Local guests visit Anwyl home and area meetings
A stream of visitors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Anwyl with Rose Munnell from New Castle visiting for two days. Other guests included Dr. Samuel Edgar Knox Dunn Mary Evans Mary Marshall Harry Anderson and many more from Iowa and Illinois. The group plans to attend conventions in Grinnell Des Moines and Atlantic with several staying for related events and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Anwyl
Rose Munnell
New Castle
Cyprus
Miss Munnell
Anwyl
Samuel Edgar
Santa Ana
Calif
Knox Dunn
Clifford Freel
Wellman
Robert Day
Des Moines
Atlantic
Weekend visit notes from Des Moines trip and recoveries
The text records weekend activities with Mrs Day and her parents Mr and Mrs H I Shranger. S W Livingston and Mrs Billie Young accompanied them to Des Moines. Louise Edwards has returned home from Washington hospital and is recovering. Marie Robinson of Omaha visits Ralph Junkin's home for a few days.
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James
Louise) Edwards
Washington Hospital
Marie Robinson
Omaha
Ralph Junkin
Army Corporal Wins Race Against Time in Marriage
Cpl. James Ellis 19 and Jocelyn Thiesse 18 wed in San Francisco after two days of calls and delays to obtain blood tests and permission from Ellis's parents before his 6 am shipment to Camp Stoneman. The rushed ceremony followed a bid to beat army orders and overseas deployment.
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San Francisco
James Ellis
Jocelyn Thiesse
Ellis
Worthington
Minn
Rushmore
Martin Mongan
Joycelyn
Army
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Jimmy
City
Oakland
David Dunn
Dunn
T 4 L Relief Claims By Parkersburg Druggist
Stout of Parkersburg West Virginia reports strong sales of T 4 L for athletes foot with a customer claim of lasting relief after six years. The ad promises one hour relief if not fully pleased and offers 40 cents back at any drug store, with Geo L McDaniel Druggist as a local dealer.
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Stout
Parkersburg
W. Va
Geo. L. McDaniel
Two Wives at Seventeen Stir Army Bride Flight
A soldier aged 17 forces a choice on his two wives and his bride as he flees with his bride-to-be before 4 a.m. The incident centers on a marriage situation and a hasty getaway.
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Army
Jimmy
Physician Proves the Government Very Wrong
Syracuse physician Dr. Stanley Groman said he saved U.S. taxpayers 246,500 by private dredging on Big Senny pond near Lake Ontario. Army engineers expected 240,000 in public funds and could not estimate completion, then a private firm finished the job in 10 days for 3,500 after a local fundraising effort led by Groman and C. H. Snitchler of Pulaski.
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Pulaski
Syracuse
Stanley Groman
U.S
Big Senny Pond
Lake Ontari
Army
Groman
C. H. Snitchler
Mae Clark Guest of Jeanne Rudiger in Cedar Rapids
Ten years ago today Mae Clark of Cedar Rapids was the week guest of Jeanne Ellen Rudiger at the George W. Rudiger home.
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Mae Clark
Cedar Rapids
Jeanne Ellen Rudiger
George W. Rudiger
UN employee accuses papers of coloring UN releases
Mrs. Dorothy Lewis a UN radio coordinator told a Cedar Rapids group that newspapers and wire services act as an iron curtain between the public and the UN by rewriting and coloring UN press releases. Rex Conn Cedar Rapids Gazette farm editor defended the press role and urged broader UN outreach. Mrs. Lewis praised radio for aiding the UN noting five million dollars worth of time donated last year.
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Cedar Rapids
United Nations
Dorothy Lewis
Rex Conn
New Atom Protection Book Is On The Way
New York AP report notes a forthcoming Army publishing book titled what to do in an atom bomb attack priced at five cents. S. A. Anthony Jr. comments responses to readers are limited and many questions lack clear answers including shelter locations and direct hit protection.
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New York
S. A. Anthony Jr
Times Square
Civilian Protection Group
Anthony
Helium Reaches Liquid Phase Near Absolute Zero
The note explains helium condenses into a liquid at 4.2 degrees Celsius above absolute zero, emphasizing absolute zero as minus 273.16 degrees Celsius. It highlights the concept that this is the lowest possible temperature and relates to the coldest melting ice reference.
