Birthday supper honors VFW Junior Unit history
The Junior Unit of the VFW and Auxiliary marked its February birthday with a supper at the local VFW Hall. The unit, organized February 1953 with Velma Pint installing, grew from 20 to 22 members and has hosted and assisted youth and charitable events across Iowa since its founding.
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VFW
Velma Pint
Des Moines
Margaret Crawford
Washington
Winfield
Marshalltown
Veteran's Hospitals
Iowa
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Children's Hospital
Iowa City
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Knoxville
Cherokee
Jane MecGaffey
Monica McCarthy
Daylene McAvoy
Molly Kneen
Trudy Hysell
Carolyn McDonald
Linda Lee
Karen Lance
Alice Kay Scranton
Columbus Principal Named Chairman Of Wesleyan Endowment
Howard McElhinney, Columbus High School principal, named chairman of the Iowa Wesleyan College Living Endowment program in Louisa county by Joseph Panther, national chairman of the Living Endowment council. W.H. Winder is closing out stock of men's and boys clothing and girls shoes to devote time to his Wapello store.
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Columbus Junction
Howard McElhinney
Columbus High School
Iowa Wesleyan College
Louisa County
Joseph Panther
Pleasant
W.H. Winder
Weather Oddities Reported On Miller Farm In Winter
Farmers near Miller South Dakota reported unusual winter activity with sheep lambing hens setting and hens moulting twice while lightning was seen twice during a single week on the Wales cot ton farm.
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Wales
Here
Quadruplet bear cubs found in Kalkaska County den
In Kalkaska County near Traverse City Michigan four black bear cubs with closed eyes were discovered with their mother who had been killed by hunters. District game supervisor Floyd Kellum noted the litter is unusual as black bears typically have two cubs in January or February. Cubs were found by Ted Spencer and Elgie Van Den Hout during rabbit hunting.
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Traverse City
Mich
Kalkaska County
Floyd Kellum
Ted Spencer
Elgie van den Hout
Nixon Has Check Up At Army Hospital
Vice President Richard M. Nixon visited the White House clinic for a quick medical look see after a National Security Council meeting with President Eisenhower. He recently underwent a thorough periodic physical at Walter Reed Army Hospital as health-minded Eisenhower urges key aides to do the same. A Tallahassee man was questioned after attempting to purchase an FBI badge in Thomasville Ga just before Eisenhower’s Georgia visit, a reminder that the FBI does not handle presidential security.
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United Press
White House
Washington
National Security Council
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Federal
Tallahassee
Fla
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomasville
FBI
United States Secret Service
Demo Candidates Busy in Midwest
Stevenson and Kefauver campaign across Minnesota and Wisconsin as Eisenhower backs a second term. Wisconsin GOP awaits Eisenhower approval for a blue plate slate amid filing deadlines. A burglar in Gary, Indiana shattered 30 whisky bottles in a drug store.
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Midwest
Chicago
Adlair Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Minnesota
Kefauver
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
John Chapple
Ashland
Chapple
William Knowland
Calif
Gary
Ind
Year 1956 Likely To Be Among Hottest on Record
The piece discusses 1956 as a likely hot year with high US spending needs for foreign aid. It notes pressure from abroad for American financial help amid Cold War tensions, and mentions President Eisenhower’s request for about 4.86 billion dollars for foreign aid and a proposal to authorize 100 million dollars annually for a decade for under developed countries. It also includes commentary on neutralism and European spending attitudes.
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United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Congress
John Foster Dulles
Washington Dispatches
Average American Wastes Months In Eating His Meals
Chicago report notes a time motion study showing Americans waste about half a year of life eating due to knife and fork handling. Don Roth argues for continental technique to save minutes per entrée and total life time.
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Emily Post
Roth
Chicago
Don Roth
Blackhawk
Columbus Voc ag Egg and Grain Show Highlights Winners
Columbus Jct Feb 28 The Columbus high school agriculture department sponsored an egg and grain show for farmers and students on Feb 27 Entries were judged Tuesday with first prizes of 1 announced for grains best ten ears yellow corn Gerald Allen best ear yellow corn Jim Miller longest ear yellow corn Donald Wehmeyer gallon of oats Gerald Allen gallon of soy beans Gene Enke Six inch slab alfalfa Gary Todd six inch slab clover Wendell Piper six inch slab timothy Jack Swain gallon silage Ed Vilrips Philip Stromer and Darrel Richards all first prize winners gallon of chopped hay Jack Swain six inch slab mixed hay Benny Buffington White onions five specimens Warren Greene yellow onions five specimens Jack Wain white potatoes five pounds Gene Enke Dozen white eggs Gene Enke dozen brown eggs Doran Cutkamp dozen mixed eggs Jack Swain largest egg Gene Enke smallest egg Wendell Piper Novelty class grain and egg Gene Enke
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Columbus Junction
Agriculture Department of the Columbus High School
Gerald Allen
Jim Miller
Donald Wehmeyer
Gene Enke
Gary Todd
Wendell Piper
Jack Swain
Ed Vilrips
Philip Stromer
Darrel Richards
Benny Buffington
Doran Cutkamp
Burdick Presses Free Bread in House Restaurant Row
North Dakota Republican Rep Usher L Burdick lamented the lack of free bread in the House restaurant and the requirement to pay for bread and string beans. He questioned costs, noting potential eight thousand five hundred dollars annually, and joked about using North Dakota flour to supply bread.
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Washington
Usher L. Burdick
North Dakota
Republican
William Brockwell
Burdick Vs Brockwell
North Dakota Congressman Defends Beans Stand in Letter
The congressman vows not to be forced to eat foods he dislikes, invoking the Fifth Amendment and constitutional rights. He emphasizes free enterprise and national ideals while resisting string beans over bread policy, expressing confidence in his position despite potential setbacks.
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North Dakota
Gleede Dolds Hosts At Coppock Sunday To Illinois Guests
COPPOCK Feb 29 Mr and Mrs R R Carlson of Galesburg Tl and A J Carlson of Mt Pleasant were Sunday guests in the Gleede Dole home. Mr and Mrs M Benson moved last weekend from their present farm south of Mt Pleasant to a farm northeast of Crawfordsville. Mrs Harlan Diers of Brighton called on Mrs Gleede Cold Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harold Ricks and family and Mr and Mrs Dennis Hill of Wayland were Sunday dinner guests in the Glenn Hesser home. Mr and Mrs Good and family were callers Friday evening in the Ella Merchant home. Mr Good is the granddaughter of Mrs Merchant.
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Glenn Hesser
Raymond Good
Ella Merchant
Good
Tucson
Ariz
Merchant
Local Social and Obituary Notes From Washington and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Fred Edwards of Washington visited Mrs Fred Cold on Sunday afternoon. Mrs John Van Sant has been unwell for weeks. Mr and Mrs W L Volger of Davenport spent the weekend with daughter Mrs Arthur Sinn and family. The ISU crew reset poles from Wayland to Coppock. Dr Mast called on Mrs Gleede Dold Tuesday evening. she has been ill 12 weeks. Dorothy Wieneke underwent an appendectomy at Washington County Hospital last Saturday and is improving. Mrs Pearl Mourey and daughter of New London are visiting Frank Manning’s family. Harold Armstrong of Wayland died last week. Will Rogers and Wiley Post burial noted south of Edmond, Oklahoma.
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Fred Edwards
Washington
Fred
John van Sant
W.L. Volger
Davenport
Arthur Sinn
ISU
Wayland
Coppock
Mast
Gleede Dold
Dold
Dorothy Wieneke
Washington County Hospital
Pearl Mourey
New London
Frank Manning
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