Dinner at Donaldson home honors Max before camp
Prairie Flower reports a family gathering at Fred Donaldson’s home honoring Max Donaldson as he prepares for a year of training at camp. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ezra Smith and son Paul, Everette Finke visiting, and Roy Finke and family. The piece notes a series of recent dinners and a local Merry Makers club gathering.
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Martha Thrasher
Harry Donaldson
Johnny
Fred Donaldson
Max Donaldson
Ezra Smith
Paul
Marion Sheetz
Everette Finke
Muscatine
Roy Finke
Wm. Finke
Prairie Flower
Merry Makers Club
Prairie Flower Hosts and Social Gatherings Recap
Families gathered at the Bear home for Farm Bureau dinner and Mission Circle event. Prairie Flower youths to be hosted by the Reeves home Friday evening. Mrs. Litrell, ill in Hershey Hospital, visited from Columbus Junction. Knupps report California and Texas relatives after John Deere day well attended by Prairie Flower residents.
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Clayton Bear
Farm Bureau
Mission Circle
C. E. Strong
Prairie Flower
C. C. Reeves
Ezra Smith and
Clayde Knupp
I. D. Quinn
Wayne
Richard Knupp
California
Texas
Ies
Tillie Deal
Gerald Feltz
Washington
Roger
Raymond Sheety
Howard Altenbernd
Kelly Tinnis
John Deere
Doyle Pfiefer
D. C. Nelson
Laithley
Lloyd der
Davenport
Wilton Harley
Zeno
Kelly
Mary Louise Gi
Iowa City
Charleston
S. C
Zeno Tina
Lloyd Derby
W. EK. Derby
Chas. Churchill
Geo. Frank
Shirley Bee Carris
New Haven
Hogs and cattle markets edge higher despite mixed week
Markets show hogs steady with a 75 cent per hundred price uptick and high marks at 8.00. Cattle trends ease with steers and yearlings off up to 25 cents, fats steady to weak, vealers 50 to 75 cents higher, bulls steady to weak. Lambs rise 30 to 40 cents as fat lamb demand improves.
Willard Campbell Takes Position with Allis-Chalmers Co
Willard Campbell accepted an offer from Allis-Chalmers Co in Des Moines after leaving International Co in Washington. He traveled there with Mrs Campbell and their son Rodney. A cooperative dinner at Homer House referenced local families including the Dill and Morrow households and noted illness among several community children and Mrs Homer Hotle.
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R. C. Ferguson
Westchester
Willard Campbell
The
International Co
Washington
Allis-Chalmers Co
Des Moines
Campbell
Rodney
Homer House
John Dill
Helen
Ruth
Donald
Dale Moody
Virginia
Sharon Kay
Roy Bauer
Joe
Bernard Redlinger
Ival
LaDora
DeLores
DeVore
Verni Britta Trier
James Morrow
Muscatine
Art Rigenhagen
Helen Wilcox
Nancy Freshwaters
Janet Porter
Harold Rigenhagen
Robert and Pail Pennington
Richard Stewart
Bonnie Jean Brinning
Vaughn Cochran
Chicago Grain Table From Jan Open High Low Close
Grain table from Chicago shows May wheat at 81 82 with minor variations across months and deliveries. Corn values around 68 to 63 with July and Sep postings, oats and rye sections listed with multiple bids and closes.
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Chicago
Eskimo Language Lacks Word for War Revealed
A recent search shows the Eskimo language has no direct word for war. Researchers note cultural terms imply conflict without a specific war label.
Chicago Cash Corn and Soybean Prices
Chicago cash grain report lists corn at 58 to 62 cents per bushel for yellow varieties with samples graded A714 to 58. Soybeans show 102 cents for yellow 2 varieties. Oats prices include various white and red weights around 39 to 40 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Eggs Market Slips on Weaker Receipts
Market for eggs in Chicago shows weakness as receipts reach 7,364 cases with extra firsts at 1,814 and fresh graded firsts at 17 percent. Current receipts include 15 percent dirties and 15 percent checks.
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Chicago
Highland Township Spelling Contest Winners Named
The Highland Center school hosted a Friday spelling contest with Oak Grove and East Prairie schools placing in both divisions. In advanced, Hester Mincer won first with Leona Mincer second and Betty Kallaus third. In primary, Dorothy Lukavsy earned first, Marilyn Satchell second, and Mary Ann Havel third.
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Highland Township
Highland Center School
Hester Mincer
Leona Mincer
Oak Grove
Betty Kallaus
East Prairie School
Dorothy Lukavsy
East Prairie
Marilyn Satchell
Hazel Dell School
Mary Ann Havel
Workers Strike at East Moline Spread Feared
Five aircraft workers were killed and 80 injured in a collision between a bus and a Canadian National passenger train near Longueuil. At least ten of the injured were in serious condition.
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East Moline
Montreal
Canadian National Railway
Longueill
Two Die In Crash In Emmetsburg Iowa
A two-vehicle crash on icy pavements in Emmetsburg Iowa killed Edward Rick a 60 year old Titonka farmer who died in a hospital and his wife 56 who died at the scene authorities blamed slick roads for the wreck late yesterday.
