Experience Staying Overnight in CarNear Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Keith Willis and party were stranded between two overflowing creeks on Highway 1623 near Des Moines after heavy rains. A tractor pulled the car across floodwater as the first creek rose to confront them. They spent the night in the car in a Des Moines parking lot as waters subsided early Friday. Frances Drish, Waves sailor, discharged from San Diego naval hospital. Local notes and obituaries follow.
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Des Moines
Frances Drish
Joe Drish
Brighton
Naval Services
Naval Hospital
San Diego
The
Waves
Raymond Lemley
Carrie Lemley
Alfred Hoffman
Muscatine
F. Kraemer
Ira Saunders
Francis Crone
Washington
Crone
Washington County Hospital
Patricia Coffman
Cedar Siupids
Fred Winerus
James Morgan
Roy Fleak
Carolyn
Webster City
L. E. White
Lucy Fleck
Herbert Campbel
Near Ainsworth
Ralph Wanerus
Tommy
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Fred Wanerus
Prairie Flower Community Notes and Visits
Prairie Flower column lists social visits and events: June 17 birthday dinner for Mrs Elizabeth Young hosted by Dale Woodburn. gatherings at Luther Christner and Verle La Fever homes. alumni banquet at Wayland. 4-H activities with the Cedar Clipper club and Phyllis Patterson. district camp attendance by Phyllis Patterson at Camp Eastman Illinois. multiple families visiting Arthur Davison and related households.
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Prairie Flower
John Young
Richard Young
Elizabeth Young
Dale Woodburn
Joe Christner
Luther Christners
Arthur Davison
Earl Gingerich
Wayland
Milo Jvaderson
Verle la Fever
Nobert
Lee Christner
Junior
Jerry Patterson
Phyllis Patterson
Camp Eastman
Illinois
John Dill Hulme
Margart Wilham
Bible School Week Guests in Washington Visit
In Washington, attendees joined Bible school sessions with guests of John Rich and were hosted to supper by Karl Bachman.
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Washington
Arthur Davison
John Richs
Karl Bachmans
Riverside visits from military families in Town City
June 16 notice lists Lieuten ant Col. Norbert J. Safourek and wife visiting his mother Celia Safourek and sister Violet Kephart in Town City. He returns to Guam after leave with the 5th Army and will fly from California on July 20. Also present are Capt. and Mrs. Ronald G. Fox of Omaha and families, and Mr. and Mrs. Wes Staskal and Mr. Frank Pohorsky of Cedar Rapids visiting relatives.
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Texas
Calif
Islands
Safcurek
San Antonio
Safourek
Ronald G. Fox
Diane
Pamela
Omaha
Nebr
Fox
Celia Safourek
Vienna
Austria
Wes Stackal
Frank Pohorsky
Cedar Rapids
Staskal
Harley Ford
Milo Shatla
Karry Malichky Jr
New York
Columbus Drum and Bugle Corps Names Officers for Year
The Columbus Drum and Bugle Corps for grades three through eight, directed by John McCoy, elected officers for the year. Mrs. John Morrison is president, Mrs. D A Marker secretary, Maxine Greene treasurer, and Mrs. Lina Bliven is a long time resident. Doris White, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry White, graduated from the nurses training school at St Luke’s Davenport and will begin advanced training at Bliss Hospital in St Louis.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
John McCoy
John Morrison
D. A. Marker
Secctary
Maxine Greene
Lina Bliven
Doris White
Harry White
Cetter
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Bliss Hospital
St. Louis
National Guard to Bring Funds to Iowa Towns
Iowa estimates federal commitments for national guard units next year total 3,344,800, excluding armory rent custodial help and local purchases. Cities listed include Cedar Rapids 89,000 Fairfield 82,000 Cedar Falls 25,060 Dubuque 44,000 Webster City 44,000 Sioux City 388,700 Boone 150,000 Mason City 172,000 Council Bluffs 150,000 Waterloo 44,000 Davenport 44,000 Clinton 36,600 Audubon 25,000 Clarinda 27,900 Glenwood 48,000 Shenandoah 44,000 Town City 29,000 Corning 723,900 Ft. Dodge 44,000 Atlantic 944,000 Willisea 44,000 Ida Grove 20,000.
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Des Moines
CIDPA
Charles H. Grahl
National Guard
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Webster City
Sioux City
Boone
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Dav
Enport
Clinton
Audubon
Clarinda
Glenwood
Shenandoah
Town City
Corning
Ft. Dodge
Atlantic
Willisea
Ida Grove
Keokuk Plans Centennial Affairs and Horse Show
Keokuk Iowa plans mark the centennial with the 49th annual street fair Sept 13 as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations led by Chamber of Commerce secretary Floyd Nelson. The event draws tri state visitors from Iowa Illinois and Missouri. The Keokuk Saddle Club hosts its third annual horse show June 30 and July 2 with premiums and trophies worth thousands.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Floyd Nelson
Chamner of Commerce
Toqay
Tri-State
Illinois
Missouri
Keokuk Saddle Elat
Jwly Land
Rural farms gain power as REA expands reach
REA estimates show 3,106,775 farms connected to rural power lines as of July 1, about 53 percent nationwide. The data reflect growth since REA's creation when roughly 750,000 farms, or 11 percent, had electricity.
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REA
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25Th Division
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International Soundphoto
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