Social notes and travel highlights from local residents
Local residents visit relatives and travel plans are announced. Mrs Verne Pangborn and son Jimmy visit Iowa City relatives. Rex Frank and others join Lake McBride outing. Mrs Earl Endicott group heads to Savanna Illinois to see a sister. several couples take trips to New Haven Denmark and Cincinnati. Dr and Mrs Moore return from Minnesota fishing trip. families plan ice cream socials and shop Sidwell ice cream spoons promos. trips include Fargo North Dakota Yellowstone Glacier routes and Pacific coast voyage. Eicher and Schmitt movements noted.
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F. G. Iivesay
Dorothy
Fargo
N. Dak
Black Hills
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Biuford
Hospital patients listed after tonsillectomies
At the hospital Joe Miller of Kalona Betty Harras of Washington route 4 Leo Charles Mangold Jr of Washington Audrey Dawson of Columbus Junction Marcella Ann Mary Kay and Donald Bowser of West Chester and Jerry Metcalfe of Washington underwent tonsillectomies this morning.
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Joe Miller
Kalona
Betty Harras
Washington
Phillips and Westphal win to stay in city golf chase
Phillips defeated Bob Shannon 6 and 4 while Westphal beat Dr. A W Clow by the same margin to keep in the running for the city golf championship. In A flight Tik Schenefelt won 3 and 2 over Henry Bailey and Ralph Gilson beat Preston Wolf 5 and 3. Frank Kos beat Jim Stewart 5 and 4 in RR flight.
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Tracy Phillips
Vic West Phal
Bob Shannon
Dr. A. W. Clow
Phillips
Shannon
Westphal
Clow
Tik Schenefelt
Henry Bailey
Ralph Gilson
Preston Wolf
Frank Kos
Jim Stewart
Muscatine Players Lead East Team Balloting Push
Muscatine supporters collected signatures in Washington to boost four players for the All East team vying to face the All West squad in Des Moines on August 30. Top candidates include Dob Weber at center, Duke Jones at guard, Deems at tackle, and Mantey in the backfield, with voting closing at noon August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscatine
Des Moines
Manning
Ben Weber
Ike Maniey
Robert Bohm
Doveins Randleman
High -Conhove
Louis Weber
Macentine
Dob Weber
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Davenport
Duke Jones
Siebold
Ackley
Deems of
Mantey of
Sehelk
Lone Fall
Scores of Games and Team Standings Across Cities
Today features St. Louis at Boston and Chicago at Philadelphia with Cincinnati at New York, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn scheduled at night. The results will affect current standings for multiple teams across the league.
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St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
W. L. Pet
Brooklyn - Awe
New Yorkee
St Louis
Hiladelphia
Hoston
Philadelphia Nine Detroit Seven Headlines on Monday Results
Philadelphia beat Detroit 9 to 7 in the only listed game. Other matchups note Boston at Cleveland, New York at Detroit, Washington at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Chicago with night schedules.
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W. L. Pet Ririine
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Ottumwa Hosts Southeast Iowa Aquatic Meet Aug 4
Ottumwa invites best men and women swimmers and divers plus novice boys and girls for a major aquatic show at the municipal pool on Sunday August 4 from 2 00 to 6 30 p m. Free admission. Events for girls and boys aged 9 to 12 and 13 to 16 highlighted to encourage entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Towa
Iowa
Ottumwans
Local visitors and births mark Midwest weekend
Des Moines visitors Mr and Mrs Phil Shambaugeh and Mr and Mrs Ted Moore called on their former classmate J McCahill while returning from Ohio. In Wellman area, Cleo Stagzner and wife welcomed a daughter weighing 8 1/4 pounds at home. Frank Karr and wife near Wellman welcomed a daughter 7 1/2 pounds yesterday morning. Mrs Margaret Brown of La Crosse Wisconsin and Mrs Jensen of Fort Wayne Indiana visited the Thag dore Brown home with Mardelle their daughter and sister respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Moore
Burlington
Cincinnati
Ohio
Phil Shambaugeh
Ted Moore
Des Moines
J. McCahill
Cleo Stagzner
Wellman
Frank Karr
Margaret Brown
la Crosse
Wis
3. C. Jonsen
Mardelle
Fort Wayne
Ind
Thagdore Brown
Mr. Brown
Jensen
Porch Sitter Jump Spurs Escape Before Car Crash
Mrs. Russell Pmith of Blakesburg lost control of her car on a bill and the vehicle struck the John J. Coughlin residence demolishing the porch. Mr and Mrs Coughlin were on the porch and jumped over the railing to avoid being struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Russell Pmith
Blakesburg
John J. Coughlin
Coughlin
Mrs Maud Beenblossom Marshall Improves After Heart Attack
Mrs Maud Beenblossom Marshall of Morrison Iowa sister of H A Beenblossom shows improvement nine weeks after a severe heart attack. She has been able to sit up briefly in bed in recent days. The article also notes local visits, appointments of Preston Wolf as district FTD representative, and various relatives and neighbors visiting or traveling between Colfax Des Moines Urbana Kalona and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Beenblossom Marshall
