Pioneer Hibred Seed Corn Company Picnic
Pioneer Hibred Seed Corn Company hosted a district salesmen picnic at the Washington County Club. About 140 attendees including salesmen and their families enjoyed a basket dinner, pop, ice cream, games, and a spirited softball match. John Patterson and Son aided with preparations and the group discussed past work and future plans.
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Oneer Hibred Seed Corn Company
Washington Country Club
John Patterson
VFW Auxiliary Hits 134% Pounds in Rag Drive
The VFW auxiliary set a record by completing 134 pounds of carpet rags to be sent to Knoxville hospital veterans. West Chester Alumni Banquet heads to the high school this Friday evening. Fortnightly yearbook committee reports the yearbook ready for press. An angel food cake was baked by Mrs Homer Porter for Mrs Roy Bauer at the Home Art Club meeting.
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V. F. W. Auxiliary
Knoxville
West Chester
William Sitler
Homer Porter
Roy Bauer
Home Art Club
Engagement of Evelyn Johnston to Orval Miller
Mrs. Clair Holmes hosted a 6:30 dinner in Crawfordsville June 4 to announce the upcoming July 7 wedding of Evelyn Johnston to Orval Miller both families named. The couple will wed at Federated Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville with colors yellow and white.
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Joe H. Johnston
Crawfordsville
Evelyn
Orval J. Miller
Frank Miller
Olds
Iowa
Federated Presbyterian Church
Clair Holmes
Miss Johnston
Kenneth Arthur
Columbus Junction
Donald Kracaw
Jean Humphreys
Wyman
Wayne L. Davis
Berlin Finke
Mary Lena Davis
Wilma Wooley
Betty Weeber
Evelyn Johanston
Kathleen McCormick
Wilma Cluff
Pleasant
British Shipping Rebounds With Shipbuilding Boost
Despite heavy wartime losses Britain and Northern Ireland together showed only 43 237 tons less shipping last year than at the war outbreak. Shipbuilding programs enabled replacement of a major portion of the losses.
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Britain
Northern Ireland
Breathing Leather Lets Shoes Breathe From Cincinnati Study
A Cincinnati University project unveils a machine that measures the breathing or ventilation of leather soles. It simulates air exchange to show how leather soles vent air on the human foot.
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University of Cincinnati
Social Calendar List Of Club Meetings And Events
Notices list Catholic Daughters Independent club Prairie Flower Missionary society St Marys circle Jackson Township Homemakers Women s Council of the Christian Church group III and IV St Joseph circle Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Rebekah Club Wesleyan Service Guild Pound supper Country Club events Friendship club Walnut Women s club Rural Women s club Go I Go club Homemakers YMCA Masonic Temple Baptist Women’s Missionary Society United Methodist units meetings and transportation details for Friday activities and cooperative luncheons.
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Independent Club
Frank Janecek
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Rolland Benson
St. Mary’s Circle
C. C. Reister
Jackson Township
Y.M.C.A
Women's Council of the Christian Church
Don Darbyshire
Charlotte Earll
K. C
St. Joseph Circle
Howard Greiner
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid
Beiderwieden
Rebekah Club
Milo Steele
Wesleyan Service Guild
James Birney
Country Club
Country Club Co-Operative
Friendship Club
Nellie Juzeler
Walnut Women’s Club
Louie Blaine
Rural Women's Club
Claude Rhodebeck
Cedar Rapids
Ymca Community Room
O.be
Masonic Temple
Baptist Women's Missionary Society
Harole Jarvis
Leslie Reenblossom
The
Methodist Church
Darrel Ross
S. 4Th Ave
Sunset Park
Lester Orr
S. Iowa Ave
Charles Kennedy
Everette Denison
L. A. Jones
Jones Cottage
L. C. Willias
Willits Motor Co
Lyman Bunce
2Nd St
Missionary Box
Arteimas Brown
Iowa Ave
Carpet Rag Sewing Event At V F W Auxiliary
Mrs Leslie Zook hosted a V F W auxiliary carpet rag sewing session Tuesday evening. Thirteen members produced nineteen and a half pounds of rags, with Mrs James Buck winning a prize for the heaviest ball sewn. Refreshments were served by the hostess and assisted by Mrs Raymond Glasgow and Helen Hessel tine.
