Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Departures
Amy Bess Jones and Joan Fields returned from Cedar Rapids to visit at Richard Fields home. Reynolds residents Mrs. Ben Sharp and son Claire joined Kenneth Peters weekend visitors, with Sam Farrar of Aledo. Various servicemen and families traverse visits, furloughs, and transfers between Iowa, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, and Mississippi, including Major Orval Korf and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Jones
Joan Fields
Cedar Rapids
Richard Fields
Kenneth Peters
Ben Sharp
Son Claire
Reynolds, Illinois
Sam Farrar
Aledo
Illinois
Club Standings and Results of Games
Standings list Chicago 2, St. Louis 7, Boston 1, Philadelphia 2, Detroit 1, Cleveland 7, Washington 3. Tonight's games feature Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia.
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Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louises
Boston
Philadelphia
Baseball Scores and Matchups From Monday's Results
Monday's results show Cincinnati 8 against Philadelphia 2 and other scores including St. Louis 6 over Boston 3 and Brooklyn 10 over Pittsburgh 6. Today's games feature Philadelphia pitchers Gerheauser and Rowe at St. Louis, Boston at Cincinnati, and Hubbell of New York facing Pittsburgh Gee. Only games scheduled.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Gerheauser
Rowe
Krnst
Dickson
Tobin
Walters
Vander Me
Hubbell
Gee
Spraying Potatoes To Protect Vines From Pests
Farmers should spray potatoes about every 10 days in early summer to guard vines against insects and blight. The initial application starts when plants reach four to six inches in height.
Mixing Grain With Silage in Open Barn Mangers
A barn with unpartitioned mangers mixes grain with silage to ensure each cow receives her due share of grain.
Supplying French Books Across Americas and Empire
The program delivers French language titles to Latin America Mexico Venezuela Haiti and French speaking regions of the British empire. It aims to broaden access to literature and education through international distribution partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec Province
Latin America
Mexico
Venezuela
Haiti
British Empire
Westinghouse: Inventor of Airbrake and AC System
The article credits George Westinghouse with the airbrake and alternating current power system. It highlights his role as a pioneering inventor and notes his influence on early radio broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Westinghouse
Feeding Aids Soldiers Health and Recovery, Army Says
Army medical service reports well fed soldiers stay healthier and recover faster from fatigue and wounds, enabling longer fighting periods and more frequent readiness.
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Army Medical Service
New Plan Improves Gun Barrel Production at Rock Island
Davenport Iowa reports a new broach rifling method at Rock Island arsenal has boosted barrel output to 35-40 per hour with 230000 barrels finished since 1936. Four machines replace 40, saving space and cost, while women operate the line and maintain high quality accuracy. General Shinkle notes rapid growth in ammunition production and a shift toward a giant wartime industry employing hundreds of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Arsenal
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
William Baumbach
Baumbeck
Rock Island
E. M. Shinkle
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington
Keep Off the Grass Man Becomes City Peeve
In St Louis police hear of a citizen demanding a grass protection detail at a bus stop in front of his home. He wants pedestrians kept off his lawn. Police comment to the unusual request were not available.
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ST. ,Louis
Divorce Granted as Captain Turned Private at Home
In Los Angeles Helen Rose Zelbst received a divorce from Louis Zelbst. The judge called the case serious and said he would request the army to check the husband’s record after he learned Zelbst had wooed in an army captain’s uniform but appeared for breakfast as a private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Louis Zelbst
Helen Rose
R. Blake
Mountain Slide Edges Toward Valley of the Moon
In Santa Rosa California a seven acre chunk of mountain moved into the Valley of the Moon at two feet per hour. The earth trees and boulders slid began before dawn. Engineers attribute the shift to spring erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Calif
Madame Chiang Kai-shek Quotes on Present Present Life
Madame Chiang Kai-shek spoke on living in the present and earning from the past while discussing Chinese philosophy. She emphasized balancing current life with forward-looking dreams and lessons from history.
