Local Footnotes Highlight Community Travels and Visits
Rev and Mrs Alfred Trenerry attend a funeral for Eva Berg in Hillsboro and no Sunday service is held at the Baptist church. Mrs Archie Kelleher of Vallejo leaves after visiting Mrs Jessie Moore, with a trip via Boston. Charles Thom and Zelda Brown Thom visit Iowa City and Chicago relatives while Charles Brown auctions a sale in Muscatine. The Los Angeles Times features Martha Ann Mace and Carol E Brinton, pilots stationed at Victorville Army Airfield, both friends of each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Trenerry
Eva Berg
William Berg
Hillsboro
The
Baptist Church
Archie Kelleher
Vallejo
Calif
Jessie Moore
William Thom
Chicago
Charles Brown
Thom
Zelda Brown
Iowa City
Wilson Putman
Los Angeles Times
Martha Ann Mace
Washington
Carol E. Brinton
Demons Fall to Muscatine 13-7 In Narrow Gate
Washington Demons outgained Muscatine 18 first downs to 2 yet lost 13-7 as Havemann scored twice for Muscatine including a 35 and 34 yard TD runs. Peters and Bostwick starred for Washington, with Beenblossom and Proffitt standout on defense for Muscatine. Next week the Demons host Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscatine
Washington High School
Havemann
Burlington
Mucatine
Box
Mason
Bostwick
Muscatines
Demons
Minick
Muskies
Fairfield
Washington Minick
Havemann Pauls
DDT Declared Effective Insecticide Against Flies
Reports say a new insecticide named DDT will curb housefly nuisance and health risks on farms dairies and other establishments though not for civilian use until peace returns. It replaces its lengthy chemical name and promises material reductions in fly-related problems.
Chinese invention of taxicabs dates back centuries
The idea originated in China with a vehicle that carried passengers and dropped a pebble in a container to log each mile traveled, a six century old practice illustrating early taxi concepts.
Anti-Rust Fluid Goes To Market With Long Lasting Shield
An anti rust fluid that can be brushed on or applied with a cloth is marketed with protection claimed up to three years. The product does not require removing old rust before application. Mame and Dade Shearer rent the Carl Hedges house apartment with Mr and Mrs Jack Westphal living there. They plan to move from Indiana around November first. The Shearer girls appear connected to Washington and will move back to the upstairs apartment of the home they once owned. Westphals intend to move to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mame
Dade Shearer
Carl Hedges
Jack Westphal
Indiana
Shearer
Washington
Westphals
Kansas
Hospital Discharges and Injured Share Local Report
Mrs. Darrell Grimes and her son Darrell Jay of Keota and Mrs. Harry Nebel of Mt. Pleasant were discharged this afternoon. Ray Courtney was admitted with a fractured leg after a fall from a pony and will be placed in a cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Grimes
Darrell Jay
Keota
Harry Nebel
Mt. Pleasant
Ray Courtney
Bush fruit shrubs yield double dividends in Great Plains fields
U S Department of Agriculture reports that fruit producing shrubs planted along field borders shelterbelts and farmstead windbreaks in the Northern Great Plains provide wind protection and annual harvests of fruit for jelly jam and preserves. American plum chokecherry western sandcherry golden currant and buffalo berry are hardy varieties in heavy demand thriving under severe conditions and enduring droughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chester Bears Defeat Winfield 7 to 0 in Ke-Wash Rivalry
Chester Bears win Winfield 7 to 0 as Ke-Wash league play sees Chester hold off Winfield after a defensive battle. Chester capitalizes late with a Moore touchdown and extra point after a Winfield fumble, while North English wins 26-0 over Keota and Kalona 0 0 with Richland. Meanwhile Wellman loses outside the league to Lone Tree 14 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester High School
Winfield
Trojans
Chester
Moore
Kalona
Richland
North English
Keota
Wellman
Lone Tree
Ernie Temple
Milo DeLong
C.Q.C
West Chester Methodist Shurch
Fred Lindenmeyer
Lafe Stout
Fred Foriash
War Fronts Seize Ground As Allied Forces Advance
Allied and axis forces fought across Europe and the Pacific. Canadian 1st Army linked bridgeheads along the Leopold canal in Belgium while penetrating toward Tilburg. In Greece, islands were controlled by Allies as battles raged near Athens and Corinth. Pacific raids hit Halmahera, Rabaul, Wewak with Tokyo reporting new air activity. Ground actions continued south of Metz and near Nancy as Soviet and partisan units pressed toward Mish and Belgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Sivry
Nancy
Parroy Forest
Luneville
7Th Army
Thillot
Vosges
Belfort
Holland
Leopold Canal
Belgium
Tilburg
Nijmegen
Lek-Rhine
Arnhem
Dunkerque
Channel
Hungary
Red Army
Yugoslavia
Danube
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Mish
Athens
Greece
Aegean
Pelopponesus
Corinth
Pacific
Halmahera Island
