Mayer Couple Return From Five Day Midwest Trip
Mr and Mrs Charles Mayer came home Sunday evening after a five day trip to the Lake of the Ozarks Condemion Mo Little Rock Ark and Hot Springs Ark John Dodd was admitted to University hospital Iowa City Sunday for surgery His room is 338W Mrs W J Behrens of Abilene Texas Harry Townsend and son Wayne of Farmington Iowa and T J Mills of Des Moines visited Carol and Lucile Forgey Sunday Wilma Nordyke resumed work at Anns beauty sale after a two week vacation spent at Leon and Clarinda Mrs Logan Crawford and Grace Stone visited Mercy hospital Iowa City Monday where he was operated on yesterday and is doing nicely Mail can be addressed to room 319
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Charles Mayer
Lake of the Ozarks
Condemion
Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
John Dodd
University Hospital
Iowa City
W. J. Behrens
Abilene, Tex
Harry Townsend and Son
Wayne
Farmington, Iowa
T. J. Mills
Des Moines
Carol
Lucile Forgey
Logan Crawford
Grace Stone
Mercy Hospital
Hospital Admissions and Birth Announcements
Yesterday at the hospital Christine Watts of city was admitted. Mrs John E Young of Wellman underwent surgery. Today John A Stewart of city is listed for surgery. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Don All Disney of Keota welcomed a son at 3 13 p m and Mr and Mrs Gerald Wade of Richmond welcomed a daughter at 3 49 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Watts
City, Medical
John E. Young
Wellman, Surgical
John A. Stewart
City Surgical
Donall Disney
Keota
Gerald Wade
Richmond
Hospital Insurance Policy Covers 90 Days Hospitalization
A family oriented hospital insurance plan offers coverage for all family members. It provides hospitalization protection for up to 90 days with a per day payment that increases as you choose.
Visits and travel notes from northwest Iowa households
Visiting Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Guy Cole were Kenneth and Raymond Galbraith of Whittier California on business and en route home. Mrs Wilma Smith returns to Oshkosh Wisconsin to resume elementary physical education work. Emma Nordyke joined by Wendell Doves and Wilma Nordyke visited the State Fair in Des Moines. Zenna Brown and Char lene Rabenold return from Cedar Falls after Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting. Private Bob Jugenheimer arrives home from Fort Riley to begin Camp Lee training and a month of schooling before a permanent station is assigned.
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Guy Cole
Kenneth and
Raymond Galbraith
Whittier
Calif
Iowa
Wilma Smith
Ethel Kerr
Oshkosh
Wis
Emma Nordyke
Des Moines
Wendell Doves
Leon
Wilma Nordyke
Hilton Rabenold
Zenna Brown
Charlene
Cedar Falls
Bob Jugenheimer
Fort Riley
Kansas
Camp Lee
Virginia
Mothers Make Most Dresses for Young Girls in Kansas Study
Naomi Johnson of Kansas State College reports that over 75 percent of dresses for girls aged three to six are made by mothers. The survey of 7400 home demonstration unit members found daughters in this age group, with few families using hand me downs and only three percent making over garments. Dresses were not given as gifts to these families for their children.
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Kansas
Naomi Johnson
Kansas State College
Happy Hunting Ground myth reinterpreted by historians
A historical note explains how the phrase happy hunting ground was originally used by whites for an Indian afterlife. It argues the actual Indigenous view saw heaven as a place for singing, eating, dancing, and living well, rather than idealized hunting.
Past Unfolds Gloriously In Gigantic Grand Canyon
A vivid travel feature touts the Grand Canyon as a world where a billion and a half years of geology unfold in two hours. Travelers descend from the north rim into five eras from the Archean to the present, fast moving through Earth’s deep history aboard a mule. Phantom Ranch sits on the canyon floor amid ancient rocks.
