Shower Courtesy Honors Marie Kron
Riverside, Jan 25 co hostesses Delor ex Krone Rita KBleanne Ruth and Mrs Raymona Kroi hosted a miscellaneous shower for Marie Kron in St Marys hall Riverside. Forty seven attended as Mrs Mary Kern won high honors and Geraldine Meade took consolation. Kron, daughter of Henry Kron, will wed Paul Ruth in St Marys church Town on January 1 at eight o clock in the morning.
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Riverside
Delorex Krone
Rita
Kbleanne Ruth
Raymona Kroi
St. Mary's Hall
Marie Kron
Banco
Mary Kern
Geraldine Meade
Miss Kron
Henry Kron
Paul Ruth
St. Mary's Church
Town
Honor Velma Rotenburger at Riverside shower event
Miss Rotenburger was honored with a miscellaneous shower co hosted by Miss August Schmidt and Mrs Melvin Bone at Forester hall Riverside. A large white bell centerpiece with pink streamers and bells marked wedding anniversaries while gifts suited to each milestone adorned the table. About sixty guests attended the Sunday afternoon affair with bingo prizes and refreshments served by Bernice Libenguth. Velma Rotenburger and her fiancé Eugene Duffy of Town City plan to wed at St Marys church Riverside on Tuesday February 1 at 9 am.
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Bernice Libenguth
Velma Rotenburger
Riverside
I Eugene Duffy
Town City
St. Mary's Church
Wellman News Highlights Local Visits and Military Transfers
C Jones left for Texas to visit his daughter and two grandsons Eddie and Banks Wilson. J B Curl of McAllen Texas arrived in Iowa City to visit his parents and handle local business. Russell Russ, recently released from the pre flight band, heads to Portsmouth Virginia for duty as assistant paymaster. Everette Miller and Clark Miller and family moved from the Bill farm to a new location.
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J. B. Curl
McAllen
Texas
Iowa City
W. A. Curl
Russell Russ
Navy
Portsmouth
Naval Base
Everette Miller
Clark
Bill
State notes farm sale and local events in Wade vicinity
A Wade farm near Green Valley has been sold to Aldine Gingerich Wellman leads a $120,000 drive for the 4th war loan with J. D. Lewis. Gingerichs and Evelyn are in Denver. Funeral of Mrs Miller’s uncle in Kearney Nebr. Ruth Foster to teach housekeeping shortcuts at Gobble Inn Jan 28. Everette Perrin returns to Alhambra after his father Steve’s funeral. Doreas Missionaries set all day meeting Jan 27. Garden club hosts New Year tea at C. W. Durian home. Mrs BR Foster presides.
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Wade
Green Valley
Aldine Gingerich Wellman
J. D. Lewis
Wellman
A. C. Gingerich
Evelyn
Denver
Cole
E. D. Miller
Milton Mays
Miller
Kearney
Nebr
Wim
Garden Club
C. W
Baldosier families gather for Tuesday butchering in Merrimac
Merrimac residents led by John Baldosier butchered Tuesday with help from Dave and Max Baldosier and families. Several visits occurred in parental homes, including John Wieneke Joe Morrison and others. The weekend saw Mrs. Carl Amrine and neighbors visiting multiple kin in the area.
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Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Dave Baldosier
Max Baldosier
Joyce
Carl Baldosier
Larry
Dave Haines
John Baldosier
John Wieneke
Jay Schafer
Joe #merson
Salina
Delmer Cr
Maggie Burger
Lester Kientz
Harlan Diers
Remembering Mrs. Miller and Iowa Highway Patrol founders tribute
Highway Patrol Day in Washington honors founder Mrs. Alex Miller with a wreath at her grave. The event notes her dream, the patrols growth, and the safety council, as well as memories of early members, reunions, and stormy weather on the seven year anniversary.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Binder twine for 1944 under WPB standards in Des Moines
In Des Moines on January 25 1944 war time binder twine of new composition is being produced to meet Iowa crop needs. A J Loveland Iowa USDA war board chair said the twine uses 12 percent jute and 874 percent henequen and has passed field tests in Iowa corn and Louisiana rice, proving strong and non breaking for heavy bundles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
Iowa Usda War Board
War Production Board
WPB
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Crisis in Heligoland Evacuations Amid German Danish Tensions
Reports state Germans order evacuations of civilians from Heligoland amid threats of Danish civil strife and rising NATO pressure. Heligoland, near Hamburg Bremen and the Kiel Canal, has faced RAF raids and fears of invasion. German controls over Danish police and internments heighten the tense regional outlook.
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Heligoland
Corpmans Host Pinochle Party at Grace Hill Home
Grace Hill Iowa January 25 Mr and Mrs Carl Corpmans entertained at a pinochle party Saturday night High prize went to Mrs Nelson Woodford and Dale Robertson low prize to Mrs Roy Edwards and Nelson Woodford Traveling prize to Mrs Cloyce Hayes Other guests included Mr and Mrs Clark Johnson Mrs Cloyce Hayes Mr and Mrs Dale Robertson Mr and Mrs Warren Carris Mr and Mrs Roy Edwards and Mr and Mrs Nelson Woodford Visiting from Washington is Mrs C M Corpman The community meeting at Pleasant school drew a good crowd and a food time was reported Mrs M C Downs spent winter with her daughter Mrs Wes Engel and a daughter living in St Louis was hurt in a car crash with good reports of recovery Hollis Bradshaw of Wellman staying with sister Mrs Chas Johnson and working near Washington Lyle Hayes family dinner with Chas Eyestone home Washington and moving of Chas Johnson to Allen Schaeffer place noted Nelson Woodford and Jimmy were supper guests at Dan Boone home
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Gracehill
Carl Corpmans
Nelson Woodford
Dale Robertson
Roy Edwards
Cloyce Hayes
Clark Johnson
Warren Carris
Lyle Hayes
Howard Zillman
Brighton
A. Strohm
Wes Engel
John Williams
Washington
Hollis Bradshaw
Wellman
Chas. Johnson
Concrete
Chas, Eyestone
Washngton
Allen Schaeffer
Betty Bradshaw
Jimmy
Dan Boone
Preserved Olives Found in Pompeii Stores
Archaeologists report preserved olives discovered in buried stores within Pompeii after the Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD 79. The find sheds light on ancient trade and daily life before the catastrophe.
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Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
Test of new binder-compatible permit for crops
The makers of a permit testing system claim it can work across multiple crops. They believe if it handles heavy corn and rice satisfactorily it should also perform on wheat barley oats and other binder harvested crops.
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