Polio Patient Improves as Isolation Ends
News Review continues to improve from polio as Miss Holland leaves isolation and enters hospital care. She fell ill on November 15 and is joined by relatives in explaining her background as former Washington resident. A closing out sale for Clifford Freil raised thirteen thousand six hundred forty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Holland
Mrs Holland
Washington
Holland
Helen Beal
W. M. Beal
Washington Street
Six Babies Born At Local Hospital In A Day
A Saturday report from the local hospital notes six births. Newborns include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Henry Lee Wade Wellman at 9 38 am a son to Mr and Mrs Floyd Johnson Pleasant Plain at 1 06 pm a son to Mr and Mrs Raymond Edwards Mt Pleasant at 3 52 am a son to Mr and Mrs Peter M Rich Brighton at 10 44 pm and a son to Mr and Mrs William Nisley Wellman at 4 31 am today. Several patients were admitted discharged or undergone procedures including tonsillectomies and appendectomies with various local residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Wade
Wellman
Floyd Johnson
Pleasant Plain
Harry J. Arnold
BE. Jefferson Sr
Raymond Edwards
Mt. Pleasant
Peter M. Rich
Brighton
Local Births and Admissions Reported at Area Hospitals
Mrs John Pratt admitted as medical patient yesterday afternoon. Domain Gent of South English parent of a daughter born at 7 15 last eve. Urban Te Bockhurst of Kalona parent of a son born at 11 23 last night. Raymond H Wolf of Lockridge and Mrs Henry Leehner of Brighton admitted this morning. Marion Farrier Jr of Brighton underwent an appendectomy this morning. Dismissals include Ralph Smith 111% Marion Ave Mrs Robert Manning and daughter of Mr Pleasant Mrs Kenry Lee Wade and daughter.
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Dave Schantz
Crawfordsville
Harvey G. Dahl
Marion Ave
Wanda Adams
Conesville
Robert Blair
Iowa Ave
W. G. Lewis
Columbus Junction
Wilfred Saltzman
Keota
William Stigge
West Chester
Don Boyer
S. Marion Ave
Harold Bickford
S. Ave B
John Custer
S. Ave
Walter Nordyke
Peter Yoder
Wellman
George Kaska
Keola
Ella Shafer
Home Hotel
Merle Kallous
N. Ave. C
Leo Ott
Walter Jones
Route Four
Harvey Dahl
Robert Guy
Brighton
Aura Morse
Columbus City
Daryl Wood
Ainsworth
John Richards
Seventh Ave
Maurice Bleess
Elizabeth Tucker
S. Second Ave
Floyd Tucker
S. Town Ave
Stewart Bell
James Stewart
John Pratt
Urban Te Bockhurst
Kalona
Raymond H. Wolf
Lockridge
Henry Leehner
Marion Farrier, Jr
Ralph Smith
Robert Manning
Pleasant
Kenry Lee Wade
Crack in Liberty Bell Affects Tolling for Chief Justice Marshall
The Liberty Bell cracked on July 8 1835 in Independence Hall Philadelphia as it tolled for the death of Chief Justice John Marshall two days earlier July 6. The bell was being transported from Philadelphia to Virginia, Marshall’s native state.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Marshall
Virginia
For the Lady That Has Everything Dubarry Kit Shown
A gift suggestion features a Dubarry makeup kit for the lady who has everything. A weather note states generally fair tonight with increasing clouds and mild conditions continuing into Sunday. Top hogs priced at 24.75 dollars.
Rail Freight Rates Raised by ICC Across Nation
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved freight rate increases totaling about 1 billion dollars annually, effective January 1, averaging 17.6 percent to offset rising labor and operating costs. Concurrently, a four year old temporary passenger fare rise was made permanent, boosting fares by 1 percent in 1942 terms.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
East End
Living Lake honors teacher Maxine Ulin and Marilyn Allen
Women of the Living Lake school district gathered at Mrs. George Horns home for a shower honoring Maxine Ulin who married Marylin Allen earlier in the fall. The community celebrated the recent secret marriage with a social event.
