Local notes from Santa Fe Trail and Iowa events
Santa Fe Trail Coffee advertised at 27 cents per pound at Orcutt’s. Jo Ellen Margolin, State University of Iowa student, was initiated into the Sigma Theta Phi journalism fraternity and pledges were honored at an initiatory banquet. Miss Margolin is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Rothschild. Ellen Brower, 1/C WAVE, is due from Washington, D.C. to spend an eight day leave with her mother and relatives.
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Jo Ellen Margolin
State University of Iowa
Sigma Theta Phi
Rational Journalism
Miss Margolin
S. Rothschild
Ellen Brower
Washington, D.C
Homer Brower
Friday Night High School Basketball Doubleheader
Two games scheduled for tomorrow evening at the high school feature Ottumwa and Washington high schools. The second game starts at seven, with Ottumwa leading the Little Six race and guards like Dave Williams posing a challenge for Washington. Ed Wright and Oliver Olson will officiate.
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Ottumwa
Washington
John Harp
Demong
Bulldogs
Dave Williams
Ed Wright
Oskaloosa
Oliver Olson
Iowa City
Ainsworth Team to Play Here Tonight
Tonight at eight o'clock the Washington and Ainsworth town teams meet in the Y gym with free admission. The likely strong contest features Bob Marshall who joined Washington recently, plus regulars and coaches John Harp and Gene McCormick. Art Bielefeldt is the announced referee.
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Washington
Ainsworth
Fire damages Reister hatchery roof from wiring
Firefighters responded to a blaze at the Reister hatchery across the alley from the Reister produce plant. The fire burned under the roof, likely from wiring, and was extinguished with water from the truck tank causing minor damage.
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Reister Hatchery
Reister
N B C Premium Crackers and Other Store Notices
Piggly Wiggly offers N B C Premium Crackers 2 lb box for 33c. Journal employees celebrate birthdays with cake for the second day in a row, including Mrs. Frank Haney whose birthday is February 12. Orcutt's lists Marvene Wonder Suds Maker 2 lb bag at 59c. A brief note states about 25 percent of Illinois soils are potash deficient to some degree and others are becoming deficient.
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N.B.C
Journal
Frank Haney
Illinois
Local notices and social items from Brighton area
Opal seedless raisins 2 lb 29c at Piggly Wiggle. Mrs Virgil Meek and son Larry live with Mrs Frank Shelangoski near Brighton while Pfc Meek is overseas. Families visit and dine with relatives. Rebekah Lodge hosts benefit dance Feb 11. Frigidaire meeting in Ottumwa. Final clearance dresses at Helman's. Mrs Earl Corbin joins Younkers Des Moines. Libby’s Milk 3 cans 27c at Orcutt’s. Notices of addresses and military postings. Funeral hour notice for Harold Hay closes shop. Community gossip on visits and changes of address. 200 years ago sailors praised mahogany’s durability.
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Virgil Meek
Larry Virgil
Frank Shelangoski
Brighton
Pfc. Meek
P. H. Shelangoski
Soil Conservation District Plan Moves Forward in County
The meeting outlined steps to form a soil conservation district in the county. Petition signatures from 30 percent landowners trigger state review and a county referendum with an election for first commissioners. A 65 percent approval threshold is required. AAA committees to circulate petitions and townships to assess nonhighway fuel needs for 1944 45. Farmers to complete farm plans and coordinate fuel allocations with the local rationing board.
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Elijah
AAA
Washington County
Farm Bureau
FSA
Huston
W S C S Meeting at Githens Home in Crawfordsville
The W S C S met at D W Githens home in Crawfordsville for the February meeting with 22 members two guests and two children present. Nellie Anderson led devotions and Mrs Harold Littrel led the program with several others.
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Crawfordsville
W.S.C.S
D. W. Githens
Nellie Anderson
Harold Littrel
Mabel Anderson
Lincoln
Washington
St. Valentine’s
Eloise Githens
Hildreth Coates
Ella DeLong
Daisy Hube
Jean Rich
Elsie Belle Jones
Unbeaten Iowa Hawkeyes Face Ohio State in Key Big Ten Tests
The University of Iowa basketball lineup led by Coach Pops Harrison has won twelve straight and holds seven Big Ten wins to top the conference. Dick Ives with 43 points and 19 field goals set league records, while Dave Danner averages 17.7 points per game. Upcoming games at Columbus against Ohio State, and home dates versus Purdue and Northwestern shape the title chase.
