Reelect Red Cross Officers of County
Louisa county Red Cross officers have been reelected with H. Lee Huston as chairman Myrtle Erwin as vice chairman Arlene Hoover as secretary and Sheldon Hawkins as treasurer. Branch chairmen include Hazel Griffin Laurene Bumgardner Ernest Lieberknecht Nell Weber. Directors sworn in for one to three year terms include Ralph Hunt Joe Johnston Jesse Newell Lyle Duncan Lorraine Lukenbach E V Humphreys J E Henson Joe Beck R C Smith Arthur O'Neal Ruby Kelly James Cotter A R Morledge Beulah Austin and others.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Red Cross
H. Lee Huston
Myrtle Erwin
Wapello
Arlene Hoover
Sheldon Hawkins
Mesdames Hazel Griffin
Morning Sun
Laurene Bumgardner
Ernest Lieberknecht
Letts
Nell Weber
Ralph Hunt
Oakville
Joe Johnston
Elm Grove Township
Jesse Newell
Lyle Duncan
Air Fight Clara McClurkin Reported Morning Sun
Committee chairmen appointed across several towns for water safety home service first aid production and volunteer service home nursing and disaster relief. Birthday observed for Blanche Masonholder at Restopia nursing home on July 27. Whatsoever society met with hostesses Clara Schafer Henrietta Salmon and Jennie Tucker. August 9 meeting planned by Alice Stewart Nellie Dawson and Grace Hanft.
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Clara McClurkin
Morning Sun
Julia Hawkins
Columbus Junction
Margaret Hinderman
Wapello
Home Service
Margaret Parish
Hazel Griffin
Charles Herrick
Letts
Robert Lewis
Blanche Masonholder
Restopia
Clara Schafer
Henrietta Salmon
Jennie Tucker
Alice Stewart
Nellie Dawson
Grace Hanft
Junior Pioneer Institute Attended by Local Residents
Attendees included Joanne Foss Elaine Bell Kay Ford Milton Tucker Robert Hynes and Hugh Dunn at the Junior Pioneer Institute held at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant last week. Albert J Teel 72 of near Columbus Junction died June 25 at St Francis Hospital Macomb Illinois. He was a son of Jacob and Emily Teel and several sons and daughters survive.
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Joanne Foss
Elaine Bell
Kay Ford
Milton Tucker
Robert Hynes
Hugh Dunn
Pioneer Institute
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Albert J. Teel
Columbus Junction
St. Francis Hospital
Macomb
Jacob
Emily Teel
New York Hunters Target Up to Three Million Woodchucks
A New York state report states hunters kill between two and three million woodchucks annually. The figure underscores a longstanding wildlife management effort and hunting demand across the state's regions.
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New York State
Gasoline Tax Revenue Topple Million Dollar Mark
Motorists paid more than 1.3 billion dollars in taxes to states on gasoline and motor fuel consumed last year. This large figure underscores ongoing fuel tax collections across multiple states and their funding roles for transportation programs.
Concrete pipes heal cracks with moisture exposure
The text states that small shrinkage cracks in exposed concrete pipe heal in moisture and become stronger. It explains calcium hydroxide leaching from concrete converts to calcium carbonate in air, sealing cracks and preventing rust of metal reinforcement.
Turns Feet Into Miles Filament Wire From Tungsten Bar
A two foot long tungsten ingot at Westinghouse Bloomfield plant yields a 565 mile long thin filament used in six watt light bulbs. The wire, about one sixth the diameter of a human hair, demonstrates the extreme length possible from a small bar of metal.
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Westinghouse
Bloomfield
N. J
Two-Run Homer Gives VFW 2-0 Win Over Freshwaters
Whitey Dawson pitched a three hit shutout for Freshwaters as the VFW earned a 2-0 victory at Green Field. Bob Lowe slugged a first inning homer with Don Knight aboard to supply the winning margin, while Night was held to two hits.
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Bob Lowe
VFW
Freshwaters
Visew
Whitey Dawson
Coals
Green Field
Vets
Don Knight
Cubs
Marston Skelgas Cubs
Rollie Cole
Bob Livingston
DeLong
Livingston
Cole
Murphy
Roy Pulse
Dunwoody
Lyle Ross
Brock
Predict Approval of Clark's Appointment
Washington reports administration leaders in the Senate expect confirmation of Tom C. Clark as attorney general to the Supreme Court seat despite possible Republican opposition. Some lawmakers foresee a battle led by Senator Ferguson, while others anticipate smooth approval. Clark welcomed the nomination and said the position is a major challenge for a lawyer. President Truman offered the post yesterday and Clark has not yet formally accepted.
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Washington
Senate
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
Homer Ferguson
Mich Fel Ferguson
Truman
Clark
J. ‘Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Britain Provides New Homes for Nearly One Million Families
Postwar housing efforts in Britain have delivered new houses and flats, repaired bomb damaged homes, and converted existing properties. The program has housed nearly a million families with an average rent under 15 shillings weekly.
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Britain
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