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Emmetsburg
Iowa
Edward Rick
Titonka Farmer
Rick
Workers Killed and Threatened Strikes At Defense Plants
Only one major strike was active in defense industries with several others threatened. A federal conciliator was due in East Moline to mediate a double walkout by rival unions at International Hervester, affecting five plants. Hervester employs 25 000 on defense orders worth 10 million dollars. Farm Equipment Workers CIO called a walkout at East Moline after its union members protested seniority classifications. The plant normally uses about 1,400 workers.
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United Press
East Moline
International Hervester Company
Farm Equipment Workers Cio
Union Employes Association
Alaska Area Compared to Continental United States
The total area of Alaska is 590 884 square miles and roughly one fifth the size of the continental United States.
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Alaska
United States
Midway and Community Sale Dates in Iowa Listings
Journal sale date column lists Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction every Wednesday and Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard. Various closing out and hog sale notices follow for Washington, Keota, West Chester, Kinross, Wellman and Brighton area farms with dates from January 21 to February 11.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
City
P. P. Winger
S. Wayland
Will Kendrick
Washington
Brighton Road
Paul Peiffer
Merle Gardner
Keota
T. A. West
West Chester
Hampshire
Fimus
R. Brenneman
Kinross
Wellman
O. W. Long
Brighton
Benny Allen Feud Comedy Love Thy Neigh bor Opens at State
The Benny Allen feud inspires Paramount's Love Thy Neighbor a musical comedy starring Benny and Allen with Mary Martin Verree Teasdale Virginia Dale The Merry Macs and Rochester The film mixes romance song and dance with sharp on screen gags and lively supporting players highlighting Rochester and Mary Martin in standout numbers The plot follows the radio rivals as they clash and briefly reconcile amid musical performances and comic misunderstandings
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Fred Allen
Jack Benny
Paramount
State Theatre
Benny and
Allen
Mary
Daddy
Martin
Verree Teasdale
Virginia Dale
The
Merry Macs
Rochester
Eddie Anderson
Benny-Allen
Benny
Theresa Harris
Mary Martin
Merry Maes
Merrie Abbott
Morrow named Tucson school superintendent succeeding Rose
Francis J. Coffey reports Walton Morrow of Tucson will become superintendent of Tucson city schools on July 1, succeeding C. R. Rose who retires after 21 years. Morrow, longtime head of the Arizona Deaf School, has guided improvements and growth since 1932 and has a strong credential list including Gallaudet and George Washington. He emphasized taking on a great responsibility while praising Tucson’s system.
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Francis J. Coffey
Tucson
Arizona
The
Journal
Tucson Daily Star
Walton
Snorty
Washington
Arizona Paper
Robert D. Morrow
Rose
Morrow
Fred W. Fickett
C. RB. Rose
Betty Ann
Bobby
Iowa
Missouri
Pawnee City
Ryan Libel Suit Against Wilson Delayed to May Term
Des Moines attorney Lehan Ryan's libel suit against Governor Wilson was continued in district court to the May term. Judge Frank S. Shankland granted the postponement at the request of Governor Wilson's attorney Thomas Guthrie, who cited the legislature's ongoing session and the governor's need to remain at his office.
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Des Moines
Lehan ‘S. Ryan
Wilson
Frank S. Shankland
Thomas Guthrie
Guthrie
Honor Two Pupils of Valley School at Birthday Party
Mrs Zeno Tinnes reports Paul and Pauline Sheetz celebrated their tenth and eighth birthdays with a classroom party hosted by Miss Hadley. Games and gifts delighted the pupils and teacher.
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Valley School
Zeno Tinnes
Valley
Paul and
Pauline Sheetz
Iowa Second in Safety Record Among 12 States
Iowa ranked second among 12 North Central states in traffic deaths per miles driven with 1.4 per 100 090 000 miles and fifth in deaths per 100 000 population while noting a rise from 1938 highs. North Dakota led in deaths per population. South Dakota topped per miles driven.
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Iowa
Dis Moines
Amon
North Central
Paul . Hill
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
National Safety Council
Watier
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Louetta Cole Pentecost
6Th Ave
Meeker
Evening Journal
Regal Products Co
Madison, Wis
Inquire of Journal
Mose Levy
ZGR2
Ainsworth
J. D. Rabenold
Foster Radio Service
Gamble
Louis’ Baird
R. Mose Levy
Iowa Ave
Etteod
Ainsworth Produce
Glenn G. Hayes
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Reister Bros
Red Comb Feeds
Green Gable Breoder & Hog Houses
Jamesway Poultry Equipment
Dr. Salisbury Poultry Health’ Service
the Evening Journal
South
Crawfordsville
Willard
Washington Oil Company
Eclipse Lumber Co
Chicago Livestock
Bob Montgomery
Thomson Phosphate Company
Humble’s
Poultry Service
Big Giant Call
Smart & Parrish
Registere Berkshire
Joe Horak
St-M
Earl Little
Wagenknecht
London
Dalton
Shorty
Ariz
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
George Washington University
Gallaudet College
University of Nebraska
University of Arizona
School For the Deaf and Blind
New York
San Francisco
Ryan
Senate
Congress
Pat Harrison
Morris Sheppard
Alben W. . Barkley
Walter George
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