Local Family Updates From Iowa City and Muscatine
Elnora and Leora Lehman daughters of Mr and Mrs George L Lehman visit in Iowa City with Mrs Marietta Workman over Labor Day. Delores Burham and Regina Burham return to Muscatine to resume classes after Hawaii and San Francisco trips. Betty Jane Albright returns to Iowa City after three weeks with grandmother Mrs Mame Brock. News notes include Fire Tender Stoker by Freshwaters Coal and Supply. Donald C Bell of Davenport visits Washington connections. Earl Booth home also mentions a new Fire Tender Stoker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnora and
Leora Lehman
George L. Lehman
Iowa City
Marietta Workman
Delores Burham
Hawaiiian Islands
Regina Burham
San Francisco
Calif
Muscatine
Muscatine High School
J. Harvey Burham
Cloyce Burham
Washington
Earl Booth
Betty Jane Albright
Mame Brock
Special Sunday Dinner at H and M Lunch Room
Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Chance and children Linda Rae and Jackie will return to DeKalb Ill Monday. Mr. Chance arrived here last night while his wife and children have been here ten days attending the funeral service of her cousin Mrs. Glen Cuddeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Chance
Linda Rae
Jackie
DeKalb
Ill
Health Unit Activities Week of September
Health unit schedules two classes this week. On Tuesday from two to three pm special mothers classs in the office. On Thursday from 1:30 to 3:45 pm a child health conference at Well Man in the Lutheran church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Lutheran Church
Workers Ready for a Long Labor Day Weekend
Hundreds of thousands of vacationers swarmed the nation as the United Press reports crowds hit roads and railways for the extended Labor Day weekend. Officials urged travel safety and noted heavy outbound traffic and peak summer season activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Comma Confusion Stirs School Board Visit
A visiting school-board president mocks punctuation while a teacher tests commas in class. Elizabeth Ann is urged to write a sentence on the board as the crowd jokes about commas and a pastor prays for his hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Elizabeth Ann
Question on Fireproofing Hotels Compared to a Cigar
A reader asks why hotels cannot be made as fireproof as a six cent cigar, implying a comparison to fire safety standards or materials and inviting discussion.
Special Dollar Dinner at Polly’s Baker Shop
A fragment reports a bakery scene where a boy sits to smell rather than eat. A few humorous lines about gender and bus passengers follow, noting a stray item and a playful exchange about a necktie. The tone mimics home life and humorous glimpses from a newspaper page.
Man at paper fears being printed dead and pranks editor
A man rushes into a newspaper office claiming to be dead after the editor prints that he has died. He jokes about the error while the editor apologizes. Labor Day weekend brings parks, golf courses, beaches, and baseball diamonds into use despite cool weather.
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Auchnutty
Midwest
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Indiana
Dakotas
Seaboard
Rocky Mountain
Local Hospital Notices and Birth Report
Mrs William Romine of North English discharged yesterday. Mrs Floyd Martin and daughter Carolyn Ann of Ainsworth dismissed today. John Squire route two admitted yesterday as a medical patient. Jesse Campbell of 41 East Second Street admitted yesterday and transferred last night to an Iowa City hospital. Mr and Mrs Eugene O White of Columbus Junction are parents of a daughter born at 10 08 this morning weighing seven pounds 11 1/2 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Martin
Carolyn Ann
Ainsworth
John Squire
Route Two
Jesse Campbell
East Second Street
Iowa
Price Controls Reimposed on Soy Meal and Byproducts
The OPA announced Sept 8 price ceilings for cottonseed meal and soybean meal with ceilings near June 30 levels, plus allowed markups from March 31. Small retail increases are expected as handlers regain previous margins. Other re controlled byproducts include homing feed linseed meal gluten feed mill feeds oat meal byproducts and minor protein meals with Sept 38 adjustments for several items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Directton
