Local Social Notes From Fort Madison and Nearby Areas
Fort Madison and surrounding towns host family gatherings and trips. Delmar Miller’s birthday dinner gathers Adolph Guenther and others. Faye Taylor visits from Allerton. several residents plan travel or relocations, including Mrs. Benson’s hosting and Mr. Greenfield moving to East Jefferson Street. Local events include a D A R rummage sale on June 16 and Rainbow Girls activities in Muscatine.
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Adolph Guenther
Reda Kay
John Miller
Fort Madison
Delmar Miller
Results of Major League Games and Tonight's Matchups
Baseball results show Brooklyn 9 New York 4 and Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 2, Boston 2 Philadelphia 1 in a first game, Philadelphia 8 Boston 7 in the second. Tonight Brooklyn at New York, Boston at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Chicago at St Louis. Tuesday St Louis 5 Chicago 3. Detroit at Cleveland postponed. Washington 3 New York 0 and Philadelphia at Boston with several pitcher matchups listed.
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Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Gregg
Feldman
C. Barrett
R. Barrett
Ostermueller
Walters
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Bonham
Wynn
Black
Christopher
Woods
Judd
Gentry
Newhouser
Smith
Kennedy
Potter
Humphries
National League
Pet
Wood Shrinkage and Expansion With Moisture Changes
Wood swells when moisture is absorbed and shrinks as it dries. Cells take up moisture in high humidity and release it as the air dries. Most dimensional changes occur across the grain rather than along it.
Hospital Discharges and Admissions Reported in Area
Mrs Marion Sheetz of Ainsworth was discharged yesterday afternoon. Mrs Kathleen Graham of 603 East Main Street was admitted yesterday afternoon for x ray and treatment of a fractured left hip. Theodore and JoAnn Fulton of Keota and Douglas Humble of 621 North Iowa Avenue underwent tonsillectomies this morning. Art Dawson of route four was dismissed this morning with Johann Ahmling of Brighton and Mrs Cora Widmer of Wayland dismissed this afternoon.
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Kathleen Graham
East Main Street
Theodore and
JoAnn Fulton
Keota
Douglas Humble
North
Iowa Avenue
Art Dawson
Route Four
Johann Ahmling
Brighton
Cora Widmer
Wayland
Golf Series Opens With Dinner At Washington Club
The first in a summer series of men stag golf tournaments and dinners at Washington Golf and Country Club is set for Thursday evening, June 15. Dr. A W Crow heads the event with 6:00 p.m. golf and 8:30 p.m. dinner prepared by Mrs. Emma Barnett. Future dates include July 6 July 20 and August 3.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
A. W. Crow
Emma Barnett
Funeral services for infant Patricia Neff held in Wayland
Funeral services for Patricia Sue Neff infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Neff were held at 10 this morning at Stacy funeral home Wayland. Rev Hulse of Cottonwood church officiated and burial followed in Cottonwood cemetery. Patricia was born yesterday at Washington county hospital to Sam and Grace Davison Neff. Mrs Neff remained seriously ill at Washington hospital with malaria fever since Monday. The Neff home lies three miles southwest of Wayland. Surviving are the parents a two year old brother Jimmy and grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Neff of Wayland and Mrs Grace Davison of Coppock.
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Wayland
Patricia Sue Neff
Sam Neff
Stacy
Mr. Hulse
Cottonwood Church
Cottonwood Cemetery
Patricia Sue
Washington County Hospital
Sam and
Grace Davison Neff
Neff
Jimmy
Henry Neff
Grace Davison
Coppock
Harold Cress
Hazel Blythe
Inez Mannion
Thomas McEwen Alli
Iowa City
Lloyd Blythe
Camp Ellis
Galesburg, Ill
Dale Southwick
Rheta Herring
Ethel Kern
John Krotz
Forester Hall
Bunco
Emma Knittel
Paul Knittel
Sam Pearsall
Edith Dautremont
John Dautremont
Abilene
Texas
Wilfred Bouquet
Sandra Sue
Portsmouth
Virginia
J. W. Shradel
Bouquet
Evangeline Shradel
Riverside
J. M. Soukup
Lone Tree
Vince Volta
Maynary Welch
Charles Vondrasek
Allied Breakthroughs Deepen Push Toward Caen in Europe War
Allied forces pressed the German line near Caen advancing through open country as the Berlin broadcast acknowledged losses at Tilly-Sur-Suelles. American and British armor reached Caumont while Montebourg and Carentan saw fighting with Carentan firmly in American hands. Eisenhower promised further openings in his invasion communique.
