Your Congressman fh SS 8th District in Iowa
The joint Committee on Reduction Non-essential Expenditures reports many wartime staff are unnecessary and urges immediate liquidation of wartime roles. It notes 150000 War Department personnel to be dismissed and proposes further cuts. The piece notes subsidies defeat, potential veto, and Iowa lawmakers supporting the bill. It comments on postwar plans for war plants and government real estate shares, plus civilian appliance production goals and a ship launch honoring Leo J Duster.
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Joint Committee On
Adistration
Aimodity Credit Corporation
Senate
Iowa
Tia House
Congress
House of Congress
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
California
Housewives of America
Office of Civilian Requirements
Leo J, Duster
Baltimore
Leo J.duster
Cedar Rapids
Custer
Methodist Church Notes Highlight Christmas Party
Rev. E. Stanworth with Church School at 10 a.m. Edgar Allen as superintendent. Morning worship at 11. Youth fellowship at 7 p.m. Thursday afternoon the W S C S will hold their Christmas party. All society members urged to attend. One o'clock luncheon to be served.
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Edgar Allen
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church Services and Christmas Preparations Announced
Congregational Church schedules Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship at 7:00 p.m. Junior Society also at 7:00 p.m. St Paul's Lutheran Church lists Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Divine worship at 10:45 a.m. German communion services this Sunday. Holy Communion on December 12. Christmas committee listed as Arthur Wogahn Rudolph Ewoldt Arnold Hasenwinkel and B Buenger.
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Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
Junior Society
Messrs
Arthur Wogahn
Rudolph Ewoldt
Arnold Hasenwinkel
B. C. Buenger
Trinity Lutheran Church Alta IA announces services and events
Pastor C Philip Holmberg leads Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 am with Morning Worship at 11 am on Sunday. Sermon titled Getting Ready for Christmas. Confirmation class meets Saturday at 10 am. Orchestra rehearsal December 10 at 7 30 pm and choir at 8 30 pm. Women’s Missionary Society meets December 11 at 2 15 pm followed by annual business meeting and officer elections.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Alta
Iowa
C. Philip Holmberg
Women’s Missionary Society
Immanuel Lutheran Service Times Published
Immanuel Lutheran invites worshipers to Sunday services led by Pastor C Philip Holmberg at 9 45 a m with Sunday School at 10 45 a m in a brief church notice.
Second Grade Recaps Thanksgiving Week in School
Second graders resume classes after Thanksgiving break with reading group reads, new workbooks, and large number writing. Fifth grade activities include celebrating Eva Marie Hasenwinkel and Yatty Osterling birthdays with treats, Harold Rice visiting, seventh graders making Roman scrolls, and eighth graders studying Horatius at the Bridge plus budget balancing. Current Events national test set for Friday for seventh and eighth grades.
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Malcolm
Eva Marie Hasenwinkel
Yatty Osterling
Harold Rice
Horatius
Thanksgiving spelling contest and pet stories at school
Short week due to Thanksgiving, students held an old fashioned spelling spell-down and a game called Trapper. Perfect written-spelling scores were earned by Jerry Deyloff, Nancy Hodge, Ruby Sievert, Denny Robinson, Marlyce Rae Vogel, Carol Elliott, Joan Westphal, Marlys Ann Mummert, Dick Fassler, Francis Brownmiller, and Sherry Wheeler.
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Trapper
Jerry Deyloff
Nancy Hodge
Ruby Sievert
Denny Robinson
Marlyce Rae Vogel
Carol Elliott
Joan Westphal
Marlys Ann Mummert
Dick Fassler
Francis Brownmiller
Sherry Wheeler
Eloise Gertswaeier
Lois Mae Husman
Phillip Carlson
Elwayne Nordstrom
Daniel Prescott
Erik Radke
Students reflect on travels and studies in a lively class update
The class recounts spell downs and an Honor Roll with seven names, studies Italy and mount Vesuvius, learns about skeleton muscles, thanks Mrs Osterling, observes two birthdays, finishes Junior Red Cross scrapbooks, and looks ahead to Christmas while finishing Toby Tyler and starting Smoky the Cowhorse.
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Patsy Prescott
Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Italy
Mount
Vesuvius
Mexico
Merlin Roth
John Erickson
Red Cross
Toby Tyler
Smoky, the Cowhorse
1943 44 Basketball Schedule Highlights Local Stops
The schedule lists Dec 3 at Larrabee Dec 10 at Alta Dec 17 at Paullina Jan 7 at Sanborn Jan 14 at Sioux Rapids Jan 21 at Cleghorn Jan 28 at Marcus Feb 2 3 5 County Tournament at Cherokee Feb 11 at Sutherland Feb 18 at Quimby Feb 28 at Immaculate Conception Mar 14 Sectional Tournament.
