Rocking Chair Brigade Dinner and Village Notes
Dr and Mrs F W Eastwood hosted Sunday school teachers and officers for a six thirty dinner in the church basement. About 30 covers, ham and baked beans featured. Mrs B C Briley assisted with serving and brought homemade corn. Nearly 100 percent attendance marked the meeting. The writer visited Mrs O L Dayton near the Snack Shack on East Washington Street and described changes at the Dayton and Lewis households, a new management at the Snack Shack, and Dayton family poultry interests in Colorado including a hatchery fire loss and Dayton’s directorship with the Colorado Poultry Improvement Organization.
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F. W. Eastwood
B. C. Briley
R. KE. Dougherty
O. L. Dayton
East Washington Street
Rose Lewis
Fingerprint Files Grow From 800000 to Over 90000000
The FBI identification division reports more than 90 million fingerprint cards on file, a roughly tenfold increase from about 800000 records it started with in 1924, making it the world’s largest fingerprint data clearinghouse.
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FBI
Early Sulphuric Acid Production Says Arab Chemists
The first sulphuric acid is believed to have been made about twelve centuries ago by Arab chemists. In the United States production began in 1793.
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United States
Workers On Home Front Still Badly Needed Says Smith
Rena B. Smith urges continued civilian support for war production. West coast navy yards seek boilermakers machinists pipefitters laborers and helpers with limited experience. women mechanic learners urged at Bremerton Puget Sound Navy Yard. Jobs in Clearfield Utah and a Fairfield interview event announced with eligibility details.
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Smith
Rena B. Smith
U. S. Civil Service Region
St. Vaui
Pacific
West Coast Navy Yards
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Washington
Boxmaker
Naval Supply
Clearfield
Utah
Crater
Moderate Temperatures Improve Meat Flavor and Yield
The piece argues cooking meats at moderate temperatures reduces shrinkage and extends portion size, resulting in better flavor and overall quality.
Large Land Owner Near Junction Dies
C E Gray 63 of Oakland Calif long time Columbus Junction land owner died suddenly after heart attack at his Oakland home following a trip east. Born Evergreen farm May 16 1881 he helped found Golden State Creamery and headed American Dry Milk Assn. Survived by wife Rachel Masier two California daughters mother Mrs J K Gray sister Mrs Chester E Pierce Evergreen farm.
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Columbus Junction
C. E. Gray
Oakland
Calif
Evergreen Farm
Columbus City
Ments
Mr. Gray
James E. Gray
Gray
Golden State Creamery Corporation
American Dry Milk Association
Letts
Iowa State College
Ames
Rachel Masier
Des Moines
California
J. K. Gray
Chester KE. Pierce
Proper Egg Cooking Method Mentioned
The guide advises not to boil eggs. Bring water to a boil and cook at low to moderate heat for soft medium or firm yolks.
Suit Community Gathers Near West N C Post Office
Community meeting near the West N C Post Office gathers residents around local matters. No further details are available in the fragment.
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West N.C
Suit
Rat Population Grows in Iowa Despite Control Efforts
Ames Iowa Sept 20 The rat population now estimated at 10 million in Iowa backs up the 1939 cleanup by farmers with poisons traps dogs and clubs. War time neglect of dumps and stockyards has allowed a new high to develop costing each person about 20 dollars yearly in damages. Iowa losses include 5 million bushels of corn annually with other grains and feeds wasted. Gunderson urges farmers to feed rats poison while using their corn for cattle and hog feed.
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Ames
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Gunderson
Workmen Fatalities and Injuries Reported for 1942
In 1942, 18 500 workmen were killed and 1 750 000 injured on the job. Home accidents caused 30 500 deaths and 4 500 000 injuries. Motor accidents killed 27 800 and injured 1 000 000.
Record Insurance Gain by American Families in 1943
American families increased their aggregate life insurance holdings by 8.7 billion dollars in 1943, marking the largest yearly gain ever recorded for family protection.
New Drying Oils Offer Improved Paint Properties
New drying oils developed from raybean and linseed oils through scientific treatment show superior drying and bodying, with potential to replace tung oil, a major Chinese source, in the paint field.
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China
Heat Exhaustion First Aid Guidance From Historical Text
A concise first aid guideline instructs removing the affected person to circulating air, placing them in a lying position, keeping them warm, and giving salt water in small frequent sips. If relief is not rapid, call a physician.
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Chicago
Wayland
Dayton
Stanley
Lamar
Colo
Trayton
Ft. Collins
Colorado Poultry Improvement Organization
Colorado
Colorado Poultry Improvement Association
Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police
Dubuque
A. B Manson Grinnell
J. E. Young
Sioux City
Thomas Condon
Cedar Rapids
George Stoltz
Dub
Battlefront
Great Britain
Seige
Lorient
Bordeaux
Spain
Tober
Limoges
Nantes
NLE Havre
Loire
Boulogne
Paris
Marseilles
Toulon
France
Scheld River
BELG
Switz
ATAS
Civil Service Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Fairfield
Albert A. Lay
Junction
KH. Gray
Letts Es
Tate Farm
Monsieur Petit Victor
Oise
Lewis F. Clancy
Plattsburg
N. Y
Victor
Signal Corps
Dewey
Claude H. Shearer
Town Highway Patrol
Thomas Dewey
New York
Dea
Guy
B. B. Hickenlooper
Lowa
Europe
Brussels
Belgium
U. S. Signal Corps
Washington Dairy
Supreme Court
Alan Presiden S
Winfield Scott
Ois Ag Mel
Ee Selon
Washington, Iowa
Antwerp
International
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