Local News and Holiday Family Updates
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. Milford Cook returning from Flint to attend Lyman Cook’s funeral as their son Jimmy visited grandparents. Updates include new addresses, overseas arrival notice for Lt. William G. Eldridge, and multiple family travels and hospital visits across Missouri Nebraska Iowa and Kansas with several service members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Cook
Flint
Micch
Lyman Cook
Jimmy
Joe Krotz
Washington Demons Lose Narrowly to Keokuk 33 32
Washington Demons fall 33 to 32 at Keokuk in a late fourth quarter rally. Tom Tanner led with 17 points in his last game before joining the army, as Washington trims the twelve point deficit but comes up short.
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Demons
Keokuk
Washington High School Demons
Washington
Demers
Tanner
Crull
Bob Boileau
Nelson
Chiefs
Tom Tanner
Army
John Harp
Fort Madison
Everette Prebyl
Navy
Typical U S Rice Lands Around Crowley
Description of rice farming in southwestern Louisiana near Crowley. Large level fields edged by small dikes are plowed in late fall, harrowed in spring, and machine seeded from March to June. Young rice is flooded, fields are drained before harvest, and mechanical binders then thresh after drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Crowley
Louisiana
Ottumwa High Upsets Burlington 32 27 in Little Six clash
In Ottumwa Burlington fell 32 27 after leading until the final period. Ottumwa star guard Dave Williams netted 12 points. In a separate conference game Muscatine defeated Mt Pleasant 41 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Burlington High School
Burlington
Dave Williams
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Chicken feed and egg production facts
A hen laying 80 eggs annually needs about 10.5 pounds of feed to produce a dozen eggs. Hens laying around 200 eggs require about five pounds of feed per dozen eggs.
Hospital Discharges and New Births Reported
Hospital notes list several discharges including Mrs William Edgar Craw fordsville and Mrs Joe Augustine Rubio. R L Richards Cotter dismissed. Lloyd Howsare Columbus Junction parents of a seven pound daughter born at 3 yesterday afternoon. Paul Butterbaugh South Ninth avenue parents of a nine pound nine ounce son born at 6 08 this morning. Harold Fulton Keota had an appendectomy. Ed Hite North Sev enth avenue admitted as medical patient. Henrietta Stewart South Avenue B discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Howsare
Columbus Junction
Alice Kirkpatrick
South Marion Avenue
Paul Butterbaugh
South Ninth Avenue
Harold Fulton
Keota
Ed Hite
North Seventh Avenue
Henrietta Stewart
South Avenue B
Christmas Family Dinners In Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville December 28. The K Orris family held a Christmas dinner at the home with Dorothy and Ralph present. Grandson Billy Orris is away in the Pacific. Many relatives and friends from Williamsburg Ainsworth Columbus Junction and Burlington attended the festive gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
K. Orris
Dorothy
Ralph
Billy Orris
Pacific
Jay Orris
Ruth
Vivian
Williamsburg
Fred Orris
Ainsworth
Paul Howell
Columbus Junction
Arthur Orris
Clarence Hering
Virgil
Viola
Ora Marlatt
Farragut
Idaho
Earle Barnes
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
T. H. Barnes
W. W. Twinam
Eldorado
Kansas
Mt. Pleasant
Floyd Edwards
Clarence Despain
Roy Lydiard
Ventura
Calif
Chester Bains
Olds
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Ernest
Eddie
Burlington
EE Ll. Clark
Robert Miller
Marilyn
Mr Miller
Paul Howard
Cedar Rapids
Cpl
Robert
Ft. Benning
Jeannette Hanna
Eldon
Mary Lillian Moorhead
Huston
T. H. Huston
Mr. Huston
S. W
J C. Huston
Will Dunn
Big City Stalino Population and Industry in 1941
Big City Stalino housed nearly 500000 residents before the 1941 German invasion. Metallurgical plants each could produce over 500000 tons annually in cast iron and steel. Local mines and plants employed about one sixth of Soviet Russia's industrial workers.
