Local News and Event Notices
Dr and Mrs F G Livesay and daughter Dorothy plan a week long vacation starting tomorrow in Kansas City Missouri. Paris Beauty Salon to close from May 7 to May 14. Milford Cook home visitors included Mrs Cook s parents Mr and Mrs Joe Krotz of Ainsworth and grandmother Mrs Anna Krotz of Riverside.
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F. G. Livesay
Dorothy
Kansas City
Paris
Milford Cook Home
Cook
Joe Krotz
Ainsworth
Anna Krotz
Riverside
Army Standardizes Colors With 72 Color Chips
The army reduces color options to 72 chips aiding paint makers to match its wartime needs. Paints are formulated under government specifications ensuring technical compliance for military use.
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Army
Farm fire dangers rise in winter months warns safety council
The National Safety Council notes burns cause 25 percent of farm home deaths versus 17 percent nationally. Winter months are the most dangerous on farms. Avoid kerosene or fuel oil to start kitchen fires. use paper and kindling instead for safer heat.
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National Safety Council
How to clean and varnish window screens
For dark streaks on window screens, scrub with moistened scouring powder and a stiff brush. Rinse, dry, and wipe with benzine outdoors on a cloudy day. Apply two parts spar varnish, one part linseed oil, one part turpentine, or use a thin wipe-on varnish. Clean mesh with a dry brush to remove blobs. Color with screen enamels if desired.
Public Health Lessons For Children On Germs And Hygiene
Children may be taught that sali va contains germs of infectious diseases such as colds flu scarlet fever diphtheria and whooping cough and that they should never drink after anyone else. They may be taught to turn away from the table or food when sneezing to cover the mouth with a handkerchief when coughing and never to eat food which has fallen upon the floor.
Hospital Admits Convalescent Patient and Discharges Dockets
Mrs Pat McDole of 426 South Ninth Avenue was admitted as a convalescent patient from University hospital Iowa City. Mrs John Kimmel of 323 North Fourth Avenue and James and Elij ah Starr of 508 East Seventh Street underwent minor surgery this morning. Discharges included Evelyn Chalupa Route One Mrs Joe Christner Route Four Mrs Homer Kephart Route Two Dwight Davison Brighton Mrs Harry Kuntz and daughter 215 Walton Street Carl Ward 6038 South Avenue C.
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Pat McDole
South Ninth Avenue
University Hospital
Iowa City
John Kimmel
North Fourth Avenue
James
Elijah Starr
East Seventh Street
Evelyn Chalupa
Joe Christner
Homer Kephart
Dwight Davison
Brighton
Harry Kuntz
Walton Street
Carl Ward
South Avenue
Demons Dominate Fort Madison Class B Relay Meet
Washington high school's track team led Class B at the Fort Madison relay meet, scoring 43 percent to edge Mr. Pleasant. Ten Washington runners competed as War ren Dare, Bob Burham and Keith Cook were absent for the senior play. The squad prepared for district action at Ottumwa and the Little Six meet, with the state finals set for Ames May 25 and 26.
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Washington High School
Fort Madison
Iac
Washington
Mr. Pleasant
Warren Dare
Bob Burham
Keith Cook
Gus Alsip
Hannibal
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Sweet
Chabal
Zook
Dick Dare
Dare
Pehler
Beenblossom
Marshall
Wayne Marshall
Bob Bostwick
Jim Gilchrist
Bostwick
Major Leagues National League rundown and Friday results
National League standings show New York five to four sixty nine two, with Philadelphia and Boston listed. Friday's schedule includes rain postponed games for Boston at New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Tomorrow's pitchers include Feldman, Mungo, Davis, Gregg, Schanz, Sproull, Heusser, Roe, Strincevich, Derringer, and Wilks.
