H. Wilson C. Bayles Wed at Iowa State
Mrs. J. A. Porter announces the marriage of her granddaughter Helen Joan Wilson of Oelwein to Charles Bayles of near Ames. The ceremony was at the collegiate church with a double ring service. The couple will reside in Ames where both are students.
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J. A. Porter
Helen Joan Wilson
Oelwein
Palmer Wilson
Charles Bayles
Near Ames
Bayles
Delta Delta House
Ames
Regular Meeting Yields Yarn Easter Bunnies
Oh Lets Go club met at Mrs. G. E. Reinert home with nine members. She displayed fancy work and members made yarn Easter bunnies. An afghan and baby jacket were completed. other projects started and to be continued at the next meeting at Mrs. Val Fuhr's home in two weeks.
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G. E. Reinert
Val Fuhr
Marriage brings large Washington wedding with 200 guests
The bride's father and mother were raised in Washington and Mrs. Porter is the only living grandparent of the bride. Mrs. Porter reported that over 200 guests attended the wedding.
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Washington
Percheron Horse Association Records 247,444 Registered
The Percheron Horse Association has registered 247,444 horses to date, averaging about 3,500 Percherons each year since the first stud book was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percheron Horse Association
Parsons College Queen Abigail Flynn Crowned at St Patrick Ball
Abigail Flynn daughter of Mr and Mrs William Flynn of near West Chester was chosen by Parsons College Fairfield student body to reign as Queen at the St Patrick s ball held last week. The March 17 ball is an annual event at Parsons.
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Abigail Flynn
William Flynn
West Chester
Parsons College
Fairfield
Parsons
Two Showers Honor Henrietta Stewart
Henrietta Stewart daughter of Mr and Mrs George C Stewart was honored at two showers ahead of her marriage to Robert McKenzie of Iowa City this Thursday. Mrs Gifford Morrison hosted a miscellaneous shower with Easter basket gifts and bridge games attended by relatives and friends including Mrs Merrill Harkness and Mrs Wilton Webb. A March 18 luncheon at Mrs J M Lloyd’s home accompanied the events with guests admiring gifts and spring decor. Mrs Carl McKenzie of Fairfield attended as in-law guest.
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Henrietta Stewart
George C. Stewart
Robert McKenzie
Iowa City
Gifford Morrison
Frank Miller
Miss Stewart
Miller
Ann Stewart
Tom Stewart
Ann
Mrs. Webb
Merrill Harkness
Dubuque
W. C. McGuire
William Hunt
Wilton Webb
Mount Vernon
Ill
George Stewart
Merle Turnipseed
Betty Hamil
Shirley Dunlap
Bonnie Jean Simpson
Edward McCutchen
Helen Stone
Wayne Limerman, Jr
Morrison
George Morrison
Emma Parnett
Manton Hebner
Theodore Bailey
Howard Freshwaters
J. M. Lloyd
Lloyd
Carl McKenzie
Fairfield
Fire fights fire with new flame thrower in NC forests
A North Carolina state fire warden unveils a specialized flame thrower designed to rapidly backfire during wildfire threats, aiming to protect forests and nearby communities. The device represents an aggressive tool in firefighting strategy.
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North Carolina
Sub-District F.F.A. Plans Summer Camp
Vocational Agriculture teachers from Muscatine West Branch Tipton DeWitt West Liberty Story City and Columbus Junction met at Washington High School for a three hour session. They discussed district and state F F A contests and began preliminary plans for a sub district F F A summer camp. A brief talk on livestock shows followed the business meeting. Afterward instructors and their wives shared a pot luck supper in the home economics department.
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Muscatine
West Branch
Tipton
DeWitt
West Liberty
Story City
Columbus Junction
Washington High School
Instruction School At Palmer Chicago Training on Foundation Garments
Marian and Ruth Bridges of E M Bridges & Company returned from Chicago where they spent last week at a Warner Brothers course on fitting foundation garments. The Palmer House hosted 55 Midwest business women for teaching and a March 19 revue Figures in Fashion. Models came from Bridgeport Paris Saks Fifth Avenue Marshall Field Eisenberg Lily Dache and featured the new long skirted Free Lift corselette.
