Local News Briefs From Crawfordsville Social Weekend
Attendees at the young people's rally of Keokuk Presbytery in Crawfordsville included Eleanor Huisman Betty Joyce Bob Logan Mary Ellen Duensing and many others. New Year's Eve dawn dance planned at Rendezvous starting at midnight. Fortune magazine publicity head Katherine Fisher and Suzanne Fisher visiting relatives over the holidays. Family gatherings included the Durst Sheets Dunbar and Stewart households. Cpl and Mrs Duane Griggs left for California with Cpl Ford accompanying them. Cadet Nurse Helen Galloway arrived to visit as she recovers in Halstead Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk Presbytery
Crawfordsville
Eleanor Huisman
Betty Joyce
Bob Logan
Mary Ellen Duensing
Rose Marie Benish
Bob Kleese
George Kerr
Cloyce Stewart
Betty
Mildred
Teddy Stewart
Patricia
Bonita Brewer
Donna Wylie
Helen Knupp
Dorothy Daniel
Carol
Bob Brewer
Carol Caldwell
Wallace Caldwell
Katherine Fisher
Fortune Magazine
New York City
Suzanne Fisher
Martin
Omaha
Nebra
E. G. Fisher
Bowles Explains Sugar Shortages and Ration Changes
Bowles outlines the 1945 sugar shortage with 1 3 million tons short of civilian use due to low stocks higher government needs shipping and manpower limits. He cites home canning use and canceled unused sugar stamps as necessary to protect fair distribution amid a complex rationing plan.
Tyrone Families Share Christmas News and Military Moves
Tyrone residents Mr and Mrs Clarence Jackson spoke with their son David 8 1 ¢ who has arrived on the west coast and will be at a navy base briefly before a transfer. Lt Col W G Eldridge is due in Washington for a parental visit after telephoning from St Louis. He has been overseas in the European theater and will report at Jefferson Barracks. Mrs Wayne Limerman arrives from Chicago ahead of her husband’s arrival on today’s train after illness with pneumonia. Bill Limerman accompanied his father home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Jackson
David Jackson
West
Navy
South Pacific
W. G. Eldridge
Washington
W. S. Eldridge
St. Louis
Howard
Wayne Limerman
Chicago
Bill Limerman
Hospital Notices and Discharges in Brigh ton Area
At the hospital Lawrence Lauderdale Brigh ton and Norma Jean Katinger 1202 East Third street underwent tonsillectomies this morning. Mrs Lucy Knauss 19 South Town avenue Mrs Karl Wood and son Michael Irwin Ains worth were discharged this afternoon. Mrs W L Rukgaber 60 East Main street admitted this morning after a fall on the front steps fractured an ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lauderdale
Brighton
Norma Jean Katinger
East Third Street
Lucy Knauss
South Town Avenue
Karl Wood
Michael Irwin
Ainsworth
W. L. Rukgaber
Funeral services for Edna Mae Statler held yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Mae Statler were conducted yesterday afternoon at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. H. W. Munster of West Chester presiding. Music by West Chester Methodist choir accompanied the service with pallbearers Earl Dobbs Keith Statler Keith Stewart Paul Griffith Wilbur West and Ivan Niffenegger. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mae Statler
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
H. W. Munster
West Chester
Washington Demons Fall To Fort Madison 49 29
Washington high school Demons were edged by Fort Madison 49 to 29 after a rough display lacking the earlier form. Bob Bostwick led Washington with scoring while Coppage and Maxwell sparked Fort Madison as the Bloodhounds pulled away in the final period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School Demons
Fort Madison
Washington
Muscatine
Muskies
Demons
Bob Bostwick
Paul Maxwell
Paul
Coppage
Jack Pauls
Maxwell
Coppagee
Bloodhounds
Ft. Madison
Watt Madison
Dies at Columbus Junction Cecil Lowe obituary note
