Christmas Seal Sale Sets County Record in 1943
Des Moines May 15 Iowa's 1943 Christmas seal sale reached a statewide record total of 279674.29 a 42 percent rise from 1942 The event funded rehabilitation programs for recovered tuberculosis patients counselors vocational training and year round health education Washington county led with 2007.10 in 1048 seals and a per capita 11.7 cents Five counties reported per capita sales of 20 cents or more including Audubon Grundy and Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Lewa Tuberculosis Association
Washington County
Itubon
Caple
Sobnson
Dieckinson
Grundy
Funeral rites held for Lt. Jack Rippel in North Carolina
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at L. A. Jones funeral home for Lt. Jack Rippel who died in a North Carolina airplane accident. Rev Harve Clark of Chicago led the service with a vocal solo by Mrs. Hendrickson of Chicago. Burial followed at Ainsworth cemetery with Leon Beatty post of the American Legion providing pallbearers, firing squad, and color guard. Contributions from pallbearers and firing squad members included names such as Harry Simpson, Harvey Davis, and Owen Grecian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rippel
North Carolina
L. A
S W. Kaster
Leslie Dunlap
Owen Grecian
Aquat
Everette Burhan
Norman Schoonover
Roy Steele
Sam Munsey
Rodney Arnold
Jay Brewer
Cy Birka
Ikkd Wolfe
Charles Denison
Jesse Raddy
Buglers
Martin’ Whittaker
Lady in the Dark shines in Technicolor at State Theatre
Paramounts Technicolor musical drama Lady in the Dark opens at the State Theatre with Ginger Rogers Ray Milland Warner Baxter Jon Hall Mischa Auer. The story follows editor Liza Elliott whose nerves unravel through dream sequences and psychoanalytic sessions. Funeral services Saturday marked the death of Sraney Leroy Spangler son of Chester and _____ Spangler of Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Paramount
Moss Hart
State Theatre
Ginger Rogers
Ray Milland
Warner Baxter
Jon Hall
Mischa Auer
Ginger
Liza Elliott
Jenny
Liza
Charley Johnson
Russel Paxton
The Rocking Chair notes and reflections from a quiet day
A local column recalls a peaceful Saturday at Woodlawn Cemetery, a family visit, and plans for travel. It praises Mother’s Day church services and theater outings, mentions mushroom foraging, a happy scene with William Steele, and a tragic ambulance accident on South Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Second Avenue
Class of Twelve Receive Diplomas in Crawfordsville
The Crawfordsville graduating class of twelve received diplomas at a May 13 commencement in the school auditorium. Ceremony included prologue by Joyce Gault, talks by Rev. R. M. McCracken and Rev. Fred Miller, and diplomas awarded by D. W. Githens and Frank E. Gault. Class motto was Less Than Our Best Is Failure, colors aqua and white, flower white carnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Joyce Gault
R. M. McCracken
Lewis Beenblossom
Robert Jones
Luxembourg Garden
Kathryn Reschley
Wilma Wooley
Despain
Fred Miller
Methodist Church
Washington
D. W. Githens
Frank E. Gault
Board of Education
McCracken
Miller
Githens
Gault
Sweet Revenge for Singapore Class Honors and Picnic
The article lists a graduating class with members such as Juanita Baker Lewis Been blossom Grace Conrad Yvonne Ernst and others. It describes an eighth grade commencement program at 10 30 invocation salutatorian orlin reschley valedictorian maxine fulton and a patriotic pageant What So Proudly We Hail with characters and roles plus a noon community picnic. Additional notes include a dinner honoring Robert OConnor enlisting soon for the army and local visitation and visits among families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita M. Baker
Lewis W. Beenblossom
Grace FE. Conrad
Yvonne M. Ernst
Dwight W. Graber
Betty L. Huston
Ernest H. Kiene
Kathryn Reschley
Amy Maxine Rickey
Ann M. Sommer
Warry D. Suter
Wilma C. Wooley
H. N. Poston
Orlin Reschley
Maxine Fulton
Mae Kern
D. W. Githens
Poston
John
Duane McArtor
Edna
Doris Blanchard
Paul
Jackie Howard
Prudence
England
Altred
Sweden
Janice White
Katrinka
Holland
Viola Hering
Uncle Sam
Donald Monson
Arthur Whiting
Donald Rex Huston
Liberty
Richard Holmes
Doris Joan Blanchard
Marjorie Maxine Fulton
Ina Viola Hering
Richard Lee Holmes
Jack P. Howard
Paul Duane MecArtor
Donald Henry Monson
McArtor
Ruth White
Arthur Morton Whiting
Carl Atkinson
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Clarence Lowe
Joseph Jones
Unique Timber Teakwood Shipbuilding Timber
Unique Timber Teakwood is highlighted as a distinct timber used in shipbuilding replacing common wood types. The article notes its rarity durability and potential impact on ship construction timelines and costs.
