Local News from Indianola and surrounding areas
Local notes report visits and travel among families including Mr and Mrs Fred Brent of Indianola Iowa and Forrest Brent of Long Beach California visiting Dr W Kyle and family. Other items list relatives visiting from Los Angeles Des Moines and Des Plaines Illinois during Labor Day weekend.
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Fred Brent
Indianola
Iowa
Forrest Brent
Long Beach
Calif
Dr. W.& Kyle
Kyle
Archie Neff
Gene
Los Angeles
Mr. Neff
Clair Neff
Vincent Vodak
Des Moines
Logan Heilman
Mr. Vodak
Mr. Heilman
Festival predicted to draw 15000 at Iowa farm games
Officials expect about 15 000 people to attend the sixth annual Iowa farm sports festival at Iowa State College. The event begins Friday with 35 baseball and 160 softball teams competing starting Thursday and championship games set for Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Frank Ehman
Cancel Assault On Speed Record At Cleveland Air Races
In Cleveland on September 6 1946 Col Albert Boyd halted the U S air force attempt to set a new world speed record at 1120 am EDT due to rough air. Maj Richard L Johnson who had his record erased yesterday by timing issues planned another run in an F 86 but weather and poor visibility hindered the effort.
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Cleveland
U. S. Air Force
Albert Boyd
Patterson-Wright Air Force Base
Boyd
America
Richard L. Johnson
Johnson
Falty
Louise Reaney to Resume Post in Burlington Junior High
Louise Reaney will move to Burlington this week to resume her former junior high teaching position after a two year absence to care for her mother Evelyn McKee. Other items note graduates and receptions, including Grinnell College attendance by May graduates, wedding attendances, and visits from former Columbus high school couples and teachers.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louise Reaney
Burlington
Evelyn McKee
Columbus High School
Grinnell College
Minnesota State Teachers’ College
St. Cloud
Jack Marshall
Richard Graham
Burlington Junior College
Richard Duncan
Logansport
Ind
W. T. Duncan
Tuckers
H. S. Tucker
Saginaw
Mich
W. D. Tucker
Howard Pitzer
Lincoln
Neb
L. M. Pitzer
Kenneth Chord
Robert N. Chord
W. W. Wakefield
Calif
Chicago
Louise McCleery
Eunice McLaughlin
Martha Calhoun
Mary McKee
Evelyn
Methodist
Make Dishwashing Fun 4-H Project Teaches Quick Dishes Cleanup
The new 4 H club project Make Dishwashing Fun shows youths stacking dishes at table and using a tray to carry them to the kitchen. It frames the chore as an efficiency exercise with shortcuts and time-savers.
Eight Teams Play Tourney Here Today
Eight softball teams are set for the season’s final tourney at Green field with play starting at ten this morning and the finals at seven this evening. Sponsored by the Washington Softball association, teams include Bremer’s of Iowa City, Washington All-Stars, Columbus Junction V.F.W., Iowa City Plumbers, West Liberty, Washington Cubs, North Liberty, and Oskaioosa.
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Greenfield
Washington Softrail Association
Bremer's
Iowa City
Washington All-Stars
Columbus Junction
V.F.W
Iowa City Plumbers
West Liberty
Washington Cubs
North Liberty
Oskaioosa
YMCA Tournament Finals Set For Green Field Lights
Arrangements completed for three teams to play two final games under lights at Green Field. The Presbyterians face the Baptists Tuesday at seven. the winner meets the Sluggers Thursday at seven.
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Y.M.C.A
Greenfield
Presbyterians
The
Baptists
Sluggers
Iowa Patrol Races to Save Girls Life
Iowa highway patrolmen delivered tetanus serum to a two year old girl in Decatur county after doctors warned she would die from lockjaw without treatment. Byron Hockenberry carried the serum from Des Moines to Indianapolis and Oris Billener relayed it to Len. The child Sandra Sue Petty remained in improved condition at Decatur county hospital.
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Leon
Iowa
Sandra Sue Petty
Lineville
Decatur County
Des Moines
Sandra
Contour Planting Boosts Corn Yields in Kentucky Study
Madison county farmers tested contour planting on sloped hillsides in the 1947 Corn Derby. Eighty-two contour planters averaged 94.3 bushels per acre, while 181 farmers using straight rows averaged 79.3 bushels. Improved method shows 15 bushels richer yield.
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Madison County
J. Lester Miller
Make or break day as Braves visit Dodgers
New York 6 Sept The Braves hold a two game NL lead after Charley Barrett kept the Phillies to one run on five hits as Brooklyn arrives for a decisive doubleheader. Dodgers haul in with late twelfth inning burst to top the Giants 4 3 in Brooklyn. Cardinals and Cubs win to tighten pennant race while Yankees DiMaggio hits his 33rd homer in a 5 3 New York win. White Sox rally past Detroit as Appling drives in a two run single. Cleveland St Louis rainout.
