Navy lieutenant visits Ottumwa during weekend leave
Lieutenant T. M. Mast stationed at Great Lakes Navy hospital enjoyed a brief weekend with wife Mrs. Mast and sons Truman Jr and Richard. They spent Saturday evening with his parents in Ottumwa before he left for Chicago. The D A R Log Cabin at Susset Park welcomed visitors Saturday afternoon drawing 68 registrants and guests from several distances attending family picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Mast
Navy Hospital
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
D.A.R
Suset Park
Gail Kirk
Dickie
Larry
Missouri Valley
Otto Schiebel
Schiebel
Kirk
Roy Schiebel
Davenport
Charles Schiebel
Richard Schiebel
Carol Teel Weds A J Varner At Hannibal Church
Announcement of the marriage of Carol Teel to A J Varner, officiated by Rev Dirk Henry Middents at the First Presbyterian Church Hannibal Missouri on June 27. Attendants Vera Varner and William Forbes. The couple will reside in Burlington where Varner works at the ordnance plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Carol Teel
Marcellus Teel
A. J. Varner
Andrew J. Varner
Alexis
First Presbyterian Church
Hannibal
Dirk Henry Middents
Vera Varner
Williaam
A Forbes
Burlington
Varner
Ordnance
Fleur De Lis Club Hosts Mrs H Birney Talk
Living Lake July 3 Mrs Homer Birney entertained the Fleur De Lis club with a program led by Mrs Rennie Dawson and Mrs Joe Knotek. Marjorie Walker sang two solos and Mr Ivan Norton spoke on the county defense corps program. White tile and garden flowers set the scene as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Living Lake
Homer Birney
Justice of the Peace Fines Reckless Driver on Highway 22
Robert D Wehrle of Wellman pled guilty to reckless driving on Highway 22 in the county north part. He was fined $5 and costs after being picked up by Highway Patrolman John Rhynsberger. The charge said his driving endangered a horseback rider and children on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Bovee
Robert D Wehrle
Wellman
John Rhynsberger
Local Births And Hospital Admits Noted
Mrs. Frank Boshart of Crawfordsville was dismissed from the hospital Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Gene Crossett of 501 South Avenue C welcome a son born at 9 a.m. weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces. Jeanette Wood of Ainsworth admitted as a medical patient. Mr and Mrs Bernard Stanley of Crawfordsville announce a son born at 6 55 a.m. weighing 8 pounds 34 1/2 ounces. Howard Walbrick of Sigourney underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs Duane Griggs of Avoca and Mrs Adelia Bakke of Wash-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boshart
Crawfordaville
Gene Crossett
South Avenue C
Jeanette Wood
Ainsworth
Bernard Stanley
Crawfordsville
Howard Walbrick
Sigourney
Duane Griggs
Avoca
Adelia Bakke
Antonoff Captures Fourth of July Handicap Title
Phil Antonoff won the Fourth of July string handicap golf tournament with rounds of 35 and 32 for a total of 67. He edged Dr A W Clow and Gene Holcomb by one stroke. T R Phillips and John Tucker tied for third at 69. Prizes ranged from war stamps to 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Antonoff
Phil
A. W. Clow
Gene Holcomb
T. R. Phillips
John Tucker
Paul Moore
Clarence Cameron
Clarence Berkhoff
Indees Edge Muscatine In Fourth Of July Tilt
The Washington Indees defeated the Muscatine Moose 10-3 on Sunday then lost to the Navy Seas hawks 7-2 in Iowa City. Devinger and Flick starred for the Navy while Devinger limited Muscatine to five hits. The Indees show 10 hits and score in all but the first and third innings. They travel to Muscatine next Sunday for another game with the Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Indees
Muscatine Moose
Navy Seahawks
Iowa City
Flick
Navy
Devinger
Indees
University
Calets
Mellecker
McNecker
Muscatine
Moose
Major League Results From Yesterday and Standings
Baseball scores show Chicago 14 over St. Louis 2 and Detroit dominating Cleveland 19-1. Philadelphia 5-2 over New York as Boston beats Detroit, while Brooklyn and Chicago split, with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati also winning. No games scheduled today.
