Local Soldiers Visit Family and Community Events
Local notes report Sgt Leonard Lackey returning to Davenport on furlough with plans to report to Miami for reassignment after 25 months overseas in England Africa and Italy. Pvt Harrison J Knott stationed at Camp Ellis Illinois visits with his mother and relatives while Pvt Donald Minick visits his mother as he serves at Kelley Field Texas. Community events include St Anthony Circle lunch at K of C Hall and West Chester Methodists chicken pie supper with prices and serving times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Lackey
Davenport
Ashington
Lacey
States
England
Africa
Italy
Miami
Fla
Washin
Ton
Lackey
Winga
Pvt
Harrison J. Knott
Camp Ellis
Ill
H. H. Knott
Donald Minick
C. C. Reister
Howard Crozier
Minick
Kelley Field
Texas
San Antonio
Brighton Social Roundup Notes From Nov 4
Brighton residents share visits and travel plans with relatives and friends across Iowa and beyond. Many attend church events and conventions while others welcome relatives home from military service or work assignments.
Mrs Mayhew Visits Iowa City Relatives In Higher Honor
Mrs. Roy Mayhew of Baton Rouge Louisiana visited Iowa City staying with the Ed Mayhew and Clement Griffith families. She was honored at a dinner hosted by the Bill Crayne household during her stay. Francis Mangold arrived from the west coast to visit his parents Mr and Mrs J S Mangold and to begin a 3 day rehabilitation order as a member of the 11th division of the army air corps. He previously served in the Aleutians and will report to San Antonio Texas after the 30 day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Mayhew
Baton Rouge
Iowa City
Ed Mayhew
Clement Griffith
Francis Mangold
West Coast
J. S. Mangold
11Th Division
Army Air Crops Corps
Aleutian Islands
Mangold
Aleutians
Aleutian
States
San Antonio
Texas
Talks to Rotary on Postwar Problems
Dr. Fred E. Miller spoke to the Rotary club on postwar problems noting the danger of aiming too high and the need to build our principles into human life. He warned of disillusionments and said wars are futile, with nations learning the hard lesson over time. Guests included Lt Wilton H. Webb aviation instructor and Lt Robert Stutsman flight surgeon, while Glenn Holden announced his departure for Richmond to supervise locker plants for a large cooperative in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Miller
Rotary Club
America
Dr. Miller
Mr. Miller
J.g
Wilton H. Webb
Kingsville
Texas
Robert Stutsman
Patuxent River
Maryland
Glenn Holden
Rotary
Richmond
Virginia
Death Claims T. E. Johnston
T. Edgar Johnston aged 80 of Columbus City died at his home after a short illness. Born July 3, 1864 in Pennsylvania he once ran a Grandview grocery. Survived by two sisters Mrs. Mary McCutcheon and Mrs. O R Dunlap. Elder in United Presbyterian Church. Body at Richie funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
T. Edgar Johnston
Columbus City
Pennsylvania
Grandview
Ella Walker
Mary Duncan
Mary McCutcheon
Janesville
Ohio
O. R. Dunlap
Garrard
Kas
Johnston
United Presbyterian Church
Richie Funeral Home
Halloween party at K. of P. hall crowds in Pleasant Valley
Miriam Horner visited Brigh ton friends and Mrs M L Elyea left for New York City to visit her brother Dr Ronald Jardine. Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau club hosted an annual Halloween party with families and a bingo event using white elephant prizes after a cafeteria dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Horner
Brighton
M. L. Elyea
New York City
Ronald Jardine
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club
K. of P. Hall
Dickinson Brothers Spend Leaves at Home of Parents
Merrill Dickinson of the U S navy and his brother Glenn Dickinson of the U S Marines are on furloughs and spending time at their parent Cyrus Dickinson's home in Brighton. Mrs Ruth Ellet and her daughter from Des Moines visit the family. Other locals, Kosmer Borkoski, Aaron Nordyke, John Blum and Don Gowey, are noted visiting relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton
Merrill Dickinson
U. S. Navy
Glenn Dickinson
U. S. Marines
Cyrus Dickinson
Ruth Ellet
Des Moines
Aaron Nordyke
Richland
Terry Gowey
Kosm
Republican Dinner For Party Workers Nears Election
About 150 Republican workers from Washington county attended a dinner at the YMCA yesterday evening as final preparations were made for today’s election. Chairman Theodore B. Bailey and Mrs. Willa Weldin urged voters to the polls with plans to maximize turnout. Davin Livingston and Hardley Bell spoke, highlighting campaign humor and the election’s seriousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Washington County
Y.M.C.A
Methodist Church
Theodore B. Bailey