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National League
W. IL. Pet
New York
Chicegg
Pregeiye Bocce Sun
Mesiausti
Pishucen Lmme S
Philadelphia
Boston
Trookli
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Barrett
Tobin
Feldman
Mungo
Brooklyn
Davis
Gregg
Schanz
Sproull
Heusser
Roe
Strincevich
Chicago
Derringer
St Louis
Wilks
Baseball doubleheaders delayed by wet grounds
In New York and major leagues, Cleveland at Chicago and St. Louis at Detroit were postponed due to rain. Tomorrow's matchups included Daniel facing Boston, Newsom at Washington, and intermittent games involving Newhouser and Lee amid shifting pitcher assignments.
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Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Gates
New York
Dabiel
Boston
Cecil
Philadelphia
Newsom
Washington
Wolff
Kramer
Newhouser
Smith
Lee
York
New
Careful Ironing for Woolen Skirt Restoring Shape
Guide on shrinking a stretched wool skirt using moisture and vertical pressing. Press center back, keep placket closed, ensure seams are even, lift to release steam, and reapply overlapping positions. Remove from board while steam rises and lay flat to dry fully.
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Pvt. Firmin G Waldschmidt of Riverside has served over three years in the U S Army with two and a half years overseas in a station hospital tending the sick and wounded. His brothers William and Edwin Waldschmidt serve in the Navy, with William stationed in Madison Wisconsin and recently married to Rosemary Fecker of Dubuque. Edwin spent time in the Pacific and visited Riverside on furlough. Another brother Charles recently turned eighteen. Cecil Szt. Clement of Columbus Junction serves as vehicle maintenance repairman with the Eighth Air Force in England, part of the 32 mechanics keeping 159 vehicles month. His unit, the 94th Bomb Group, earned a presidential citation for bombing the Muhlembau plant in Brunswick. James Dvorak, son of James and Mrs Dvorak, Jr., returned home from Camp Ellis Ill with an honorable discharge after enlisting in May 1941.
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Pvt
Firmin G. Waldschmidt
George
Albana Waldshmidt
Riverside
United States
St. Mary's School
William F. Waldschmidt
Albana Waldschmidt
U. S. Navy
Madison
Wis
N.T.S. Ships Company
William
Rosemary Fecker
Dubuque
Clement
Cecil
Columbus Junction
Eighth Air Force
England
94Th
Muhlembau
Brunswick
Germany
Africa
Messerschmitt
Regenburg
Marian Page
Lewis Pugh
Columbus High School
Army
Fort Crook
Neb
James Dvorak
James Dvorak, Jr
Camp Ellis
Ill
HEALTH UNIT ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL SERVICE NEWS
Week of May 7 health unit activities include child health conferences Tuesday and Wednesday in office and community room Wellman, plus a mothers class Thursday. Enlisted sailors and soldiers from Gladwin and local families serve in WWII. Enoch Sanford departs May 8 for Sheepshead Bay training. four siblings also in service. Bernard Pauly returns to California base after visiting family. Herbert Pauly wounded in Germany. Margaret James in Mobile hospital after jeep accident injuries. George Wilson wounded in Germany after European theater service.
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Wellman
Enoch Sanford
W. L. Sanford
Merchant Marine
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Divorce Decree Filed in District Court
Judge Frank Bechly grants a divorce to Donna Mae Perrin from Frank Stanley Perrin. Donna Mae Perrin is awarded custody of three minor children and Frank Stanley Perrin is ordered to pay child support.
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Clerk of District Court
Frank Bechly
Donna Mae Perrin
Frank Stanley Perrin
Card of Thanks from the Cherryholmes Family
The Cherryholmes Family expresses gratitude to all who helped lighten their burden during their recent bereavement.
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Cherryholmes
Conserved Heart Recipes Like Braised Sweetbreads
A home cooking note highlights simmering heart long and slow for a tempting dish. It mentions stuffed heart as a variation and braised sweetbreads with crown gravy and chopped green pepper as a flavorful option.
