Hospital Admissions and Births List
Admitted yesterday Mrs Sam Canott city surgical. Dismissed today Dolores Patterson Mrs Lloyd Scott and son Mrs Robert Gates and daughter. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs James Morrison city a son at 2 37 p m. Today Mr and Mrs Neil Bender Wellman a son at 1 37 a m Mr and Mrs Robert L Custer route 3 a daughter at 6 52 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Canott
City, Surgical
Dolores Patterson
Lloyd Scott
Robert Gates
James Morrison
City
Neil Bender
Wellman
Robert L. Custer
Route 3
Poultryman Aims Four Drum Sticks From Henrietta Breed
Lubbock Texas August 17 Poultryman Walter C Chatwell announced plans to build a new chicken breed around his pet Henrietta said to be born with four drumsticks per fowl. He hopes Henrietta will be the matriarch of the breed and lead to birds carrying extra drumsticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock, Tex
Walter C. Chatwell
Henrietta
Growth of Junior Colleges Stirs Iowa Education debate
Iowa sees rapid junior college growth with 5000 to 7000 students statewide. National average enrollment climbs as California tops trends while Iowa urges broader post high school options. State funds support expansion and four year colleges back junior colleges. Washington junior college foresees contribution to this education push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
United States
California
Towa
Commission On Education
Washington Junior College
Ordnance Plant Work Holiday Continues Despite Pickets
Burlington Indiana August 17 A work holiday at the town ordnance plant persists with pickets at plant gates while operations run on a reduced scale. The dispute centers on wages with the army wage board setting 1.65 dollars per hour versus the unions 1.99 dollars. A farm discovery in Tahoka Texas mentions a four legged chicken eight months old musing by Ghatwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Ordnance Plant
Army
Legs
Ghatwell
Tahoka, Tex
Social calendar highlights local club gatherings and reunions
Notices list events at Sunset park and church groups including W. C. Federated church Friendship club picnic at noon bring two dishes to pass, Ice Cream Social at 6:00 p m, St Anthony circle, Pythian Past Chiefs, WCTU 2:30 p m, Vincent Reunion noon Sunset park and several reunions at City park and American Legion rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Minick
C. R. McCutchen Jr
W. C. Federated Church
Church Friendship Club
Sunset Park
Little Flower Circle
Leo Nardy
Leo Marie
Irene Ofelt
William Marie Jr
Young People's
W. C. Methodist Church
Pythian
Asso
Oral Mayo
WCTU
John A. Stewart
St. Anthony's Circle
Hubert Walker
Country Club
West Chester Womans Relief Corps Social Held
West Chester group two of the J. W. Baker Womans Relief Corps held a social at the K P hall on Monday afternoon August 15 with 41 in attendance. Mrs Earl Long opened with Scripture and America, spoke on Flag Day and the corps emblem meaning. Nellie Booth led a contest. Parcel post gifts from the executive committee sold for 50 cents each, raising 21 50 for the corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
J. W. Baker Womans’ Relief Corps
K.P. Hall
Earl Long
America
Womans Relief Corps
Nellie Booth
Corps
First American Paint Mill Boston Stone Embedded in Wall
The Boston Stone once marked the site of the first paint mill in America, imported from England in the 17th century and now embedded in a wall at a Boston street corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
America
England
Party guest list omits Turkington at Mrs Clapp event
Margaret Turkington was missing from the published list of guests at the Monday party honoring Mrs. W. L. Clapp. The omission was noted in the report of the social event.
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Margaret Turkington
W. L. Clapp
White Clover Sale Nets Amvet Auxiliary Forty Dollars
Kalona residents supported the White Clover sale held Saturday under Amvet Auxiliary supervision. Mrs. Weller Snyder chaired the event, which netted $40.54. Proceeds fund hospital work at veterans facilities across the state. Assistants included Joanne Snyder Bonnie Yoder Delores Fry Peggy Perrin Patty Kern Dorothy Shimon Jacqualine Johnson and Joan Grecian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Amvet
Weller Snyder
Snyder
Joanne Snyder
Bonnie Yoder
Delores Fry
Pegey Perrin
Patty Kern
Enjoy Hamil Reunion At McMillan Park
The annual Hamil reunion took place at McMillan Park in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday August 18 with a noon dinner for over 70 relatives. Attendees included families and individuals from Kansas City Kansas Des Moines Moline and Crawfordsville among others.
