Local residents and visitors share news from Crawfordsville area
Local couple visits friends in town as relatives and neighbors join summer activities. Elsie Stout begins summer quarter at Northeast Missouri Teachers College Kirksville. Peggy DeBord visits Des Moines relatives. Jean Macon vacations from Davenport with Washington relatives. Frank Macon returns from Springville. Earl McCutchen earns BA at Ohio State. A plane buzz startles Clayde Knapp and reveals his son Stanley aboard.
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Elsie Lucille Stout
Amos Stout
Brighton
Northeast Missouri Teachers College
Kirksville
Jean Macon
Davenport
Washington
Frank Macon
Springville
Lester Macon
Indees Edge Ottumwa Merchants In Sixteen Innings
The Indees beat the Ottumwa Merchants 6 to 5 in sixteen frames at Clattner Field. Red Mellecker pitched well for the Indees, with Dale Berich delivering the deciding blow in the bottom of the sixteenth after a tense marathon featuring sharp pitching, timely hits, and disputed calls.
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Indees
Ottumwa Merchants
Clattner Field
Max Raymond
South Side
Ottumwa
Maynard Tech
Mellecker
Raymond
Red Mellecker
Peck
Dale Schauenberg
Red
Lake Krafka
Krafka
Standings and results from major leagues
Standings show Brooklyn leading with a .655 mark while Chicago and Philadelphia trail in the standings. Sunday's results include Cincinnati sweeping New York in two, Chicago defeating Philadelphia twice, and Boston taking one from Pittsburgh amid rain. Upcoming games feature New York at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Chicago with several doubleheaders noted.
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Washington
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Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List Names
Dismissals include Mrs George C Stewert and Mrs Dale Lantz with daughter Carol Jane of Washington. Mrs Andrew Pimme of Keota and Anthony Potsander of Wellman also discharged. New admissions: Charlee Thompson of Washington admitted as surgical patient on Saturday and Tom Todd of Columbus Junction admitted as medical patient this morning.
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George C. Stewert
Dale Lantz
Carol Jane
Washington
Andrew Pimme
Keota
Anthony Potsander
Wellman
Charlee Thompson
Tom Todd
Columbus Junction
Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits Across Town
J Bovee returned from a family visit with daughters and relatives in Cleveland and Kankakes, the Zearings arriving for summer near town, Henrietta Hull headed to Iowa City and Minneapolis to teach in a summer program, and multiple gatherings including weddings, dinners, and a long family dinner at the H H McCleery home.
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J. BE. Bovee
H. H. Baxter
Cleveland
Ohio
Glen Zearing
Kankakes
Zearing
Henrietta Hull
Verne Pangborn
Jimmy
Iowa City
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Young People Readings and Orations At Presbyterians Meet
At the United Presbyterian church last night young people dominated the service with four Bible readings and two orations. Readings were by Esther Stewart Martha A Wylie Jean Stout and Sikke Temple with orations by Carol Brewer and Sikke Temple. Rev and Mrs George Kerr and about 15 Washington church youths plan to leave tomorrow for the convention in Le Claire.
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United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Young People’s Convention
le Claire
Esther Stewart
Martha A. Wylie
Jean Stout
Sikke Temple
Carol Brewer
George Kerr
Washington Church
Plan for Conference on Rural Education
Ames hosts a statewide conference on rural education for school board members farmers and lay leaders at Iowa State College Friday. J A Starrak Iowa State Dept of Vocational Education chairs the program with Dr Frank Cyr Columbia University headlining speakers. Jessie Parker state superintendent will report on the proposed revision of the Iowa public school code.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Mr and Mrs Ellis Negus Visit Friends on Return from Clinton
Mr and Mrs Ellis Negus of Oskaloosa called on friends here last evening while on a trip home from Clinton. They were en route and stopped briefly to chat before continuing on.
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Ellis Negus
Oskaloosa
Clinton
Mrs Negus Spend Time With Family
Mrs Negus spent a few days with relatives while Mr Negus was present yesterday.
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Mrs. Negus
Mr. Negus
Easy as A B C McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The item presents a brief feature or note from the McClure syndicate underscoring a simple ABC approach likely for readers, with the WNU Service credited for transmission.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU
Jim Wells and the Birthday Lamp Trick
In a rural kitchen Jim plans a sly birthday surprise for his wife Rissie. He pretends simple concern while watching guests, then hides a lamp gift justified by misread signals. Rissie feigns delight, discovers a lamp resembling Dave Hall's, and the ruse ends with Jim tauntingly claiming to read her like an open book.
