Local residents host visitors and share travel notes across towns
Guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Ahlopfenstein of Winfield were Mr and Mrs Leslie Gates and Kimbal and D J Giles. J D Ashby visited at J K Thompson home in Van Horn. Richard Moore of Camp McCain Mississippi spends ten day furlough with his parents S E Moore. Bob Marble returned to Journal Office after visiting in San Angelo and enlisted in the army air corps at SARAP. Marion S McAvoy's APO 3850 address listed. Families prepare travel to St Louis to visit Robert Birney. G E Frey to offer professional massage Saturday July 10 at 3824 E Washington. Gretchen Kay Grady born July 6 at Mercy hospital Iowa City. Louise Shaffer hosts dinner with family. Shirley Peterson returned from Davenport after weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Marble
Journal Office
Jin
San Angelo
Texas
Army Air Corp
S.A.R.A.P
B.S
San Antonio
Ivo Grady
Kalona
Gretchen Kay
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Grady
Ernestine Dean
Washington
Roger Hazen
Howard Hazen
Dora Saunders
Merle Thompson
Davenport
Lick Cain
Scott Diller
Peoria
Ill
John Diller
Hospital admissions and dismissals list for Brighton and area
Readmissions and new admissions reported at the hospital. Robert Hallerty of Brighton reentered as a medical patient. Gerome Kurtz of Pleasant Plain admitted for X ray and treatment of a fractured left elbow, dismissed after. John Simmering, Edward Greiner, and Donna Lins underwent tonsillectomies this morning. Vanna Ginkens dismissed to home in Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hallerty
Brighton
Roop
Gerome Kurtz
Pleasant Plain
John Simmering
Ainsid Or. 2
Edward Greiner
Eta
Donna Lins
East Washington
Vanna Ginkens
Ainsworth
Club Standings and Tuesday Baseball Results
Standings show Chicago Brooklyn Boston Cincinnati St Louis and Philadelphia results. Tuesday games went Chicago 4 Brooklyn 1 and Cincinnati 0 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 0. Night games included St Louis at Philadelphia and New York at St Louis plus others with various pitcher matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Wyse
Wyatt
Cooper
Kimball
Riddle
Walters
Andrews
Salvo
Pittsburgh
Sewell
New York
Hubbell
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Gates
Donald
W.L Pet
Pittsburgh Er
W.L. Pet
St. Louis A
War era guest list and hometown ties in New York notice
The note lists 1st Lt. Roy D. Voorhees with A P O 638 0 730994 of the 386th Bomb Group in New York, a house guest Mildred Woodburn from Cedar Rapids visiting Edna Mercer, and other locals including Elizabeth Irwin and Helen Levin. It also mentions Misa Woodburn visiting her sister in Crawfordsville and Ralph Beaty with family traveling to South Bend after a stay with the Willis Beaty home and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Voorhees
A.P.O
386Th
Fouth Bomb Sqd
New York
Edna Mercer
Mildred Woodburn
Cedar Rapids
Miss Mercer
Miss Woodburn
Ellizabeth Irwin
Helen Levin
Misa Woodburn
Glenn Beenblossom
Crawfordsville
Ralph Beaty
Richard
Kathlens
South Bend
Indiana
Willis Beaty
Navy seeks trained men and women for officers in Iowa
Des Moines July 7 Lieutenant Ralph Larson USNR announced expanded opportunities for Iowa men and women to become commissioned officers in the navy. Urgently need applicants with experience and training in 30 fields. Larson heads Naval Officer Procurement for Iowa from the Old Federal building Des Moines. US citizens ages 20 to 50 in good physical condition eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Navy
Ralph Larson
USNR
Larson
Federal Building
U. S
Address snippets and visits from a wartime social page
The column lists military addresses and furloughs for servicemen including Pfc. Max Richenberger and Pvt. Everett H. Snider, with furloughs spent with family in Iowa and Texas. It notes various weekend visitors to residents in Iowa City and surrounding towns and mentions travel to San Diego and Oklahoma.
British scientists locate seaweed beds for chemical use
Four British researchers used echo sounding to identify seaweed deposits along Atlantic coasts. The seaweed is sought after for chemical production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Scrap leather shoes repaired with odds in Britain
A shoemaker must half sole and half heel scrap leather using all available pieces before creating new stock. In a separate note, developers announce sand tire grips enabling a military motorcycle to circle jeeps in desert sand, marking a new tire type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Scrap Return Rule Spurs Steel Trade
For every five tons of new steel used by railroads four tons of iron and steel scrap are returned to mills. This recycling ratio reflects an ongoing material loop supporting steel production.
Mayorholds court in police session at city hall
Mayor R L Lytle sentenced Don Powers to ten dollars and costs for a street fight while two other youths received minor penalties and a juvenile case was noted. A rock-throwing incident under North Second avenue led to no further action as the offender left town. Children damaging property received warnings from County Attorney Morrison amid juvenile concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Lytle
Don Powers
Second Avenue
Gegrge K. Morrison
Belt campaign for 1964 presidency postponed by war
Bill Belt, a University of Oregon student and private at Camp Wolters Texas, must delay his 1964 presidential bid due to new military rules barring service members from campaigning. He led campaign directors in every state, claimed 500000 Young America party members, and planned a Milwaukee summer national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Belt
United States
Bill
University of Oregon
Camp Wolters
Texas
Belt
Young America
Milwaukee
Holes in Smoke Pipes Discussed as Rust Worn in Summer
The article notes holes in smoke pipes stem from rust and corrosion during summer months. It claims a dry furnace keeps the pipe from rusting while a fire is burning.
