Funeral for Thomas Wheelan Held at St James Church
Funeral services for Thomas Wheelan were held Monday morning at St James Catholic Church conducted by Father Urban with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Casket bearers were his grandsons Donald Raymond Harry Wheelan Leo Francis and William Mack.
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Thomas Wheelan
St. James Catholic Church
Father Urban
Elm Grove Cemetery
Donald
Raymond
Harry Wheelan
Leo
Francis
William Mack
Mr. Wheelan
Drowning Victim Rites Held For Harlan Phillips
Graveside services at Columbus City cemetery honored Harlan Phillips 32 a Muscatine resident who died in a Mississippi River drowning near Muscatine Friday evening. Co A Stephens Columbus Junction led arrangements. Phillips body found 2 30 p m Sunday about 100 yards from Iowa shore seven miles downstream. Paul Snyder Muscatine another drowning victim, found 9 a m Monday by fishermen about five miles below the scene. Mr and Mrs Arthur Evans and son Ronald moved to Parkersburg Monday. Evans was Columbus High School agriculture teacher last year. Allen Wright Hantt post American Legion adopted resolutions naming Mondays as Memorial Day observances.
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Columbus City
Harlan Phillips
Muscatine
Mississippi River
A. Stephens
Columbus Junction
Phillips
Lowa
Paul Snyder
Muscatin
Arthur Evans
Ronald
Parkersburg
Evans Haseen
Columbus High School
Allen Wright Hantt
Proclamation for Flags Half-Mast on Mondays in Columbus Junction
The mayor Dr EB W McWilliams issued a proclamation calling for the national emblem to be displayed at half mast on public buildings each Monday from July 12 until end of hostilities. The Rocking Chair Brigade notes a Fourth of July holiday with church services and a hand crafted service flag, while local social life includes weddings and band performances.
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U. S
EB. W. McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Installation of Rev Robert W Galloway at U P Church
Rev Robert W Galloway, recent appointee to the Columbus City United Presbyterian church, is ordained and installed as pastor. The service included readings by Rev R W Jamison and Rev George Kerr, with music by Miss Florence Lady. Dinner for 19 followed at Mrs H J Oak's home. Additional notes cover local notices and school district budget hearing set for July 20, 1943 at 8:30 in the Ainsworth Consolidated School Building.
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Robert W. Galloway
Columbus City
H. J. Oak
Ainsworth Consolidated School
S. Fred Orris
Crawfordsville
Crawford Township
Washington County
Iowa
Do Not Block Radiators For Efficient Home Heating
Guidance on keeping furniture and draperies away from radiators to ensure warm air circulates freely, promoting better energy use and economy in the home.
Ammonia Liquors Supplied Large Share of War Fertilizer Nitrogen
Ammonia provides nitrogen more than one fourth of the nitrogen used in mixed fertilizers at the outbreak of the war was supplied by various kinds of ammonia liquors.
Forest losses from pests disease and decay
Insects disease and decay take an annual toll of 110 million dollars from forests, much of it in old overripe timber that should have been harvested years ago.
Leathernecks Origin of Marine Moniker Traced
Leathernecks derives from stiff leather stocks worn by Marines to protect against blades and keep heads erect in proper military bearing, a historical label tied to discipline and posture.
Secretary Jesse Jones Seeks Congress Probe on Wallace Charge
Secretary Jesse Jones testifies before the House Rules Committee in Washington and requests a congressional investigation into obstructionist charges recently raised by Vice President Henry A. Wallace. International news note.
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Secretary OF Commerce
Jesse Jones
House Rules Committee
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
International
Local notes reflect service, travel, and weddings around Muscatine
Penelope returns from California while Lieut Paul Huff transfers to March Field Riverside. Robert Bright passes air corps pilot exam in San Antonio. Lucille Duncan and Helen Duncan visit Cedar Rapids relatives and Aunt Mrs Johnston. Rev H K Galloway visits Cedar Rapids and son Rev Robert W Galloway. Relatives picnic at Columbus Chautauqua park for wedding anniversaries of Hamiston and Smith. Harry Vince family picnic also at the park. MecConahay hosts relatives at dinner. O Buffalofton and wife to celebrate 41st wedding anniversary south of Columbus City. Johnston family visits from Winfield. Gordon Pine visits Davenport. Warren Outhamp returns to Pacific Fleet after furlough. ship has seen seven engagements with Japanese since Pearl Harbor. Harlan A Phillips drowns in Mississippi at Muscatine. survived by widow, stepdaughter, sister Gladys Warren, brothers Leo and Leonard. June 30 marks 61st wedding anniversary for Joneses of Hartline. Paul B Smith buys Miss Frane Sigafoos building on Main Street. tenants remain. Paul Masonholder graduates from Fort Sill officer candidate school. mother attends. Dorothy Edgington visiting Muscatine grandparents. Predmore family visits Eugene Lewis. Mina Wilson and Henry Grover announce marriage at Kahoka Missouri with W M Cooney officiating. Grover on Navy duty in South Pacific returns to West Coast.
