Annual Reception At Junior College
Students at the junior college gathered for the season opener with name badges and handshakes. They toured to perform songs, two groups sang patriotic tunes while two groups sang You Are My Sunshine. Miss Mercer presided at the punch bowl with Miss Lambert and Miss Stahl assisting. Announcements noted a watermelon feed Thursday evening at Sunset Park from seven to eight.
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Junior College
Miss Mercer
Miss Lambert
Miss Stahl
Sunset Park
Norene McFarland Hosts Brighton Gathering Before School
Norene McFarland entertained twelve girls at her Brighton home for a pre school kickoff get together. After a dip at the Y pool they chatted about old times, enjoyed midnight supper, then played cards and rested before a 4 am wake up. Guests included Dorothy Hunstown, Maxine Logan, Evelyn Miller, Anna Waggoner, Martha Shockey, Gayle Robertson, Marge Faulkner, Dorthea Snyder, Bette Redlinger, Ione Steele, Margaret Hennon.
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Norene McFarland
Brighton
Leslie McFarland
Dorothy Humston
Maxine Logan
Evelyn Miller
Anna Waggoner
Martha Shockey
Gayle Robertson
Marge Faulkner
Dorthea Snyder
Bette Redlinger
Ione Steele
Margaret Hennon
History of Leon Beatty Post document progress report
Everstine Daniels overseeing the WPA writers program in the county presented a report at the Legion post meeting on progress in compiling the Leon Beatty post history. Commander S W Easter presided as auditing chair Robert Noonan reported the committee results and Mrs Ives McKay aided singing led by Ed Squire. Thirty members attended.
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Everstine Daniels
WPA
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion
S. W. Easter
Robert Noonan
Ives McKay
Ed Squire
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M meets on the first Friday of each month. Lee Holland is Worshipful Master and A W Yard is secretary.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Westbound and Eastbound Rail Schedules with Stops
Train notices list westbound services on the Golden State Limited and Californian with regular stops at Washington and Knoxville branch, includes arrival and discharge times. Eastbound trains from Davenport to Kansas City report departure times and Southwest Limited arrivals. Agents Goodlander and Anderson note schedule details and service exclusions.
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Golden State Limited
California
BUMLANGTON TRAILWAYS LOCAL BUS SCHEDULE
Local routes list multiple buses from Washington with depart times to Chicago, Omaha, and Westone. Night service to Washington at 12 10 a m and 11 28 a m noone to Chicago eastbound. Tickets available at Bus Depot and Candy Kitchen North Side Square.
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Omaha
Chicago
Westone
Washington
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Coast Coast
Focal Depot
AL Gantoni
Agea
Merry Maids Enjoy Dinner and Bridge
The Merry Maids held a week of social get-togethers with Lola Rughes of Milwaukee Wise and Fred Steck of Owasso Michigan visiting. They shared a Dutch treat chicken dinner at Maxwell's Hi-way club and played contract at Stella Latchem's home. Guests from Cedar Rapids and out-of-town joined events hosted by Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Hughes. The group also dined at Winga's cafe and visited Mrs. Elmer Wells.
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Merry Maids
Lola Rughes
Milwaukee
Steck
Local residents greet returning travelers and visiting relatives
Mr and Mrs Glen Peck and daughter Sally return to Cedar Rapids from a visit with Dr Fred Reid. Mrs Lola Wells Hughes leaves for Milwaukee where she teaches college after spending weeks with her mother. Journal staff enjoy peaches from Charles King. Bill Jeffries departs for Burlington to join the Army Air Corps after preliminary training at the local airport. Mrs Irene Ofelt returns to work at Washington County Hospital after vacation with daughter Lois Harriet in Burlington and Des Moines. Lieut LeRoy McGraw goes back to Fort Riley after holiday with his parents and officer school term. Mrs L E Benetier and children Leon Jenine Patricia with Sisters Mary Magdalene and Mary Maurus visit weekend. Joel Young travels from Davenport to visit relatives.