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Arizona
Grand Canyon
Phantom Ranch
Labor Day Softball Meet Planned by Washington Officials
Washington softball fans will see a Labor Day all day tournament featuring top teams from Town. Four teams are entered including the Stanton Oilers Keokuk Cochran's Roofing Iowa City Pella Merchants Washington squad and a Marshalltown team. An eight team field is hoped with extra purses totaling 150 dollars first prize and 75 second prize plus $25 pitcher strikeout prize and other awards to attract strong players. The event pays 25 dollars per team with a further 25 dollars from the association. No player is barred from the tourney and the plan aims to attract good teams for Washington fans.
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Washington
Dallas Chamberlin
Softball Association
Stanton Oilers
Keokuk
Des Moines
Cochran
Iowa City
Hennessey Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Newton Redmen
Pella Merchants
Marshalltown
Washington Softball Association
Battery
Moline
Iowa
Country Club Picnic and Mixed Two-Ball Foursomes Planned
The Washington Golf and Country Club schedules a Labor Day family picnic and a mixed two-ball foursome tournament on September 5. Families bring chicken and a dish to pass, and provide their own table service for a noon dinner. the ladies golf committee runs the refreshments. At 1 39 o clock Monday afternoon the foursome play starts. Couples register with club pro Charles Wiele.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Country Club
Charles Wiele
Softening Margarine for Smooth Bread Spread
To avoid tearing bread when spreading margarine soften at room temperature or cream with a fork. Do not melt as melted fat soaks into bread rather than spreading on its surface.
Center Stripe Safety Key In Reducing Head-on Collisions
Charles M. Upham of the American Road Builders Association notes center line striping as a crucial traffic safety measure opening the 1949 touring season. He cites psychological effects that keep motorists in lanes, saving lives on two lane and multi lane highways alike. Public Roads Administration and ARBA studies estimate one third of roads are center striped with costs near 2.8 million dollars yearly. Stripes vary by state in line type width and color, though white and yellow predominate.
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Charles M. Upham
American Road Builders’ Association
Upham
Public Roads Administration
America
PRA
ARBA
Housing the spring pig crop in a Ritz suite idea
The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association explains that comfortable pigs convert feed to cash, while unsuitable temperatures and poor ventilation reduce feed efficiency and raise disease risk. Crowding and dampness harm growth rates and profitability.
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Ritz
Journal
The
American Veterinary Medical Association
Lincoln and Stewart Schools Welcome New Staff and Veterans Education
Lincoln and Stewart schools announce fall staffing including Helen F. Levis as principal at Lincoln along with several grade teachers and a list of special personnel in music art physical education and nursing. Veterans education receives four agriculture instructors: Robert McLaughlin Edgar Mabry Glenn Riley and E H Seales.
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Lincoln School
Helen F. Levis
Mary Welch
Louise Rouse
Ewald Gustafson
Elna Easter
Luella S. Nielson
Enola Rubey
Doris Rouse
Joy Janice Fairchild
Carol Forgey
Virginia Brown
Stewart School
Elsie Glassburner
A. E. Atchison
Helen Wylie
Carol Meeker
Anita Tellin
Betty Leath
Angeline Berry
Ruth Simpson
Martha Downing
Cleda Drebenstedt
Melvin Hill
Wendell Rider
Bertha Ross
Myra M. Hymans
Britain Prepares Support for Yugoslavia Over UN Seat
Belgrade Yugoslavia sources say Britain would back Tito if Yugoslavia brings the Yugoslav Russian dispute to the United Nations Security Council. The government has considered such a move for over a week after sending a note to the Soviet Union on August 20 proposing a settlement under the UN charter.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Great Britain
Marshal Tito
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Turtles Much Heavier Than Newborn Elephant
A note states that some mature turtles weigh about five times more than a newly born elephant. The comparison highlights surprising size differences among animal species.
Social calendar notices for week of meetings
Notices for YWCA mixers Presbyterian prayer service and a sequence of clubs and societies with times locations and host names. Details include reservations deadlines for Monday noon and various gatherings at clubs churches Sunset Park Masonic Temple and pavilion rain plan noted.