H Cecil Lowe 54 died at his home on Second street Columbus Junction after a long illness. He married Frances Heincel in 1915 and was a Presbyterian member. Surviving are his wife a daughter Mrs Dean Duncan a son Harry Cecil Jr in the army two brothers and three sisters. Mrs Ephraim K Gabriel 82 died at Columbus City after a lingering illness born Elizabeth Jewell in Brandon Iowa. She married Hamilton Deford and later Ephraim K Gabriel in 1919. Her death was in March 1935. She leaves four stepsons and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
H. Cecil Lowe
Ephraim K. Gabriel
Columbus City
Richie
Lowe
Second Street
William B
Lena Dickey Lowe
Frances Heincel
Junction
Presbyterian Church
Idaugiter
Dean Duncan
Farragut
Idaho
Harry Cecil, Jr
Camap Hood
Texas
W. Max Lowe
New Boston
Ill
J. Vernon Lowe
Letts
Lee Ogier
Dwight Marshall
Arian Lowe
Gabriel
Elizabeth Jewell
Brandon
Iowa
Hamilton Deford
Lee
Clyde Cabriel
Muscatine
Chester
Ralph
Columiut* Junction
Robert Jewell
Frank Jewell
San Francisco
Calif
Charles Jewell
Deadwood
Nebr
Funeral services for Minnie Belle Zook held this afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Belle Zook were held at L A Jones funeral home as Rev W J Stevens conducted. Pallbearers named include Karl, Leslie, John, Leroy Zook, Lloyd and Rodney Arnold. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Belle Zook
L. A. Jones
W. J. Stevens
Karl
Leslie
John
Leroy Zook
Lloyd
Rodney Arnold
Elm Grove Cemetery
Salt Mines Spark Transylvania Map Notes
A Transylvania map shows place names containing oena signifying salt mines with deposits near 99 percent pure sodium chloride. The finds could meet Europe’s entire demand and extend into Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transylvania
Romania
Europe
Africa
Seed Flying Aims To Start Crops With Aircraft
Seed flying becomes a wartime technique as plants are transported by airplane to establish new crops. The Middle Americas aid the United States by providing seeds to compensate shortages and accelerate cultivation in different regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Americas
United States
Chester Alumni Axe Victors in Two Games
West Chester alumni swept a double header beating the high school 34 27 in the boys game and 22 20 in the girls game. Lester Mayer led the alumni with 14 points while Gerald DeLong scored 19 for the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
West Chester High School
Armed Forces
Fred Lindenmeyer
Coast Guard
Orin Carr
Army Air Corps
Lester Mayer
Gerald DeLong
Helen Janecek
Ruth Duvall
George
War Training Course For Stenographers And Typists
Des Moines American Institute of Business hosts programs for stenographers and typists to train for Wright Field Ohio. Courses run six to ten weeks with pay, outputs include 40 typists and 40 stenographers per start date, graduates may be employed at the Army air engineering division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
U. 38
Civil Service
J W Baker Relief Corps Meeting at K P Hall
The J W Baker Relief Corps met at West Chester K P Hall on Thursday afternoon. A member Mrs Daryl Statler passed away and funeral attendance was noted. Lucy Leet commented on Clara Barton's life born December 25. An illness letter from Mr and Mrs Harry Kleese was read. Blood plasma fund received 4.56 dollars. New year officers elected with changes for conductress and guard. Social group chairmen named Plessie Robertson Emma Ralston Mable Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W. Baker Relief Corps
West Chester
K. P. Hall
Daryl Statler
Lucy Leet
Clara Barton
Harry Kleese
Corps
Mr. Kleese
Retha Hough
Maud Waterhouse
Plessie Robertson
Emma Ralston
Mable Griffith
Roup
Christmas Party At Nurses Home Event Highlights
A Christmas party at the Nurses home drew about 50 guests from the Washington County Health Unit, Volunteer Nurses Aides, hospital staff, and graduates. Brenda Frisk and Althea White welcomed attendees as Bessie Dayton performed piano, Mary Huber and Mildred Hughes sang, and Inez Schoonover acted as toast mistress. Santa, in full attire, distributed gifts before a two course buffet supper, with birthday wishes for Hattie McConnell and Ruth McGraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Health Unit
