Whittaker Becomes Head of Legion in local post
Martin L. Whittaker was sworn in as commander of the Leon Beatty post American Legion. A. E. Turner of Fairfield installed the new officers of the Washington post. Also noted are local social visits and a resignation of Bernice Boddicker from teaching, with her move to Mt. Pleasant to teach second grade.
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Martin L. Whittaker
Leon Beatty
American Legion
A. E. Turner
Fairfield
Washington Post
Bernice Boddicker
Mt. Pleasant
York
Hubbard
Rashid
Hazen Catches a Twenty Pound Catfish in Iowa Waters
Don Hazen landed a twenty pound catfish in Skunk River near the Ralph McCreedy cabin at about five this morning. He did the landing solo, with only verbal encouragement from Ralph McCreedy Ralph Bozman Jr Harold Bieg and Rodney Arnold watching nearby.
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Iowa
Don Hazen
Hazen
Skunkyer
Ralph McCreedy
Ralph Bozman, Jr
Harold Bieg
Rodney Arnold
Wayland Social Notes Update From July Visit and Local News
Mr and Mrs Edwin Martin of Dayton Ohio returned home after a week with his mother Mrs A E Martin. Mrs Martin joined them to Des Moines to visit Jens Grothe family. George Boller heads to army service at Jefferson Barracks. Virginia Buches becomes junior high teacher at Wayland replacing Cora Mae Hotle. Allen Goff trains at Chanute Field in Illinois for air corps instructor duties. A picnic at the Martin home drew several Washington and Mt Pleasant families.
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Army
Gerald Carris
Washington
John Carris
Keota
C. R. Bates
Waco
Texas
Carris
Army Air Field
Wayland
Khdwin Martin
Dayton
Ohio
A. E. Martin
Des Moines
Jens Grothe
F. Boller
C. C. Wenger
Grace Coughlin
H. H. Hulme
W. E. Boller
George
D. J. Boller
Jefferson Barracks
Virginia Buches
Wapello
Cora Mae Hotle
Allen Goff
Kressler Field
Mississippi
Chanute Field
Illinois
Air Corps
Kenneth Goff
Dale Maynard
Clarence Goff
Floyd Schockley
Dennis Klopfenstein
Mt. Pleasant
L. H. Rinner
Arnold Rinner
Edd Eicher
A. C. Wenger
Jean Neff
W. J. Eicher
Army Tactics Rely Heavily on Visual Observations
An old military maxim notes that nine tenths of all military activities depend on what can be seen. This emphasis on sight guides reconnaissance, signaling, and battlefield awareness in historical practice.
Old Spanish dungeon found in New Orleans
Workers uncovered a cell in a hidden dungeon linked to Cabrillo built in 1788. The discovery adds a new colonial-era site to New Orleans history. Local authorities will study the chamber for artifacts and preservation.
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New Orleans
Cabildo
Highland Center Community News Notes and Dinners
Highland Center reports Sunday dinner with William Murphy and W R Murphy at Elmer Steele home. Mrs Margaret Monroe visited grandparents. local farming includes blackberry picking, oats combining, and baling straw. Alex McCreedy threshing machine started at Lloyd Hoppings. community mourns Rev S R Drake’s funeral in Columbus Junction. sympathy extended to Mrs Ira A Coon.
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Olive M. Lewis
Highland Center
William Murphy
W. R. Murphy
Elmer Steele
Margaret Monroe
Frank Salladay
Harry Merrifield
Joe Krotz
Melvin Soukup
Ernest Green
Alex McCreedy
Lloyd
Crawfordsville Civ Defense Council forms committees
Crawfordsville Civilian Defense Council met at the school house and outlined committee roles led by Harold Miller commander and John White chief air warden. Talks covered gas masks fire hazards and propaganda. A blackout drill and first aid class were planned as residents sign up. Mary Lillian Moorhead and Lilliam Holmes are noted locals.
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Crawfordsville
Civilian Defense Council
Keith Norton
Washington
Earl Ferguson
Harold Miller
John White
Cleo Fletcher
Frank Fletcher
Clarence Hering
J. C. Huston
Longest Glove Fight Ends In No Contest In 1893
The longest glove bout on record was Andy Bowen versus Jack Burke in New Orleans on April 6 1893. It lasted 11 rounds seven hours and nineteen minutes, ending in a no contest when they could not continue.
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Andy Bowen
Jack Burke
New Orleans
James Kelly
Jack Smith
Melbourne
Wilard Dean
Claude Allen
Corpus Christi
Texas
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Washington County News Review
CPT
Journal
Lincoln School
Forrest Kwengels
Whittaker
Legion
Lewis Coon
Olive Lewis
William
Sidney Coon
Coon
Marjorie Benson
Marjorie Coon
Dickie
Jimmie
Ralph Walsh
Merrifield Brothers
Glen Beanblossom
Mildred Woodburn
Frank Salladays
Ames
Ralph Miller
van Coleman
Cedar Rapids
William Henss
S. W. Easter
Fred Downing
Nellie Wittmer
Ray Roth
J. J. Roth
Orval
Alan Roth
Alice
Aldine Eichelberger
Irene
Edna Reschly
Orval Miller
Laverne Blosser
Marlyn Wyse
Clayton Widmer
Alberta Beese
Murray Krabill
Dorothy Roth
Marie Swartzendruber
Roth
Detassle
Dorothy Kauffman
Wednesday In the Corn
Missouri
Eula Mae Coon
Leadwood
John R. Beckler
Bobby
Sig Wallace
Eldora
Mary Manners
R. M. McCracken
Mary Lillian Moorhead
Lilliam Holmes
Mickie
Will
Regaras
Arlington Race Track
Chicago
Agaics
Evening Journal
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