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Stalino
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Fireproof Wood Processing Up 20 Percent in 1942
U S forest service officials report that the nations wood preserving plants in 1942 processed 3 755 000 000 board feet of lumber for protection against termites and decay or fire resistance a level 20 per cent above 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Forest Service
Brighton Families Entertain Guests for Christmas
Brighton's holiday gathering centers on extended visits from Des Moines Osceola and Fairfield families. Numerous relatives shared dinners and social hours at multiple homes including Hortons Rotzingers Switzers and WInifred Coffmann among others. Several military and local residents are noted visiting or traveling for Christmas.
Christmas Dinners Bond Families Across Town
Families and relatives gathered for multiple Christmas and holiday dinners hosted by Zecks Carson Minicks Nordykes Hiller Westen Gardner and Brinnig households. Attendees included J. Peterson Princeton Ill W T Carson J R Gallagher Vigo Nordyke Midland Texas and many local residents. Several illnesses and furloughs were noted among guests and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Zeck
Milo
Julia
James x. Zeck
Wayne Zeck
Shirley
George Zeck
Annabelle
Jerry
Baby
W. T. Carson
Justus Peterson
Delbert Hysell
Shreveport
Vera Hysell
Rosalie
Delbert Truman Hysell
East Sixth Street
Wilber Hysell
Rosalie Hysell
Anna Waggoner
Lizzie Kuntd
Gt. Hysell
Robert Carson
Julia Ann
Helen Carson
Muscatine
Dora
Lillian
Frances Minick
J. Elliot Grayson
Cedar Falls
R. K. Bond
Des Moines
Ralph Minick
Robert
J. J. Minick
Jacksonville
Fla
Davison
Emma Nordyke
Wilma
Grace Nordyke
Walter Nordyke
Wellman
Bill Nordyke
Wallace Nordyke
Midland
Texas
Merle Hiller
Camp Polk
John Hiller
Sam Sage
Hiller
Everette Goodman
Martin Westen
South Seventh Avenue
Santa Claus
Harold Wilson
Marilyn
John Simmering
Marion Sheetz
Donald Simmering
Charles Zieglowsky
Albert Zieglowsky
Everett Westen
Larry
Barbara Westen
Walter Westen
Theodore Oltmann
Armington, Ill
Albert Greiner
Emden
Robison Family Gathering in Moline and Surrounding Cities
A large Robison family gathering included Floyd Robison and daughters Altha and Barbara Ann from Moline with Qhas Robison and Janice from Rock Island and W L Robison with Doris, Donald Robison with Rosalie and Charles, Dwight Robison with Edwin and Larry, and Walter Hagans. Illness kept Nona Robison and Rex Hagans from attending. Art Richy Phillip and Janet of Fairfield joined the afternoon visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Robison
Altha
Wilbur Hopper
Barbara Ann
Moline
Qhas. Robison
Janice
Rock Island
W. L. Robison
Doris
Donald Robison
Rosalie
Charles
Dwight Robison
Edwin
Larry
Walter Hagans
Little Nona Robison
Rex Hagans
Entertain Friends At Buffet Supper At Grandville Home
Mr and Mrs Carl J Roberts and Mrs Mary Berry hosted a holiday buffet at 208 East Washington for Josephine Bailey visiting her mother before joining a Red Cross training school in Washington DC. Guests included Mrs Marsh W Bailey the Henry and Theodore Bailey families and William Mellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Roberts
Mary Berry
East Washington Street
Josephine Bailey
Ameriian Red Cross Training School
Washington, D.C
Marsh W. Bailey
Henry
Theodore Bailey
William Mellow
Grandville
Ohio
Christmas program at Pleasant Ridge school
Pleasant Ridge school hosts a Christmas program on Wednesday evening December 28 with a hot lunch served. All are welcome led by teacher Roberta Pickard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Ridge
Roberta Pickard
Grandview News Roundup From Mrs Maxwell's Ledger
Grandview residents share sick lists and visits as Mildred Karnes Ross Miller and others are reported ill. Mrs QO L Blake returns from Washington after a two week visit. Local families celebrate Christmas, visit hospitals, and host guests. School potluck and program noted. Detweiler soured ill but improving. Townsend returns to camp after five day pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Maxwell