Morrison, Tb
H. A. Beeenblossom
Marshall
Here
Preston Wolf
Florists Telegraph Delivery Association
International Fire
Detroit
Mich
Florists
Down
F.T.D
Seven Solar Pulsations Confirmed by Harvard Mathematicians
Harvard mathematicians confirm seven solar pulsations from Smithsonian data over 15 years, showing the sun’s outer atmospheric heat varies day to day. The periods 9, 11, 21, 25, 39, 46 and 68 months appear real, potentially combining to influence Earth’s weather alongside the 23 year cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harvard University
Smithsonian Institution
Charles G. Abbot
Theodore FE. Sterne
Sterne
Abbot
Harvard
Smithsonian
Boy Scout Builds Home Weather Bureau in Canaan
Roger Keener a 14 year old Boy Scout has set up a weather bureau in his home. He records wind velocity and direction humidity barometric pressure and precipitation. He hopes to continue studying weather perhaps making it his profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan, Conn
Roger Keener
Roger
Canadian Bantam Private Baddie Joins Army
London report highlights 5 foot 2 inch Private Dp Baddie, a prominent Canadian forces member in England, who traveled 230 miles to a recruiting station and then 350 miles to Edmonton after initial rejection, with Edmonton ultimately accepting him into the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Baddie
C FE
Grand Prairie
Edmonton
Army
Calf Resembles Dog Attracts Attention In Alabama Farm
A farm at Whistler near Mobile, Alabama, hosts a calf weighing 10 pounds at birth that resembles a small dog. Owner D. E. Lee reports the unusual animal has drawn local curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
D. E. Lee
Whistler
Children's Party Refined for a Simple Play Time
A child's party should be a straightforward play occasion with casual refreshments aligned to the regular meal schedule. The emphasis is on simple activities and friendly company to ensure a relaxed, enjoyable gathering.
Iowa gains in nine districts. two fall in 1940 census
Des Moines July 30 Iowa shows seven of nine congressional districts posting population gains over 1930 with the fifth and seventh districts recording losses due to drought. State total 2,535,407 a 2.5 percent rise led by district six and district nine. County shifts alter pay brackets for several counties.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Ross Ewing
Milo J. Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Census
Washington, D. C
Ames
Fort Dodge
Boone
Webster City
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah
Atlantic
Ottumwa
Newton
Oskaloosa
Creston
Centerville
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Burlingtons Muscatine
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Buchanan
Chickasaw
Floyd
Hancock
Muscatine
Cerro Gordo
Washington
Dallas
Fremont
Hamilton
Lucas
Monroe
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Wolf Floral CO
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Ainsworth
Savanna, Ill
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New Haven
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Oren
Denmark
Carl Jarvis
John Carmen
John W. Jarvis
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Sid Well
Mrs. B. C. Briley
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Syle
Sidwell Delicious
Roger Eicher
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Les Picher
KE. Schmitt
Myrtle Wright
T. Bailey
Tink Shenefelt
Bob Patterson
Ralph Shennon
Dave Fider
Lewis Jeeter
Rohwedder-Fields
Gene Holcomb
George Morrison
al Ledger
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Country Club
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Muscatine Boys
T. H. Peters
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J. FE. James
Forest Edwards
Williamsburg
V. FE James
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J. M. Thevd
H. & and
V. EF. James
Lloyd
Mre
Peart Whistler
Urbana
Nita Reif
Nell Edmondson
Marvin Berry
Keota
Alberta Tedford
Albia
Mary and
Jean Atchison
Dick Hotle
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Rex Hazen
Colleet
Gailen Brown
P & H Drug Store
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Maid Rite
Don Benblossom
Morrison
H. B. Beethrossem
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L. A. Warren
William Finke
Velma
Lafe Finke
Mrs. Ellis Negus
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J. D. Burrell
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Bert Reinhart
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Lee
Louisa
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Ringgold
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Taylor
W Buren
Union
Wren
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Tucker Chevrolet
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Martin
Rowtine
Rromer Stephen Optometrist West Side
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National
Cooperative Association of Publishers, Advertisers
Bureau
A.B.C
the Evening Journal
A. B.C
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