Local News Notes From Council Bluffs and Kalamazoo
Mr and Mrs William R Hughes and son Billy of Council Bluffs stay with W J Shannon. sisters Mrs Hughes and Mrs Shannon visit. Mr Harold Wilson and family return from a week in Chicago and Kalamazoo Mich visiting Mr and Mrs Jack Mareusee and Mr and Mrs G F Kuilema. They take a boat trip across Mackinac Straits.
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William R Hughes
Billy
Counc Bluffs
W. J. Shannon
Hughes
Shannon
Marilyn
Ruth Ann
Chicago
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jack Mareusee
G. F Kuilema
Makinac Strights
Lake Michigan
Funeral services held for Mrs Beenblossom in Chicago
The article notes funeral services yesterday in Chicago for Mrs Richard Beenblossom who perished in an Aurora Illinois auto crash. Her husband’s parents Mr and Mrs R A Beenblossom are longtime former residents here. Survived by daughter Mrs Lloyd Scott and grandchildren Christy and Timothy.
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Chicago
Richard Beenblossom
Aurora
Ill
R. A. Beenblossom
Corn varieties shine in Festicorn display ten years on
Ten years ago Fred Downing planted a diverse corn display for the Festicorn festival. Among his varieties standout Rain Bow corn with striped stalks and a purple corn with purple stalks and purple tassels, noting the triumphant growth in the collection.
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Fred Downing
Six Nations Draft Peace Plan Urged by India at UN
India’s delegate Benegal Rau proposes a Korean peace plan drafted by six small Security Council members India Yugoslavia Cuba Egypt Norway and Ecuador. He argues the group’s neutrality guards against suspicions of expansionist aims and highlights advantages of the plan.
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UN Security Council
India
Benegal N. Rau
Rau
Yugoslavia
Cuba
Egypt
Norway
Ecuador
Regular manager takes two week vacation
Mr and Mrs C Ray Bell were guests in the Don Manle home near Columbus Junction and viewed their purebred Angus herd prepared to depart for the Missouri State Fair and then Iowa State Fair. Mr and Mrs Ira Shaffer of Brighton were business callers in the city.
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C. Ray Bell
Don Manle
Columbus Junction
Ira Shaffer
Brighton
City
Impending Strike Won't Affect Railroads say Officials
Washington report says a five day yardmen strike at three Midwest terminals will have little impact on national rail traffic. Terminals in St Paul Louisville and Cleveland are not key network points. union and carrier officials dispute numbers but agree most lines can be rerouted and minor roads affected.
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Washington
Midwest
St. Paul
Minn
Louisville
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railway
White House
John R. Steelman
City youths fish for prizes with police aid
In Columbus Indiana police organized weekly fishing trips for children from toddlers to 15. Officers provided transportation supervision and cane poles. Prizes go to those with the longest fish, with worm bait and patience as the only requirements.
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Columbus, Ind
Quigg’s Tokyo Run for Army Gear Amid Korean War Strife
H D Quigg details a Tokyo scramble for equipment, noting shortages at the PX, currency rules for yen and military scrip, and a three hour taxi chase totaling 2160 yen to secure a helmet, canteen, and mess kit with sergeant help. He also lists gear like a compass, pocket knife, dysentery pills, and laminated glasses.
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H. D. Quigg
Tokyo
Army
Korea
George D. Crissey
MacArthur
New York
Tri-T camp guest and family notices from Cedar Rapids area
Sandra Moran attends national Tri T camp at Camp Abe Lincoln near Buffalo Iowa this week. Cecil Schlichting family and John Schlichting visit Springfield Missouri this week. Ball and Huffman reunion in Weedpark Muscatine elects Elbert Ball president and Gladys Ball secretary treasurer. Kenneth Hill marks 17th birthday with relatives hosting.
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Columbus Junction
Sandra Moran
Abe Lincoln
Buffalo
Iowa
Cecil Schlichting
Justin Dee
John Schlichting
Springfield
Ball
Gladys Ball
N. D. Hill
Kenneth
Wallet with $100000 prompts blunt hypothetical ethics test
A job applicant asks what action to take if finding a wallet with $100,000 in an office. The interviewer replies with a paradoxical prompt. The applicant answers that they would do nothing and live off their income.
Elementary diploma awarded at summer commencement
Miss Esther Boulton of Columbus City received an elementary diploma at the annual summer commencement at Iowa State Teachers' College in Cedar Falls on August 10. The Manley families plan a reunion at Columbus Chautauqua Park on Sunday, August 27 with a noon basket dinner. Mrs. Mattie Diller serves as secretary treasurer. Roxie Bonnichsen has returned from Macomb Illinois after visiting her aunt Miss Opal Bonnichsen. Mrs. G W Weber reports the death of her brother-in-law D A Schweitzer in Los Angeles California on August 8.
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Esther Boulton
Columbus City
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Manley
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Mattie Diller
Roxie Bonnichsen
Macomb
Opal Bonnichsen
G. W. Weber
Broveer
D. A. Schweitzer
Los Angeles
Calif
Hospital Admissions and Births Notice
Admitted yesterday are Mrs. David Keltner city medical Mrs. Vernon Fleming Harper surgical Mrs. Charles Jenkins Ainsworth surgical Dr W Van Zanten Brighton medical Dismissed yesterday Mrs Everette K Burham Yarmouth Today Mrs Doyle Jarrard and daughter route 3 Mrs Wayne Karr and son Wellman Verne Escher route 3 Yesterday Mr and Mrs James E Dunbar city a daughter at 7 5 5 IU Today Mr and Mrs Earl Wall Ainsworth a son at 9 20 a m
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David Keltner
City
Vernon Fleming
Harper, Surgical
Charles Jenkins
Ainsworth
Surgical
W. van Zanten
Brighton
Everette K
Burham
Yarmouth
Doyle Jarrard
Wayne Karr
Wellman
Verne Escher
James E. Dunbar
F. IU
Earl Wall
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