Social Calendar Sets Weekly Meetings and Dinners
Community events list weekly gatherings for Thursday through Monday across multiple groups. Details include times, hostess names, venues like WSCS Circle rooms Moose hall Masonic Temple and churches, along with potluck and dessert luncheons and a Rainbow Girls meeting at the Masonic Temple.
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H. J. Club
TeBockhorst
Hall. Wash
Camp Fire Council
Women of Moose
Moose Hall
OFS
Masonic Tem
Joy Fairchild
Louise Rouse
Bible Dept
United Presbyterian Chapel
Rell Eal
Rainbow Girls
Masonie Temple
Nichols Named Truck Sales and Service Manager at IH York
Don Nichols has accepted the role of Truck Sales and Service Manager at the International Harvester store in York Nebraska. He has spent 12 years with IH stores in Nebraska and Iowa and moved to Iowa 12 years ago. He and his wife and daughter Wilme will relocate this week to York to occupy a new home owned by Mrs. Nichols' parents, with Nichols aiding management of the Smiths farms.
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Don Nichols
International Harvester
York
Nebraska
Nichols
Iowa
Wilme
Mrs. Smith
Silence and a church supper draw May and Allen
In a tense moment at the parlor Allen and May confront a stiff silence as Pa imposes distance. The plan for Elworth's Path meetings ends with Pa’s gentle concession for a six o'clock ride to the church supper, and May clings to hope that Allen will fit into the family.
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May
Allen
Ellie
Elworth
Aunt Filie
Mirror Hanging Guide for Optimal Line and Perspective
Advice on placing mirrors to preserve line and perspective, recommending wall placement and eye level alignment. Emphasizes centered viewing to maximize aesthetic impact and visual balance.
The Wise Guy at Jamaica Race Track
A narrator and Jake Hunter wager at Jamaica after a feature race. Jake hawks tips and bets against a redheaded con man selling a watch, ultimately paying thirty dollars for a timepiece the man believes is worth more. The scene ends with reflections on gambling and a note on framed mirrors bringing light and style to a room.
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Jamaica Race Track
Jake Hunter
Jake
Yaketyyak
Homer
Jakie
Pal
Russia
Good Ventilation Boosts Poultry House Performance
An exhaust fan ventilation system properly sized and placed improves air flow in poultry houses. Inlet openings should be 12 to 18 inches below the ceiling and the fan mounted near the ceiling with a vertical duct. Proper ventilation reduces moisture and ammonia, enhances flock health and profits. Mr and Mrs Elam Chapman celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary near Lemars.
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Lemars
Elam Chapman
Toledo girl draws pony at local fair auction
Elizabeth Dann of Toledo won a Shetland pony in a community drawing but refused it, leading to an auction that raised 158 dollars for the pony.
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Elizabeth Dann
Toledo
Wormy pigs cost more to raise says University of Illinois
University of Illinois reports wormy pigs cost three to four more bushels of corn and may take an extra month to reach market weight. Remedies include clean farrowing pens, washing sows, pasture rotation, and consulting a veterinarian if worms are suspected.
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University of Illinois
Farm output in 1953 Likely Matches 1952 Peak
US farm production for 1953 including crops and livestock is expected to be about the same as the 1952 record. The biggest rise among livestock is in cattle. Cash receipts from sales in the first half of 1953 fell about 5 percent from the prior year.
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U. S
Thornton & Minor Rectal Ointment Invention Ad
Doctors at America's leading rectal hospital develop pain soothing ointment for surgical patients. The fast safe relief is offered under the Thornton & Minor brand with tube or suppositories priced at $1.00.
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TM Thornton & Minor
America
Thornton & Minor
Hold Klett Services At Keota of Sunday
George E. Klett 70 of Rubio longtime Keokuk Washington counties resident died January 7 after emergency surgery at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City Funeral services were held January 16 at Keota Methodist Church with Rev Wilson Hyde and Rev D B Weints Burial at Bethel Cemetery He was born September 11 1883 married Mary Ann Stein in 1903 farmed in Keota then retired to Rubio Survived by wife daughter Beatrice Julia Carris son Omer Charles four grandchildren three great grandchildren two sisters and other relatives Preceded by two sisters one brother and parents
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Kpota
George E. Klett
Rubio
Keokuk
Washington
Mercy Hopital
Iowa City
Methodist Church
Keota
Wilson Hyde
Ottumwa
D. B. Weints
Marsh
Bethel Cemetery
Mr. Klett
Harper
August
Julia Ramga Klett
Mary Ann Stein
Beatrice Julia Carris
Omer Charles
Katie Schmitt
Lee Redlinger
Rev Pennington Named by Junction Pastors
Pastor George C. Pennington of the Methodist church was elected president of the local ministerial association. Rev Burris Moore of Pleasant Grove Church of God was named vice president and Dr D H Brush of the United Presbyterian church was chosen secretary and treasurer. The association purchased 50 hymnals for Columbus High School.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Jan
George C. Pennington
Methodist Church
Burris Moore
Pleasant Grove Church of God
D. H. Brush
United Presbyterian Church
Trea
Local Churches Add Film-Strip Projector
To supplement the 1060 denated te nt school several years ign a te 2X 2 35mm film-strip projector for use by the churches.
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Ign
Safe recovered after Muscatine weekend burglary
A 208 pound safe stolen from Fritzs Tavern in Muscatine Saturday night was found five miles northeast on a farm after three hunters alerted the sheriff. About $200 was missing from the safe as investigators pursue six weekend break ins in the county.
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Muscatine
Here
Mirror frame trends favor metals in design history
In mirror design a clear shift toward metal frames appears with brass and wrought iron. Brass frames were popular by 1700, while wrought iron frames are a newer trend.
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St. Joseph Circle
Mtg
Fred Heck
WSCS
Don Maxwell
Ainsworth Ces
Baptist Sunday School
William Panzer
Rebekah Lodge
Bethlehem Commandery
Women's Service Guild of Presbyterian Church
Myrtle Pearson
William Grossheim
St. Mary's Circle
Mary Reister
Ainsworth State Bank
Ainsworth
Washington County
State OF Iowa
United States
C. M. Spessard
E. F. Muck
C.M. Spessard
Bh. Miek
Kenneth Ornduff
State of
County of
Virgil K. Hering
Notary Public
Slaes
Elizabeth Hall
Mieste
By John Connolly
Pan
Klett
Rev. Pennington
Junction
Columbus High School
Victor P. Peiffer
Cpl
Cherhead Vilengs
Air
Chevrolet
W. Washington
Washington, Iowa
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