Church Class Meets at Rev Earl Dales Home
WELLSTON July 26 The young people of New Haven church held a meeting at the Rev Earl Dales home Sunday afternoon. Nellie Guy Marries Herman Pedersen in Washington state ceremony June 30 at bride’s home with Rev W A Stub officiating. Reception followed at George Guy home. couple to reside at 3965 Fremont Ave.
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Earl Dale
Walter Wilson
Wellston
New Haven
Davis
Cloyce Hayes
Baby
Wilson
Claude Randle
Keith McClelland
Roy Page
Harper
Lloyd Turnipseed
Nellie Guy
Washington State
Herman Pedersen
Minnie Guy
O. D. Pedersen
Cathlamet
Washington
W. A. Stub
Miss Guy
Mack Duke
Sverre Pedersen
Queenie Crymen
Theresa Zulauf
George Guy
Madame Curie II in the fight against cancer gains praise
The article lauds Madame Curie II as a renowned figure who helped battle cancer through radium discovery. It highlights her role in enabling care and relief by advancing radium therapy as a key weapon in cancer treatment.
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Madame Curie
Letter From Camp Bowie Prank Leads to Lighthearted Shuffle
In Camp Bowie camp life a squad moved in on a rival tent during inspection, displacing beds and displays before a free for all. A colonel paused by but walked on, while Pvts Harold Wolf Donald Miller and Eugene Snider shared tequila flavored coke, and the prank ended with embarrassment rather than anger.
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Harold P
Lone” Wolf
Donald R. Miller
Eugene A “Goliath
Blub
Passage on haircuts and camp discipline insights
A narrator recalls repeated haircuts needed to obtain a camp pass after an order. He notes barriers must be Arctic sharp and instinctive, implying strict, near Apache-level scrutiny during wake of the policy.
Raven haired Adonis Cleo Mitchell faces crest dispute
Set Cleo D. Mitchell has claimed long efforts to elti vate and discipline his glossy crest. First Sergeant Knottnerus counters that it would not take long to divorce it, noting the quick outcome.
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Cleo D. Mitchell
Knottnerus
Soldier Naps Under Pillowed Head in Recreation Hall
During a lecture in the recreation hall one evening Pvt. Bernard J. Weiss grew drowsy and, accordingly, pillowed his head on a handy shoulder and proceeded to give himself up to the Sand Man. The misstep went unnoticed as the SPREAD EAGLE decorated his improvised pillow.
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Bernard J. Weiss
Texas Heat Sparks Reader's Digest July Feature
A July Reader's Digest article explores Texas heat and its impact on daily life, culture, and regional resilience, highlighting personal anecdotes and local color from across the state.
Not Alcoholic After All Corp Wm E Blub Robert
A compact item notes a corporate or personal name entry with unusual punctuation and quotation marks, listing William E Blub Robert in connection to Not Alcoholic After All Corp. The exact role or event isn’t provided, but the names appear as main entities in a brief record.
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After All
Corp
Wm. E
Blub
Robert
Boet Tries Horseback Ride After Capture
During a recent maneuver Pvt J N Boet was captured by horse cavalry. He rode cross country on a live horse for the first time in life, pants catching in the saddle twice but learning to focus on the saddle rather than reins. He has not spoken to a horse since.
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Horse
Boet
Pvt. B
Withers
Pvt
Woodville
Newt Martin
Selden Ford
Woodville Hotel
Mr. Ford
Boston
Ned Haines
Ned
Newt
Sergeant signs letters to sweetheart from Washington
The sergeant signs off his dispatches with Love, Daddy from Washington and notes plans to head out for major army maneuvers around August 10. The message implies upcoming mobilization and travel to the training area.
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Death of Captain Cowles at Camp Bowie Texas
Captain Rollin J. Cowles of the 113th Cavalry died at Camp Bowie Texas July 24 1941 at 9 30 a m of coronary occlusion in the line of duty after pneumonia. The 113th Cavalry honors his service from 1917 through 1938 noting his rise from private to captain and his respected leadership. The regiment mourns his loss and extends sympathy to his widow and family. Officers gave a final salute at twilight as the casket lay in state.
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Cowles
Rollin J. Cowles
113Th Cavalry
H-Meet
Camp Bowie
Texas
Pvt. Corp. Set
113Th
Rats and Cats Plague Bermuda Seventeenth Century
Rats were carried to Bermuda by ships in the seventeenth century and soon became a nuisance. Cats were imported to control them, and while the rats nearly disappeared the cats multiplied rapidly, becoming a problem for many people.
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Poaching Eggs Steps From Old Kitchen Tip
A brief note explains poaching an egg by covering with boiling water and letting it stand six minutes. It states this method yields a digestible result and describes the cooking setup and timing.
Verdict In Cline Death Exonerates Driver At Inquest
An inquest at Columbus Junction ruled Allen Cline's death accidental after witnesses described him sitting on a bridge railing before being struck on highway 92. Thomas Walstra, driver of a car from Gary Indiana, was exonerated. Cline died hours later in Washington county hospital.