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Chicaro
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Biston
Chieorens
Cleveland A
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Local News Briefs From Area Families and Military Circles
Local notes report travels and obituaries. Dr and Mrs Sartor and family attended Mrs Carrie Fenton’s funeral in Columbia Mo. Many relatives visit West Chester, with soldiers and cadets in town and a variety of weekend visits and furloughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Sartor
Wendell Baker
Columbia
Irene Bishop Weds Lawrence H. Trotter at Marengo
Irene Bishop and Lawrence H. Trotter wed in a Marengo Methodist ceremony officiated by Rev. Claude R. Cook. The couple, connected to Marengo and Ainsworth families, will reside in Ainsworth after former residents and out of town guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bishop
Marengo
Irene
Lawrence H. Trotter
G. F. Trotter
Ainsworth
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stored Food as a Savings Account with Constant Value
A preserved food stash acts as a financial buffer not subject to rate cuts. The analogy frames long term storage as a stable reserve against price or supply shocks. The concept emphasizes prudent planning and resource sufficiency.
Anderson Mission Study Group Meets
The Emma C Anderson Missionary study group of the Methodist church met Friday afternoon with Mrs Ira Rathmel. Thirteen members attended. Mrs James Zeck led devotions on Faith of Our Fathers. After a brief business meeting Mrs R E Shannon presented opening chapters of Christian Routes of Democracy in America. Mrs R C Keagy had the questions on the missionary paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma C. Anderson
The
Methodist Church
Ira Rathmel
James Zeck
R. E. Shannon
America
R. C. Keagy
Lucille Bales Weds Willard T Hunter in Kirksville Missouri
Mr and Mrs Hal Keister announce the marriage of their daughter Lucille to Willard T Hunter of Davenport son of T M Hunter of Young America. The ceremony Tuesday June 30 was performed in Kirksville Missouri Rev J M Munro officiated. Mrs Hunter recently left Reister Brothers produce to study a comptometer. Mr Hunter works for Case Implement in Rock Island. They will reside in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Keister
Lucille
Willard T Hunter
Davenport
T. M. Hunter
Young America
Kirksville
J. M. Munro
Hunter
Reister Brothers Produce
Presbyterian Cottage Prayer Meeting Announced
The Presbyterian Church hosts a Cottage Prayer meeting Wednesday morning at 9 30. Participants are invited to join this devotional gathering at the church.
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Presbyterian Cottage
Presbyterian Church
Lumber Cut Shares by Pine and Fir Forests
Census data show yellow pine forests contribute 21 percent and Douglas fir stands supply 26 percent of the United States total annual lumber cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
July Fourth Birthday List Highlights Local Residents
Sidney Moore of Danville and Mrs. Don McLaughlin along with Mrs. R. M. Anderson and Sarah Rinehart marked July Fourth birthdays. Crawfordsville residents Harry Bishop and others including Warren Goodwin, Harold Ray Cummings and Joe Melskiski celebrated. Saturday also observed the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A S Farmer of Wayland, married in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Moore
Danville, Illinois
Don McLaughlin
R. M. Anderson
Sarah Rinehart
Harry Bishop
Crawfordsville
Warren Goodwin
Charles Goodwin
Harold Ray Cummings
Joe Melinski
H. M. Kelley
Donald Duane Stewart
Ollie Eichelberger
Noble
Salem Family Birthday Announcements
Mrs. Mary Needley of Salem celebrated her birthday on Saturday. Paul Oldfield and his sister Marie observed Saturday as their birthdays, though not twins. Mary Lou Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Jones R 2, was two years old the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Needley
Salem
Paul Oldfield
Marie
Mary Lou Jones
Harry Jones
Grinnell and West Chester residents celebrate birthdays
Mrs. Raymond Ferguson of Grinnell and Lyle Churchill of West Chester observed their birthdays Saturday. Lyle is twelve years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ferguson
Grinnell
Lyle Churchill
West Chester
Lyle
Birthday salutations for Wayne Stransky and Elsie Steele
Sunday marked the birthdays of Wayne Stransky of Pilotborne and Mrs. Elsie Steele of East Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Stransky
Pilotbore
Elsie Steele
East Highland
Jo Ann Smith Celebrates Birthday at Home
Jo Ann Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Smith, celebrated her birthday yesterday with family at their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Brady
Alton, Il
A. W. Henderson
Wood River, Ill
Iowa City
Edgar Porter
Henderson
U.I
Jo Ann Smith
Mrs
Merle Smith
Birthday notices for local residents published
