Heat Explodes Molasses Barrel
Salem reports a heat induced explosion when molasses in a steel barrel expanded gas and blew the end out, spilling on the ground. The incident followed a warm spell noted near hog lots and fieldwork sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Weeks
Salem
Donna June Krotz
Frank Krotz
Ray Krotz
Norma Jean
Donna June
H. J. Clup
Shalla
Red Cross
Zeck
George Zeck
Charles Wolfe
Esther
Zecks
Rebekahs
Leona Kos
Wagenknecht Call
Good News for Stomach and Colon Sufferers
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 122 page book on Colon Disorders Piles and Constipation with charts diagrams and X ray pictures. Write today a postcard to receive the book postpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Beach fashion note featuring Mary Howard in satin lastex suit
Mary Howard, screen player, models a satin lastex beach suit with a white background and red palm leaf motif. Red sandals complete the ensemble presenting the latest in coastal wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Howard
Neighborhood Notes: Flowers at Mothers Day Home Guests
Saturday morning a woman carried a large bouquet of garden flowers to Mother and left a place favor with cake. Many have sent flowers to Mother who cannot get around much, and appreciation is voiced. William Proby has his house painted. at the Escher home a new combined garage and wash house is under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
House
William Proby
Paul Escher
Elect Officers at C. E. District Meet
District Christian Endeavor officers were elected at the convention held Sunday at the Eicher church south of Washington. Officers include Victor Mueller as president and Mary Sunier as first vice president. Additional posts filled were Verna Graber second vice president Velma Kephart secretary Leavitt Lambert treasurer and Rev Wilson as pastoral adviser. County presidents named were David McCartney Washington Jean Shoquist Lone Tree Dorothy Burns Sigourney and Keokuk County. The convention featured addresses by Rev George Kerr, Howard Duvon and Rev Mr Alderman with opening song service led by Irvin Sommers and a welcome by Samuel Wittmer. The evening service followed a potluck supper and recreation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Eicher Church
Washington
Victor Mueller
Lone Tree
Mary Sunier
Iowa City
Verna Graber
Eicher
Velma Kephart
Pleasant Hill
Leavitt Lambert
Rev. Wilson
Sigourney
David McCartney
Washington County
Jean Shoquist
Johnson County
Dorothy Burns
Keokuk County
George Kerr
Howard Duvon
Des Moines
Alderman
Sharon
Irvin Sommers
Samuel Wittmer
Noble
Maurice Meyer
Glenn Graber
Hitler
55th Anniversary Dinner for Wheelans in District 4
Sunday guests joined Mr and Mrs Thomas Wheelan and family at the John Wheelan home to honor the Wheelans 55th wedding anniversary. Local families from District 4 attended and shared in the celebration with children and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelan
Bill Crayne
Mike Mack
Jimmie
John
Margaret Haney
Kathryn Swift
Thomas Wheelan
John Wheelan
Paul Meyer
Roy Garden
Richard Leet
Harry McConnell
Wilber Harter
O'Dell Harter
Mort King
Washington
Francis MccConnell
Boyd White
Kephart
Frank Kephart
James Brooks
Roy Kephart
Boyd Stephens
Myria
John Warnock
Virginia McLaughlin
McClaire
Iowa
Esther Stewart
Francis McConnell
Wilbur Harter
Jim Harter
Ainsworth
Ed Wittetoe
Harper
N. J. Peiffer
Davenport
Albert Lay
Mary McLaughlin
Marjorie McCleary
Cherry
Charles Luckenbill
Boyd Stephen
Helen Carr
Ed Vittetoe
Paul Peiffer
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Miller
Ruth McGraw
Joe McGraw
Riverside forms USO branch with Hubert Doud as chairman
A Riverside United Service Organizations branch is formed with Hubert BE Doud cashier of Peoples Trust and Savings bank as chairman and R H Heitzman as treasurer. A fund drive will run next week and donations may be left at the bank or with Mr Heitzman.
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Riverside
United Service Organizations
Hubert BE. Doud
The
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
R. H. Heitzman
Mr. Heitzman
Chicago
Mary Rosalie
Mary Bernadette
St. Mary’s Convent
Mary Franzeline
St.Mary's School
Lone Tree
St. Mary'’s
A. A. Huttner
Dorothy Schneider
Ottumwa
Laramie
Wye
Cornelius Schneider
Frances Konecky
Sehneyville
Elmo Knittel
Ralph Oak Elected Y P C U Secretary at LeClaire Meeting
Ralph Oak was elected secretary at a LeClaire meeting of the Y P C U of Iowa City Presbytery. Attendees included Rev Harold C Irwin and several local women. A kittenball game saw Iowa City Team Ding's Oilers defeat Columbus Junction 13 to 6, with events planned for July 4 at the local fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Harold C. Irwin
United Presbyterian Church of
Columbus City
Mildred
Margaret Orr
Elma Drinkell
Katherine Fullerton
Marjorie Moore
Ralph Oak
Iowa City
LeClaire
Towa City
Ding’s Oilers
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Muscatine
Governor for a Day at Hawkeye Boys State
More than 700 Iowa high school juniors gathered at the state fairgrounds as Hawkeye Boys State’s week-long government training concluded with Gov. George A. Wilson’s sign proclamation moment. Scott Minnich and fellow officers led the mock statehouse takeover in the fourth annual event sponsored by the American Legion.