Grandview
Mildred Karnes
Ross Miller
Alliene Gislain
Bud Nickell
Wilson Rodgers
Jerry Wargamon
QO. L. Blake
Washington
Merle Enfield
Charles Forbes
Lone Tree
Perry Wagamon
Jerry
Lawrence Wagamon
Oskaloosa Hospital
O. L. Blake
Will Richards
Havre
Orley Page
Grandview School
W. G. Detweiler
Cecil Townsend
O. L. Page
McIntosh Apple Tree Sparked Massachusetts Crop
A farmer in Ontario spared a wild seedling apple tree behind his barn. The tree’s lineage led to the McIntosh, now comprising more than half the Massachusetts commercial apple crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman
Ontario
Canada
Massachusetts
Protective Paint on Shell Casings and Bomb Projectiles
Shell casings are painted on both inner and outer surfaces and bombs and other projectiles receive coating to prevent corrosion and chemical deterioration.
Social Calendar Filled With Meetings And Dinners
Thursday OES called meeting for visitow at Masonic temple with refreshments and social hour. visiting members welcome. Friday Pansy Hill club and families host Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger with card table and chairs. Saturday United Presbyterian church holds New Year’s dinner at noon. meat rolls and dessert provided. each family brings table service and two dishes to pass. Norman Schoonover to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.E.S
Dili
Pansy Hill Club and Families
Lloyd Neiswanger
United Presbyterian Church
Norman Schoonover
Birthday Candles Mark Local Citizens Ages
Mrs R L Badger member of the Journal three quarter century club observes her 79th birthday today. Phillip McClure son of Mr and Mrs Don McClure has five candles on his cake while Larry Renoux son of Mr and Mrs Harry Renoux has six candles marking his celebration.
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R. L. Badger
The
Journal
Three Quarter Century Club
Phillip McClure
Don McClure
Larry Renoux
Harry Renoux
Birthday Celebrants Listed From Crawfordsville Area
Observing birthdays today are Daryl Hoyle Carolyn Strone Manford Rabenold Claude M Coy Bre H Long Mrs Magdelena Rich all from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns. Dorothy Marie Hunt turns ten, daughter of Homer and Mrs. Hunt, in a noted local birthday acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Hoyle
Carolyn Strone
Manford Rabenold
Claude M.coy
Crawfordsville
Bre. H. Long
Wyman
Magdelena Rich
Stringtown
Dorothy Marie Hunt
Mrs
Homer Hunt
Pvt Sem M Davis Transfers to Drew Field Florida
Dec 29 Columbus Junction notes multiple service transfers. Pvt Sem Milton Davis moves from Zephyrhills Air Base Florida to Drew Field Tempa Florida. S Sgt Rex Hanft shifts from Nashville Tennessee to Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Evan Shahan now in England after army entry a year ago with a medical unit in Boston Massachusetts. Mrs John Lee Morrison learns husband Se t John Lee Morrison arrived safely in Northern Ireland. Ray M Lewis on furlough improving at Iowa City naval hospital and soon returns to Camp Hill Farragut Idaho. Pvt Clarence Buckman transferred from Aleutian Islands to Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Milton Davis
Zephyrhills Air Base
Fla
Drew Field
Tempa
Fla. S
Rex Hanft
Nashville, Tenn
Oklahom City
Okla
Evan Shahan
Beatrice Shahan
Boston
Mass
England
John Lee Morrison
Set
Northern Ireland
Ray M. Lewis
Naval Hospital
Iowa City
Camp Hill
Faragut
Idaho
Clarence Buckman
Aleutian Islands
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Guernsey
Families of V.F.W. Supper at K C Hall
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and 35 family members attended a cooperative supper at K C hall. Frances Falk, Helen Falk, Clara Falk, Beverly Brown and Gwendolyn Ramseyer performed musically. Prizes went to Mrs. Cleo Shockey for high pinochle score and Mrs. Joe Wehr for low score. The event was organized by Mrs. D. W. McGaffey, Mrs. H. W. Ramseyer and Mrs. Lloyd Little.
