State offices face rent and quarters crunch in Des Moines
State leases in downtown Des Moines expire soon forcing decisions on higher rent and new quarters for the banking department formerly in the Valley Bank building, sold to the Veterans Administration for state headquarters. Iowa educators plan a convention in Des Moines to attract up to 13 000 delegates while avoiding overcrowded housing.
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Des Moines
State Banking Department
Valley Bank
Veterans Administration
Iowa State Educasion Association
Town Marriages and Divorces Rise in 1945
State health figures show marriages totaling 21,604 in 1945 up from 17,261 in 1944 while divorces rose to 6,603 from 4,269. Veterans impact cited though some counties show divorces rising among nonservice couples. Political notes mention re election plans of Republican officeholders and hints about A. J. Loveland for governor.
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State Health Department
Blue
Jessie Parker
Lake Mis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. J. Loveland
AAA
Iowa
United States Production Marketing Administration
Young Democrats urged Loveland as candidate in Linn county race
In Linn county the Young Democrats joined others in backing Loveland for the race. Word from Washington says tiny M. Gillette may still be interested and did not deny it during a Des Moines visit.
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Linn County
Loveland
Washington
Tiny M. Gillette
Des Moines
Mt Olive News Highlights Social and Community Events
Mrs August Peterson hosts birthday party club with bingo and luncheon at her home. Visitors include Mrs Edwin Engdahl and others. Community notes cover church services, choir practice, Farm Bureau meeting attendees, and local visits among Mt Olive residents. Several residents travel to Rochester and Seattle for visits and discharge from overseas service.
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August Peterson
C. J. Johnson
Robert Bengtson
Axel Johnson
Earl Crippen
Peterson
Mt. Olive
Nina
Clara Ohlson
Larry Anderson
Homer Anderson
George Schafer
Carl Kahl
Holstein
Mr. Olive
Raymond Gregg
Dale Mummert
Aurelia
Hannah Allen
Margaret Juber
Schafer
Anton Hanson
Rochester
Minn
Olive
L. C. Bengts
Oscar Gustafson
Enoch Nelson
Will Hahn
Odd Fellows Lodge
Quimby
Farm Bureau
Klaug Magnuson
Diamond Township
Nina Ohlson
Clarence Ohlson
Reuben Ohlson
L. C. Bengtson
Jesse Weatherman
B. C. Buenger
Jess Pennington
Filmore Ohlson
Clarence Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Alfred Simonson
Lawrence Mongan
Jack Lamb
Sloan
Iowa
Melvin Johnson
Sioux City
Ruthven
Margaret Jaber
Cliff Simmons
Tom Holmes
Cherokee
Nellie Sawwell
Howard
Merlin
John Hahn
Near
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Gunnar Hanson
Bertil Peterson
Johnson
Earl Wilson
Richard
Tracy Crippen
Afton Township
Gilbert
Larrabee
B. C
Warl Crippen
John Towner
Hardware Disease in Cattle Toxins From Metal Ingested
The hardware disease of cattle is caused by swallowing nails staples pieces of wire and other sharp metal scraps. Preventive practice focuses on keeping feed and pastures free of such hazards and promptly removing dangerous objects to avoid injury.
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Sioux City market clears after two week strike lull
Trade resumes with liberal livestock streams across all divisions. Cattle steady versus pre strike prices, fat lambs 50 to 75 cents higher, butcher hogs at ceiling or stronger. Fat steers $12.00 to $17.65, heifers $11.00 to $16.50, slaughter cows $6.50 to $14.00, stockers $11.60 to $15.25, barrows and gilts to $14.50 ceiling, sows mostly $13.50, stags $11.50, feeder pigs $14.65 down. Fat lambs $13.75 to $14.90. slaughter ewes $4.50 to $7.25. feeders scarce, westerns around $16.00. Cherokee shippers include Rex Klingensmith and Oscar Anderson with two weeks’ sales details.
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Sioux City
Cherokee County
Rex Klingensmith
Oscar Anderson
East Afton and Elk Social Notes
Mrs. W M Booth was guest of honor at a Wednesday birthday party at her home with relatives and neighbors. Games of 500 at three tables yielded high scores for Marion Mavis and Bill Booth and low scores for Florence Hines and Dale Sleezer. Lunch featured two birthday cakes baked by Mrs. Dale Sleezer and Mrs. John Mavis.
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W. M. Booth
Marion Mavis
Bill Booth
Florence Hines
Dale Sleezer
Carl Berquist
Burdette Kraemer
Swen Axelson
Fred Kolpin
Colleen Anderson
Carolynne Kolpin
Sioux City
W. F. McCabe, Jr
Storm Lake’s
John Booth
Quentin Anderson
Joe Shively
Cherokee
Elmer Buddenhagen
Henry Buddenhagen
Export Metals Highlighted by Chisaw Authorities
Officials name mercury and antimony among metals Chisaw touts for export, signaling a push to expand trade. The fragment notes readiness to market these materials amid economic interests and regulatory considerations.
Radke Anniversary Celebrated at St John’s School
Mr and Mrs Fred Radke marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a service at St John’s school basement led by Rev O Bahr and a midnight lunch. Guests included their children and many relatives from Fort Dodge Aurelia Storm Lake Galva Alta Newell Peterson and other nearby towns.
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Fred Radke
St. John’s School
O. Bahr
Martin. Einspahr
Fort Dodge
Erwin Radke
Orville Radke
Harold Radke
Wayne
Donald
Leland
Darlene
Darell Radke
Herman Winterhof
Phyllis and
Gaylin
Galva
Emil Radke
Edmund Radke
Walter Radke
Clarence Kaskey
Aurelia
Frank Huseman
Ernest Neuman
Storm Lake
H. H. Otto
August Miller
Elmer Sanderman
C. Bahr
A. J. Ludwig
L. Reins
Marva June
Albert City
Leo Gray
Newell
John Oatman
Mardelle
Vernon McDeid
Eitel Mohn
Arnold Mohn
Albert Otto
Carl Weiland
Lloyd and
Launa
Richard Sievert
Alta
Delores
Loraine
Mary Louise Otto
Lorenz Roth
Or ¥En Bumann
Peterson
Geo
Ex-serviceman Herbert relocates from Ft. Dodge to Lewistown
Since his discharge from the army last fall Herbert has been employed at Ft. Dodge until recently. He left for Lewistown, Montana.
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Herbert
Ft. Dodge
Lewistown
Montana
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Reggy Martin
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Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of Aurelia, Lows
H. G. Lockin
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
Cherokee Livestock Auction Co
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Helen Hahn
Mt. Olive News
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Aurelia Co
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Irving Johnson
John This
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John B. Becker
Meriden
M. M. Streeter
Marcus
H. F. Ferrin
Marcus Merlin Garvin
F. Roggon
East Afton & Elk
Mrs. W. M. Boo
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Everett Fahr
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Henry Webking
Custer
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Herbert Zwemke
Charles Zwemke
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