Gooseberries and Ike Lead Wartime Odds and Ends
A column blends light advice on stemming gooseberries with memories of General Eisenhower and reflections on wartime leadership. It notes Ike’s personable leadership during his first leave and contrasts American resolve with Japan’s potential surrender timeline amid intensified air attacks. The piece cites Waterloo Courier and Marshalltown Times-Republican opiniones on wartime governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Kansas Plain
Isenhower
Japan
New Guinea
Pacific
Old Legends and Oddities from Times Past
A collection of historical snippets recalls Abe Lincoln as an 1882 Bucktail Rangers captain who solved a gate dilemma with wit. Other vignettes feature a California tourist, citrus grove banter, Sacramento River jokes, a rescue memory, and an office workplace quip about liars and salesmen.
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Abe Lincoln
Bucktail Rangers
Lincoln
California
Spinach Mix Up at Formal Dinner Spawns Laughter
A portly guest at a formal dinner rubbed his bald head with spinach, mistaking it for broccoli. The hostess exclaimed her surprise and he apologized, explaining the mix up. A two officer joke follows between Pvt Nit and Corp Wit.
Soldier Interview Probes Duty and Firmness of Character
Private Jones volunteers for a special mission and is interviewed by the colonel about his resolve to fulfill duty even under pressure. The exchange centers on courage, duty, and moral steadiness in challenging circumstances.
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Jones
Wayland Community Notes Busy Weekend and Movements
Wayland residents share visits and farewells as relatives arrive from Belle Plaine Adrian and Indianapolis. New baby Boris Viola born June 15 to the Johannson family. Rev Dale Harper and family move to the parsonage . Pooleys depart for Columbus Junction. Sun school class gifts guide a farewell for Mrs Pooley. Various guests stay with local families including Mrs Mullett and the Lint family move into UC B parsonage. Pfe Duane Wittmer writes from Germany.
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Wayland
Willis Magdefrau
Belle Plaine
Paul Rainer
Bobbie
Adrian
Mich
Frank Magdefrau
Boris Viola
David Johannson
Hoyt Allen
Little Rock
Ark
FC. Allen
Pooleys
J. B. Pooley
Laura Beth
Johnny
Columbus Junction
Pooley
Ralph Weir
Dale Harper
Dorothy Creasy
Macomb Jil
Odith Yount
Omer Roth
Robert Wittrig
Indianapolis
Ind
Edward B. Wittrig
Mary Wittrig
Yes Moines
Harold Balmer
Bruce
E. S. Mullett
U. BR. Church
Eugene Lint
UC. B. Parsonage
Ingratitude and Jests Spark a War-Time Mot
A humorous wartime exchange features a former cook and a self‑styled sailor as they trade barbs during a period of service. The quips touch on credibility and roles, with a punchline about a sailor versus a wholesaler highlighting personalities.
Iowa Milk Production Uptrend Charts Industry Growth
A three in one chart covers twenty years of Iowa dairy data showing per cow production, number of milk cows, and total milk output. It notes a record seven billion pounds in 1948 with sustained proximity to that level despite labor and feed shortages while only three states exceed Iowa in milk and Minnesota leads in butter production.
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Iowa
Lowa
Towa
Minnesota
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Evening Journal
the Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
North
Marion Avenue
Washington
United Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
Lies Moines
NAL Editorial ” Association
Tobin
Waterloo
Marshalltown ‘Times-Republican
Ickes and Morgenthau
Roosevelt
All IN
A.w.co.l
Sacramento River
Corp
Wayland News
Ezra Wittmer
Pfe
Duane Wittmer
Germany
Anna Gerig
Earl Swartzendriker
Mt. Pleasant
Heeflin
Monumental Sales & Mfg. Co., Inc
Ray E. Ralston
Winfield
Joe Palooka
France
Poland
Austria
Russia
Jerry
Ham Fisher
Pittsburgh
Duplate
Duplite
Sorrell Auto Parts
West Madison
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