Native of Junction Is Taken by Death
Mrs. Winifred Strickland of Brooklyn New York a former Columbus Junction resident died in Bellevue hospital Muscatine after illness since June 30 She is survived by a son Burton C Butler a grandson Robert Parker Butler a step son Ed Strickland three sisters and a brother Funeral services will be held at Stephens funeral home Columbus Junction with burial in Columbus City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Winifred Strickland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Florence Klotz
Stephens
Columbus City
Winifred Klotz
Madison W
Lucy Kelly Klotz
Robert C. Butler
Minneapolis
Madison W. Klotz
Gibsonville
N. C
Local News and Visit Highlights
Local families visit relatives in Maryland Wisconsin Kansas and Iowa. Ainsworth ads offer a free movie each Saturday night while beauty shops close mid August for a run of days. Attorney L J Kehoe remains in St. Catherine's Omaha after an automobile accident and will stay there until he can return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Kehoe
St. Catherine's Hospital
Omaha
Iowa City Hospital
George L. McDaniel
Sloan
Bing Miller
Miami's 90 Degree Days Only Six Per Year
Weather records spanning fifty years show Miami Florida averages six days annually with temperatures reaching 90 degrees. The data highlight a generally moderate heat trend with limited extreme heat days across the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Nursing leadership reshuffles in Washington county
Mattie Brass becomes acting director of public health nursing visiting district offices as she succeeds Mariel Meuschaefer who moves to Wayne University in Detroit. The county plans a nurse survey sponsored by the Women Auxiliary to the Iowa Medical Society and the Iowa Nurses Association to assess the nursing status and needs across Washington county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Brass
Miss Brass
Mariel Meuschaefer
Wayne University
Detroit
Thelma Luther
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
M. L. McCreedy
Esther Squire
Washington County
Women Auxiliary
Iowa Medical Society
Iowa Nurses' Association
M. L McCreedy
Iowa
Wombacher Funeral Rites Held in Parnell Iowa
Richard A. Wombacher of Washington died recently and funeral services were conducted at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Parnell Iowa with Rev Patrick Dugan presiding. Burial followed in St Joseph's cemetery with American Legion post at Parnell performing military rites. Pallbearers were cousins Raymond Paul Richard and Ralph Palzer and Ralph Ervin and Howard Wombacher. Arrangements were by Sherman's funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Wombacher
Washington
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Parnell
Iowa
Patrick Dugan
St. Joseph’s
American Legion
Raymond
Paul
Richard
Ralph Palzer
Ralph
Ervin
Howard Wombacher
Sherman
Airblasts From the Airport
Keola pilot Donald G. Hotchkiss flew dual and solo cross country to Ottumwa Newton and Dubuque La Crosse Wis Cedar Rapids and returned in a Piper Cub. Charles E Carriker signed up for private pilot course Wash ington. Ted Pratt Fred Heck flew to Jefferson Wis in a Piper Vag abond. Ted Pratt Gerald Duncan and son Beulah Heck flew to Janesville Wis to visit relatives. Les Woods and Mike Crone flew to Wapello on business using the Aeronca Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Hotchkiss
Keola
Ottumwa
Newton
Dubuque
la Cross
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Return
Ted Pratt
Fred Heck
Jifferson, Wis
Gerald Duncan
Beulah Heck
Janesville, Wis
Les Woods
Mike Crone
Wapello
Aeronca
SSA representative to aid claims in Washington visit
A Social Security Administration representative from Burlington will be in Washington on Wednesday August 18 from 8 39 a m to 9 30 a m at the Iowa State Employment Office 208 West Washington St to assist filing Old Age and Survivors Insurance claims or to issue social security claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Burlington
Washington
Iowa State Employment Office
West Washington Street
Annular Solar Eclipse Appears Rimmed by Sunlight
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon appears slightly smaller than the Sun, creating a narrow ring of light around the Moon. This differs from a total eclipse where the Sun is fully obscured.
