Local youths join Navy and hometown updates
Two Washington county boys Kenneth V Nener of Vellmer and William C Anderson of 739 W Jefferson St Washington enlisted in the U S Navy and went to the San Diego base. Friends of John Dodd learn he is home from surgery in University Hospital Iowa City. William Crayne returns from Iowa City after back treatment. Washington County WCTU convention planned for August 61st and local visitors return from travel in the Dakotas and West.
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U. S. Navy
Kenneth V Nener
Vellmer
Wiliam C. Anderson
Jefferson St
Washington
William
Vera Anderson
San Diego
Calif
John Dodd
University Hospital
Iowa City
Dodd
Merm McDowell
West Chester
WCTU
Birth and awards noted in Ames and Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Frank Chilcote announce the birth of a son named Mark to Dr and Mrs William W Chilcote of Ames born August 14 at 7 lbs 18 oz. The Chilcotes plan to move to Corvallis Oregon where Dr Chilcote will be a professor. James E Eckels of Washington will receive a bachelor of commercial science degree at Drake University on August 25. The Church of the Nazarene holds a special service Sunday morning for annual installation with officers being installed and reports given. Mr Rudy Schmidt learns of the death of his aunt Mrs Guy Alexander in Muscatine. Fairbanks funeral home is handling arrangements. Funeral time is not yet set.
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William W. Chilcote
Ames
Mark
Chilcote
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State College
James E. Eckels
Washington
Drake University
Des Moines
Eckels
College of Commerce and Finance
Drake
Church of the Nazarene
Assembly
Rudy Schmidt
Guy Alexander
Muscatine
Fairbanks Funeral Home
Married people live longer says Illinois health department
Springfield report from the Illinois public health department states that married individuals live longer than single people. The agency dismisses cynical remarks by bachelors and asserts the finding is not merely perceptual.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Public Health Department
Former Resident To Report On August 21
Dr. Clyde Dorn of Muscatine, who grew up in Columbus Junction, has orders from the U S Navy dental corps to report for active duty August 21 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital Virginia. The rotating internship starts six months at Portsmouth and six at Bethesda Maryland. Dorn graduated from Creighton University dental school in June.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Clyde Dorn
Muscatine
U. S Navy Dental Corps
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Bethesda
Dorn
Creighton University Dental School
Soft water boosts milk output in cows say Culligan
CHICAGO (UP) A water softening firm says cows increase milk production by up to 50 percent when switched from hard to soft drinking water. E. J. Culligan cites tests on two cows at Summit Farms, owned by John Zoberlin and Frances Webb, including one cow rising from 80 pounds daily to 121 pounds. He argues minerals in hard water slow intestinal function.
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Chicago
J. Culligan
Summit Farms
John Zoberlin
Frances Webb
Culligan
Bumblebee nest drive at Utah State College for pollination study
Logan Utah. The Utah State Agriculture College experiment station seeks bumblebee nests from residents and offers a 50 cent reward for information leading to nest capture. Do not move nests yourself. Nest collections will be kept in large cages for pollination studies.
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Logan
Utah
Utah State Agriculture College Experiment Station
Navy Jet Planes Prove Carriers Ready For Korea
A aboard a Seventh Fleet carrier off Korea, reporter Lawrence Tighe describes the Navy air arm’s return to jet operation. Jets launch rapidly via powerful catapults, crews manage noisy launches, and Lt. Mike South survives a near-drowning incident after a high-speed takeoff. The operation lasts under three minutes with no injuries.
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Navy
Lawrence Tighe
United Press
U.S
Korea
Marc Mitscher
Navy Air Arm
Mike
Long Beach
Coronado
Air National Guard Groups to be Called Up Soon
Washington reports three or four air national guard groups will be activated within a month to support four national guard divisions already ordered to active duty. Each group fields about 75 aircraft including F-51 Mus tangs and F-80 jets as part of rapid mobilization efforts amid broader military moves.
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Washington
Korea
Name Change of the U S State Department in 1789
The U S state department began as the department of foreign affairs under the July 27 1789 act and was renamed the department of state on September 15 1789, less than two months later.
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U. S. State Department
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
The Everady Plumbing Ad Blends Humour and Household Fixture Pitch
A reminiscence from L. Ivan recounts small town scenes in Muscatine and a plumbing firm named Everady Plumbing & Heating. The piece notes tomato questions, family embarrassments, church pew laughs, and ends with a plug for Everady products and services.
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