Local residents take vacations and visits across states
Mrs. Margaret Rireher and son Bobbie arrive from Anaheim for six weeks at the Martin Kern home. Roy Mayhew of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Draper of Harrisonville visit Mrs. Mayhew and Mrs. Draper’s mother, Hattie Mayhew. Dale Fuhr takes a two week vacation. Launce Ta hoe from Memphis arrives as grocery department manager. Twila Oakes vacation at Lucille’s Beauty shop with Mrs. Robert Lytle filling in. Several residents visit relatives in St Paul and St Louis. Thompson family plans trips. Jolly & False host at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuhr’s home.
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Margaret Rireher
Bobbie
Anaheim
Calif
Martin Kern
Margaret Schillig
Roy Mayhew
Baton Rouge
Earl Draper
Harrisonville
Mr. Mayhew
Mrs. Draper
Hattie Mayhew
Dale Fuhr
Benteco
Launce Tahoe
Memphis
Twila Oakes
Lucille
Robert Lytle
Miss Oakes
Margery Thompson
St. Paul
Minn
David Thompson
St. Louis
Mr. Thompson
National Tea Store
Charles Fuhr
Jolly & False
Merle Telford and Son
Tommy
Martha Jo Harvey
Oakdale
Isabelle and
Rosales Combs
Frerett Hayes
Werner Lowry
Local Parents Welcome Three Newborns and Surgery Report
Mr and Mrs Glenn Miller Washington route 1 welcomed a daughter at 11 30 weighing seven pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs Bohumil Kos Ainsworth had a son at 12 40 weighing eight pounds two ounces. Mr and Mrs Marion George Washington had a son at 6 46 weighing ten pounds three and one third ounces. Ropald and Donald Latta Riverside Hubert Simons Terry Gene Wayne Noscoe Hoelle all Washington and Frantes Amlong Washington route underwent tonsillectomies this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Miller
Washington
Bohumil Kos
Ainsworth
Marion George
Ropald
Donald Latta
Riverside
Hubert Simon
Don Burger Wins Caddies Tourney at Washington Club
Don Burger and Keith Hardy won the two flights in the first caddies tournament at Washington Country Club played in match play. Burger led flight one with B. J. Holcomb as runner up while Hardy topped flight two with Leo Lewis second. Thirteen registered club caddies competed as the first event of its kind on the Washington course, with plans for more meets in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Burger
Keith Hardy
Washington Country Club
Burger
B. J. Holcomb
Hardy
Leo Lewis
Washington
Scores of Games and Team Standings Today
Cincinnati plays Brooklyn, Pittsburgh visits New York tonight, Chicago hosts Boston, St. Louis hosts Philadelphia, Washington meets Detroit, New York travels to St. Louis tonight, Boston visits Chicago, Philadelphia faces Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Meveland
St Louis
Cleveland
Boston i
Hieare
Knothole Tickets Set at Five Cents for Iowa Fans
Iowa juries face a five cent admission tax under a Big Ten ruling forcing the university to charge a penny more for knothole club tickets. Director E G Schroeder notes the board had no choice, with the new price reflecting the federal tax. Members can obtain cards from principals, with payment at the gate. About 4 000 to 6 000 pupils attend each home game from special stadium sections.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Knothole Club
E. G. Schroeder
Knothole
Ilowa
Work begins on Iowa stadium west press box upgrade
Remodelling at University of Iowa stadium in Iowa City starts with raising the west press box to clear reporters’ sightlines. Roof booths for movie and still photographers added, interior front windows loosened for warm days, and radio booths upgraded.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University of IoWa Stadium
Petrified Wood Used in Texas Home Construction
Petrified wood is employed in the building of many Texas residences. The material, valued for its durability, appears in walls floors and decorative elements across various homes and regions within the state.
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Texas
Muscatine Athletes Top Eastern Iowa All-State Poll
Muscatine players dominate the eastern Iowa all state voting with Weber leading centers Jones atop guards and Deems first among tackles. Manley holds second at backs while Schalk of Iowa Falls leads backfield candidates. Other strong votes come from Wolbers Comeer Ross Rothlauf Sisco Brissey Hogberg.
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Muscatine
Schalk
Iowa Falls
Little
Wolbers
Burlington
Center
Comeer
Ottumwa
Ross
Rothlauf
Sisco
Brissey
Hogberg
McConaheys Return Home After Death in Spokane Visit
Mr and Mrs John McConahey returned Saturday morning after learning of Mrs F M Smith's death. They had visited Mr and Mrs W F McConahey and Mr and Mrs George McConahey in Spokane Washington. They spent the day in Brighton with Mrs D F Berry and Mrs Mary Close. Mrs Close has been ill for weeks and was a patient in Washington county hospital several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McConahey
Vina Manuasier
Leta Cadwallader
Sheffield
West
Colorado
Wyoming
Fresh eggs and visitors span Midwest towns
Long list of visitors and family moves fills local notes. Mrs T A Bailey and Lucille of Tempe Ariz stay with John Bailey at 627 East Second. Capt Ransom G Amilone promoted to major in US Army at Camp Holibard Baltimore. Grace Hiler of Rockwell City visiting summer with Elsie Wallace. Clarence Kelmey and Genevieve Crippen wed in Valders Wisconsin. Mrs J Orville Elder toured east, while Frank Sage Des Moines and Robert Sage Dallas visit Des Moines area.
