Christmas Cards and Local Visits Highlight Weekend News
Roy True flew a P-17 from Tulsa to Madison stopping at Washington airport to refuel. Royce Hall of Napa and Mrs. Salladay host Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Salladay with Mrs Hall a Salladay kin. The Beenblossoms choir members joined The Messiah while a WS UI broadcast features Hymn to Praise. Nicola Harmon offers a large Christmas card selection.
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Roy True
Tulsa
Okla
Madison, Wise
Washington Airport
Royce Hall
Napa, Calif
Ernest Salladay
Hall
Salladay
Max and
Donald Beenblossom
John Mack Beenblossom
WS UI
Local births and discharges list at area hospitals
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Dale Kerr 1015 B&B Adams sr are parents of a son Thomas Dale born at 444 Saturday afternoon. Discharges include Mrs Richard Cameron and son James Richard 613 N Fifth Ave and several others from Crawfordsville Richland Keota Columb's Junction Lockridge and other towns.
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Dale Kerr
B&b. Adams Sr
Thomas Dale
David Brinning
Brighton
Richard Cameron
James Richard
Fifth Ave
Dale Bales
Joy Anne
Crawfordsville
Thomas Randall
Dale Allen
Seventh Ave
Theryl van Dyke
Randall Dale
Richland
Allen Palmer
Keota
John Pratt
Second St
Raymond H. Wolf
Lockidge
Robert Palmer
Judith Kay
E. Second St
Jennie Jones
Columb's Junction
Bowling Bankers Have Highest Total In City League
The Bankers lead the city bowling league with 11 906 pins after 15 games, ahead of the Old Timers who count 11 489. Hap Monroe has the top individual game at 222, while Harold Cumming and Lloyd Little lead in weekly and three game marks. Team highs include the Old Timers 860 and 2398 for three games. Top averages feature Bill Sitler 183 and Harold Cumming 173.
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Bankers
Hap Monroe
Harold Cumming
Lloyd Little
Bill Sitler
Ed Sorrell
Chic Neill
Lee Holland
Geo Morrison
Fat Stewart
J. Custer
C. Custer
Portland Council of Church Women delegate visits Iowa kin
Ruth Haefner from Portland Oregon, state chairman for the Oregon Council of Church Women, attended the Grand Rapids assembly and UN session in New York. She is visiting relatives in Michigan and New York after a Foster Bickel weekend gathering with Mr and Mrs Foster Bickel.
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Foster Bickel
Ruth Haefner
Portland
Ore
University of Iowa
Miss Haefner
Grand Rapids
Mich
Assembly of the Council of Church Women
Christian Social Relations Committee
Oregon Council of Church Women
Michigan
New York
Washington, D. C
UN Assembly
Demons Tie for Third as Conference Play Opens
Washington Demons rolled to a 59 27 win over Mt Pleasant to stay on pace in the Little Six. They sit in a four way tie for third after two league games and host Fort Madison Friday, a strong opponent from Fairfield’s showing. Muscatine beat Burlington 86 25 and Ottumwa defeated Keokuk 45 15 in other league games. Fort Madison’s James and Cartmill led the Fairfield win with eight and five baskets respectively. The Demons face a tight court and seek another conference victory. The Cardinals travel to Centerville for a junior college clash tonight after a 52 35 win over Clinton.
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Mt. Pleasant
Washington High School Demons
Washington
Fort Madison
Fairfield
Keokuk
James
Cartmill
Cardinals
Centerville
Norman E. White
Centerville Junior College
White
Clinton
West Chester to host Ke-Wash game Tuesday evening
West Chester and Williams burg will meet in a Ke-Wash game at West Chester Tuesday evening. The teams seem well matched and a good game is expected. Second teams of the two schools will play, starting at DP Ais.
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West Chester
Williamsburg
DP Ais
St Mary's Teams Win Pair of Games in Riverside
In Riverside, St Mary’s high school swept both ends of a twin bill over St Elizabeth’s. The varsity boys led early and finished 21 to 10, with Dick Schneider scoring 5 field goals for 10 points. Donald Kiefer and Jack Mottet added 9 and 8 points respectively. The St Elizabeth’s lineup had no standout, with five players scoring once each for 10 points. A close reserve clash ended 9 to 8 in favor of St Mary’s River Side.
