Harold Horak Throat Infection at Parents Home
Harold Horak, who has endured throat trouble, is under care of nurse Miss Bauer from Wellman. Also noted are Ardell Pieper’s murder report, Koening’s illness and injuries, and neighbors helping Clifford Reeves home from Iowa City eye operation. A Christmas vesper service drew many locals to the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Maas
Washington
Harold Horak
Miss Bauer
Wellman
Ardell Pieper
Wm. Koening
Ward Benson
Bryan Swift
Nate Benson
Clifford Reeves
Reeves
Iowa City
Omer Green
Maas
Leonard Brinning
Allison Maas
Agnes
Henry Brinning
Harold
Eleanor E. Maas
Harley Meyers
Local News Roundup Highlights Family Visits and Illness
Harry Derks and Dale Watson of Dallas City spent the weekend with R. E. Lowe. Mr and Mrs H J Williams visited Keith Williams on North Seventh. Junior has chicken pox and is home from school a week. E L Swisher and son with Henry Zieglowsky of Ainsworth join Myrt le Lee of Columbus Junction visiting R E Lowe. Muriel Dunbar and Helen Lee called on R E Lowe. Mrs Fred P Heck and son Ronald of Havre spent Monday with H M Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Meredith
Harry Derks
Dale Watson
Dallas City
R. E. Lowe
H. J. Williams
Keith Williams
North Seventh Avenue
Junior
E. L. Swisher
Henry Zieglowsky
Ainsworth
Myrtle Lee
Columbus Junction
Muriel Dunbar
Helen Lee
Fred P. Heck
Ronald
Havre
H. M. Kelley
Scout Troop 32 Holds General Meeting
Scout troop 32 held a general meeting on Monday the 12th to discuss new scouts. Interested boys should see Don Orr, Dick Wanerus, or James Bey for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY Scout
Don Orr
Dick Wanerus
James Bey
Buffalo trails guided railroad surveys in plains regions
The American Wildlife Institute notes the American bison as a premier natural engineer. Their well-worn trails guided humans surveying routes for railroad lines across the plains, yet the grade could not be improved by those following the paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Wildlife Institute
Plaine
Buffalo
Capon venture shows profit after high costs
A poultry meeting hears Iowa City man Mr. Yoder detail capon costs and sales. Recordkeeping yields a $549.41 profit on 36 capons and 60 galletis, with plans to raise 2000 capons next year. He stresses balancing cost control with chick quality and feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Yoder
Three Weeks Old Boy Has Operation To Help Digestion
Frederick Ford Rauscher three weeks old, son of Supt and Mrs Walter Rauscher, underwent a slight operation at Memorial hospital in Mt Pleasant to sever a cord into the opening of the stomach to aid digestion. The child showed improved digestion expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Frederick Ford Rauscher
Walter Rauscher
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Raymond Block
Dayton
Ohio
Elizabeth Williams
M. B. Williams
Wyman
United Presbyterian Church
T. F. Maxwell
N. G. Webster
E. E. Voss
Methodist Church
N. F. Chapman
Presbyterian Church
J. C. Cannon
W. P. Davidson
Frank Gault
Lee Hanna
Earl Monson
Ernest Clark
John White
Lorene Taylor
Marian Waters
Bruce Hanna
Ted Maxwell
Mildred Johnson
Columbia
Axel Johnson
Chillicothe
M. C. DeLong
Stella Logan
Clarence Logan
Washington
Roy Caviness
Karen
Adel
Eli White
Grace Robertson
Alice Williams
Columbus City
Rebecca Chrissinger
Edwin
Olds
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Stanley Smith
Waverly
Jud Tunkins Rooster Incident Claims Victory Crow
Jud Tunkins remarks on a rooster that watched a fight and boasts of victory, crowing after the event. He suggests the fowl steps in on the scene and proclaims loud success.
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Jud Tunkins
Hogs and Cattle Prices Dip in Chicago Markets
Chicago markets report hogs totaling 32 006 with 8 000 direct and overall 10 to 20 cent declines from yesterday. Top hogs at 7.40 for 160 to 210 pounds. cattle steady to mixed with beef steers 10.00 to 13.25 and calves 5.00 to 9.50. sheep steady with lambs 9.00 to 9.35 and feeders 7.75 to 8.75.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Mixed Week for Eggs Butter Poultry
Chicago reports a steady to strong egg market with receipts of 4 629 cases including extra firsts 28 firsts 27 current receipts 25 and dirties 19 to 21 percent Butter market shows irregular activity with receipts 8 506 pounds and price tiers ranging from specials 28 4 percent to standards 26 percent Poultry market unsettled with broilers 15 to 16 percent ducks 10 to 13 percent geese 12 to 15 percent turkeys 17 to 20 percent roosters 15 to 16 percent.
