Local families visit and military discharges noted
Local news records visits of Mr. and Mrs. John Lytle and sons from Austin to see the Hull and Lytle homes. Discharged captain John Lytle and Max Schlatter return from service. Lt. Claudine Gent arrives stateside after service in Europe. Memorial Day monument work announced by Iowa Memorial LLC. Iowa Legion Auxiliary attendees listed. Ice routes start April 1. Living arrangements update for T. K. Gillespie and J. E. Kunath families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lytle
Richard and
John, II
Austin
Texas
H. C. Hull
Lloyd Lytle
Lytle
Iowa Memorial LLC
Rock of Ages Granite
S. W. Easter
Iowa Ave
Des Moines 1946 All State High School Basketball Team
The Journal and 36 Iowa papers name the 1946 all state squad after voting by coaches and officials. Three forwards two centers three guards comprise each unit with 11 players from 9 teams including Ames and Clinton. 2514 votes cast led by Ferguson Sowers Wolters and Jespersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
IDPA
Dean Burridge
Sylvester Wilhelms
Bob Freeman
Bob Wollers
Norman Jesperson
Max Sowers
Don Ferguson
Willard Gisel
the Journal
Iowa Daily Press Association
Allstater
Cerro Gordo
Ventura
Clinton's
River Kings
Tiny Danbury
Ames Cyclones
Danbury Maroons
Harlan Cyclones
Iowa City Little Hawks
LeMars Bulldogs
Marshalltown Bobcats
Montour Cardinals
East Sioux City Black Raiders
Waverly
Go-Hawks
Ottumwa
LeMars
Gene Gettys
Harlan
Ames
Ferguson
Clinton
John Estes
North
Allstate Selection Committee of
John Skrable
Sioux City Journal-Tribune
John May
Cherokee Times
Roger Rosenblum
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Sydney Scholar
Clinton Herald
Percy Carney
Nevada Journal
Douglas LaMont
Keokuk Gate-City
Walter Tracy
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Norman Jespersen
Cedar Falls
Sowers
Bob Wolters
Keokuk
Gaylord Anderson
Abraham Lincoln
Council Blufffs
Honor Roll Names From Little Six and Nearby Schools
On the honor roll are listed students from Little Six schools and surrounding areas. Forwards include Pauls, Washington, Coppage, Ft. Madison, Clayton, Ottumwa, Gingerich, Kalona, Martin, Crawfordsville, Proffit, Muscatine, Roth, Wayland, Wright, New London, Centers Sanford, Columbus Junction, Jackson. Guards include Vacha Washington, Davey Crawfordsville, Lewis Ft. Madison, Paetz Muscatine, Roth Wayland, Schafer Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Six
Pauls
Washington
Coppage
Ft. Madison
Clayton
Ottumwa
Gingerich
Kalona
Martin
Crawfordsville
Proffit
Muscatine
Roth
Wayland
Wright
New London
Centers
Sanford
Columbus Junction
Jackson
Vacha
Davey
Lewis
Paetz
Schafer
Local 6 5 players lead teen laden basketball beat
Bill Tank of Marshalltown stands 6 feet 5 inches as part of a young squad with two 16 year olds. The first team averages 17 years old, 170 pounds, 6 feet tall and is 6/8 senior and 2/8 junior. Dick Day of Central Sioux City guards alongside Bob Norris East Sioux City and Duane Brandt of Waverly, youngest at 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Dean Burridge
Sylvester Wilhelmi _ LeMars
Bob Freeman
Iowa City H
Bob Vollerseee
Don Ferguson
Ottumwa
Willard Gisel
Ventura
Wayne Ryan
Cherokee
Abraham Lincoln Gaylord Anderson
Olva
George Webber
Waterloo
Gene Gettyses
Bob Norris
Sioux City
John Estes
Des Moines Guard
Ray Henely
Mason City Guard
Bob Tvedt
Ee Montour
Dick Garth
Clear Lake
James Egli
Manson
Elton Tuttle
Center
Danbury
Bill Tank
Marshalltown
LeRoy Watts
Duane Brandt
Waverly
Virgil Adams
Grinnell
Senio
Little Six Indoor Track Meet Tonight
Coach Gus Alsip takes 11 boys to the Little Six indoor track meet in Iowa City. Entrants include Dick Dare Wayne Marshall Joe Sweet Jack Zook Wayne Pratt Bob Kleese Bob Noonan Jack Pauls Bob Livingston Grant Walker and Keith Williams. Washington will run in the 50 yard dash and multiple hurdle and distance events including relays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Alsip
Iowa City
Dick Dare
Wayne Marshall
Joe Sweet
Jack Zook
Wayne Pratt
Bob Kleese
Bob Noonan
Jack Pauls
Bob Livingston
Grant Walker
Keith Williams
Washington
Track Team Faces Trip Loss with Added Illness
Don Wilson, a member of the squad, developed appendicitis and cannot join the trip. The team plans to compete in shot put pole vault high jump and broad jump events despite the setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wilson
Red Cross Collections Top $761 at Two Theaters
Pratt Bros. reports theater collections for Red Cross in Washington County during March 20 to 26 totaled 761.61 dollars. A check for that amount was handed to the Red Cross as part of the county drive toward an $8,000 goal for 1946. The theater drive period is now finished and patrons won’t be asked to contribute further at future shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Fox
Washington
Pratt Bros
Washington County
New foil lining to block interior moisture
A new treatment for interior surfaces uses a thin foil of aluminum and copper as a base for wallpaper. Placed over plaster, the foil acts as a moisture barrier to keep dampness out of homes.
