Ames Residents Visit as Office Closes
Mrs Leyburn Lewis of Ames visits her parents Mr and Mrs W B Edwards this week while the writer notes the office will close until further notice. Other items mention injuries to John Coffman at Mt Pleasant and Marcella Boileau leaving for Kansas City to work for TW A Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward A. Edwards
Hillview
Ill
W. B. Edwards
Leyburn Lewis of
Ames
Mrs. W. B. Edwards
John Coffman
Mt. Pleasant
Stanley McKeown
Marcella Boileau
Kansas City
TWA Airlines
Miss Boileau
Delta Airlines
Atlanta
Ponita Brower
Burlington
Fairfield Faces Legion Juniors In Twilight Game
Washington's junior Legion baseball team, buoyed by two straight wins over Iowa City and Columbus Junction, prepares for a twilight game at five. Tom Murphy will pitch for Washington. Bob Post may start if his knee heals, with Spike Thornton ready to catch. Farrier, new recruit from Brighton, shows promise as pitcher. The Washington Fairfield rivalry adds intensity to what locals expect as a hard fought contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Legion
Iowa City
Columbus Junction
Fairfield
Tom Murphy
Bob Post
Bill Boshart
Wayne Chamberlin
Spike Thornton
Post
Farrier
Brighton
Draperies Cover Wall for Unified Room Look
The guide suggests widening a narrow window by using draperies to cover the wall rather than the window. Pleated curtains hung on a single rod create a unified, impressive appearance.
Egg Preservative Works For Scrambling Cooking Use
Water glass preserved eggs prove satisfactory for scrambling omelets and cooking, but are less suitable for poaching frying or soft cooking in the shell according to the article.
Iowa Crops In Splendid Shape
Des Moines reports show above normal progress for Iowa corn in the first half of July with tasseling at 13 percent and silking at five percent. Oats about 70 percent harvested. winter wheat yields steady. soybeans about 83 percent harvested, with some regions cut for hay. Pastures remain unusually good and milk supply stays strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Towa
West Central
Northwest
Anna Griffin Hosts Riverside Needle Club Social
Mrs. Anna Griffin entertained members of the Senior Needle club at her Riverside west side home with Mary Baschnagel as a guest. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her daughter Mrs. Roy G Green and Miss Baschnagel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Needle Club
Anna Griffin
Mary Baschnagel
Roy G. Green
Miss Baschnagel
Roy Snyder
R. D. Spooner
Cedar Rapids
Earl Harr
Spooner
Bobby Spooner
Harrs
Wes Sojka
Cleo Burich
Nadine Gorman
Adrian Dautrement
Clement G Dautrement
Ernest Sallaby
Washington
Carl Craig
Marie Tener
Marshall
Missouri
Mouse Trap Surprise at Farm Window
Salem July 23 A farm family newsy item recounts a mouse trap set in the hay loft by Frank Krotz’s family to catch sparrows. A startled man triggered the trap while resting at the window, with neighbors and relatives visiting and reports on farm life and oat yields nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Weeks
Salem
Frank Krotz
York Confident of Re election as Iowa State Chairman
Madrid Iowa July 24 Willis York republic an state central committee chairman said he is confident of reelection at the Iowa GOP convention in Des Moines despite opposition from Dwight G Rider Fort Dodge in the sixth district committee race Rider had announced he would oppose York If York is named representative of the sixth district his reelection is viewed as certain Toronto
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Iowa
Willis York
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
Dwight G. Rider
Fort Dodge
Rider
York
Republican Committee
Central Committee
Local Hospital Admissions Report
Mrs Perry Lewis of Libertyville was admitted yesterday as a surgical patient. Clyde Garrett of 835 South Avenue D was admitted yesterday as a surgical patient. Arthur Davison of route four and Dwight Bender of Des Moines were admitted as medical patients. Terry Myers of Richland was admitted for minor surgery this morning. A couple welcomed a son born last evening to Mr and Mrs Joseph Lahr of Brighton at 7 31 weighing nine pounds nine and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Werle Duncan of Columbus Junction are parents of a son born at 4 12 yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
Missouri Street
San Francisco
Calif
Susan Kay
Perry Lewis
Libertyville
Werle Duncan
Columbus Junction
Joseph Lahr
Brighton
Clyde Garrett
South Avenue D
Arthur Davison
Route Four
Dwight Bender
Des Moines
Plans Set for 4-H Show at Iowa State Fair
Supervisors for the statewide 4-H club Congress at the Iowa Centennial State Fair were announced. Eleven leaders will oversee eight days of junior farm show events from August 23 to 30. Officials expect over 3,000 farm youths to participate and more than 2,000 junior entries in pigs, calves, lambs, colts, and poultry to be judged in the livestock division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fair Board
L. B. Cunningham
Jungle zoo chiefs claim big cats would beat lion in fight
Floor King of Jungle Superintendents of zoos state that a tiger or grizzly bear could defeat a lion in combat on any given day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jungle Superintendents of Zoos
Charles Shuck Dies At Wellman Home
Charles J. Shuck aged 57 died yesterday afternoon at his Wellman area home following a stroke four years earlier. He was born in Adamsville Ohio on October 14 1888 and married Ferne Romine in 1912. Surviving are his wife two brothers and one sister in Ohio. His son Harold D. Shuck was killed in the torpedoing of the ship Paul Hamilton in the Mediterranean on April 20 1944. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2:30 PM at Power funeral home in Wellman with burial in Wellman cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Charles J. Shuck
Power Funeral Home
Mr. Shuck
Adamsville
Ohio
John and
Euphrates Shuck
Ferne Romine
Harold D. Shuck
Air Corps
Paul Hamilton
Mediterranean
Proper Preparation and Serving of Potatoes
The guide advises keeping potato peels very thin when used raw in dishes like scallop or soup, peeling just before cooking, and avoiding soaking in water. If peeled in advance, store in salted water. Serve potatoes quickly steamed and hot to preserve vitamin C.
Ancient to medieval folding fans and signaling codes
The text traces folding fans from China around 3000 B C to their invention in the Seventh century by the Japanese. It notes European ladies used fans with gestures that evolved into signals for flirtation and coded communication.
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China
Europe
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Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
United States
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Bernard Kephart
New Orleans
Fred Kephart
Farrel Rickey
Maxine
Raymond Kephart
Gerald
Erma
Karen Kephart
Washington Legion
Fairfield Legion
Armory Field
T. W. Harwood
University Hospital
Sam Canott
Dorothy Liming
Mary Ellen Duensing
Iowa State College
W. L. Alcorn
Washington County Hospital
Clara Gray
Dudley Gray
Elmhurst
Montana
Chas. C. Brown
John Pesheck
Charles
Solon
Charles Nyberg
Jolene
Louden
Minn
Tony Weber
Edna
Edward F. Havel
Montgomery Ward
South Carolina
U. S
Phyllis Kinney
New Milford
Toni
Greme
Pioneer Drug Store
Legion Juniors
Taite
Honor Schultz
Frank Patterson
Sue
Donnie
John Shalla, Jr
Duane Shalla
George Schultz
Dwight
Frances
Margery
Pasadena
Schultz
Albia
Algona
John Shalla
Shalla
Shalla’s
Dale Horak
John Horak
Dale
Ed Chabal
Ft. Lewis
Ameal Chabol
J. W Tener
Paul Libenguth
Joseph Libenguth
Midwest
Terry Myers
Richland
Nature
Carter
Beach Coats Reg
Rothschild’s
Charles Shuck
America
C.V. Crull
John W. Lee
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