Local notices list injuries and military transfers in town
Mrs Edna Gardner fractured her left leg after a fall and is confined at home on Second Avenue. Aviation Cadet John Yousling transferred from Perrin Field to Lubbock Army Flying School Texas. Other items note visits, addresses, illness, and military postings including Allan and Mary Day in Monmouth Oregon and A/S Robert L. Custer at University of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Gardner
Wiu
Second Avenue
John Yousling
Perrin Field
Texas
Army Air Corps
Lubbock Army Flying School
Lubbock
Yousling
Avenue X
J. F. Simpson
South Avenue B
Washington County Hospital
Richard
Young
Mary Day
Monmouth
Oregon
Eant Young
Adair
Ore
Christina Meyer
Sara Kelly
Kenmore Avenue
Chicago
Ill
He See
Army Air Force Airplane Mechanic School
Amarillo Field
Amarillo
M. D. Lee
John Perdock
Leland Griggs
See
Robert
Hillsdale
Oklo
Knights of Columbus Meeting and School Christmas Program
Regular meeting of Knights of Columbus at 8 o'clock Thursday evening December 18 at KC hall 25913. Patrons and friends of Glendale school invited to attend pupils Christmas program at 8 o'clock Friday evening December 17 at the school. Hot lunch will be served. Mildred Meyer teacher. 25913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
K. C. Hall
Glendale School
Mildred Meyer
Stabilization Plan details for Washington County workers
Edgar A. Cupp summarizes the Labor-Management Stabilization Plan functions affecting Washington County as part of the war effort. It outlines hiring releases, referrals by the U S Employment Service, essential industries, and conditions for worker releases, with contacts for further information in Fairfield and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Cupp
Fairfield
Washington County
United States
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
U. S
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Washington, Jefferson and
van Buren Counties
Employment Service
Paul McNutt
Washington, D. C
F. M. Rarig, Jr
Minneapolis
George D. Haskell
Des Moines
John Barwise
Elmer Logan
Peet O'Neil
Charles Stansell
Permelia
North Side
Washington
Kalona to Clash with West Chester in Ke-Wash Matchup
Kalona and West Chester each sported a win and a loss in Ke-Wash play and meet in a close anticipated showdown on the Chester court. First and second teams collide at 7 30 with two games on the program, promising a hard fought contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Kalona
Chester
Christmas Supper By Pythian Sisters
Pythian Sisters and families held a cooperative Christmas supper at K. P. hall last evening. Weather and illness kept several members away. A short Christmas program circled the decorated tree, followed by treat distribution and a members gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Hall
Revenue Office Opens Tonight for Tax Returns
John Mattes deputy revenue collector said the post office office will stay open tonight until 9 30 to help people file income tax returns due by mail tonight. The extended hours are for convenience of taxpayers needing last minute assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mattes
Judge Bechly Opens Two Day Court Session
Judge Frank Bechly of Montezuma presides a two day district court session after returning from Sigourney where he also held a term. He will hear motions tomorrow in two cases brought against the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
District Court
Sigourney
Washington
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Funeral services for Mrs Prudence Knauss
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Doe Jones funeral home with Rev George Kerr in charge. A vocal duet by Carolyn Hamilton and Mrs Hugh McCleery accompanied the service. Pallbearers were Floyd Knauss Lee William and Forrest Embree. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Hershberger Funeral Services Held in Kalona
William H. Hershberger, 69, died of a heart attack December 13 at his son Samuel’s Kalona home. Funeral services were held December 15 at his Kalona residence with burial in East Union cemetery. He was born September 27, 1874 in Johnson County Iowa, married Barbara Hochstetler December 25, 1900, who died April 1987. Surviving are his son, Samuel, three sisters and four grandchildren. He was a member of the Amish church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Ritz
Kalona
William H. Hershberger
East Union Cemetery
Mr. Hershberger
Samuel
William Hershberger
Johnson County
Iowa
Henry
Elizabeth Bender Hershberger