Willa Weldin
Livingston
Mr. Kell
United Presbyterian Men Serve Pancake Event
About 40 men of the United Presbyterian church gathered for a Brotherhood meeting with Arie Huisman as president. They enjoyed a pancake and sausage meal, with Charlie Davis assisting and Richard Stewart directing the program. A family altar play featured A L Duensing and others, followed by talks on Bible reading and army chaplains. Ralph Kleese led in song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
Men's Brotherhood of the Congregation
Arie Huisman
George Rudiger
Kenneth Peters
Glenn McCall
Raymond Anderson
Donald Stout
Charlie Davis
Richard Stewart
Evangelistic Committee
A. L. Duensing
Harry Duensing
Bob Kleese
Ralph Kleese
H. L. Walker
Merle Simpson
Arizona grows 783 grape fruit growers across 10900 acres
Arizona hosts 783 grape fruit growers managing 10 900 irrigated acres. The groves span former desert land shaped by dry heat. The climate yields a distinct sweeter fruit compared with other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Locals at Salem by Mrs. Dewey Weeks
Salem residents note a Chicago visitor Mrs. H Bleifuss stayed with Mr and Mrs William Prebyl and returned home after a weekend visit. A repaired shoe found in a parked car is awaiting its owner. John Lang is moving into the Leo TeBoek horst farm vacant house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Weeks
Salem
H. Bleifuss
Chicago
William Prebyl
Bleifuss
Prebyl
Hunsaker
John Lang
Leo TeBoekhorst
Dayton Grove Community News Nov 4
Mrs. Ernest Crawford and Mrs. Will Butterbaugh attended the Merry Mixer club meeting at Mrs. Schnoebelen's home. J. B. Moore did mason work for Robert Stephens. Charlie Stewart is in Washington hospital for medical treatment and is improving. The Stephens family visited D. D. Stephens near Ainsworth. Mrs. Lester Merz visited J. B. Moore. G Pickens of Washington, Raleigh products agent, worked in the neighborhood. Alvin Bender of Kalona assists Robert Stephens with farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Ernest Crawford
Will Butterbaugh
Merry Mixer Club
Schnoebelen
Mason
Robert Stephens
Charlie Stewart
Washington Hospital
Stewart
D. D. Stephens
Ainsworth
Lester Merz
Do. G. Pickens
Washington
Raleigh Products
Alvin Bender
Kalona
Mt. Pleasant visitors greet Wenatchee native
Mrs. Charlie Lowe of Mt. Pleasant visited Tuesday with Mrs. Doll Swartz and Mrs. Ida Gormley. Miss Gormley, who had spent two months visiting relatives in Crawfordsville, returned this week to her Wenatchee, Washington home, where she once lived and where she again enjoyed a reunion with former friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Charlie Lowe
Mt. Pleasant
Doll Swartz
Ida Gormley
Washington
Winfield
Wenatchee
Wash
Disease Problems in Goats and Parasitic Control
Goats share parasites with sheep and use the same control methods. Rotating pastures each year helps break parasite life cycles, since fields used for long periods for goats or sheep harbor parasites.
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Today
At the hospital Mrs. Arthur McKeon Keola and Harold Orr Columbus Junction were admitted yesterday afternoon as medical patients. Mrs Walter Evans and son David Gene Wellman Mrs Donald Butterbaugh and daughter Glenda Sue route four were discharged today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McKeon
Keola
Harold Orr
Columbus Junction
Walter Evans
David Gene
Wellman
Donald Butterbaugh
Glenda Sue
Route Four
City Council Approves Snow Clearance and Armistice Event
At yesterday’s council meeting little business was conducted. A routine resolution allowed the state highway commission to keep town primary roads clear of snow in winter. The council also permitted the Veterans of Foreign Wars to set off bombs in Central Park next Saturday for Armistice Day observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Central Park
Color vision deficiency affects millions in the United States
About five million people in the United States have deficient color vision, a condition impacting daily tasks and color-dependent activities across various ages and occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Town Captured by Yugoslav Forces
Marshal Tito reported that Yugoslav partisans captured Drnis, the last Dalmatian town held by Germans, after two days of heavy fighting. The fall opens a path to Knin, a key rail junction and inland supply center north of Sclit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tito
Drnis
Knin
Sclit
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Tomatoes More Virus Susceptible With Excess Potash
The text notes that tomato plants become more prone to virus diseases when they receive excessive potash fertilization.