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Rabaul
New Britain
Wewak
New Guinea
Tokyo
Honor Pvt. R Meek At Humston Dinner
A Lloyd Humston home dinner honored Pvt. Ralston Meek on a ten day fur lough. Guests included Mrs. Ella Cherry and granddaughter Phyllis, Mrs. Ralston Meek and children Connie Janice and Michael, plus Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Meek Elizabeth, Mrs. William Beggs Harriet Clendenning Mrs. Mae Werner and Mr. and Mrs. Howard P Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Humston
Pvt
Ralston Meek
Ella Cherry
Phyllis Cherry
Zion
Connie
Janice
Michael
Harvey Meek
Elizabeth
William Beggs
Harriet Clendenning
Mae Werner
Howard P. Miller
Postwar Canned Goods to Return to Markets
Radio reports Japan occupies Boochow, the last Chinese eastern coast sea port. Canned goods such as whipped cream, potato and fish salads, French fried onions, baked and sliced apples expected to reappear on markets after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio
Boochow
Washington Lodge 26 A M Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each growth period. Bb D Morrison Jr serves as W M and A W Yerd as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.M
D. Morrison, Jr
W. M
Train Schedule Listings for K B Q and Connects
The notice lists daily and select trains including No. 3 Golden State Limited, No. 11 Southwest Express, No. 438 Californian, Nos. 430 and 429, with cessation on Sundays or weekdays as noted. Agents Goodlander and Anderson handle connections at Goodland. Arrival and departure times are given for multiple services and mixed trains No. 23 and No. 22 with daily operations except Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Southwest Express Gally
F. Anderson
West Bound No. 8 Davenport to Kansas City Departures
Local and express rail and bus schedules listed for Davenport to Kansas City and Washington to Omaha Chicago routes. Times given include No. 8 departs at 9 58 am, No. 25 Southwest Limited at 1 43 am, No. 26 Peperta 1 07, and multiple Washington buses with varying departures. Tickets available at the Bus Depot North Side Cafe and North Side Square for longer trips coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest
Beverta
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
Peperta
W. C. Bell
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Train Schedules From Washington to Nearby Cities
Listings show times between Washington and Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Ft Madison Winfield Burlington Sigourney Oskaloosa Knorr with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Tickets sold at the local depot for all destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Ft. Madison Ly
Ft. Madison
Madison
Mt. Pl
Winfield
Burlington
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knorr
Mrs. Renoux Hosts Navy War Wives Club Meeting
Mrs. Harry Renoux hosted the Navy War Wives club last evening with guest Mrs. Walter Lance of West Chester. The group spent the evening playing cards and enjoying refreshments. Mrs. Marshall Koehler will host the November 7 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Renoux
Navy War Wives Club
Walter Lance
West Chester
Marhall Koehler
Missionary Society Holds Meeting With Mrs Patterson
The afternoon division of the United Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society met with Mrs D J Patterson. Fourteen members attended. Debctions led by Mrs Harry Davis featured Psalms 118. The program focused on The Bridge of Faith with a bank offering totaling $172 117 85 in 1943 and a history of gifts to fund missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the
United Presbyterian Church
D. J. Patterson
Harry Davis
Davis
J. O. Matthews
C. W. McLaughlin
Leta Glenn
Missionary Society
J. L. Colthurst
Robert Acheson
J. O. Crawford
Fowler
Crawford
Women's Missionary Society
Study Group Hosts October Emma C Anderson Mission Meeting
Mrs. W R Grosg hosted the Emma C Anderson Mission Study group with Mrs. Fred Mauthe presiding and devotions led by Mrs. N M Speidel on Gods Chosen People The Jew. The Susanna girls reported on their work and ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Grosg
Emma C. Anderson
Fred Mauthe
N. M. Speidel
Jerusalem
Darrell Ross
Susanna Girls
Lyman Bunce
Church of All Nations
Los Angeles
E. S. Hebner
Hawaii
India
China
Ross
M. Katherine Bennett
Okla
Alaska
Rual
Methodist Woman
Women of Methodism
Mrs Libe Hosts H E O Club Members
Mrs John Libe entertained six H E O members on Thursday afternoon. Plans for future meetings were set and November and Christmas party hostesses were announced. Refreshments were served by the hostess with Mrs Applegate assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Libe
H.E.O. Club
Don Applegate
Wayne Arnold
Applegate
By-Products in Meat Industry List 127 Articles
A historical note lists by products derived from beef lamb veal and pork totaling about 127 distinct articles. The catalog outlines varied meat industry by products rather than consumer cuts or main products.
