YWCA Highlights At Ottumwa Conference And Club News
Mrs Eugene McCarthy of St Louis praised the YWCA at the Ottumwa BIPA meeting. Nadine Payne joins next year’s planning committee. Mary Waggoner to assist as former chair. Ames Red Oak and Washington clubs contributed. Edna McCarty led mixers workshop. YWCA fed 185 workers with ham loaf, casseroles, and cake. thanks to Fern’s Bakery and Washington Fruit Market. Halloween mixer and new YW wives and mixers groups featured. Have you given to the community chest.
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BIPA
Ottumwa
Eugene McCarthy
St. Louis
YWCA
Nadine Payne
Nadine Wa
Mary Waggoner
Iowa
Ywca Club
Ames
Red Oak
Washington
Edna McCarty
Neill Trotman
William Gamon
Marjorie
Fern’s
Speedway
Rotary Club
Honesty Pays Off Bellhop Receives Reward
Bellhop Harry Natal 22 wards a $100 reward for returning a wallet containing $5 400 lost in a Chicago hotel by William Lampert of Detroit The act earns praise from his employer Willard M Rutzen who plans to assist his music studies.
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Harry Natal
Chicago
William Lampert
Detroit
Harry
Willard M. Rutzen
Election figures from 1948 show 8245 votes in county
Bruce Cowden reviews the 1948 county results with 4,680 for Dewey and 3,485 for Truman in president race, Wilson leading senator by 3805, Beardsley and Switzer in governor race, and top county margins for congressman Tom Martin.
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Washington County
Dewey
Truman
Wilson
Gillette
Beardsley
Switzer
Precinct Partisan Divide Shown In County Election Results
Voter turnout patterns reveal 16 of 22 county precincts backed Dewey while 18 supported Martin and 17 backed Beardsley, with several Democratic strongholds in Brighton Richmond Highland Iowa and Marion townships. Washington wards were all Republican and county races varied, notably Paul Shearer edging John Owen by 12 votes for county attorney.
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Dewey
Martin
Beardsley
Wilson
Exovernor
Brighton
Richmond
Highland
Iowa Township
Marion Township
Washington
Crawford Township
Lime Creek Township
Wellman
Crawford Givings
Town Township
Riverside
Truman
Paul Shearer
John Owen
Charles Snyder
Earl Jackson
Animal stars steal the scene in Sunset in the West
Roy Rogers and his dogs Trigger and Pal draw daily attention on the Pax Theatre set for Sunset in the West. Pal, a Tennessee bloodhound, joins Trigger as the standout on the film with grooming and flattery from the crew.
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Republic
Roy Rogers
Pax Theatre
Star Treatment for Pal the Dog on Movie Sets
Pal the golden blonde dog, star of Sunset in the West, receives high grooming like Trigger with stand-ins for shots. Pal, a Madison Square Garden best in breed winner, works with trainer Earl Johnson and soon begins The Golden Tide with Forrest Tucker and Adrian Booth.
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Pal
Trigger
Madison Square Garden
Western Hemisphere
Earl Johnson
West
Republic
Forrest Tucker
Adrian Booth
Baby chicks show rapid growth on farm diet
A farm note explains baby chicks fed a normal diet double their weight in two weeks, repeat the gain in the next two weeks, and again in the third two week period, highlighting strong growth as a selling point in classifieds.
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Youur
Roper
Magic Chef
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Brown, Moe, Toe
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Klein
Klothing KO
Ryvon
Lee
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Bruce Cowden
Secretary of State
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Lynhorst
Tom Martin
Congress
James D. France
France
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Gertrude
Flickinger
Bessif E. Barker
MC Dowell
Edward B. Busher
Sheriff T Farl Jackson
Ranald Hotle
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Shearer
Board of Supervisors
Louis H. Rinner
Charles 7. Mayer
County Hospital Board
Board Yard
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