Local residents report medical admissions and birth
Charles F. Harvey of Brighton was admitted yesterday for surgery and discharged this morning. Mrs. William Crayne of route one was admitted last night as a surgical patient. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nelson of route one are parents of a seven pound eight ounce daughter born at 3 30 this morning. Mrs. John Blum of Harper underwent a tonsillectomy this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Harvey
Brighton
William Crayne
Route One
Carl Nelson
John Blum
Harper
War Veterans Seek Work Here
A Washington area veterans employment effort lists a high school graduate with junior college study and army service as seeking work until fall college enrollment. He taught in the army for a year and later served as an armore gunner over two years, with plans to start college in the fall. Local employers are urged to contact the employment service for opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington High School
Washington Junior College
Army
Lay
Don Githens
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Arctic daylight accelerates plant growth at Fort Yukon
The article notes that some plants like cabbages grow faster in the Arctic due to continuous daylight in summer. It cites Fort Yukon, Alaska, where temperatures swing from 65 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, providing as much growing time as two ordinary tropical days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Tropics
Fort Yukon
Alaska
Military addresses and local notices from Caldwell region
Local notes list new addresses for servicemen including T/5 William L Caldwell in San Francisco and Lt Robert Porter at Fort Knox. Also Pvt Wayne A Witthoft at Fort Belvoir and Sgt W E Gray at Grand Island. Tax payment deadline set for March 30 with mail option. Social updates cover Keith Wehr and Kenton Mangold meeting in Washington, D C and visits by Russel Selett family to Proph ets town. Cpl Nc McCleery arrives on east coast as 546th Anti Aircraft unit ships from LeHavre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Nc McCleery
546Th
New York
J. W. McAndrew
LeHavre
Globe Trotters Triumph Over Y Team 45 to 40 at HS Gym
The Globe Trotters beat the Washington Y team 45 to 40 before a large crowd of 832 at the high school gym. The Trotters held the lead most of the game, closing with late baskets and entertaining plays as both teams delivered strong basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Trotters
Washington “Y
Trotters
Edwards
Jones
Parsons
Boyd
As-As Ann
White, & Hiss Ethingates
Washington
Norris
Dunwoody
McFarland
Marshall
Whitehead
W. Chambertin
Tucker
Herron
Rulir
Man Pays For Car Wash Then Skips Police Squad Car
Henry Lundberg, 51, was sentenced to wash a police squad car as punishment for disorderly conduct. He did the chores poorly, washing almost every car on the street except the squad car and charging a small fee for each vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Lundberg
Lundberg
Waverly and Sioux City Triumph in State Tourney Opener
Waverly opened the 1946 boys state basketball tournament by beating Wiota 38 to 26, led by John Laurie and Duane Brandt with 12 and 10 points. East Sioux City defeated Preston 42 to 23 to reach the second round, led by Dan Thompson 13 and Harlan Davis 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Waverly
Wiota
Cass County
Go- Hawks
Martin Brandes
Viota
John Laurie
Duane Brandt
Bob ‘Armstrong
Sioux City
Preston
Milton Delzell
Dan Thompson
Harlan Davis
Wally Warner
Ames
Clinton
Crawfordsville
Aluminum uses then and now dominate many sectors
At the century’s start aluminum found broad use in cooking utensils electrical conductors marine construction architecture novelties and transportation and these applications remain among the largest consumers of the metal today.
Ancient town built on many levels found near Baghdad
The University of Chicago reports an ancient town laid out on sixteen successive levels about 250 miles from Baghdad. Artifacts include stone axes flint-toothed sickles corrugated pottery husking trays and underground grain bins. Beneath these layers lay evidence of nomadic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
University of Chicago
Dr Grice Speaks At Y s Men s Meet
D P Livingston vice president of Y s Men s club presided at last evening s dinner in the absence of president Willis Jones. Guests Ever ett K Burham and Richard Boyer attended. Dr E E Grice spoke on the political system in Egypt and the near East. A talent tryout followed for a proposed home talent play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Livingston
Y’s Men’s Club
Willis Jones
Everett K. Burham
Richard Boyer
John Owen
E. E. Grice
Egypt
Near East
Heights Club Hostess Mary Starr Hosts April Meeting
Mrs. Mary Starr hosted the Heights club yesterday afternoon with members socializing and playing bingo. The April meeting is planned at Mrs. Wilbur Jackson's country home with St. Patrick's day themed refreshments served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Starr
The
Heights Club
Wilbur Jackson
St. Patrick's
Garden Group Roll Call at Fortnightly Club Meeting
Garden department section one of the Fortnightly club met last evening at Mrs. R. L. Muench home with Mrs. R. S. Warfel presiding. Roll call responses referenced famous gardens and attendees spoke of garden visits. Speidel noted 400 crocus in bloom. Snakenberg spoke on sprays and insecticides and Yard discussed taking out a garden insurance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Muench
R. S. Warfel
N. M. Speidel
Paul Snakenberg
Irene Yard
Reward Offered for Buck Body Finder in Cedar River
In Cedar Rapids Iowa March 20 a 206 reward was posted by relatives for information leading to the discovery of the body of Howard Buck 28 Mount Ayr believed drowned in the Cedar River near Mt Ver non last week Buck was working with two companions in a boat that overturned near a bridge on highway 261 Vallum and Dudley survived stating Buck swam toward shore Dragging operations are hampered by high waters from recent heavy rains while patrols continue along the river shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Howard Buck
Mount Ayr
Cedar River
Mt. Vernon
Linn County
Bob Spooner
Buck
William Vallum
C. Dudley
Spooner
House Passes Farm Lending Bill to Create Independent Agency
The House sent to the Senate a bill to remove all farm lending agencies from the Agriculture Department and place them in a new independent agency. The measure passed 239 to 80 amid clashes with Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson who opposed the move. Rep. Harold D. Cooley led the opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Agriculture Department
Harold D. Cooley
N. C
Clinton P. Anderson
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Pecans as Fat Substitute in Pastry
Extension specialists advise pecans ground finely can substitute half the fat in pastry. Use pecan mix like plain pastry and bake as usual for added fats and protein with vitamins B and minerals.
