Abu-Bekr Mounted Patrol to Appear in Sioux City
Editorial notes the Abu-Bekr Mounted Patrol—a 27-year Sioux City origin group of 32 pure white Arabians—will perform in Iowa with riders who own their horses. It praises local effort and details the unique self-owned rider philosophy and parade-like drills before noting skepticism about artificial rainmaking.
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White Horse Patrol
Abu-Bekr
White Horse Mounted Patrol
Sioux City
Iowa
United States
Patrol
Papa
Cus
Abu-Bekr Mounted Patrol
Public Opinion Sparks Across Newspapers In the 1940s
A collage of editorial voice snippets from multiple papers reflects wartime paranoia and Cold War anxieties. The Burlington Hawk-eye quips on heat and entertainment while Mason City Globe-Gazette notes global tension as Russia advances. Rewanee Star Courier discusses Eisler and legal fairness. Samuel 22 and John 12:46 passages frame religious reassurance amid turmoil.
Tells Debt of the Nation to Labor
President Truman on Labor Day praised organized labor for higher wages and better conditions while urging Congress to raise minimum wage extend social security and create health insurance He called collective bargaining essential to democracy and urged cooperation between labor and management over legislation
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Washington
SEPTA
Truman
America
Organized Labor Movement
Congress
Herrs Entertain At a Dinner Party In Riverside Home
Riverside August 30. Mr and Mrs Karl Harr and daughter Judy a student nurse at Mercy hospital Town City hosted a dinner for Alvin Critz of Central Square New York Mrs Thomas Murphy and daughters Mary Sue and Anne of Liverpool New York Richard Critz of Webster New York Mr and Mrs William Shalin and daughters Marlene and Roberta of Richmond Wilma Fesler of Iowa City Francis Bachnagle and sister Mary Mr and Mrs Fesler and daughters Shirley and Marilyn. Mrs R B Pearson and daughter Jean who had stayed at the Knebel home left for Columbus Junction to join Mr Pearson a pharmacist there Mrs Stella Kleopfer was listed next.
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Riverside
Karl Harr
Judy Harr
Mercyr Hospital
Town City
Alvin Critz
Central Square
New York
Thomas Murphy
Mary Sue
Anne
Liverpool
Richard Critz
Webster
William Shalin
Marlene
Roberta
Richmond
Wilma Fesler
Iowa City
Francis Basehnagel
Mary
Fesler
Shirley
Marilyn
R. B. Pearson
Jean
William Knebel
Columbus Junction
Pearson
Stella Kleopfer
Wilc
Mary Rountree
Corpus Christi
Texas
Mary Birka
Mercy
R. H. Heitzman
Miriam
Cedar Rapids
Nellie C. Hahn
Mary Heitzman
Eva
William Griffin
Rey G. Green
Matilda Wieland
Elmo Heitzmann
Wm. Shalla
Riverside and Iowa City Notes Highlight Hospital Visit and Local Events
Reports from Riverside detail a patient at Mercy hospital in Iowa City after a knee infection, with visitors including Mrs Kloppfer and Mrs Schnoebelen. Other items mention travels to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair, visits to Cedar Rapids, New York relatives, and a funeral in Keosauqua. The piece also notes a September start for an institutional on farm training class and local social visits, picnics, and family trips around Iowa.
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Fay Greene
Lakes of Minnesota
Benteco
Beverly
Ida Grove
M. T. Coon
Janet
Joanne
Muscatine
Dean Zachs
Mike
Mrs Beatrice Shahan and son visit Miss Klotz in Columbus Junction
Mrs Beatrice Shahan of Chicago Illinois and her son Evan Shahan a Valparaiso University student are visiting the Shahan family sister Florence Klotz in Columbus Junction Iowa. Mary Lou Swailes and Alice Me accompany the group in this local social note dated August 29.
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Mrs. B. Shahan
Chicago
Miss Klotz
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Beatrice Shahan
Ill
Evan Shahan
Valparaiso
Ind
Florence Klotz
Mary Lou Swailes
Alice Me
Brushing Blankets and Fluffy Items Care Guide
A tips list advises brushing blankets to raise the nap after washing and recommends extra brushing between launderings. It also covers washing fluffy slippers like chenille robes, avoiding wringing and instead squeezing in a towel to remove moisture and restore softness.
World record cattle receipts at Kansas City market
The largest single day livestock receipts at a market were recorded in Kansas City on October 18 1943 with 64015 cattle and calves received.
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Kansas City
Two Families Return From Colorado Trip
Round Grove reports a pair of families back from a touring vacation visiting Denver Colorado Springs Cheyenne and scenic sites. Crops look good across Kansas Nebraska and Colorado per the travelers. Donna Boyd enjoys three weeks off from Iowa City nurses training. Cleo Orris has two weeks bank leave.
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Round Grove
Ralph Boyd
Donna
Cleo Orris
Denver
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Donna Boyd
Iowa City
Ainsworth Bank
Ralph Hixon
Phyllis
Dickie Nicholson
Grandma
Grandpa Nicholson
Ship Panama nian Scrapped in Shanghai Remembrance
Sailors and maritime fans note the scrapping of the SS Panama nian in Shanghai. The vessel is remembered for its two former names Mongolia and President Fillmore, marking a storied past in naval history.
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Shanghai
Mongolia
Fillmore
Salvation Army Expands in Norway with 1300 Centers
The Salvation Army in Norway now runs 1300 distributing centers and 210 religious social institutions including churches corps maternity homes and Eventide Homes for the elderly. Some 950 Salvation Army officers lead the program across these facilities.
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Salvation Army
Norway
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Highway Patrol
Europe
Sheldon
Burlington
Hawk-eye Gazette
Detroit
Mason City
Austria
Sudeteland
Poland
Stalin
Hitler
Britain
France
Rewanee Star Courier
Gerhardt Eisler
Moscow
Reds
Samuel
God
John
Animal Life
Monaught Syndicate, Inc
Herrs
Dixie Dugan
Pepe
By McEvoy
Striebel
Joe Palooka
Phooey
Ham Fisher
Cently
Mercy Hospital
William Spratt
Oxford
Kloppfer
Geneva Schnoebelsen
Carrol Ramer
Jack Schnoebelen
Geneva Schnoebelen
Merritt Yeggy
F. C Yeegy
Des Moines
R. G. Shaffer
QO. M. Sehnee- Lelen
Guire
Miriam Buster
Los Angeles
Calif
Arnold Edwards
San Pedro
Lloyd Enke
Leland
Amy Foster
Hilton Coon
Lloyd Coon
Carl White
Ainsworth
Carolyn Coon
Orris
John Skubal
Raymond Coon
Mediapolis
Well Man
Ger
Duane Tucker
Columbus
Bob Busey
Conesville
Clarence McFarland
Myers
lJunch Room
Davy Jones
Iversal Gas Ranges
Southern Utilities
Washington State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Bank Credit
Spurdeon
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