Birthday honors for youngest on our birth day list
Carolyn Marie Kauffman daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Kauffman observes her second birthday while Joan Joyce Coon daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Coon of Columbus Junction and Robert Barclay in service have birthdays today also Mrs John May of Ainsworth Ed na Klein Lloyd Loeffler of Hardscrabble Junior Walton of West Chester and George Rudiger share the day
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Carolyn Marie Kauffman
Edward Kauffman
Joan Joyce Coon
Raymond Coon
Columbus Junction
Robert Barclay
John May
Ainsworth
Edna Klein
Lloyd Loeffler
Hardscrabble
Junior Walton
West Chester
George Rudiger
Social Calendar listing multiple club meetings and events
The literature department afternoon division meets after noon. Order of Rainbow Girls at 7 30. YW executive board at 7. music department dinner meeting at Congress Hotel. reservations with Mrs Frank B Miller before Saturday noon. PTA events at St James. Ann Judson Circle cooperative dinner. American Home department luncheons. May 14 dinner reservations. Valley Ladies Aid all day at church. Walnut Woman's Club afternoon gathering. Members urged to bring dishes, table service, and passes.
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R. EK. Brown
Order of Rainbow Girls
Odes Masonic Temple
Noble Grand Circle
Fred DD
Stewart Ann
Fred L. Stewart
American Home Dept
Harvey Davis
Anna Mae Baskett
Edna Mercer
Valley Ladies Aid Society
Birthday cheers for J. M. Bratten of the Journal club
Members of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club extend birthday wishes to J. M. Bratten who will be 87 tomorrow. Bratten is a longtime staff member honored for decades of service.
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J. M. Bratten
Journal
Young Crabb to Turn Two Tomorrow
William Nathan Crabb son of Mr and Mrs Nathan Crabb of Fairfield will celebrate his second birthday tomorrow with family and friends in town celebration plans not disclosed.
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William Nathan Crabb
Nathan Crabb
Fairfield
Birthday greetings for Joan Bielefeldt noted
The eight year old Joan Bielefeldt daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Bielefeldt of near Waterloo receives birthday congratulations from Mrs K W Spessard of Ainsworth Mrs John C Henry Robert A Jugenheimer Mrs D C Russell and Mrs Roy Sowash as she turns eight tomorrow.
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Joan Bielefeldt
J. A. Bielefeldt
Waterloo
Kk. W. Spessard
Ainsworth
John C. Henry
Robert Alex Jugenheimer
D. C. Russell
Roy Sowash
Dorothy Walker To Observe 15th Birthday
Dorothy Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Dell Walker will celebrate her fifteenth birthday tomorrow.
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Dorothy Walker
Mrs
Dell Walker
Westphal and Hardin Boys Set to Observe Birthday
John Roger Westphal, son of Mr and Mrs John Westphal Jr, now in California after leaving Washington, will turn 12 tomorrow. James Lee Hardin, son of Mr and Mrs Orville Hardin, who moved to Des Moines from here, is one year younger.
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John Roger Westphal
John Westphal, Jr
California
Washington
James Lee Hardin
Orville Hardin
Des Moines
Regular Meeting Of Rebekah Lodge
Last evening the Rebekah lodge held its regular meeting in I.O.C.F. hall with Mrs. Clive Gray presiding as noble grand. Five applicants were accepted for initiation set for June 1 and four new applications were presented. The lodge plans to redecorate the dining room and kitchen with a Celotex ceiling and painted side walls. June refreshment committee includes Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Seth Carris Mr. and Mrs. George Jarrard Leona Schantz Helen Brown Libby Musil BE A. Nicola and Myral Smith. refreshments were served.
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Rebekah Lodge
C.F
Indian Creek Club Meeting at Farrier Home Update
Mrs. Frea Farrier hosted the Indian Creek club with all but two members present. Ten children attended and Lena Chor pening read about Mother's Day. Next meeting is May 15 at the Farrier home with a mother or daughter to be adopted for the afternoon.
