Local News Briefs From Okmulgee and Surrounding Areas
Private Paul Benel leaves for Glennan General Hospital Okmulgee after a 30 day convalescent furlough with his family. Lt Winifred Kelly Navy nurse returns from 20 months in the South Pacific for a 30 day leave. Goose Apricots featured at Orcutt's Piggly Wiggly. Several residents visit relatives and attend funerals in the area.
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Paul Benel
Glennan General Hospital
Okmulgee
Okla
Mediterranean
Winifred Kelly
Navy Nurses Corps
M. Kelly
Kelly
South Pacific
Pacific
Moline
Roger W. Sheets
Phim
Andy Sheetz
Valley
Naval Hospital
Solomon Islands
Des Moines
Vote Return to Work At Bettendorf Plant
About 130 striking Zimmerman Steel Casting employees voted Tuesday night to return to work this morning after a regional War Labor Board hearing in Kansas City. The workers, members of United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America Local 143, had been away from June 14.
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Bettendorf
Zimmerman Steel Casting
Kansas City
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America Local 143
Regional War Labor Board
Party for Men at Golf Club Thursday
A men’s event at the country club golf course is planned for Thursday evening with an 8:30 lunch. Men are asked to bring sandwiches and table service. ice cream and coffee will be provided. The program details were not released and participants are advised to wear old clothes. Gene McCormick defeated Ray Whitehead 6 and 6 in the championship flight. Al Terrell beat Dick Handley 4 and 2 in the B flight.
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McCormick
Gene McCormick
Ray Whitehead
al Terrell
Dick Handley
Major League Scores and Standings Snapshot
National League and American League results show Chicago routing Philadelphia 8 to 3, Pittsburgh beating Boston 6 to 5, New York defeating Cincinnati 6 to 4, St. Louis over Brooklyn 7 to 6, with no games listed for today. Standings note Washington 44 39 .539 and New York 44 41 .518.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
W.kl
Pet Sore
Washington
New Fork
Cleveland
Pittsburgh A
Cincinnati Es
Boston Ts
Two Held to Grand Jury On Liquor Charges
Robert Smith of Moravia and Vivian Perry of Ottumwa were bound over to the Wapello County grand jury after a hearing before Justice Floyd Orr on illegal transportation of liquor. They were arrested near Agency last week by State Highway Patrolman Kenneth Richardson, with 25 cases of liquor seized.
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Ottumwa
Robert Smithburg
Moravia
Vivian Perry
Wapello County
Floyd Orr
Agency
Kenneth Richardson
Grandfather and Two Grandchildren Drowned at Mississippi River
William Penrod a 66 year old fisherman drowned while trying to rescue his grandchildren Nancy Ann 11 and Allen Jr 10 who clung to a log in deep water near the Santa Fe bridge at Fort Madison. The bodies were recovered about 3 30 p m three hours after they went under Leroy the youngest witness reported the tragedy.
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Fort Madison
William Penrod
Mississippi River
Penrod
Nancy Ann
Allen, Jr
Santa Fe Bridge
Leroy
Stuck Iron Help From Home Remedies
If the iron sticks during ironing, rub it on a little salt sprinkled on paper, or smooth the bottom of the iron lightly with paraffin or bees wax. This old tip suggests simple, readily available aids to free a sticky iron.
Hospital News Brief From Keota And Columbus Junction
Mrs. Clayton Bear of 739 East Main Street was discharged this afternoon. Barbara Gordon Carson Keota Donna Eichelberger Wayland and Anita Eichelberger Wayland underwent tonsillectomies this morning. Mr and Mrs Cal Duncan Columbus Junction welcomed Joel Calvin born at 1 41 weighing five pounds fourteen ounces. A son born to Mr and Mrs Norbert Flanders Keota at 7 56 weighing seven pounds eight and three quarters ounces. Eugene Grecian 314 East Sixth Street admitted this morning as a surgical patient.
