New Gravel Road Completed Near Round Grove
Round Grove residents celebrate completion of a new gravel road from the corner to relieve mud. Mr Swaile and helpers filled thin spots and mail inlets. work finished Thursday evening amid Saturday rain. Detailing local gatherings, guests at Ralph Boyd home and visitors from Iowa City, State Center, and Washington.
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John Skubal
Round Grove
Swaile
Ralph Boyd
Delbert Brumfield
Rick Huesemeyer
Iowa City
Cleo Orris
James Boyd
Mike Orris
Washington
FE. R. Mitchell
State Center
Haskins Church
Mathers
Family updates and local deeds from the Iowa countryside
Ade line, the younger daughter, is married with two granddaughters and farms between Lone Tree and Iowa City. Gladys Rudman, now Mrs Lee Rudman, has a son and lives in Nichols. Mrs Rudman and another visitor recall school days at Haskins. John Coon fixes a gravel road east to Clarence Works. Helen Zachs helped her sister-in-law with canning at the Zahles. Merle Cotton family shopped in Washington and Iowa City Thursday.
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Adeline
Lone Tree
Iowa City
Gladys
Lee Rudman
Nichols
Mrs. Rudman
Haskins
John Coon
Clarence Works
Helen Zachs
Zahles
Merle Cotton
Washington
Compass needle points to Earth's north magnetic pole
The compass needle today points toward the north magnetic pole rather than the geographic North Pole. Scientists place the pole in northern Canada near the Arctic Circle, where magnetic forces pull compasses off true north.
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North Pole
North Magnetic Pole
Earth
Canada
Arctic Circle
Mighty Danube Artery From Heart of Europe
The Danube flows 1 740 miles from the Black Forest to the Black Sea through Europe. It ranks second by length in Europe and surpasses the Volga in volume, fed by 300 tributaries and draining an area larger than New Guinea. Navigation reaches Passau and Ulm with varying water levels and sandbars challenging captains.
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Danube
Europe
Black Forest
Black Sea
National Geographic Society
Volga
New Guinea
Germany
France
Switzerland
Rhine
Black Seas
Passau
Ulm
U S Church Membership Rises to 72 492 669 in 1945 Yearbook
The 1945 Yearbook of American Churches reports U S church membership at 72,492,669, up 3,991,483 since two years ago. Catholicism leads with 23,419,000 members. Baptists total 14,208,193. Methodists 9,924,842. Lutherans 5,129,147 across 253,762 local churches.
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United States
Yearbook of American Churches
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Benson Y. Landis
Landis
U.S. Steel Exports Lagg in 1936 Prewar Trade
In 1936 the United States supplied only eight percent of world steel plant product trade, despite half of global capacity. Total world trade approached 16.6 million tons, with the U.S. shipping under 1.4 million, ranking fifth behind Germany Belgium Luxembourg United Kingdom and France.
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United States
Germany
Belgium - Luxembourg
United Kingdom
France
Danube Journey From Alps to Sea Through Europe
The Danube traverses 600 miles eastward from German valleys to Vienna and the Alps, then across the Hungarian plain into Yugoslavia. It bends around the Dinaric Alps, surges through the Iron Gate on the Romanian border, curves east, and splits into three channels forming a delta. Dredges keep the middle channel open.
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Danube
Old
Vienna
Alps
Carpathians
Yugoslavia
Dinaric Alps
Iron Gate
Doboruja
Delaware
CBS gift to Library of Congress includes 20 million words of foreign broadcasts
The Library of Congress accepted CBSs gift of 20 million words from its foreign short wave broadcasts collected from 1939 to date. The files cover enemy communiques and propaganda broadcast from over 60 stations and were intercepted by CBS receivers. Trained linguists led by Jack Gerber and Paul White translated the material from more than 15 languages at CBS News headquarters in New York.
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Library of Congress
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
New York
Jack Gerber
Paul White
Pocket watch returns to birthday man in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS A 65th birthday gift from his wife, a pocket watch once stolen in 1982, was recovered in good condition. The item had been missing for years before resurfacing with no further details given.
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B. Ho Campbell
Retain All Pullets for Winter Poultry Profits
Poultrymen advised to keep an all pullet flock to maximize profits in winter when egg prices are high. Cull old hens and roosters to reduce feed costs, provide separate housing for pullets and old birds, and select ready-to-lay pullets with good feathering and pigmented shanks to reach 50 percent production by six months without early forcing.
Farm Tractor Radio Hits Market For American Farmers
A Kansas City maker unveils the first radio built for farm tractors. The weatherproof shockproof unit installs on any tractor with a universal mounting, eight tubes and a telescope antenna power the set. It provides entertainment news weather and forecasts during field work.
