Local News Items From Washington To Cedar Rapids
Phil Antonoff of Los Angeles is in Washington on business visiting friends. Mrs Harrison Lubben returns to Cedar Rapids after visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Richard Brown. Ice cream social and card party June 25 at St James School lawn serving from 5:00 p.m. Mrs Briley remains at home after caring for two ill granddaughters with colds. Our repair department stops accepting new work after June 28. Norma Johnson heads to Denver on business after nursing training at University Hospital Iowa City. Mrs W D Booth joins family in St Charles Iowa on a trip to the Atlantic coast visiting Long Island and Summerville. Marilyn Falk travels to Chicago to visit relatives.
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Harrison Lubben
Cedar Rapids
Richard Brown
St James School Lawn
Norma Johnson
Elam Johnson
Denver
Colo
Miss Johnson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Des Moines
W. D. Booth
Harold Booth
St. Charles
Iowa
Atlantic Coast
Wendell Booth
Long Island
N. Y
Harold Booths
Summerville
New Jersey
Douglas Leonard
Residents News and Social Notes From Creston Area
Mrs. H E Gidley of Creston visits with the Reid family and heads home as her husband recovers in a Iowa City hospital. Local and regional social activity includes trips, visits, and vacations among families from Creston and nearby towns with multiple households traveling east and to Indiana.
Hospital Admissions And Dismissals Noted In Brief
Admitted yesterday were Clarence W. Work of Ainsworth for surgery and Oak D. Henry of Brighton as a medical patient. Tonsillectomies performed today include Jack Fields of 219 W Harrison, Connie Hesseltine of Route 2, Harley Young at 409 E Jefferson, Louie Jones of 410 E Madison, and Eddie Bailey of 403 W Washington. Dismissed today is Floyd Bedwell of Des Moines.
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Clarence W. Work
Ainsworth
Oak D. Henry
Brighton
Jack Fields
W. Harrison Street
Connie Hesseltine
Harley Young
E. Jefferson Street
Louie Jones
E. Madison Street
Eddie Bailey
W. Washington Street
Floyd Bedwell
Des Moines
Country Club Hosts Stag Dinner After Open Golf Tourney
About 75 members gathered at the country club house for a stag dinner after rounds of golf. They discussed the recent open tournament, which attracted 112 players from outside Washington. Ray Whitehead chaired the organizing committee, and Bob Taylor of Boston won the event at Dr. A. W. Clow’s home.
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Country Club
Washington
Ray Whitehead
Bob Taylor
Boston
Dr. A. W. Clow
Goff Buys Out Partner Wellman Advance
John Viasman, long-time manager of Wellman Implement, sold his interest to Clarence Goff of Washington. Goff has partnered with Vinasman since the firm’s start in 1944 and holds a patent on the Red Dog tractor hitch and wheel cleaner.
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Goff
Wellman Advance
John Viasman
Wellman Implement Company
Clarence Goff
Washington
Vilasman
Vinsman
Vitamins in Eggs Provide Key Nutrients for Health
The yolk of eggs contains most vitamins including riboflavin for vigor thiamin or B1 for nerves and energy niacin for metabolism vitamin K to aid clotting vitamin A for tissues and vitamin D aiding calcium and phosphorus utilization in the body.
Floods Threaten Ottumwa Again in Record Inundation
Fort Dodge reports a record flood inundating 150 Otumwa homes. Red Cross secretary Maxine Campbell says 450 people were evacuated and housed at the junior high school. A state guard unit and a National Guard company from Fort Dodge are on duty for guard and support tasks.
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Fort Dodge
Maxine Campbell
Red Cross
State Guard
National Guard
Flood Devastates Town With 1200 Residents Homeless
As Told to United Press a flash flood swept through Lown Nebraska. The Platte River surged to four and a half miles wide, submerging the business district and leaving 1200 residents homeless. Furniture moved to churches and schools for shelter. one man, Joshua Tubbs, suffered a heart attack and was moved by boat to care. Wooden saddle stirrups floated away as residents endured isolation and effort to rescue marooned couples.
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United Press
Main Street
Platte
Nebraska
Baptist Church
Joshua Tubbs
St. Joseph
Lown
Platte River
New Orleans
Meanses name daughter Barbara Jo in Mt. Pleasant
Mr and Mrs George Means of Mt Pleasant named their daughter Barbara Jo. She weighed seven pounds four ounces and was born Friday. She has a brother, Eddie. Louise German traveled to Des Moines to visit her sister Velma. Mrs Ruth M Beaty returned from Iowa City where she visited her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Edwin Delaney and their three months old son Bill who has been very ill. Bill is home now and improving.
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George Means
Mt. Pleasant
Barbara Jo
Eddie
Ruth M. Beaty
Loway City
Edwin Delaney
Bill
Iowa City
Iowa Proclaims Soil Conservation Week
Governor Robert D. Blue designates June 21 to June 28 as Soil Conservation Week to urge all Iowans to observe erosion ravages and farms adopting soil conservation practices. The message highlights districts, cooperation with Iowa State College, and federal support to protect farming as the state’s core industry.
