Sea voyage of Mennonite cowboys to Poland described
Dr Melvin Gingerich recounts UNRRA assignments sending 32 Mennonite cowboys with 80 horses aboard the Stephen R Mallory from Newport News to Poland. The voyage included shipboard routines, animal care challenges, and morale notes as the group adapts to sea life under UNRRA supervision amid sickness and engine repairs.
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Washington High School
UNRRA
Poland
Doctor Gingerich
Stephen R. Mallory
Boston
Old State House
Bunker Hill Monument
Newport News Harbor
New York
Pier X
Old Point Comfort
Atlantic
Chairman Functions Like Parsley on Fish
A WSJ story cites a dinner party exchange where a chairman compares his role to parsley on baked fish. A quip about a husband fishing and a bridge with wormed poles follows, illustrating humor about gender roles and clever witticisms of the era.
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Wall Street Journal
Fighting Britain’s tyranny in Palestine protest in New York
A mass demonstration in New York banners British colors with a swastika as protesters rally against Britain’s actions in Palestine. In Washington, four members of the Jewish Agency for Palestine—Louis Lipsky, Rabbi Abba H. Silver, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and Dr. Nahum Goldman—met with President Truman after learning the U S had not been consulted on Britain’s measures.
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Britain
Palestine
New York
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Truman
White House
Washington
Executive Mansion
Louis Lipsky
Abba H. Silver
Stephen S. Wise
Nahum Goldman
U. S
International
Pity the Printer and the Editor in Training
An editor urges his son to attend school daily to become a great scholar. The boy replies that he would blame the printer for mistakes, revealing a humorous aspiration toward future editorial work. The father weeps with joy at the idea of a successor in the chair.
Mrrs Woodford of California to Visit Waterhouse Family
Gracehill notes Mrs Pearl Woodford of Oakland Salit visiting her brother Mr Max Waterhouse and family. She arrived Friday morning from Oakland to Tres Moines. Sunday guests include Mr Dwight Hayer of Washington and Mr Earl Bitting of Fairfield with the Hayes and Pardun families.
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Gracehill
Pearl Woodford
Oakland, Salit
Max Waterhouse
Oakland
Tres Moines
Dwight Hayer
Washington
Lyle Hayes
Local Social Visits Across Orange and Kalona
Mr and Mrs Ord Sankey and family of Orange Texas visited Tuesday with his mother Mrs John Williams and Mae Williams. Mrs Opal Hamilton of low City visited a couple of days in the Virgil Parden home. Mrs Pardew has been ill the past two weeks, Mr and Mrs John tHoush and sons were Thursday dinner guests in the Nelson Woodford home. Mr and Mrs Paul Harvey were guests Thursday evening in the Tommy Harvey home near Ainsworth. Mrs Robert Waterhouse in Mrs Dan Boone and Sharon were in Kalona Tuesday afternoon on business.
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Ord Sankey
Orange, Texas
John Williams
Mae Williams
Mrs. John tHoush and Sons
Nelson Woodford
Paul Harvey
Evenin
Tommy Harvey
Ainsworth
Robert Waterhouse
Dan Boone
Sharon
Kalona
Ice plant roof collapse in Newton causes major damage
In Newton Iowa July 8 damage estimated at 25000 dollars after the crystal ice storage plant roof collapsed damaging equipment and building and causing loss of ten tons of ice. Officials blamed weight of ammonia coils under the roof for the failure and firefighters wore masks as coils broke and fuelled a smaller storage plant fire.
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Newton
Iowa
Crystal
Storgae
Fair buildings may be put to new use in Des Moines
The Executive Council explored repurposing State Fair grounds buildings for State Department offices. With the January Legislature, departments now using the House and Senate chambers and surrounding areas would need relocation. The council also accepted a land tract near Millville of approx.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Senate
Millville
Iowa Officials Weigh Plans for Harvester Building Remodel
The Iowa Liquor Commission considers hiring outside architects to draft remodelling plans for the International Harvester building in Des Moines. The commission’s current lease expires next year and officials aim to occupy the Harvester building once vacated and renovated.
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Ralph Arnold
Iowa Liquor Commission
International Harvester
Des Moines
Liquor Commission
Harvester
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