is not well known but it is associated with Douglas fir. Insects migrate between spruce and Douglas fir and vice versa. They do not cause apparent damage to Douglas fir but harm black hill and Norway spruce more than Engelmann and Colorado blue spruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spruce
Douglas Fir
Blackhill
Norway Spruce
Engelmann
Colorado Blue Spruce
Trucks Propel Livestock Trade Vexing Railroads
Freight data show truck transport now carries 59 percent of all livestock to major markets. In markets like Chicago Philadelphia and Boston trucks deliver 98 percent of live poultry and 66 percent of eggs. The food distribution system hinges on keeping trucks running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Alaska War Zone Healthiest Front Says Army Doctor
An army doctor Col Dwight M Young and assistant Capt Edward R Mills describe Alaska as the healthiest front in the world with sickness under 1 percent. They cite absence of lice typhus bedbugs malaria and malaria carriers while noting malaria mosquitoes and rare frostbite due to good wool uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Aleutians
China
Philippines
Alaskan
Dwight M. Young
Orlando
Fla
Edward R. Mills
Dallas
Texas
United States
Alaska
Europe
Asia
Solomons
Oscar P. Moffit Jr
High Point
N. C
Navy
Flying Fortresses Use Bombers To Freeze Ice Cream
United States airmen stationed in Britain have devised a method to make ice cream by placing a prepared mix in a large can attached to the rear gunner’s compartment of a Flying Fortress. The craft’s high altitude and vigorous shaking freeze the mixture, with a note to drop bombs instead of ice cream on enemy targets and to dodge fighters and anti air fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ch'engtzu-yai
U S Introduces Secret Burma Dive Bombing Advance
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell announced a new dive bombing technique tested in Burma by the Tenth Air Force. He said American air forces based in India and China flew 80 percent more missions in March and dropped 80 percent more ordnance than in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Burma
Tenth United States Air Force
Clayton L. Bissell
China
Bissell
Tenth Air Force
New Rations in Spain End Lavish Madrid Meals
MADRID reports that lavish restaurant meals in Madrid and other Spanish cities will end in July with a new individual ration card system. All patrons both Spanish and foreign must use punched ration cards, with foreigners obtaining their cards at the border crossing into Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Lot of Fight Still Left in the Old Bird
In La Junta Colorado Lieut Norman J. Winter piloted a bomber as Old Baldy the eagle swooped in attacking the craft. The bird struck the wing causing a crash dive before the crew could evade. Soldiers recovered the body and had the eagle stuffed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Junta
Colo
Norman J. Winte
Winte
Old Baldy
Oil Rub Improves Varnished Wood Surfaces
An oil rub helps improve the appearance of varnished wood surfaces that have developed a milky film. It describes a simple method to restore clarity and luster to finished wood by applying an oil-based polish and buffing to a smooth shine.
