Social notes from North Oregon area events
Mrs. Eddy Silverhorn and Patricia of South Bend Ind visited the Burris home with many local guests attending a cooperative fried chicken dinner hosted by the L. G. club. Various calls, social visits, and Circle No. 3 of the W S C S meetings filled the week as haying and farming work continued amid rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. A. Thompson
Rth
Oregon
Eddy Silverhorn
Patricia
Sooth Bend
Ind
Lawrence Genkinger
Larry
Jack
Dale Beenblossom
Orie O'Connor
Robert
Myrtle O'Connor
C. A. Thompson
Charles
What You Buy With WAR BONDS
Four days after our boys were wounded in Africa the Medical Corps had them in United States base hospitals. Fast and efficient transportation and effective medical care save lives of thousands of our boys. One $25 War Bond is just short of paying for one of these beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
United States
Wash Day Principles for Easy Cleaning
The washday starts with sorting to prevent heavy soiling. Heavily stained garments require more cleansing, while lightly soiled items need less work, guiding the effort and time spent on cleaning.
Park concert delights crowd and hometown notices
The Rocking Chair Brigade reports a vibrant park Saturday night with a packed crowd, excellent band concert, and standout numbers. Highlights include Jess Radda’s announcing, Zelather Taylor’s strenuous encore, and Mrs. Henry Shields back as organist. News covers Mary Briley’s Reno wedding to William Luce and the tragic Iowa river drowning, with local reflections on community and notable arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Park
Jess Radda
Sugar maple sap worth tapping only with full live crown
Only sugar maple trees with a live crown at least one fourth of the tree’s total height will yield enough sap to justify tapping this year.
Statue Honors Discoverer of Vienna Coffee Tradition
A statue in Vienna honors the man who found coffee beans abandoned by a fleeing Turkish army in 1683 and introduced the beverage to the city. The event marks a pivotal moment in Vienna’s coffee house culture and culinary history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Beauty fads through history look to sun and moon
The article traces ancient and medieval hair beauty rites. It notes that early Greeks used an ointment and sun for golden hair while 15th century Italian women chased moonlight to thread their hair with beauty and even slept to dream of the moonlit garden treatment.
Roosevelt creates economic warfare office in reshaped foreign policy
President Roosevelt elevates Leo T. Crowley to director of the new Office of Economic Warfare. The move unifies the powers of Vice President Wallace and Secretary Jones, transferring all authority in foreign economic affairs to the new agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Commercce
Jesse Jones
Roosevelt
Leo T. Crowley
Wallace
Jones
Sorosis Club Meets At Ainsworth With 12 Members Present
The Sorosis club at Ainsworth met Friday afternoon with 12 members present. Talks covered Alaska's geography and history and current events as the yearlong theme As the Earth Turns. The group meets monthly now on the second Tuesday. Also noted were visits from Pvt. Bob Gebhardt home on leave, Mrs. Glen Miller's hospital trip, and friends Emily Williams and Wilma Acheson returning to Montgomery after vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis Club
Ainsworth
Ruth Norris
Wylie Anderson
Alaska
Norma Clegg
Robbins
Anderson
Bob Gebhardt
U. S. Marine Corps
Corbin Crawford
South Pacific
el Centro
Cal
Glen Miller
Washington County Hospital
Emily Williams
Wilma Acheson
Montgomery
Ala
Harry Burmeister
Railroads’ 1942 purchases reach near 1929 levels
Purchases of fuel, materials, and supplies by Class I railroads in 1942 rose to 1,259,811,000 dollars, up 98,537,000 from 1941, and were the highest since 1929 when these purchases totaled 1,329,535,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Practical Surplice Dresses for Hot Weather
Surplice style dresses prove practical for housework in hot weather. They are simple to make and launder easily. All work garments should allow room for bending and stretching and be sturdy enough to withstand repeated washings.
Mahogany Resists Moisture Better Than Other Woods
Mahogany shows unusual resistance to moisture and atmospheric change. It warps, shrinks, swells, or twists less than other woods and holds its shape, staying put over time.
