Rocking Chair Brigade Gels and Glad Tidings From December
The Journal reports recipe corrections for Mrs Eastwoods English fruit cake and notes Mrs Co R McCutchen praising the cake. December D A R meeting at Mrs Coddingtons home with eighteen members. gifts for blood plasma and U W Christmas tree. Birthdays, Red Cross hours, and community news from the D A R chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Kyle
Emma Warfel
Pearl Whistler
Josephine Elder
Kyle
West Second Street
U.W
Santa Claus
Carol Forgey
Christmas Cheer Hope Inspires Neighbors To Share Bright Windows
A neighbor urges residents to keep Christmas spirits alive despite hard times. She notes bright trees in windows and asks households to display theirs so passersby can feel cheer and share the season's goodwill.
Riverside Notes and Visits From Local Families
Riverside news rounds up visitors and departures including Mrs. George B. Slawson leaving for Mississippi to join her husband Corporal Slawson, Ethel Bulger visiting relatives, and Leo B. Walsh and family visiting from Evanston. Mentioned are local marriages, births, furloughs, and community events at St Mary's and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
George B. Slawson
Bertha Tener
Iloxi
Miss
Cpl
Ethel Bulger
Davenport
Frances Bulger
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
al Jalton
Harry
Leo B. Walsh
Great Lakes Naval Station
Chicago
Walsh
Evanston
Cornelius W. Walsh
Dorothy Schneider
Ottumwa
Cornelius Sehneider
Joseph H. Linsley
Linsley
Anna Walter
Earl Walton
George Yeggy
St. Mary's School
Convent
Cecelia
Janet Simon
Bernadette
Juanita Yeggy
Lois Yeggy
Marilyn
Wilma Fesler
Vernita
Virginia Droll
Lois
Joan Schnoebelen
Reta Thomann
Mickey
Timmy
Jeanne Ryan
Jackie Motte
Norfolk
Virginia
Kenneth
St. Mary's Convent
Dorothy Nelson
Dorothy Knebel
Monte Vista
Colo
Joseph Knebel
Henning
Pie
Clement Dautremont
Canada
C. V. Dautremont
May Alcorn
Martin Shoup
John Krotz
Chapman
Wellman
Allen Snyder
Maquoketa
Josie Snyder
William Krotz
Anna Krotz
Fred Kucera
Lloyd Krotz
New Liberty
Iowa
Man Impersonation Suspect Arrested Over Blonde Ruse
Oakland servicemen reported losses after drinking with a big blonde woman who allegedly relieved them of cash. Donald Philbrick, 27, pictured in a blonde wig and feminine attire, was arrested on an impersonation charge.
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Oakland
Cal
Donald Philbrick
Philbrick
Dale and Dick Jones Conclude Visit in H. C. Jones Home
Dale Jones and his son Dick left for Kansas City after several days with H. C. Jones. Visitors included Doyle Schmitter and son from Bloomfield and Carlos Watson with salesmen and relatives. A Busy Bee supper, a baby girl Linda Kay born to Clarence Statler, and Thanksgiving visits wrap the week with local families returning to duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Bray
Dee
Dale Jones
Kansas City
H. C Jones
Doyle Schmitter
Bloomfield
Jones
Carlos Watson
Des Moines
Busy Bee Club
Eldon Rogers
Clarence Statler
Washington County Hospital
Linda Kay
Earl Sitting
Virgil Pardon
Wilma Jones
Edith Marie Elmore
Penn College
Dorothy
Hazel Bray
Iowa Success
Ottumwa
Robert Bell
Fairfield
Virgil Pardum
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society Meets With Mrs Stransky
The Pilotburg Ladies Aid society met at the home of Mrs Marion Stransky with Mrs Frank Stransky as co host. All old officers were re elected except Mrs Esther Hamilton will
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilotburg
Rank Stransky
Pilotbburg
Question of candidacies for men in armed forces debated
Des Moines report examines whether soldiers sailors and others in the service may run for public office in Iowa. The article notes past election of service members in 1942 and discusses legality leave of absence and qualification rules likely to be reviewed by the attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