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Women’s Missionary Society of
U. P
NR. A. Acheson
Presbyterian Women’s Service Guild
Sunset Park
Masonic Temple
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society
Kenneth Peters
Sandra Jean Lay Celebrates Fifth Birthday in Ainsworth
Lancena Jean Lay marked her fifth birthday with an at home party in Ainsworth on Saturday. Guests were entertained indoors due to sudden showers and refreshments included ice cream and cups.
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Sandra Jean Lay
Ainsworth
Lancena Jean Lay
Swift reunion in Sunset Park names oldest attendee
Mrs. Jennie Bruty aged 80 was the oldest person at the 34th Swift reunion in Sunset Park Rock Garden. Claire Keating and Mrs. Alex Gevock were reelected officers. The group fixed the last Sunday in August as the permanent date and held a postmeal program. Over 100 attendees, including many out‑of‑town relatives, joined the event.
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Jennie Bruty
Swift
Sunset Park Rock Garden
Claire Keating
Alex Gevock
George R. Swill
Wallace Knight
Modesto
Calif
Ross Newcom
Irene Swill
Denver
Colo
Jack Swift
Perry
Judy
Hammond
Ind
Mike Flynn
Keota
Chress Vastine
Francis Swift
Davenport
Charles Cannon
Winfield
Hubert Lowry
Tula Smith and James Skubal Wed at Columbus Junction
Tula Smith daughter of H C Smith Columbus City and James L Skubal son of Vincent L Skubal Ainsworth were married at 2 pm Sunday at United Presbyterian Church Columbus City Rev Alfred E Parsons and Rev J B Pooley presided Attendants were Mrs Kenneth J Haines sister of the bride and Tom Skubal best man Peggy Echelman provided nuptial music A reception followed at the Smith home for relatives.
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Columbus Junction
Tula Smith
H. C. Smith
Columbus City
James L. Skubal
Vincent L. Skubal
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
Alfred E. Parsons
J. B. Pooley
Methodist Church
Kenneth J. Haines
Tom Skubal
Forty-Nine attend Smith family reunion at Sunset Park
Ninety attendees gathered for the Smith family reunion at Sunset Park with after dinner gate photos and group pictures. Guests included Edwin Uill and family from Mt. Auburn, Heths from Walker Cedar Rapids and more, the Smiths plan a motor trip through the Ozarks and visit Oklahoma City.
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Smith
Sunset Park
Edwin Uill
Mary Ellen
Karen
Jimmie
Jeannie
Mt. Auburn
Marion Heth
Mary Jane
Walker
Harold Heth
Susan
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Cherry
Lockport, Ill
Robert Stanford
Roberta
Bruce
Floyd Eaton
Butch
Ovtumwa
Lester van Dyke
Rubio
Keith Wells
Nancy
Keota
Louis Fears
Margaret Smith
Eddie Peiffer
Kathy
Jack Cherry
Jerry
Kay
Johnnie
Betty Louise Peters
West Chester
E. O. Smith
Floyd Crayne
Emma Cherry
William Crayne
Eddie
Rosanne Washington
Sandra Begins School Monday After Cake Event
Sandra started to school on Monday following a cake served at a prior event.
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Sandra
Nancy Wise Bitten By Bear at Yellowstone
Nine year old Nancy Wise, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edear Wise, was bitten on the calf by a bear in Yellowstone park while the family returned from Long Beach California. The bear seized her during a photo stop, she received eight to ten stitches from a doctor and is reported to be recovering without further illness.
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Brighton
Nancy Wise
Edear Wise
Yellowstone Park
Wise
Long Beach
Calif
Nancy
Queen Victoria Among Early Women Anesthetized in Childbirth
The article notes Queen Victoria of England as one of the first women to undergo anesthesia during childbirth, highlighting a milestone in medical history and royal involvement in evolving obstetric care.
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Queen Vic
Queen Victoria of
England
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