Production Lag in 1946 Tied to Price Relaxation
Phillip P. Page of the Chicago Journal of Commerce told Des Moines business leaders that national production will lag through 1946 unless OPA price ceilings are relaxed. He warned unemployment could reach 6 to 9 million if prices remain high and urged retaining controls on rents and some basic metals while allowing wage increases only with price relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Marenzy
Phillip P. Page
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Page
CPA
OPA
Fage
Gibson Defeats Wyman in Overtime Showdown
In the amateur independent Peetball tournament at the Y, Gibson edged Wyman 35 to 34 after a tight 17-17 halftime deadlock. What Cheer defeated North English 57 to 37 in the opening game, with Aldinger and Roland of What Cheer and Calvert of North English leading a scoring spree.
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Gibson
Wyman
What Cheer
Aldingjer
Roland
Calvert
Nichols
Washington
Olds
Morning Sun Community Club
Sharon
Wayland
Webster
West Chester
Aldinger
Willes
Thomas
Owe
Carsten
A. Aa Pee
Warner
Berry
Miller
McCombs
Steinbe
Little
R Bates
Soults
Taylor
Telnet
Finke
Kracaw
Jones
Pete Pe
R. Humphrey
Humphrey
Seidler
Smith
Gas Bottle A New Auto Accessory For Firefighting
A novel automobile device uses an air bottle filled with carbon dioxide to act as a portable fire suppressant and an emergency tire inflator. The compact unit mounts under the hood for quick access in emergencies.
Baldrige speaks on Germany after service
Major Baldrige, former occupational zone commander in Germany, told the Methodist church men that a large U.S. occupation force is unnecessary. He argued Germany can rebuild a self sustaining economy if war industries are curbed and democratic processes grow, noting city food shortages and wartime moral decline. The talk followed an oyster supper as group singing occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
al Baldrige
Methodist Church
Baldrige
Herb Osinicup
George Dare
Theodore Brown
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Update
Mrs. Mary Alred of Coppock had an emergency appendectomy yesterday afternoon. Marsha Davis of Crawfordsville underwent an appendectomy this morning. Peter J. Roth of Wayland was admitted today as a medical patient. Discharges include Mrs. Leon Hammes and daughter Linda Lee of Harper, Mrs. Milo Steele Jr. and son Michael Richard of 129 West Harrison Street, Mrs. Carl Ward and daughter Carlene Anne of 603 South Avenue C, Eva Denny of 10914 South Marion Avenue expects dismissal this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alred
Coppock
Marsha Davis
Crawfordsville
Peter J. Roth
Wayland
Leon Hammes
Linda Lee
Harper
Milo Steele, Jr
Michael Richard
West Harrison Street
Carl Ward
Carlene Anne
South Avenue
Eva Denny
South
Marion Avenue
First Russian Settlement in Alaska in 1784
The earliest Alaska settlement was established by Russians at Three Saints on Kodiak Island in 1784, marking the region's initial European foothold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Three Saints
Kodiak Island
Mt Pleasant Junior High P I A elects new president
Mrs Pearl Robertson Cochran has been chosen to lead the Mt Pleasant Junior High P I A as president for the coming year. Remember Saturday March 30 is the last day to pay tax without penalty by mail to County Treasurer W E Howell. Myrtle Robertson of Wellman, discharged from the WAC in October, is now employed in purchasing at Shactner Pen Company Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Robertson Cochran
Mt. Pleasant Junior High P. 'l’. A
W. E. Howell
Myrtle Ropertson
Wellman
WAC
Shactrer Pen Company
Fort Madison
Urges Control of New Insecticides
Chicago dispatch reports Herb C. Kelly, president of the Colorado division of the Izaak Walton League, warns at the league’s 24th annual convention that uncontrolled use of DDT and similar insecticides would upset nature. He calls for restrained use and development of reasonable pest and predator controls. He states DDT should be discarded as its purpose was to destroy all life exposed to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herb C. Kelly
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Izaak Walton League of America
League
Kelly
Baby Recovers After Cologne Ingestion Incident
Eleven month old Beatrice Sutton in Los Angeles is recovering after drinking two bottles of her mother’s cologne. Doctors pumped her stomach and expect full recovery once she sobers up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Beatrice Sutton
Oranges as Sweeteners in Desserts and Salads
Home economists advise using orange juice and sections to cut sugar in recipes such as orange gelatin dessert by a third to a half. Orange bits or slices can sweeten slaw or grated carrots. Mrs Hugh Morris of Cotter and the Stearns were Sunday quinner guests in the Davis home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Morris
Cotter
The
Stearns
Davis
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R. J. Tanner
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Fred L. Stewart
Palmer Schilling
Catherine Swift
Wilson Coal Co
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Mast Main Street
D. J. Ross
J. E. Kunath
M. F. Kruger
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