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Bill Jeffries
Burlington
Army Air Corps
Irene Ofelt
Washington County Hospital
Lois Harriet
Des Moines
LeRoy McGraw
Fort Riley
Kan
J. L. McGraw
Louisiana
Simpson to Open Under Committee
Simpson college in Indianola will be directed by an interim administrative committee when the 71st year opens September 11. President John Owen Gross has left for a position with the Methodist board of education in Nashville Tennessee.
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Indianola
John Owen Gross
Simpson College
Gross
Methodist Board of Education
Nashville, Tenn
Plan Rifle Range At Ordnance Plant Des Moines
Des Moines ordnance plant to build a rifle range starting around November 3. Project includes seven or eight 15 foot square houses along a 2000 yard track with firing points. Land condemned covers 1997 acres valued by government appraisers at 206080 dollars. House units will have windows and telephones to report shell paths from stationary guns.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
Ten Year Sentence For Invading Home
Thomas Stimson aged 44 of Tulsa Oklahoma pled guilty to breaking and entering. District Judge John A. Murray sentenced him to ten years in the state penitentiary after Stimson was caught August 19 fleeing Mrs M L Sprinkel’s home in Council Bluffs Iowa.
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Council Bluffs
Thomas Stimson
Tulsa
Okla
John A. Murray
Stimson
M. L. Sprinkel
New mineral pigment green bauxite mined in Pyrenees
A newly unearthed mineral pigment named green bauxite is now mined in the southern Pyrenees. It is valued as a raw material for paints.
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Pyrenees
Portulaca Seed Patches Likely to Bloom Next Summer
A gardener notes that scatter portulaca seed in cracked paving will sprout next spring. The blooms will brighten midsummer but germination waits for warm weather.
Wisconsin Child Mortality Drops Highlight Rural Health Work
Only 1 in 14 Wisconsin deaths last year were infants under one, down from 1 in 5 three decades ago. A trailer school house visits rural communities to teach child and maternal health, contributing to this improvement.
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Wisconsin
Women Smokers Extravagnant Compared To Men
A study notes men discard roughly 8 of 20 cigarettes, while women actually smoke about half a pack of 20, suggesting women smokers are more extravagant in their consumption than men.
Short Short Story Thrills and a Confession at the Theatre
Doris nears her twenty ninth birthday and wrestles with pride as she confronts love with David after a restless night. A dream-like scene at home and a dramatic confession shift their uneasy bond toward a fragile, hopeful future. They face social roles and desire amid a tense emotional undercurrent.
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Doris
David
Irrigation reaches about 51 thousand farms nationwide
About 51 000 farms have been irrigated under the bureau of reclamation projects supporting nearly 900 000 people.
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Bureau of Reclamation Projects
Love and Lies in a Hollywood Household
Grant and Charlotte face separation as Charlotte plans to leave amid a costly quarrel. He hopes to reconcile, but she leaves him with a playful note on a book and a reminder that his longing is still strong. The scene resolves with a tender embrace and renewed affection.
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Charlotte
Mabel
Grant
Pearl
Darling
Took Twenty Years George Grey Barnard Monument Rainbow Arch
George Grey Barnard spent twenty years crafting his large sculpture titled a Monument to Democracy known as the Rainbow Arch, reflecting a major era of labor and artistic vision.
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George Grey Barnard
Lusterous Knit Fabrics In Place Colors Or Bold Stripes
Textile notes describe lusterous knit fabrics used in place colors and bold stripes for apparel. Vendors highlight fabric finishes and pattern options suitable for contemporary wardrobes.
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Californian
Knoxville
L. Goodlander
C. B
C. F. Anderson
Oo. M
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
Bumlangton Trailways
Glen Peck
Sally
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Peck
Fred Reid
Lola Wells Hughes
Wis
Elmer Wells
Journal
Charles King
Simpson
Plan
Ordnance Plant
Terry
Bob
Joe
Ful
Gabardine
Mallory
Stetson
Commander Worsted
Klein Klothing Kompany
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