Yesterday Maynard Widmer of Noble and the twin daughters Mary and Marjorie Walker, children of Mr and Mrs Dell Walker, along with Mrs W S Eldridge, are noted in birthday acknowledgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Widmer
Noble
Mary
Marjorie
Dell Walker
W. S. Eldridge
Mrs J W Peckham Celebrates Birthday Today
Mrs J W Peckham a member of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club marks a birthday today. Born in Louis County Missouri in 1853 she reaches another year in the community's notable circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Peckham
The
Journal
Peckham
Louis County
Birthday salute for Mrs. Etta Adams of Des Moines
The item notes Mrs. Etta Adams of Des Moines celebrates a birthday, marking her membership in the Three Quarter Century club. She was born in 1859 at Waverly, highlighting a long life and regional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Adams
Des Moines
Waverly
Community Social Calendar Highlights Local Clubs
A dense social calendar lists upcoming meetings and events across D.A.V. G.A.R. hall clubs, Friendly Social Club, Just Us Club, Good Will Club, Linger Longer, Sunshine, Grace Hill Ladies Aid, Rural Woman’s Club, Pilotsburg Ladies Aid, Prairie Flower Missionary Society, H. H. Club, Ruth Nichol Missionary Society, Rebekah Club, L.O.C.F. hall events, and W.S.C.S. activities. Members are urged to bring lunch or work projects, make reservations, and attend pot lucks and picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just Us Club
John Caldwell
Good Will Club
O. _E. Sisk
Linger Longer
Harold Humeston
Forest Lance
W. J. Shannon
Sunshine Community Club
Lafe Klopfenstein
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Paul Harvey
W.S.C.S. of
West Chester
M.f.enarch
All Women of Community
Anna Ross
Pilotsburg Ladies Aid Society
Frank Stransky
Wellman Methodist
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Charles Ashby
H. H. Club
Jesse Moore
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society
Will McConnell
Rebekah Club
C.F. Hall
C O C Class Sits With Mrs Nellie Booth In Chester
The C O C class of West Chester met at the home of Mrs. Nellie Booth with co hostess Mrs. Walter Boyer. President Mrs. Clement Griffith led a patriotic devotional as nineteen members and guests heard lessons read by Mrs. James Griggs and Mrs. Lester Laubaugh including Such a Country and Where Enemies Eater Not. New minister Rev H W Munster and wife attended after traveling from Indianapolis for a ministers meeting. Refreshments in patriotic motif were served by the hostesses assisted by Mrs. Niffenegger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.O.C
West Chester
Nellie Booth
Walter Boyer
Clement Griffith
van Trump
Frenevieve
James Griggs
Lester Laubaugh
Laubagh
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Griggs
Ralph Weachman
H. W. Munster
Indianapolis
Ind
Rare pigment condition in about one in ten thousand people
The article notes that albinism, the absence of normal pigment in skin hair and eyes, occurs about once in every 10 000 persons.
Birthdays Noted for Local Residents on This Day
Mrs Harrd Kline marks her birthday today along with Mrs Ernestine Grady of Kalona Donna Smith daughter of Milton and Mrs Smith Everette Rath of East Highland L F Harding John H Simmering of Ainsworth and cousin Jerry Simmering of Washington Larry Wayne Stransky two years old son of Wayne and Mrs Stransky Wellman Verda Schantz observes her 21st birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Trotter
Ainsworth
Earl E Klein
Davenport
Wayne Shaull
Ladora
G. F. Trotter, Jr
J. B. Niner
Carrol
Ottumwa
Ben Niner
Monty
Eddyville
Robert Tranberry
Blairstown
John Rowland
Cedar Rapids
Marcellina Hummer
Norman Zahrt
Jane DeSpain
Iowa City
Patricia DeSpain
Cedar Falls
Miller
Washington
Dwight Harley
Fort Smith
Ark
Ernestine Grady
Kalona
Donna Smith
Milton Smith
Everette Rath
East Highland
L. F. Harding
John H. Simmering
Jerry Simmering
Larry Wayne Stransky
Mrs. Wayne Stransky
Wellman
Dowell and Allen Repeats Vows in Kahoka Ceremony
Edna McConnell Dowell and H. Pete Allen, both of Monmouth Illinois, were married at a six o clock ceremony at the Kahoka Missouri home of Judge Bartels. The couple exchanged rings in a small private ceremony in the presence of close friends. Mr. and Mrs. Allen will live in Washington while she works as a night clerk at the Congress Hotel and he is a telephone lineman. a wedding trip followed the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hibbs
Marian Cook
Grieg
Bohm
Mrs. Connor
Ruth
Lois Jacobs
Lilian
Jane Furlong
Mrs.Trotter
Marengo High School
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Mu Phi Epsilon
National Music Sorority
Chi Delta
Social Sorority
Coedian Literary Society
Coe Madrigal Singers
Hawkeye Downs
Congregational
Olivet
Ains
Edna McConnell Dowell
H. “Pete” Allen
Monmout Ilinois
Judge Bartels
Bartels
Mrs
Allen
Mrs. Allen
Washington
Congress Nettel
Dinne
Farmland In South Damaged By Erosion On Massive Scale
About 38 million acres of Southern farmland are so eroded they are no longer farmable. Experts warn the land has suffered severe degradation reducing productive use.
