Farms Are Solid
The 200 acre farm northeast of Columbus Junction sold for 50 000 at 250 per acre to Robert Schmidt of Columbus City from Bert Lowe. The 180 acre Nelson Duncan estate near Columbus City sold for 36 100 at 194 per acre to H A Harbison. Stock cow and yearling sales, and a farm auction near Cotter, with details on animals and equipment, followed by planned moves of buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Robert Schmidt
Columbus City
Bert Lowe
Nelson Duncan
H. A. Harbison
Mr. Harbisons
Local Firm Changes and New Medical Office Openings
Dr Harold L Cloyed will open a medical office in the community building on Jan 1 relocating from Blakesburg. Mrs Cloyd is sister to William Rokey manager of Benteco store. Edgar and Mrs Lily have bought the Cairo general store and moved in. A Sims the local electrician will open an electric shop in the old Swailes building. Samuel Eugene Meyers Ensign A 1 was discharged at Great Lakes on Dec 6 after service in the Pacific and Japan. he is visiting his father L E Meyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Cloyed
Blakesburg
William Swailes
Walnut Street
Samuel Eugene Meyers
Ensign
A-1
Great Lakes
Pacific Area
Japan
Columbus High School
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
L. 3. Myers
Local Navy Discharges Prompt Reopening of Dental Office
Lt D A Marker is honorably discharged after years of service and will reopen his dental clinic here. Arthur Dean Duncan, Ph M 2 C, also discharged after enlisting in September 1948, visits with his wife and daughter Dianne at G N Duncan and Mrs Cecil Lowe homes. Duncan resumes work as a salesman for United Drug Co. Gwen Funeral Held for Herbert H Owen in Conesville with burial in Conesville Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Anna Hilda Owen and Mrs Winifred Maxwell two sons Amos and Tra B Owen a sister Mrs William McCormick and two grandchildren. H M Duncan Henry Little F D Smylie and Paul B Smith attended Iowa State Fair managers convention in Des Moines. Marriage plans announced for Mildred Wayne Pleasant and Lieut Stanley Johnson of Long Beach Calif with wedding set for Dec 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Marker
Navy
Arthur Dean Duncan
Dianne
G. N. Duncan
Cecil Lowe
Duncan
United Drug Company
Gwen
Herbert H. Owen
Conesville
Kirchner
Nichols
Anna
Hilda Owen
Winifred Maxwell
Amos Owen
Tra B. Owen
Muscatine
William McCormick
H. M. Duncan
Henry Little
F. D. Smylie
Paul B. Smith
Iowa State Fair Managers
Des Moines
Mildred Wayne
Mr. Pleasant
Stanley Johnson
Long Beach
Calif
Etla Curtis
Payne
Soldier Returns From European Theatre After Two Years
A serviceman completes two years of overseas duty in Europe and returns home to resume civilian life. He served with distinction in the European theatre of operations and is welcomed by family and community.
The House On 92nd Street Opens At State Theatre
Five days after Japan’s bomb, 24th Century Fox released a thriller drawn from FBI cases. William Eythe Lloyd Nolan and Signe Hasso star as federal agents pursue a stealth foe in a film marketed as the nation’s most terrifying story. The picture screens tonight through Saturday with official FBI cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Hollywood
24Th Century-Fox Studios
Federal Bureau of Investigation
92Nd Street
William Eythe
Lloyd Nolan
Signe Hasso
State Theatre
House On 92nd Street Doors Lead to Relentless Pursuit
The phrase signals a pursuit scene at The House On 92nd Street with relentless force guiding characters toward a confrontation.
Paprika Color Signals New Chilean Import Variety
Brown paprika on the market is not synthetic but from a different variety imported from Chile. The change in color stems from this new paprika type rather than processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
New Zealand Grants Women Full Suffrage in 1803
The article notes New Zealand as the first nation to grant women full suffrage in 1803, marking a landmark milestone in women's rights history and global voting access. It highlights the early adoption of universal female voting rights and its lasting impact on enfranchisement movements worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
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Fred Duncan
Sele
Vern Heither
F. Stewart
Cotter
Timothy Hay
Paul Klotz
Columbus Junction State Bank
Heither
Ben
Washington Dairy
National
Manor House
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn
Florida
Fort Dearborn
Mott
Zante Currants
Peg
Texas
Pebser Grapes
Pascal Celery
Georgia
Brussels
Colorado
Idaho
Salerno
Lord Mott
BIG
Duz
Ian Obe
Hene
Stokers
Cy Bush
East
Washington
FOX
Philip Dorn
Helmut Danune
Warner
Santa
Finance CO. Journal
Der
Merry Christmas
Moore
Prall
Fadden
Fred
Lieut. Johnson
Monarch Coffee
Kellogg's
Ize
Alec
Bent
RY Re
Pega
Velveeta
Iowa
South End
Marion Swanson
George J. Breitenbach
Bordwell
Bordwell’s Quality
Washington, Iowa
Paul R. Horak
West Side Square
Barnes
Finney’s Produce
Nat'l Bank
B. D. Duwa Fur
Elvaston Eastern
C. B. & Q. Stockyard
Fairfield
Mers
Jack Scheeler
Everett Toplett
T Tay
Fooa
Reister
Ainsworth
Washington Concrete Company
North 12Th Street
Rock Island
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