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Leslie Zook
V.F.W
James Buck
Raymond Glasgow
Helen Hesseltine
Birthday greetings reach various local residents
A birthday feature salutes Mrs. Cora Davis a Three Quarter Century Club member and wishes many happy returns to Mrs. Oren Romine, Patricia Ann Kallaus, Dale Bower, and Don Berger. Dennis Allen Jurging and Leanna Ruth Lunning celebrate fifth birthdays while Sara K Young marks her eleventh. Dale Bower shares treats with journal staff as songs ring out.
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Three Quarter Century Club
Cora Davis
Oren Romine
East
Patricia Ann Kallaus
Dale Bower
Don Berger
Dennis Allen Jurging
Rollie Jurging
Leanna Ruth Lunning
Henry Lunning
Sara K. Young
John Young
Wiener Roast With Y Mixer Group Highlights
Twenty two members of the Y Mixer club gathered on Mrs. Don McClure’s lawn for a wiener roast. After outdoor eating the group moved to the Y for ping pong, knitting, leather tooling and swimming. A swimming class led by Donnie Wilson started at 8 30 and will occur every Tuesday with a quiz at the high school on June 14.
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Y. W. Mixers Club
Don McClure
Donnie Wilson
St Rita Group Meets at Paul Herak Home
St Rita Circle gathered last evening at Mrs. Paul Herak’s home with 12 members and two guests Mrs. Joe Vander Vennet of Rockford and Pather Corcoran present. Mrs. Ray Stalder led the business meeting and a bingo game followed. Door prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ray Stalder and Father Corcoran.
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St. Rita
Paul Herak
Joe Vander Vennet
Rockford, Minois
Pather Corcoran
Ray Stalder
Ted Johnson
Frank Kos
Father Corcoran
Children Among Most Vulnerable In U.S. Fire Toll
Each year more than 800000 fires erupt nationwide. Children are the most frequent victims in the blaze.
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United States
Oswalt and Lewis wed in single ring ceremony
Violet Oswalt and Clarence Lewis were married Monday at 2 30 p m in Washington in a single ring ceremony conducted by Dr Fred Miller of the Methodist church. The ring belonged to the groom’s grandmother Carter. Attending were the bride and groom’s parents and the groom’s mother. They plan to reside with the groom’s grandfather Carter in Keota.
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Violet Oswalt
Daryl Oswalt
Keota
Clarence Lewis
Marcus Kuhn
Wayland
Washington
Fred Miller
Methodist Church
Carter
Philippines gains 7 083 islands as map updates
A new geographic tally shows the Philippine archipelago now consists of 7 083 separate islands. Officials note the count reflects refined mapping and inclusion of smaller landmasses across the nation.
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Philippines
New Pressure Time Tables To Be Given
Ruth Foster, county home economist, says revised pressure time tables for canning non acidic vegetables will be discussed at a food preservation demonstration. The session, at 2 p.m. Thursday June 10 in the community room, will show improved flavor color and texture through updated processing. Miss Foster will demonstrate canning a fruit and a vegetable and will answer questions on canning problems. A fruit and a vegetable will also be frozen. A discussion on locker papers containers and wrappings will be included. Younger homemakers are especially invited to attend.
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Ruth Foster
County Home Economist
Bureau of Home Economics
Foster
How to Remove Chewing Gum Stains
Instructions advise placing ice under the gum to freeze it for easy removal. If a stain remains, sponge with carbon tetrachloride to treat the area.
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Odd Fellows
Noble Grand
Pioneer Hibred Corn Company
Bride-to
Evelyn Johnston
the Board of Supervisors
Ned Morrow
Catholic Daughters of America
K. C. Hall
Paul Herak Home
Oswalt-Lewis
Penney
Penney’s
Towncraft
Bayon Gabardine Sport
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