Hospital Visit Notes at Washington County Hospital
A Saturday tour of Washington County Hospital reports few patients on the first floor but activity on the second and third floors. Newborn twins are highlighted alongside stories of patients including Mrs Ray Dean and Melissa Ellen Miller. Nearby residents Mrs Wilber Chandler and family discuss moving from South Iowa Avenue as Stanley Chandler turns two.
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Washington County Hospital
Ray Dean
Wilber Chandler
Iowa Avenue
South
Iowa
Stanley Chandler
Notable Beauty Spots Highlight Town Homes and Wedding
A tour of the town showcases the J W Fields house and lot, the Jeffrey house, and Lou Wombacher's West Main home now owned by Dee Lee. Owen Hayes manages a vast lawn with professional gardening, while Jack Fields 11 handles duties at home. Also noted is the remodeled Sanford house and Barker’s onslaught of plantings. Invitations are issued for the wedding of Josephine Marsh Bailey and Elwood Funk Meschier set for Saturday at eight, with guests mainly family.
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J. W. Fields
Lee
Wombacher
Owen Ilays
Josephine Marsh Bailey
M. W. Bailey
Elwood Funk Meschier
Chicago
White Plains
New York
Bailey Home
Josephine
Clinton
Koenig urges Parisians to conserve food and maintain order
General Joseph T Pierre Koenig commander of French forces of the interior and now military governor of liberated Paris calls on Parisians in a broadcast to conserve their food supplies and uphold order until a new administration is established.
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Joseph T Pierre Koenig
The
Interior
Paris
Teachers Conclude Summer Vacations At Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Aug 3 Mary Manners reports teachers resuming posts Marie Lowe returns to Mt. Union to teach again Oma Strain heads to Norwood Ohio for another teaching year Mrs Ralph Miller and their three children return to Ames after visiting relatives here and at Olds Lillian Holmes departs to Sac City to teach again They visited in Ainsworth with their sister Mrs Milo Arthur before leaving.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Marie Lowe
Mt. Union
Oma Strain
Norwood
Ohio
Ralph Miller
Ames
Olds
Lillian Holmes
Sac City
Ainsworth
Milo Arthur
County W C T U Convention Held in Washington Church
The Washington County Women’s Christian Temperance Union held its annual convention in the Washington church with officers elected for the coming year. Mrs Merle McDowell was chosen president and a life patron was recommended for Margaret Popham of Wellman.
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Mo Lh. Dewey
Wellman
W.C.T.U
Margaret Popham
Welimin
America
Roy Marner
Hawthorne
Lou Bauer
West Chester Union
L.T.L
Kalona
Hofer
Red Cross
Merle McDowell
West Chester
Wellmen
M. L. Dewey
Washington
Youths Temperance Council
William Waxgamon
Loyal Temperance Legion
Mary Hoter
Arthur Peters
Ella Gordon
Kemp
Pinnell
Barker
Lloyd Bauer
Whistler
Army Telegraph Demonstration and Early Signal Corps Network
The Civil War era signal corps proved telegraph value for military use and built an extensive army network linking frontier posts and settlements. By about 1880 it operated 5,000 miles of line and connected lighthouses with life-saving stations beyond commercial lines, from Norfolk to Cape Hatteras, 137 miles away.
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Signal Corps
Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
Midget Searchlight Powers Rafts and Lifeboats
A compact device described as a midget searchlight can project a 1500 candlepower beam visible up to 60 nautical miles, designated for use on rafts and lifeboats.
Cargo over Burma Road reaches forty thousand tons
The department of commerce reports that nearly 40 000 tons of cargo were moved to Free China via the Burma Road in the last six months. The figure highlights the volume of wartime supply routes and Sino allied support.
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Burma Road
China
Department of Commerce
Underinflated Tire Life Drops by Over Half
A tire running nine pounds under the recommended pressure reduces tire life by about 52 percent, indicating significant wear when pressures are low. This finding underscores the importance of maintaining proper inflation for safety and longevity.
Leaders at Opening of War Five Years Later
Five years after the 1929 crisis that drew Britain France and Poland into war with Germany most leaders are in unknown fates. Neville Chamberlain died out of power. Gort appears as Palestine high commissioner. Gamelin and Daladier reportedly in German custody. Beck and Smigly-Rydz may be German prisoners with Smigly-Rydz once rumored dead. Nazi bombing of Polish cities began the war.
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Great Britain
France
Josef Beck
Edward Smigly-Rydz
International
Convention Resolutions Endorse War Service Efforts
The convention at United Presbyterian Church in Washington endorses cooperation with War activities and Red Cross. It calls for youth education on alcohol harms and support for war industries, armed forces relief, blood banks, ambulance funds, and defense councils. Members praise county officers and thank Washington Union and local teachers.
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U.S.O
Red Cross and
Defense Council
W.C.T.U
Cuban Flag Born in Warren Street Lodging House
Exiled Cuban patriots met on Warren Street New York to plan resistance to Spain. A Cuban Betsy Ross sewed the red, white and blue silk stripes, marking the birth of a nation 53 years before its independence was formally recognized.
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New York
Warren Street
Betsy Ross
Ted
Lumber firm showcases prefab hog houses in Iowa demonstration
A large Iowa lumber company demonstrated prefab portable farm buildings with an 8 by 18 foot hog house design repeated 400 times for 12,000 sows. End to end the houses would stretch nearly a mile and three quarters. Materials included nine carloads of lumber and 800 gallons of paint.
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Iowa
Brighton R. 1 Aug. 33 Visitors and family notes
Mrs Karl Neal and children stayed with relatives at Dee Moines for a few days. Karl went after them Sunday and they returned Monday. Inez and Rodney Gower visited relatives in Thee Moines and Osceola. Mr and Mrs Roman Bobcek were Washington callers Friday.
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Brighton
R. 1
Karl Neal
Dee Moines
Karl
Inez
Rodney Gower
Thee Moines
Osceola
Roman Bobcek
Washington
Storage guidance for fabrics and textiles
The article advises protecting wool rugs and upholstery from moths and carpet beetles, guarding linen and cotton with starch or sizing against silver fish, and storing textiles in a large closet or room with stable temperatures. Avoid hot areas and damp conditions for fabric storage.
St. Peter's Square and Papal Palace Housed in Rome
The text notes St. Peter's Square facing the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican. It mentions Italian police power at the basilica steps and the 1,000-room papal palace overlooking the square where Pope Pius XII resides.
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St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's
Vatican
Qua
Pope Pius XII
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Kodak Films
Onn Stand
Walter Brennan
Lon McCallister
Jeanne Crain
June Haver
Saturday Evening Post
Washington Church
Wilbert Rose
J. L. Milton
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John Willimag
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Mystic
Irwin L. Milton
Stanwood
Edward McCrea
Long Branch
New Jersey
Mt. Arey
Barbara Jane
Kathryn Williams
Army
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
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Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Oskaloosa
Edouard Daladier
Neville Chamberlain
Gdynia
Marshal Maurice Gamelin
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz
Lord John Gort
HMNS
Washington Union
Clara Barker
Mary EK. Hofe
Stella Bell
United Presbyterian Church
Prody A. Borkoski
Salween River
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U. S. Signal Corps
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