July Fourth in Chicago and a Corporal's Army Letter
Local residents spent Independence Day in Chicago visiting family and watching the St Louis Chicago game. Maj. R A Ficher brief duty at Camp Hood, and relatives note promotions. Cpl. Berg writes from Chanute Air Base El Paso trip includes a prisoner handover and Nogales sightseeing. pay raise noted and share of a 45 pistol anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Eicher
Austin
Tex
W. M. Finke
L. M. Fichers
Maj. R. A. Ficher
Camp Hood
M. J. Redlingers
Billy Berg
Air Force
Cpl. Berg
Chandex
Ariz
el Paso
Nogales
Mex
Cpl
W. H. Berg
Hq. Sa
AB Gp
Williams Afb
Chanolex
Local Families Return From Brief Visits Across Minnesota and Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Durst and daughter Sheila Dianne and Mrs. Elmer Durst came home after a four day visit with Mr. and Mrs James Converse in Motley Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. John Kurtz returned from Lincoln Illinois after ten days with relatives and stopped in Fairfield to see their son in law Clarence Statler and his family. Patsy Tellin took a Job at Penney store replacing her sister Dorothy who started work at the Iowa Southern Utilities office operating the billing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Durst
Sheila Dianne
Elmer Durst
James Converse
Motley
John Kurtz
Lincoln
Fairfield
Clarence Statler
Patsy Tellin
Dorothy
Penney
Iowa Southern Utilities
Hospital Dismissals and Birth Announcements
Yesterday dismissals included Mrs. Joe P. Schantz and daughter, Mrs. Harold Graber and daughter. Today announced Mrs. C. F. Holmes in Keota, Mrs. Bernard McCarthy and son in Washington. Also noted were Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Godlove of Wellman with a son at 12:36 pm, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Witthoft of R35 with a son at 9:47 pm, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shettler of Wellman with a daughter at 12:44 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe P. Schantz
Harold Graber
C. F. Holmes
Keota
Bernard McCarthy and Son
Washington
Robert L. Godlove
Wellman
Ralph Witthoft
Earl Shettler
Recent Callers From Minn to Westminster Community News
Mr and Mrs Les Anderson and family and Mr and Mrs Sam Wenger of Worthington Minn were recent callers of FE P Rich. Mr and Mrs Edwin Rich and family and Mr and Mrs Frank L Casey and family spent Sunday in Town City. The DeLongs aided canning peas and beans. Fireworks displays were enjoyed at Columbus Junction and Kalona. Boat races were attended in Muscatine and Marsentine. The piece notes visits from relatives in Bloomington Ill Centralia Ill and Los Angeles and mentions Bible school attendance by Westminster youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eckels
Westminister
Les Anderson
Sam Wenger
Worthington
Minn
FE. P. Rich
Edwin Rich
Frank L. Casey
Town City
Paul DeLong
Ted Kelsey
C. R. Jolliff
Bloomington
Ill
Myrdle Walker
Centralia
Sam DeLong
Columbus
C. C. Niffenegser
Keith Stewart
Floyd Slemmons
Bible School of
Wellman
Marsentine
Merle Eckels
Washington
Cheryl
Harold Strum
Kalona
Cows risk vitamin shortfalls in poor winter roughage
The American Veterinary Medical Association warns that cows fed dried roughage may lack vitamins A and E, harming cow health and unborn calves. It urges supplemental vitamin feeding on farms with inferior winter roughage to prevent poor production and calf loss. The piece also notes the Empire State Building sits 1,300 feet above sea level and the subway’s lowest point is 110 feet below the East River surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Journal
Empire State Building
New York City
Stay with Flowers TODAY
Mr and Mrs Tom Duncan and three children with Mrs Mae Fleming took a drive to cool off last evening In Young America district their road turned to a cow path the car mired in swampland Tom pushed out and Mrs Duncan drove Grant Humston Jr arrived with a tractor to push them to town The Duncan family plans to relax in the front yard while welcoming a new baby with greetings from South Side of Square
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Duncan
Mae Fleming
Young America
Tom
Grant Humston, Jr
Grant
Duncan
Mrs Fleming
Hogan Named News Bureau Manager for Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines IA Robert P Hogan 25 a VA information officer for three years is appointed IDPA news bureau manager replacing Gerald Hogan who resigns to join the Republican party in Town The Cedar Rapids Gazette veteran previously worked as night editor at Gazette state city desk sports editor at Press Citizen and city editor at that paper He is a Des Moines resident married with one son Mark Stephen born recently Navy WWII veteran with service in the Marshall Islands and Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
IDPA
Robert P. Hogan
Iowa
Veterans Administration
Iowa Daily Press Association
W. F E. Sotherlanf
Sioux City Journal-Tribune
Hogan
Gerald Hogan
Republican Party
TIDPA
Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gazette
State and City Desk
University of Iowa
Daily Iowan
Associated Press
Towa City
Press Citizen
Mark Sttephen
Monticello
Marshall Islands
Guam
Visit in Des Moines and Riverside Park
Mrs John FE Young reports a Des Moines visit including Mr and Mrs John Young Sara Johnnie and Mr and Mrs A L Fry with others at Greenwood park art center and River view park. The Ernest Krantz and John Young families attended the Ainsworth celebration. Neighbors plan windrow oats ready for combining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE
Young
Donald Smith
Harold Schulty
Mrs. Schulty
Mrs. Smith
Schulty
Claire Neff
Richard Young
British Financial Crisis Deepens Despite U S Aid
