US Army Band in Ireland Sends Rhythms Across Ulster
Merle Simpson of the 133rd Infantry Band writes home from Ireland about pop concerts parades and broadcasts. The Rhythm Majors perform for BBC NBC and internationally while a smaller outfit forms to meet dance demand. General Marshall’s Ulster visit and a swing-phony stage show mark recent highlights as the band plays across Belfast and beyond.
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Merle Simpson
Ired
Rt Simpson
Ireland
Camp Claiborne
Claiborne
U. A
Fish Broadcasting Company
Belfast
Ulster
B.C
N.B.C
Uderway
America
George C. Marshall
Harry Hopkins
Averil Harriman
Marshall
Hopkins
Harriman
Wise
Pleasant Hill Social Updates From Mrs Earl Kephart
Pleasant Hill notes list Sunday visits and weekend guests across area homes including the McCreedy and Anderson families, with multiple calls on relatives. Various dinners, birthday party, and family visits from Sigourney to Rock Island and Mt. Pleasant are recorded along with Father Sigafoose visit and Erlenbush children.
At The Fox Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland Head Cast
The headline notes Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland lead the principal cast at Fox, hinting at a major film project with these stars. Production details or release timing are not provided in the excerpt.
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Paulette Goddard
Ray Milland
Albert Dekker
Margaret Hayes
Evening Socials In Davenport Area Highlight Local Visits
The text lists local social calls including Mr. and Mrs. Ray Yappendorf of Davenport and Mrs. Howard Sigafoose visiting the Sam Sigafoose home. It also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Roth Vernon and Betty along with Mr. and Mrs. Dean Boatright and baby sharing ice cream with the Chas Anderson family on Sunday evening.
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Pleasant Hill
Howard Benn
Norman
Charley McCreedy
Sigourney
Florence Ehimen
Baby
C. G
Charles Anderson
H. L. Wittrig
Raymond Wittiig
Charles Cannon
Edward Singleton
Barbara Ann
Walter Houser
Burlington
Irvin Hesseltine
Silas Caldwell
Edd Chalupa
Will Caldwell
Cathryn
Glenn Pratt
Betty
Carla Caldwell
Arlene
Maxine Lambert
Irvin
Ray Yappendorf
Davenport
Howard Sigafoose
Sam Sigafoose
Alvin Roth
Vernon
Dean Boatright
Chas. Anderson
Frank Stransky
Carl T. Anderson
Charles Shaffer
Blanche Brown
Esther Hamilton
Charlie Ashby
Pilotburg Community News and Notes
Farmers report good rains then damage from a hard rain. Farm activity includes mowing, fence repair, and bug control with cucumber beetles and potato bugs. Carlen Anderson turns eight as reunions and visits occur, while fishing trips yield many catches. A misplacement incident kept the writer bedridden temporarily and local visits and church social events are noted.
Pony Throws Girls Injuring One In Pleasant Ridge
Maxine Christner suffered a painful accident when a pony threw her and two girls, knocking out three teeth and causing gum and mouth lacerations. Doctors said teeth were not permanent. Nearby visitors and relatives visited homes in Pleasant Ridge as local residents helped and reported on the incident and afterward.
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Pleasant Ridge
Maxine Christner
Mary
Cora Swift
Maxine
George Chalupa
Frank Schneider
JoAnne Chalupa
William Frye
Burlington
Frances Linnenkamp
John Te Bockhorst
N. Linnenkamp
Betty Olinger
Ainsworth
Wilmer Kauffman
German Chemist Claims Transparent Aluminum Breakthrough
A German scientist reports a successful synthesis of a transparent aluminum material. The claim, if verified, could impact optical technologies and aerospace applications by combining strength with light transmission. Further testing and peer review are awaited.
Social Evening at Church and Community Notes
About 3,000 wood ties to the mile on a railroad reflect local industry chat. A church social Monday featured cake with syrup, ice cream, and strawberries. Pilotbury Luna School plans a Children's Day program Sunday with Mrs. Earl Erb giving a talk after Sunday School.
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Pilotbury Luna
Earl Erb
North Prairie Flower social notes and arrivals
North Prairie Flower prints a roundup of local social news with Everett Chorpening home on furlough, birth of Ronald Dean to Mr and Mrs Earnest Krantz, and several visits and guests including Verle Maxwell family and Delbert Maxwell, plus trips by Fleming and friends to a northern fishing outing.
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Wayne Stransky
Lester Leeper
Ed Klimburg
Bemidji
Minn
D. F. Smith
North Prairie Flower
James Chorpening
Everett
Earnest Krantz
Ronald Dean
Donalds
Donald
Delbert Maxwell
Verle Maxwell
Clyde Maxwell
Fargo
N. D
E. Bee
Flemingeft
Maywood
Ill
Inventions Predicted by Lescarboura 1920 Update
A. C. Lescarboura predicted 65 inventions for 75 years ahead in 1920. By now 38 percent verified, 20 percent nearly certain to verify, 8 percent proven wrong, 3 percent likely to be wrong, and 22 percent remain doubtful.
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A. C. Lescarboura
Annual Hair-Cut Abasalom Ends Life
A curious historical tale recounts Abasalom whose yearly haircut proved fatal as his excessive hair length led to his death. The fragment notes a singular, odd cause linking grooming to demise.
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Abasalom
Orchid Seeds Tiniest Known
The seeds of orchid varieties are the smallest of any plant. Some species produce pods estimated to hold up to a million seeds.
Lake Mead Reservoir Largest Artificial Lake
The Lake Mead reservoir, formed by Boulder Dam, is described as the world’s largest artificial lake. It measures about 115 miles in length and up to eight miles wide at its broadest point.
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Lake Mead
Milwaukee Road
Milk Not Replaced
A medico warns that a child will drink only a limited amount daily so no other beverage should replace milk in the diet. The guidance emphasizes milk as essential for proper nutrition and growth.
Santa Cruz cop’s cow put down after iron overload
The family cow of Policeman Ben Krupp in Santa Cruz California died after an autopsy showed excess iron in the animal. The stomach held bailing wire rusty nails bolts and other hardware.
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Ben Krupp
Santa Cruz
Calif
El Salvador Henequin Shifts From Export to Local Coffee Use
El Salvador’s henequin once exported now serves mainly the domestic coffee bag industry per the department of commerce. The shift reflects growing local demand and industrial reliance on the material for bag production.
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el Salvador
Department of Commerce
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