Lay Cable for New Exchange in Brighton and Nearby Notes
The July 21 1948 Evening Journal reports completion of laying cable for a new Telephone office in Brighton though switchboard installation awaits. Local residents visit relatives in Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois. new superintendent C E Darnielle arrives in Brighton. water main breaks disrupt town. several families travel or relocate to follow relatives and jobs.
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Washington
Iowa
Evening Journal
Theo Oo i
Dore Horton
Eau Claire
Wis
Waterloo
Mary Koch
William Nolan
Fayette
Alfred McCracken
Billy
Donna
McCracken
Georgia Manning
Janet Ramsey
Manning
Chatauqua Park
Fairfield
Ednad S. Crile
Brighton
Hattie Prizer
Wayne Dickinson
Keota
Scott Dickinson
Ann Kern
Ralph
Bessie Myers
Dave Wentworth
Jerry Johnson
Washington County Hospital
James Johnson
Preston Grove
Sandra Howington
S. M. Grove
Grove
Columbus
Ohio
C. E. Darnielle
Milo
Ira Saunder
Darnielle
Brighton High School
B. H. Paxson
Eddyville
Hattie Brier
Rex Brier
Brier
Winfield
Bernard Laithly
A. C. Johnson
L. A. Horton
SUI Accepts Forty Four Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Four Medical Grants
Iowa City July 21 The State University of Iowa will accept 44454 in medical research grants from the U S public health service and federal agencies totaling 37918 for psychiatry iodine thyroid function quinine action and bacterial studies. Drs Barker Featherstone Schueler Kalnitsky will lead projects with support from nutrition groups and the public health service.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State University of Iowa
State Board of Education Finance Committee
U. S. Public Health Service
Samuel B. Barker
Pharmacology
R. M. Featherstone
The
Nutrition Foundation, Inc
George Kalnitsky
Biochemistry
Weaver Brothers Leon and Frank honored with six foot chrome saw
The Weaver Brothers Leon and Frank receive a chrome plated six foot saw from Simmons Saw Company for popularizing the saw as a musical instrument. They first spotted its limits years ago and used it to play folk tunes they are known for. The Weaver Brothers and Elviry appear on the Fox Theatre screen this Friday in Grand Ole Opry, a Republic picture.
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Weaver Brothers
Leon
Frank
Simmons Saw Company
Elviry
Fox Theatre
Grand Ole Opry
Republic
General Craigie urges publicity on new weapons
Major General Craigie, director of Air Force research, says public awareness of military advances is important. He warns that secrecy can mislead like a false road sign and that showing strength can deter aggressors from challenging you.
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Craigie
Air Force Research
Insects Cut Cottonseed Output and Affects Food Supply
Insect pests cut last year’s cottonseed production, enough to feed 4.5 million people for a year with current fat intake. Each 100 pounds of cotton seed meal can replace 250 to 300 pounds of grain in livestock feed. Some authorities estimate insect control on corn could add 100 million bushels to annual yields.
Columbus Discovers Cocoa Beans for Queen Isabella
Spanish explorer Columbus brings cocoa beans from Mexico to Queen Isabella. The note highlights a fictional or playful claim attaching chocolate to early Columbus expedition.
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Columbus
America
Mexico
Isabella
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J. C. Penney Co
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