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WOLF
Carol ‘Tell
J. Varner
Fleur de Lis
C. V Grall
Antonoff
Pfarticicipants
Nic McCleery
Tink Shenefelt
Bill Shannon
J. A. Sutton
Adrian
Charles
Robert
Phoenix
Ariz
Grand Canyon
Salt Lake City
Laramie
Wyo
J. A
Phiana Sutton
J. C. McKay
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
Harvey Holden
Evan Evans
Winfield
John Evans
Charles Lemsey
Clinton
Charles Lemley
Sara Jane
Brownwood
Texas
Fort Smith, Ark
Lieut
Harley
Mildred Hughes
University Hospital
Oscar Hughes
Camp Adair
Oregon
John W. Shuman
Station Hospital
Camp Lockett
Colonel Shuman
Washington Academy
Jeanne
John W. Shuman, Jr
India
Richard D. Shuman
Veterinary Corps
Reno
Nevada
Harry Watkins
Dorothy
Barbara
Irvin Koenig
Riverside
Beaty
Willis Beaty
Billy Cummings
Topeka
Kan
Ivan Cummings
Harold Beaty
C. BE. Beaty
Bessie Tucker
Ralph Thompson
Bremerton, Wash
Margaret Turkington
T. F. Barker
J. A. Rettela
Milwaukee
Wis
Lester Mack
David Mack
Louisa Young
University of Town
Mary Young
D. M. Bridges
Marian
Ruth Bridges
E. L. Rouse
Rouse
Russell Rohrer
Daniel Russel Rohrer
U.S.S
New York City
N. Y
San Diego
Calif
Dan Rohrer
Grace B. Anderson
A. Anderson
Tom Anderson
Peggy
Tommy, Jr
Osage
James Schmoeller
Schmoeller
Anderson
Benton, Mo
Kenneth Blecha
Clifford Joneson
Moline, Il
Virginia Stutsman
Yette Pamaker
Sioux City
Ruth Kerrizer
Dorothy Wright
1.S.T. C
Dr. E. E. Stutsman
Bette Neiswanger
Stutsman
Robert Stutsman
Navy Cadet Selection Board
Board of of Trade
Courtney Kline
EB. E. Stutsnan
Pat Kline
Fort Riley
Michigan
Clifford Reitnert
G. A. Reinert
Clifford Rebert
Loren Sutherland
Mrs. Sutherland
Dr. L. Rohrer
Wes Ramsey
Johnnie
Bonnie Lake
Oskaloosa
Ray Page
Clyde Page
Nora Everman
Miss Lake
Rohrer
Ramsey
Glenn Miller
Chanutefield
Rantoul
Howard Miller
Captain Miller
Camp Dodge
Henry Miller
Meteorology Department
Army Air Forces
Irene Bishop
Troth
Mr. Trotter
Ainsworth High School
Laws State College
Ames
School of Mechanical Engineering
Eclipse Lumber Company
Ington
Lucille Bales
Willard T. Hunter
Case Implement Company
Rock Island
D.A.V
G.A.R. Hall
Walter Nicholson
Rural Woman's Club
Glen Schwartz
Country Club
W.S.C.S
EB. E. Stutsman
Egger
Verda Schantz
Edna Dowell
H. H. Allen
Beth Pean
George Duff
Redfern
E. M. Bridges & Co
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