Washington County Hospital
Blennda L. Frisk
Althea White
Hattie McConnell
Ruth Mce Graw
Christmas gatherings and local incidents in town notes
Relatives shared a Christmas dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lefler's with nineteen guests from nearby towns. John Shalla, over eighty, slipped on ice but remained unharmed aside from a shake. Clara Shalla Conner had emergency surgery for appendicitis. Nancy and Susan Conner stay with the Shallas, Emma Bopp. Mrs. Clara Scofield Patterson has been in Rochester with her son Hiram since September. The Clayton Bear sale drew a large crowd with heavy sandwich and coffee consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leffler
John Shalla
Clara Shalla Conner
Nancy
Susan Conner
Emma Bopp
Clara Scofield Patterson
Rochester
Hiram
War advances near Danube and Budapest amid fighting
The War report continues with German and Hungarian troops pressing toward Vienna and Bratislava while near Budapest fighting rages for a fifth day in a burning city. Allied forces on the Italian front remained on alert for a possible large German attack as activity persists and small navy counter offenses are contained along the western coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentislava
Danube
Vienna
Mratislava
Budapest
Fifth Army
Elert
Social Calendar Highlights For Saturday And Week
Community groups list events across town with meetings at the U and I club Masonic temple churches and homes. Notable items include cooperative dinners, sewing for Red Cross, Rainbow Girls Pythian Sisters Junior groups and installation of officers with secret sister draws.
Charles Dayton Centennial Member Noted On Birthday
Charles Dayton of Brighton, 85, celebrated as a member of Journals' Three Quarter Century club. Dr. and Mrs. W D Dwyer observe a wedding anniversary and her birthday. Dwyer serves in the U S Navy dental corps overseas. J N Anwyl and spouse mark 47th wedding anniversary. Several others, including the Bago twins and various locals, receive birthday congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Dayton
Brighton
Three Quarter Century Club
W. D. Dwyer
Dr. Dwyer
Dental Corps
U. S. Navy
J. N. Anwyl
Bealer Couple to Observe 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W A Bealer will observe their thirtieth wedding anniversary tomorrow with family and friends expected to attend a small celebration at their home reflecting on three decades of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. A. Bealer
Birthday Tributes for Rita and Patsy Tellin in Fairview
Rita Rae Moottart, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Moottart, turns two tomorrow. Patsy Ruth Tellin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vince Tellin, celebrates her twelfth birthday in the Fairview Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Rae Moothart
Gerald Moottart
Patsy Ruth Tellin
Vince Tellin
Fairview
Birthday notices for Warren Allen and others in Keota Utica area
Lewis Warren of Ovlwein and John Allen, former Washington resident, observe birthdays tomorrow. Others listed include Bella Ann Davis of Keota, E. Ve ign Mineer of East Highland, Frank B. Miller, Mrs. Barles Troyer of Utica, Ada Beth Dennison, Hazel Sojka, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson who will mark their fourth wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Warren
Ovlwein
The
Journal
Washington
John Allen
Bella Ann Davis
Warren Davis
Keota
Eveign Mineer
East Highland
Frank B. Miller
Barles Troyer
Utica
Ohio
Ada Beth Dennison
Hazel Sojka
Yaro Sojka
Maure Mildred Schnoebelen to wed Bernard Thomann
Riverside couple Mildred J. Schnoebelen and Bernard L. Thomann announce their engagement and marriage plans. The ceremony is set for Wednesday morning January 3 at St Marys Church in Riverside. The bride is a St Marys High School graduate and the groom a St Marys High School alum now engaged in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Mildred J. Schnoebelen
