Smith installs new liquefied petroleum plant near Junction
R C Smith president of the American Petroleum Company Davenport and local landowner begins installing an 18500 gallon LP gas plant at his airport north of Columbus Junction on Highway 76. Rock Island lines installed a switch for easier loading. Twelve to fifteen men take flying lessons at the airport. Miss Rowena Ann Klotz 71 dies Aug 31 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. service held at Richie Funeral Home with burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Survived by two sisters and a brother. Martin Taylor ex soldier building a house in Freedonia. E C Houston of Cleveland Ohio visits. former Columbus High manual training teacher. Lillie Swailes enrolls at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. Jean Jonce enrolls at AIC Davenport.
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R. C. Smith
American Petroleum Colmyeny
Davenport
Rock Island Lines
Rowena Ann Klotz
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Richie
Lelo
Wendell Hansen
Trinity Evangelical Reformed Church
Columbus City
Joe Guinn
Cora Klotz
Jerry Klotz
Muscatine
Martin Tayolr
Fredonia
E. C. Houston
Cleveland
Ohio
Houston
Columbus High School
Lillie Swailes
William Swailes
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleas
Back-to-School Parade Through Town Fields
Children march toward a common meeting place on a bright September day as vacation ends. Some skip with confidence while others, very young, cling to a brother's hand and feel fear at the new world opening.
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Qouite
Brother
Weather outlook: partly cloudy and warmer tonight
Partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures expected tonight and tomorrow. Skies remain mostly dry with light winds and a mild, warmer trend across the region.
Gillette Reports Palestine Conditions at La Guardia Field
Former Senator Guy M. Gillette, president of the American League for a Free Palestine, arrives at La Guardia Field New York from Palestine. He calls the country an armed camp and says Palestinians lose life liberty and property under British imperial policy.
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Guy. M. Gillette
American League For A Free Palestine
LaGuardia Field
N. Y
Palestine
Unknown Land Greeted by Hope as School Year Opens
Elizabeth Lathrop Powers reflects on the first year and the last year of school, as adults watch a joyful crowd and recall days of character building and ideals.
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Elizabeth Lathrop Powers
Crisp Raw Produce Best for Vitamin C
For crisp texture and the most vitamin C, serve vegetables and fruits raw frequently. To keep colors bright and conserve vitamins cook vegetables just till tender and serve at once. Vegetables cooked to a dingy brown mush are ugly and retain little food value.
Colorful soap films reveal thin film interference
Thin wet films on pavement cause light waves to interfere, producing vivid colors. Bubbles and oil drops create patterns as their thickness approaches the wavelength of visible light.
New acting UNRRA head named in displaced persons unit
Meyer Cohen, six foot four former Cambridge law student, becomes acting director of the UNRRA displaced persons operation in Germany. He replaces Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan who was released by Director General Fiorello LaGuardia.
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UNRRA
Germany
Meyer Cohen
Cambridge Law
Sir Frederick Morgan
Fiorello LaGuardia
International
Y. W. Board Honors Teachers at Party
The YWCA executive board hosted a reception for new teachers at the high school making rooms. About 60 guests including faculty, board members, and families attended. Rev. Fernando A. Laxamana spoke on going to school in the Philippines, noting education funding and English as a main language, and praising ties between the U.S. and the Philippines.
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Y. W. C. A. Executive Board
Dade Shearer
Darlene Humston
Fernando A. Laxamana
Iowa City Congregational Church
Philippines
Golia Miller
Hugh Hall
Claude Tucker
Charles Wilson
Miss Shearer
This Week in Iowa History Highlights
A compact recap of Iowa milestones: 1908 D W Morehouse of Stake University noted Morehouse comet. 1818 Fort Madison abandoned and burned. 1857 Constitution of 185 went into effect. 1919 American Legion first state convention in Des Moines. 1834–84 first Iowa counties Dubuque and Demoines. 1876 Iowa State Teachers College opened. 1886 new state fair grounds dedicated in Des Moines.
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American Legion
Nes Moines
Iowa
Dubuque
Demoines
Territtory
Michigan
Des Moines
Dried Eggs Explained For Home Use
Advice on using dried egg whites yolks and whole eggs from grocer. Dried eggs remain usable and safe when stored in the refrigerator and are described as in good condition for household cooking.
Cabbage Worm Control With DDT Dust or Spray
For cabbage worms dust lightly with 3 per cent DDT powder or spray using 3 tablespoons of 50 per cent wettable DDT powder to a gallon of water. Do not apply within 30 days of harvest to avoid residues.
Golf’s forbidden era in medieval Scotland and royal ties
In 1491 Scotland banned golf as players neglected archery. Mary Queen of Scots allegedly played golf when news reached her of her husband’s murder. James I of England later appointed a clubmaker and ball maker. Before 1848 golf balls used leather stuffed with feathers.
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Scotland
Mary Queen of Scots
James I
England
Tire plant counts rise and fall across decades
A 20th Century Fund study shows 178 tire manufacturing plants in the United States in 1921, dropping to 46 by 1937, illustrating a dramatic contraction in the industry over the period.
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20Th Century Fund
Last Brotherly Tap In Ancient Merciful Army Practice
A description recalls an ancient custom after victory where surviving comrades who bore arrow wounds were slain on the battlefields as an act of mercy. The practice reflects grim ritual mercy within armed conflict.
Moon Rocket Dreams Spark Student Plans
Jacqueline Lamb, 19, of St. Louis, a member of the U S Rocket Society, foresees flights to the moon within years and asks for a reservation on one of the first missions. An act described as For Sale will facilitate the sale of the rocket ride or related ticket.
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U.S. Rocket Society
Jacqueline Lamb
St. Louis
Miss Lamb
New Low in Man Hours Lost in July 1945 War Data
Bureau of Labor statistics show July time lost at a wartime low since the war’s end with a gradual drop since February. Strikes in July involved 185,000 workers. 320 stoppages noted July 1. 365,000 wage earners affected. man days lost 500,000 fewer than June.
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Bureau OF Labor Statistics
International
Helium Discovered by Sun Light Before Earth Found
The article states helium was discovered by human eyes in the sun through study of its light long before its earthly discovery. It notes helium formed as a product of radium atom smashing.
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Earth
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