Price Panel to Meet Wednesdays in Bedford Courthouse
The Taylor county War Price and Ration Board price panel will hold open meetings every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Bedford Courthouse chaired by Floyd Shum with George Irwin and Arthur Dinwiddie. Retailers may raise inventory temporarily for sugar canning needs and sugar stamp value changes. permanent increases go to the district OPA.
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War Price and Ration Board
Taylor County
Court House
Bedford
Floyd Shum
George Irwin
Arthur Dinwiddie
Des Moines
OPA
U.S. Tin Salvage Campaign Faces Loss of Two Thirds
The nation discards two thirds of salvageable tin cans despite a rise in collections from about 1 000 tons in the first campaign month to 20 000 tons in April. Salvaged cans are needed to supplement tin steel and copper in wartime supply.
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America
Local slaughterers face mandatory monthly slaughter reports
The War Food Administration requires all local slaughterers to file monthly slaughter operation reports. Butchers must also report monthly, but only in months when their slaughter exceeds 4 000 pounds of liveweight stock. A local slaughterer is defined as any person.
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Who
War Food Administration
Iowa Half-Year Industrial Scrap Quota Status Report
Town shipments reached 52,336 tons of iron and steel scrap in the first quarter of 1943 under the War Production Board. The six month Iowa quota stands at 183,000 tons and 28.6 percent of the period has been filled.
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C. E. Keyes
Industrial Salvage Branch
War Production Board
Iron and Steel
Iowa
Iowa Scrap Drive Aims To Equip Navy With Battleships
Towa's quota of one hundred thousand tons of heavy farm scrap is to be collected by July 1 for six battle wagons and three destroyers. Iowa has already turned in enough scrap to complete the destroyers and nearly two battleships. The June drive must provide the four remaining battleships to blunt Japan.
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Towa
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Women county chairmen lead salvage effort praised
Women county chairmen and their committees have done a grand job in the salvage of community assets and relief coordination, showing organizational strength and communal spirit.
War salvage drive aims to boost April quotas
Herbert C. Plagman of the WPB notes committees reached 43.6 percent of their April quota. A special June drive is planned to accelerate collection of this vital war material.
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Fats
Herbert C. Plagman
General Salvage Division
WPB
One Cent Ration Stamp Expiry Clarified by OPA
The Des Moines OPA cautions that one cent ration stamps expire on the same date as other stamps in the same letter series. Many people believe these stamps remain valid after the series becomes inval id, the agency states.
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Des Moines Opa
OPA
Last Day for War Ration Book No 3 Cards
A notice warns that midnight on March 10 is the final deadline to apply for War Ration Book No 3 cards. It urges readers to mail in applications to avoid missing rationing eligibility.
Corrections on processed foods chart and wartime bonds appeal
A correction notes dried or dehydrated soups were mislisted as rationed items in a small chart released June 4. It clarifies that soups are not rationed and should not appear on the chart, and fixes a misprint in the Tomato Catsup or Chili Sauce line. The message urges higher payroll savings and greater War Bond investments, warning of wartime stakes.
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OPA
Times-Press
Hopkins Couple Celebrate 15th Wedding Anniversary
The fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harris was celebrated Friday night at their country home two miles southwest of Hopkins. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Mel Arthur of Bedford and Mrs. Nora Heeges of California among others. Ice cream was served and guests gave a crystal console set.
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Sam Harris
Hopkins
Mel Arthur
Bedford
Nora Heeges
California
Lynn Lindsay
Henry Roush
Henry Kellogg
May Harris
Waldo Kellogg
Wayne Harris
RAGE IN HEAVEN Paris asylum intrigue and Ward Andrews
In a private Paris insane asylum Dr. Rameau and the British Consul discuss a young English patient who uses the name Ward Andrews. The patient, a charming but paranoid man, disappears after taunting the Consul, drawing Ward into a dangerous web with Philip Monrell and Stella Bergen as new players in a tale of power and threatened relationships.
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Paris
Dr. Rameau
Rameau
Ward Andrews
Andrews
Eau
Jean
London
Ward Phili
Tiave Pleasants
Watd
Ward
Stella and Philip Tie The Knot Amid Foundry Woes
Stella and Philip marry a week after a tense scene in which Mrs. Montell guides Stella to stay calm about leaving. Philip seeks status at the foundry with a plan for structural improvements, meets resistance, and ultimately resigns, leaving Stella to face uncertain career and future.
Parkhill-King Nuptials in Maryville Church
William H. Kins married June 2 at the First Christian Church in Maryville. Miss Marie Parkhill of South Sioux City Nebr and Dr L McCesh pastor of the church officiated with Cecil Allen and Mrs King assisting. ceremony followed by relatives and friends.
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William H. Kins
Hopkins
First Christian Church
Maryville
Marie
Parkhill
South
Sjocx City
Nebr
L. McCesh
Cecil Allen
King Wi
Vacation Bible School Ends Union Program at Christian Church
Commencement exercises marked the Vacation Bible School with children from area churches attending. The event featured a program by enrollees and attendance surpassed expectations. Mrs Merrill Traster hosted the Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist church on June 9. Officers were elected at the Christian Church Ladies Council on June 2 with Mrs Joe Andrews president and a new year book committee named. Social events included the Art Club gathering June 10 and Merry Mixers at the Gill residence with four tables of cards. Corp Glen Florea and Mrs Elmer Hutcherson joined the club. guests from Lebanon, Penn attended. The R and R Coffee Shop hosted a dinner June 2 for Bert Warren and his family before their departure Saturday nights.