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Chiang Kai-shek
War Production chief cites 1000 bombers monthly by spring 1944
Washington announces rapid ramp up in bomber output with Charles E. Wilson stating America will produce 1,000 bombers monthly by next April. A new Marietta Georgia plant will begin partial production this fall and reach heavy output by spring 1944.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
America
Wilson
Marietta
Army Doctor in Africa Treats Patients From Home
ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Corp. John P. Sherwin, son of Englewood and Rindge residents, was seriously wounded early in April in the battle of El Guettar while serving with a Commando division. He was moved to a field hospital in the Atlas mountains where Capt. John Skelton, who once treated him in New Hampshire, came to operate. Sherwin, who injured the same right foot in 1937 at Lake Monomonack, reports he is recovering and that Skelton checks on him daily.
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Englewood
N. J
John P. Sherwin
Harry E. Sherwin
Englewood and Rindge
N. H
el Guettar
Atlas Mountains
John Skelton
Johnny Sherwin
Corporal Sherwin
Lake Monomonack, N. H
U S Pays 3600 a Year for Each Dollar a Year Man
Budget officer Francis R. Cawley testifies before a House subcommittee that the War Production Board spends about 3600 dollars annually for each dollar a year man, covering travel and living costs. The WPB sought 3247 thousand dollars in a deficiency appropriation as 850 such men served the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Francis R. Cawley
Pigs Arrive at Market Under Their Own Power
In Clarksville Texas George Daniel trains pigs to go to market by self guiding. He fed them from his car daily and when ready to ship let them walk three miles to the shipping point behind his vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Texas
George Daniel
Daniel
Sty
Yanks Take Over to Rest Doctors in New Zealand
In Wellington and Auckland, two United States medical service radiologists Maj. M. D Amico and Lieut. R J Littwin filled in at Auckland Hospital to allow local staff needed rest periods. Visiting American radiologists in Wellington offered their services to the public hospital as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanks
New Zealand
Wellington
United States Medical Service
Auckland
Maj
M. D'Amico
Lieut
R. J. Littwin
Bermuda Postal System Claims Fastest Delivery
Bermuda announces its mail service as the fastest in the world with letters delivered in about 20 minutes after posting. Officials say the rapid routing is achieved through an optimized network and dedicated dispatch procedures.
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Bermuda
Farewell Courtesy For Keith Daering
A Sunset Park picnic supper Saturday honored Keith Daering who left for the CU Navy assignment. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Daering, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Daering and Patricia Aon, and others such as Mr. and Mrs. Seth Carris, Linda, Homer Mayer, and Rev. Milo Phillip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Keith Daering
Navy
Carl Daering
Harry Hamilton
Duane Daering
Patricia Aon
Seth Carris
Keith
Linda
Homer Mayer
Lester
Marlene
Steger
O. G. Gowey
Donald
Merril Gowey
Bruce
Anna Marie
Roberta Pickard
Helen Swanson
Margery van Sickle
Milo Phillip
Bomb raids pound Hamburg and Sicily drive Allies forward
The article notes heavy Allied bombing of Hamburg with over 3,000 tons of bombs in 60 hours and the fifth night raid by RAF Mosquitos. It reports losses of 23 American bombers and three fighters and German planes downed, while Patton's forces push along Sicily's northern coast with Canadian units making limited gains and Allied airmen downing forty Axis planes.