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Helen Mae Bill
Henry Bill
Sweetland
William Ward Gless
Frank F. Gless
Blue, Glass
Columbus Junction
Lester H. Bill
Muscat
Ordnance Want
Burlington
Bill
Blue Grass
Ed Gabriel
John Coon
Richard
Thomas Walker
J. Don Darrow
Verne Brown
R. Hawkins
James Quinn
Muscatine Moose
S. J. Lewis
H. K. Galloway
Cedar Rapids
Robert W. Galloway
United Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Paul Hamiston
Lester Smith
John H. Johnston
Winfield
F. H. Johnston
Gordon Pine
F. J. Pine
William Pine
Davenport
Warren Outhamp
Thomas Cutkomp
Linwood
Ben Cutkomp
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Harlan A. Phillips
H. T. Jones
Hartline
Wash
Paul B. Smith
Frane Sigafoos
Main Street
L. Votroubek
Miss Sigafoos
Paul G. Masonholder
Guy Mason Older
Fort Sill
Oklo
Dorothy Edgington
Muscatine
BE. G. Brent
Josh Predmore
Loren
Alice
Eugene Lewis
Mina Wilson
Frank Wilson
West Point
Henry Duane Grover
Henry Grover
Kahoka
W. M. Cooney
The
Baptist Church
Metals That Endure In Plumbing Through Generations
In plumbing, materials like cast iron brass copper lead steel and wrought iron are cited as time tested choices across generations due to durability and reliability.
U S Cork Needs To Meet Domestic Manufacturing Rules
U S cork imports about 160000 tons annually to meet manufacturing needs in the United States, highlighting the reliance on foreign supply and potential policy considerations for domestic production and tariff impacts.
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U. S
United States
School District Financial Report For 1943
Balance General Fund June 1948 appears misdated. Summary of expenditures includes salaries for superintendent principals and teachers totaling 74 627 26 and other costs such as civil aeronautics 21 387 13 health service 1 801 22 and fixed charges 1 663 84. Certification by C P Weldin secretary sworn July 6 1943 before notary Lucy F Dempsey with seal.
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General Fund
Ee Et Ee Ae
School House Fund
State Board For Vocational Education
Civil Aeronautics Authority
State Aid
A&a Drewes
Mmsetiere Aetna
Cfo Coe A
C. P. Weldin
Lucy F. Dempsey
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Qose Rogers Biery
Galt
Mary Brian
Fox
Martha Butler
Paul Horak
West Side Square Telephone
Washington, Iowa
Journal Building
Harry Watkins
Kodak Films
George Morrison
Middle West
Mabel Gray
Don Benblossom
Carolyn Hamilton
Boyd White
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Fea Banner
Bruce Lipscomb
Esther McCreedy
U. P. Church
Carlisle Rees
Roland Bryan
Madeline Jordan
Paul Huff
EB. E. Ferguson
Leathernecks
Jones Asks
Probe
Hunt Stromberg
Barbara Stanick
Lady OF
Gypsy Rose Lee
Tom and Jerry
Yankee Doodle Mouse
Ray McKinley & Orc
Pathe News
Senate
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
James M. Mead
New York
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Albert B. Chandler
Penelope
California
Lieut
Alameda
Riverside
Robert Bright
Ed Bright
Air Corps
Classification Center
San Antonio
Texas
Lucille and
Helen Duncan
Mr. Johnston
Harry Vince
Sherd MecConahay
MecConahay
Buffington
Mississippi
Frank
Ann Phillips
Betty
Gladys Warren
Marshalltown
Leonard
Australia
Mr. Grover, Yeoman
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
West Coast
Girenko
Farmers’ Co-operative Store
North
Iowa Ave
Einancial Statement
Independent School District OF
Washington State Bank
Balance General Fund
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