June Readers Digest notes and local blurbs
Esther Fishburn quotes a farmer about keeping the twinkle in his eye. A meat market faces closure until Thursday after a shortage. Ruth Turner Walker travels to San Anselmo with her husband in the service and a baby unseen. Mrs. J. S. Marsh turns eighty seven amid family celebration. War time stories from Readers Digest and Ladies Home Journal highlighted, including Anne O Hara McCormick’s The Woman With a Broom from the New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Fishburn
Ruth Turner Walker
W. J. Walker
Harry Turner
San Anselmo
California
Anne O'Hara McCormick
New York Times
Mrs. McCormick
Haskins News Highlights Local Visits and Social Notes
Ethel Booth visited from Davenport for a weekend in Haskins with sister Vivian. Reunions occurred as Jean Mathers joined Iowa City relatives for dinner with the Skubal family. Mr. and Mrs. Conry hosted Brighton relatives. Glenn Duncan and family visited Obert Dennis. School children had light chickenpox. John Irwin spent time in Muscatine helping his mother. Mother's Day guests included Toni Jean Wittmer, Kimbree, McCreedy, Far rington, Una Gordon, and L. M. Birney. Leonard Strohm and family visited LaPorte City to see his mother Katharine Strohm before returning home. Ladies Aid met May 3 at Lloyd Edwards’s country home with 15 members, one visitor, and birthday activities. June meeting to be with Mrs. Jim Bean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Godlove
Haskins
Ethel Booth
Davenport
Vivian
E. D. Conry
Shirley
Brighton
Jean Mathers
Iowa City
Terry
John S. Skubal
Glenn Duncan
Obert Dennis
Familly
Vivian Booth
M. T. Coon
Hilton Coon
Jcinda Mine
Godlove
Washington
John Irwin
Muscatine
Frank Kimbree
Toni Jean Wittmer
Near Washington
M. D. McCreedy
Leo Farrington
Una Gordon
L. M. Birney
Leonard Strohm
Larry
Joyce
LaPorte City
Katherine Strohm
Ladies Aid Society
Lloyd Edwards
Milo Fulton
Columbus Junction
Graber Family Death Notices andVisits Across States
Mrs. Wilbert Graber and Elaine Kay traveled from Harrisburg to Harrington to mourn his mother. Davenport visitors included John Alston family and Mary Kay and Jane, meeting Alvin Graber and new nephew Rodney Gene Graber born May 3. Lorraine Schlatter visited from Chicago. Mary Wittmer in Washington DC called to wish Mother’s Day greetings. Lt. Dick Sodergren phoned from Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Wilbert Graber
Elaine Kay
Burlington
Harrington
John Graber
John Alston
Mary Kay
Jane
Davenport
Alvin Graber
Rodney Gene Graber
Aluna Wenger
Elaine
Harrisburg
Josephine Graber
Lorraine Schlatter
Chicago
W. Schlatter
Mary Wittmer
Washington, Db. C
Dick Sodergren
Sacramento
Calif
Women named to conference to shape international order
She argues not by chance women join the conference setting international order. Millions of women face hardship, many with little left but a broom. They may or may not do better than men, but they are angry over destruction and less likely to cause worse outcomes.
Baby Get Going Riefenstahl Oust From Austrian Villa
LEN RIEFENSTAHL, friend of Adolf Hitler and known for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, has been expelled from her lakeside villa near Kitzbuehel Austria. She protested she was not a Nazi as a GI reportedly told her to leave after the villa was converted into a rest center for the 42nd Division U.S. troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Riefenstahl
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Kitzbuehel
Austria
Dayton Grove News Highlights and Local Visits
May 21 notes from Dayton Grove recount visits by Mrs. Sarah Mahoney and her daughter Mrs. Roy Bain of Moline to see Sadie Moore and family. Wilbur Moore, Mahoney’s grandson, graduated from West Chester High School on May 10 with relatives in attendance. Albert Dayton remains in Washington hospital in stable condition as Keota school details end the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Sarah Mahoney
Roy Bain
Moline
Sadie Moore
Wilbur Moore
Albert Dayton
Washington
Keota
Marjorie Reighard Weds B J Popejoy
Brighton May 22. Marjorie Mae Reighard daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Reighard Brighton married Bernard J Popejoy son of Mr and Mrs Bernard M Popejoy Pleasant Plain in a two o clock single ring ceremony at the Reighard home. The bride wore poudre blue street length dress. The couple will honeymoon in eastern Iowa and start housekeeping in Pleasant Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Marjorie Mae Reighard
Howard Reighard
Bernard J. Popejoy
Reighard
Bernard M. l Popejoy
Pleasant Plain
E. E. Voss
William Popejoy
Erikene Reighard
Brighton High School
Popejoy
Pleasant Plain High School
Wellman Notes on Local Events and Education
Marie Stewart taught the past year and closed by May. Heavy rains delayed farm work. Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens and daughters attended Wellman high school commencement Thursday evening. Stephens daughters visited the Morrison home for Mother's day in Wellman. Mary Jane Stephens attended the 4-H meeting at Mary Jane Bauer's home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Stewart
Robert Stephens
Wellman High School
J. D. Morrison
Wellman
Mary Jane Stephens
Mary Jane Bauer
Snider Family Thanks for Sympathy Messages
Mrs. Everett H. Snider and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snider and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for cards flowers and expressions of sympathy following the death announced by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Everett H. Snider
Frank Snider
Honey Energy Compared To Sugar Per Weight
The text notes honey has one fifth less energy per weight than sugar but provides more energy by measure because honey is heavier. It describes honey as an energy producing food formed from simple sugars easily assimilated and favored for its distinctive flavors.
