Special Weeks in 1956 Observed by Commerce Book
A 1956 guide from the Chamber of Commerce lists dozens of national and regional observances, many with playful names like Do-It-Yourself Week and Hamburger Month, noting some overlap and noting Easter and April Fool timing. Readers cited local holiday displays and a Mississippi court defiance of a Supreme Court ruling on segregation.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Washington
Iowa
Mississippi
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Listed Observances Highlight Various Weeks and Holidays
The text catalogs multiple national observances and holidays including Youth Week January 29 to February 3, Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12, Washington’s Birthday legal holiday (except in Idaho, Nevada, Oklahoma), Lincoln’s Birthday February 12, and Robert E. Lee’s Birthday January 19 as a southern state holiday. It notes Mardi Gras in New Orleans and introduces Others like Letters from America Week May 14 to 20, and Letter Writing Week, plus mentions generic weeks such as Smile Week and Dental Health Week.
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Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Oklahoma
Lincoln
Robert EB. Lee
New Orleans
Common Council For American Unity
United States
Drought May Strike Wide Area in 1956
The Agriculture Department warns about 20 million acres of drought damaged topsoil in the Midwest could be blown away this winter and next spring. Last year 26 million acres were vulnerable. 16 million acres were damaged last season. The Dec 1 preliminary report may change with weather. Southern Great Plains had 16.4 million acres in bad condition, 3.3 million fewer than 1954.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Great Plains
Ben Millers Hold Christmas Dinner At Kalona
Kalona residents hosted multiple Christmas gatherings over the holiday. Attendees included Ben and Margery Miller with family as guests, plus Swartzendruber, Reber, and Miller relatives. Additional visits featured Lin Lynn Miller and the Reifs hosting gatherings with extended kin in Kalona and Iowa City.
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Ben Millers
Kalona
Eugene Way Kalona
Ben M Miller
Margery
Morris Swartzendruber
Ellis Swartzendruber
Loren
Paul D. Miller
Cecil Miller
Arthur Roth
Lester Reber
Joel Reber
Iowa City
Harold Reber
Davenport
Maynard Reber
Ned Miller
Maynard Brenneman
Donne Marie and Curtis
Lydia Troyer
Ruth Miller
Leo E. Miller
Logan Reif
William Knoke
Jim
Mae Osborne
E. J. Reif
Hess Family Hosts Christmas Weekend in Keota
Keota residents Mr and Mrs Elmer Hess hosted a Christmas gathering with John Leslie and Laurie Sue Clinton and Jimmy Hess visiting from Iowa. great granddaughter Laurie Sue cherishes the family moment. The group later joined Vic Hess and his sons at Howard Hess’s Washington home for Christmas dinner. Doris returns from surgery as the Mineharts in Austin, Minnesota report heavy snow and a White Christmas.
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Chester Pence Keota
John Leslie
Laurie Sue
Clinton
Jimmy Hess
Iowa State Teachers College
Elmer Hess
Hess
Vic Hess
Jeff
Bob
Howard Hess
Bette
Connie
Doris
Washington
Buzz Tadlock
Johnnie
Robert Minehart
Austin
Minn
Minnesota
Free Legal Advice To Armed Forces By Army Lawyers
Army legal assistance offices provide free help to service members on divorces wills power of attorney and child support. A young WAC sought a quick divorce three days after marrying but was told to consider more details and perhaps a longer trial before action.
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Harman W. Nichols
United Press
Washington
Army
Pentagon
Army Legal Assistance Office
Armed Forces
WAC
Legal Assistance Office
Legal Department
The
Army Legal Assistance Pro
Science May Find Kissing Is Mighty Unsanitary
New York report notes Abbott Laboratories findings suggesting kissing may spread infectious mononucleosis, or glandular fever. The advisory says proof could disrupt social customs and raise questions about transmission between partners.
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New York
Abbott Laboratories
Soldiers’ Morale Aid Through Legal Help Drives Support
Et ram began in 1943 to aid soldier morale by reducing legal worries. In six months of 1955 legal assistance officers logged 158 459 client contacts with servicemen. Col. Charles M. Munnecke of Linstrom, Minnesota, notes the group listens and offers support, even declining cases when patience is required.
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Etram
Charles M. Munnecke
Linstrom, Minn
Kiss Linking Virus Draws Scientific Debate
Dr. R J Hoagland argues kissing could spread a virus by transferring it directly through warm mouth moisture. He notes younger nurses and interns may be more affected than veterans. Experiments are underway to prove or disprove this theory, while Abbott Laboratories warns proof may not stop epidemics in social settings.
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R. J. Hoagland
Abbott Laboratories
Visitors Gather For Christmas At Wellman Area Homes
Mrs. Lavanda Flash hosted her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Fisher and her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Miller on Christmas Day. Nearby, Vera Singleton hosted sister and Keith hospitality. Elizabeth Wehrle welcomed Bill Curl Don and Val from Edinburg Texas and Milton Wehrle's family. Other dinners included Lloyd Durst with Keith Adams and Vella Maplethorpe. Lula Sprague visiting Miss Doris Sprague. and Faye Rowe’s guests Charles Gleason family Austin Minnesota Glenn Rowe St Louis Billy Rowe Cedar Rapids Nellie Dorrance.
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Lloyd Durst
Keith Adams
Vella Maplethorpe
Lula Sprague
South English
Doris Sprague
Faye Rowe
Charles Gleason
Austin, Minn
Glenn Rowe
St. Louis
Billy Rowe
Cedar Rapids
Nellie Dorrance
Ross Glantz
Ray Kempf
Harold Kempf
Christmas Day Guests Include Hoffman and Statler Families
Christmas Day visitors to Mrs. Verna McIntosh included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffman and family of Kansas City, Dr. and Mrs. Hoffman of Tipton, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Statler of Keota, along with Jack Hesser and Craig.
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Jack Hesser
Craig
Verna McIntosh
Paul Hoffman
Kansas City
Hoffman
Tipton
Charles Statler
Keota
Wellman Family Spends Christmas in Missouri
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Belcher and family visited in Missouri with Belcher parents during the holidays. Harold Kempf and family were Christmas guests in the Ray Kempf home, and Kempfs plan to move from Des Moines to Dubuque this week. Herbert Ash from Iowa City visited the Hicks in Wellman.
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O. B. Godber Wellman
Lewis Belcher
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B. O
Columbus Junction
Highway 92
Journal News Room
Junction
Lynn Miller
Earl Erb
Batavia
Homer Brenneman
Orval Kinsinger
Geneva Hooley
Jane
Delmar Schlabaugh
Judy
Lillian Swartzendruber
Pauline
Emil Schlabaugh
Emerson Swartzendruber
Cynthia
Dale Gingerich
Evanston
Illinois
Ralph Gingerich
David McCroskey
C. C. Shimon
Shirley
Arie Yoder
Ivan Zager
G. A. Hess
Clay Good
John Pedrick
Milwaukee
Wis
Gail Shaver
Margaret Beeney
Mervin Yoder
Logan Reif and Sons
S. C. Ware
Bride
Barbara Kantorski
Joseph Carley
Sally Garland
Jerald Goszella
International Soundphoto
State Bank
F. D
Texaco
Wellman
Mrs. 0. B. Godber
Missouri
John C. Little
Little’s
S&h
Buick
Canada
America
S. Second Avenue
Stewart & Crone
Washington, Iowa
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