Local residents bid fond farewell on long visits
Mrs Stanley Jones and daughter Judith left Mis morning for Terre Haute Ind after a five week stay with Mr and Mrs Albert Simpson. Mrs Jones took a short choir directing course and will lead a choir in the Evangelical church. Helen Carr recovers from a major operation in Washington county hospital. Mrs Fred Hanenstein of Columbus Junction visited yesterday. Mrs T Rothschild returned from Kansas City with relatives. Dora Chapman also visited Kansas City and then Iowa City. Rothschild sisters held a reunion in Springfield Mo with Mrs Paul Slaymaker. one sister and a brother could not attend.
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Stanley Jones
Judith
Mis Morning
Terre Tlante
Ind
Albert Simpson
Jones
Carolyn Hamilton
Evangelical
T. Rothschild
Kansas City
Ira Gastman
Dora Chapman
Iowa City
Rothschild
Jackson Riley
Springfield
Paul Slaymaker
Farm Bureau plans first policies May 10 in Iowa
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance, the new Farm Bureau auto insurer, will issue its first policies and begin operations May 10. Charter member drive runs through May 15 with county contests and awards. Town Farm Bureau launches auto insurance after studying and ending state Farm contracts. germination reports for several forages show variable viability.
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Des Moines
New Farm Bureau Automobile Insurance Company
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Johnson
State Farm Bureau
Town Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Town Farm Bureau
Germination high on most seed this year
Iowa State College Seed Laboratory tests show hybrid seed corn samples averaging 95 percent germination with some 95 to 100 percent. barley germination runs below average due to prevalent scale last year.
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Iowa State College
Fewer Iowa farm foreclosures in 1938 says economist
W G Murray of Iowa State College reports foreclosures declined to the lowest level since World War II end. He notes a possible uptick this year as moratorium law expired, with total mortgage indebtedness about 5.4 million in 1988 versus 16 million in 1937, insurers leading the foreclosures.
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W. G. Murray
Iowa State College
Murray
East Des Moines and Quincy Lead Fort Madison Relays Entries
East Des Moines Iowa and Quinney Illinois high schools headline a field of 30 plus at the Fort Madison Relays with 20 and 24 men. East Des Moines a top bet for team honors after wins at Oskaloosa and Valley Relays. Prelims Friday May 5 at 2 PM finals at 7 30 under floodlights.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Quinney
Illinois
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Burlington
Ottumwa Muscatine
West Branch
Wednesday's Results From Baseball Scores
Wednesday results show New York 10 over Detroit 6 and Boston 56 over Cleveland 1. Washington 11 over St. Louis, Philadelphia 3 over Chicago, Chicago 1 and Philadelphia 3. Games today include New York at Cleveland and Washington at Chicago. Boston at Detroit.
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St Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
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Detroit Ee
St Louis Ee
Cleveland
Philatelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Community Milk Program Celebrates 39 Years
Local dairy initiative highlights to families that babies thrive on its fortified milk with an absolute minimum of fat particles. The program promotes healthier, sturdier newborns across the community after decades of steady support.
Farm tours planned at Iowa State College this summer
Grant Chapman reports farm and home women tours will run from mid June to July 2 at Iowa State College. Visitors will tour experimental work listen to talks on practical farm subjects and observe high yielding small grain varieties and livestock feeding experiments. District dates will be announced soon.
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Iowa State College
Grant Chapman
Chapman
Golfing Season Opens This Evening at Washington Country Club
The first golf event of the season, the golf ball derby, starts at 6:00 PM rain or shine. Tournament committee chair T. R. Phillips announced the schedule with Phil Antonoff and Thomp Brookhart as acting captains.
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Washington Country Club
T. R. Phillips
Phil Antonoff
Thomp Brookhart
Phil
Thomp
County urges safety to curb blasting cap accidents
County agents teachers and safety groups nationwide push to prevent child injuries and deaths from blasting caps found near blasting operations. Caps ignite explosively when mishandled causing blindness loss of fingers or hands and sometimes death. Parents and teachers urged to warn children and report finds to authorities.
Jolly Good Timers Dance Friday Night at Rendezvous
The Jolly Good Timers host a Friday night dance at Rendezvous free to club members. Members may bring guests while following club rules and enjoying a social evening.
Special on Custom Hatching at Ramseyer's Ratchery
Special on Custom Hatching notes eggs set May 10 at Ramseyer's Ratchery. Mr and Mrs Walter Bond hosted Montgomery Ward employees and families at Sunset Park last evening with a picnic supper and a lively kittenball game. Fresh eggs sell 13 cents per dozen by Reister Bros.
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Ramseyer
Walter Bond
Montgomery Ward
Sunset Park
Sam
Harold Swanker
American Home Luncheon Change for Tuesday
The American Home department section 2 will hold a luncheon in the Guest House Tuesday at 12 45 p.m. The plan shifts from a potluck at Mrs Hanmer’s home to this location and time. Committee members are Mrs Statsman Mrs Tucker and Mrs Walk. A Chamber of Commerce guest speaker from Aurora Illinois is on the program.
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American Home Department
BE. B. Hanmmer
E. BE. Statsman
Claude Tucker
Joe Walk
Chamber of Commerce
Chapter AQ PEO Meeting and Anniversaries Highlight Brighton Notes
Chapter AQ PEO met Mrs Rhua Helmick for a Treasure Chest of Recipes program. Luella Taylor spoke on Its New to Me. Anniversaries include Mrs Will Heydes birthday near April 25 and the Keydes thirty fifth wedding anniversary May 4 with a surprise basket dinner planned. Birthday greetings flowed for local residents and relatives note Clarice Courtney's marriage to Albert De Mont.
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Brighton
P. BE. O
Thesday
Rhua Helmick
Luella Taylor
Ethel Towlsley
Will Heyde
Keyde
Wayne McNeese
Lorne McNeese
Neal Whisler
Newton
Otto McNeese
Dave Irwin
Hedrick
Anna Smith
Courtney-De Mont
Clarice Courtney
Odest
C. C. Courtney
Abert
Dismissal of Two Men Reported in Want-Ads
AT THE HOSPITAL S. M Brinton of Brighton and Charles Wagamon of Kinross were dismissed yesterday afternoon.
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S. M Brinton
Brighton
Charles Wagamon
Kinross
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Carload U.S
Chase & Sanborn
Sunkist Lemons
Pascal
Carnation Milk
Clapp
Libby's
Rte
Jack Lords
EL Chico
Gilded Knight
Samaica
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Madison
Welccome
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JOB Chocolates
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