Crawfordsville Families End Visit In Eastern States
Mr and Mrs W A Orris and Mrs Dora Grecian of Riverside sisters of Mrs Orris returned from a long planned trip starting August 24 visiting Rowelsburg Terra Alta Morgantown Oakland Kingwood and Markleysburg meeting numerous relatives and cousins before returning August 31. Local social notes cover Labor Day visits and community events including school opening updates and a planned chicken dinner September 11 at Crawfordsville Methodist Church.
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Crawfordsville
W. A. Orris
Dora Grecian
Riverside
Orris
Terra Alta
W. Va
Rowelsburg
Bruce Cuppett
Kingwood
Nora Cuppett
Morgantown
Raymond Howsares
Rod Manly
Miap
Frank Ford
Mt. Pleasant
Howsare
Ford
Lucy Rudat
Howeares
Art Rathmell
Barbara Rathmell
Washington
Aaron Koskamp
Oskosh, Wise
Clyde Huston
Hluston
Kenneth Coates
Janet
Carol
Robert
Bereham
Clear Lake
Audrey Coates
Tle
Navy
Alaska
BE. E. Voss
Brighton
Voss
Montana
Ruth
Lorain Luekenbach
Max
Tucson
Ariz
W. O. Orris
Crawfordsville Methodist Church
Wellman to Host Sub-District Educational Seminar
The Sub-District Educational Seminar of the Women's Society of Christian Service will be held at the Wellman Methodist Church on Thursday Sept 11 starting at 2215 a m. Attendees are asked to bring sack lunches for noon with coffee provided. Speakers include Mrs W C Cooper Mrs Vernon Shepard Mrs Jay Gibson and Clement Isong a Nigeria native and Iowa Wesleyan student.
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Helen Thing
WAF
Wellman
Helen
Lackland Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Helen Kehoe
Tucson
Ariz
Delia Struble
Washington
Vella Maplethorpe
Glennis Marner
Ray Marner
Lalo
Iowa
Leroy Ross
Toledo
Billy Stricker
E. C. Jones
Dallas
Texas
Eddie Wilson
Meg Klein
Robbers Fail to Shakedown Salon as Woman Defies Threat
Two masked bandits robbed a luxury St. Louis beauty salon of about 700 dollars. Customer Mrs. James Platt remained seated under a hair dryer and challenged one robber who pressed a pistol to her face, asking where the operator had vanished.
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ST. Louis
James Platt
Ramblings recall whistle stop campaigns past in Iowa town
Bruce Cowden reflects on Dwight Eisenhower's planned Iowa whistle stop tour and recalls earlier presidential train visits to Washington, including Willkie in 1940 and Bricker in 1940s. He notes local GOP efforts to maximize turnout and compares county vote patterns in 1948 and 1944.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Iowa
Washington
Iowa City
Rock Island
Davenport
Omaha
Des Moines
Washington County
Dewey
Truman
Roosevelt Oy
Wendell Willkie
North Fourth Avenue
Willkie
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Mr. Willkie
Harold Moores Buy Kalona Cafe Signed By Mrs Eugene Way
Mr and Mrs Harold Moore of Kalona purchased the Kalona Cafe from Harry Malichky Sr and took possession last week. Mrs Moore plans to expand the cafe to serve meals beyond short orders while Mr Moore continues his contracting and carpentry work in the community.
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Eugene Way
Kalona
Harold Moore
Kalona Cafe
Harry Malichky Sr
Harry Malichky Jr
Moore
Kalona Community Notes Move, Visits and Births
Back Home With Mother in Chicago, Mrs George Maxwell a patient at Mercy hospital In Tow City underwent surgery. Families relocate around Kalona as Allen Brenneman Barclay move and new births Daniel Dickel Miriam Hershberger announced. Social visits include Miller, Yoder, Swartzendruber and other local residents with church and college ties.
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Chicago
Illinois
George Maxwell
Mercy Hospital
Tow City
Joe Allen
Reif
Kalona
Gaylord Brenneman
Brenneman
Snider
Allens
Sam W. Miller
Harry D. Miller
Elmert Miller
Henry
Margery
Roy R. Miller
Merle
Daniel
John J. Yoder
Larry
Jacob Staubaugh
Katherine
Carolyn
Helen
Marvin
John Marner
Lois
Parnell
Mahlon S. Yoder
Wellman
Lydia Miller
Mary Thomas
Shipshewanna
Indiana
Miller
Chris H. Miller
Odena
Omar F. Miller
Elva
Miriam
Herman Yoder
Fami Ivy
Ed Swartzendruber
Ruth
Mary Ellen
Dean Swartzendruber
Patty
Dickie
Mark Swartzendruber
Linwood
Soap Consumption and Population Growth Trends
Over the past 15 years population rose by 27 million people, about 20 percent. Soap and detergent consumption per capita increased from 22 to nearly 26 pounds per person, roughly 20 percent.
DDT Spray Called Safe For Use On Cattle
The American Veterinary Medical Association reports that continued DDT spraying on beef cattle did not cause violent toxicity or hinder weight gain. Texas test with cattle ages 10 to 18 months used 31 to 36 applications biweekly. after slaughter, carcasses showed less than 90 parts per million DDT absorbed.
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Chicago
American Veterinary Medical Association
Texas
Ark of the Covenant described as sacred chest
The Ark of the Covenant is depicted as an oblong chest of acacia wood. Jewish tradition holds it housed the Tablets of Stone given to Moses, with later traditions mentioning a pot of manna and Aaron's rod that budded inside.
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Moses
Aaron
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