Lodge Honors 25 Year Memberships And New Members
The Rebekah lodge at 1.0.C.F. hall held a regular session with 25 year members and new members honored. Ten of 82 members with 25 year pins spoke of notable moments, nine new members attended, and a gavel was presented to the lodge by Mrs. Ethel McChurch. The charter was draped for Alice Bellamy. a November committee was named for events and refreshments were arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
C.F. Hall
Vera Deimerly
Ethel McChurch
Ida Erwin
Brighton
Alice Bellamy
Rebekah Assembly
Clara Brown
Ernestine Kiesey
Jesse Campbell
Ralph Stewart
Jester Laubach
Lawrence Baker
Loyd Easter
Study Club Hears China Topic At Mrs Monson’s
Crawfordsville October seventh. The Wednesday Study club met with Mrs Mabel Monson for an afternoon meeting. The study subject was China with a roll call prompt about China and a story read by Mrs Elsie Belle Jones titled A Time to Love by Pearl Buck. Light refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mabel Monson
China
Elsie Belle Jones
Pearl Buck
Merry Mixer Club Meets at Mrs Glider Home
The Merry Mixer club met Ralph Glider with six members and three children due to muddy roads. The president led a business meeting. a committee was formed to pack Christmas boxes for boys overseas, with members asked to donate items for a camp box. Refreshments were served by the hostess with Ada Griffit and Mildred Statler assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Mixer Club
Ralph Glider
Ada Griffit
Mildred Statler
Social Calendar Busy Week Of Club Meetings
Listings of Monday through Thursday gatherings across local groups. Highlights include literature department eve., YW rooms at 45 p.m., P.T.A. at St. James, American Home sec meetings, Baptist church circle, Pythian Sisters supper, Merry Maker club, Priscilla club, W.S.C.S. sessions, O.E.S. initiation, Masonic dinner, Walnut Women's club program on personal life history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James P.T.A
White Shrine
Temple
Noble Grand Circle
N.c
Wilt Kas
Blaine Holmes
Ann Judson
Baptist Church
Isabelle
Rosalie Combs
Mission Box
Pythian Sisters
Thes E.P. Hall
O.W. Club Supper at Maxwell Home
Be.O.W. club members and families totaling 21 shared a cooperative birthday supper at Lloyd Maxwell home. The evening included visiting and playing wahoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be.o.w
Lloyd Maxwell
Birthday Honors for Journal Three Quarter Century Club Couples
Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Wilson as they observe their wedding anniversary today. Birthdays are noted for Jimmy Wells serving in the China Burma India theater and George McAvoy in a Missouri army hospital. Byron Marlin Bitting turns four and Virginia Lee Hunt is eight, with their families listed in Crawfordsville and alongside local residents honored in this birthday note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Frank L. Wilson
Jimmy Wells
George McAvoy
Missouri
Byron Marlin Bitting
Marlin Bitting
Crawfordsville
Virginia Lee Hunt
Homer Hunt
Aid Society Plans for Rummage Sale at Church
Attendance rose at the Ladies Aid Society meeting in the Presbyterian church social rooms. President Mrs. Fred Neiswanger led the business session after a devotional. The group set dates for the rummage sale on October 13 and 14 and planned the November bazaar. Rachel Benfer spoke on National Board of Missions work among Navajo, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and other regions, while Dr. F. W. Eastwood noted the Youth conference on October 27. Refreshments were provided by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Fred Neiswanger
Rachel Benfer
National Board of Missions
Alaska
Puerto Rico
F. W. Eastwood
Local birthdays noted across communities
Observers mark birthdays for Marjorie Belle Sheetz Valley Mrs H F Hesseltine Mrs H W Mineart Wayne Hoehle Mrs Tom Lahey Kalona Mrs Leo Graper route four and Mary Joyce Barnes daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Barnes Tomorrow Geraldine Augustine first birthday daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Augustine John Stanton Kiesey JoAnn Helman celebrate second birthdays son and daughter of respective parents Donny Duane Duncan will be 12 tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Belle Sheetz
Valley
H. F. Hesseltine
H. W. Mineart
Wayne Hoehle
Tom Lahey
Kalona
Leo Graper
Route Four
Mary Joyce Barnes
Joe Barnes
Geraldine
Augustine
Keith Augustine
John Stanton Kiesey
Stan Kiesey
JoAnn Helman
Irwin Helman
Donny Duane Duncan
Gerald Duncan
Past Matrons Club Dinner Opens Regular Meeting
Regular meeting of the Past Matrons club was preceded by a cooperative dinner for members and families at the Masonic temple dining room. Mrs. Lauder Kennedy, president, presided at the business session planning the next meeting and its guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
Lauder Kennedy
Birthdays Noted for Mrs W R Murphy and Joan Michels
Tomorrow observes greetings for Mrs W R Murphy of Ainsworth and Joan Michels a student at Iowa State College in Ames with well wishes from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Murphy
Ainsworth
Joan Michels
Iowa State College
Ames
Grass Silage Preservation Guideline
Grass silage can be put up successfully without a preservative if moisture is kept at about 65 percent.