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Jim Wells
Rissie
Jim
Dave Hall
Tor
ABC
Bissie
Dave
Columbus City Plans Centennial Next Thursday
Residents of Columbus City eye a centennial celebration with cooperation from nearby towns. Mayor Ira Oats serves a second term as the community recalls early land sales during pioneer days, river traffic on the Iowa and Cedar rivers, six churches, and the development of schools and rail lines that shaped Columbus City and Columbus Junction.
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Columbus City
Burlington
Long Creek
Iowa
Cedar
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Sand Bank
Columbus Junction
Washington
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
C. R. I. and P
Rock Island
Columbus Junction Corporation
Ira Oats
Home Counties Surrounding London Definition
The Home counties are the group of counties that encircle London. These counties lie adjacent to the capital and are commonly referred to as the metropolitan ring surrounding the city.
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Home Counties
London
Entertain Friends at Birthday Party at Rath Home
Iris Rath and Forrest Rath entertained a group at the Louis Rath home on East Main Street Saturday evening to mark their seventeenth birthdays. Guests included Pauline McDowell Helen Brock Bill Murphy Ike Murphy Mary Dankwert Lyle Brock Marilyn Green Delbert Earle and Margaret Green. The evening featured music dancing and games with refreshments and a large birthday cake bearing the honorees names.
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Iris Rath
Forrest Rath
Louis Rath
East Main Street
Pauline McDowell
Helen Brock
Bill Murphy
Ike Murphy
Mary Dankwert
Lyle Brock
Marilyn Green
Delbert Earle
Margaret Green
Honor Geo Green at Family Dinner in Texas
Private George A. Green, due to return to Camp Bowie Texas tomorrow, was guest of honor at a family dinner yesterday at the Louis Rath home. The event also honored fathers with guests including Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Salladay Ainsworth and families from Burlington Washington.
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George A. Green
Camp Bowie
Texas
Louis Rath
F. J. Salladay
Ainsworth
G. A. Green
John Martindale
Burlington
Anglers Turn Out for Season's Opening
Anglers turned out in droves for the fishing season across Iowa with large crowds at Lake Abiquabi near Indianaia drawing about 10,000 fishermen and 400 boats on the man made lake. Muddy conditions limited catches to bullheads while Pine lakes near Eldora produced two prize bass. Lake Wapello on its 12 mile shortline near Ottumwa drew over 4,000 with several good hauls and a prior attendance of 2,000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Abquabi
Indianaia
Vern Hill
Earl Messer
Eldora
Pine Lakes
Roy Reed
Lake Wapello
Ottumwa
Ants Possess Largest Brain Proportions Among Living Creatures
The statement notes that ants have the largest brain relative to body size of any living organism. It highlights a notable neurological efficiency in ants compared to other species.
Ruth Weber and Clark Kuney Repe at Vows in Columbus Junction
Ruth Weber daughter of G W Weber Columbus Junction and Clark Kuney son of Clark Kuney New York City wed at 2 p m Saturday in the bride's home. Rev C H Hiller officiated. Attendants were Mrs Robert Steffa and Verner Haldene. The couple will reside in Iowa City where they will continue work after a summer wedding reception attended by about 75.
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Ruth Weber
G. W. Weber
Clark Kuney
Clark G. Kuney
New York City
C. H. Hiller
Methodist Church
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de Koven
Grieg
Cornell
Kaney
Columbus High School
Cornell College
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University of Iowa
Kuney
Iowa City
West Chester High School Alumni Banquet Held Annually
The Social Circle of West Chester Federated church plans a social at the church on Thursday afternoon June 19. Mrs. Merle McDowell chairs the refreshment committee and Mrs. Waller Fisher oversees the entertainment. All community ladies are invited.
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West Chester
Knits From Sheep By Mrs Burrows Of Berlin Vermont
Mrs Eveline Burrows of Berlin Vermont spins dyes and knits wool into clothing. She clips cleans and carding by hand and sent recent pieces to New York for sale.
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Eveline Burrows
Berlin
New York
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