Londoner Finds Human Body Holds 2200 Matches
A Londoner discovers in a scarce matches article that the human body contains enough phosphorus to produce about 2,200 match heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Brighton Social Notes Highlight Nearby Visits
A long list of local visitors and relatives gathers in Brighton as families from Dessoines Wayland Fairfield Washington Cedar Rapids and Newport join gatherings at the B V Gallery home and other local residences. Dorothy Bennett Virginia Craig and Dorothy Helmick visit. Mrs Everette Schadt returns from San Antonio and awaits summer with her parents. Howard Mineart, on furlough from North Africa, visits family and receives a purple heart in hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Craig
Mt. Pleasant
Dorothy Bennett
Craig
Everette Schadt
San Antonio
Tex
Corporal Schadt
Stinson Field
Texas
Chas. Bennett
C. F. Chapman
Waterloo
Chemical Warfare and War Bond Fears Echoed in Speech
A speaker warns that chemical weapons by pass by the United Nations while criticizing Tojo and Hitler. He claims experts are ready for retaliation and cites flame throwers and Lewisite as examples of deadly chemicals funded by War Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Tojo
Hitler
Pvt. E. H. Snider Honored at Dinner
Mr and Mrs Elmer Guenther hosted a fried chicken dinner Sunday honoring Pvt Everett H Snider of Camp Hood Texas on a fifteen day furlough. Relatives included Mr and Mrs Frank Snider Mr and Mrs Wm Salterberg Mr and Mrs Robert Sorrell and Bobby Mr and Mrs Adolph Guenther and Reta Kay Mr and Mrs Roy Carter Raymond and Bobby and Pvt and Mrs Everette H Snider. He returned to his post Monday evening after his wife and the Guenthers accompanied him to Columbus Junction to meet his train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Lb. Shaffer
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Pvt
Everett H. Snider
Camp Hood
Texas
Elmer Guenther
Frank Snider
Wm. Salterberg
Robert Sorrell
Bobby
Vend
Adolph Guenther
Reta Kay
Roy
Pvt. Snider
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Wolf Floral CO
Mrs
Fred Ahlopfenstein
Winfield Sun
Leslie Gates
Kimbal
D. J. Giles
J. D. Ashby
J. K. Thompson
van Horn
Pfe
Robert L. Gates
Eleventh Air Base Hdy
Air Base Sqdn
Kelly Field
Martin
Richard Moore
Camp McCain
Mississippi
5. E. Moore
Little
Pfc
Marion S.mcavoy
San Francisco
California
George Birney
Geo. Jr
Cpl
Robert Birney
Robert
Juanite City
Eng
Granite City, Ill
G. E. Frey
Cy Bush
Washington St
Wilmer Lauderman
Pleagent Plain
Martha Davis
Mary
Bank
Latimer Davis
Earl Arbogast of
Coppock
Shirley Peterson
James Gilchrist
Jean Atchison
Max Richenberger
A.S.N
D. M. Bridges
Muscatine
Jane Knapp
K. L
Norma Wilson
Crystal Lake
Illinois
Ed Gray
Carrol Warford
Virginia Hammon
Dallas Chamberlin
W. C. Hedges
Luchard Lee
Seattle
Alvin Allen
Fairfield
W E. Jones
F. G. Bagge
May Feed Store
State Center
Frank Skipton
Bob
Michigan
Bob Lytle
C. W
Radtke
T. OD. Anderson
Sevilla Jean
Lynn Chicago
C. Boice
Don Wheelan
Oklahoma
John
Roberta
Norman
Wheelan
Kansas City
Missouri
Bernard Blain
Roberta Ann and
Lee
Kansas City, Missouri
John Wheelan Hone
Robert Fountain
R.D.M.C.B
San Diego
Calif
Brighton News
Edna Crile
Lawrence Camp
Gary
Dessoines
Rn Gay
KE. A. Thurston
Oregon
Peoria, Ill
Anna Shaffer
Ira Saunders
Luella Taylor
James Lemley
Carrie Lemley
Patricia Coffman
F. W. Vanerus
Lyman Babcock
George Hopping
Paul Grove
Sally
St. Paul
Minn
S. M. Grove
Tommy Hoover
Leo Hoover
Hopkington
Earl Hoover
J. E. Luckenbill
Clive
Darla
Long Beach
Mediapolis
Luckenbill
T. H. Luckenbill
Dorothy Helmick
Dallas Center
H. W. Helmick
E. A. Horner
Leland Horton
Madison, Wis
Horner
Otto McNeese
Inez
Ethel Mae
Newton
McNeese
Lorne McNeese
Neal Whisler
Homer Rotzinger
Edgar Rotzinger
Chautauqua Park
Mairfield
Fred Mealey
Portland
Joe Duea
Joe
Dunkerton
U.S. Treasury Department
E. H. Snider
Mr. and
Carter
Raymond
Private
Everette H. Snider
P. L. Etter
Washington Farm Bureau Office
County Employment Office
Pioneer Hybrid Seed Corn Co
Westchester
Irvin K. Coffey
Rathmel Locker Plant
Kalona Kalona Oil Co
Weliman
Riverside Nternational Harvester Co
Breeton Dunbar’s Grocery
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