Mrs. Sue James 95 Dies in California
Mrs. Sue James of Saratoga California widow of George James died at home in California Saturday evening November 4 after a brief illness. Born May 15 1849 in Columbus City she was daughter of Col Wesley W and Harriet Murray Garner pioneer settlers of Columbus City. She married George James in 1882 and they moved to California. Surviving are a son four daughters and several grandchildren. Two sisters Eleanora Colton and Virginia Garner died in Columbus City a few days ago. Nieces R B Johnston and Ivanhoe Whitted of Columbus City are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus City
Wesley W
Harriet Murray Garner
George James
California
James
Eleanora Colton
Virginia Garner
Johnston
Ivanhoe Whitted
North Prairie Flower Social Notes
Mrs Elizabeth Schulty spent Monday and Tuesday at the Donald Smith home. Major Young and wife and daughter visited with Elizabeth and Dorothy Young Tuesday. Dorothy Young visited with her folks last week. Mrs Harvey Wiles called at Kenneth Watson Monday morning. Mrs Howard Schulty and son Keith were Wellman-callers Tuesday morning. Earnest Krantz is having their house recovered with brick shingles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Smith
North Prarie Flower
Elizabeth Schulty
Donald Smith
Major Young
Elizabeth
Dorothy Young
Earnest Krantz
Harvey Wiles
Kenneth Watson
Howard Schulty
Keith
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Phyllis McGuire
Gary
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Elsie Glassburner
Ottumwa
Etta Glassburner
Miss McGuire
West Chester Methodist Church
Journal
W. F. Erwin
Iowa Avenue
Noy
Iowa
Reister Bros
A. W. Crow
Indianapolis
A. W. Clow
Frank Hudson
Oklahoma City
Okla
C. O. Burnham
Camp Howze
St. James P.T.A
Horak's Insurance Agency
Brighton News
Ednad S. Crile
Murray Haworth
Augusta
Millard Jones
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Ruth Voss
E. E. Voss
Wm. Kos
H. W. Helmick
Homer Brinton
Brinton
Guy Kirkpatrick
Pasadena
Calif
Wm. Brinton
Menlo
Clarence Shaffer
Ira Saunders
Howard Swick
Earl Neal
Pythian
Milton
Donald Donkelberger
Phillip
Ringstead
J. C. Bridges
Pfe Leonard Bridges
Butner
N. C
Delmer Yoder
Baby
Ralph Wikoff
Verne Madden
Nellie McDowell
Fremont
Bertha McDowell
George Statler
Canada
Alaska
Glen Dickinson
Camp Elliott
San Diego
Jefferson County Hospital
Robert Elliott
Elliott
Jean Hagans
Merle Dickinson
Leland Horton
W. D. Robison
J. F. Koch
Wm. Noland
Ackley
Harold Stephens
Bierra White
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I. R. Allison
Merle
Ponca City
Merle Allison
Signalman 1-C
Panama Canal Zone
Nita Crandall
Diane
Jessie Crandall
Rex Widmer
Air Corps
Topeka
Kan
John Widmer
J. Kyle
Joe Kessel
A&i
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Little’s Furniture
Fred Miller
T. E. Johnston
Dickinson
Ted Bailey
Livingston and
Bell
City Council
Jugoslav
Sue James
Saratoga
National Bank of Washington
Beauty Nook
Sadee Meavoy
Meavoy Beauty Salon
Mle
Avy
Duncan Phyfe
Rere Saar Peanes
Army Rifles
Adorable
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward and Company
Riverside
Montgomery Ward & Company
Montgomery Ward's
Winter
Dan Brindley
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