Missionary Society Meeting Held at Bethel Church
Mrs Alvin Shaw hosted nine Bethel Missionary Society members Wednesday afternoon. President Mrs Rex Crandall led with devotion by Mrs Lloyd Foster on The Story of Christmas. Mrs Ed Cady reviewed the prayer calendar and led the magazine review The Outreach. Hostess Mrs Nellie Juzeler and co host served refreshments during social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Shaw
Bethel Missionary Society
Lloyd Foster
Ed Cady
Nellie Juzeler
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Holds All Day Meeting
The Grace Hill Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Paul Harvey's home with fifteen members and four guests. A cooperative noon dinner followed devotions led by Rev. Arthur Peters who read scripture and offered prayer. The group voted $10 to the Council Bluffs Orphan's Home and planned a New Year's dinner at the community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Paul Harvey
Arthur Peters
Peter
Council Bluffs
Nelson Woodford
Mabel Johnson
Peters
Aid
Heininger Family Continues Tradition at Gardner School
Judy Heininger began study this fall as the fifth generation to attend the 92-year-old West Broadway school in Gardner Massachusetts. The legacy underscores the long history of the school and its ties to local families.
Engagement announced for Dorothea Stanger and Charles Hininger
Dorothea Stanger daughter of Mrs Irene Stanger of Davenport and Charles O Hininger son of Mr and Mrs J O Hininger of Columbus Junction announce their engagement. No wedding date set. Stanger a Davenport High School graduate and Northwest Bell employee. Hininger works for J J Case company in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Dorothea Stanger
Irene Stanger
Davyenport
Charles O. Hininger
J. O. Hininger
Miss Stanger
Davenport
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Hininger
J. J. Case Company
Social calendar meeting at Masonic Temple
OFS called meeting at the Masonic Temple at :00 p.m. followed by social hour. CYO district meeting at 8:00 p.m. all in the timetable of the social calendar with initiation and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OFS
Masonic Temple
CYO
Baltimore Couple Marjorie Jones Weds Harry Shenk in Nov. 4 Ceremony
Marjorie Ann Jones daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asan Jones of Baltimore and formerly of Washington, married Harry M Shenk son of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt M Shenk of Baltimore at Middle River Baptist Church on Saturday Nov 4. The couple reside at 50 Dogwood Drive Baltimore and work at Commercial Credit Corp and Glenn L Martin respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Ann Jones
Asan Jones
Baltimore
Washington
Harry Shenk
Merritt M Shenk
Middle River Baptist Church
Shenk
Dogwood Drive
Commercial Credit Corporation
Glenn L. Martin Company
1950 Crawfordsville Class Has Get-Together
Crawfordsville high school 1950 graduating class members gathered Wednesday evening at Ruth Davis’s home for a social. Attendees included George Fulton Marilyn Miller Dick Stephens Drusilla Graber Fern Woodyard Dean Schaeffer Junior Graber Nancy Anderson Raymond Resleh Norman Waters and Miss Davis. Shirley Brown of Iowa City could not attend.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville High School
Ruth Davis
George Fulton
Marilyn Miller
Dick Stephens
Drusilla Graber
Fern Woodyard
Dean Schaeffer
Junior Graber
Nancy Anderson
Raymond Resehly
Norman Waters
Miss Davis
Shirley Brown
Iowa City
Auto Makers Prepare For Defense Orders
Detroit reports the automobile industry shifting to war work as seven firms handle new orders including Willys Overland’s $63 million jeep contract and Oldsmobile rockets for a super bazooka. GM announces I-84 Thunderjet production in Kansas City while Ford, Cadillac, Chrysler, Buick, and Reo receive earlier orders for engines and armored vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Willys- Overland Motors
Oldsmobile Division
General Motors Corporation
Milford Farm Worker Faces Murder Charge
Milford farmhand Archie Henry admitted beating fellow worker Henry Weiskus to death with a grease gun near the country road where the body was found on Christmas day. Dickinson County Attorney Paul Namtvedt said Henry confessed and ruled out his brother Arlie as a suspect after bloodstains were found in a car Archie borrowed. He gave no motive besides drinking with the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Archie Henry
Dickinson County
Paul Namtvedt
Henry
Henry Weiskus
Weiskus
Namtvedt
Arlie
Nervous Beef Cows React to New Calving Quarters
Beef cows are naturally nervous and tend to grow more unsettled when moved to new quarters just before calving, highlighting stress risks during transition.