Mally Speaks at Rotary on FSA Loans and Farm Aid
Lawrence Mally of the Farm Security Administration told the Rotary Club the agency promotes better farming methods and offers loans. Since January 1, 1936, $312,304.25 has been loaned in Washington and Keokuk Counties, with $278,176.49 repaid and about $4.66 in losses, roughly 14 percent of loans. Loans funded purchases of sixty purebred bulls, 100 portable hog houses, 50 loafing houses, 140 pressure cookers, and other equipment. Hal Longer, Ward Mally, and M. M. Rodbell attended among others. Jim Stewart was welcomed as a new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Lawrence Mally
FSA
Rotary Club
Mally
Washington
Keokuk
Smoked Turkey Delicacy Emerges From Family Traditions
Smoked turkey and other poultry meats have historic roots and are only recently highlighted as delicacies. Families and individuals guard smoking techniques as valuable trade secrets, shaping unique recipes and regional flavors.
Old Fashioned Revival and Daytime Radio Lineup
Radio schedule listings show a busy day featuring a 11:15 revival program and a full afternoon with Around the Clock programming including Victory Farmers, World Parade, and Western and family shows. Notable entries include Betty Crocker, News About Religion, and The Ford Show, plus ongoing music blocks and serials through the late evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Farmers
Sundey
Pater
Sender
Guiding Light
Betty Crocker
Sewaaewa
Suatar Markets
Ferm
Childres
Westinghouse
Womes
America
Children's Bible Heer
Stells Dalles
Lane
Nebraska
Lorenzo Jones
Lowe Roundtable
Sar
Widder Brown
NBC Syowphony
Seman Nue O Giel
Saterdar
Portis
Life
Johan W. Vandercook
Sabian
Maewhattan
Eeeekawis
Tommy Dorsey
Jack Benny
Lucia Thorne
Cha Carli
News of the World
Tin Pen Alley
Fitch Bandwagon News
H. V. Kaltenbors
Jimmy Fidler
Charlie McCarthy
Cavalcade Theatre
Mesties
Johnny Presenta
Twoman
North
Wedeenen Frank Morgan
Reo Cities Service
Sos Satercee
Eddie Bracken Broty
Pirestone
Judy
Eeetin
Featherstone
Metlee & Molly
Rob Burne
Bob Llape
Hay Kyeer's College
Abbott & Couelle Amns
Andy
M—Comedy Theatre
Wedessas
Seterien
Hollywood Theatre
Pessy
Austin and Scofeld
Chesterheld
Club Monthey
Sun Mon
Wendeges
Judy Canova
Americas United
Vines
Your Navy
Caget
London
Colggm
Mogsa
Lows Sc Ihtesenensnsss
Eae Li
Mosa
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Ana PY TY
Savetage Hollywood
Billy Gilbert
Shemp Howard
Tom Conway
Barbara Hale
Aecord
Ruth
Don Arns
Algona
Germany
May Company
June Ladies Home Journal
Karlie Budge
Met
The
Ladies Home Journal
Lew England
Haskins News
K. A. Mathers
Earl Scheurman
Paul Edwards
Jim Bean
Wayland News
Highland Palace
Henry Hurener and His
Ramblers
Nes
Tara Roose Cos
Wisane
Pearl Parcell
North Second Avenue
TOD
WN Technicolor
Michael O'Shea
Marie McDonald
Bill Johnson
Marjorie Reighard
B. J. Popejoy
Iowa
Congress
Jake Lindsey
Lucedale
Miss
Harry H. Vaughan
Lewis Desehler
House
George ©. Marshall
Sen. McKellar
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Harry S. Truman
Hal Longer
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Carpenter
Ward Mally
Lawrence
Pacific
M. M. Rodbell
New York
Jim Stewa
East Main Street
Barden
Insulation Service
Waarey
Studebaker
Eee
Jerry Smith
Heaven and Home
Farm Service
Farm News
Jerry and
Zelda
Alex Dreier
Nome Fies Yc
Cliff and
Helen
World News
Longfellows
Allen Roth
NBC
Joyce Jordan
Road of
David Harum
Robert D. Blue Saterdes
Fecores
Prophecy
Lora Lawton
American Legion
Judy and
Perry Mason
Fdith Dunham Webber
Atlantic Spotlight
Sarerdex
Todey
Say
Tee Ib
Saveree Subee
Oakwood
Timmy Smith
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