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Clayton Bear
East Main Street
Barbara
Gordon Carsons
Keota
Donna
Anita Eichelberger
Wayland
Cal Duncan
Columbus Junction
Joel Calvin
Norbert Flanders
Eugene Grecian
East Sixth Street
Daffy War Brings Soldier to England and Homeward Hope
A sarcastic sergeant narrates wartime confusion as he contrasts fighting in the Pacific with life in England. He endures cramped foxholes, thinks of barbsie Barbara, imagines a general's trailer, and jokingly revels in a future promotion after a grenade run down a snow slope. The tale ends with a toast to Barbara and a meeting with Major General Farwell.
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States
Buckingham Palace
London
Joe
Chamber of Commerce
Britain
Attu
England
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Jake’s Spa
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More Men Statistics Show U S Men Surpass Women By 1.5 Million
New data for 1939 indicates a gender gap with 1,500,000 more men than women in the United States. The figures highlight demographic shifts affecting labor markets and social dynamics nationwide.
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United States
Truman to Meet Eisenhower in Potsdam Parley
President Truman will fly to Frankfurt to confer with Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and review American troops during the Potsdam recess He will inspect the 84th infantry and 3rd armored division and lunch with Eisenhower before returning to Potsdam. The Big Three session resumes next week with Churchill Eden and Attlee off to Britain for election results.
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Potsdam
Truman
Frankfurt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
84Th Infantry
Eisenhower
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Clement Attlee
Britain
Three Nations
Alexander Cadogan
Sixth Day Above 90 Degrees of Heat
Washington recorded a high of 98 degrees, tying the warm spell’s peak, with Sunday also at 98. The region marked the sixth straight day with 90 to 98 degree temperatures, continuing the hot spell into Tuesday.
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Washington
Trucks Collide on Highway Spills Bread and Pastry
A bakery truck from Des Moines driven by Edward Lockwood, 36, overturned on Highway 6 near Kellogg scattering bread and pastries. It struck a Kellogg farmer, Frank Auten, 80, as he pulled from a service station. Deputy Ed Seoville reported no further details.
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Newton
Kellogg
Des Moines
Edward Lockwood
Frank Auten
Kelloggs
Ed Seoville
Names Committee Heads at Meeting of Legion Auxiliary
Riverside July 94 Ladies' Auxiliary to the American Legion held a July meeting at Legion headquarters after a pot luck supper. Committee chairs announced include Americanism and national defense Evelyn Bouquet and Rose Dautremont for membership, Rose Dautremont, and Edna Bushek for child welfare and publicity, Velma Whitlock for music, Helena Novy for trophy and emblems, Edna Muller for rehabilitation, Rose Ka rel for flag day and Colonial America, Bernadine Soukup for Pan-American study, Elsie Soukup for legislation, Rana Bushek for war activities, and Rose Dautremont for junior activities. The next unit meeting is set for August 16 with Edits Bushek and Evelyn Knebel on serving. Katherine Pletzer has returned from Milwaukee to Riverside for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Ladies’ Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion
Evelyn Bouquet
Edna Bushek
Rose Dautremont
Mary Gringer
Helena Novy
Battleships Hyuga Ise Hit in Dawn Kure Raid
The dawn attack on Kure damaged Ise and Hyuga, both 30,000 ton battleships, along with Tone and Aoba heavy cruisers. Other ships including Oyodo light cruiser, a large carrier, and an escort carrier were damaged. 64 enemy planes were destroyed or damaged. Allied losses were unconfirmed. Chinese and Chiang Kai-shek forces report clashes near Kweilin and Yenan. Australian troops hit Japanese defenses near Balikpapan after an RAF strike. In Shanghai, raiders sunk four ships and damaged many more.
