Local Family News From Fort Smith to Iowa City
Fort Smith Arkansas residents Mr and Mrs A G Grover and John Kelley visit Washington to see Florence and Lucy Kelley. Others attend events across the Midwest including weddings, reunions, hospital visits, and the All Iowa Field Day near Osceola.
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A. G. Grover
Fort Smith, Ark
John Kelley
Sigourney
Washington
Florence
Lucy Kelley
Grover
Mr. Kelley
Harold Mklopfenstein
James Stoopes
Homer Brinning
All Iowa
Osceola
Seeds Return to Shelves Boost Flavor for Home Cooks
Dutch poppy and caraway seeds reappear on grocery shelves for the first time since the war. Home makers welcome the seasoning aids as caraway adds bite to cheese and gravies while poppy seeds enhance rolls cookies and cakes.
Hospital Dismissals Reported Today
At the hospital dismissals listed include Mrs. Doyle Spears of Columbus Junction Mrs. Sadie Burris of 509 North Marion and Mrs. Harold Gable and her daughter of Harper.
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Doyle Spears
Columbus Junction
Sadie Burris
North Marion
Harold Gable
Harper
Franklin Center Farm Bureau Meeting at 7 30
Bring a pie and table service to the Frank lin Center Farm Bureau meeting at 7 30. Attendees are invited to gather at the school for the event.
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Franklin Center Farm Bureau
Health Unit News: Des Moines meeting on statewide rat control
Sanitary engineer Al Bennett will attend a Des Moines meeting Monday to discuss the statewide rat control program. The anti rate campaign will need wide support to curb waste and financial losses from rats. The conference on school health in Iowa City features Thelma Luther and Dr Doster with about 40 nurses from 20 counties. The health staff continues the maternal and infant program while surveying rural schools sanitation lighting and water supply. Teachers join the survey and parents show interest in health factors at schools with improvements noted last summer. Next Tuesday the Child Health conference is at the West Chester school. Five people had chest X rays at last week’s clinic.
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al Bennett
Des Moines
Thelma Luther
Dr Doster
Iowa City
Krabill
Siamese Twins Born in Lansing Hospital
Infant Siamese twins, both girls joined at the abdomen, and their mother are in good condition at Edward W Sparrow Hospital. Birth occurred Tuesday to a Lansing couple whose names were not released. Babies in an oxygen tent. mother convalescing satisfactorily.
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Lansing, Mich
Edward W Sparrow Hospital
Lansing
Life in the deep sea a balance built on scavengers
Deep sea life relies on falling debris from sunlit zones. With no plants or light, deep sea animals depend on scavenging and predation to survive.
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Deep Sea
Legumes Benefit Soils Beyond Nitrogen Fixing
Good legumes such as alfalfa or sweet clover improve soils in several ways. They fix atmospheric nitrogen and increase soil granulation, reducing erosion, boosting moisture capacity, improving aeration, and aiding drainage.
Papain Import Volumes Rise in 1947 Associated with Meat Tenderizers
U S imports of papain reached 334000 pounds in 1947 with the bulk from British East Africa and notable shares from Ceylon. Papain is used commercially in digestive medicines and as a meat tenderizer for tough cuts.
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U. S
British East Africa
Ceylon
Washington Demons Win Narrow Thrilla 27 26 Over Keokuk
Washington high school Demons edged Keokuk 27 to 26 at Case Field in a four quarter thriller. Coaches Bob Weber and George Bowman watched a high spirited attack with Gary Gorham’s drop kicks and multiple key plays by Kleese Redlinger Thornton and Chmelar as the Demons overcame an early Keokuk surge.