North Oregon Social Notes Include Local Visits and Plays
Mrs C A Thompson reports community updates from North Oregon May 15. John Dea spent Tuesday and Monday nights with Sam Canott. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ornduff and children were dinner guests at Rupert Gonterman’s Ottumwa home. The two Ainsworth high seniors Robert O Connor and Sam Canott were praised for their roles in Mountain Mumps. Larry and Robert attended a family dinner at Alex McCreedy’s in Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Reed
Washington
C. A. Thompson
Orie O'Connor
Mae Davis
Larry Trotter
West Liberty
Cy Trotter
Ainsworth
Bill Trotter
Robert Mikseh
L. G. Club
Otto Zwicki
Duane Hazen
Kenny
Carl White
Judy
David Kleese
Robert
Larry
Karl O'Connor
North
Oregon
John Dea
Sam Canott
Kenneth Ornduff
Rupert Gonterman
Ottumwa
Wayne Ornduff
Ainsworth High School
Robert O’connor
Alex MecCreedy
Ains
Highland Center Social Notes from May Visit List
Highland Center reports multiple Sunday visits with relatives in West Branch Washington and at the Murphy homes. Rudy Mullinnix visits Ben Harrison while Murray Lewis and Phyllis Coon stay with their grandparents Lewis and Coon. William Lewis was a supper guest at the Coon home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Mae Coon
Highland Center
Ben Harrison
West Branch
Lewis Coon
Eula Mae
Wm. Murphy
Washington
Rudy Mullinnix
W. R. Murphy
Murray Lewis
Phyllis Coon
William Lewis
Coon
Air Ace Bong Returns to U. S. Tonight
Patrol figure Air Ace Bong arrives in the United States in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Coon and Sidney Alan visited relatives in Washington on Sunday. The Highland Center school hosts a Child Health clinic May 31 from 9 to 12. Call Hasking 11:32 for appointments.
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Sidney Coon
Sidney Alan
Washington
Melvin Soukup
Max Owens
Highland Center
Hasking
Merrifield
Lightning Rods Maintenance Amid Fire Hazards
The text urges keeping lightning rods repaired and roofs fire retardant to counter wind blown sparks. It notes replacing aging rods with fire retardant materials and warns about short circuits from dusty cords and hay combusting when improperly stored.
Wire Hanger Output Claims Four Wires Circling Earth
A wartime claim states that the nation produced enough wire hangers annually to encircle the earth 160 times, illustrating industrial scale during the period.
Boulder Dam Height and Span Details
The Boulder dam on the Colorado river rises 727 feet and spans 1,282 feet at the crest.
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Boulder Dam
Colorado
Arms Advances Since the Last War
The article notes large gains in U S military capability with anti-aircraft artillery up 1090 percent in range, individual firepower up 250 percent, bomb sizes up 300 percent, and tank speed up 700 percent since the previous war.
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Nese Tats PLC
Edgar Kennedy Comedy
Sport Review
Rippre
Erie
Hiignie
Lady IN the Dark
Sidney Spangler
Elua Grove Cemetery
Sraney Leroy Spangler
Chester Spangler
Ivan Riess
Bud E. Anderson
Rodeo Ranger
Iply
Mary Briley
S.A.I
Frivol
Paramou
Extra! ‘‘Main Street Today’’ News
MILAN
Jon Hali
Cnet
Ance
Woodlawn Cemetery
W. EK. Bond
Baby Bond
East
Baby Bonds
Ginger Rodgers
William Steele
Junior Despain
Joyvee Gault
Harry Suter
Ann Sommer
Sweet Revenge
Singapore
Henderson
L. B. Donaldson
Lewis Pruess
FT. Hertz
Assam
Bengal
Silchar
Dinapur
India
Kohima
Ledo
Naga Hills
Imphal
Mogaung
Bishenpur
Manipur
Fort White
Arakan
Kathass
Laddy
Mandalay
Far Eastern War Frontier
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Myitkyina
John Shields
U. S
Richard S. Bong
U. S. Army
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Bong
Arms
Sulfa Products CO
Kansas City
Montgomery
Riverside
Montgomery Ward
Orton
America
Oas
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Oskaloosa
St WA
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