Local Notes Track People And Markets In Small Town
Brighton visitors include Mrs Lester Fry who visited sister Mrs Russel Icenbice in Sigourney. Tax reminders flagged with penalties for April 1. Hogs bought daily with latest quotations by Wayne Limerman. Local moves include Rinner family relocating near Crawfordsville and Edmonds family moving to Lovwita County. Hosiery sale at Brown's Shoe Fit Co features nylon stock. Easter plans involve Raymond Rittenhouse returning from Korea to St Louis and possibly Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Rittenhouse
San Francisco
Korea
Red Cross
St. Louis
Washington
Welcome Home William Marie Family in Young America
In Young America March 16 residents celebrate Mr. and Mrs. William Marie Sr returning from Rochester Minnesota where he slowly recovers. The community notes visits, birthdays, church services, a birthday for Mrs. Dodson, and upcoming wedding bells while references to Humston family activities and local sick lists appear amid parish and school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Ward
Ward
Golia Miller
Fred Downing
Russell Miller
R. J. Tanner
Mt. Pleasant
Lloyd Humston
William Marie
Rochester
Minn
Marie
Baby
Leo Marie
Leo
Vera Wolfe
Dodson
William Bell
Richard
Aker
Otto Bell
Air Corps
Jerry
Des Moines
Lloyd Humsto
Lois
Carl Phillips
Phillips
Brown
Peggy Ann
Richard Brown
Brighton
Darlene Humston
Bill Arnold
Dave Livingston
Orval Meeks
Young America
Humston
Grant Humston
Grandma
Grandpa Humston
Claude Rhodebeck
Frank Pringle
Palestine
Weather update and hog market note
Top on hogs at twenty five dollars. Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures rise tonight becoming warmer.
Radda Honored For Corn Yield at County Banquet
Radda won the state and county corn yield contests with 135.61 bushels per acre at a Washington County event sponsored by the VFW. Irwin Bomber, Ivan Hahn, Ed Beenblossom, Clarence Jarrard and Elmer Krantz were runners up with yields ranging from 2.20 to 80.12 bushels per acre. Jesse Radda praised entrants as VFW post hosts noted last year’s tough growing conditions. Russell shared his Europe trip and views on European farming recovery and food shortages. Radda’s trophies will be displayed at Lemmon's Jewelry window for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radda
V.F.W
Washington Post
Washington County
Irwin Bomber
Ivan Hahn
Ed Beenblossom
Clarence Jarrard
Elmer Krantz
Jesse Radda
V.F.W. Post
Russell
Europe
Vinton
Bomber
Pfeister
Hahn
Beenblossom
McAllister
Clarance Jarrard
Krantz
Old Age Assistance payments reach record high in Iowa
Old age assistance payments averaged 42.38 dollars to 48,532 Iowans this March, the highest on record. The March total was 57,070 dollars with an increase over February and March last year. Blind aid rose to 1,198 recipients, while aid to dependent children totaled 346,104 dollars, rising from February. An attachment to convert an electric iron into a Gleam iron is now available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Milk Storage Tip Declares Fridge Duty on Delivery
Milk should be stored in the refrigerator upon delivery due to light degrading riboflavin and vitamin G.
Move Without Wind in the Poplar and Aspen Stems
A description explains how poplar and quaking aspen have flat stems at right angles to the leaves so even a barely perceptible wind makes them sway. The text notes the unique motion of these trees in light air and the behavior of their branches.
Airport Earns Merit for Service At Local Field
The Washington airport received a Certificate of Merit for excellent service to transient pilots. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association investigated fields nationwide after pilot complaints and awarded certificates where service stood above average to this field managed by Fred Minden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Fred Minden
Admitted Today Jess Rodruck in Columbus City Medical
Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Carl P Jungbluth welcomed a son at 2 05 p m in Columbus City. The notices record the hospital admission and birth details for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Rodruck
Columbus City
Carl P. Jungbluth
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al * ST. John
Fagle
Lion
W. E. Howell, Co. Treas
M. F. Adams
Vera
Viola of Harper
Wayne Limerman
Marvin Rinner
Crawfordsville
Dora Jones
Ainsworth
Fiev' Jr. Edgmonds
Lovwita Count
Tom Duncan
L. R. Baker
Penney’s
Brown’s Shoe Fit Co
T. C. Davis
Davenport
John Kurtz
Verdi
Carl Nelson
Ray Stalder
Marguita
Maries
Young America Dist
Phil Antonoff
B and B Clothing
Dougherty Bros
Stover
Whitman
Robert Joyce Hutton Reynolds
Cecil Kellaway
Ernest Truex
Don McGuire Ransom Sherman
Ye P. Ae
Ainsworth State Bank
State Bank
Cumstance
Burlington Auditorium
G. la Verne
Flambo
Armstrong
Kiple & Deprenger Furniture
F. Washington St
UVM Lee
Speedway
van Camp
del Monte
Wom
East Side Square
Speedway Food Store
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