Heaven On ly Knows Heads to State Theatre This Thursday
Heaven On ly Knows stars Robert Cummings and Brian Donlevy with Jo Anne Reynolds and Marjorie Reynolds. Archangel Michael is sent to Montana in the 1880s to correct a clerical error and guide Duke Byron toward lawful leadership. The revival features a cast including Miss Cutright, Stuart Erwin, Bill Goodwin, Edgar Kennedy, and John Litel in a tale of destiny and redemption.
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State Theatre
Seymour Nebenzal
Robert Cummings
Brian Donlevy
Johja Outright
Marjorie Reynolds
Earth
Archangel Michael
Cummings
Duke Byron
Donlevy
Montana
Nebenzal
Bannock
Hedlewood
Neepies
Miss Cutright
Miss Reynolds
Stuart Erwin
Bill Goodwin
Edgar Kennedy
John Litel
Miss Curtright
Iowa Southern Utilities declares common dividend
The Board of Directors has declared a dividend of 25c a share on the Common Stock of the Company payable March 15, 1948 to stockholders of record March 1, 1948.
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Board of Directors
Agriculture Struggles Through Two Millennia of Hunger
The text notes that for 2,300 years from early history, mass hunger persisted. By 1800 agriculture barely advanced since Caesar times, with iron plows improving only slightly on wooden plows.
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Julius Caesar
Booster Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs E Kleese
The Booster Club met with Mrs Elwood Kleese due to muddy roads. Mrs Ruth Richards led the 14 members seven visitors and four children in attendance. New member Mrs Ralph Withoff welcomed. Guests included several named members and hosts planned contests and Valentine themed refreshments.
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Elwood Kleese
Melville Donaldson
Ruth Richards
Ralph Witthoft
Bert Dill
May Smith
Callie Woodburn
Janett
Dale Woodburn
Harry Donaldson
Homer Jarrard
Davenport Davenport News Briefs Highlight Social Visits and Local Notices
Mrs Dwight Wittmer underwent surgery at St Marys Hospital in Quincy. Friends may write to Box 531 Quincy Illinois. People seeking last dates for monuments markers or present markers should contact Iowa Memorial Company phone 660 S W Easter Manager. Lloyd Gray and Mrs Helen Benell were guests at the Moriartys Davenport with Doyle Gray and baby Lloyd. Farrier enlisted in U S Navy at Des Moines Feb 11, transferred to San Diego for recruit training. Mrs Al Crone will stay in Rock Island Davenport with sons and families the Douglases and John Crone. Elda Gray visited her mother Mrs Harry Van Dyke Davenport. Close Out sale Atchison Shoe Store overshoes and work rubbers.
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Dwight Wittmer
St. Mary's Hospital
Quincy
Illinois
Iowa Memorial Company
S. W. Easter
Lloyd Gray
Helen Benell
Daniel Moriarty
Harry Payne
Davenport
Doyle Gray
Lloyd
Moriartys
Doyle
Gene Gray
Baby Lloyd
Washington
Lester D. Farrier
Charles M. Farrier
Des Moines
Navy Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Instruction School Announcement Made By Pythian Sisters
The Pythian Sisters met in regular session Tuesday evening with Mrs. Hubert Lehrer presiding. An initiatory ceremony was held for four candidates. draping at the charter honored Effie Anderson. An April 20 school of instruction at the local Temple was announced with Hazel Cupp in charge. A pot-luck supper planning group and March 2 sandwich committee were named. West Chester visitors were noted along with refreshments during social hour.
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Pythian Sisters
Hubert Lehrer
Lodge
Warren Stewart
Effie Anderson
Iowa
Jim Conklin
Mia
Claire Dusenbery
Les Woods
Hazel Cupp
Ted Dalton
Merle Eckels
Charles Crone
Francis Crone
Fred Ladehoff
West Chester Pythian Sisters
West Chester
Strohm to Speak on his Russian Journey at State Theater
John Strohm discusses his widely traveled, uncensored six month tour of the Soviet Union with direct sanction from Stalin. He will present colored pictures of ordinary Russians and recount life from Baltic to Black Sea in a talk at 1 30 Wednesday afternoon February 25.
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Iron Curtain
John Strohm
State Theater
Russia
Stalin
Soviet Union
Strohm
Moscow
Baltic
Black Sea
Byelorussia
Stalingrad
John Strohn
Indianapolis Times
United States
John Smith
Hospital Births and Discharges Notice
Yesterday and today list multiple births at the hospital with parental names and addresses. Notable entries include the Allbaughs, Shuppy, Waters, White, and Mikseh families. Dismissals feature Oliver Ayers Archer Baker Johnson and others, reflecting routine hospital notices.
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Kenneth Ayers
Ned Archer
Clifford Baker
Delbert Johnson
Mr. Pleasant
Donita Smith
Haskins
Mrs Lyda Huming Visits Hedrick For Short Stay
Mrs Lyda Huming travelled to Hedrick to stay a few days and handle business matters. Regular meeting of Carpenters Local 12308 set for Hall at 7:30 Thursday. Audrey Dill spent her day off at the telephone exchange with her parents Mr and Mrs Cloyee Dill near Keota.
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Carpenters
Audrey Dill
Mrs. Cloyee Dill
Keota
Rust stain removal tips for wool fabrics
The text notes wool’s strong affinity for metals such as iron making rust stains hard to remove. It suggests adding a small amount of sodium sulphite to the cleaning solution to increase iron solubility and aid stain removal.
No Man's Land Battles Between Jaffa and Tel Aviv
In the contested strip between Jaffa and Tel Aviv, Jewish and Arab forces fortify sandbagged positions while armored trucks are repurposed as buses to shuttle noncombatants through the disputed zone amid ongoing clashes.
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Palestine
No-Man’s Land
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Odd Fellows Lodge Reports Progress in Attendance Contest
The Odd Fellows lodge held its regular meeting Tuesday evening with 52 members and two visitors. The membership and attendance contest ends in late March with Noble Grand’s team on 92 points and Vice Grand’s team at 88. Maurice Libe announced the monthly family social for Friday February 27 in the hall featuring a home talent minstrel show at 7 45 p m. Fred Kephart and his committee provided refreshments after the meeting.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Last Light
Maurice Libe
Odd Fellows and Rebakahs
Fred Kephart
Ann Houck Hosts Susannah Girls Meeting
Ann Houck hosted the February Susannah Girls of the Methodist church meeting with 16 members and guests Mrs. Stan Kiesy Mrs. Wendell Baker and son Lomminy. The program included a duet Ivory Palaces and a mission lesson on A Secret of One Man's Power. A food sale was planned for March 6 at Ledger's Appliance with Ruth Miller in charge.
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Ann Houck
Susannah Girls
Methodist Church
Stan Kiesy
Wendell Baker
Lomminy
Carla Guther
Marilyn Cook
Ledger
Ruth Miller
Marsha Bailey
Audrey Steele
Miss Houck
Melvin Houck
Baker
Odd Medieval Tipping Custom Before Execution
The text notes a medieval practice where condemned men tipped the executioner as they walked to the scaffold. It contrasts modern tipping with this historical custom, suggesting motives related to securing service or expressing appreciation.
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S. N. Sorrell
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Merl Thrapp
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