Local News Items From Davenport Area
Mr and Mrs Chie Dolies of California spent Saturday at the home of Mrs Joe Chabal and Lloyd They will visit Colorado to see his sister Mrs Mae Wilkins Leilan Moore of Burlington is the houseguest of Mrs Marsi W Failey Earl D Payne arrived on a 30 day leave after service in the Philippines He will visit his mother in Davenport and sisters in Wellman and Des Moines Mrs G L Custer and daughter Darlene spent Saturday in Muscatine.
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Chie Dolies
Leilan Moore
Buriington
Marsi W. Failey
Earl D. Payne
Millie Hancher
Philippines
Davenport
Wellman
Des Moines
Japs Expect Luzon Invasion Reports and Pacific Raids
Japanese claims say American ships suffered heavy losses in Luzon area attacks while Tokyo reported sinkings and damages including six aircraft carriers and 18 transports. The Pacific fleet also shelled Suribachi and Paramushiro as Iwo Jima air raids continued 750 miles south of Tokyo.
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Luzon
Tokyo
Philippines
Suribachi
Paramushiro
Hurile Islands
Iwo Jima
Volcanoes
Iowa Senate Names Hart House Elects Felton as Speaker
Des Moines Jan. 8 UP Members of the Iowa senate elected Senator Stanley Hart Republican of Keokuk president pro tem after the death of Senator B C Whitehall Republican of Marshalltown Whitehall died of a heart attack before installation The house installed Representative Harold Felton Republican Indianola as speaker Felton urged tax dollars be spent on humanitarian and sound business principles
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Stanley Hart
Keokuk
B. C. Whitehall
Marshalltown
Whitehall
House
Harold Felton
Indianola
Felton
Safety claim: women safer in powder plants than at home
Col. T. C. Gerber the army ordnance director of safety cites accident statistics to argue that a woman worker is far safer in a powder plant than in her own home, reflecting a controversial view on gender and workplace safety.
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Col
T. C. Gerber
Army Ordnance Director of Safety
Letts Team Plays At Y Tonight
Management of the Y basketball team schedules an eight o clock game with the strong Letts aggregation. Admission is free and Letts is noted as a top basketball town in eastern Iowa. A Cotter game is set for Wednesday on the Y court.
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Letts
Iowa
Cotter
Riverside Teams Split Two Games With Olds Friday
Riverside high school split a double header with Olds high school of Iowa. The Riverside boys won 29 to 17 while the Riverside girls lost 56 to 26. Burich and Soukup each scored 19 for Riverside. Beal Hullquist and Kesser led Olds with four baskets apiece. The Riverside independents defeated Lone Tree independents 26 to 19.
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Riverside
Riverside High School
Olds
Iowa
Burich
Whitlock
Seukup
W. Beal
Hultquist
Db. Beal
Endi
Soukup
JD Kesser
Hullquist
Joces
Tiverside Independents
Lone Tree Independents
Riiverside
St. Elizabeth School of
Harper
Focal St. Mary's High School
Riverside Public School
Ronald Hawkins on 30 day leave from 64th Division in Italy
Ronald Hawkins is spending a 30 day leave with his mother Mrs. M. F. Hawkins at Ainsworth and with relatives. He has served three years with the 64th Division with the 6th army now located in Italy.
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Ronald Hawkins
M. F. Hawkins
Ainsworth
64Th
6Th Army
Italy
Hospital Discharges and Births Reported in Community
Discharges include Larry Haifley Dale Beenblossom and son Duane Allen Ainsworth while Douglas Garrett remains hospitalized. Births announce Charles Bend and wife a daughter seven pounds five and a half ounces at 9 24 Saturday night and Arthur Harris a son seven pounds 13 ounces at 9 24 last night. Wayne Zeck and wife welcomed a son at 8 50 this morning. Robert Blair admitted for scalp wound and injured knee after an accident.