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Rennie Dawson
Living Lake
George Horn
Maxine Ulin
Marylin Allen
Maxine
Shoppers Crowd Stores in State
Shoppers report price levels higher than prewar years though some lines stay near last year. Toys show sharp price increases with scarce, expensive playthings linked to holiday demand while other toys remain closer to 1940s levels. Local events include a party with gifts and a Christmas program in planning as residents reflect on Thanksgiving and family gatherings.
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Maxine
Kennie Dawson
Dawson
Clark Tucker
Elkhart
Ind
Carl E. Kelley
Dell Walker
Donald Brown
Washington friends send cheer to missing Keokuk woman
A Keokuk resident reports not hearing from a woman for about a week after an operation. She would be glad to receive a card from Washington friends at 510 North 8th Street, Keokuk.
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Washington
Keokuk
Finke Is Guest of Patient's Parents In California Home
Thanksgiving travels from New Mexico base to California hospital bring William Finke and an attendant to the home of the patient’s parents. The visit included warm hospitality and Finke noting it is grand to sleep in a bed again. The Prairie Flower item lists local Thanksgiving gatherings and regional visitors across Iowa.
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Finke
California
Martha Thrasher
Prairie Flower
William Finke
N. Mex
Calif
California Hospital
William
Sterling College
Stanley Jarrard
Maxine Reeves
Ia Mae Daniel
Monmouth
Charles Masson
Reeves and
Crawfordsville
Warren Green
Ames
Milton Davis
Columbus Junction
Ezra Smith
Paul
Merley Yurnipseed
Richmond
Roberts
Salem Presbyterian Church
Hugh S. Davis
Cloyd Knapp
Richard
Methediat Church
Jackson
Fairfield
Fred Byers
Evelyn
Clara Byers
Allen Fickling
Waldo
Bobby Brower
Earl Booth
Booth
Alfred Johnson
Hedrick
Ellis Finke
Jerry
Mt. Vernon
George Miller
Benita
Alice Finke
Roy Finke
Vitamin D Enrichment Methods in Milk
Milk vitamin D enrichment occurs through three methods: ultraviolet light exposure, adding a vitamin D concentrate, or using feed from cows fed irradiated yeast. This summary notes the ingestion of vitamin D to boost dairy nutrition and references processing choices.
After Five Years Peace Remains Elusive in War’s Wake
The piece recalls bloodshed and hardship across Europe and Italy, noting unfree elections and hunger while singling out Japan’s 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and its crushing defeat three years later. It credits the fall of Germany and Japan to the Allied victory and frames the United Nations as the still fragile hope for lasting peace.
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United States
Europe
Italy
Denmark
Japan
Pearl Harbor
U. S Pacific
Malay
Singapore
Philippines
Indonesia
Pacific Islands
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Germany
United Nations
San Francisco
Magic in African Warfare and Protective Practices
The article notes widespread use of magic in African warfare with practices continuing into modern times. It describes internally ingested compounds and external body applications intended to shield individuals, with bullets of European invaders allegedly glancing off.
Farm Bureau Seeks New Members in County Association
A county Farm Bureau forms its new dairy focused group with 19 members and plans to grow to 26. Attendees include Mr. Porter Leo Sturgeon county extension director and Leonard Booth a dairy tester. Members listed span Washington Keota Wellman Richland and other towns.
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Mr. Porter
Leo Sturgeon
Leonard Booth
Eugene L. Shaver
Wellman
Stanley Fash
Marion L. Stransky
Lester Luckenbill
Washington
A. L. Duensing
D. H. Christianson
Conesville
E. C. Dickinson, & Son
Brighton
Vernon Roll
G. Tl. Pepper
Keota
Brazilwood dye origins and usage across regions
Nine varieties of brazilwood yield a dye from a medium redwood tree. It was first cultivated in India Sumatra and Ceylon and later grown in Europe and the Americas. Dye derived from the wood produces a bright red color.
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India
Sumatra
Ceylon
Europe
Americas
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