The AP reports American taxpayers have poured about 26.5 billion dollars in foreign loans and gifts over four years, with around six billion going to Britain. Cripps warns of imminent bankruptcy, while Acheson signals sympathy and possible U S help. Senators and critics question the Marshall Plan’s effectiveness and Britain’s socialist program as Europe steadies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Acheson
Britain
Dean Acheson
United States
British Dominions
Senate
Kenneth S. Wherry
Cripps
Paul G. Hoffman
Herbert R. O’conor
O'Conor
ECA
Western Europe
National Trades Union Congress
Social Calendar Notes From Sunshine Community Area
Social calendar items list Sunshine Community Club meeting Rainbow Girls summer formal at the Country Club with tickets at Sordens or at the door Myrl tle Pearson leads Friendship Club Middleton family reunion July 10 at Sunrise Grange hall near Urbana Ohio Loyal Women and Women's Council meetings at local churches Catholic Daughters Knights of Pythias schedule events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Bus Road
Sordens
Friendship Club
Myrtle Pearson
Middleton
Sunrise Grange Hall
Urbana
Ohio
Catholic Daughters of America
Knights of Pythias
White Regal Lily Has Nineteen Blooms
Mrs An drew Zihlman ill with pneumonia but improving. She showed a white regal lily cut by her daughter Cy Trabert that had nineteen blooms on one stem. Frank Smith and his father Harry Miller of Washington left for Colorado seeking a climate change. Velma Heli and family from near Trenton visited the Baldoster and Rhode families. Keota and Trenton neighbors visited Glenn Schafer and Joe Graber homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Andrew Zihlman
Zihlman
Cy Trabert
Frank Smith
Harry Miller
Washington
Colorado
Alvin Smith
Ft. Collins, Cole
Velma Heli
Near Trenton
John Baldoster
Birthday Announcements For Local Children
Two seven year olds celebrate today Rita Kay daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph Guenther and Martha Ann Speake. Rosemary Lee Krabill is five Joe Krotz has a July 7 birthday as do Mrs Albert Wehr and Mrs Gilbert Hotle of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Kay
Adolph Guenther
Martha Ann
Joe Krotz
Albert Wehr
Gilbert Hotle
Columbus Junction
WRC Picnic Dinner At F Murdock Cabin
The Floyd Murdock cabin on Cone Lake hosted a W R C gathering for members and their husbands. Eighteen ladies and seven men attended after a morning meetup at the Legion hall. A cooperative noon dinner followed by games fishing boat riding and visiting concluded with departure to Washington in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Murdock
Floyd Murdock
Cone Lake
Conesville
The
Legion Hall
Washington
Initiate Candidates Shown at Ardelz Sam Tha Lodge Meeting
Three candidates were initiated at the Ardelz Sam Tha lodge meeting held Wednesday evening at the K P hall. Mrs. Clarence Shaffer presided as 24 members attended. John Hough and Nelson Woodford led a special initiation service. August 3 refreshment committee members named Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur West. Refreshments afterward served by Mr. and Mrs. Woodford Mrs. John Young and Mrs. Les Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardelz Samtha Lodge
K. P. Hall
Clarence Shaffer
Rani
John Hough
Nelson Woodford
Wilbur West
Woodford
John Young
Les Woods
Braden Club Members Host Ice Cream Party
Home made ice cream cake coffee and doughnuts were served to Braden club members and families at Floyd Pentecost home near Crawfordsville on Wednesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ray Freeman of Rockford Illinois and Mr and Mrs Ben Keller. Dennis O Loughlin was discharged from University hospital in Iowa City yesterday and has returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er’s
Mowrystown
Iowa City
Ralph Oldfield
Jimmie Oldfield
Des Moines
Walter Horning
Russell Chorpening
Roy Kuntz
Millard Schlatter
Della Christner
Joe Christner
Lake Odessa
Braden Club
Floyd Pentecost
Crawfordsville
Ray Freeman
Rockford, Il
Ben Keller
Wilbur Schantz
Dennis O'Loughlin
University Hospital
Gaston County Tops U S Textile Region With 104 Mills
Gaston county North Carolina hosts 104 cotton mills making it the leading textile area in the United States according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston County
North Carolina
United States
American Auto Club seeks new Southeast Iowa garage directory
Members of the American Auto Club request Southeast Iowa Motor Club box 526 Burlington Iowa publish a new garage directory. Hinshaw notes the appeal and asks readers to respond with listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile
Southeast
Lowa Motor Club
Burlington
Towa
Zear Hinshaw
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Lloyd Miksch
Norbert Norris
Kenneth Dunwoody
Chicago
L. V. Emry
Indianapolis
Ind
Peg Henry
Ton
E. P. Rich
Ed Mayhew
Clement Griffith
Calla Englandpond
Ed Weidenhauer
Galesburg
L. P
New York
Bing Cherries
Cantaloupes
House OF David
Jellies
Mission Orange
Life Brand
UCE
Texion
Cudahy
Gadahvy
Texsun
Hershey's
Hunt's Fruit
Parkay
Oleo
Miracle
Stokley
Welch QT
Scott Tissue
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Riverside Park
Ralph Chorpening
Duane Dawson
Linda
Kenora
Canada
Keith
Ora Saun
Ernest Krantz
Krantz
Ferne
Judy Christner
Betty
Ardith Davison
Dianne Schlatter
Wayland
Sunshine Community Club
John Koehler
Iriday
Loyal Women’s Class of Baptist Church
Women's Council of Christian Church
Leslie Beenblossom
Mrs
Charlie Ander
Everette Beenblossom
Delmar Rhode. Heck
Glenn Schafer
Will Brannon
Joe Graber
Trenton
Canton
Taits Radio & Appliance
N. Tews
Ave
Ont
Rosemary Lee Krabill
Santha Lodge
Snowdon Rayon
Jom Duncan
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