Keokuk D A R Hosts Washington Birthday Luncheon
Keokuk D A R chapter celebrated Washington's birthday with a one o clock luncheon at the Iowa hotel. The event featured floral decorations, music by the Aldrich trio, and a program led by regent Nondas Richardson. Attendees enjoyed a dinner, games, and socializing, with members praising ancestral pride and National Defense as a personal cause.
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Keokuk
D.A.R
Washington
Committee On National Defens
Mary Welch
Nondas Richardson
George Washington
Nondas
How Piles Affect General Health
An excerpt from a clinic advertisement explains piles and rectal disorders may trigger reflex ailments and outlines mild versus radical treatments. The McCleary Clinic at F105 Elms Blvd Excel sior Springs Missouri offers a free 122 page book by mail with patient references and a chart to diagnose current symptoms.
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McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Six Persons Receive Licenses After Tests
Six licenses to drive and two chauffeurs' licenses were granted by State Highway Patrolman Bentainger after applicants passed examinations. Recipients include Clyde V. Brown of Washington Robert A Milburn of Ottumwa Norman E Satchell and Harry N Satchell of Ainsworth Verna M Crone and Luther Ballew of Washington. Two applicants failed to pass the tests for drivers licenses.
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Bentainger
Clyde V. Brown
Washington
Robert A. Milburn
Ottumwa
Norman E. Satchell
Harry N. Satchell
Ainsworth
Verna M. Crone
Luther Ballew
Funeral services for Cornelius Sherry held at Crawfordsville church
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church for Cornelius Sherry. Rev. Lester Bill officiated. Burial followed in Crawfordsville Cemetery with Masons handling graveside rites and casket bearing duties. Sherman funeral home coordinated arrangements.
Builders Should Consider Mail Slots For Future Occupants
Builders should consider not only the mailman but the future occupant when placing mail slots in front doors. Postmasters may refuse delivery if slot location rules are unmet. The Official Postal Guide notes receptacles are required and slots, if used, must be 8 by 1.5 inches and at least 30 inches above the finished floor.
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United States
Free Tobacco Book Reissued by Demand From Readers
A national Chesterfield Cigarettes promotion will reissue Tobaccoland U S A with one million copies rushed for immediate distribution via Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co New York. The 42 page booklet details tobacco farming in 22 states and the 9 primary tobacco states, the factory process at Durham NC, and a Southern family story linking crop progress to daily life.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
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Kentucky
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Missouri
America
Chesterfield
Durham
N. C
Tobaccoland
Riverside Woman Eva Thompson Dies in Iowa City
Riverside February obituary notes Eva Younkin Thompson age 70 died at Mercy hospital Iowa City after weeklong illness. She was born February 24 1875 in Corning Ohio and moved to Iowa in 1883. Survived by eight children and 21 grandchildren with husband Grant Thompson deceased. Funeral plans pending daughter in California.
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Eva Thompson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
California
Eva Younkin
Corning
Ohio
Iowa
Grant Thompson
Thompson
The
Legion Auxiliary
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Myrtle Schwab
Wellman
Ruth Schnoebelen
Dorothy Saforek
Flsie Wieland
Waude Crav
Ethel Nicola
Oran Marion
Lloyd Thompson
Harry
Senate debate opens on lend-lease aid to Britain
Senate leaders from both parties urged stronger aid to Great Britain as the lend-lease bill opened, warning the United States would not avoid war if needed to defeat Hitler and defend democracy. Barkley and Austin led the argument for expanded support amid rising war tensions.
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Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Warren Austin
Vermont
Great Britain
United States
Hitler
Witnesses Recall Crowd at Execution Site
Miss Brayton recounts her mother’s stories of large crowds gathered outside their house to witness the execution, illustrating the era’s public spectacle and community attention.
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Miss Brayton
Funeral services for John Kirkpatrick held at Sherman Funeral Home
John Kirkpatrick’s funeral was conducted Saturday at 2 PM by Rev. George Kerr of the Avotted Presbyterian church. A vocal solo by Ralph Kleese accompanied the service. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery with pallbearers George Breitenbach N. D. Anderson E Blick Richard A Stewart Marion Augustine and J. R. Bell.
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Sherman Funeral Home
George Kerr
Avotted Presbyterian Church
Ralph Kleese
Woodlawn
George Breitenbach
N. D. Anderson
E. Blick
Richard A
Stewart Marion Augustine
J. R. Bell
Iowa Woman Remembers First Hanging at 81
Emma L Brayton 81, among Iowa’s first law school graduates, recalls the state’s first hanging. Born 1860 in Delhi IA she notes judge father John M Brayton lived near Delhi court house. She recalls N A Johnson as the first man executed after Iowa achieved statehood for the murder of Andrew Ostrand in Dubuque.
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Emma Ll. Brayton
University of Iowa Law School
Iowa
Miss Brayton
John M. Brayton
Delhie
N. A. Johnson
Johnson
Andrew Ostrand
Dubuque
Newspaper Radio Programming Highlights
Dealer displays and the Waring Pleasure Time and Glenn Miller Moonlight Serenade radio shows anchor the leading network schedule. The feature emphasizes popular music programs and consumer products shaping the era’s broadcast lineup.
Fresh Eggs Defined by States Narrow in Definition
Fresh eggs are defined by seven states as eggs laid within the state, a rule that clarifies legality and commerce terms. The definition emphasizes eggs produced entirely within state borders to distinguish from interstate shipments.
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