Predict Increase In Winter Wheat Crop
Minneapolis based Cargill Crop Bulletin projects the 1951 winter wheat harvest at 900 million bushels, up 20 percent from 1950, with 56 million acres planted. The report notes favorable yields in Nebraska and the Pacific Northwest, but cites rain shortages and insect pressures in Kansas as harming conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Cargill
Kansas
Bulletin
Nebraska
Pacific Northwest
Christmas Gatherings At Local Homes Highlight Holiday Cheer
Mr and Mrs William L Zager hosted Christmas day at their new 404 Hast Van Buren home with four sons families present including Stanly Delbert Louis and Olin Zager. Norman Schoonover and D W Anderson families joined for Christmas dinner with others visiting relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Zager
Hast van Buren Street
Stanly Zager
Delbert Zager
Washington
Louis Zager
Iowa City
Olin Zager
Tipton
Norman Schoonover
Apply Enamel Right After Rust Removal
Do not coat a metal waste basket with enamel until it is clean and rust free. Any remaining rust will continue to damage the metal despite the new paint, similar to decay in a filled tooth.
Egg and Poultry Day Promotes Proper Management
Washington County poultrymen promote top quality poultry and eggs through demonstrations and exhibits. The Egg and Poultry Day on January 10 at the Washington Legion Hall, sponsored by the Iowa State College Extension Service, runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington
The
Legion Hall
Iowa State College Extension Service
Lowa
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported in Local Notices
Admitted today Constance and Gordon Rath Riverside and Mary Jane Horesowsky Richmond all ton sillectomies. Yesterday Matilda Boyle U P home transferred to Lown Cit hospital. Today Mrs Eugene Engel and son Brighton Mrs Robert Lewis and son Washington. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Giff ord Morrison Washington a son at 11 01 p m Mr and Mrs Louis Janecek Red a son at 8 35 p am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance
Gordon Rath
Riverside
Mary Jane Horesowsky
Richmond
Matilda Boyle
U. P
Lown Cit Hospital
Eugene Engel
Brighton
Robert Lewis
Washington
Gifford Morrison
Louis Janecek
Red
Proper Storage for Sweetpotatoes with Fumigation Steps
Store only disease free potatoes. Thoroughly clean the house and fumigate it along with all used crates by burning one pound of Sulphur for each 1,090 cubic feet of storage space. Seal the house tightly and keep it shut for 24 hours.
Farm bookkeeping service offers 1951 records
A rural business advertises farm bookkeeping for 1951 to save headaches. Clients will receive an incomplete balance sheet at the start of each month and year end tag reports. Inquiries are invited with Insurance Phone 40.
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Rex Crandall
DHONE
Iene
Trongheart Dog Food
KRAFT
Florida Juice Oranges
SPRY
Velveeta
Waconi
Jor
Remiu
HAM
Thuringer Cervelat
Jonathans
Howard Reighard
Florence George
Frank Pratt
Tangerines
John Carroll
Marie McDonald
Republic
Wees
Seft
Bob Noonan
Iown Wesleyan
Leland Schmidt
Coe
le Pole
Wes Sea
Vicks
Clarence French
Louise
Frank Schantz
Ruth
James Hotkiss
Atn&h
Stangl Pottery
Orchard Pattern
Nicola
Harmon
Paul R
Horak
Rothschild's
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