Memorial Day Plan At Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville outlines Memorial Day events for Sunday May 30 at 2 p m with ex servicemen and Legion Auxiliary seating and a drum and bugle corps led march to the cemetery The program includes pledge of allegiance solo The Star Spangled Banner invocation reading saxophone quartet address by Rev Clifford Ott men’s quartet and benediction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Ott
Crawfordsville
Legion Auxiliary
Dwight Brown
Ruth Atkinson
Viola Hering
Marilyn Miller
Lucile Gault
Margery Cherryholmes
Clifford Ott Mens
Stanley Beck
Clarence Moorhead
Joseph Jones
Kenneth Kilpatrick
America
Hospital Admissions and Births Report
At the hospital admitted yesterday Lima Kephart route 1 medical Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Paul Rotenburger Ainsworth daughter 19 47 p m Dismissed today N J Benson route 3 Arnold Leet 105 N Marion
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Lima Kephart
Route 1
Paul Rotenburger
Ainsworth
N. J. Benson
Arnold Leet
Marion
Local News Items from Wheata and Nearby Residents
Mrs Jennis Harris visits her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank Pringle in Wheata. George McAvoy arrives from Chicago to vacation with his mother Mrs Sadee McAvoy and attends the Illinois School of Chiropody and Foot Surgery. His wife and son Billie Lee stay about two weeks. Edward Clannin leaves for Peoria after staying with his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dwane Shalla north of town where he helped on the farm. SEAT COVERS for all Studebaker models Cox Motor Co 8213. Mrs William Panzer attended Thursday evening social event.
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Jennis Harris
Wheata
Frank Pringle
George McAvoy
Chicago
Sadee McAvoy
Illinois School of Chiropody
Billie Lee
Edward Clannin
Peoria
Dwane Shalla
Mr. Shalla
Cairo Graduation and Family News Note
The article notes the graduation of Bertha Mae Brenneman granddaughter of Mr and Mrs E R Brenneman. It also mentions Tracy Norris spending a 30 day leave at his parents home in Ainsworth while stationed at Treasure Island, San Francisco.
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Bertha Mae Brenneman
Bertha
E. R. Brenneman
Tracy Norris
Lee Norris
Ainsworth
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Ainsworth Residents Visit Iowa City and Davenport
Mrs Eva Wallace of Ainsworth visits Iowa City at daughter Chae Dunshee her. George and Jennie Simpson of Ainsworth stay several days with brother in law Mr and Mrs Richard Lops hire in Davenport.
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Eva Wallace
Ainsworth
Iowa City
Chae. Dunshee
George and
Jennie Simpson
Richard Lopshire
Davenport
Statehood for Alaska Is Urged
President Truman urged Congress to admit Alaska as a state at the earliest date and to pass a five point program for balanced development. The plan includes Alaska statehood, improved transportation, housing and facilities, native village sites with burial grounds and rights, and land settlement for development. The message emphasizes statehood as the long term crucial action for Alaska’s progress.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Alaska
House
Senate
Cold May Be Serious
The common cold is often ignored due to belief it is not serious yet many serious diseases begin with a cold. While rarely fatal itself, a cold often precedes pneumonia meningitis epidemic influenza scarlet fever and whooping cough and other illnesses.
Tax dollars back from city transit fares
The text states that 13 cents of every dollar paid for trackless trolley gas bus and streetcar rides is returned to local federal and state governments.
Mechanical traffic regulator aims to ease intersection congestion
A mechanical traffic sign regulator installed at a busy intersection near Trenton New Jersey extends the Go signal for the heaviest traffic stream. Detectors 300 feet away count cars approaching from each direction and trigger the light to priority the main flow, reducing delays when no opposing traffic exists.
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Trenton
N. J
Fur Production Shares and State Totals
One-sixth of fur bearing animals are raised in captivity. Louisiana leads US fur production with 8.5 million pelts in the past season, over 8 million of which are muskrats from coastal and delta marshes. Minnesota 1.9 million, Texas 1.058 million, Ohio 957 thousand.
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United States
Louisiana
Minnesota
Texas
Ohio
New Folic Acid Cure Emerges for Anemia Patients
A new anemia treatment uses folic acid to replace liver extract for large red cell anemia, taken as pills. Iron deficient cases combine folic acid with ferrous iron. Folate, derived from liver, is synthesized commercially at a price enabling inclusion in poultry and livestock feed.
Alfalfa Hay Expansion Shifts Eastward
Over the last two decades the United States has added about five million acres of alfalfa hay. Most growth occurred east of the Great Plains in regions where dairy farming is a key enterprise.
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United States
Great Plains
Hand Woven Irish Linens Highlight Craft in Belfast
The finest Irish linens are still woven by hand including handkerchiefs towels and damask table linens. A Belfast producer runs 52 hand looms with half in the factory and half in district cottages. Hand weaving permits finer yarns than in power looms, enhancing beauty.
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Belfast
Candy Cans Boost Shelf Life and Popularity
Wartime efforts push chocolates and hard candy into tin cans to preserve freshness in tropics and Alaska. The trend expands to coffee cans and metal tins with lid designs for packaging crystalized ginger. Reusable containers extend shelf life and offer handy storage.
First escalator installed at Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia
The first American escalator was built and installed in 1901 at Gimbel Brothers department store in Philadelphia marking a milestone in retail design.
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America
Gimbel Brothers Department Store
Philadelphia
Cured Meats Store Poorly In Lockers Says Butler
The report notes cured meats spoil quickly in lockers due to salt causing rancidity. It warns salt should not be added to sausage until cooking time.
Jewelry designers revive antique motifs with modern sparkle
Jewelry designers face fashion trends that echo turn of the century styles. They craft brooches clips earrings and necklaces with palladium to create three dimensional motifs and contemporary glamour.
Local residents plan travel to Chicago Ames Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Ira Gastman will go to Chicago to buy merchandise for Rothschilds store. Bill Arnold and Rob Livingston traveled to Ames for preliminary preparations for entering Iowa State College in the fall. Mrs Paul K Wells Lillian Crone Mrs Al Crone and daughter Geraldine visited Cedar Rapids for a day. Mr and Mrs C L Baker and Mrs Merle Statler left for Sumner to visit Mrs Baker's son in law and daughter and Mr Baker will attend Waterloo high school commencement for his grandson.
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Ira Gastman
Chicago
Rothschilds
Bill Arnold
Rob Livingston
Ames
Iowa State College
Paul K. Wells
Lillian Crone
al Crone
Geraldine
Cedar Rapids
C. L. Baker
Merle Statler
Sumner
Control of Mole Crickets With Benzene Hexachloride Mix
A lawn treatment using one pound of 58 per cent benzene hexachloride in 100 gallons of water per 1,000 square feet controls mole crickets. For heavy infestations use 1.5 to 2 pounds. Apply with a sprinkler soon after rain or watering when crickets surface as soil is damp.
Eveready Receives Two Stokers This Week
The notice praises Eveready for hiring two stokers and notes pride in the record. It mentions plans to install new heating plants and thanks those who called to congratulate on the fifteenth anniversary. It also endorses Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson as thoughtful community citizens and records their kind calls during happy family events.
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Eveready
Frank
Wilson
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