Reunion of Hotle and Shockley Families at Sunset Park
The Hotle Shockley reunion at Sunset Park drew a small crowd due to poor weather. A noon fried chicken dinner was served and past officers were asked to continue for another year. Letters from several sons in service were read. attendees included numerous Hotle and related families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotle-Shockley
Sunset Park
Mrs. George Evans Hosts White Way Club Meeting
The White Way club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. George Evans. Members and two absentees answered roll call. They advanced lap quilts for soldiers, with two more nearly finished. An August 20 picnic at Fergusons Park is planned for members and families. Linda Stewart delivered U S O boxes, receiving several contributions. Next meeting is September with Mrs. Lee Craig. Members bring thimbles scissors and scraps for quilt blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Way Club
George Evans
Fergsuon’s Park
Linda Stewart
Royal Robertson
Lee Craig
Mrs Rena Warner Hosts Loyal Women Class Meeting
Mrs Rena Warner entertained the Loyal Women's class of the Baptist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs H EK Messer led the devotional service and Mrs Ola Jacobs invited members to the September lawn meeting. Poems and concerts provided entertainment with Rosa Gilbert and Sapphe Beamer helping serve refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Warner
Loyal Women's
The
Baptist Church
H. EK. Messer
Ola Jacobs
Reunions Set for August at Sunset and Keota Parks
The Hesseltine and Dunbar relatives plan gatherings at Sunset Park on August 15 and August 22 respectively. The Sheetz reunion convenes August 15 at Keota park with a basket dinner at noon. Descendents of John and Mary Bell hold a family reunion at Sunset Park on August 17 with a noon basket dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheetz
Keota Park
Sunset Park
Dunbar
John
Mary Bell
Social Calendar Highlights From Local Clubs
Tuesday Wesleyan Service Guild meets at 7 pm. Mrs. I D Quinn Homemakers Club picnic at Sunset Park with dishes to pass and tea. Wednesday American Legion Auxiliary at 6 30 pm picnic supper at Sunset Park for members and children. Sunshine Community Club annual picnic at Mt Pleasant Park with basket dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
I. D. Quinn
Homemakers Club
Sunset Park
American Legion Auxiliary
Kolah Club
N. M. Speidel
Sunshine Community Club
Mt. Pleasant Park
Mrs. Jed Donaldson Hosts Friendship Club Meeting
Mrs Jed Donaldson entertained members of the Friendship club yesterday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Theodore Meyer Mrs Harry Donaldson Mrs Raymond Whisler Virginia and Mildred Meyer Plans were made for a club picnic at Sunset Park on Friday August 27 Entertainment was led by Mrs Wes Meyer with guessing games Refreshments were served at the close by the hostess and her daughters and Virginia Meyer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Donaldson
The
Friendship Club
Theodore Meyer
Harry Donaldson
Raymond Whisler
Virginia
Mildred Meyer
Sunset Park
Wes Meyer
Virginia Meyer
Riverside Garden Club Hosts Mrs F W Ford Meeting
Mrs F W Ford welcomed Riverside Garden Club members and guest Mrs J M Kilroe of the south at her Riverside home. The program included roll call with “My Hobby” and a paper on “How I succeed with after,” followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Ford
Riverside Garden Club
Riverside
Earl Marr
What You Buy With War Bonds
The document explains wartime bond purchases and describes improvised military engineering on Mediterranean islands. It notes a temporary runway of steel strips 150 feet wide and 3,000 feet long, costing 25 cents per square foot, and challenges readers to calculate total area while referencing Allied air campaigns.
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Mediterranean
Birthday list highlights local residents celebrating
A large birthday roundup notes Lyman Babcock among Journal's Three Quarter Century club members turning years old. Other honorees include Susan Kay Arthur, Dorothy Orris, Rosetta Vodicka, and Bobby Clark. Tomorrow's celebrants include Mrs. W. Stevens, Ray mond Lorack, and Bobby Frink, with Mrs. Arthur Pagitt also marked for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Lyman Babcock
John Ernest Spenner
Wm. L. Spenner
Riverside
Edwin Leo Sueppel
Leo Sueppel
Dorothy Orris
Crawfords- Kalona
Gerald Duncan Andville
W. H. Jackson
Glenn Miller
Wellston
Susan Kay Arthur
T. R. Arthur
Local Births and Hospital Updates Summary
In Wellman Mr and Mrs Carrol Sider welcomed a son weighing seven pounds one and a half ounces born at 1 01 yesterday afternoon. In West Chester Mr and Mrs Harold Reiger had a son at 8 00 last evening weighing eight pounds fifteen and a quarter ounces. Various residents were admitted for medical or surgical care including Mrs Charles Longer Washington R1 Ira Mae Daniel Washington r3 Luther Cram Washington R1 Max Young Dean Weaver Washington R and others. Several patients were discharged including Mrs Jiroyd Armstrong and daughter Sharon Ann Mrs John Redlinger Keota Floyd Conners East Pleasant Plain Mrs Lester Roth Wayland and Mrs Howard Owens Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Sider
Wellman
Harold Reiger
West Chester
Charles Longer
Washington R
Ira Mae Daniel
Washington, R
Luther Cram
Max Young
North Ave. C
Dean Weaver
Margaret McCall
East Washington
Kermit Klopfenstein
Washington
Eugene Martin
Washington R. 4
Jjroyd Armstrong
Sharon Ann
John Redlinger
Keota
Floyd Conners
East Pleasant Plain
Lester Roth
Wayland
Wide Uses for Glycerine in Wartime Needs
Glycerine made from waste fats serves munitions needs and also supports surgical dressings ointments and other wartime applications.