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Dick Ives
Ned Postels
Mankato
Minn
Jack Spencer
Davenport
Pops” Harrison
Lloyd Herwig
Lake Mills
Dave Danner
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Pops’ Harrison
Hawkeyes
Ohio State
Columbus
Iowa
Purdue Seb
Northwestern
Big Ten
Leasgue
Ives
Fourth Grade Pupils Present Program for Lincoln PTA
Fourth grade pupils directed by Elsie Glassburner conducted a quiz on mother goose fairy tales and patriots, rang bells for wrong answers, and performed a George Washington playlet. The meeting at Lincoln PTA drew 65 attendees and praised attendance.
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Lincoln P.T.A
Oakley Payne
Elsie Glassburner
Mary Lou Robertson
Betty Kunik
Jerry Cochran
George Washington
Carl Simmering
George
Teddy Green
Eva Blattner
Gene Jugenheimer
John Winga
Edward Harriot
Melvin McClure
Washington
Lincoln
Vera Fife
F. C. Surface
Period Coverage Mentioned From March 1944 to March 1945
The excerpt notes a time frame spanning from March 1, 1944 to March 1, 1945. It references a one year period likely tied to wartime or administrative coverage and mentions dates without additional context.
Hospital Notes Describe Discharges and Procedures
Mary Gardner Ainsworth underwent a tonsillectomy this morning at the hospital. Mrs Keith Augustine, Joe Mc Graw of route two and Mrs M M Steele of Riverside are listed. Bayne Freeland and daughter Bayneeta Jean of South English were discharged this morning.
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Mary Gardner
Ainsworth
Keith Augustine
Joe McGraw
M. M. Steele
Riverside
Bayne Freeland
Bayneeta Jean
South English
Jewel bedecked moray fish in ancient Rome scandal?
Aristocratic families in ancient Rome adorned a moray eel with jewels as a display of wealth and status, highlighting lavish courtly excess and unusual pet traditions of the era.
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Rome
Now She Shops Cash and Carry Without Painful Backache
An advertisement promotes Doan's Pills for kidney and backache relief, claiming kidney dysfunction causes aches and urinary symptoms. It urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's and asserts long standing use for over 40 years.
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Dean
Doan
Group Has Surprise For Mrs. A. Pearson
In Ainsworth on February 9 a surprise birthday gathering honored Mrs Audra Pearson at the Orville Thoma home. Guests included Lois and Bruce Pearson, Cha Jenkins, Everett Snearer, Orie Ceunor, Howard Stewart, Clarene Walker, and Theu, with a three tier cake and cribbage games as entertainment.
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Theu
Winter Fare for Bees and Soldiers in the Hive
A ten pound bee colony requires sixty pounds of honey and four or five combs of pollen stored in the hive to endure winter. A soldier consumes six times his body weight in food during winter.
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Allan Fickling
Hull
Wolf’s Flower
Orcutt’s
Wellman
Orcutt
Florida
California
Penick
Ene
Clinton
del Monte
Winesaps
Jonathans
Louisa Gold
Phillip
Lajashington
Blaze
Reisters
Helman
Larry
Josephine Melinsky
East Pleasant Plain
Tony Shelangoski
Ways and Means Committee
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
A. R. Ledger
Frank B. Miller
Merle Turner
Kohr
Helman’s
Earl Corbin
Children's
Younkers
Des Moines
R. L. Livingston
David Elder
Robert O. Hammer
Co. C
21St Bn
Camp Santa Anita
Arcadia
Calif
Harold Hay
Reister Bros
Richard Been Blossom
Judith Lee
Centerville
Numa
Clint Jtavier
Eugene Smith
Rebecca Martin
Allison Tennant
Githens
Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
G. W. Manassier, Jr
Sam Simmering
Surface
Y. M.C.A
P.T.A
George Rudiger
Parent Teacher Association
Clarence Logan
Anne Huisman
M. B. Bell
Don Hayes
E. W. Harriot
Paul Wolfe
Rachel Carlson
Ideal
G. R. Norman
Hope
Catherine Crigler
Courage
Miss Fife
Maxine Morain
Wisdom
Dale Goff
Ed Sorrell
F. G. Bagge
W. A. Erbe
L. H. Lorentzen
Marion George
Harry Ramseyer
Harvey Davis
W. M. Tweeten
Mrs. Ramseyer
Helen Levis
Carol Forgey
A. Pearson
the National Tea
Dewey
Dennis Lynch
Gossard
Rothschilds
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