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Hamil
McMillan Park
Mt. Pleasant
Homer Dunn
Robert Devere
Kansas City
Kan
Roy Whiteman
Little York
Idd
Floyd Hamil
W. H. McConnell Sr
W. H. McConnell Jr
Charles McConnell
Enid Phyllis Wendall
Francis McConnell
Washington
Robert Rhea
Sigourney
Lee Rhea
Everette Rhea
Burlington
Kenneth Rhea
Des Moines
Gerald Rhea
Judy
Moline
Ill
Marion Kilpatrick
Ben Rummel
Hanover
Scientists find more stone fruits carry X-disease
Botanist A O Simonds of Colorado A and M College reports that besides peach and chokecherry hosts, two commercial plum varieties and two apricot varieties can carry the X-disease. Buds transferred between peach and these fruits showed disease symptoms, proving cross host potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Simonds
Colorado A. &M. College
Farm Accident Rates Highlight High Risk Areas
A historical note states seventy two percent of all farm accidents last year occurred on the farm. About sixteen percent happened in the farm home and fifty six percent elsewhere on the farm. Read the want ads for more details.
Cheaper Meat Seen In Next Few Weeks
Chicago reports falling prices on midwest live stock markets will cut retail meat costs within weeks. Hog prices dropped sharply due to a record corn crop, with some quotes down to about 20 per hundredweight from 235.65 last week, and officials expect further declines into fall or winter.
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Chicago
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Party Line Call Too Late to Save Girl
Delores Krotz, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Krotz of Tipton, drowned while swimming with two companions in a water filled former sand pit near Tipton. When she disappeared her friends notified nearby fishermen who used a rural telephone to call for help. Dick Leabhart, a former para-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Delores Krotz
James Krotz
Delores
Dick Leabhart
Picnic Supper Honors Guests in Crawfordsville
Mrs. J A Raymond reports a picnic at Mrs. Young's in Crawfordsville to honor Everette Smith and wife of Lola Kansas who spent a week with local relatives. Guests included families from Washington and nearby residents. The story also notes visits by Jo Ann McNeil and Frances Stewart and a Chicago trip by Vernon Fletcher and sons. A Goodyear blimp banner drawn crowds as it passed over town and a trooper recovered a body nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Everette Smith
Lola
Kansas
F. E. Young
Gerald Rogers
Farrell Young
James Young
Jo Ann McNeil
Frances Stewart
Howard Stewart
Washington
Vernon Fletcher
Chicago
Jess
Marjorie Raymond
Burlington
4-H Clover Leaf Club Holds August Meeting at Joyce Suter’s
The Clover Leaf 4-H club met August 5 at 2:00 at Joyce Suter’s home. Nine members and two leaders attended. Dorothy Schaeffer presented a picture talk on The Wedding Dance. Joyce Suter demonstrated shag rug making and the group discussed trees. They planned local achievement and exhibits, with Mrs. Anderson and Joyce Gault assisting with up-to-date record books. Refreshments followed as members sang 4-H songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Leaf
Joyce Suter
Dorothy Schaeffer
Fedr
Anderson
Joyce Gault
Bed Sheet Tips From Miss Florence King
Miss Florence King of the University of Illinois says a weak economy deserves at least four sheets per bed with six giving better rotation and longevity. She notes sheets come in 99 and 108 inch lengths and should be bought long to allow for hemming shrinkage and ready tucking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence King
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Miss King
YWCA Mixers Roller Skate at Keota Evening Out
YWCA Mixers met at the Y for transport to Keota for supper and roller skating. Orla Kersten Lois Humston and Mary Rhodebeck arranged transport. Members listed include Donna Hughes Jane Mullen Grace Schoonover Dorothy Putman Marge Redlinger Bev Crandall Barbara Rathmell and others. Next week's meeting will be a cooperative meal at 6 30 in Sunset Park followed by a Vosper service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W.C.A. Mixer Club
Keota
Orla Kersten
Lois Humston
Mary Rhodebeck
Donna Hughes
Jane Mullen
Grace Schoonover
Dorothy Putman
Marge Redlinger
Bev Crandall
Barbara Rathmell
Mary Jane Brooks
Nadine Payne
Charlotte Ebarl
Sunset Park
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Jim Freshwaters
Bill Wilson
Jim
Wolf’s Flower
G E Montgomery
Chamberlin Bros
Snowdon
Jom Duncan
Sriday
Rebekah Lodge
Loyal Women’s Class of
Baptist Church
Dunbar
Sheetz
City Park
W. A. Wilson
J. B. Lock Wood
Anthes Smith
Ft. Madison
Blaine Pressley
Emma Walker
Clarence Walker
Ainsworth
Clint Rhea
Harley Rhea
Lyle Lowe
C. L. Clark
Fred Anwyl
Amon Christner
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Chester Piper
FBI
Nina Peterson
Ironrite
Northside Square
Washington, Iowa
Goodyear
Goodyear Tires
YWCA
Pesererte Usernd
V. Grull
John W. Leer
Mastercraft
Alka Seltzer
Hiahiidisih
van Dyke
la Fendrick
Emerson
EC Harvester
Lie la Fendrick
P&n
Tyson Household
Walgreen Agency
Bromoseltzer
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