How to Exchange Garden Products
List your needs and garden surpluses with the OCD and receive help making proper contacts. Telephone 380.
Lights of New York by L.L. Stevenson
A vivid New York City vignettes piece describes Central Park scenes, Times Square crowds, park trash, war bonds solicitations, daffodils, autographs, and daily bustle. It notes old Aquarium demolition, Bedloe Island voyages, and subway etiquette amid hurried city life with a reflective tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lights of
New York “Y
L.L. Stevenson
Mose
Bedloe Island
Town Officials Bike Rides Spark City Efficiency Plan
Public Works Superintendent Dudley R. Shepar and Road Superintendent Carmen Jannarone patrol Nutley on bicycles as Mayor Charles A. Sherwood introduces a bike program to save mileage. He invites any department member to use bikes for short trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley
Public Works
Dudley R. Shepar
Carmen Jannarone
Charles A. Sherwood
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Kerr
Rev. Kerr
Wolf Floral CO
Dr. Sartor
Maxine Marshall
Jeanette and
May Pickens
Dorothy Manning
Lowa Wity
Bob Duarbyshire
Cleo McCoy
Everette Summers
Harold Mitchell
Fairmont
Minnesota
Elmer Schantz
Roberta A. Stewart
Snc
Naval Air Base
Atlanta
Georgia
Cpl
Jack Longer
Camp White
Oregon
Fred Longer
Jean Mefarland
Harold McFarland
Etollie S. Hesseltine
3Rd Army
Ft. Sam Houston
U.S. Treasury Department
Gerald Alexander
Eagle Rock
Orville Kemp
Long Beach
Rodney Mayhew
Earl Draper
Harrisonville
Missouri
George Auld
Virginia Ann
Anes
H. B. Alliman
Roberta
Bruce Alliman
Kenneth Watt
Joseville
Illinois
Ed Mayhew
East
Lester Long
L.A.A.F
Laredo
Brown & Black Pumps
Oxfords
Wolverine
Post
Africa’s Dixie
Gall Aphis
Ross Motor Service
Stockholm
Nazi Party
Anton A. Mussert
Netherlands
Amsterdam
London
U. S
Hotle
W. C. Hotle
Will Dunbar
Randolph Kelsey
Marylin
Howard Baker
Louise Brown
Phyllis Ann
G. H. Mayer
T. G. Hotle
Clarence Fulton
Bill Edgar
Gerald Graf
Teddy
Jo Ann Fulton
Harold Fulton
Mrs. George Evans
Clara Eichelburger
Daugher
Rosa Gilbert
Sapphe Beamer
John Shields
EVEL
Mrs. F. Donaldson
Garden Club
F. Ford
Conservaton
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Belgrade
Hitler
Luftwaffe
Harriet Coulter
Hetty Jewel Evans
Ted Brown
Nate Young
C. G. Schmoeller
Crone
Faye Schoonover
Lee Sanders
Dublin
Rosetta Vodicka
Joe Vodicka
B&. A. Conner
Mancy
H. <. Ward
Doris Cannett
Ainsworth
L. E. Toyle
Helen Marie Wilcox
Mrs. Lyle Wilcoy
W. J. Stevens
Bob Templewan
Bethany
Marshall Koehler
Raymond Lorack
Bob Frink
Bobby Clark
4. O. Pratt
Dickie Brock
Paul Brock
Arthur Pagitt
Burlington
Howard Owens
Columbus Junction
Central Park
Fifth Avenue
Times Square
Chrysler
Lower East Side
East River
Beaverkill
Persenger
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