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T. A. Bailey
Lucille
Tempe
Ariz
George Amlong
Ransom G. Amilone
United States Army
Camp Mholibard
Baltimore
Grace Hiler
Rockwell City
Elsie Wallace
Hiler
Missouri Valley Public Schools
Frank Sage
Des Molinees
Robert Sage
Dallas
Texas
Iowa City
Norman Sage
Des Moines
California
Municipal Band Concert in Central Park
Central Park hosts a municipal band concert led by Director Milo T. Sorden with Marjorie Walker as soloist. The program includes Amparito Roca, Daphnis Overture, Old Spinning Wheel, Holmes Popular Selection, Comet March, Princess Tiptoe, True Blue March, Palmer of Florida, Lover Come Back To Me, Olivadou LeRoy King Chennette Romberg Repaz, Lincoln The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise, Passing Fancy, Jewel, Star Spangled Banner, and Footlifter among others with band singing members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repaz
Lincoln
Alford
Jewel Man
Wheat crop insurance opens for 1941 in Washington county
Wayne E. Norman, chair of the county AAA committee, announced that wheat growers may soon file applications for all risk crop insurance on the 1941 crop. The program, similar to 1940, will use updated yields and premium rates based on 1934 farm data, with full allotment coverage and prorated refunds if less acreage is planted. Premiums due at application and can be paid in cash, with a warehouse receipt, or as an advance against future payments. The policy takes effect once the county committee accepts the contract and the 1941 crop is seeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Wayne E. Norman
AAA Committee
Norman
Agricultural Conservation Program
Weekend Guests and Family Visitors Across Des Moines Area
Mr and Mrs B H VanMeter spent the weekend in Cedar Rapids visiting his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs R L VanMeter. George Amiong hosted weekend guests Mrs Amiongs nieces Maude and Emma Rousseau and Ed Ardell of Lincoln Neb. Emma Rousseau works in Lincoln at Ben Simons and Sons ready to wear and Maude Rousseau is a principal in Lincoln grade schools. Ed Ardell works for Roberts Dairy. Dr and Mrs J M Lloyd and sons John and Jim returned from Lake Okoboji and a day in Fairmont Minnesota with Mrs Lloyds aunt. Edna Elizabeth and Jessie Klein with Rev and Mrs E S Hebner of Brighton visited Des Moines with L A Warren and daughter Judy. The Misses Klein were in Saline Michigan a week with relatives.
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Merle C. Dunbar
Chicago
G. O. Dunbar
Sunset Park
Daryl Robertson
Brighton
Stanley Smith
Waverly
James Robertson
Julia
Pegey Jean
Glen Dunbar
George Baker
Charles Fuhr
Shirley Augustine
Lloyd Augustine
George Hotle
W. D. Kyle
Larry
Werner Lowry
B. H. VanMeter
Cedar Rapids
Mr. VanMeter
R. L. VanMeter
George Amiong
First Puerto Rico Governor Begins Quest for Fountain Mystery
The text recalls Ponce de Leon as Puerto Rico’s first governor and notes his ill fated expedition in pursuit of the Fountain of Youth, a legendary quest shaping early colonial narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Ponce de Leon
Wellman Vacation Plans and Local Social Visits
Wellman residents announce vacations and long distance visits. Henry Durian family and Dorothy travel west including Black Hills and Yellowstone. Severt and Kehoe families host gatherings and plan Chicago visit. Hilma Dodds visits Ames and Allison and Bristow relatives. multiple extended family engagements noted with travel by train and upcoming trips.
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Frank Wilson
Wellman
Henry Durian
Dorothy
Martha Rogers
Lucas
West
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Salt Lake City
Estes Park
Colorado Springs
Denver
Colo
Ross Severt
Kittie Mae
Bristo, Ia
Ed Kirkpatrick
Dr. Miller Shows Movies to Rotary Club Audience
Dr. E. D. Miller of Wellman presented moving pictures to the Rotary club depicting Memorial Day exercises across Washington county. The program featured color footage of Ka lona Riverside Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Weis man and Washington plus an American Legion parade at Davenport and a reel from the Republican convention in Philadelphia.
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E. D. Miller
Wellman
Rotary Club
Washington County
Miller
Kalona
Riverside
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Weisman
Washington
American Legion
Davenport
Philadelphia
Classified pays sisters in law enjoy week away
Mr Dodds takes a two week vacation from duties at the Durst Depo store and Mrs Frank Wilson assists during his absence. Mr and Mrs Carmine Cros sett and children and Mr and Mrs James Aggison drove to Muscatine and Fruithatch last Saturday for a picnic. Mrs Dave Tipton of the Lexington community visited Mr Do C Gardner and Mrs Myrtle Simer man on Sunday morning.
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Dodds
Durst Depo
Frank Wilson
Durst
Carmine Crossett
James Aggison
Muscatine
Fruithatch
Dave Tipton
Lexington
Do. C. Gardner
Myrtle Simerman
Ainsworth Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Guests
Ruth Norris reports a weekend of visits in Ainsworth with Jess Marr a patient in University hospital IA. City Dinners honor Alma Taylor leaving for Cincinnati and many local residents hosting relatives and guests from Waterloo Chicago and New Jersey during July.
Night Driving Dangers Rise in Rural South Africa
Residents report dangerous night driving in remote South African areas as wild animals roam roadways and glare from vehicle lights causing visibility issues and potential collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
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