Local residents visit families and travel plans noted
Sunday visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hawkins and sons of Columbus Junction at Richard Schiebel’s home. Virginia Hasty and Clara Faulkner weekended in Farfield with the Alfred Faulkner family, and Mrs. Edna Wittrig returned home after weeks away visiting family near Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Columbus Junction
Hallie Orris
Alice
Bill Hawkins
Virginia Hasty
Clara Faulkner
Farfield
Alfred Faulkner
Edna Wittrig
Orlan Wittrig
Oxford
Weather statement of scattered thunderstorms tonight into Wednesday
A weather note reports scattered thundershowers tonight ending by forenoon Wednesday. Financial detail lists hog price at 1475 dollars.
Whitneys Attend Lyman Babcock Funeral
Cedar Rapids residents Mr and Mrs F R Whitney attended the funeral service for Lyman Babcock yesterday afternoon. Also present were Set and Mrs Fred E Reid Jr who plan to visit Cres ton to see her grandparents. EF D Crossett of Grinnell made an over Sunday visit with Crossett and Hazen relatives. Joseph Knight and wife left for New Orleans after spending leave with C L Eyestone family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Cavan
St. Joseph, Mo
W. H. Hotle
F. R. Whitney
Cedar Rapids
Lyman Babcock
Set
Fred E. Reid, Jr
Creston
Gidley
EF. D. Crossett
Grinnell
Crossett
Hazen
Joseph Knight
Armstrong seeks divorce and child custody in Missouri suit
Anne Ruth Armstrong files for divorce from Kenneth LaVerne Armstrong in Kirksville Missouri where they wed on June 28 1941. They have a two year old son Ronald Sherman Armstrong and claim the husband deserted them July 6 1942. L J Kehoe represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Ruth Armstrong
Kenneth LaVerne Armstrong
Kirksville
Ronald Sherman Armstrong
L. J. Kehoe
Busy Wayland Doctor Treats Four Accident Cases
In Wayland on July 22 a physician dealt with four accident injuries arriving together. A 13 year old Daniel Leichty from an auto collision near Coppock was x-rayed for a right wrist at Mt. Pleasant hospital. A Reschley girl suffered a minor head injury from a moving cart and a DeYarman boy incurred a slight concussion from a bat strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Coppock
Daniel Leichty
Willard Leichty
John Reschley
Blaine DeYarman
Daniel
Mt. Pleasant
Reschley
DeYarman
Land of the Brave
Home of the Free
America
Main Street
Grace Weaver
Excelsior Springs
Andy Detweiler
Mary Mathieu
State Bank
Clarence Roth
Ronald Roth
Milburn Borestrand
Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Gertrude Clark and Mrs Doll Swartz spent Tuesday evening at the Harry Paschal home and Mr and Mrs Elmer MacArtor were visitors there Wednesday evening. Ada Beauchamp and child were also mentioned in the Crawfordsville diary segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Gertrude Clark
Doll Swartz
Harry Paschal
Elmer MacArtor
Ada Beauchamp
Little
Neighbors Help Harvest At Gray Community Farm
A group of neighbors gathered at George Wells farm to reap hay, loading two loads while Mr Wells sustains a broken leg. Participants included Everett Lewis Ed Petratz Edd Jukovsky Jesse Nicola William Longer Pat Moberly Tom Larry and Wells’ grandson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C
Guayy
George Wells Farm
Mr. Wells
S Zo
Evgerette Lewis
Ed Petratz
Edd Jukovsky
Jesse Nicola
William Longer
Pat Moberly
Tom Larry
Pilotburg Area Weather and Harvest Progress Report
In Pilotburg July 24 a fine shower refreshed fields and harvesting continued. Most locals are harvesting by combining with a few threshing. Ora Stump operated his thresher on several jobs including finishing his own Saturday. Richard Scott is working for neighbors and is at Ralph Flynns, while Carl P D Anderson herded his own and will work for Marion Stransky and Mrs Lydia Horak, Stanley Mou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stransky
Pilotburg
Wea
Ora Stump
Richard Scott
Ralph Flynns
Carl PD. Anderson
Marion Stransky
Will
Lydia Horak
Stanley Mou
Etta Hamilton
Wellman
Esther Hamiton
Ralph Ashby
Lester Leeper
Wayne Stansky
Ted Anderson
John Allen
Warren
California
Bohemia
Orva Scott
Harold Klopfenstein
Saturday Visit to Garden at Mrs. Martins Home
Granddaughter visited Thursday at Ralph Beauchamp’s home and in the afternoon called on Mrs. Hallie Martin. The same afternoon Mrs. Howsare and Mrs. Stewart, plus Mrs. Frank Young and her Atlanta guest Mrs. Preston, called to see the summer flower garden belonging to Mrs. Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Beauchamp
Hallie Martin
Howsare
Stewart
Frank Young
Preston
Atlanta
Martin
Brooks Families At Stringtown
Brooks families and guests from Cedar Rapids gather for Sunday dinner at the Ethan Brooks home in Stringtown. Rain halts threshing. local farm activity includes oats and threshing updates involving Widmer Graber and Roth families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Ia Brooks
Bobby
Cedar Rapids
George Brooke
Jimmy
Ethan Brooks
Albert Griber
Sockum Ridge
Dave Graber
Noah Widmer
J. J. Richs
Edna Widmer
Ben Roth
Dan Roth
Raymond Riéchs
Ruth
Wilma
Dorothy Graber
Join Zerglowsky
Havre
Norma Widmer
Joanita Hirshey
Dennis Graber
Marvin Widmer
Chris Roth
Dude Lowe
D. C. Scanig