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Donald Kiefer
Jack Mottet
and & T
St. Elizabeth's
Peiffer
Conberry
Klein Wittetoe
Hellman
St. Mary's of Riverside
Riverside
Harper
Nine Planes Fly From Local Airport to Moline
Nineteen men including Sky buddy members and friends left the local airport yesterday morning in nine planes for a breakfast hop to Moline Illinois and a cross country flight to Cedar Rapids. Planes departed after eight with a 930 breakfast in Moline. Snow near Cedar Rapids challenged pilots but proved minimal. Those in the group include Don Armstrong Ray Stalder Paul Widmer Ivan Yoder John Martin John Lemmon Dennis Lynch Gilbert Wood Norman Wood Alois Musil Dwane Shalla Preston Harvey Warren Cleavenger Dick Baker Rex Goodwing Lawrence McVey Lyle Te Bockhorst Fret Minden Elliott McKinstry.
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Skybuddy
Moline
Iil
Cedar Rapids
Don Armstrong
Ray Stalder
Paul Widmer
Ivan Yoder
John Martin
John Lemmon
Frank Griffith Dies in Kansas at 70
The Wichita derived obituary notes Frank Tilden Griffith 70 of 341 North Madison died at a local hospital after a life of extensive travel in Oklahoma and Texas He was born May 15 1876 in Washington Iowa and moved to Wichita 36 years ago He is survived by his wife Emma and five daughters plus eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral services are set for Downing Chapel Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev J I Almes of the First United Presbyterian officiating and burial in Maple Grove Cemetery
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Journal
Wichita Kan
Frank T. Griffith
Washington
Wichita
Frank Tilden Griffith
North
Madison
Oklahoma
Iowa
Emma Z
Mildred B. Morgan
Englewood
Cal
Mable C. Hass
North Madison
Mary BR. Coombs
Chicago
Ill
Frances L. Smith
Santa Barbara
Ruthora V. Murry
Denver
Colo
Ella Webb
Alhambra
Samuel Griffith
Fairfield
Downing Chapel
J. I. Almes
First United Presbyterian Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Legion Dinner and Program Scheduled for Tuesday
Legion members and spouses are urged to attend a potluck dinner at 6 30 p m tomorrow in the city hall Legion rooms. Bring your own service and a dish to pass. An auction will raise funds for Christmas season benefits with items from members. A safety film will be shown by Supt W A Erbe with a state safety official possibly present.
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State Department of Public Safety
Explosion in business district blamed on planted bomb
The blast four months after opening shook the business district. Fire equipment and police rushed to the scene and roped off the street covered with glass. Deputy Fire Chief Walter N. Harrity said it appeared the explosion originated from a bomb planted in the entrance.
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Walter N. Harrity
Rat Reproduction Rates From Multiple Litters Per Year
Rats breed rapidly with six to eight litters annually. Offspring reach sexual maturity at three to four months. Litters vary from 6 to 20, averaging 9 to 10 young per litter.
Boy Scout Troop 32 Chartered by Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Troop 32 was officially chartered and invested at a morning worship service with 13 boys taking part. Scoutmaster William Smart led the investiture. Rev. T. E. White welcomed the troop. candles were lit as each scout recited part of the twelve point Scout Law.
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Presbyterian Church
Claire Davis
William Smart
T. E. White
Scout Brown
Smart
White
Washington
The
Presbyterian Scout Troop
Ted Green
Jerry Cochran
Duane Martin
William Jones
Duane Hudspeth
Dean Goff
James Wolf
Gary Gorham
Dana Nelson
David Booth
Dor'd Meyer
Clinton Businessman Dies of Injuries in Auto Crash
William L. Cummings aged 59, a prominent Clinton businessman, died in a Moline Illinois hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident Saturday night. Three Clinton residents including his widow and Mr and Mrs Ed Arlen suffered broken ribs and severe cuts.
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Clinton
Iowa
William L. Cummings
Moline
Ill
Ed Arlen
Montezuma Youth Dies in Auto Crash
Norman Taylor, 16, died in a Saturday night car collision in Montezuma Iowa. Police say he rode with two other boys when they misread a car with only a toggle light as a motorcycle. The fatality marked Poweshiek county’s third this year and brought Iowa’s toll to 490.
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Montezuma
Iowa
Norman Taylor
Taylor
Poweshiek County
Ore in Petrified Trees War Fuel Reopens Mystery
Petrified trees in southern Utah yielded up to 50 percent uranium. The ore from ancient stone trunks was mined for use in luminous instrument dials, a detail tied to wartime research and material sourcing.