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Sandy Hook
Frealove Farrier
Indian Creek Club
Lena Chorpening
Gladys Farrier
Winnifred Lauderdale
Farrier
Ladies Aid Society Meets at Church
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid society held its general meeting with 19 members in the church social rooms. Officers and committee chairs reported. members shared travel notes from San Francisco Florida Tulsa Cincinnati. Refreshments were provided during the social hour by a hostess committee.
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Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Howard Miller
San Francisco
Calif
Harry McCall
Florida
Ida Roberts
Tulsa
Oklo
Fred Miller
Cincinnati
Ohio
Entertain Group At M. Cook Home Hosts Milford Dinner
A group from Carris Manufacturing enjoyed a cooperative dinner and social evening at the Milford Cook home last night. Guests included Bernadine Marcella and Clayton Soukup from Riverside.
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Carris Manufacturing Company
Milford Cook Home
Bernadine
Marcella
Clayton Soukup
Riverside
Study Group With Mrs. W. L. Alcorn
The Emma C. Anderson Mission Study group of the Methodist church met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. W. L. Alcorn. Thirteen members attended the meeting with Mrs. Fred Mau presiding. The devotional service was led by Mrs. L. A. Bunce. Members J. E. Kunath, Alcorn, Elizabeth Lein, and R. E. Shannon conducted the lesson from World Outlook and Methodist Woman. Mrs. Shannon gave a detailed account of the Children's Memorial hospital in Des Moines, donated.
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Emma C. Anderson
Methodist Church
W. L. Alcorn
Fred Mauthe
L. A. Bunce
J. E. Kunath
Alcorn
Elizabeth Lein
R .E. Shannon
World Outlook
Social hour led by Mrs Sisk and Mrs Reinert
Mrs Sisk and Mrs Reinert oversaw the social hour, guiding guests through the event with hosts in charge and attendees gathering for refreshments and conversation.
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Sisk
G. A. Reinert
Portable hog loading chute aids farm work and safety
A simple movable chute lets farmers load hogs into trucks with less labor and reduces animal injury. The device can be wheeled and towed to different parts of the farm, improving efficiency in market loading.
Missionary Society Meets at Keokuk Church
Sixteen members of the Lni ter Presbyterian Women's Missionary society attended the May meeting at the church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. O. Matthews led devotions on Crossing the Threshold of Power based on Matt 28 18 19. Mrs. J A Hawthorne chaired the Prayer Cycle with reports from Estella Donaldson and others on various reviews and topics. The regular business session was led by President Mrs. I L Colthurst.
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Lniter Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
J. O. Matthews
J. A. Hawthorne
Estella Donaldson
LE. Colthurst
Groupe
C. Harry Davie
Power House of India
Miss Donaldson
Silas Ross
Walter Kyle
W. J. Masson
Keokuk
Caldwells Host G H M Club Party At Home
Mr and Mrs John Caldwell entertained the G H M club last evening at their home. Members and Mae Frazier and Mrs Hotle played pinoche at three tables with high scores won by Pearl F Parcell and Mrs Al Crone. Low score prizes went to Mrs Woodrow Crone and W L Rukgaser plus traveling prize to Mrs Al Crone. Refreshments followed with spring flowers to decorate.
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John Caldwell
G.H.M
Mae Frazier
Past Matrons Club Dinner Meeting Recap
The Past Matrons club and families held a dinner at the Masonic temple dining room. Mrs. Lauder Kennedy and Mrs. Paul Snakenberg led the committee. Nineteen members attended the after dinner session led by president Mrs. T. A. Flinner.
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Reguar
Masonic Temple
Lauder Kennedy
Paul Snakenberg
T. A. Flenner
Memorial gift boosts Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Blank give 360000 dollars as a memorial to their Raymond adding to the Des Moines Iowa Methodist Hospital.
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Blank
Raymond
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
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