Hospital Admits and Births Report
At the hospital yesterday Orville Unzicker admitted for medical care. Today Mr and Mrs Claude Woods welcomed a daughter at 8 35 a m. Mrs Clarence Wade and her daughter Keota were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Unzicker
Claude Woods
Clarence Wade
Keota
Flower Recital By Mrs Murdock Pupils At Studio
Eleven of Mrs Murdock's pupils perform a flower recital Tuesday at 2 pm in the Murdock studio with guests. The program features songs, dances, and piano numbers by students from Wayland Brighton Crawfordsville and Washington, including two group songs in unison to celebrate a birthday. A second group of 14 pupils performs Tuesday evening at 7 pm with solos duets and choral numbers, also at the Murdock studio, with guest attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon Donna Christner
Hopkins Joyce Widmer
Carla Caldwell
Williams Joyce Gevock
Williams
Joyce Smith
Piowgs
Boge Lesan Die Lange
Darlene Custer
Richter
Betty Fritz
Gaynor
Carla Graber
Wayland
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Washington
Petunia
Hartman
Woods
Murdock
Murdocks
Lilly of the
Vailey
Helen Curtis
Maxine York
Rohier
Sandra Neelson
Caswe Wen
Anthony Lucille Rhodes
Streabog
Betty
Bessie Schmidt
Sullivan
Haskins Locals Reach Across States in Weekend Visits
Mrs Clara Godiove reports visitors in Haskins Aug 21 with Mr J L Sands from Davenport and sisters Ethel and Vivian Booth. Ott Hoback Lester Le Roy and Cal Underwood of Conesville travel toward Indiana and Kentucky to see relatives. Fay Cherwinker attends the Dawson reunion Sunday.
Lorene Kallaus Engaged to James Yeggy in Riverside
Mr and Mrs Frank Kallaus of Ainsworth announce the engagement of their daughter Lorene Betty Kallaus to James H Yeggy son of Mr and Mrs Frances Yegegy of Riverside. Miss Kallaus a Riverside high school graduate and the groom elect from St Marys high school Riverside. The wedding is set for September 11 at St Marys church Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kallaus
Ainsworth
Lorene Betty Kallaus
James H. Yeggy
Frances Yegegy
Riverside
Miss Kallaus
Riverside High School
St. Mary's High School
St. Mary’s Church
Government experts say price supports may set bread costs this winter
Washington reports grain experts argue that U S government price support levels, not food exports, will determine bread and breakfast item prices this winter. They cite a crop forecast showing major grain output up about 1.3 billion bushels from last year, with exports possible if domestic needs and Europe are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
United States
Sawyer
U. S
Europe
United State
Sunset Park residents make weekend travels and prep for training
Donald Bean traveled to Washington on Friday and joined a National Guard unit for a two week training at Fort Riley Kansas starting Saturday. Delmar Blanchard and family visited Mrs Dunkin in Powersville and returned Monday. M T Coon and Johnnie Rath joined Hoover birthday events in West Branch on Tuesday. Ethel Booth Vivian Booth Elva Coon and Mrs Redlove shopped in Washington on Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Donald Bean
Washington
National Guards Unit
Fort Riley
Kansas
Delmar Blanchard
Mary Lou
Charles
Bert Dennis
Donald
Melvin
Powersville
Dunkin
M. T. Coon
Johnnie Rath
Hoover
West Branch
Ethel
Vivian Booth
Elva Coon
Mrs. Redlove
Macaroni Used As Symbol Of Excellence In Early America
In colonial times macaroni became a byword for anything good or excellent. The phrase appears in cultural references such as Yankee Doodle where the term macaroni denotes stylish or refined taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Yankee Doodle
Baby Ann Louise Conner Born As Parents In Wilmington
Mr and Mrs Robert Conner announce the birth of a baby girl named Ann Louise on August 11. The mother is in Wilmington North Carolina while the father has been serving in Japan for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Conner
Ann Louise
Post-nuptial kitchen shower for Carole Edwards Dean
Wayland guests attend a kitchen and grocery shower for Carole Edwards Dean at Mt. Pleasant on Thursday afternoon. Attendees listed include Mrs. Sam Elder Mrs. Roy Mullanex Mrs. Jim Boshart and Mrs. Eldred Berkshire. The event was hosted at Mrs. Don Thomes home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Carole Edwards Dean
Mt. Pleasant
Sam Elder
Roy Mullanex
Jim Boshart
Eldred Berkshire
Don Thomes
Picnic Attendees and Local Farm Labor Notes in Wellston
Aug 11 Wellston report lists residents at Sunset Park picnic including Mr and Mrs Keith McClelland and children Belle Wilson Walter Wilson and Lloyd Roy Page George Schantz and children Allen Schaeffer and children Elmer Schantz and children Jimmy Conklin Wilbur Moore Lester Mayers Warren Schaeffer. Belle Wilson traveled to Oskaloosa with Roy Page. Walter Wilson finished threshing. George Knerr helped with threshing. Marjorie Brinning returned home after tasseling corn. Keith Daering returned to work after vacation in the south with Mrs Daering and the Daering spouses. Patricia and Susan stayed with Earl Daering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Sunset Park
Keith McClelland
Belle Wilson
Walter Wilson
Lloyd
Roy Page
George Schantz
Allen Schaeffer
Elmer Schantz
Jimmy Conklin
Wilbur Moore
Lester Mayers
Warren Schaeffer
Ted
South
Daering
Duane Daering
Patricia
Susan
Earl Daering
Preventing Wall Marks by Using Thumb Tacks
Instructions propose placing thumb tacks at the back of both bottom corners to keep frames from touching wallpaper and avoid wall marks. The method stabilizes pictures and mirrors while preserving wall surfaces.