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Chicago
Grain futures mixed as markets show narrow moves
In Chicago on December 13, grain table shows Wheat May at 66% high and close, with figures around 66 level for July and December. Corn traces start near 22% for May with mixed shifts by March and September. Oats display small gains with May and July around 28% to 27% ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market notes on yellow carrots and whites
Chicago trading reports list color coded carrot bids with yellow grades numbered one to five and white grade No 2 G444. Estimates show carrots at about 90 units with fluctuating percentages around the 50s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pearl Button Firms Earn Laundry Seal of Approval
Pearl Button Industries and Muscatine manufacturers form Pearl Button Industries Inc to promote pearl buttons. The American Institute of Laundering awarded the Laundry-Tested and Approved Seal to Pearl Button Industries and partner firms, signaling products wash satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Pearl Button Company
American Institute of Laundering
Joliet
Pearl Button Industries, Inc
Washington
Muscatine
American Pearl Button Co
Automatic Button Company
Hawkeye Pearl Button Co
Iowa
Pearl Button Co
McKee Button Company
Muscatine Pearl Works U. S. Button Company Weber & Sons
Canada
Elizabeth Williams Visits a Sister in Bellevue Hospital
Elizabeth Williams visits her sister Miss Augusta in Bellevue hospital in Muscatine on Saturday evening. The item mentions other local people and events including a bazaar fundraiser by the Ladies' Aid and notes on textile washability standards and laundering guidance from the American Institute of Laundering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Williams
Bellevue Hospital
Crawfordsville
Muscatine
Miss Augusta
Mary White
Letts
Axel Johnson
Chillicothe
Mildred Johnson
Ted Maxwell
Columbia
T. E. Maxwell
Anna Mae White
Davenport
Business College
Harvey Barnes
W. Huston
Mt. Pleasant
Ald
American Institute of Laundering
Joliet
Presbyterian Men Host Christmas Turkey Dinner
Sixty five members of the Presbyterian Brotherhood gathered in the church basement for a turkey dinner hosted by the Ladies Aid led by Mrs. Will Matucha and Mrs. Fred Reid. Charles M. Barber of Parsons College Fairfield presented a Christmas story lecture with vivid word pictures and a Bethlehem scene. Mrs. Dawson sang two songs with Mr. Dawson at the piano and Professor Williams performed violin selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Ladies Aid Society
Will Matucha
Fred Reid
Charles M. Barber
Parsons College
Fairfield
Bethlehem
Ouchy Port Named After Lake Geneva in Switzerland
Ouchy, a lakeside district on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, gives its name to the port area at the lakeside in Lausanne. The site is known for its scenic views and harbor facilities on the lake.
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Ouchy
Port
Lake of
Geneva
Switzerland
Germans On Way East
Dispatches report Germany moving east after a decisive Memel victory. Analysts forecast Memel's return to the Reich, Lithuania feared but likely to yield, while Poland faces rising German influence and potential uprisings, with January war games signaling a push toward a new Ukrainian state on Russia's doorstep.
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London
Germany
Hitler
Memel
Reich
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Poland
Tunis
Corsica
France
Mussolini
Russia
Men Complete Job of Shucking Corn for L. Mallinger
Richland reports a group of about twenty men with teams and wagons finished shucking corn at Lewellyn Mallinger's farm near Packwood. Mallinger has been hurt, and neighbors helped as a show of kindness. lunch was provided by local women.
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L. Mallinger
Richland
Lewellyn Mallinger
Packwood
Keota
Esther Dickinson
Des Moines
Jake Dickinson
Ralph Steele
Hessian Troops Totaled 29 867 in Revolutionary War
The record notes that 29 867 Hessian troops fought for England in the Revolutionary War, detailing the total enlisted force from Hessian mercenaries aiding British campaigns.
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England
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FOX
E. A. van Winkle
Graham
Ile
van Camp
Arm & Hammer
SAL Soda
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Frank Priebes
Frank Priebe
United Mattress CO
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
Pearl Button Industries
Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist Church
Hiland Palace
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