Prices and policy myths about wartime controls
A compact critique of price fixing and OPA style policies. The piece argues producers and retailers cannot sustain losses or fix prices and notes that current high wages and spending influence prices. It warns against government meddling and highlights market mechanics, while also including a separate Iowa probate notice regarding the will of Ben Steinberg filed in Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
State OF Iowa
Winnebago County
Ben Steinberg
Court House
Forest City
Iowa
District Court
Said County
H. G. Lundberg
Thanksgiving Dinner Guests and Local Notices
A crowded social page itemizes Thanksgiving Day dinners at multiple households including the Kiewier, Wasbinder, Lange, Lange, Nerdig, Pedersen, Pedersen, Pedersen and Wessels homes. It notes American Legion Auxiliary meeting at City Hall Thursday night and lists entertainment chairs Bertha Schutter, June Fisk, and Vivian Betels. It also mentions visits by Estherville and Bancroft figures and relatives in Minnesota and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Bertha Schutter
June Fisk
Vivian Betels
G. E. Automatic Blanket Sold at John and Jerrys Hardware
Keep warm this winter with a G. E. automatic blanket now available at John and Jerrys Hardware. This compact item offers reliable warmth for chilly evenings and is promoted through the local hardware shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John & Jerrys Hardware
Thanksgiving family visits and dinners noted in area
Sunday visitors at Forest City hospital included Mr and Mrs Harold Elman and family and infant daughter. Thanksgiving Day dinners were held at several homes including Mr and Mrs Paul Lemke near Clear Lake and Mr and Mrs H A Kiewier with guests from Rake Mason City Swea City and Hagle Grove. Several Oil Heaters on hand at John and Jerry Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John & Jerry
Harvey Gilbert
Glen Gilbert
Dean Gilbert and
Wilbur Kiewier
Elmore
Minn
Wilbur Hill
Curtis
Plymouth
Wade Wasbinder
Kay Ann
Mason City
Walter DeMoss
Brian
Des Moines
W. J. Was+binder
Anna Everson
Gerhard
Peterson and Dale
Lake Mills
Otto Olson
Carlyle Olson
Gordonsville
Minnesota
Ted Rumbly
Nolan
Manly
A. W. Anderson
Kensett
Ben Doege
Harold Elman
Marvin Elman
Forest City Hospital
Johanna Westendorf
G. A. Carman
Paul Lemke
Clear Lake
Andrew Erdahl
Rake
Marvin Carlise
Adeline Erdahl
Swea City
H. A. Kiewier
Ed Kelly
Hagle Grove
Mrs. Kelly
Reuben Pomeroy
John & Jerry Hardware
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buffalo Center Tribune
Geo. A. Carman
Buffalo Center
Towa Press Association
Sofiation
Almanac
John Brown
Hanged
Tarlus
Wisconsin
Michigan Territory
Edith Cavall
Hed Cross Area
Delaware
Washington
Ware River
Cooperative Oil Co
Fred Clayton
Clifford
Estherville
John Lohrbach
Dexter
Ed Bosma
William Lange
Richard
Willard Lange
Iowa Falls
Ella Mae Lange
Albin Sandell
Donna
Albert Lea
Manly Klinger
Burt
Gus Nerdig
Dale Nerdig
Henry Nerdig
Adam Nerdig
Alvin Gerzema
Mike Pedersen
Melvin Pedersen
Chris Pedersen
Rolfe
Sterling Simonson
Joe Algona
Richard Christensen
Leon Terwilliger
Adolph Madsen
Laura Pedersen
Humboldt
Andrew Pedersen
Gilmore City
Harry Pedersen
Ottosen
Magnus Larson
Bradgate
George Hansen
Marcella
Carl Wessels
Blue Earth
LuVon Kuchenreuther
Julian Peterson
Mrs
George Weaver
Minneapolis
Oliver Sheldon
Warren Dodd
Mr. Sheldon
Henry Janssen
Bancroft
South Dakota
Jake Hofbauer
Nata SG
Winter King Batteries
Honken
America
Hom
Mueller’s Furniture
Elmore, Minnesota
DeVries Sales
Woltz Studios
Chamber of Commerce
Better Business Bureau
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Dun and Bradstreet
City Hall
Ounies
Cownie Furs
Cownie's
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