Neighborhood Notes On South Third Avenue Fun
A local column visits Mrs. Holcomb and Mrs. Harvey on South Third Avenue, noting health, gardens, and memories. It mentions Dan Holcomb in the hospital, a Nursery School past, and plans for the 4th of July with fireworks and balloons. Also references Mr. and Mrs. Farrel moving into the Frazier shop, the Wingas taking a July holiday, and local bird chatter plus a Hoover granddaughter sighting.
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South Third Avenue
Dan Holcomb
South Third
Joe Clyde
John
Katherine Winga
Wingas
Oldest Material Wood: The Earliest Resource Used by Humans
A brief note outlines wood as the earliest material harnessed by humans, tracing its origins to ancient toolmaking and construction practices. It highlights wood's enduring role in shelter, fuel, and craft across civilizations.
Summer garden planting guidance during wartime rationing
A 1940s home gardening bulletin urges wartime readers to start a Victory garden, plan three summer plantings from July to September, and adapt care to hot weather. It lists timing by Iowa region, soil moisture tips, seed depth, mulching, and varieties like Detroit Dark Red beets and Danvers Half Long carrots.
Weddings and Birthdays Mark July Fourth Weekend
July 3 brings weddings and birthdays across families. Judith Belle Holcomb turns one in Wellman, Loren Douglas Hochstatler ages four, and several others including Eleanor Peiffer and Clara Faulkner mark milestones. A. B. Farmer and spouse celebrate 54 years of marriage tomorrow along with earlier birthdays and upcoming Fourth of July observances.
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Judith Belle Holcomb
Dan Holcomb
Loren Douglas Hochstatler
Oren Hochstatler
Wellman
Eleanor Peiffer
Cleveland
Ohio
Clara Faulkner
Jimmy Lee Podaril
Melak Marek
Kalona
N. M. Speidel
Jack Lytle
Texas
Free scholarship inquiry prompts application request
A reader from The Evening Journal seeks details on a free scholarship offered by the newspaper and asks for an application form. The note identifies the sender as requesting information to pursue the scholarship opportunity.
Birthday Anniversaries Noted Across Town Names Listed
Harry Jones route two Paul Olifield and his sister Marie observe birthdays tomorrow as do Sidney Moore of Danville Ht Mrs Don McLaughlin Mrs KR M Anderson Sarah Rinehart Mrs Harry Bishop Warren Goodwin Harold Ray Cummings Joe Melinski H M Kelley Donald Duane Stewart son of Mr and Mrs James Stewart of Crawfordsville Oliie Eichelberger Mrs Mary Needley of Salem Mrs Raymond Ferguson of Grinnell Walter McArtor has a birthday today while his wife had the honors Saturday
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Paul Olifield
Marie
Sidney Moore
Danville
Don McLaughlin
KR. M. Anderson
Sarah Rinehart
Harry Bishop
Warren Goodwin
Harold Ray Cummings
Joe Melinski
H. M. Kelley
Donald Duane Stewart
James Stewart
Crawfordsville
Oliie Eichelberger
Mary Needley
Salem
Raymond Ferguson
Grinnell
Memphis Belle Honored in Technicolor War Department Film
War Department presents a Technicolor tribute to the Memphis Belle, famed Flying Fortress hero of early World War II bomber campaigns, highlighting its storied service and national significance in the air war.
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THE
WAR Department
Europe
Garden notes on planting, beans, and disease control
The text notes planting timing between July 1 and 7 in northern Iowa and July 7 to 15 in southern Iowa. Wee tables mature in 90 to 105 days. Burpee's Stringless Green Pod is a recommended bush snap bean variety. July can be critical for potato late blight and tomato leaf spot with advice to protect crops using Bordeaux mixture 4-4-50.
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Iowa
Central
Southern
Memphis Belle Fort Flight Crew Honored With 51 Decorations
The Memphis Belle and its ten heroic crew members flew 25 combat missions from November 1942 to May 1943 against German war factories. The ship returned after every mission with only one minor injury and the crew earned 51 decorations including Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and Oak Leaf Clusters for each member.
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Germany
Memphis Belle
First presidential election not yet in North Carolina
North Carolinians did not vote in the first presidential election because the federal Constitution had not yet been ratified in 1788.
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Tal
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Herbert Hoover
Rose Marr
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Roy
Rukgaber
Eicher
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Justin
Martha Mathers
Haskins
Rome
Detroit
Danvers Half Sons
Rosalind Russell
Brian Kherne
Willard Parker
Alan Dinehart
Columbia Pictures
Pei Aey
Tri Tanic Fun Stars
Top Man
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Peggy Toe 'E
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Patric Knowles
Eddie Quillan
Frank Jenks
Bobby Brooks
Ray Eberley
Yippee
Ciribiribin
Flaming Sky
Rudie Schmidt
Joe Simmering
Loren Sutherland
Farmer
Lyle Churchill
Charles Churchill
West Chester
Mary Lou Jones
Iowa Wesleyan College
the Evening Journal
Harry Jones
Route Two
Walter McArtor
apeSeeSence
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Sulea Products CO
Geo
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Drigolist
Pioneer Drug Store
Sam
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Les Gilmere
Shell Station
America
Tarawa
Washington State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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