Barbara Hochstetler
Ann Judson Circle Holds December Meeting at Mrs Messer
The Ann Judson Circle of the Baptist church gathered around Mrs. E. H. Messer’s fireplace for the December session with Harriett Logan assisting. Eighteen members attended as the group shared devotions, Christmas songs, and a discussion of the study book We Who Are America. A Burma Refugee article from the Northern Baptist World Charter was presented, and a library donation was approved plus a $40.02 Christmas love gift for the church debt. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Judson
the Baptist Church
E. H. Messer
Harriett Logan
Eigh
A. Trenerry
Luke
Northern Baptist World
Marvel Brown
A. J. Bielefeldt
Mission Magazine
Crop Corps Volunteers Save 6000 Acre Berry Patch in Texas County
In Texas county volunteers from the Crop Crop Corps rescued a 6000 acre berry patch, preserving the crop valued at about three million dollars for local growers. The action safeguarded agricultural productivity and the community's economic stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Christmas Programs Highlight Fortnightly Club Meetings
Three American Home departments of the Fortnightly club held December meetings with a Merry Christmas theme. Hostess Mrs. Davis welcomed 18 members of division one plus two guests from Corvallis and Council Bluffs, with carols, readings, and a YWCA and orphanage collection. Subsequent gatherings featured patriotic music history, a musical program, a white elephant exchange, and a final Christmas program with a play EntERprising Oswald, piano solos, a Christmas story, and a Holy Night vocal, plus a $7.50 YWCA collection and seasonal refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Davis
G. E. Davis
Corvallis
Ore
Alma Perry
Mabel Gray
L. F. Harding
Santa Claus
Ellen Gray
Martha Downing
Alice Walker
Margaret McCall
Marjorie Bower
Shirley Dowell
Beverly Brown
Y.W.C.A
Council Bluffs
R. S. Warfel
Alice Shaver
Warfel
Stewart
Elsie Bratten
E. E. Stutsman
H. H. MccCleery
Carolyn Hamilton
McCleery
Carl Jungbluth
Fred Neiswanger
Blaine Holmes
Bell
Clarence Klepfer
Arthur Krause
J. D. Dayton
Harriet Clendenning
Bruce Lipscomb
Sam Turkington
Foster Bagge
L. R. Carbee
Loren Airy
W. B. Dupuis
Oswald
Reby Edmond
Phil
William Beggs
W. C. McFadden
John Rittenhouse
Clendenning
Social Calendar listing weekly club and church events
Community groups including American Legion Auxiliary W.C.T.U. Public library HJ club Lexington Ladies Aid Fleur de Lis Odd Fellows Rebekahs Stewart P.T.A. P.E.O. Rural Women W.S.C.S. Home Builders Missionary societies and W.R.C. host a week of Christmas exchanges pot lucks and parties with dates from Wednesday to Saturday at various local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Nasiena Legion Rooms
W.C.T.U
Ee Public Library
Charles Harland
Good Will Club
Jacob Fisher
Lexington Ladies Aid Society
Red Cross
Fleur de Lis Club
Ed Gallagher
Verle Gallagher
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
C.F. Hall
Stewart Pjt
P.E.O
Richard McCleery
Rural Women’s Club
S. G. Bell
Chiefs Association
William Matucha
Rebekah Lodge
Bethlehem Commandery
Masonic Temple
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Churc
Women's Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church
Pink Boll Worm Control Aids Mexico Request
The Department of Agriculture is aiding Mexico at its request to control the pink boll worm in Mexican fields. The effort underscores bilateral cooperation on agricultural pest management and quarantine concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Department of Agriculture
European Missionaries Failing on Nicobars Die from Malaria
European missionaries in the Nicobars in the 17th and 18th centuries died of malaria. The hot humid climate kept few white men alive there, and malaria remains prevalent on the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicobars Islands
Indian Ocean
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Wolf Floral CO
Bob Oakley
Moline
John Deere
B. C. Briley
Ren, Nev
William E. Luce, Jr
Nellie Loder
Wayland
Penney’s
Mary E. Johnson
Lloyd McIntosh
Newcastle
Wyo
Black Hills
Deadwood
Russell P. Hayes
Seattle
Wash
Lloyd Hayes
Grace Hill
Rela
Islands
Robert L. Custer
A.S.N
T.D
Powers Hall
University of Alabama
Ala
Little’s Furniture
Pythian
Revenue Collector’s
W. H. Hershberger
Ann Judson Circle
Mrs. Davis
H. H. Club
William Hessetine
W.R.C
Legion Lac
Herman’s
Dickies
Larry Malley
Goodfellow
the Goodfellow Fund
Cc. V. Crull
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