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Larry Haifley
South Avenue C
Dale Beenblossom
Duane Allen
Ainsworth
Douglas George Garrett
Lorrell Garrett
Don Sheetz
Sam Bowser
West Chester
Chris Jensen
Brigston
Charles’ Bend
Brighton
Arthur Harris
Route Four
Wayne Zeck
Robert Blair
South Town Avenue
Favor Change in Laws on Aviation
Iowa legislators favor modernizing aviation statutes and creating an aeronautical commission. The poll shows strong backing for diverting liquor funds to enforcement and for broader state revenue to aid local governments. Support is mixed on an earlier gubernatorial inauguration and varies by party.
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Des Moines
Jan
IDPA
Laws
Iowa Daily Press Association
Bist General Assembly
Iowa
Aeronautical Commission
United States Senate
House
Rubio Town Notes Quilt Effort Grows for Winter Service
Rubio Town reports the quilting club began with two quilts for Emma McClure and Mrs Birdie Jones and hopes for more next week as 12 or more quilts are planned for winter. The column lists local visits, family travel, and school reopening after Christmas, with residents at Omaha and Keota visiting Arthur Lambert’s home.
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Artuus Lambert
Rubio Town
Emma McClure
Birdie Jones
A KE. Mourer
Ue Job Guy
Ernest Lambert
Omaha
Nebr
Arthur Lambert
Jimmy Watson
Allie Pond
Clayton Funston
Herby
Joe Lambert
Clarence McNurlen
Billy McNurlen
Qower Stoutser
Joey Jimmy
Johnny
Claudine Greiner
Keota
Omer Stoutner
Cory Borsdorf
Social calendar shows church events and club meetings
St James church hosts a benefit card party and public social evening. Literature department evenings and PTA meetings are listed with times and hostess notes. Various clubs including Snowball Social, Sunshine Community, Merry Makers, Just Us, C D A, and Walnut Women’s Club schedule gatherings, potlucks, and officer elections with location cues and host names. Junior High PTA cancels January meeting.
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St. James Church
K.C. Hui
Richard Stewart
Ruth Foster
W.S.C.S
West Chester Meth
Lou Bauer
Russell Pleener
C.D. of A
Sunshine Community Club
Henry Lunning
Merry Makers Clut and Families
Joan Patterson
Just Us Club
John Shebeck
P.E.A
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Lyle Hayes
Hosea
B. G. Helt
White Elephant Exchange
W R C Elects New Officers At Saturday Meeting
Members of the Woman's Relief Corps met at Legion hall for a regul ar meeting with 24 officers and members present. Officers elected include Marie Baker as president Rinda Coppock senior vice president Florence Dayton junior vice president Mary Salladay secretary Effie Murdock treasurer Effie Schmidt chaplain Carrie Boileau conductor Dawson guard Mary Dawson patriotic instructor Beth Brinning press correspondent Effie Hampster musician Mable Gray assistant conductor Nellie Moriarty assistant guard Amanda Schulty Laura Graham Louise Reaney color bearers and others.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Legion Hall
W. R. Co
Tom Gray
William Sartor
Jennie Hlennon
Leone Kessler
Marie Baker
Rinda Coppock
Florence Dayton
Mary Salladay
Effie Murdock
Effie Schmidt
Carrie Boileau
Dawson
Mary Dawson
Beth Brinning
Effie Hampster
Mable Gray
Nellie Moriarty
Margaret Jarrard
Amanda Schulty
Louise Reaney
Julia Sisk
Lulu Williams
Ida Fuhr
Thelma Rohrer
Amanda Sechulty
Addison Murphy
Laura Graham
Zephier Leib
Laura Longwell
Stella Genkinger
Effie Hampsher
Emma Campbell
Mary Beggs
Ethel Steele
Exhibitor of Champion Steer Given Dinner
Ben Greve 18 year old 4 H club youth who showed the grand champion steer at the 1944 Chicago market fat stock show was honored by Clinton County Beef Cattlemen's association. A special exhibition steer outside the hall and Greve's $6 000 in sale and prize money highlighted the dinner and entertainment with county exhibitors in attendance. Greve nearing military service age received a 2 Declassification deferment for six months and planned an exhibition tour with the steer until March 1 before returning to farm life near Bryant Iowa with relatives.
