Iowa War Front Reports and State Guard Training Efforts
War department outlines mission of state guards to aid civil order and protect critical sites. Ernest W. Graf to train guards in chemical warfare in Omaha. Tax stamp reminder for motorists. Iowa coal production and mining employment decline noted with county breakdowns. Kraschel opens Des Moines HQ and news of his sons in military service. WAAC training schedule released detailing hours for a wide range of duties and subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Graf
Omaha
Neb
Seventh Corps
War Department
State Guards
Scch
WAAC
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Army
Car Stamp Number May Be Used For Gas Rationing
The first battalion of Iowa state guard reported to Camp Dodge for two weeks training last Sunday. Capt. Robert J. Swanson, regular army infantry training officer, assisted the provisional military police batta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
Robert J. Swanson
Provisional Military Police
Batta
Two Indianola Men Celebrate Birthdays in Barber Shop
Hiram Finley aged 101 and Richard Williams aged 2 appeared together at an Indianola barber shop on June 13 to mark their birthday anniversaries. Finley formerly resided in Red Oak.
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Hiram Finley
Richard Williams
Indianola
Mr. Finley
Red Oak
First White Child of Calhoun County Dies at 86
Frank McCoy aged 86, the first white child born in Calhoun County, died June 12 near Lanesboro. He was the son of John and Catherine McCoy, pioneer settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Calhoun County
Lanesboro
John and
Catherine McCoy
Looking Back into the Past: June Events and Local Notices
Marriage in Omaha as Miss Clementine Waddell wed Mr. William Westphal Jr on Tuesday morning June 28. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas Schulke on Saturday June 26. Illnesses keep Mr. and Mrs. Ben Butterfield bedridden. Mrs. Butterfield fell ill early last week. Jack Thomson of Chickasha visited his grandparents the Butterfields. Twenty Years Ago: Ruth Gifford and Harry Mummert wed June 21 at Immaculate Conception in Cherokee. School board elects C. E. Day Akron as superintendent. W. H. Fishman plans to study at an Illinois college before teaching. Thirty Years Ago: Aurelia plans July 4 celebration with a Mardi Gras torch parade. J. C. Lockin and M. Mummert sell land east of town to George and Leonard Larson at 150 per acre. Frank Welch builds new west building for the school. B. A. Colby injured by a cow kick but recovering. Joan Gates ill Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Guy Robinson and Loma of Cherokee visit the Sleezer home. Mrs. Fogelman of Cherokee visits Dale Sleezer.
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Clementine Waddell
William Westphal Jr
Omaha
Nebraska
Chas. Schulke
Ben Butterfield
Butterfield
Ben
Jack Thomson
Chickasha
Oklahoma
B. Butterfield
Ruth Gifford
Cherokee
Harry Mummert
Afton Township
Immaculate Conception Church
C. E. Day of
Akron
AEP
Unira
W. H. Fishman
Illinois
J. C. Lockin
M. Mummert
George
Leonard Larson
Frank Welch
B. A. Colby
Joan Gates
Guy Robinson
Loma
Will Sleezer
Fogelman
Dale Sleezer
Afton Vicinity Happenings List Local Events And Travels
Mesdames Will and Dale Sleezer attended a shower for Mrs Junior Sleezer in Cherokee Thursday afternoon. An outdoor Farm Bureau meeting at George Zwick’s drew 37 families despite rain and wind with accordion solos by Vera Keisel of Marcus. Lunch followed. Lorne Phipps and Russell Allen visited Omaha Friday. Funeral services for Hugh Crippen’s mother were held Tuesday at Good Hope. Frances and Barbara Wilson of Cherokee visited the Will Sleezer home. Local men including Lawrence Whiting and others went to Des Moines for military service exams. Wilbur Snapp visited Sioux City Sunday. Mrs Robert Gates returned from Des Moines. The Lee Robinson road is being graveled after grading last fall. Twenty families attended the AC C picnic in Westcott Park Cherokee Sunday. Alva Melton suffered severe injuries.
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Farm Bureau
George Zwick
Vera Keisel
Marcus
Lorne Phipps
Russell Allen
Omaha
Hugh Crippen
Los Angeles
California
Good Hope
Frances
Barbara Wilson
Will Sleezer
Lawrence Whiting
Beryl Elliott
R. Braunschweig
Dale Mummert
Afton
Harold Crane
South Spring
Supplement to fatten cattle on corn age 2 to 5 years old
Iowa State College researchers report that adding alfalfa hay or other vitamin A sources to corn fattening rations yields similar gains across 1937 to 1941 corn. Five lots fed 210 days showed daily gains from 1.97 to 2.20 lb, with older corn not dropping vitamin A much after about 2 to 3 years.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Commodity Credit Corporation
C. C. Culbertson
Ames
Fattening Cattle Fed Chopped Hay Shows Fast Gains
In a seven month trial steers fed chopped hay fattened fastest and finished heaviest though sweetened protein offered no clear edge. Daily gain averaged 2.43 pounds per steer while total feed per 100 pounds of gain matched other groups. Culbertson notes economics of field chopping and stacking could make chopped hay advantageous.
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Culbertson
Emergency crops for flood damage include soybeans Sudan grass
Iowa State College agronomist E S Dyas cites soybeans and Sudan grass as top emergency crops for cornfield damage from heavy rain. Early soybeans may mature with favorable weather. July planted beans yield hay up to three fourths of a ton per acre. Sudan grass offers better pasture and can be planted in July, usable for horses and pastured after 18 inches height at about six weeks. Buckwheat and millet are also advised as emergency options.
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E. S. Dyas
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
Sudan
Dyas
Bremer County Churches Beneficiaries Named in Ingersoll Will
The will of the late Mrs. Fannie Ingersoll leaves nine Bremer county churches to share probate on July 7. One church from each denomination in Waverly gets 1000 dollars. other county churches receive 500 dollars each.
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Bremer County
Fannie Ingersoll
Waverly
Sioux City livestock market sees swings in prices and volume
Through last week cattle and hogs moved high with a Tuesday surge in hogs reaching 14.35 top and sows at 14.00 while fat cattle lagged. Steers and yearlings ranged 11.75 to 13.25 with highs to 13.75, heifers 10.75 to 12.50, and fat lambs sliding from 15.75 to 10.35 as Cherokee County shippers reported mixed gains and steady demand.
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Sioux City
Cherokee County
Paul Anderson
Steers
Wm. Scott
Henry Rupp
Waddell & Johnson
J. Kohlhagen
Plagman Bros
Walt Meinking
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AGI AC
Mummert Hdwe. CO
the Aurelia Sentinel
E. C. Lighter
Carl J. Lighter
Aurelia
Swanson
Office of Internal Revenue
State Mining Department
George Duckworth
Board of Mine Inspectors
Duckworth
Marion County
Appanoose
Polk
Mahaska
Dallas
Boone
Monroe
Lucas
Wapello
Warren
Jasper
Page
Webster
Davis
Adams
van Buren
Guthrie
Wayne
Greene
Taylor
Jefferson
Keokuk
Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Harlan
Fred Kraschel
Russell Hartle
United States
Ireland
Great Britain
United Nations
F Red
Hartle
State Capitol
Sentinel
United States of America
Big CJ
Wahgo
Saunders
Allis-Chalmers
Kroll & Patterson
Aurelia, Iowa
Mardigras
Earl Awick
Mesdames Will and
Mrs. Junior Sleezer
Waddell
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