Diamond Dick Dies at 74 in Norfolk Nebraska
Dr. Richard Tanner known as Diamond Dick, famed for marksmanship in wild west circus shows, dies at home in Norfolk after a fall. His death ends a long era tied to glamorous western stage performances and bold shooting feats once seen by thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Neb
Richard Tanner
Diamond Dick
Chinese Student Is Sunday Speaker at Junction Church
Charles Lee a Chinese student in the University of Iowa School of Religion spoke at Evangelical Reformed Church on China. Mrs. Carrie Quigley learned of her brother in law Walter J. Quigley 72 who died in Bushnell Illinois. Several local deaths include Opal McKay Brown formerly of this place and Arthur R. Rowland a former resident who died at Nampa Idaho. Sgt Lyle Morgan of Columbus City is at Indiantown Gap for treatment and Ralph Oak won air gunnery school honors at Tyndall Field Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Charles Lee
School of Religion
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Evangelical- Reformed
China
Carrie Quigley
Walter J. Quigley
Bushnell
Ill
Cotter
Opal McKay Brown
New York City
George McKay
Eldon
Arthur R. Rowland
Nampa
Idaho
Germany
Muscatine
Marie Haroff
Amy R. Steele
Rosa B. Leidig
Rosa Alburn
Columbus City
Sioux City
Charles Leidig
Walter Alburn
Lyle Morgan
J. B. Morgan
Indiantown Gap
Cpl
Ralph Oak
Army Air Fome Gunnery School
Tyndall Field
Florida
Dayton Grove News Highlights Local Visits and Get Togethers
Mr and Mrs C E Mumper of Brighton visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs J B Moore. Mrs Robert Stephens and daughters with Mrs J B Moore were Washington callers. Mrs Moore visited relatives in Washington including Mr and Mrs Albert Dayton. Howard Skinner of West Chester worked on papering at the Charlie Stewart home. The Merry Mixer club met at Mrs Merle Thrapp’s in West Chester. The Stephens family shared fried chicken at the Dyle Morrison home and a turkey dinner at Willard Frieschmann home in Wellman. Marion Carr, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Carr, is now stationed in Denver Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Beenblossom
Frank Henderson
Robert Henderson
Bill Trotter
Tommy
Clarence Booth
Cotter
Robert Miksch
G. C. Booth
Joe Tobin
Everette Tobin
Cecil Nichols
Will Nichols
Arispe
Iowa
T. M
George Canott
Orie O'Connor
Clyde Putnam
Dayton Grove
C. E. Mumper
Brighton
J. B. Moore
Robert Stephens
Washington
Wm. Carr
Ernest Crawford
Merry Mixer Club
Merle Thrapp
West Chester
Dyle Morrison
Willard Frieschmann
Wellman
Gene Morrison
Morrison
Stephens
Frieschmann
Marion Carr
Denver
Colorado
Living Standard in China Described as Low
The passage notes a low living standard for Chinese people with per capita farm land just over half an acre. It describes diet mainly consisting of rice wheat and vegetables with little meat or fish and a daily intake of several bowls of rice or bread and vegetables.
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Lionel Barrymore
van Johnson
Susan Peters
Disney Cartoon “Army
Sport “Gold L Limited
Inca Gold—News
Robert Mikseh
Parm Bureau
J. E. Lemley
F Dale Beenblossom
Beenblossom
T. M. O'Connor
Nichols
Grace Stone
LaVaughn Buenneke
Jimmy
Edward Mikseh
B. Reed
Washingto
Joe Wright
Pete Smith
Hollywood Daredevils
Roddy McDowall Johnson
Ofr Technicolor
Bill Jack
Adolf Hitler
U.S. Treasury Department
Gibson
Tucker
THE
Rocking Chair Brigade
Zelather Taylor
John
Henry Shields
Presbyterian Enhurch
B. C. Briley
Mary
Reno
Nevada
William Luce
Brileys
Cedar Rupids
Mrs. Luce
Chicago
Mary Briley
Force
Brigade
Lowa
Georgia Folger Griffin
McIntyre
Squire Folger
Leuire Folger
State
Judith Belle Holcomb
Daniel Holcomb
South Third Avenue
Red Army
Orel
Sap
Fenders
Sicily
Amercan
U. S. Signal Corps
Junction
Martha Butler
Dayton Grove News
Warner & Bristow
F.D.R
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
George Katere
Cedar Rapids
William Mosa
Wheeling
W. Va
Jesse A. Hampton
Car
U. S. Army Signal Corps
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