Mrs Chas Cannon Hosts Sunshine Club Meeting
Mrs Chas Cannon hosted the Sunshine Community club yesterday afternoon. Members and visitors included Mrs H L Witting Mrs Archie Cannon Mae and Mrs Will Richards led the business session with roll call Me Hobby. The group voted to donate wash cloths to the Red Cross and contributed 5 to the National War Fund drive. A gifts and cards committee was formed for local service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cannon
Sunshine Community Club
H. L. Witting
Archie Cannon
Mae
Will Richards
Red Cross
Don Simmering
Kenneth Coates
Henry Sutherland
Proper Basement Storage For Vegetables
Basements fail to store vegetables well due to excessive heat and dryness. A near forty degree cool dark ventilated space is ideal and can be achieved by design or modification to keep frost and furnace heat out.
Wiener Roast for G H M s Members
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Crone entertained Thursday evening at a wiener roast with guests from the G H M club. Outdoor festivities featured an outdoor fireplace for the wieners and fall flowers decorating the home. The evening included four pinochle tables with high scores by Sam Munson and Mrs W L Rukgaber and low scores by Scott Wilcox and Mrs Pearl Parcell, who won the traveling prize. Mr and Mrs John Caldwell will host the next meeting on Nov 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Crone
G.H.M. Club
Cron
Sam Munson
W. L. Rukgaber
Scott Wilcox
Pearl Parcell
John Caldwell
Women's Guild Holds October Meeting at St. Paul's Church
Twenty members of the Women's Guild of St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church met with six children and six guests for the October gathering. President Mrs. Everett Westen led the session as Rev. Milo Phillipa and Alice Finke reported on the Cedar Rapids state Guild meeting. The group plans a Valley Ladies Aid program on October 18 and to pack Christmas boxes for church members serving overseas. Hostesses were Mrs. Roy Finke, Alice, Martha Griffin, and Lucille Finke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Guild
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Everett Westen
Alice Finke
Milo Phillipa
Cedar Rapids
Valley Ladies Aid
Phillips
I R
Roy Finke
Alice
Martha Griffin
Lucille Finke
Population and wealth highly concentrated near New York
The 1940 census shows one third of the nation’s population about 40,359,345 people and half the wealth within a 350 mile radius of New York City. It also notes about 18,000,000 residents live within 150 miles of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Breeding and nutrition lift hens to new egg yields
In 1943 laying hens averaged 14 percent eggs per hen, more than double the rate from two decades earlier. Breeding and nutrition are cited as the driving factors behind the rise.
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Wolf’s Flower
Charles Thorogon
John Shebeck
Naomi Kephart
Arthur Pe
Pagitt
Shebeck
Thompson
Kephart
New Chemical
Little’s Furniture
Chester Bears
Pvt. R. Meek
Humston
Bee Line Taxi
BEE Line Bus Depot
Southwest Express
Californian
Gally
California
Susdese
Goodlander
Lea
OC. M
Burling Ioner
OS Am
Ain Ecen Baile
Washington Ee Ee
Omaha
Chiicago
Winga’s Cafe
BER Line
Mrs. Libe
H.E.O
Lodge
Mrs. R. Glider
Y.W
A. E. Atchison
Glenn L. Wilson
Merry Maker Club
Charles Ashby
Priscilla Club
H. M. Shaver
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Clark Bauer
Walnut Women's Club
Martin Wilson
Roll Call
Maxwell Home
Aid Society
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Chas. Cannon
By Ruth Foster
G.h.m.’S
Women’s Guild
U. S
Sorden Music GO
Washington, Iowa
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