AIR BLASTS From the Airport
Clarence E. Witthoft of Washington enrolls in a private pilot course with Washington Flying Service. Harry G. Huston of Winfield earns a private pilot license. Raymond M. Glover makes a dual cross country in an Aeronca Champion to Des Moines and Grinnell. Royce Buckwalter and Bill Lash of Wellman fly from Washington in a Taylorcraft to Newton Kansas for college. Bill Tanner and family in an Aeronca Chief stop at the local airport en route to Sioux City and back. Two riders in the White Horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Witthoft
Washington
Washington Flying Service
Harry G. Huston
Winfield
Raymond M. Glover
Aeronca
Des Moines
Grinnell
Royce Buckwalter
Bill Lash
Wellman
Taylorcraft
Newton
Kan
Bill Tanner
Patrol pilots fly cross country to Sioux City stopover
Patrol piloted their Beachcraft Bonanza here Monday evening then left Tuesday morning for Sioux City. At the local airport students making cross country flights included Bob Correll in a WV Piper Cub from Mt. Pleasant to Monmouth Illinois, W. H. Wells in a Piper Cub from Monmouth Illinois.
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Sioux City
Bob Correll
Mt. Pleasant
Monmouth
Iil
W. H. Wells
German Workers at Kiel Strike Over Dismantling
Sixty thousand German workers at Kiel struck for two hours to protest British troops occupying the Holmag plant to dismantle it for reparations. British soldiers last night occupied the Kiel factory amid German protests and officials. Holmag employed about 1,800 people and had been producing peacetime goods shown at industrial fairs.
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Berlin
Kiel
Holmag
Des Moines Fire Causes 200000 Dollar Damage
A Des Moines blaze caused an estimated 200000 dollars in property damage. Details on the structure or causes were not provided in the initial report.
Best Years of Our Lives Opens With Star Cast
The new drama from Samuel Goldwyn for RKO Radio features Myrna Loy Fredric March Dana Andrews Teresa Wright Virginia Mayo and Cathy O'Donnell. March plays an unconventional banker whose life with Loy’s wife is strained by Merriment. The road show opens Sunday at 2 30 P M at the Fox for five days with evening shows at 815 and a matinee Wednesday at 239.
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Cen Neem IL
Dana Andrews
Teresa Wright
Virginia Mayo
Hoagy. Carmichael
Cathy O'Donnell
Harold Russell
William Wyler
Robert E. Sherwood
MacKinlay Kantor
RKO Radio Ad
Samuel Goldwyn
RKO Radio
Myrna Loy
Fredric March
March
Miss Loy
Wright
Andrews
Miss Mayo
Miss Wright
the Fox
Iowa Sells Tax Revenue Tops Quarter Billion Since 1934
Iowa has collected over 258.3 million dollars in sales taxes since the 2 percent tax began in 1934. State Tax Commissioner cashier M L Abrahamson notes a record 10.4 million in the second quarter of the current year, with the fiscal year total likely surpassing 36.29 million. He cites higher prices for food and retail goods as driving the increase.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Abrahamson
State Tax Commission
Abrahamson
Fire Devastates Old Iowa Tile Plant
Five workers escaped unhurt as a blaze tore through a plant of the Iowa Pipe and Tile Co. last night. Firefighters from two stations fought the fire for over two hours before controlling it. The building, a decade old, housed one of the state's oldest tile firms.
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Iowa Pipe and Tile Co
Farewell Party Honors Ralph Melville Before Tour
Ralph Melville was guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Mrs. Seth Carris at the Carris home near Packwood. The event marked his farewell before a 12 week tour of Ohio and New York, where he will lecture and demonstrate glass blowing at school assemblies.
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Ralph Melville
Seth Carris
Carris
Packwood
Rom Carris
Keota
Melville
Ohio
New York State
W S C S Board Holds September Meeting in Crawfordsville
The W S C S September meeting in Crawfordsville drew 40 members and three children. A silent auction raised 65.09 dollars, breakfast funds 10.38 dollars, and the committee paid its 15 dollar pledge. Deov tions led by Mrs Rose Moorhead. An invitation to the Ainsworth W S C S meeting on Sept 25 at 2 p.m. was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
W.S. C.S
Hal Huston
Tracy Orris
Ruby Beatchamp
Howard Anderson
Eva Rathmell
Arlene Fuetcher
Rose Moorhead
Kathryn Williams
Ainsworth W. S. C. S
Crawfordsville Churén
Carpet Beetle Pests and Control Methods
The carpet beetle or buffalo moth damages wool rugs clothing and upholstery by hiding behind baseboards and in lint. Treatment options include kerosene spray with five percent DDT or dust containing five to ten percent DDT. DDT aerosols and sprays help in rooms and closets during the flying stage.
Local Visitors Share News From Davenport and Grinnell
Fred A Knecht of Davenport visits sisters Mrs Della Little Mrs Hannah ratt and Mrs Elsie Little. He left Washington 36 years ago and worked at Bell Carriage on North Iowa Avenue before moving to Davenport. The Sieg Seed company Davenport retail store now employs him. Gerald Walton of Geneva Nebraska and Mrs Walton stop to visit W Nunan. E D Crossett and sons Dick and Don of Grinnell visit Minnie Hazen. Evelyn Givans stays with her parents after nursing training at Evangelical Deaconess hospital Marshlltown.
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Fred A. Knecht
Davenport
Della Little
Hannah Ratt
Elsie Little
Fred
Washington
Bell Carriage Factory
Iowa Avenue
Sieg Seed Company
E. D. Crossett
Dick and
Don
Grinnell
Evelyn Givans
Ted Givans
Evangelical Deaconess Hospital
Marshelltown
Unauthorized call shuts Franklin High School
Police continued the search for a woman who phoned the Franklin high school in Cedar Rapids Iowa prompting an unauthorized dismissal of 1300 students. The caller pretended to be from the superintendent's office and ordered dismissal due to heat. The secretary reported the ruse and later confirmed no such call was issued. Students praised the unexpected half day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Franklin High School
Lee Coming Home to Be Discharged
Rome Sept 11 UP Lieut Gen John C H Lee said at a press conference he will depart for the United States next week to await retirement under army orders. He said the move follows orders issued by the secretary of war on June 10 and will conclude his administration of the Mediterranean theater.
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Rome
John C. H. Lee
United States
Lee
Mediterranean
Secretary of War
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W.S.C.S. Board
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