Rotarians Hear Details Of Guatemala Trip
Rotarians learned about Ruth Foster of the Farm Bureau and Thelma Luther of the Washington County Health Unit touring Guatemala. They traveled from New Orleans by boat, saw rural life and modern mingle, and noted cool highlands, Indians in lake regions, handicrafts, and concerns over diet and sanitation.
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Guatemala
Ruth Foster
The
Farm Bureau
Thelma Luther
Washington County Health Unit
New Orleans
Guatamala
Miss Foster
Guatamala City
Colorado Springs
Siberia’s Arctic Reach Extends to Lake Baikal Region
In eastern Siberia Arctic conditions reach south to Lake Baikal, a lake twice Ontario’s size and over a mile deep. The Irkutsk region north and west of Baikal forms a vast plateau currently being developed for agriculture.
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Siberia
Arctic Circle
Lake Baikal
Lake Ontario
Irkutsk
Early battlefield life saver fats used on wounds
Historic practice notes fats mixed with eggs alcohol and agar applied to open wounds on the field as a life saving measure, among the earliest medicines used by humans.
Milk Center Harvard Illinois Reputed World Dairy Hub
Harvard Illinois known as the milk center of the world sits in a rich northern Illinois dairy belt near the Wisconsin line. It houses three receiving plants where milk from many miles is brought for processing.
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Harvard
Ill
Illinois
Wisconsin Line
Weather and Market Update
Top hog prices listed at 30.50 as forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight. Tomorrow expects more sun with a few scattered thunderstorms possible later in the day.
Waterloo Burglar Nabbed by Police
Orlan Paul Hayes, 26, was arrested in Waterloo Indiana after a Pine Inn robbery. He admitted the holdup yielding about 500 dollars with 309 recovered. Hayes ordered owner Julius Stammer to empty the till and fled before police arrived. later captured at a Waterloo store after a tip from a radio broadcast.
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Waterloo
Orlan Paul Hayes
Hayes
Julius Stammer
Stammer
Mr Reckless Promises Dramatic Oil Field Thriller
Paramount’s Pine Thomas thriller Mr Reckless arrives at the Fox Theatre with William Eythe and Barbara Britton in romantic leads. Walter Catlett Minna Gombell Lloyd Corrigan and Frank Jenks provide comedy relief while Catlett and Gombell play a boarding house couple and Corrigan plays Brittons troublesome father. The film is directed by Frank Meltonald.
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California
Paramount
Mr. Reckless
Fox Theatre
William Eythe
Barbara Britton
Walter Catlett
Minna Gombell
Lloyd Corrigan
Frank Jenks
Catlett
Miss Gombell
Corrigan
Public Hearing Planned On City Sanitary Sewer Extensions
Washington Iowa issues official publication inviting bids for sanitary sewer extensions with plans specifications and contract form on file. City Council to hold hearing at 7 30 pm September 7 1948 in City Hall Council Chamber. Bids due in sealed envelopes with certified check equal to 10 percent and bond to cover two year maintenance. Project covers about 21292 feet of 8 inch vitrified sewer pipe and 52 manholes including 6 drop manholes along scheduled streets.
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Washington
Iowa
State of
Council Chamber
Schedule of Streets and Sewerwork Bid Invitation 1948
City advertises bids for street and sewer construction with detailed street list and boundaries. It outlines payment sources from bonds and assessments, contractor interest, timing: construction to start within 60 days and completion by June 1, 1949, with Oregon-style statutory preferences and bid waivers.
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State of Iowa
Severe hailstorm damages Garber area farms
A major hailstorm around Garber Iowa damaged farm buildings and fields. Corn was stripped near Elkader while the Hiram Zittergruen farm saw extensive damage including broken window panes and stripped curtains. On nearby farms, livestock and structures sustained injuries and loss.
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Garber
Elkader
Hiram Zit
Hiss Denies Chambers Espionage Claim Before HUAC
Donald Hiss, former State Department employee, testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington. He emphatically denies Whittaker Chambers, editor and former courier for Soviet espionage, that he engaged in Communist spying and says he never knew Chambers.
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State Department
Donald Hiss
House Un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Red
Courier
Mr. Chambers
International Soundphoto
Local residents take vacations and visit kin across states
Ruth Armstrong takes a vacation from Maybelle's beauty parlor. Many locals travel for visits to Davenport Dallas West Chester and Washington while others plan moves to San Diego San Francisco and Denver.
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Ruth Armstrong
Maybelle
Teol Best Seller Promoted By McDaniels Drugstore
McDaniels Drugstore promotes Teol as a germ killer for athlete’s foot. Teol contains 90 percent alcohol and claims to reach and kill deeply seated germs. Advertising copy asserts results within one hour and urges buyers to consult their druggist.
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McDaniels
Geo. L. McDaniel
Local visits and family news from Washington and beyond
Saginaw Michigan visitors meet Linda Kay Choleher in Washington at the Choleher home while Rev Delbert Weltz and Karl Kneen families travel from Wisconsin and Mt Union to Keota for weddings and to visit relatives. Burham family mourns Unionville Missouri death. Household chores note hazards and advise safe use of tongs for hot items to prevent burns and cuts.
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Saginaw, Michi
Don Choleher
Linda Kay Choleher
Karl Kneen
Mt. Union
Washington
Mollie Jane Kneen
Phillip Kneen
Keota
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Blockheads
Wiliam Eythe
THURS
Asaya
All In
Yuak
Miss Cather
Mexico
Fred E. Miller
Claude Tucker
L. J. Kehoe
Omaha
E. P. Wenger
Salina
Kansas
Bruce Martin
Cedar Rapids
Bill Hatcher
Nida
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Eclipse Lumber Yard
Dr. Salsbury
Helen Holmes
P.O
St. Paul, Minnesota
Wyoming
Oritt Ein Wolden
Mona Freeman
Edward Arnold
Paramount Ptl
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Washington St
Madison Street
Taylor Avenue
Walton Avenue
9Th Ave
S. 11Th Ave
Adams Street
Harrison Street
S. 12Th Avenue
12Th Avenue
16Th Avenue
18Th Avenue
14Th Avenue
Tyler Street
S. 11Th Avenue
11Th Avenue
7Th Avenue
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van Buren Street
Main Street
13Th Avenue
Washington Street
Second Street
Ramo NI
Lloyd Turnipseed, Jr
Kermit Payne
Davenport
Lloyd Fredmund
Baby Laughter
Glen Miller
Susan
Des Moines
Miller
Howard Miller
San Diego
Calif
Ray Kiesey
JoAnn
Robert
Meyfield
Kentucky
Kiesey
Tom Carter
Brighton
Walt
Stan Kiesey
Helen Stone
Greenfield
W. E. Wasson
Jerry Jenneke
St. Paul, Minn
Donna Mae Thompson
Town City
Nora Faulkner
Douglas Crow
Rock Island, U1
West Chester
Cloyee Crones
Ralph Robertson
Denver
Colo
Harvey Meek
San Francisco
Eliz Cherry
Zion,ll
Town
G. W. Manassier
Meek
Louise Wasson
Washington Skelgas Service
Mrs. Clyde Lambert
Maxine
Ainsworth State Bank
FOX
Hugh Beaumont
Lon Chaney
20Th Century-Fox
Mrs
Delbert Weltz
Muscoda, Wis
H. W. Ramseyer
Cloyee Burham
Mr. Burham
Glen
Unionville, Mo
Ray
Family
Harvey
Muscatine
Dean Bevins
Ralph Slade
Oakwood
Wellman
Oxydol
Surf
Iene
Betty Crocker
R. C. Wead
North
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