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Kansas City
Fertilizer carries over for long term crop gains
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee notes fertilizer delivers carry-over nutrients that boost succeeding crops. Legume grass mixes with adequate phosphate and potash improve soil organic matter, structure, drainage and ventilation. Agronomists recommend charging fertilizer costs over at least three years due to enduring benefits.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Agronomists
Thorough Check of Silo Will Prevent Wastage
A careful inspection and cleaning of silos is advised to prevent waste of this year’s bumper corn crop. The process includes cleaning pits and walls and resealing air leaks with melted paraffin to seal cracks in mortar joints and between staves.
Meat cattle income hits all time Tennessee high in 1948
Indianapo lis detectives report a federal state crop reporting service estimate showing Tennessee gross income from meat animals rising to a record 165 million 259 thousand dollars in 1948.
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Tennessee
Mr and Mrs Saunders Honored On Sunday
BRIGHTON June 16 Mr and Mrs Ira Saunders entertained Sunday in honor of Mr and Mrs Fred Saunders of Eldorado Springs Missouri. Other guests included Mr and Mrs George Bergh Muscatine Mr and Mrs Addison Bergh Morning Sun Mr and Mrs Kermit Oswalt and Sherry Redland and Mr and Mrs Albert Saunders Mrs John Miller and daughter Beverly visiting her mother Mrs Charles Helmick and Mr Helmick left for Latobe Pit with sister Jean Burns making an indefinite stay at the Miller home. Mr and Mrs Fred Duttweiler recently visiting relatives in Hartford Kan en route to Bengough Saskatchewan Canada.
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Brighton
Ira Saunders
Fred Saunders
Eldorado Springs
George Bergh
Muscatine
Addison Bergh
Morning Sun
Kermit Oswalt and
Sherry
Redland
Albert Saunders
John Miller
Beverly
Charles Helmick
Helmick
Latobe
Pit
Jean Burns
Miller Home
Fred Duttweiler
Raper Duttweiler
Hartford
Kan
Bengough
Saskatchewan
Canada
Vacationing and Visits Across Iowa and New Mexico Society Notes
Washington residents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wanerus spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Dodd. Mrs. Nelle Balderson travels to Los Alamos to visit her son Victor Benson and family and meet the new granddaughter. New York City relatives, the Darnialles and Mrs. Martinson, visit Gibson with Dale Huld family. Rose Marie and Lanny Morgan spend Saturday in Des Moines. Linn Grove and two sons from Iowa Falls stay a week with S. M. Grove. Various local ladies and families are noted visiting and attending conferences including Mrs. L E White leaving Monday.
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Nelle Balderson
Los Alamos
Santa Fe
N. M
Victor Benson
C. E Darnielle
W. C. Martinson
Jean
New York City
Dale Huld
Gibson
James Morgan
Rose Marie
Lanny
Des Moines
Linn Grove
Iowa Falls
S. M. Grove
Len Gregson
James Robertson
Pamela
Laurence Mitchell, Jr
Alvin Bicknese
Dianna
Barbara
Davenport
Gerald Crow
Robertson wedding trip ends with Omaha posting
Mr and Mrs Jack Robertson wrap up their wedding trip visiting relatives in Fairfield and at the Glenn Wilson home before leaving for Omaha where Mr Robertson, newly re enlisted, will report as Staff Sergeant. Mrs Harold Gertzen returns from Cedar Rapids to her home here and slowly improves after hospital release.
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Ter
Dubuque
Jack Robertson
Charles Robertson
Glenn Wilson
Fairfield
Omaha
Nebr
Robertson
Harold Gertzen
Julia Hultman
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
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Sentinel Radio Sales & Service
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Ledgere
Tait
Ramseyer
E. Wash Thorn
Washington Concrete Co
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Rock Island
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Jeffrey Bidg
Theo. B. Bailey
Leet
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
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Dorrison, Jr
Morrison Bidg
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day
W. Main
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Gifford Morrison
J. Chermey Co
Paul V. Shearer
Dr. McCreedy
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Phono 45
P. Etter
Osteopathic
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Solowa Ave
Heart of
U. S
Blue Danube
Indianapolis
MAMA
Ken Reynolds
Alvin
Mrs. Saunders
Edna Crile
Fred Wanerus
John Dodd
L. BE. White
Prairie Flower
Cedar and
Jackson
Washington, County
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Washington County
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Heatrola
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Earl Booth
William Gamon
Maurice Crawford
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T. W. Harwood
Cale
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