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Wilson
WPB
Hamburg
Germany
Royal Air Force
Hanover
Berlin
Wilhemshaven
Westermunde
Europe
Toops
Sicily
George F. Patton
Cefalu
Temint Imerese
San Stefano
Etna
Junkers
A'S
Weekend visita tion for WGC Mayhew funeral attendees
Howard Brown Creston Iowa Elizabeth Brown Des Moines Dr and Mrs Cloyce Kerr Ames Mr and Mrs Gerald Alexander Eagle Rock California and Rodney Mayhew Lancaster Penn were hosted at the Frank McFarland home over the weekend to attend the funeral of Mrs W G C Mayhew last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brown
Creston
Iowa
Elizabeth Brown
Des Moines
Cloyce Kerr
Ames
Gerald Alexander
Eagle Rock
California
Rodney Mayhew
Lancaster
Penn
Frank McFarland
W. GC
Mayhew
Alexander
Class Holds July Meeting at Park
The Friendly Bibe class of the Baptist church met at Sunset Park for a cooperative picnic at 6 30. Mr John Beenblossom presided over a short business session. Secretary Mrs Marietta Workman read a letter from Harold Walker serving in Shreveport Louisiana. Fourteen members attended with guests Arlys Myers Marjorie Benson Virginia Hasty Kathryn Lille Patty Brock Ernest Beenblossom and Junior Beenblossom. The August meeting will be at the church.
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The
Baptist Church
Sunset Park
John Beenblossom
Marietta Workman
Harold Walker
Shreveport
Louisiana
Arlys Myers
Marjorie Benson
Virginia Hasty
Kathryn Lille
Patty Brock
Ernest Beenblossom
Junior Beenblossom
Birthday roundup from the Journal’s 25th club
Two members of the Journal Three Quarter Century Club celebrate birthdays Mrs Margaret N Popham of Wellman aged ninety four and H N Wilkins of Crawfordsville eighty five Also Terry Ashmore of Waterloo nine birthday today out of town honorees include Clarence Brown Jr Crawfordsville Mrs J M Martin Crawfordsville Mrs Faye Rowe Wellman and Seth Carris Congratulations to Mr and Mrs William C Hesseltine on their eighth wedding anniversary Others observing birthdays include Darlene Shalla Doreen Log Joe Link Harriet Vinnes and Mrs Leonardy Ruth Ann George birthday today Ruth Ann is daughter of Charles and Mrs George Carolyn Martin daughter of Carl and Mrs Martin is eleven today
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Margaret N. Popham
Wellman
H. N Wilkins
Crawfordsville
Clarence Brown, Jr
Brighton
J. M. Martin
Faye Rowe
Seth Carris
Darlene Shalla
John Shalla
Doreen Log
Joe Link
Harriet Vinnes
Leonardy
Ruth Ann George
Charles George
Local garrison families gather for transfers and visits
Capt A E taldrige of Fort Custer Michigan returns home for a few days awaiting transfer. Daughters Jane and Mary attend the University of Iowa summer session and were home over the weekend. Pte David Masson reports as an aerial gunnery instructor at Tyndall Florida. Lt (j g) Carl Koehler travels via Washington to Florida with an obsolete dive bomber to train new pilots. He visits his brother George in Colorado. Shown are Jack Westphal and Mr and Mrs Marshall Koehler and daughter visiting near Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs John Durst welcome a son born Saturday night weighing nine and a half pounds. Birchard Holden leaves for the U S Navy. Nate Fields visits from Boone at the J W Fields and Bess Jones homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Korf
Alaska
Silas Korf
Ing
Korf
Kit
Meridian
Mississippi
A. E. Taldrige
Fort Custer
Mich
Jane
Mary
University of Iowa
J. W. Masson
Pte
David
Tyndall
Florida
J. G
Carl Koehler
Long Beach
California
Washington
Jacksonville
Koeller
George
Colorado
John Durst
Wellman
Social calendar items for community groups listed
Social Calendar notes a busy week with meetings at churches and clubs. Activities include Tuesday evening events at K C Hall and United Presbyterian church groups. Wednesday choir rehearsals. Grace Hill and Bethel society gatherings. Country Club dinner with golf. Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society and Sunshine Community Club programs. H J Club and Rural Women’s Club discussions on service and frozen foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Post
K. C. Hall
Women's Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Ed Libe
Dan Boone
Earl Chorpening
Lyle Hayes
Bethel Missionary Society
L W. Shene
Baptist Women's Missionary Society
White Cross
Sunshine Community Club
C. H. Wolfe
Presbyterian morning prayer meeting announced
A morning prayer meeting for the Presbyterian church will be held in the basement on Wednesday at 9 30 o clock. The event is announced for church members and local residents.