Social calendar notes weekly gatherings at Sunset Park
Notices list annual Sheetz reunion at Sunset Park Washington and multiple church groups meeting at Sunset Park with picnics potlucks and picnics daily. Activities include Daughters of Union Veterans St Rita's circle Homemakers club New Haven Ladies Aid 4H groups and Sunshine Community club events with hosts venues and times through Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Rosemary Club
Daughters of Union Veterans
St. Rita’s Circle
Joan Ross—Ross
The
United Presbyterian Church
Homemakers Club
New Haven Ladies Aid
Benteco Manager Takes New Buyer and Manager Role
Mr and Mrs Lester Voss moved to Ames this week. Voss, former Benteco store manager, becomes buyer and manager of two food stores. The Westminister Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Lester Voss
Ames
Voss
Benteco
Westminister Fellowship
Annual Club Picnic Planned at Sunset Park
The Friendship club met at Mrs. Ed Cady's home with 13 members and three children. President Mae Gid eon led a short meeting. Members agreed to a park picnic on Friday in August and discussed a county fair in September at Myrtle Pearson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Club
Ed Cady
Mae Gid
Sunset Park
Myrtle Pearson
Alvin Shaw
Ray Niffenegger
Houctess
Shaw
Charles Wulf
Indian Creek Group At Regular Meeting
The Indian Creek club met with Mr. Mabel Guy and 14 members, 23 girls and children, plus guest Mrs. Melvin Schnicker. Roll call noted vacation plans as Melba Schnicker and Dorothy Guy demonstrated table decorations with two flower and two fruit arrangements. Next meeting set with Mrs. Veramella Jarvis on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Club
Mabel Guy
Melvin Schnicker
Melba Schnicker
Dorothy Guy
Cotter Presbyterian Ice Cream Supper Draws Attendance
The Cotter Presbyterian church held an ice cream supper on Tuesday evening. Local families, including Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Lenz and daughter, traveled to New York to visit relatives. Several Vevey Indiana and Taylor Ridge Illinois visitors, plus Le Mars and Minneapolis connections, were noted among the attendees and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter Presbyterian Citiren
Irvin Lenz
New York
Loren Oak
Vevay
Ind
Albert Oak
Taylor Ridge
Lenora Oak
Robert L. Clark
Margaret Walker
Joan
le Mars
Louise Reaney
J. E. Reaney
J. C. Varney
C. P. Varney
Minneaapolis
Minn
Ralph Boyd
Cleo Orris
Milo Orris
Donald Boyd
States
Acid Loss Linked to Thyroid Aging in Elder Men
A report notes hydrochloric acid disappears in 35 percent of men over 65, a finding possibly tied to aging of the thyroid and other glands, suggesting hormonal changes affect digestion.
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Junction
Joe Picken
Joe
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Kenneth White
Kay
Cumberland, Md
Ruth Dupuis
Colorado
Minnesota
Pequot Lake
Mason City
Charles Brown
G. J. Krogmeier
Lois Pretzer
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Ralph Hesseltine and
Claude Goldsmith
Globe Beauty Shop
Paul Dodder
Terri Kaye
Manhattan
Kans
Harrison Dodder
Mr. Dodder
Kansas State College
Dick Dodder
Aledo, Ill
Health Unit News
Charles E. Carriker
Evening Journal
Ner Party
Journal
Holcombe
Corn Swift
Bee
Mary Swift
Harris Lorene Fritz
Nesee
Sar Stevens
Barbara Harlan
Stevens Beverly Jarvis
Schaum
Shirley Knight
Ruth Witthoft
Bullock
Mrs. Murdock
Marlene DuVoisin
Hewitt
Haskins Locals
Clara Godiove
Hanes
Chamberlin Bros. Sport Shop
Lorene Kallaus
Ray Reeves
W. Madison Cali
Pry
Pimlater
Wellston News
Sheetz
D.a.jr
Jessie B. Stewart
Carol Forgey
Little Flower Circle
Lloyd Marek
Martha Butler
Indian Creek
Norton’s
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
Dempster
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