Flight Instructor Blecha Serves At U S Navy Corpus Christi Base
Chief Petty Officer Clifford F. Blecha son of Mrs Leona Blecha Wehr of Washington Iowa serves as Instrument Flight Instructor at the U S Naval School All Weather Flight Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Texas He enlisted in 1936 earned wings in 1943 and has flown with Patrol Bomber Squadron 53 and at Quonset Point Glenview and London He has over 400 hours and wears decorations for Pre Pearl Harbor Good Conduct American and European Theaters and WWII Victory His wife Marian Weisenhorn of Las Cruces NM and their three sons William Thomas and Paul are listed.
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Clifford F. Blecha
Leona Blecha Wehr
Marion Avenue
Washington
Iowa
U. S. Naval School, All Weather Flight
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Texas
Chief Blecha
Navy
U. S. S. Ranger
Aviation Metalsmith School
Norfolk
Virginia
Pensacola
Fla
Trinidad
British West Indies
States
Quonset Point
Glenview
Ill
Blecha
H. R. Stark
U S
Naval Attache
London
England
John Downs
All Weather
Marian E. Weisenhorn
Las Cruces
New Mexico
William
Thomas
Paul
Birth Today J C Duncan Cotter McAvoy
A son was born at 10:50 a.m. to J. C. Duncan in Cotter McAvoy. The birth notice lists the city and time of delivery with no complications reported.
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J. C. Duncan
Cotter
Clyde Crile and Son
Wellman
McAvoy
City
Two Wichita Coeds Reach Miss America Pageant
For the first time in Miss America history two University of Wichita coeds will compete in Atlantic City next September. Anabel Baker Miss Kansas hails from Kansas City and Joanne Durant Miss California is from San Diego.
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Atlantic City
University of Wichita
Anabel Baker
Kansas
Kansas City
Joanne Durant
California
San Diego
Washingtonians Back City Park Bond Plan Inquirer Finds Support
The Journal Inquiring Reporter notes a majority of Washington voters favor the proposed park improvement bond. Interviewees urge updated facilities at Sunset and Central parks, band stands, and general improvements to accommodate rising park usage.
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the Journal
Washington
Emma Rubey
East Washington
Sunset Park
L. A. Jones
Rnuneral
East Main
South Third
Fred Bourgeois
West Monroe
Wilma Tait
East 7Th
Central Park
Roger Sherman
West Main
Hamil
South 8Rd
Merle Lytle
Harry McKeown
Leo Carrillo to Appear at Fort Madison Rodeo 1950
Hollywood star Leo Carrillo will headline Fort Madison’s Pre Madison Square Garden Rodeo on September 2 3 and 4 joining Colborn’s rodeo troupe with top rodeo performers from 1949 returning for 1950. Carrillo performs afternoon and evening shows September 2 3 and the Labor Day afternoon event.
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Fort Madison
Leo Carrillo
Carrillo
New York
Madison Square Garden
Everett Colborn
Jim Shoulders
Doan's Pills Promise Relief From Backache
Older readers may suffer nagging backache and low energy from stress or cold and dampness. Doan's Pills are promoted as a mild diuretic to ease frequent nocturnal urination and bladder irritation, claiming 50 years of use and wide success.
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Dean
Doan
Ants and other insects as vital food for Shangaan people
An official of the South African native affairs department says Shangaan natives in the Transvaal and Rhodesia would have starved without eating ants, locusts, caterpillars, and beetles. Fried ants are described as tasting like crisp sweet-and-sharp bacon and are rich in vitamins.
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South African Native Affairs Department
Transvaal
Rhodesia
Portrait in familiar home setting by Peace Studio
A family portrait taken at home by Peace Studio of Keota impressed the mother and led to a purchased set. The family plans a future group photo, confident the studio can capture Mom well. The studio’s contact is given as 30 Keota.
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Mom
Peace Studio
Keota
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