World order dreams clash with harsh postwar realities
A columnist reflects on Henry J. Taylor's Reader's Digest critique of globalism and the limits of American leadership abroad. He warns against idealistic plans for a worldwide federation and notes wage and policy frictions in North Africa and Labrador, urging focus on rebuilding domestic economy and solvency.
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Reader’s Digest
Henry J. Taylor
Africa
Palestine
Syria
Turkey
Taylor
Wallace
Mr. Taylor
North
Europe
United Nations
Labrador
Newfoundland
Okkak
Chamberlain
Munich
China
Russia
Stringtown Family Gatherings and Local News Notes
Roscoe Riggs and family from Fairfield join Ethan Brooks for Sunday dinner at his home. Marshall Widmer seeks eye treatment after finding a lump of something embedded in his eyeball. Numerous local families, including the Widmers, Bosharts, Yoders, and Zieglowskys, share meals and visits across Fairfield and Kalona areas. Little Larry Widmer injures a sore foot from a porch fall, and Alfred Keith buys corn at the Ethan Brooks place.
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J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Roscoe Riggs
Fairfield
George Brooks
Jimmy
Ethan Brooks
Marvin Widmer
McCreedy
Brighton
Edna Widmer
Arthur Boshart
Henry Yoder
Homer Roth
Grandma Poshart
Arthur Davison
Glen Guengerich
Kalona
Joanna Krabill
Washington
Norma Widmer
Madge Brooks
Pleasant Plain
Carla Bower
Noah Widmer
Larry Widmer
Alfred Keith
D. W. Widmer
Gladys
Harm Weston
Donald
Cora Widmer
Joyce
Bertha Graber
Elmer Graber
Charles Zeiglowsky
Virginia
Cloyce Zeiglowsky
John Zieglowsky
Martha
Martin Westen
Blanket Napping Boosts Warmth by Creating Air Cells
The text explains that blanket warmth relies on the size and quantity of tiny air spaces. Manufacturers nap or fluff blankets at the factory to raise fibers and form more air cells, increasing insulation.
Community Notes Share Local Moves And Farm Sale
Local residents report new tenants at the IGA storefront apartments and a back unit, with the Wheelan farm sale to Walter Jarrard and I. D. Quinn noted as among the state’s best 240 acre plots. O. K. Clapper prepares to move to Owosso, Mich, while Ellen Pollock mentions a relative’s return amid a golf-ball sized hail storm. дополнительных
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O. K. Clapper
Wheelan
Walter Jarrard
I. D. Quinn
Jarrard
Quinn
Fred Steck
Owosso
Mich
Washington
Sarah Pollock
Monmouth
Cat drama and charity drive spark Washington County appeal
A community notice describes a pet incident featuring Teek and Mrs. W. A. Anderson's white cat Peter, who disappeared after a fight with a newcomer. It urges healthy donors aged sixteen to sixty to register for a limited brigade effort to serve Washington and its county.
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Brigade
Washington
Washington County
Peter
Teek
Pony Express Trail Through San Francisco to Placerville
The historic Pony Express route runs from San Francisco through Sacramento to Placerville marking a key 19th century mail service line. This account preserves the path as a landmark in early American postal history.
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Pony Express
San Francisco
Calif
Sacramento
Placerville
One Rayon Producer in 1917 1918 United States
The article notes there was only one rayon producer in the United States during 1917 and 1918. It states rayon then had no military value, but now it is needed for heavy duty tires and mechanical packing, and many people wear clothing made from rayon.
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Washington
United States
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Eritrea
Algeria
General Eisenhower
WPA
America
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Freeman-Journal
Coon Rapids Enterprise
All IN
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Walter Westen
Hayre
Taain Ees Maat
Sion
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Buckwalter
Melva McAvoy
California
IGA
Kathryn Latta
Harold Thomassen
Oscar Hughes
Tore
Arden
Hughes
East Washington
Herman Maebe
Betty Babcock
la Mesa
Ode Ferguson
Downing
A. Anderson
South Second Ave
Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Ong Island City
Pepsi-Cola Company
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Oskaloosa
John Shields & Sons
FURL
Call
Jack Sprat
Kellogg's
Macaroni & Spagetti
Prunes
Ns. Oee
Joe Palooka
Dixie Dugan
Ham Fisher
By Mevoy
Striebel
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