Ainsworth Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Joyce Lowry and son Michael visit New Sharon relatives while Mrs Mary O Connor hosts the D A P club with eight members present. Martha Wood comes from Chicago to see her mother Mrs Rose Wood. Katherine Turner from near Quincy stays with the Will Olinger family. Jack Hites visits from Kenilworth Alabama to stay with J A Marsh. The Rabenolds of Oskaloosa visit J E Adams and Carrie Rabenold as he recovers from nose surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Joyce Lowry
Michael
Des Moines
Robert Hites
Martha Wood
Chicago
Rose Wood
Katherine Turner
Quincy
Will Olinger
Jack Hites
Kenilworth
J. A. Marsh
Harry Rabenold
Oskaloosa
J. E. Adams
Carrie Rabenold
Walnut News highlights and family visits in Walnut
Mrs. John Nayadley and Set. Nayadley of Mississippi are on a 13 day furlough at Joe Nayadley's home. Donna Mae Nelson hosted 11 youths for a birthday party with games cake and iced tea. Nancy Wilson had tonsil and adenoid removal and is recovering well. A thresher meeting occurred at Chas McKay with plans for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jeffrey
John Jeffrey
Children's Hospital
Iowa City
Hill Motley
Idaho
Bert Spangler
A. W. Motley
Davenport
Marguerite Motley
W. Johnson
Oliver Holderness
Fairfield
Frank Snider
H. Jeffries
Cpl
Charles Jeffries
Pacific
Jarvis
Ruth Applegate
Don Applegate
Ruth Mclvoy
Rock Island
McEvoys
Jesse Moore
Spencer Reed
Pat Moberly
William Longer
Paul Mast
Dan Boone
Walnut
John Nayadley
Joe Nayadley
Donna Mae Nelson
Nancy Jane Wilson
Chas. McKay
Carl Nelson
Ed Nelson
Elmer Cram
Alabama
Ed Kauffman
Helen Kaufffman
Sevilla Jean Nelson
John Kurtz
Clyde Nicola
Chas. Faulkner
Grandview
Sunset Park
J. H. Nelson
S‘rank McKay
Fred Kephart
Bernard
Roy Lamansky
W. W. Mineart
Harold
Bud” Mineart
Bud Mineart
John Kurta
Car Nelson
New Haven Sumiay
Iowa Democrats Ratify Jeck Lynch National Committee Posts
At Chicago the national convention ratified Jeck and Mrs Lynch as national committee members from the eighth district. Jeck said Iowa ought to go democratic and sought patronage, while Loomis missed an Iowa caucus moment. Edger Medary, 75, suffered a light heart attack but was revived at the first aid station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeck
Lynch
Chicago
Jock
Walter Mahoney
Sioux City
Eighth
Mississippi
Missouri River Valley
Iowa
E. W. Loomis
Waterloo
Henry Wallace
Loomis
Mary Jane Freeman
Lewsman
Nels Kraschel
Lews
Omaha
Feders Land Bank
Edgar Medary
Waukon
Cloth attached jelly bag alternative reported
A clean square cloth can substitute for a jelly bag by anchoring it securely to the rim of a kettle or colander using snap-on clothespins.
Local Harvest Notes and Community Visits
Rer operates a new combine with 18 others for Lester Leeper and Carl Oldfields doing their own harvest. Yields range from 25 to 39 bushels per acre. Fred Mouser and Mrs. Anna Rogers were dinner guests at Claude Flynns near Riverside. Mrs. Glen Chalupa had a tonsillectomy earlier in the week and spent the week with her parents. The district learns the true Czech roots of Bohemia and its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rer
Lester Leeper
Carl Oldfields
Fred Mouser
Anna Rogers
Claude Flynns
Riverside
Glen Chalupa
Joe Vedice
Backstage in Iowa Politics
Des Moines reports during the July 24 convention the IDPA plans selection of a new treasurer and vice chairman. G G Bett Jeck, a retired poultry and egg man from Atlantic and new national committeeman, will not seek reelection as seventh district state committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Lynch. LeMars
National Committee
Paul R. Bumbarger
Des Moines
IDPA
Democratic Party
G. G. (Bett) Jeck
Atlantic
State College chartered in 1855 and renamed in 1874
The Pennsylvania State College received its charter in 1855 and did not adopt its current name until 1874, marking a long period under a prior designation before the official rename.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College
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Joe Besser
Larry Parks
Joe Sawyer
Hal McIntyre & Orchestra
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John Lite
Alan Baxter
Eric Blore
Mary Beth Rit
Pree
Tae Tim and
Irene Prereer
Hitler
Richard Schiebel
Mary Jane Trenerry
Iowa Falls
Iowa Baptist Assembly
Betty Hamil
Omaha, Nebr
Mrs
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George Green
Pekin
Ill
Mary Hansen
Green
Don Minick
Burlington
San Antonio
Texas
Pvt. Minick
H. F. Gryer
Howard Crozier
Mrs. Crozier
Guyers
Richard R. Johnston
Julie
Independence
Gene Crossett
Camp Blanding
Fla
Baker
Gene, Jr
Florida
Cpl. Crossett
Ralph Borman
G.M
Ida Lupino
Paul Henreid
Warner Bros
Nancy Coleman
Mary Boland
CERTO
Melo
Farmers Co-operative Store
North Iowa Ave
George C. Stewart
South Ave. B
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Caine Melly
Dorothy Lamour
Hatus
March OF Time
Geo. Wellis
Gray Community
Pilotburg Area
Thornton & Minor
Washington
McDaniel's
Brooks
Ainsworth News
Walnut News
the Fox
Monogram
Mary Beth Hughes
Eddie Quillan
Emery A
Couat
John Shields & Sons
LODGE
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V.s. Victory Waste Paper Campaign
Eve Irs
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