Flood Control Bill and Missouri River Basin Plan
Congressman Cala reports House passage of the Flood Control Bill authorizing Missouri River Basin plans with multiple use reservoirs for flood control irrigation water supply and navigation. He notes 1943 floods damaged 2 478 000 acres of farmland with $47 382 000 direct damage and discusses postwar development and feed supply concerns amid war-time conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Missouri River
Midwest
Missouri River Basin
War era notes and Iowa manpower in 1944
A digest from Aurelia Iowa reflecting wartime policy, production goals, and manpower data. It notes plans for disposing surplus war goods, aims for 1st half 1944 aircraft output, and details Iowa Army personnel and female workers between 1940 and 1944, plus a Capitol appropriation viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Iowa
Health Department Calls for Disease Survivors as Blood Donors
The Iowa Health Department reversed course and urged survivors of measles scarlet fever or whooping cough to donate convalescent serum. Clinics statewide will collect blood through the summer. donors aged 12 or older receive five dollars per half pint. Scarlet fever or measles donors must have recovered within six months and whooping cough donors within three years.
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State Health Department
Board of Health
Former Aurelian Dies At Spencer
George Henry Faulkender aged 73 died at his Spencer Iowa home after a long illness. He was born in Dixon Illinois March 14 1871 and married Millie Patterson in Aurelia Iowa in 1891. Survived by wife three sons Merle Lyle and George Jr and two daughters Ruth Coddington and May Faulkender plus six grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Cobb Funeral Home Spencer and First Baptist Church with interment at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
George Henry Faulkender
Samuel and
Serena Yates Faulkender
Dixon
Ogle County
Iowa
Summit Township
Illinois
Kingsley
Millie B. Patterson
Aurelia
Worthington
Minn
Clay County
Cobb Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
C. O. Loken
Riverside Cemetery
George Jr
Congress Park
Ill
Ruth
Roy Coddington
Meadow Township
Merle
Lyle
May Faulkender
Edith
Thomas Clague
Anna Faulkender
Goodwill Industries Seeks Help From Sioux City Supporters
Goodwill Industries of Sioux City requests assistance amid lack of tax support and endowment. Declining conditions worsen for disabled workers during hard times, urging donations of discarded articles to aid their program and fund relief efforts.
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Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Goodwill Bags Drive Seeks Community Help
A call to donate to Goodwill as the best way to assist those in need. Residents are asked to contact Mrs. Jesse McDeid for information about empty bags or truck requests to aid the charity.
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Jesse McDeid
Aurelia Council Approves 1944 Riser Pipe Contract
Aurelia Iowa special meeting approves signing Contract No 2044 for labor and materials to install a new riser pipe for the water tank with Town furnishing pipe and material. Regular May 1 1944 session records bills paid and Leslie Holderness named Water Superintendent at 125 monthly with 30 day notice.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Heimsoth
Shank
Brummer
Maltby
Wieland
Kaskey
Myn B. Dewey
National Tank Maintenance Corporation
Des Moines
Aurelia Iron Works
Leslie Holderness
Servicemen Birthdays List With Redacted Overseas Addresses
May birthday notices honor Keith L Wieland Rolan M Blake Albert E Johnson Robert Lyle Nielsen with security masked overseas addresses. Entries show ranks serials and base units Buckley Field Gowen Field Camp Parks and New York post office amid censorship guidance for readers.
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Keith L. Wieland
Gowen Field
Boise
Idaho
Rolan M. Blake
Buckley Field
Denver
Colorado
Albert E. Johnson
New York
N. Y
Robert Lyle Nielsen
Camp Parks
Church Activities Schedule and Naomi Circle Meeting
Church services listed include morning worship at 11 a.m. Mrs. Ruby Carlson serves as superintendent. The Naomi Circle of the W. 8. C. 8. meets Thursday May 25 at the church with hostesses Mrs. Geo. Scott and Mrs. Harry Howell.
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Ruby Carlson
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Naomi
Geo. Scott
Harry Howell
Congregational Church Schedule and Society Meeting
Edwin Trigg, pastor, announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship meets at 7 p.m. Junior Society also at 7 p.m. The Women’s Missionary Society will meet Wednesday afternoon May 24 with Mrs. A. E. Krout as hostess and Miss Sadie Gearke as assistant.
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Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
Junior Society
Women’s Missionary Society
A. E. Krout
Sadie Gearke
Sunday services at two local churches announced
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites visitors to Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Divine worship at 10 45 a m. Mt Olive Baptist Church lists Bible School at 10:00 a m Worship at 11:00 a m and evening devotions at 8:00 p m with Thursday prayer meetings.
Trinity Lutheran Church Alta Service Schedule
Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta Iowa posted Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Pastor C Philip Holmberg leads the congregation with a planned morning service.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Alta
Iowa
C. Philip Holmberg
Look To Jesus Confirmation and Vacation Bible School Schedule
Saturday at 10 a.m. the confirmation class meets and on Monday VBS begins at 8 30 a.m. All Sunday School children are urged to attend. Children not in other classes are warmly invited to Daily VBS. Bring pencil tablet crayons scissors.
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Jesus
Immanuel Lutheran Invites Children to Vacation Bible School
Pastor C Philip Holmberg announces morning worship at 9 45 a m and Sunday School at 10 45 a m at Immanuel Elk. The church invites Immanuel Elk children to attend Daily Vacation Bible School at Trinity starting next Monday at 8 30 a m.
Notice to Bidders on Wooden Bins at Several Towns
Bids due by 2:00 P M May 22 1944 for wooden bins in multiple sizes and locations. Prices listed include erected and painted 2790 bushel at 845 and 230 at 1860 bushel. unerected 2790 bushel at 280 with Cherokee counts. Forms available at Local AAA Office.
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Marcus
Cleghorn
Quimby
Cherokee
AAA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don F. Phipps
Republican
Cherokee County
W. P. McCulla
Cala
War Food Administration
Treasury
the Aurelia Sentinel &. C. Lighter
Carl J. Lighter
Congress
Washington
Capitol
Health Department
VRE
Ruppert
Mgr
Aurelia, Iowa
Aurelian
Minnesota
Mummert
Council Proceedings
W. H. Heimsoth
Chester G. Sjoberg
General Fund
Robert and
Sam Groff
Gerald Anderson
W. A. Liebsch
Waterworks Fund
Geo, F. Dise
Agt
John
Chilgren
H. EL Rice
The
Aurelia Sentinel
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Dog Treas
State of Iowa
Geo
Light Fund
Iowa Public Service Co
Cuttone Ooo
Chester G, Sjoberg
Richland
Farmers Co-op. Co
Carl G. Anderson
Mer
Methodist Church
E. Stanworth
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
MT. Olive Baptist Church
E. H. Gillet
Henry Teerink
H. P
Kroll & Patterson
Orelia
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