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Utah
Funeral services set for S. M. Van Vliet in Columbus Junction
S. M. Van Vliet 80, a Columbus Junction resident, died Saturday after weeks of illness. Funeral at 2 p m tomorrow at Stephens Funeral Home with Rev J B Pooley officiating. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Survived by wife Ella Johnson, son Russell of St Paul, sisters Mrs William Brock and Mrs Lydia Aldrich. another son Arthur predeceased him. Born October 15 1866 in Strausburg Pennsylvania.
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Columbus Junction
S. M. van Vliet
Stephens Funeral
J. B. Pooley
Columbus Junction Methodist Church
Columbus City
van Vliet
Strausberg, Penna
Martin van Vliet
Junction
Odd Fellow Lodge
Ella Johnson
Russell
St. Paul
Minn
William Brock
Lydia Aldrich
Winfield
Arthur
Sixth Child Victim of Rock Falls Fire Dies
Arthur Ewert aged 7 died in Sterling hospital the sixth victim of the Rock Falls explosion fire. The six children of Anna McKenna and Bernice Ewert lived in a two room house when a stove exploded trapping them in bunks. A coroner's jury urged grand jury investigation.
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Sterling
Ill
Arthur Ewert
Rock Falls
Anna McKenna
Bernice Ewert
Farmer elevator fire destroys Iowa Falls facility
A four story former grain elevator in Iowa Falls burned early yesterday. Projected loss reached 100000 dollars, with only partial insurance. Damaged items include building, equipment, fencing, roofing, 3000 bushels of corn, 1000 bushels of oats, three cars of feed and two cars of buttermilk.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
John Weddle
Tubes in Robot Highlight Advances in Military Computers
The Army's ENIAC, a mathematical robot, contains 18 000 electronic tubes, far more than an average radio with about 10 tubes and smaller radar sets with 400 tubes. B-29s carry under 800 tubes.
Explosion damages Stouffer's restaurant in Minneapolis
A blast in downtown Minneapolis wrecked the entry and heavily damaged the interior of Stouffer's restaurant and blew out windows in nearby buildings. Police reported the explosion occurred early today and are investigating the incident as a possible bombing.
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Minneapolis
Stouffer's
Genevieve Baker Weds Merl Shelman at Baker Home
Rosa Genevieve Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs George R Baker married Merl Shelman this afternoon at the Baker home 408 South Marion avenue. Dr Fred F Miller pastor read the vows. The couple will reside at 302 South Marion avenue.
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Rosa Genevieve Baker
George R. Baker
Merl Shelman
Baker
South
Marion Avenue
Ethel Shelman
Fred FE. Miller
Methodist Church
Mary Baldrige
Ray Miller
West Chester
Hone
Lohengrin
Wagner
Washington High School
L. J. Kehoe
Shelmar
West Chester High School
Baker's
Eva Parker Weds Carroll W Doroghy in Batavia Ceremony
Eva B. Parker and Carroll W. Doroghy, both of Batavia, were married Saturday afternoon by E. D. Rayburn, justice of the peace. The ceremony took place at 4 o’clock in Rayburn’s office in the presence of friends. The couple will reside in Fairfield.
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Eva B. Parker
Carroll W. Doroghy
Batavia
E. D. Rayburn
Title Peace
Rayburn
Fairfield
Health Unit Schedules Thursday Conference
Health unit activities include a child health conference in the office from 1 30 to 3 45 p m on Thursday.
Cows Need Water For Milk Flow
A dairy note states that an average cow requires 150 to 350 pounds of water daily to sustain full milk production. Water accounts for about 87 percent of milk content and 56 percent of the cow’s total body weight.
W R C Christmas Dinner and Gift Exchange Observed
The Woman's Relief Corps held its Christmas dinner party Saturday in the Legion rooms. A cooperative turkey dinner served at one o'clock was organized by Mrs. Carrie Boileau and Mrs. O. K. Sehmitt, with decorations by Mrs. Roy Sowash, Mrs. Beulah Spangler, and Mrs. Earl Steele. Gift exchanges came from a decorated tree as members sang carols and played guessing games led by Mrs. R. H. Hampsiver and Mrs. Laura Longwell.
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Woman's’ Relief Corps
Legion Rooms
Carrie Boileau
O. K. Sehmitt
Roy Sowash
Beulah Spangler
Earl Steele
R. H. Hampsiver
Laura Longwell
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