101-Year-Old Grate Elected Commander in Chief of GAR
John H. Grate of Atwater Ohio, age 101, was unanimously chosen to lead the Grand Army of the Republic. He ran away at 18 to join the Civil War cavalry and said the honor surpasses all others, as the GAR plans to camp in Atwater until 1947 with national HQ moves noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John H. Grate
Grate, Atwater
Grand Army of the Republic
Atwater
GAR
Ohio
Seattle
Wash
Hiram
Gale
Trate
Landscape Notes From Waterloo Visitors and Local Life
Mrs George Bishop and Mrs Marie Cole with two children visited from Waterloo. Sam Bowen family hosted Roberta Judy Arthur and others. Des Moines trip for State Fair with Clark Bauer and family. Keota and Long Beach visitors noted. Denver visits by Pearl Torrey and Rosado Anderson. Bus route driver Everette Coon named for school year. Richard McCall a junior. Kenneth Jimmy Tucker and Ronald Bowser freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Bauer
George Bishop
Marie Cole
Long Beach
Calif
Jess Radda
Pearl Torrey
Denver
Rosado Anderson
Betty
Muscatine
Thre Petersons
Mildred Jean McCall
Omaha
Howard McCall
Edward Raines
Had Huber
Arlene
J. A. Fiuber
Orville Coakley
Fred Coakley
Everette Coon
Richard McCall
Kenneth
Jimmy Tucker
Ronald Bowser
Jesse Radda
Miss Kelsey
Backstage Iowa politics on state fair day
At the Iowa state fair politicians discussed 1948 prospects for Dewey Stassen and Bricker with Dewey favored for New York delegation influence. The scene included Wilson Blue Grimes Garfield and others among lawmakers and editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
IDPA
Dewey and Stassen
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Washington
State House
Robert Blue
Treasure John Grimes
T. G. Garfield
Fair Board
Hardscrabble notes and regional updates
In Hardscrabble a report notes Mrs Raymond Gillaspie is hospitalized in Topeka Kansas for treatment. The Des Moines fair was attended on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Archer Augustine visited with Mrs Augustine’s sister Mrs Wayne Arnold near Brighton on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Orville Griggs and family shopped in Fairfield on Friday. Mrs John Robertson hosted her sister Mrs Herman Rein and daughter Dora of Hillsdale Oklahoma. Mr and Mrs Henry Zieglowsky were also mentioned in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gillaspie
Topeka
Kan
John Robertson
Archer Augustine
Augustine
Wayne Arnold
Brighton
Orville Griggs
Fairfield
Herman Rein
Dorma
Hillsdale
Oklo
Henry Zieglowsky
Honors Mrs Mount on 94th Birthday Open House
Mrs W R Mount celebrated her 94th birthday with an open house at 107% South Marion Avenue hosted by her daughter Mrs E C Eicher. Guests from local clubs and out of town visitors joined a two session reception with flowers gifts cards and two birthday cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount
Pythian Circle
Elizabeth Thorne
New York City
Eicher
Robert Patterson
Orville Elder
C. G. Sehmoeller
Marion Bailey
Boyd Berdo
Snakenbergs Host Dinner Party Before Wedding
Mr and Mrs Paul Snakenberg hosted a dinner for their daughter Bette and fiancé Merle Turnipseed at 746 East Washington last evening. Seven o clock courses featured yellow and white with roses and lilies as the bridal party prepared for the Metholosit church wedding tomorrow afternoon. Out of town guests included Mrs Lloyd Fredmund and Judy, Davenport, and Frank Eicher, Wayland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Snakenberg
East
Washington Street
Bette
Merle E. Turnipseed
Metholosit Church
Lloyd Fredmund
Judy
Davenport
Frank Eicher
Wayland
Sheila Ross
Patricia Nardy
Miss Snakenberg
Peak of Chicago auto accidents before dawn tops daily-traffic trend
The American Municipal association reports dawn hours show the highest accident rate on Chicago boulevards with 38 incidents per 1,000,000 vehicle miles between 3 and 4 a m. In contrast the 8 to 9 a m rush, despite heavier traffic, yields 4.6 accidents per 1,000,000 VMT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Municipal Association
Chicago Park District
Airing Woolens With Clothespin Spacing Tips
Instructions advise hanging woolens on a line with two strong clothespins between each pair of hangers to prevent crowding and ensure thorough airing of the garments.