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Columbus Junction
W. G. Roberts
Louisa County
Allen Cline
Iowa River
Highway No. 92
Thomas Walstra
Gary
Ind
Irene Frisk
Herman Wehmeyer
Mr. Walstra
Clarence Brookhart
Jose
J. D. Darrow
W.S. Tannery
George Williams
Walstra
Cline
Washington County
WSUI
Evan Shahan
WSU
Mexico
Greene
Tenn
Jesse
Jane Greene
Columbus City
Frank
Robert
Muscatine
Charles
J. O. Hall
Winfield
Florence
Blain
Markets in Chicago Hogs Steadily Higher With Top at 11.70
Chicago markets report hogs 11,000 head steady to 10 cents higher, top 11.70. 180 to 270 lb bulk 11.35 to 11.65, butchers 10.90 to 11.40, sows 9.00 to 9.85, light kinds 10.00 to 10.40. Sheep about 1,000 head, lamb bids 11.00 to 11.15, market not established. Cattle 12,000 head slow with choice steers steady to strong, common and medium lower. top steers 12.75, grain fed heifers 11.75 to 12.60. Estimated Tuesday receipts cattle 7,000 hogs 12,000 sheep 1,000.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Report July 28
Chicago cash grain prices list slight shifts for corn oats and soybeans. Corn categories range from 71 to 74 percent for yellows and whites, oats show mixed grades from 32 to 35 percent, and soybeans trade around 1.47 to 1.50 for yellow varieties.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Eggs show receipts at 14 019 cases with extra firsts 26 to 27 percent and firsts 26 percent. Current receipts total 2 414 with dirties 23 percent and checks 22 percent. Poultry market softer with 29 trucks received. hens and leghorns mix around 16 to 21 percent.
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Chicago
Grain table shows mixed gains across futures
Chicago market opens with slight advances in Wheat Sep Dec and May futures while Corn Oats and Soybeans show varied percentages. Trading ranges include Sep Wheat around 1.07 to 1.09, Corn near 76 to 78, and Soybeans hovering near 1.41 to 1.48 as contracts shift through October and December positions.
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Chicago
Springfield youth’s mix up harms brakes fluid scare
Bill Hilterbrand of Springfield Jr drank from a bottle at a filling station. He set it down and on picking it up again drank brake fluid instead of soda, creating a potential danger but no serious injury reported.
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Bill Hilterbrand
Springfield, Jr
Cosmetics and toiletry makers in Ecuador gain U.S. demand
Ecuador has only one firm making cosmetics and toilet preparations and those from the United States are becoming very popular. The rising popularity of American goods reflects growing consumer interest and imports in the region.
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Ecuador
United States
Two Deaths in Three Days in Hughes Family
The John Hughes family of Britt reports two deaths within three days. John Hughes Jr a Redfield care operator died at a Des Moines hospital after a nervous breakdown following his father John Hughes Sr a 70 year old Britt farmer who died while doing chores. Surviving are his wife his mother five brothers and three sisters.
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Hughes
John Hughes
Des Moines
Redfield
John, Sr
Britt
John Marshall’s Quoit Pitching Outdoor Passion
The article recalls Chief Justice John Marshall pitching quoits on sunny days. He carried a large green umbrella and would kneel in the dust to measure distances from meg to quoit, shouting with triumph when his throw was closest.
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United States
John Marshall
Quoits
Quoit
Market Prices Dozen Weights Listed in Penny Range
The fragment lists per pound prices such as dot 22¢ and 17¢ and 14e 26¢ per pound indicating a period price table with varied rates. The text references weight based pricing. No clear event or person is identified.
Secret Drugstore Stranger Turned Government Agent
In Woodville the shy Boston visitor Selden Ford stirs rumor until a nearby drugstore door locks him in. A later raid exposes him as a government agent aiding a Canada smugglers capture, revealing his role and ironic luck in the townspeople’s suspicions.
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Silas Judkins
Mr. Ford
Peck
Main
Woodville
Canada
Constable Peck
Selsden Ford
Selden Ford
Selden
Ned Haines
Ned
Cornucopia motif adorns furniture through the ages
The horn of plenty design, rich with fruits and flowers, has been a favored furniture motif since the Renaissance, symbolizing abundance and prosperity across styles and eras.
Odd Custom of Shaving Head Exists in Algiers
A travelogue describes Algiers with open shops along streets and merchants displaying wares directly to passers by. Berber and Arab attire is noted along with a Berber head shaving rite and women veiling customs. Uled Nail dancers sing and dance to earn coins for jewelry making.
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Algiers
Al-giers
Algeria
Wages up to One Point Six Billion Dollars Calculated
An archival note explains that earning one billion dollars at four dollars per day would require 1,000 workers for over six hundred eighty four years, totaling about 1.6 billion dollars in wages. The calculation illustrates vast sums and labor cost.
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