Mrs. M. Atkinson Elected President of V.F.W. Auxiliary
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary met at K. C. hall with Mrs. David McGaffey presiding. New members Lorene Coakley and Mary A. Hesseltine were welcomed. Delmar Yoder and Beatrice Huston initiated. A $5 Red Cross donation and gifts for retiring state president Hedrick Olson and local Post member Dan Rohrer were approved. New officers named include Mrs. Marsh Atkinson as president and others across senior vice, junior vice, treasurer, chaplain, conductress, guard, and trustee slots. A joint social with the Post was announced for Tuesday evening, with committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Coakley
Mary A. Hesseltine
Delmar Yoder
Beatrice Huston
Hedrick Olson
Red Cross
Dan Rohrer
Post
Washington County Hospital
Marsh Atkinson
Margaret Keyser
Carl Replogle
Wilma Crawford
Cleo Shockey
June Lemley
John Pehler
McGaffey
Handcraft Group Reviews Table Decorations Program
The Fort nightly Handcraft department met with 18 members and Grace Shaw visiting. Mrs. L. R. Carbee led the session on table arrangements, featuring seasonal motifs and a June centerpiece bride’s cake display by Mrs. T. C. Davis, assisted by Sturgis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Turkington
Grace Shaw
L. R. Carbee
Byron Snder
Rank Longwell
Roy Lowash
T. C. Davis
Alvin Shaw
Floyd Sturgis
Ernest Beauchamp
W. R. Gross
F. ©. Surface
Sturgis
Morgan-McCleery Wedding in Oklahoma City
Mrs. Mary Walker Morgan and Samuel Collin McCleery will marry at 11 o clock Tuesday morning April 2 at the home of Mrs. Morgan's mother in Oklahoma City. Nicola McCleery serves as best man. parents of the groom-elect will attend. the bride is a University of Wisconsin graduate who worked as a laboratory technician during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walker Morgan
Samuel Collin McCleery
Howard L. McCleery
Washington
Iowa
Oklahoma City
Nicola McCleery
Basic Foods Basic Seven food chart overview
The Basic Seven chart lists seven groups: group one green and yellow vegetables. group two oranges tomatoes grapefruit. group three potatoes and other vegetables and fruits. group four milk and milk products. group five meat poultry fish or eggs. group six bread flour and cereals. group seven butter and fortified margarine with added vitamin A.
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Joe Melinsky
Astoria
Wolf’s Flower
Tankar Station
Iowa Ave
Crawfordsville Basketballers
Remington Electric
GEM
William L
Caldwell
Co. B
San Francisco
Calif
Orville Caldwell
Batavia
Town
Robert Porter
Arm’d Forces School
Fort Knox
Wayne A. Witthoft
A.S.F.T.C
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
W. E. Gray
Ade Air Base
Grand Island
Nebr
W. E. Howell
Keith Wehr
John Wehr
Kenton Mangold
Harold Mangold
Washington, D. C
Russel Selett
Jimmy
Larry
Prophetstown
Ill
Bruce Lipscomb
Selett
Jane Godfrey
Dutro
O. K. Rubber
Carlos Walling
State Theatre
Cherys
Nic
Scournrey
Coca-Cola Company
Burlington
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Ruanatecine
Coke
Coca-Cola
C C
Harlan
Diagonal
Moton
Bennie
Spike Jones
Stan Kenton
Dinah Shore
Martha Stewart
Perry Como
Sorden Music Go
East Side Square
Dr. Grice
Y’s Men’s
Garden Group
M. Atkinson
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
K. C. Hall
David McGaffey
Sulate
Burlington, Iowa
Harold Gray
South Third Ave
C.V. Grall
Morgan-McCleery
Hloms
Goodyear
Goodrich
Washington Oil Company
Doris Dodson
Haelmans
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