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Bob Weber
George Bowman
Washington High School
Demon
Case Field
Washington
Keokuk
Demons
Chiefs
Cecil White
Rodney Krome
Gary Gorham
Deluxe
Kleese
Thornton
Redlinger
Ray Carter
White
Carter
Krome
Sotelo
Chmelar
Gorham
Dick Tweeten
Webermen
Scrippers
Sojka
Bob Crandall
Joe Sotelo
Pati Brock
Gordon McCreedy
Jack Haimim
Frank Sojka
Weber
Don Thornton
Bob Kreese
Bill Carmelar
Jimi Kedlinger
Demons Win Openers Next Opponents Set
Washington Keokuk opened Little Six play with a 41 season summary? No. Washington edged Keokuk 7 to 0 in a defensive battle. Key plays included a 60 yard run by Bob Garner for Oskaloosa and a late 70 yard reception by Brock, highlighting a high scoring finish in the Burlington Peoria game.
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Washington Keokuk
Washington
Fairfield_Oskaloosa
Burlington-Peoria
Ill
Demons
Oskaloosa
Case Field
Osky
Fairfield
Bob Garner
Burlington
Peoria
Burlingtons
Troop 1.5.0 Five Lie Detection Petitions
The fragmented OCR line lists numbers and identifiers: 5 Li 12 Pet with codes .714 692 642 625 214 142, suggesting page data or ledger entries rather than a coherent report. No clear individuals or organizations are evidenced in readable form.
Softball doubleheader schedule announced for Monday
First game at 7 30 features I S U against Cups. Second game pits Marines against Vik.
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Marines
Indians win 10-1 as they move closer to first
Lou Boudreau's Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 10 to 1 for their fourth straight win and cut the Red Sox lead to three and a half games. The night also saw Joe DiMaggio lift the Yankees to an 11 to 6 win over Boston, ending Boston's nine game streak.
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New York
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Yankees
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Yene Bearden
Cleveland
Tiger
Joe DiMaggio
Bostow
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Dick Fowler
Ferris Fain
Fain
Hank Majeski
Browns
White Sox
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
St. Louis
Howie Pollet
Musial
Giants
Dodgers
Braves
Phillies
Pirates
Cubs
Historic shift cuts match costs as freebies rise
About fifty years ago Americans paid cash for every match. A big match company then promoted the book match as a tobacco purchase giveaway. Now the present generation gets two of every five matches free, reducing per capita match spending despite broader economic trends.
How Indians Reached the Americas from Asia
World Book notes that during the Ice Age a land bridge connected Asia and Alaska. Migrants crossed into North America and moved southward around ice sheets reaching as far as South America.
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Asia
The
World Book Encyclopedia
Alaska
South America
Wellman Wildcats Open Season With Win Over Winfield
The Wellman Wildcats defeated Winfield 12 to 6 at Winfield with quarterback Willard Miller scoring the decisive run. Wellman, defending Ke-Wash champions, expect another title run with Don Swartzendruber returning. Kalona fell 20 to 0 to Sigourney in Ke-Wash action.
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Wellman
Wellman Wildcats
Winfield
Willard Miller
Don Swartzendruber
Letterman
Little Six Scores in Games Summary
Washington defeats Keokuk 27 to 26 and Burlington edges Peoria 24 to 0. Fairfield blanked by Oskaloosa 6 to 0 with scores listed for the remaining matchups.
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Little
Washington
Keokuk
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Peoria
Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson Host Pot Luck for Class
The Mr. and Mrs. Class met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Donaldson near Winfield for a pot luck supper with 22 guests and four children. After dining on fried chicken and trimmings, the evening continued in a social manner.
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Harry Donaldson
Near
Winfield
Mr and Mrs Lee Emry Honored at Brighton Party
Mr and Mrs Herb Stouse hosted friends in Brighton to honor Mr and Mrs Lee Emry before they move to Indiana. Bridge at three tables, prizes to Lee Emry and Mrs Werner Lowry, with Lowry and Mrs Emry taking low prizes. A hand painted picture was gifted. refreshments were served. Attendees included Clifford Baley, Werner Lowry, Shrum Lewis, Bernard McCarty.
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Herb Stouse
Brighton
Lee Emry
Indiana
Werner Lowry
Emry
Clifford Baley
Shrum Lewis
Bernard McCarty
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