Flying saucers real say Henry J Taylor Digest advance
Bruce Cowden relays an advance Reader's Digest clip noting Henry J Taylor's claim that flying saucers are real and American made. Disks range 20 inches to 254 feet, varied shapes, some guided, some not, emitting no light or sound. Many reports are imagination, but several strong sightings exist including nine disks over the west coast and a 100 foot saucer in 1949. The project is a three year US military secret with messages warning against disclosure.
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Henry J. Taylor
Taylor
Russia
Mars
United States
U. S
E. J
U. S. Navy
United States of America
U.S
New DWI Detection Method Promised by Woman's Home Companion
The Woman's Home Companion outlines a new way to detect drunk drivers and prove DWI in court. It notes heavy highway deaths and injuries linked to alcohol, discusses Iowa blood tests requiring driver consent, and introduces an additional test method described by the author.
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Woman's Home Companion
Washington County
Iowa
Drunkometer Aims to Curb Drinking Drivers
A driving drunkard is a menace the article argues. The portable drunkometer used by police tests breath with a balloon and a purple potassium permanganate fluid. If alcohol is present the solution turns amber. results determine blood alcohol and convictions rise in states using the test.
Local Socials Report From Washington Visit Highlights
Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Donald Bell and daughter from Davenport, dine with Mr and Mrs W W Wilson during a Breitenbach cottage vacation stop near Conesville. Others from Richland Richland West Liberty Mt. Pleasant and Sigourney visit Washington for shopping business or social calls.
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Donald Bell
John Marshall
Davenport
W. W. Wilson
Breitenbach Cottage
Conesville
Cumming Reports European Trip to Washington Rotary
Harold Cumming described his postwar tour of France Italy Switzerland Germany Belgium Holland and Britain to Washington Rotary members. He noted postwar revival aided by American dollars and offered brief remarks on British politics and social scenes from Paris Rome and Oberammergau.
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Washington
Harold Cumming
Europe
France
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Britain
Cumming
Churchill
Paris
Rome
England
Oberammergau
Cummings
Hugo Senseh
Marr Schell
Embree Family Welcomes Newborn in Keota Home
Mrs. J F Embree of Keota visits Wash for business as news reports a newborn at home. Three brothers will greet the infant upon arrival, marking a family milestone.
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J. F. Embree of
Keota
Wash
Birthday greetings for local residents honored today
Journal notes celebrations for Dale Atkinson Marilyn Falk Darlene Payne Wiane Marie Schulty daughter of Lyle and wife Jack Maple Azuba L Parks a member of the Three Quarter Century club observing her birthday on this date.
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Dale Atkinson
Marilyn Falk
Darlene Payne
Wiane Marie Schulty
Lyle Schulty
Jack Maple
Azuba L. Parks
Kalona and Surrounding Families Gather for Visits and Shower
Sunday social notes list Mr and Mrs Ed Shettler of Kalona along with Ernie Shettler and Beulah Brown of Wellman as dinner guests of Dennis Miller and daughter Judy. Other attendees include Joyce Kiecher family and a bridal shower hosted by Florence Irene Rich and others. A Davenport pair visited in Washington hospital, where infant Mary Jo Kusek rests after birth weighing six pounds.
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Ed Shettler
Kalona
Ernie Shettler
Beulah Brown
Wellman
Dennis Miller
Judy
el Eicher
Frances Eicher
L. B. Eicher
Marian Rinner
Delight Rinner Beezley
Elizabeth Ann
Florence
Irene Rich
Ed Eicher
Joyce Kiecher
W. J. Eicher
Wayland
Kenneth Miller
Dean Meyer
Miller
G. L. McGill
Davenport
Duane Hazen
Ainsworth
Albert Kusek
Mary Jo
Washington Hospital
Missionary Plane Sought By Venezuelan Air Force
Venezuelan air force launched a search for a twin engined De 3 missing eleven days after taking off from Miami bound for a remote village with 15 American passengers on board. U S embassy coordinated an air search in Colombia as planes moved toward the expected crash or landing area.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U.S
Colombia
New Tribes Mission
Chico
Calif
Miami
San Fernando De Atabapo, a Border Village
San Fernando De Atabapo is a small village with 143 residents located about 500 miles south-southeast of Maracay on the Venezuela Colombia border.
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San Fernando de Atabapo
Maracaibo
Venezuela-Colombia
Washington Men's Club elects officers for 1940-41
Ten years ago today Dave Elder was elected president of the Washington's Men's club for 1940-41. He succeeds Clarence Logan who held the office last year. Roger Sherman is the new vice president, Charles Berdo is secretary, Tom Duncan is treasurer.
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Dave Elder
Washington’s Men's Club
Clarence Logan
Roger Sherman
Charles Berdo
Tom Duncan
July Snapshots Offer Simple Black and White Prints
A local ad promotes 47th of July snapshots with easy color or black and white printing. Negatives are 2144 by 244 pixel size, priced at 5.50 dollars including federal tax.
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