Louisa Republican Women Session at Columbus Junction
Louisa county Republican Women met at Columbus Chautauqua park for a 1 PM luncheon and program. Speakers included Mrs Helen Verano state republican women's club Fairfield David Long Carl Reed of the state commerce commission and Mrs Margaret Hinderman. The group heard a Des Moines state convention report and noted visitors from Cambridge Illinois Conesville and Scott Field Illinois.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Helen Verano
Republican Women's Club
Fairfield
David Long
Carl Reed
State Commerce Commission
Margaret Hinderman
Wapello
Des Moines
C. G. King
Cambridge
Harry Abbott
Conesville
Norman Hankins
Set. Hankins
Scott Field
Ill
King
Abbott
N. M. Rippey
Theodore M. Balcoff
New York City
Meredith
Alfred Preston Jump
A. Preston Jump
Suffern
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Fifth Ave
Presbyterian Haven
Miss Baleoff
Local residents noted in brief family and military items
The column lists weddings and fiancés involving Meredith Blake, a local youth now in the Army Transport service, and John H. Alruth’s 80th birthday. It also covers furloughs for Corporal Milton P. Curtis and Corporal Randall Bebb, plus Lt. Joseph Clinton Green’s 115 day leave. Charles Gardner, born Columbus City, died in Los Angeles at 86. W. S. McConahay reports 83 park visitors. Abaca and sisal needs cited.
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T. M. Balcoff
Presbyterian Church
Columbus High School
Virginia Interment College
Bristol
University of Wisconsin
New York
Meredith Blake
Jump
New York City
Seventh Regiment
United State Army Transport Service
Cpl
Randall Bebb
Stout Field
Indianapolis
Ind
R. D. Bebb
T. Robert A. Garrett
Indiantown Gap
Frank Garrett
Charles Gardner
Los Angeles
Calif
Columbus
Gracehill Farms Hit by Severe Rain and Hail Storm
Gracehill reports an unusual electrical rain storm Monday evening with heavy rainfall and hail. Ground remains too wet to work as farmers had pushed long hours with tractors during hot days. Local notices include funerals, visits, and family health updates from Gracehill residents.
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Anna Williams
Gracehill
Dale Robertson
John Williams
Wade Page
Camp Dodge
Iowa State Guard
Lester Small
Frank Pratt
John Pratt
Prairie Flower Church social notes June gathering
A Prairie Flower church evening event hosted by Leonard Booth featured the Young Peoples class. Women cleaned the church while men cleaned and moved the yard. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Eldon Navy and Gary of Fairfield at the Carl Jarrard home. Oscar Sheetz and son Max were in Kalona for business calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Church
Leonard Booth
Prairie Flower Young Peoples
Eldon Navy
Gary
Fairfield
Carl Jarrard
Oscar Sheetz
Max
Kalona Tues
Residents visit kin and prepare for camp at Dodge
Local residents visited relatives including Maxine Fulton and Lorene Booth. Dale Sheetz and 40 Iowa State Guard members prepared for two weeks at Camp Dodge. Families plus travels to Galesburg and Moline noted as chicken pox recovery and house cleaning continued.
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Fred Kleinschmidt
Joan
Iowa City
Harold Booth
St. Charles
Myral Smith
Crawfordsville
Earl Booth
Dale Sheetz
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
Everette Plecker
Lloyd Plecker
Virginia Sheetz
Whaling Nation Sees Fire Causes in Various Sectors
U S fire causes split across sectors with lightning triggering eight of a hundred in the whal sector and five of forty in the national forest. Smokers and incendiaries contribute notable numbers along with brush burning. Railroads and miscellaneous items show smaller shares with several categories remaining unknown in national figures.
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United States
National Forest
Deson Ant Bedspread Crafted by Georgia Households
A description of popular bedspreads created by Revolutionary era housewives using wagon wheels as hoops for embroidery. The needle-tuft spread remains handmade in Georgia with a modern electric punch wall needle assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgis
Peace and peace treaty in senate decision urged
A reader letter to a senator argues peace treaties must be ratified by the United States Senate and stresses the impact of wartime decisions on the world. The author, with a mention of Roosevelt Churchill Chiang Kai-shek and Stalin, urges thoughtful leadership and a humane, lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
United States Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Joe Stalin
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P. L. Etter
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Duplite
Sorrell
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West Madison
Soldiers Patrol
Detroit
Briggs Stadium
John H. Alruth
New Guinea
Lae
U. S
Richard S. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Ernest A. Harris
Morristown
Tenn
Bong
Harris
North Africa
U. S. Army Air Force
News of the Day Newsweed ( International
Keota
Cyrus Chapman
Washington
Wisconsin
Owen Chapman
Lewis, Wise
J. O. Kirton
California
Snowball
Maxine Fulton
Lorene Booth
Walter Kyl
Adolph Guenther
Charles Stewart
Glenn Knapp
Pennsylvania
Senator
Jim
Gol
Abe Laecoln
Gettysburg
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Evening Journal
Grant Wood
Art Institute of Change
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