Whislers Host Rosemary Club Evening at Home
Mr and Mrs P F Whisler hosted the Rosemary club gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs Earl Galloway and the Galloways David and Mary who recently moved from Garden City Kansas Alice and Dorothy Walker Phyllis and Patty Brown and Keith Horn The group played bridge at four tables with prizes for low scores won by Mrs Charles Rothlisberger and Kari Galloway Youngsters joined in various games and discussed school activities Refreshments were served by the hostess her daughter Frances Mrs George Horn and Mrs Raymond Whisler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Galloway
Garden City
Kan
George Foster
Helen
Halstead
Phyllis
Army Air Base
Robert
Edna
Crile
Brighton
Glen Willits
Joan
Geraldine
Des Moines
Frank Gibson
Ostceolg
A. E. Horton
Horton
L. A. Horton
Willis Horton Jilly
Marilyn
Willits
Gibsons
Geraldine Willits
Ernest Miller
Washington
Homer Rotzinger
Everette Schadt
Osceola
Chas. Bennett
Frank Switzer
Winifred Coffmann
Morgan
Pearl Dupuis
Carla Jean
Keota
Lulu Callister
Richland
Donald Hoskins
Larry
F.A. Hoskins
Jeanne
King Johnson
Harry Hoskins
Oskaloosa
Gilbert Hoskins
Verne Madden
Fred Saunders
Dora Saunders
Edgar Wise
Kermit Oswald
Earl Hoover
Waterloo
Mathers Field
Sacramento
Calif
Charlotte
Halling
Wise
Russel Whitaker
Farragut
Idah
Syrrel Whitaker
Dorothy Helmick
Dallas Center
Neb
Ill
Juanita Wallace
Roy Gardner
West Chester
Bruce D. Gardner
Camp Sibert
Ala
Merle Gardner
Walter Bater
Freddy
Maryanne
J. C. Staucer
Rosemary
Edgar Stewart
Linda Dee
S. A
P. F. Whisler
Rosemary Club
David and
Mary Galloway
Alice
Dorothy Walker
Patty Brown
Keith Horn
Charles Rothlisberger
Kari Galloway
Frances
George Horn
Raymond Whisler
Fleur de Lis Club Christmas Meeting Recap
Mrs Ed Gallagher entertained Fleur de Lis members at Verle Gallagher home for a December afternoon. Mrs Rex Crandall led the business session while Mrs Ray Bell and Mrs P Whisler arranged entertainments and the Christmas gift exchange. Guests included Roll Gallagher Nelson Thompson Horace Allen and Dennis. refreshments were served. Tables reflected a Christmas theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leur de Lis
Clu
Ed Gallagher
Fleur de Lis Club
Verle Gallagher
Rex Crandall
Ray Bell
P. ¥. Whisler
Roll Gallagher
Nelson Thompson
Horace Allen
Dennis
Allen
Cleaning care tips to extend garment life
Keep clothing clean by removing stains and spots promptly. Dirt damages fabric and can cut threads, shortening overall life. Handle garments with care and follow cleaning instructions carefully to maintain condition.
Bell sale near Columbus Junction yields mixed livestock and goods
Thursday December 23 sale at S. P. Bell five miles northwest of Columbus Junction offered cows at 70 to 111 dollars, eight fall shoats 50 to 80 pounds at 12 cents a pound, 100 chicks one dollar each, two houses and 500 bushels of cats at various prices. Mr Bell and son Donald Bell plan to farm R.8 Johnston property near Columbus City next year, while Ray Spears will occupy the former John Stapp farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Bell
Columbus Junction
Mr. Bell
Donald Bell
Johnston
Columbus City
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