ICPA
Iowa
Wayne M. Ropes
John M. Rankin
Lewiss. Robinson
Mills County
Lloyd Fry Wayne
Local Social Notes Highlight Community Events
The group forgoes the Christmas gift exchange to donate 25 cents toward a Washington boy’s membership. January hosts Mrs. Carl T. Anderson and Mrs. Esther Hamilton will host at Anderson home. The Wiles move to Gard ner farm. Chalupa family to occupy Schul ty farm in spring. Joe Hoover family welcomes daughter Muriel Elaine born Dec 2 in Oregon. Eva Mouser visits Washington with son Stanley and family. Warren Allen and sons of Wapello visit Michigan?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl T. Anderson
Esther Hamilton
Ray Wiles
Gardner Farm
Clem Chalupa
Charles Schulty
Joe Hoover
Oregon
Muriel Elaine
Eva Mouser
Stanley
Warren Allen
Wapello
Food Production Program Training In Ames Iowa
Plans to extend the 1944 Food Production Program to all Iowa farmers are developed at a two day training session at Iowa State College. A J Loveland chairs the USDA war board session with state war board members AAA field men extension supervisors and agencia reps preparing county by county outreach. The program goals were set at October Des Moines conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
A. J. Loveland
Iowa Usda War Board
Usda War Board
AAA
Extension Service
Des Moines
Richmond Tank Depot Feeds War Effort With Vast Output
In one day workers at the Richmond California tank depot prepare more military materiel for overseas service than the entire U S army possessed before the war. The facility builds tanks armored vehicles bomb trailers tractors and jeeps for Pacific and other theaters, supplying most of the Army’s armored needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Calif
U. S
Pacific
Local Updates From Wapello Area
Sister Mrs Marion Stransky and family update. Warren reported to the navy last Monday. Mrs Allen and sons remain in Wapello. Jimmy Oldfield is ill with chicken pox this week. Mrs Dow Bishop is sick with flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Stransky
Warren
Navy
Allen and Sons
Wapello
Jimmy Oldfield
Dow Bishop
Milwaukee Road freight up 102 percent in nine months
H A Scandrett trustee reports Mil waukee Road freight shipments rose 102 percent in the first nine months of 1943 from 1939 levels. Revenue ton miles climbed from 6 621 064 000 to 138 381 162 000 as carloads grew 20 percent while trainload per car rose 45 percent and cars ran 59 percent more miles daily. The average ton distance also increased 22 percent, reflecting wartime transportation needs.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Europe
H. A. Scandrett
Road
Milwaukee
Tor
Mr. Scandrett
Army forecasts 39000 dogs in service by July 1944
The army expects to have 39,000 dogs in service by July 1944. Three and one half million dollars has been set aside for dog food.
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Banjo
Porky Cartoon
Australia
John Cromwell
Nou
Rocking Chair
D.A.R
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Erbe
Snakenberg
Katherine Pollock
J. &. Lemmon
Mrs. Erbe
Mrs. Lemmon
DiLorenzo
Columbia
S. C
Marian Delaine
Martha Dianne
Joe DiLorenzo
Brooklyn
Mary Juliet
Sta
Notich
Richards
Phillips & Hebner
King Cotton
Geo. McDaniel
Tracy Phillips
Colognes
Happy Land
Riverside News
Glenn Hervert
Phyllis Annette
Graceville, Minn
Verne A. Veggy
Camp House
Texas
Late Pathe News
Dale
Dick Jones
H. C. Jones
Childs
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
George J. Breitenbach
RIC
Guile
Richard Hudnut
Cologne
Dubarry
Coty
MAX Factor
Paris
Lentheric Cologne & Perfume
Cron
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