Iowa Procurement Office to Stay in Des Moines
The Iowa procurement office of the U S treasury will not move to Kansas City. Iowa procurement officer Hans Pauli said the Des Moines office will continue operations with 18 employees handling purchasing and contracts for the Works Progress Administration and National Youth Administration in the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Treasury Department
Kansas City
Hans Pauli
Works Projects Administration
National Youth Administration
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
Window pictures framed by a view of changing skies and seasons. The poem presents a rotogravure like panorama of nature from birth to age, with clouds, fields, blossoms, and life cycles seen from a window.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
George Matthew Adams
Marstons Vacation at Spirit Lake and Burkhalter Home Visit
Lewis report notes Drs. George and Velma Marston leaving to spend the week at Spirit Lake. John Burkhalter, a traveling representative for a machinery company, vacationing with his parents. Hob Stewart visited Omaha Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Montague and children and Tom Montague returned from a visit at Lester Kennedy home in Plainfield Illinois. Stow warns that thinking and fast driving do not mix.
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Lewis
George
Velma Marston
Spirit Lake
John Burkhalter
Business Machines
Lyle Burkhalter
Hob Stewart
Omaha
Harry Montague
Tom Montague
Lester Kennedy
Plainfield
Divorce Granted Mrs Devolld by Court at Avoca
Viola DeVolld was granted a divorce from John DeVolld with custody of a minor child and $10 monthly alimony in district court at Avoca Indiana. The docket also notes several judgments and administrator appointments, plus a replevin petition by Milldale Farm & Livestock Improvement Co. against Grant Harris and Robert Hagood seeking livestock possession or full value.
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Avoca
Viola DeVolld
John DeVolld
Milldale Farm & Livestock Improvement Company
Grant Harris
Robert Hagood
Iowa farmers report income rise from soil conservation program
A representative group of 122 Iowa farmers, part of 151 sampled, said their annual incomes rose by 426 dollars due to soil-saving programs. They also reported increased land value, corn yields up 10.4 bushels per acre, and gains in other small grain production over five years.
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Mes
Iowa
Soil Conservation Service
Audubon Defeats New Franchise Bid in Heavy Vote
Audubon Iowa June 13 461 to 397 voters reject a proposal to grant the Iowa Public Service Company a new 25 year franchise. The utility’s current 25 year agreement expires in December and another renewal attempt is expected before then.
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Audubon
Iowa Public Service Company
Local children and adults suffer minor surgeries and illnesses
Reports from multiple Iowa towns June 13 to 15 note several medical procedures. Roger Asay recovers from a leg injury after a car mishap, Emma Treat’s condition worsens, and many patients undergo tonsil removals, appendectomies, or brain clot treatment. Arthur Whetstone and Will Ward ill at home. Public notice urges cautious driving near children.
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Casey
Will Ward
Arthur Whetstone
Gene Kirkpatrick
Cleone
Davenport
Lewis, Lewis
Des Moines
Grant
Griswold
Lewis
Willisea
Gladys Allen
Des Moines General Hospital
Robert Graham
Reynaud Message to Paris and Roosevelt Speech Debate
The Reynaud appeal to the French public urged steadfast resistance near Paris and beyond, signaling a deepening Franco American unity. Congress voiced concern over ties between allied leaders and Roosevelt, with skepticism about Reynaud having seen the president’s Charlottesville speech in advance.
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Reynaud
Congress
Roosevelt
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