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The
Christian Church
Ladies Council of the Christian Church
Paul Laipple
Joe Andrews
Charles Gray
Delia Baldwin
Frank Andrews
Henry Kellogg
Merry Mixers Club
Vella Gill
Gill
Charley Gray
Elmer Hutcherson
Gray
Club
Corp
Glen Florea
Lebanon
Penn
War Bonds urged after Allied ship sinking tragedy
The U S Treasury appeals to readers to fund the war effort after a U boat torpedo sinks a merchant vessel. Lifeboats pull clear as millions of dollars in food supplies munitions and equipment go to the ocean floor. The message urges more work, saving and investment in War Bonds.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Hoovkins Farm Guest Adds to Warrens Visit
Miss Pearl Kennedy hosted the Warrens at her home where they lived during an apartment stay. Mr Warren owns a farm four miles southeast of Hoovkins which he has rented for the year.
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Miss Pearl Kennedy
Lester Shell
Lawrence Ramsay
Shell
Ches. Shell. Whitten
Maryville
Leoherd Whitten
Worley
Liberty
Geo. Worley
Ralph Allison
Wyoming
George Allison
John Houston
Ronald
Dorothy Abbott
New Market
Everett Orme
Miss Opal
St. Joseph
George Mothershed
Hill City
Minn
Grand Rapids
H. E. Rhoads
Galesburg
Ina Trueblood
Ted Bredson
Teddy
J. H. Dayton
Kansas City
Social Roundup of Visitors and Relatives Across Town
Mrs. Charles Wallace and family travel to Austin to be near Red Cross director. Numerous guests arrive from Lake Charles, Margie, En glewood New Jersey, and other towns visiting relatives in Maryville. Attendees include nurses in training, work colleagues, and relatives staying through the weekend and summer.
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Charles Wallace
Austin
Texas
Wallace
Red Cross
Charles Gray
Howard Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Lake Charles
Thomas
Englewood
New Jersey
R. J. Montgomery
Chas. Lewis
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York City
Wilma Whitten
Margie
Charles Fleming
Jimmy
Sara Jane Long
Maryville
Bruce Houston
Infant Richard D. White dies at three weeks in Conway
Richard David White born May 12 1943 died June 4 1943 at age 3 weeks 2 days funeral by Rev F B Harris at home burial in Conway cemetery mourned by Ellsworth and Hazel White and siblings Marylan Elaine Mary Margaret and Virgil Allen also Grandmothers Mrs Van Winkle and Mrs Margaret White and grandfather Fred White plus relatives and community notices include O E S meeting and Methodist Youth Fellowship events and visits by Rev Harris and local residents.
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Richard D. White
Richard David White
Ellsworth
Hazel White
Ellsworth White
Marylan Elaine
Mary Margaret
Virgil Allen
Conway
van Winkle
Margaret White
Riverton
Fred White
Francis B. Harris
Conway Cemetery
Conway and Kin Visit Neighbors and Relatives
A string of short notes details visits by Conway and relatives to Clarinda, Bedford, Creston, and nearby towns. Families from Amherst, Lenox, Bedford, and other locales are listed with arrivals and departures, plus a few notable travels and a death in Des Moines affecting a Kansas City trip.
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Wendell Eighmy
Kansas City
Boyd Wilson
Des Moines
Charles Orr
Lenox
Noble Fearnett
James Humphrey
Omaha
Creston
Bertha Scroggie
Conway
Johnny Norton
Clarinda
V. W. Myers
A. H. Lindsay
Amherst Mass
Vern Timberlake
Harry Timberlake
Bedford
P. C. Miller
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Hitler
Sitc
Defense Council
Chapter
Purise
Shetland
Philip
Chassingford
Oxford
England
T’dee
Mercus
Heaven
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Montell
Clark
Stella Bergen
Continent
Sella
Beatrice Faber
Scotland
Stella
Philp
Pullip
Lean
Lees Agstafion
Howe
Darling
Ware Andrews
Higgins
Stele
Mr. Blerag
Mr. Black
Natur
Enea
Prilie
King
Merrill Traster
Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Art Club
Frank Olmsted
R and R Coffee Shop
A. M
Bert) Warren
Audrey
Cleo
Robert
Harold
Torpedo Junction
O.E.S. Chapter
Sharpsburg
Osmond
Hunter
Methodist Youth Fellowship
F. B. Harris
Ted Boyer
Jess Morris
F. B. Herris
Yorktown
John Edward Wright
Lincoln
Claro Wright
Mable Reed
Paul Harris
Emma Million
Missouri
Illinois
Newt Boyd
Virgil Ferry
Kirkman
P. C. Miller Ockton
Terrell & Son
New York Laboratory
Garland
Navy Recruitng Station
Navy
Sale Barn
J. H. Killfoy
Wells Bros
L. N. Lewis
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