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New York
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Braves Field
Boston
Dodgers
Braves
Charley
Red
Johnny Blatnik
Barrett
Frank McCormick
Giants
Brooklyn
Johany Mize
Cardinals
Reds
Howie Pollet
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Rip Sewell
Chicago
Ralph Kiner
Red Sox
A's
Philadelphia
Ted Williams
Wally Moses
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Washington Senator
DiMaggio
Yogi Berra
Phil Rizzuto
Joe Page
Luke Appling
White Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Petition Heard On Rath Packing Union Representation
A National Relations Board official will hear the petition of an independent union to represent Rath Packing company workers in Waterloo Iowa. Company officials and the National Brotherhood of Packing House Workers will join in the discussion as the hearing starts the process toward an election to choose a bargaining agent.
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Waterloo
National Relations Board
Rath Packing Company
National Brotherhood of Packing House Workers
NLRB
Final Rites Planned For Harvey Barnes
Funeral services for Harvey Barnes, a prominent Crawfordsville resident who died early Saturday, are set for Tuesday at two in Federated Church. Rev. D. K. Ford will officiate with burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Jones funeral home of Washington handles arrangements after parental clearance.
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Harvey Barnes
Crawfordsville
Federated Church
D. K. Ford
Ainsworth Cemetery
Barnes
Jones Funeral Home of
Washington
Beginner boaters warned to prep before trips
Boating authority Willard Crandall says novices need preparation, proper tools, and awareness of wind hazards. He outlines rules to avoid underwater collisions, including staying in sheltered waters, checking water depth, and steering clear of weed beds rocks logs and jetties while using marked channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Crandall
Winning Golfers are Breakfast Guests
Ralph Gibson's team edged Claude Tucker's at a country club breakfast round by five strokes. Twenty four players per side with Gibson totaling 1177 to Tucker 1182. Bill Hatcher led Tucker with 33 and Joe Picken led Gibson with 36. Sunday’s play also qualified golfers for the upcoming fall ladder tournament.
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Ralph Gibson
Claude Tucker
Gibsonites
Gibson
Tucker
Bill Hatcher
Joe Picken
Walt Fern
Joe Cheves
Ray Whitehead
Statue of Liberty a Century Old Landmark
The Statue of Liberty, a copper statue on a wrought iron frame, was a 1886 gift from France to mark 100 years of American independence. It weighs 225 tons, stands 151 feet high on a stone pedestal, with a 137 year old star fort base, and holds its torch 300 feet above the sea looking toward Brooklyn. It remains one of New York’s top landmarks for arrivals and travelers.
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Liberty
United States
France
Brooklyn
New York
Silver’s light sensitivity and film history traced
Historical note explains alchemists failed to turn silver into gold but found silver nitrate is light sensitive. Centuries later film making emerged as a leading modern use for silver in photography and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Users’ Association
How Safe are Planes
The article notes that private plane safety varies with conditions such as the pilot, aircraft condition, and weather. It adds that air insurance generally costs about two to three times the price of equivalent car insurance driven in the country.
Hospital Admits and Births List In Ainsworth Area
In hospital records Sept 5 Judy TeBockhorst admitted. Births Sept 5 to Mr and Mrs Everette Meeks of Ainsworth. Sept 5 Mrs Marvin Yoder Kalona, Jean Fern Washington. Sept 6 Baby Spiger Columbus Junction. Sept 5 Judy TeBockhorst Linus Patterson. Mrs George Yoder and baby son. Mrs Sam Weeks and baby daughter.
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Everette Meeks
Ainsworth
Las
Marvin Yoder
Kalona
Jean Fern
Washington
Baby Spiger
Columbus Junction
Judy TeBockhorst
Linus Patterson
George Yoder
Sam Weeks
Sweet potato size guides for better market appeal
Households prefer eight to twelve ounce sweet potatoes for one serving. These potatoes cook faster and use less fuel than larger ones, making them practical for daily meals and favorable for market choices.
Pocket gophers cause major damage to California crops
Pocket gophers rank second to ground squirrels in total crop damage in California. They are most troublesome in intensively cultivated and fertile soils, and effective control will greatly reduce their numbers and the damage they cause.
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California
Bob White Covey Hunkers Down For Winter Food and Cover
Bob white turns to a covey for winter protection. They need weed seeds for food and shelter from hedges thickets or overgrown fence rows provide a home for survival through cold weather.
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Bob White
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