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George A. Wilson
Hawkeye Boys
Scott Minnich
Carroll
Minnich
Iowa
State Fairgrounds
The
American Legion
Iowa Daily Press
Columbus City residents listed in recent notices
Columbus City enrolls for a business course in Kansas City Missouri. James Dill and Mrs F L Fullerton are named among residents on the list. Mr and Mrs H B Thomas return from Menlo while Mrs H E Northey and daughters visit Dowagiac. Mrs Margaret May Hanft ill in Warsaw Indiana with Ina Nelson. Robert I P Moore ill at Lamont. Emma R Linn of Letts, long time Columbus City resident, observed centennial events on June 19 and turns 89 on June 26 born 1852 in Reinersville Ohio.
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Umbus
Reinersville
Ohio
John Reiner
Columbus City
Hypnotism Demonstrations Shown By Chicago Professor
Professor Harold A. Swenson of the University of Chicago demonstrates hypnotism in class as an amateur magician uses a student to show trance induced memory feats. He explains that hypnosis frees the mind from external stimuli except the hypnotist's suggestions during the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold A. Swenson
University of Chicago
Swenson
Don Lee Cadillac Distributor Reports Material Usage
J E Brown Southern California general manager for Don Lee Inc Cadillac distributor says cars on the market today use about 90 pounds of cotton and 3 percent pounds of wood and mo hair.
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J. E. Brown
California
Don Lee, Inc
Cadillac
City Officials and Library Staff List
Councilmen at large W B Dupuis and R F McFarlane plus ward representatives F Boller, A W Yard, C Jacobs, H Montgomery named. Library staff includes Grace H Stephen Librarian and Ruth Lytle Assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Dupuis
Dr. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
What Democracy Means to Me Winning Essay
Maxine Reeves winner from Union School defines democracy as a life oriented to individual human dignity and equal rights. She contrasts American liberty with wartime losses abroad, praises voting rights, free schools, diverse youth organizations, and freedom of press and speech while urging all to value liberty and democracy.
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Washington County
Women's Relief Corps
Maxine Reeves
Union School
France
England
Rine
America
United States of America
I Am Proud to Be an American and a Citizen
A student describes democracy as government by the people with rights to worship, vote, speak, and press freely. He notes schooling, civic duties, and loyalty, urging worthy citizenship, equality before the law, and unity under Old Glory.
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Congress
Soybeans Highlight Cheapest Food in China Link
In discussing food costs in China the claim surfaces that soybeans are among the lowest priced staples. The remark emphasizes affordability of soy beans relative to other common foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
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Wilson
Robt. Benchley Novelty
Porky Cartoon
Fox
Phander
Pfunder
Frederick H. Pfunder
Phillips & Hebner
West Side Druggists
Brown & Orr
Will R. McClean
Grand Forks
DR. Hess
C. E
Washington Dairy
Bette
Bette George Davis
Brent
Mary
Astor
Warner Bros
Mary Rita McLaughlin
United Presbyterian Church
George Dare
Rose Maloney
Denver
Colo
Will McConnell
Maloney
McConnell
Harold McConnell
Arnold Carr
Hubert Doud
USO
Y.P.C.U
American Legion Post
Margaret Jane Johnston
Brenda Marshall
William Holden
Hollywood
Miss Marshall
Richard H. Gaines
New York Stage
O.H.P. Linn
Official
Washington Directory
Profession — Business
City & County Officers
Optometrists
C. 8
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
Owen
Brian Kinsey
W. P. Rawn
Stephen B. Jones
Harriet Coulter
Harold Puriss
Marion
George County
Lester A. Krabill
Kyrie
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauer
W. Livingston
Abstract Department
West Main St
Court House
Chiropractors
Dr, Chas
Brown
Officers
Econcene
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
B. F. Mack City E
Henry Bailey
P. L. Jordan
George Baker
Mark Pratt
H. H. Reister Asnegeor
A. L. Griffith
A. L. Griffith City Health Officer
D. C. Barrett Park Commissioners
Marian
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. B. Lemmon
George F. Morrison
Over J
Penney Co
Washington Independent School District
E. A. Ralston
Coerce
A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
Church Your People Society
Y.W.C.A
Rey
Mary Lee Weeks
Salem School
United States
Verkle Trier
Hawkeye School
Nationa
I. N
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Helen Froelich
Washington, D. C
Gridley
Alaska
Mexico
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