Birthday and anniversary notices from Washington area
Announcements list multiple birthday and wedding anniversary observances today and tomorrow. Names include Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Berdो, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beensblosson, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holden of Richmond, Marilyn Kay Connelly and Carolyn Jean Cromwell, former Washington residents Mrs. John Westphal Jr., Mrs. A. E. Palmer, L. E. B. Travis, Norman Phillips, Irene Harvey, Dale Nicola, Pessie Nadine Schmidt, Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Livesay, and several others with ages and hometowns noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J.berdo
Howard Beenblossom
Glenn B. Holden
Richmond
Washington
F. G. Livesay
Gary Lee Fritz
Leonard Fritz
Chares Edward Carriker
Charles Carriker
Rouse
Ellen Elizabeth Spenner
William Spenner
Riverside
Wilson Putman
Honors Rhea Buck At Farewell Party
The Baptist church choir and youth honored Rhea Buck at a farewell party in the church social rooms. Miss Buck leaves tomorrow for Oregon. The group enjoyed games and a gift was presented as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Rhea Buck
Miss Buck
Oregon
Spessard Family Ends Minnesota Vacation
C M Spessard Mr and Mrs C M Spessard and daughter Lou Jean concluded a vacation trip in Black Duck Minnesota returning home early in the week Ruth Norris hosted the Tuesday Bridge club with Irene Trotter and Irene Barth as guests Eva Blankenhorn won high score Wanda Omduff received consolation The hostess with Omduff served a one course luncheon Effie McCreedy visited Chas McCreedy of Sigourney and the J Beckerslys and son Bill returned to Chicago from a stay at the Max White home The Whites had been to Virginia and Washington DC with Max Jr stationed at Walter Reed Hospital Nellie Jones visits Rutland Vermont with Homer Jones family for the summer
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New Haven
Miss Bagby
Brighton
Bill Hamilton
Des Moines
Bob Hamilton
Kansas City
John Wehr
Stephen
Cedar Skalls
George Worthman
Joan
Betty Lou
Bill Wehr
Larry
Linda
Davenport
Joe Wehr
Washington
John Schumacher
Paul
Muscatine
John Gretter
Fairfield
Myron White
Effie McCreedy
Chas. McCreedy
Sigourney
81st Swift Reunion Planned at Sunset Park Rock Garden
The 81st annual Swift reunion is set for Sunday September 1 at Rock Garden in Sunset Park with a basket dinner at noon. Event location is 16713.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Rock Garden
Sunset Park
Stain Removal Tip for Cotton Garments
If cottons scorch while ironing, plunge them into cold water and keep for 24 hours. The heat damage should fade by then.
Sunset Park calendar of meetings and picnics 1941
Community clubs and organizations announce schedules for Sunday through Thursday with picnics, meetings, and social events at Sunset park and local venues. Highlights include W.H.S. senior class reunion, Rainbow Girls officers, Bible and music department activities, and nurse and garden group gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H.S
Sunset Park
Willing Workers Hold August Meeting in Riverside
The Willing Workers club met in Riverside at Mrs. John Soukup’s home with all members present except one. They sewed eight pounds of carpet rags for the Veterans Hospital in Knoxville and planned September 27 gathering hosted by Mrs. J. M. Soukup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
John Souhup
Veteran's Hospital
Knoxville
J. M. Soukup
Dehydrated Vegetables Postwar U.S. Market Outlook
The article estimates annual U.S. sales of dehydrated vegetables will reach 25 to 30 million pounds after the war, reflecting strong postwar demand and potential for food processing industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bell Couple Fetes Guests At Dav enort Gathering
Mr and Mrs Don Bell of Dav enort were honored by hostess Mrs E B Hammer at 733 East Main street last evening. Guests played bridge with Mrs E B Stutzman winning high score prize. Hostess gave Mrs Bell a guest prize. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Bell
Davenort
E. B. Hammer
East Main Street
E. B. Stutsman
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Wolf’s Flower
Joe McGraw
Freshwaters’ Coal & Supply
Donald C. Bell
Deavenport
Nished
Veterans Priority
W. O. Rule
Colocy
Polly
William Romine
North English
R. G. Wessler Repair Shop
East Second St
G.A.R
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold EK. Stassen
Wilkie
Stassen
Govenor Bricker
Willis York
Madrid
Ding—Blue
Robert D. Blue
J. N
Ding’’ Darling
York
Mason City
Virginia Griggs
Stockport
Ralph Robertson
Matt Wel
Ed Wehr
John Robert
Margaret Ann
D. C. Griggs
Hein-Werner
Sorrell
West Madison
Snakenbergs
Commission
Ding
Frank Miles
Miles
Rollo Bergeson
Mary Cremin
Sioux City
Mildred Veatch
Marvyl Stevens
Bergeson
Leo Hoegh
Charton
Einer Furs
Rothschild's
C. Spessard
Ruth Norris
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rosemary Club
Lloyd Marek
Bible Dept
Public Library
Carolyne Hamilton
Country Club
Bridge and Goif
Ysienic
E.O.W. Club
Lloyd Maxwell
Sunset
Icnic
Nurses
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
Aunt Dawson
U and I
Ben Holt
Margnerite Hering
A. W. Yard
Merry Makers Club
Lyle Walton
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society
Marion Stransky
Robert Scott
Dean Schwartz
Homemakers Club
Taylor No. 9
Auto Parts
Nat'l Master Plumbers Ass
D. Bell
Coe’s
Washington Dairy
West Washington
Harry
the Journal
Knauss Groc
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