Iowa News Roundup in Wartime Observations and Incidents
Governor Harding praised Iowa's Thirty fourth division in New Mexico and urged a hero welcome. Des Moines police detained two aliens and prepared federal handover. Ida Grove forms Liberty War League to marshal bonds and Red Cross efforts. A Sioux City knitter is praised for wartime aid.
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W. L. Harding
Deming
N. M
Blocksom
Guy E. Logan
Des Moines
Harding
Iowa
Harry Fedyunk
Bismarck
N. D
Stars and Stripes
United States
Chicago
Ida County
M. C. A. Red Cross
Larsena Bethelezen
Sioux City
Bethelsen
Soldier
Red Cross
Camp Dodge
War Department
Crowder
Lucy Brown
Clarinda
Henry Cook
Parkersburg
W. Va
Missouri
Kansas
Red Cross Society of
Waukon
Andrew Larsen
Blackhawk County
Grand Jury
Waterloo
Paul Nagle
Elberon
Electrical
Aviation Corps
Marble Rock
Navy
George Blandford
Louis Bishop
Dyersville
Sugar and Flour Limits for War Time in Des Moines
Des Moines reports restrict sugar at ten cents per pound with family limits of five to ten pounds and flour at one bag per family with a barrel cap. Retailer profit on flour capped at 1.25 per barrel. Food Administration urges saving for soldiers and war zones. Exemption Board awaits second draft. Iowa board members named and rotating decisions. New doctors registered. ten pass state exam, nine osteopathy fails. Crowder issues draft rule updates. advisory lawyers’ role clarified. Eleven incorporation fees raise 56000 for Iowa, Rock Island leads with 65000.
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Des Moines
United States Food Administration
J. &. Jeems
The
Food Administration
Commission
Southern
M. D. Ely
Davenport
George Tucker
Clinton
William Cochrane
Red Oak
Harry Hopley
Atlantic
C. S. Grant
Iowa City
Adjutant General's Department
Iowa
Chester Demoree
Harry H. Dilley
Mary R. McQuire
Holstein
Josiah R. McKirahan
Perry
Williamh. Ross
Waterloo
George
Crowder
Harding
Signal Corps
Aviation Corps
State of Iowa
Secretary of State
Rock Island Railroad
Department
State Board of Agriculture
New Hampton
Nashua
Spencer
Charles City
Hampton
Victor
Marengo
Anamosa
Morning Sun
Ottumwa
Sewel
Clio
Massena
Manchester
Chariton
Knoxville
Creston
Agency
Cannot Print Soldiers Letters And Food Price Boards Set
An Iowa newspaper reports new Camp Dodge orders barring publication of soldiers letters and details of troop movements. It notes a food price board setup in Des Moines with appointees and price standards for staples. Also covered are Iowa fairs profits, coast artillery quotas, and medical district organization under Provost Marshal Crowder.
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Iowa
Camp Dodge
W. W. Pearson
Dea Maginea
Crowder
Medical Reserve Corps
No Holiday Passes Banned for Camp Dodge Soldiers
General Getty at Camp Dodge issues final order barring leaves or furloughs involving rail transport for Christmas. Earlier granted leaves are canceled. exemptions may apply to soldiers within trolley or auto reach. Washington aims to keep rail traffic minimal and hints at a broader conscription movement to Camp Dodge.
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Camp Dodge
Des Molines
Getty
Washington
War Department
Dodge
Des Moines
Fuel famine threatens Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines and several towns face fuel shortages as car scarcity and Melcher mines refusal to supply coal strain the state fuel administrator. Council Bluffs and others beg for relief while government orders shift Melcher output to Camp Dodge and potential car reallocation is studied.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Melcher
Council Bluffs
New Sharon
Juanita
Audubon
Corning
Camp Dodge
Charles Webster
Iowa Lines
Paralysis Follows Accidental Revolver Shot
Hawarden resident Samuel Ashmore, 17, was paralyzed from the waist after a revolver fired by H. A. Stam, a brakeman, while he examined the weapon. The bullet struck near the spinal column as Ashmore lay in bed, and authorities believe the spinal cord was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawarden
Samuel Ashmore
H. A. Stam
Fate of Mayor Up to Court in Des Moines Ouster Case
Mayor F. J. Wallace faces ouster proceedings after being accused of selling city materials. District Judge Hutchinson has the case under advisement following the trial, leaving the mayor's fate unresolved.
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Glenwood
F. J. Wallace
Hutchinson
Des Moines
Arrest Spy Suspicion Ties Halifax Helmsman to Mont Blanc
John Johansen, helmsman on the Imo, detained as a German spy suspect in Halifax. He feigned wounds at a hospital, offering a nurse fifty dollars to fetch a newspaper, raising authorities concerns after the incident linked to the Mont Blanc disaster.
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Halifax
John Johansen
Imo
Mont Blanc
Johansen
Uncle Sam Calls Men to Enroll for War Work
Washington launches a public service reserve to recruit skilled non essential workers into shipyards and war plants. Director William E Hall says volunteers remain in civilian jobs until called for suitable war duties, balancing industry needs with wartime production.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Department of Labor
Public Service Reserve
William Edwin Hall
Hall
France
Shipping Board
United States
United States Public Service Reserve
Reserve
Army
United States Public Reserve
Chicago Woman Buys Auto Glasses for Bulldog
A Chicago woman paid $8 for automobile goggles fitted to her bulldog by an oculist to prevent tears during motor rides. The eye protection was custom fitted to the dog for driving comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldog
Chicago
Woman Becomes Navy Radio Operator First in United States
Miss Abby Morrison of New York becomes the first woman in the United States to qualify as a naval wireless operator after passing tests required by the Radio Bureau of Navigation. She earned a first class electrician rating and joins the Navy wireless service.
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Navy
Abby
Morrison
New York
Elty
Sea States
Naval
Electricia Radio Bureau of Navigation
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Tripoli
Carl N. Kennedy
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John W. Christina
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Homer A. Miller
Treasury Department
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Grinnell
Okoboji
Strahan
Franklin County
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Murnial Sloag
Bert Hoag
California Junction
Martha Barringer
H. Ii, Bradley
Iowa Food Administration
J. F. Deems
U.S
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