Iowa Politicians and Guard Training In Iowa
State lawmakers and officials discuss reappointment prospects for F Donegan a former state supreme court justice while Half of the Iowa state guard is stationed at Camp Dodge with the remainder to join soon since December 1941 the guard has been called 17 times. Senator Wilson proposes exemptions for insurance firms from federal anti trust laws and tax shifts. Use tax stamps for cars must be displayed by July 1. Banks must pay full face value on old age assistance warrants. Iowa extends Series E war loan deadline to July 31 to boost the quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Guard
Iowa
Camp Dodge
Guard
Missouri River
Boone
Plymouth
Cerro Gordo
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Cass
Butler
Bremer
Des Moines River
Polk
Mahaska
Wapello
Des Moines
Towa River
Muscatine
Webster
Sioux
Mills County
Wilson
Senate
House
Post Office Department
John M. Grimes
East Afton and Elk Social Notes
Mrs Wm Booth hosts visitors Monday evening. Duane celebrates a birthday with a Sunday gathering. Harold Anderson and Sandra attend a family event by a bus near Spencer. Booths spend weekend at Arnolds Park. Area residents attend Alta Trail Ride Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Burdette Pingel
Dennis
Sandra
W. M. Booth
Harvey Kolpin
Duane
Harold Anderson
Spencer
Arnolds Park
Alta
War Manpower Commission Sets New Employer Hiring Rules
Employers must file an order with the U S Employment Service under new War Manpower Commission regulations requiring male workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Diamond Center Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. Henry Otto of Custer South Dakota visited in the Harry Winterhof home this week. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Radke on July 12. Many residents attended gatherings at Lake Okoboji and in area homes with weekly social calls and dinners. LeRoy Hench had his tonsils removed in Sioux City and is recovering. Mr. and Mrs. George Reinert of Sioux City were guests in the Tony Reinert home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Otto
Custer
South Dakota
Harry Winterhof
O. C. Hickey
Will Tolzin
Ervin Radke
Morris Peterson
Oakdale
W. F. Hickey
Garland Hickey
Sioux City
Walter Matzdorff
Arlene Coombs
Lois
Walter Radke
Bert Mummert
Lake Okoboji
Patricia Hickey
Richard Peterson
Keith Hickey
Orville
C. A. Peterson
Julia Johnson
Kenneth Leeds
Quimby
Milaca
Minn
Fred Kreutz
Frank Peterson
Alfred Bond
C. A
Melvin Linquist
Harlan
John Linquist
Susie Linquist
Johnny Linquist
Ed Mortson
Spencer
Fred Radke
Arnold Otto
John Lullmann
Fred Lullmann
Victor Bartels
Erwin Bartels
Bernice Boettsch
Vernon Otto
Arlin Sievers
Lavonne
Art Ohlson
Iowa Proclaims 1944 Waste Paper Salvage Campaign
Governor Bourke B Hickenlooper proclaims July August and September 1944 as an intensive state wide waste paper salvage drive to support war production. He urges every citizen to cooperate with local salvage committees and extend the effort beyond the designated period for the war's duration.
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State of
Iowa
Des Moines
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Shows Steady Feeds And Higher Hog Prices
Slaughter steers and yearlings sold 11.50 to 17.10, fed heifers 11.00 to 16.15, cows 6.00 to 13.00, bulls 7.00 to 13.25. Swine prices rose 25 to 50 cents. hogs 11.75 to 13.75, sows 11.00 to 12.15. Lambs 14.25 to 14.50, feeder lambs scarce but steady. two-day mixed trends. Cherokee County shippers reported multiple lots including steers, hogs, sows, and lambs with prices ranging up to 16.75 for steers and 13.60 for hogs.
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Sioux City
Cherokee County Shippers
John Rutter
L. M. Boothby
George Nelson
Melvin Smith
Dick Honsbruch
Steers
Robert M. Grahm
John Schreier
Clarence Mugge
Dale Bork
Paul Lindgren
Ice deliveries ruled nonessential by U S Employment Service
The U S Employment Service ruled that ice deliveries are not an essential industry, prompting Al M. Finch of Winneshiek Motor Terminal in Decorah to stop delivering to local customers. Residents must fetch ice themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
al M. Finch
Winneshiek Motor Terminal
Decorah
Mrs Carl Kahl Hosts Mt Olive Ladies Aid Meeting
Mt Olive Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Carl Kahl near Holstein with Mrs Lloyd Ohlson presiding. Devotions and a scripture reading opened the session, followed by a missionary lesson and talks by youths about a Lake Okoboji conference and a missionary visit from China. A large group attended and a two course luncheon was served.
