Local residents take summer visits and travel notes
Local news lists residents and relatives traveling or visiting in August. Mr and Mrs Frederick Smith head to Cleveland after Chicago time, Eddie Barker leaves for Maywood after visiting Masson and Barker families, Pearl Taylor returns to Cedar Rapids from an extended visit, and several others visit relatives in Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Case School of Applied Science
Chicago
W. J. Masson
Narl Smith
Eddie Barker
Maywood
Harry Barker
Barker
Mr. Barker
Pearl Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Masson
Althea Montgomery
Standings and results from Major League Baseball action
The American League standings show Candee at .626 with 70 wins, 63 losses, and Chicago and Cleveland near .500. Results include Detroit sweeping St Louis in a doubleheader, Chicago twice beating Cleveland, New York taking two from Philadelphia, and Boston routing Washington in two games. Today’s slate lists open dates and scheduled matchups with pitchers Lamanna or Salvo for Boston at Brooklyn, Turner at Chicago, and Root at Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Candee
Chicago
Cleveland
NEE Sk
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Brookive
Niccon
Cincinnati
Wcc Nw
ERO
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Lamanna
Salvo
Highe
Turner
Root
Baseball game called off by Muscatine Indees
At noon yesterday Muscatine officials cancelled the Labor Day game with the Washington Indees at Blattner Field. The match was moved from Sunday to Monday before being cancelled and may be rescheduled. The Indees are set to host Ottumwa Ali Stars next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Indees
Washington Indees
Blattnerfield
Labor Day
Indees
Ottumwa al- Stars
Dee Work 80 Dies in Georgia After Heart Attack
Dee Work died Sunday evening August 24 in Georgia after a sudden heart attack. Funeral services were held August 25 in Homerville with burial at DeFuniak Springs Florida, his family home for 35 years. He leaves five sons and two daughters, plus two sisters, with ties to Iowa Kansas and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Work
Homerville
Scott McConnell
Work
Charles Rickey
Washington
DeFuniack Springs
Fla
Richmond
Iowa
Margaret Elizabeth Thomas
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Kansas
DeFuniak Springs
Journal
Carl
Paul
Lee
Tallahassee
Burton
Talco
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Reported Saturday and Sunday
The hospital lists several dismissals and admissions including Frederick Fischer Riverside Deborah Longer Washington and Robert Colbert Riverside. Charles Tharp Bettendorf admitted Sunday morning and Jimmy Netser North England operated on for emergency appendectomy Sunday morning. Harold Esmoil Brighton and J E Moore Washington dismissed Sunday afternoon. Stanley Thompson East Madison admitted yesterday morning and had an appendectomy yesterday afternoon. Mary Widtfeldt Council Bluffs admitted for X-ray and injury treatment from an auto accident. Mrs Donald Shull Crawfordsville and son Donnie Eugene dismissed this morning. B F Murram Carrollton Missouri dismissed this morning. Carl Kelley 920 North Fifth Street dismissed this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fischer
Riverside
Elmer Krantz
Brighton
Deborah Longer
Washington
Robert Colbert
Charles Tharp
Bettendorf
Jimmy Netser
North English
Harold Esmoil
J. E. Moore
Stanley Thompson
East Madison
E. H. Messer
West Madison
Harold Strum
East van Buren
Mary Widtfeldt
Council Bluffs
Donald Shull and Son
Donnie Eugene
Crawfordsville
B. F. Murram
Carrolton
Carl Kelley
North Fifth Street
Des Moines Residents Return After Holidays and Visit
Mrs James Rhodes returns to Des Moines after visiting parents Mr and Mrs J D Daniels. Judy Warren leaves by bus for Des Moines after five weeks with grandparents Rev and Mrs E S Hebner Leo Hoover family Edna and Jessie Klein. Mr and Mrs L A Warren come home from a Colorado two week vacation. Verna Bickel resumes teaching at West Chester High School. Mrs Beulah Ferguson and sons Donald and Robert visit from Aledo Illinois with sister Mrs Charles Schulty and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rhodes
Des Moines
J. D. Daniels
Judy Warren
Rev
E. S. Hebner
Leo Hoover
Edna
Jessie Klein
Beulah Ferguson
Donald and
Robert
Aledo, Ill
Britain’s War Surge Promises Hope as Year Three Opens
Britain enters the war’s third year buoyed by a global alliance and rising American production. After a brutal second year, strategic strikes, Russian resistance, and the August Roosevelt Churchill pact sharpen optimism that Britain, with its allies, can curb Germany. The Royal Navy, RAF, and Allied ships push the Atlantic battle and air raids, though setbacks in Greece and Crete haunt the home front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Atlantic
Washington
France
Warnet Forest
Maginot Line
Hitler
Russia
Germany
Royal Navy
England
Far East
Dunkirk
Channel
Greece
Archibald Wavell
Libya
Balkans
Erwin Rommel
Rodolfo Graziani
Suez
Jugoslavia
Crete
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Iraq