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Iowa
United
48Th
General Assembly
State Soil Conservation Committee
Iowa State College
Extension Service
United States Soil Conservation Service
Robert D. Blue
Ainsworth Drives Salvation Army Fund Drive
John W. Elliott reports a solid response to Salvation Army appeal letters in Ainsworth with some donors still to hear from. Envoy Abner Bolander will visit next week to finalize the campaign, which funds local welfare and a regional program of homes clinics and centers.
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Ainsworth
John W. Elliott
Salvation Army Service Unit
Fllistt
R. M. Whitehead
Salvation Army
Europe
Japan
Riverside Leader appoints Bob Bushek editor after Mannion exit
Edward Mannion resigns as managing editor of the Riverside Leader. Bob Bushek, son of Edward and Mrs Bushek of Riverside and a 1947 St Mary’s graduate, takes over and his first issue appears Friday. Mrs Mannion and her husband plan to move to North Bend Oregon then Alaska to continue newspaper work.
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Edward Mannion
Riverside Leader
Mannion
Kansas
North Bend
Oregon
Alaska
Robert Bushek
Edward Bushek
St. Mary's High
Bushek
Leader
Wellman
Harold Cress
Donald
Edward Worthmann
Agnes
Dorothy Brophy
Davenport
Leo Brophy
Iowa National Guard Camp at Camp Dodge in August
The first postwar summer encampment of Iowa National Guard ground forces will run August 18 to 22 at Camp Dodge. Brigadier General Charles H. Grehl announced a five day school style camp with all ground units and new units to attend. Maj. Gen. Ray C. Fountain will command the camp, with units from Des Moines Iowa City Fairfield Cedar Falls Sioux City Cedar Rapids Dubuque and many other cities participating.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Camp Dodge
Charles H. Grehl
Iowa Adjutant General
Ray C. Fountain
34Th Division
Iowa City
Fairfield
Cedar Falls
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Waterloo
Webster City
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Sheldon
le Mars
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Boone
Chariton
Villisca
Centerville
Jefferson
Audcubon
Glenwood
Atlantic
Red Oak
Clinton
Davenport
Ida Grove
Flood Relief Drive by Camp Fire Girls in Ottumwa
Camp Fire Girls Crone and Suaiy Miller lead a flood relief drive collecting clothing, canned foods, money, and home goods. A truck is secured to transport supplies to Ottumwa headquarters as volunteers urge households to contribute for all sizes and needs.
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Crone
Suaiy Miller
Camp Fire
Ottumwa
Washington
Russian atomic plant blast claim shocks Chico
Father Bernard Hubbard said a Soviet atomic energy plant exploded a year ago due to missing know-how. He described a wide blast zone and multiple scientist deaths near Moscow, asserting his source is authoritative.
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Chico
Cal
Russia
Bernard Hubbard
Father Hubbard
Moscow
Shine on Wool Suit Seats and Sleeves Tips
Clothing experts explain shine results from soil and matting of wool fibers. They recommend removing soil with cleaning fluid, sponging with water and a few drops of ammonia or vinegar, and lifting the nap by brisk brushing or even fine sanding.
Chib-Families Hold Ice Cream Social Fundraiser
Fifteen Rural Woman’s club families gathered at Doyle Jarrard home for an ice cream social. Guests included Loy al Febinger of Denver, Dorothy Dowell of Buffalo, Myrna and Gary Welcher of Mt. Pleasant, Patricia Hotte of West Chester, and Bessie Palmer. A silent auction raised funds for the club treasury as members enjoyed homemade ice cream with cake.
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Rural Woman's Club
Doyle Jarrard
Loyal Febinger
Denver
Colo
Dorothy Dowell
Buffalo
N. Y
Myrna
Gary Welcher
Mt. Pleasant
Patricia Hotte
West Chester
Bessie Palmer
Lloyd Humston
Alice Hunter
Grant Humston
Lois and
Darrene Humston
Mary Jane Rhodebeck
Miss Hotle
Miss Welcher
Entertain Group At Mexican Dinner
Mr and Mrs Roger Sherman hosted a Mexican dinner for 16 guests at their home to celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary. The group surprised the couple with a gift and after dessert guests played bridge at four tables with Mr and Mrs Verle Gallagher earning high scores and Milo Sorden with Mrs Earl Loveless taking low scores.
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Roger Sherman
Verle Gallagher
Milo Sorden
Earl Loveless
House approves VOA broadcasts measure for foreign info
The House passed and sent to the Senate a measure authorizing Voice of America broadcasts and other State Department foreign information and cultural activities. The roll call vote stood 272 to 97.
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Voice OF America
Washington
House
Clinton Mayor Resigns in Clinton Iowa
Mayor John W. Carlsen of Clinton resigns at a special city council meeting. He was the first Democratic mayor in a decade and asked to be relieved of duties as soon as possible.
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Clinton
Iowa
John W. Carlsen
Carlsen
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