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Clinton
Ben Greve
Chicago
Clinton County Beef Cattlemen's Association
Dilman Wilson
Bryant, Fa
Prairie Flower group hosts Friday meeting
Marjorie Gamon hosted a Prairie Flower group gathering Friday evening attended by 23 people. Leonard Booth led the song service with Merle Booth singing solo and Lorene Booth accompanying. Rev. A. E. Diddams gave devotions. Stanley Javarre and Leonard planned the entertainment, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Gamon with help from Marjorie and Mrs. C. C. Reeves.
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Prairie Flower Young Peopvilex
Marjorie Gamon
Leonard Booth
Merle Booth
Lorene Booth
A. E. Diddams
Stanley Javarre
Leonard Both
Gamon
Marjorie
C. C. Reeves
Matrons Club Plans an Initiation
The Past Matrons club and families held a cooperative dinner at the Masonite temple dining room with 12 present. New president Mrs T A Flenner led the regular meeting and plans were made for an initiation at the next meeting with a candlelight service at 5 o clock followed by a cooperative dinner for members and families. The evening closed with bingo.
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Masonite Temple
T. A. Flenner
Mrs Berdo Hosts Nineteenth Century Club Luncheon
Mrs Berdo was hostess Saturday at the Nineteenth Century club luncheon. Twelve members and two guests Leilan Moore of Burlington and Mrs Alex Lytle attended the one o’clock meal with Mrs Lytle helping serve. The table featured a winter fruit arrangement. The afternoon program was a review of We Walk Alone by Mrs Carl J Roberts.
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Boyd Berdo
Nineteenth Century Club
Leilan Moore
Burlington
Alex Lytle
Lytle
Berdo
Carl J. Roberts
Presbyterian Morning Prayer Meeting
The Presbyterian morning prayer meeting will gather at 9:30 Wednesday morning at the church located at 285t2.
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Presbyterian
How to Choose and Store Onions for Freshness
Selecting onions requires bright clean onions that are hard with dry skins. Check the stem end for moisture which may indicate heart decay. Store in a cool dry well ventilated room and note any postponement to a later date.
Birthday Candles Mark Howell Kin and Swailes Family
Judith Ann Howell marks her second birthday today as the Swailes family also celebrates James Kendall Swailes birthday on route three.
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Judith Ann Howell
W. E. Howell
James
Kendall Swailes
Kenneth Swailes
Local Birthdays Noted for Crossett Dickerson and Long
Merton K. Crossett of Gary Indiana formerly Wellman joins Mrs. Harry Dickerson of Des Moines and Mrs. Charles Long Jr formerly Washington in observing birthdays today.
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Merton K. Crossett
Gary
Ind
Wellman
Harry Dickerson
Des Moines
Charles Long, Jr
Washington
Birthday salutations tally for local residents
Frank White Joe A. Soukup Stanley Mangold Mrs Elwer Steele Mrs Clive Gray Martha Lambert Russell Carter receive birthday congratulations and likely cake from neighbors in a community note.
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Frank White
Joe A. S$oukup
Stanley Mangold
Elwer Steele
Clive Gray
Martha Lambert
Russell Carter
Storage space classes in commercial cold storage
Commercial cold storage divides into two classes cooler and freezer. Cooler space runs from about 50 degrees down to freezing, while freezer space covers zero degrees and below. Additional freezer capacity requires scarcer materials than extra cooler space.
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Fred L. Stewart
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A. E. Maurer
Letha Bond
Laurence Watson
Onaha
Glen L. Martin
Ernest
Cora Borsdorf
Oscar Mourer
Rabio
Hser
Pioneer Drug Store
St. James
Noble Grand Circle
Wayne Marston
2Nd St. Pooster Club
Don Wylie
Alma Hearne Holland
Jeanette Kyle
L. E. Helmick
Payne Marshall
Yada
William Beggs
7Th St. Rosemary Club
Karl Galloway
G.E.S
Pan Masonic Temple
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Earl Smith
Orva Scott
Rebekah Club
Gene Sehnelider
Walnut Women's Club
Myron Burroughs
P.T.A
W.R.C
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Mrs. Berdo
Panama
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Port Moresby
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Coca-Cola Company
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