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Kure
Ise
Hyuga
Tone
Aoba
Oyodo
Halsey
Tokyo
Kwangsi Province
Yangso
Shanghai
Relatives Visit Family Homes in Riverside Area
Mrs. F. W. Schnoebelen hosted her son in law and daughter with two grandsons from Milwaukee. Mrs. George Whitmire and daughters from Guthrie Oklahoma visited Lena Bopp’s and brothers. Paul Libenguth of Cedar Rapids and Bernice Libenguth of Iowa City spent the weekend with their parents east of Riverside. Mrs. Walter Beranek and son Stuart from Fairfield joined relatives at Mrs. Beranek’s mother in law’s home.
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F. W. Schnoebelen
Pletzer
Richard
Ronald Charmell
Milwaukee
George Whitmire
Celeste
Mary
Guthrie
Okla
Lena Bopp
Richmond
How To Use Derris Powder To Kill Dog Fleas
Instructions advise applying one level teaspoon of derris powder to the dog's skin to kill fleas and prevent infestation in the home.
Vacuum cleaner bags should not accumulate dirt
Excess dirt clogs the bag and hinders airflow, reducing suction and cleaning effectiveness. Regular emptying prevents dirt buildup and keeps the cleaner operating efficiently.
Tom Martin Reflects on Morale After Europe Tour
congressman Tom Martin of Iowa says American soldiers show strong morale and good record after visiting war theaters in Europe and Africa He sits on a key military committee and endorses an army program offering education athletics furloughs sight seeing and rest camps to troops during redeployment He praises soldiers popularity and lasting impressions abroad.
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Washington, D. C
Tom Martin
Iowa
Europe
Africa
Martin
Iowa Congressman Sees U S Worth Amid Warfront Tour
Rep Thomas Martin of Iowa City, returning from a European and African tour with a House Military Affairs subcommittee, reports strong belief in American greatness. The group toured Cologne and Aachen and noted Allied boardings, assessing postwar rebuilding prospects and suggesting relocation of some cities for faster reconstruction.
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Washington
D. C
Rep. Thomas &. Martin
Iowa City
House Military Affairs Committee
U.S.A
Berlin
Cologne
Aachen
Postwar travel split favors ships over planes
A survey of thousands of Americans shows over 60 percent prefer ocean travel by ship, about 6.52 percent favor planes, and roughly 12.84 percent plan to use both ships and planes.
Brothers Sisters At E. Lewis Home Reunion
Five Pardun siblings and relatives gathered at Elwin Lewis home for a forty year first reunion with a cooperative dinner and games. Guests of honor included J A Pardun V B Pardun and several family members from Perry Brighton Martinsburg Sigourney and Burlington along with Fort Morgan Colorado. The group visited at V E Pardun home in Brighton the following day and many returned home Tuesday.
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Pardon
Elwin Lewis
J. A. Pardun
V. B. Pardun
Lewis
Carl House
Herman Kite
V. E. Pardun
Brighton
Kite
Harold
Fort Morgan
Colo
Panora
C. J. House
Perry
W. B. Fardun
Elmer Berkenbine
Liljah Ferne Tygart
Martinsburg
W. N. Bell
Robert
Sigourney
W. R. Murphy
Rita Kay
General Malin Craig Dies at Walter Reed Hospital
General Malin Craig former Army chief of staff dies today at Walter Reed hospital. Information from military officials confirms his passing and notes his central role in wartime leadership and postwar duties.
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Washington, D. C
Malin Craig
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Missionary Society July Meeting Reported
Jessie Stewart hosted the July meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian church. President F Boller led devotion and business. Helen Fulton and Mrs J Russell Bell presented lessons. guest Mrs Wallace Caldwell gave a report on the Youth conference for young people of United Presbyterian churches held last month at a Missouri location. Refreshments were served.
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Jessie Stewart
Women's Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
F. Boller
Helen Fulton
J. Russell Bell
Wallace Caldwell
People of the United Presbyters
Kio
Obscure Veteran Leader Remains Ill at Seventy
The aging former commander, Craig, who would turn 70 next Wednesday, has been ill for over a year. He previously served as army chief of state from October 3, 1985, to August 1, 1939.
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Craig
Army
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