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Marian
Ruth Bridges
E. M. Bridges & Company
Chicago
Warner Brothers Company
Warner
Palmer House
Midwest
Warner Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Astor Hotel
New York
Paris
Saksomn
Ainsworth People at Party for Veterans in Mt. Pleasant
Local residents attended a veterans party at Mt. Pleasant hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. Clarence Richards Mrs. Earl O Connor Mrs. Ray Wood Betty Bonnie Willard Correne Edmondson Larry Jerry Bean Mrs. Glen Lord and son Richard Mrs. Virgil Hering Sam Canott Mrs. Mary Townsend Mrs. Daryl Jones Mrs. Jesse Tomlinson Mrs. Lee Norris Mrs. Lee Hunt and Mrs. Arnold Brown. Unit No one of W. B. C. S. Methodist Church met Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Norris Ainsworth
Mt. Pleasant
Clarence Richards
Earl O’connor
Ray Wood
Betty
Bonnie and Willard
Correne Edmondson
Larry
Jerry Bean
Glen Lord
Richard
Virgil Hering
Sam Canott
Mary Townsend
Daryl Jones
Jesse Tomlinson
Lee Norris
Lee Hunt
Arnold Brown
Methodist Church
Social Calendar highlights local club meetings
The Community notes list events for the week including the Women’s Missionary Society United Presbyterian church session at 7 30 Jessie Bb Stewart as co host and Mrs J Russell Bell as speaker Damascus Shrine No 10 meets at 8 with officer elections West Chester Pythian Sisters initiate at 8 and a social hour Fortnightly Garden Department meets 2 30 with Mrs G F Baird Day Apart Service observed bring Methodist Woman magazine and Lenten offering. Snowball Social Club 2 0 0 p m elect officers Just Us Club 2 0 0 p m KK C regular meeting postponed to April second Thursday H J Club 2 in afternoon Homemakers 2 at Mrs Sam Munson Fleur De Lis 2 at Mrs Al Crone Child Study I postponed to April 1 Rural Women’s Club afternoon Heights Social Club 1 luncheon cooperative and dish to pass. Woman’s Council of Christian Church no March general meeting.
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Women's Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Jessie Bb. Stewart
J. Russell Bell
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
West Chester
Methodist Woman Magazine
Pauline Stewart
Robert Roberts
Just Us Club
L. L. Loveless
KK. C
H. J. Club
Earnest Strum
Homemakers Club
Sam Munson
al Crone
Fred Miller
Birthday List Brightens Community Notice
Special birthday greetings mark the Three Quarter Century Club as William John Edgar and others celebrate. March 25 brings a wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stephens. Various locals like Sheila Jo Perrin, Donald Lee McArtor, and Cecil Lee Horst have birthdays or anniversaries noted.
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William John Edgar
Harold Stephens
Sheila Jo Perrin
Kalona
Donald Lee McArtor
Cecil Lee Horst
Crawfordsville
Marvin Lowry
Roy Grecian
Stanley White
Tommy Eugene Hotle
Columbus Junction
Henry Schillig
Jeanne Strum
Wanda Marie Coffin
William Perdoeck
Marlene Kay Jones
Marilyn Cook
Tom West
Exploring Rare Gardens by the New York Botanical Garden
More than 250 expeditions have been sponsored by the New York Botanical Garden since its founding fifty years ago. Garden explorers have brought back to this country many plants new to science in America, which have become valuable to medicine industry and horticulture.
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New York Botanical Garden
America
Grade Crossing Deaths Decline From 1928 to 1946
The article notes a drop in railroad highway grade crossing fatalities in the United States, from 2 568 in 1928 to 1 852 in 1946, highlighting gains in safety over the period.
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United States
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Iowa State
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham
Augustana College Oratorio
Rimsky - Korsakovy
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Richard Crooks
Schubert
Ava Maria
Thomas L. Thomas
Rise Stevens
Sorden Music Co
East Side Square
Jom Duncan
College Queen
F.F.A
Palmer
Ainsworth
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Wards
Wards Catalog
Woman's Council of Christian Church
Orrie O'Connor
Ireland
Alaska
O'Connor
Glen Miller
Will Dea
Marvin Buck
University Hospital
Iowa
Hilda Olds
Louise Boileau
Estella McCaleb
Mildred Britton
Newton
Lloyd Houseal
Ottumwa
Rock Island
Glen Houseal
Britton
Mr. Houseal
Ohio
Daybrook Hydraulic
Bowling Green
International Soundphoto
Spurgeon
Kine Fabrics
Phane Box
Handkerchies
Cart
Scooter
Stephen Washington I
Imetr
Gibson Girl
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