Precautions for Holiday Safety
City safety official W. Graham Cole urges careful Christmas precautions to reduce fire and accident risks. He advises placing trees away from radiators and candles, disposing by New Year’s, using firm stands, checking tree wiring, avoiding overloads, keeping wrapping away, and teaching children safe toy handling.
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New York
N. Y
W. Graham Cole
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Safety Bureau
Cole
Anniversary and Birthday Notices in Iowa Community
Mr and Mrs Diana Coffey of Wellman and Francis Halda of Iowa City mark occasions while Mr and Mrs William Mstep Jr celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. Karen Mae James turns six, daughter of William Howard James of Lake Mills, with J S James of Washington sharing honors.
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Diana Coffey
Wellman
Francis Halda
Iowa City
William Mstep, Jr
Don Fishop
Karen Mae James
William Howard James
Lake Mills
J. S. James
Washington
Local Birthdays and Anniversaries Celebrate Today
Today marks six year old Patricia Ann Dearing daughter of Mr and Mrs Duane Dearing and several other local birthdays listed with family names from Columbus Junction Cedar Rapids and Brigh ton. Included are Thom as Carl Ward Allen LeRoy Wulf Wilma Jean Snyder and additional birthdays and a sixth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Joy Grecian with years noted for the Roscoe California observance.
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Patricia Ann Dearing
Duane Dearing
Thomas Carl Ward
Carl Ward
Allen LeRoy Wulf
William Wulf
Jay Fre
Wilma Jean Snyder
Melo Horak
Walter “Bunny” Barnett
Raymond Lewis
Columbus Junction
Nels B. Westermark
Charles Schiebel
Bess Woolsey
Cedar Rapids
Sen Prior
Brighton
Jennie McPueron
Junior Knottnerus
Qmer
Roy Grecian
Roscoe
Calif
Joy Grecian
Mrs. Grecian
Family ties link West Chester residents in remembrance
Former Gweneth Kruser, widow of John Robertson, is identified as Mrs. John Robertson of West Chester and listed as grandmother to Omer Roy, highlighting local family connections.
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Gweneth Kruser
John Robertson
West Chester
Omer Roy
Angolan editor collects neckties for Europeans
Harvey Morley editor of the Angola Herald launches a plan to send neckties to impoverished Europeans. He proposes adding two necktie snowballs to aid shipments of food and clothing, with over 800 contributors. The neckties are displayed in a local shoe store window as Morley urges continued small acts to brighten life.
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Angola
Ind
Harvey Morley
Europe
Morley
Angola Herald
European longing sparks a new tie for all
A hopeful note mentions an effort to gladden every European who longs for a new tie. The sentence hints at cultural or stylistic renewal across Europe, signaling shared sentiment and collective aspiration.
Is Really a Hog The river horse hippo confusion
The piece notes that the hippopotamus is often called a pig while its name means river horse highlighting the misnomer and naming origins.
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Hippopotamus
Friday and midweek livestock sales listed for Iowa towns
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales on Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Tuesday sale at Ollie Livestock Exchange 1:00 pm. Multiple January and December closing out and public sales near Wayland Crawfords ville Washington Keota Noble Ernest Baker with start times from 10:30 to 18:00.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Towyn Davis
Wayland
Martin JC
Gerry
Crawfordsville
Washington
Howard M. Stewart
Sale
Carl Jarrard
Keota
Black Up Road
Feter J. Hammen
Rock Road
E. Wayland
Noble
Ernest Baker
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Ollie, Iowa
Merry Christmas
Glen & John Baumgartner
Pickering & Kiene
Clerks
John Shields & Sons
Sefison
Frances Heek
Glen Widmer
Raymond Humston
Ruth R. Bell
Alex Gevock
Bell & Gevock
Leo Beauchamp
Ralph PF. Bell
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Southern California
Pasadena
Kirk McKinney
Walt Teninga
Don Hershberger
Ed McNeill
Ervin Wisniewski
Michigan Rooters
International Soundphoto
Clifford
Dale Tevestone
Rive
Bill, Tom
Bob Carson
Will Matucha
Maynard Ayers
John McGill
Allen Hampsher
Carson
Journal
Edwin Leichty
W. K
Bill
Limestone
Willis Richards
John Blick
Jim Hotle
East Washington
L. H. Orr Land CO
vUnupp
George
Finance
Sorden Music Co
Everything Musical
East Side Square
South Ave
D. W.L
Col
Little
Mangold
South Secord Avenue
Brown Finance CO
Court House
Washington Dairy
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
Acoa Alee
Reist
PrOo
Ucc
ER Bros. Creamery
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