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Berlin
Tilly-Sur Suelles
Caen
Catmont
Balleroy
Tilly
Montebourg
Carentan
Troin
Cherbourg
Vichy
Bay of Biscay
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Hitler
St. Lo
Eisenhower
Tilly-Sur-Suelles
Caumont
Lake erosion cuts Lake County tax roles and harms homes
Lake Erie erosion has shaved about 2 million dollars from Lake County Ohio tax lists in recent years. At Painesville on the Lake lakefront parcels once valued near 1000 dollars now show appraisals around 10 dollars. Erosion has submerged or displaced several buildings to save them.
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Lake Erie
Lake County
Ohio
Painesville-on-the- Lake
Food Preservation Clinic Set for Friday in Washington
Mrs. Blaine Holmes, nutrition chairman, reminds Washington homemakers of a Friday clinic at the Iowa Southern Utility Co. office at 2:00 p.m. Gauges will be tested for accuracy, with 90 percent found inaccurate last year. Attendees may bring gauges or lids, plus a film Dehydration and a discussion on equipment use and canning safety. Several civilian defense representatives assist, and awards for 4-H youths were given at related events.
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Blaine Holmes
Office of Civilian Defense
Washington
Ioway Southern Utility Company
Louise Peet
Ames
Counties Adopt Civil Service in Several States
Ramsey and St. Louis counties Minnesota have set up civil service systems under 1942 voter authorization. Other counties in Michigan California New Jersey also placed systems in operation. New York counties implemented the merit system last July 1 and Wisconsin authorized counties to establish civil service and pension programs.
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Ramsey
St. Louis
Minnesota
Wayne County
Mich
San Mateo County
Calif
Warren
Burlington
N. J
New York
Wisconsin
Riverside Visitors and Military Moves Reported
Mrs. Fred Halley and Nancy visit Riverside as Halley transfers from Shaw Field to Maxwell Field. Local military and social updates include the Navel Reserve Yeoman Kathleen Knebel on leave, plus weddings, Forts, and society meetings with Bunco games and Rural Mexico program notes.
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Riverside
Fred Halley
Nancy
Sumpter
S. C
Halley
Anna Kern
Shaw Field
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Refrigerator Care for Efficiency and Longevity
Low temperatures force the motor to work harder and wear faster. Keep the fridge above 40 degrees and below 50 degrees except in the freezer. Preserve cold, open the door rarely, and keep it shut tightly at all other times.
India Makes Army Clothing
India produces 8,000,000 pieces of army clothing each month.
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India
Nova Scotia Wool Output Tops Canada in 193
In Nova Scotia last year 87 000 six hundred sheep produced over 500 000 pounds of wool, earning about 150 000 dollars. The prior year saw 77 800 sheep shorn. Nova Scotia produced the best average wool quality in Canada.
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Nova Scotia
Canada
Ann Judson Circle June Meeting Held at Sunset Park
The Ann Judson Circle of the Baptist church met last evening in Sunset park with 16 members and one guest. Hostesses Wilma Thompson Cora Hopping Nyla Reinier organized the program. Mrs A J Bielefeldt led the business session and plans were made for a special prayer meeting on July 6. The gathering ended with social time and refreshments.
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Lodge
Melvin Bone
August Schmidt
Women's Society For Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Mexico
Ann Judson Circle of the Baptist Church
Sunset Park
Wilma Thompson
Cora Hopping
Nyla Reinier
A. J. Bielefeldt
Tal
L Morgan Hurt In Fall From Haymow
Larry Morgan suffered a bad forehead cut after a fall from the haymow while replacing a pigeon nest. He spent Friday night in Fairfield hospital after first aid treatment. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morgan.
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Levi van Dyke
Larry Morgan
Fairfield Hospital
Larry
Eugene Morgan
Cabbage Seed Count Declares Seed Density
An agricultural note states that there are eight thousand to ten thousand cabbage seeds in one ounce.
Coal Substitutes Drive Decline in Production Since 1920
The text attributes the drop in coal output since 1920 to replacing solid fuels with oil and gas. Oil replaces anthracite in home heating, natural gas substitutes manufactured gas, and highway transport reduces railroad demand.
Methodist Choir Rehearsals Schedule Noted
The church announces an angel chorus rehearsal at 7 15 pm and the regular choir at 7 45 pm at the church, detailing evening practices for parish music groups.
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Angel
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