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Larrabee
Alta
Paullina
Sanborn
Sioux Rapids
Cleghorn
Marcus
Cherokee
Sutherland
Quimby
Immaculate Conception
Ration Calendar Details 1943 44 Dates and Stamp Sales
Government ration calendar lists Green Brown and Sugar stamps with dates for Book Four Book One and Book Three. It covers meat fats sugar fuel and air stamps with validity through late 1944 and deadlines for endorsement and completion split by book type. It notes various stamp numbers and mile age terms for supplemental gasoline and dates for expiration and use.
Gustaf W Larson 1861 1943 obituary in Iowa paper
Gustaf Wilhelm Larson born February 20 1861 in West Locken Ostergalland Sweden died November 27 1943 at his daughter Ruthies home in Aurelia Town aged 82 9 7. He came to America at 21 settling in NL then Cherokee County Iowa where he lived. Married Annie L Johnston January 11 1888 three children Alva L Rubie E Inez C. Wife preceded him 19 years ago. Joined Meriden Presbyterian Church October 6 1892 active member. Survived by three children two grandchildren two great grandchildren one brother Fred Orion Ill and many relatives. Funeral Tuesday Boothby Funeral Home Cherokee and Presbyterian Church Meriden Rev E Stenworth in charge. Burial Liberty Cemetery Meriden.
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Gustaf Wilhelm Larson
West Locken
Ostergalland
Sweden
Ruthie
Aurelia
Town
America
Cherokee County
Iowa
Annie L. Johnston
Alva L
Meriden
Rubie E
Inez C
Larson
Presbyterian Church
Alva L. Larson
N. J. Carlson
William H. Drefke
Fred
Orion
Ill
Boothby Funeral Home
Cherokee
E. Stenworth
Aurelia Methodist Church
O. C. Waddell
A. E. Stutz
Liberty Cemetery
Firearm safety and a large family receives government allotment
The notice urges safe gun handling with two key rules unload and lock up. It notes thousands injured yearly with about 2400 deaths. It also reports Halsey McCain and family near Rippey will get a monthly $3800 government allotment as he serves with the sea bees leaving behind a wife and twelve children, eight of whom are school age.
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Halsey McCain
Near Rippey
McCain
Seabees
Sixth Grade History Unit Test Thursday Preview
Sixth graders finish Unit II this week with a Wednesday test. Last week students played Trapper, with Bill leading the boys and Joyce the top girl. The girls won 23 to 20, followed by a spell down where Patricia Ruth and Keith excelled at spelling every word.
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Trapper
Bill
Joyce
Patricia
Ruth
Keith
Junior High Victory Stamp Bankers Lead Week
Readable text notes Ivadelle Wohlers and Betty Nelson as leading Junior High Victory Stamp bankers. Plan for a special stamp and bond buying day next Tuesday titled Pearl Harb or Pearl Harbor event date.
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Ivadelle Wohlers
Betty Nelson
Conservation Briefs From The Press Pheasants Abundant Across Iowa Hunts
A compilation of regional notes reports abundant pheasant populations and mixed hunting success. Hank Ehler totals six pheasants ten ducks and ten Canada geese, while other papers describe plentiful birds, dense cover, and strong hunting activity with varied luck.
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Hampton Times
Hank Ehler
Rockwell City Advocate
West Union Gazette
Denison Bulletin
Rock Rapids
Osage
LaSalle
Wall Street
Garer
Hawkeye Beacon
LeMars Globe Post
Clarence Fulks
Pocahontas Record Democrat
Stratford Boys
Farmers Urged to File Estimated Income Tax by Dec 15
Iowa Internal Revenue Collector E H Birmingham highlights that Farmers and certain other taxpayers must file estimated income tax returns by December 15, 1948. Also urged to file amended declarations if past estimates were off by more than 20 percent and to remit any unpaid balance by the deadline.
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E. H. Birmingham
Internal Revenue
District of
Iowa
Birmingham
Des Moines
Speedy Corn Husker Refines Method With Two-Row Machine
Ben Grimmins of Grundy Center gains time by using a two row sheller to husk corn. He shells and sells surplus crop as fast as he picks it, filling a 1500 bushel crib each afternoon and night, then unloading to the elevator next morning. After husking the corn moves to a Cedar Rapids processing plant.
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Ben Grimmins
Grundy Center
Cedar Rapids
Sentinel Offers Sioux City Subscriptions
The Sentinel acts as authorized agent for Sioux City newspapers and invites readers to place subscription orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sentinel
Sioux City
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the Aurelia Sentinel
BE. C. Lighter
Carl J. Lighter
Dr. Salsbury
Maple Valley Hatchery
Methodist Church
E. Stanworth
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Gustaf Larson
Harry H. Lockin
Insurance Agency
Stratford Courier
Leonard Bergman
Ivan Poulson
Hassocks
Cory
Paul
Stieneke
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