Rashid Ali
Levant
Vichy
Mediterranean
R.A.F
Starling
Ruhr
Iceland
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
Bismarck
Pring Eugen
Hood
Gibraltar
Fleet Air Arm
Taranto
Cape Matapan
Britain Faces Shifting War Fronts and Production Strain
The report notes Italian actions luring a squadron into a trap and sea shelling of Genoa and Tripoli while Mediterranean convoys continued. In Britain, production rose but Commons accused a production muddle hampering the war effort as efforts to tighten controls increased. The invasion of Russia broadened British horizons for global cooperation with the empire, continent, and industrial base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batte
Genoa
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Britain
Russia
Fortnightly club opens season at Libe home
The Fortnightly club, American Home department sec 1, will meet Tuesday Sept 9 at Mrs John Libe’s home with Mrs John A Stewart presiding. The year’s first program on Our South American Neighbors by Bess Conger features labor poems by Mrs Ward McCutcheon and a South America roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Department
John Libe
John A. Stewart
Libe
Bess Conger
Ward McCutcheon
South America
Rainbow Girls Hold First Fall Meeting at Masonic Temple
Twenty five Rainbow Girls attended the first regular meeting of the fall term at the Masonic temple. Nellie Wallace presided as worthy advisor with members showing enthusiasm for the year’s planned activities. Mrs Don Orr, mother advisor, discussed future meetings and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Nellie Wallace
Don Orr
Music Department Opens With Plans and Guests
The Fortnightly Club music department met at Mrs. Boyd White’s home for its first meeting of the year with Helen Harrison as guest. Mrs. Roger Sherman presided as leader and announced a study plan featuring Iowa Artists and Composers, a tea in September, and committee work for the Washington district federation meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd White
Helen Harrison
Stewart and Junior High School
Roger Sherman
A. Anderson
Frederick Knight Logan
E. D. Morrison, Jr
Lee Holland
Logan
Edna Klein
YWCA Board Meets in YW Rooms for Plans
The YWCA board met last evening in the YW rooms with Harriet Coulter presiding in the president's absence. Ethel McCreedy was away. Several local families and guests were mentioned including Wilma Nordyke and Dr J McCahill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W
Ethel McCreedy
Harriet Coulter
Death notices for Rev Dr Irving Berg and Mary Eyesstone
The community mourns Rev Dr Irving Berg of New Rochelle once NYU dean and radical intercessor for students, age sixty three, who died after a three week illness in hospital. Also noted is the passing of Mrs Mary Eyesstone, a lifelong Des Moines area resident and energetic Methodist, with family brief visits reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Gillespie
Irving Berg
New Rochelle
New York
New York University
New York Times
America
James Arthur
Dr. Berg
Berg
Family News from Chicago Visit and Local Birthdays
Mr and Mrs Everett Preche returned to Chicago after a brief stay with the D W Harvey family. They brought Mrs Preches grandmother Mrs H Dunning from New York who plans a few weeks with relatives here. Clarence Goodwin Jr left for Chicago to enter the Great Lakes Naval Training Station after passing exams in Des Moines and observing his 17th birthday today. Sunday he and sister Darlene Mae, nearly five, were honored at a family dinner with grandparents and relatives from Davenport Coralville and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Preche
Chcago
D. W. Harveys
Clarence Goodwit, Jr
Des Moines
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Darlene Mae
Goodwin
J. & Kelley
H. M. Kelley
Davenport
Floyd Kelley
Coralville
Clifford Goodwin
All-Star West Team Aims to Repeat 1940 Victory in Des Moines
An all-star western Iowa high school class, hoping to repeat their 1940 win over an all-star east eleven, assembles for a Drake Stadium clash in Des Moines on Sept 5. The photograph lists players and coaches from multiple Iowa towns and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Iowa
Drake Stadium
Des Moines
Walt Lawrenz
West Des Moines
Lloyd Hanson
Webster City
Dan Kroloff
North Des Moines
Clark Lowell
Allen Speagh
Red Oak
Bob Murphy
Atlantic
Bull Hughes
Oakland
Ray Graham
Lyle Naylor
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Fort Collins
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Wayne Brown
Iowa City
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Bureau County Fair
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Kirksville, Mo
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Rock Island
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Muscatine
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Victor Masson
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le Mars
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Parsons College
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