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Presbyterian
Crawford and Ralston Families Reunion Planned
The Crawford and Ralston families announce their annual reunion set for Sunday, August 1, at Keota Park. All members are invited to attend and share in the gathering.
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Crawford
Ralston
Keota Park
Methodist church choir to resume rehearsals
The Methodist church choir will resume rehearsals beginning Wednesday evening July 28 at 7 45 PM. All members please be present. 13912
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Children’s Story Telling Broadcast Set by KXEL Station
Kathryn Vacha will tell a children's story over station KXEL on 1540 kilocycles in Waterloo at 1 30 p m July 30. The address lines reference E W Squire and Bess Marie Lowe awaiting details at naval training units and a tragedy school in Bronx New York.
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KXEL
Waterloo
Bess Marie Lowe A. S
Naval Trag. Sch. Uw. R
Bronx
New York
Helsinki Leads Finland by Population Size
The article lists Helsinki as the largest city with 305 000 residents, followed by Tampere at 76 700, Turku at 74 300, and Viipuri at 74 250. All other cities fall below 40 000 residents.
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Finland
Helsinki
Tampere
Turku
Viipuri
Delayed harvest lowers hay quality and clover yields
Delayed harvest reduces seed yields in medium red clover and produces poor quality hay low in protein and high in fiber. Palatability also declines due to late cutting, affecting second growth prospects and overall forage value.
Potato Energy Source Highlighted by Dr. Leichsenring
Dr. Leichsenring notes potatoes provide a strong energy source and are an economical supply of iron calcium phosphorus B vitamins and vitamin C. The article stresses affordability and nutritional value of potatoes as a staple food.
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Leichsenring
Beeswax Key in War Effort Supplies Polishing and Lubrication
Beeswax is described as an essential component for polishing waxes used on airplane wings and for protective coatings and lubricants in shells and bullets. It supports numerous other vital war products.
Mrs Harriet Coulter Leads Local Prayer Service
The YWCA held a prayer service last evening in the room with Mrs Harriet Coulter as leader and presiding officer. A good turnout and strong interest noted. An August 23 meeting date announced and an A board session followed. Attendance at swimming classes up 4 percent this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Coulter
Y.W.C.A
Harriet Coulter
Ida Hough Hosts WCTU Membership Tea in West Chester
Mrs Ida Hough hosted a West Chester WCTU tea with five new members welcomed to the roll The program led by Gertrude Stephens highlighted the union's aims including education on alcohol traffic and government integrity Talks by Dale Peters M H McDowell and H W Munster explored service rewards and community power Refreshments followed the social hour with Mrs Jennie Mason as guest and the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Stephens
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Dale Peters
M. H. McDowell
H. W Munster
Jennie Mason
Twenty-five Years for Robbery in Ot tumwa Case
Claude Swarts of Ottumwa was sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty to robbery with aggravation before District Judge KE. K. Daugherty. He admitted slugging and robbing Arthur Van Polen near the Colony club east of the city at about 3:30 a m Sunday, taking between 50 and 7 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Claude Swarts
KE. K. Daugherty
Swarts
Arthur van Polen
Colony Club
Fire Damages Davenport Carnival Concessions
A blaze damaged about six concession stands at the Rubin & Cherry carnival on Davenport’s riverfront Monday morning. Estimated losses run into thousands of dollars. Bud Hartman, 66, an employee, was overcome by smoke and hospitalized. A cigarette dropped from the Rock Island Davenport bridge is blamed for the fire.
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Davenport
Rubin& Cherry Carnival
Davenport River
Bud Hartman
Rock Island-Davenport
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