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Mt. Olive
Gillet
Beverly Ohlson
Joyce Ohlson
Lake Okoboji
China
Dugard
Frahn
Henry Clausen
Bower
Shrader
Holstein
Clifford Ohlson
Harriett
Near Aurelia
Ernie Peterson
S. P. Bengtson
Cherokee
Sadie
Edna Gearke
Chas. Nelson
Esther
Mabel Neville
Aurelia
Axel Johnson
K. A. Florine
F. C. Mortenson
Paul Peterson
Near Good Hope
E. H. Gillet
Cherokee social notes cover several visits and gatherings
B Y F members, Miss Jane Goettsch hosted at the Leroy Goettsch home after a Lake Okoboji Youth Conference trip. The column lists numerous Cherokee area visits, dinners, picnics, and hospital returns with mentions of family members, servicemen, and local hosts across town from Tuesday to Friday.
Community Visitors Pack Oscar Smith Home This Week
Last Wednesday afternoon visitors in the Oscar Smith home included Mrs. Edith Brown from eastern Iowa visiting her brother Marion McCannon. Numerous town residents and relatives were noted at homes and social events across Aurelia, Diamond Township, Meriden and Cherokee area, with arrivals, shopping trips, and hospital visits. Specific names include the Anderson, Gearke, Ohlson, Bengtson, Carlson, Dukes, Pennington, Wetherman, Lenz, Engdahl, Crippen and Larson families among others.
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Oscar Smith
Edith Brown
Iowa
Marion McCannon
Alfred Simonson
Lawrence Mongan
Aurelia
Oscar Johnson
Ted Johnson
Conrad Engdahl
Glenn Leeds
Bates Hospital
Homer Anderson
Richard Peterson
Diamond Township
Ed Gearke
Everett Radle
Sioux Valley Hospital
Vincent Becker
Ann Theo
Rueben Ohlson
Margaret Juber
B. H. Dukes
Fred Hallbauer
Cherokee
Anna Jones
Cliff Dubes
Janet
L. C. Bengtson
Claus Magnuson
Eric Carlson
Dicky Anderson
Earl Crippen
A. R. Crippen
Archie Shireman
Forrest Lenz
John Larson
Sioux City
Sadie
Edna Gearke
C. J. Johnson
Paul Anderson
Gary
Art Ohlson
Lois
B. C. Buenger
Chris Carlson
Lucille
Near
Jess Wetherman
Harry Wilson
Edna Georke
Victor Skadland
Near Larrabee
Jess Pennington
August Peterson
Oscar Larson
Daniel Sweet
Cherokee Park
Clarence Ohlson
Lloyd Ohlson
Rueben
Byron Furgeson
Will Hahn
Frank Laposky
John Leber
Louis Stellish
Beverly
wartime munitions cutbacks loom for 1944 workers
The War Manpower Commission forecasts that at least 600000 war workers in the munitions industry will be released by year end 1944. Most cutbacks affect small arms ammunition production while higher output in other ammunition types will demand about 100000 additional workers this year.
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War Manpower ‘Commission
Arma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jordan’s Standard Service
Fred C. Jordan
Prop
State Capitol
Donegan
Davenport
Supreme Court
George A. Wilson
Merce
A. B. Lindsay
Don R. Hankens
Larson’s
State Bank
Wharton Funeral Home
G. R. Wharton
LEE
Winfred Moulton
W. A. Liebsch
Aurelia, Iowa
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
Simonsen
Robert Bjorkgren
Reggy Martin
Ida Grove Rendering Co
C. A. Rodine, Jr
Diamond Center
Mrs. O. C. Hickey
State OF Iowa
Iron Works
ROY Collier & Sons
W.G. Whitney Elevator
Frances Hahn
Carl Kahl
Mt. Olive Ladies Aid
Mt. Olive News
B.Y.F
Jane Goettsch
Leroy Goettsch
Miss Goettsch
Laurine Zwick
Afton
Sgt
Dale Mummert
Waycross
Georgia
Betty
Vera Rud
Cleghorn
Cliff Bruce
Jerry
Terry
Rickett, Iowa
Jane
Nina
Clare Ohlson
H. A. Gearke
Edna
Dolores Bengtson
Leslie Gregg
Donna Lee
Delores
Chris Wester
Harry Smith
Janne
Annabelle
T.R. (Trace) Porter
Hempstead & DeMaranville Commission Company
Clifford
Wilson Aurelia
Stoélen
B. F. Ruppert
Mgr
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