Bernard L. Thomann
St. Marys Churen
Richard Schnoebel
Focal
Stephens Hosts 42nd Anniversary Dinner at Family Farm
Mr and Mrs Dewey Stephens marked their 42nd wedding anniversary December 25 with a turkey noon meal for twenty relatives. Granddaughters distributed gifts, then a piano and vocal program followed by carols. The day commemorated the last Christmas on the farm as the couple plans to leave wealth of memories. Richard Stephens of Crawfordsville has bought the Stephens farm with possession due March Lat. The land’s 1840s history and the original 166 acre homestead tie to Samuel Stephens and the 1845 Iowa state founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Stephens
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Stephens
Samuel Stephens
United States of America
John Tyler
State of
Iowa
Price Ceilings on Used Cars and Trucks Continued
The Office of Price Administration announced continuation of prevailing price ceilings on used automobiles and trucks. Plans to change the ceilings in January were cancelled to keep the market stocked with the largest possible inventory. Citizens were advised to consult their local war price and feed offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPQ
OPA
December Meeting Hosts Christmas Luncheon and Program
Mrs J N Dodd and two visitors hosted a cooperative luncheon at 1 o’clock for 15 Women’s Missionary Society members of the Baptist church. A Christmastime program followed with readings, carols, and poems led by Mrs Cy Bush and Rose Ox bert, concluding with a prayer and letters of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Dodd
Olive Coddington
Iva Balks
Dodd
Women’s Missionsr? Society of the Baptist Church
D. W. McClere
Mary Jane Trenerry
Cy Bush
Rose Oxbert
Coddington
Trenerry
Chabals Host Neighborhood Club Members At Marston Home
Ameal Chabal Bob and 84 hosted a Salem community Neighborhood club gathering at Wayne Marston's home. Members played cards with prizes for high and low scores awarded to LeRoy Krotz, Mrs. Dewer Weeks, Harold Stram, and Norma Jean Krots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameal Chabal
Bob
Wayne Marston
Salem
LeRoy Krotz
Card of Thanks for Hospital Kindness and Flowers
A note of gratitude expresses appreciation for the friendly cake and flowers that brightened a hospital stay. The writer thanks all who sent kind intentions and support during this time.
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Wolf's Flower Shop
Glen Durst
Harold Sheets
Jerome
Joel
Barbara Anne
Dale Dunbar
Denis
Henry Sheets
Roberta
Marilyn
Geraldine Stewart
Robert Dill
Roger Pepper
E. A. Stewart
Duane Griggs
California
Cpl. Griggs
Gamp Beale
Pauli Ford
Kansas City
Barbara Griggs
Byron Snider
Helen Galloway
Earl Galloway
Galloway
Halstead
Kan
Bowles
Charles Cannon
George Wells
A. C. Cannon
Max Max
Donna Lynn
Tyrone
Waskington
TORRE
Pt. Madison
Helling
Wiatson
Howell
Howland
Shippy
Brookhart
Boyles
Oppenheimer
Madison
Dreneh
L Lewis
Ramsey
Follette
Shibley
Kistler
Vacha
Pratt
Noonan
Holbert
Kelsey
Peweet
Oe Wei
Cecil Lowe
Epheiam Gabriel
Columdu
Mrs. Zook
Little’s Furniture
Social Highlichtser
J. W. Baker Corps
Nurses Home
Rocking Chair Brigade
Clayton Bear
Joosd
I. B. Hoxworth
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Friendly Bible Class of Baptist
St. Distoff's
Orville Elder
J. Martin White
Red Cross
Acchurch
Pythian Sisters
P. Hall
Louis Larsen
B. J. Holmes
Jon Woodford
Paniel
Robert and
Richard Bago
Herman Eugle
Pilotburg
Ferdinand Skola
Kalona
Raymond Rich
Madge Brooks
Stringtown
Robert Downing
Camp Seibert
Ala
Richard Skola
Emma Havel
Gene Trask
William Murphy
Carrie . Blake
Kathryn Logan
Tulsa
Oka
Lewis Anderson
Schnoebelen
Thomann Bans
Aoniversary
Chabals
Marston
Sewell Avery
U.S
Montgomery Ward & Co
U. S
Newa
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employee
Avery
War Labor Board
International Soundphoto
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