Linn County Supervisors Outline WPA Road Projects and Appointments
The Linn county board outlined WPA road programs across Clinton Monroe College and Bertram townships with resurfacing and bridge work using local quarry stone. They approved stone contracts in Monroe and Fayette townships, authorized priority certificates signing, and named Robert Spooner jailer and Forest Taschner deputy sheriff while confirming Charles Morningstar as deputy without pay. Rebecca Horak received a tax refund adjustment after assessor credit miscue.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Clinton Township
Monroe Township
College
Bertram
Clinton
Fairfax
Stewart and
River Road
Maine Township
William H. Behrens
Chain Lakes
C. B. DeWees
Robins
DeWees
Fayette Township
John Vernon
Springville
Behrens
Robins Road
Linn County
James H Smith
Robert Spooner
Forest Taschner
Larry Condon
FBI
Charles H. Morningstar
Rebecca Horak
Walker
Omaha teachers to receive substantial pay increase
Omaha teachers welcomed news they would get pay raises amounting to 18 to 14 percent of current basic pay. The school board passed the motion Tuesday night, with the raise taking effect September 8.
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Omaha
INS
Red Cross Receives Coe YWCA Donation And Classes
Miss Edith Boardman treasurer of the Coe college YWCA turned over 11.46 to the Red Cross funds from no coke days. An evening class in nutrition, taught by Mrs. Carl Helming, enrolled twenty seven. The Red Cross reports 318000 members sought aid in personal and family problems in seven months ending March 31, up 638 percent from last year. The organization is expanding staff at army posts and navy bases to keep pace.
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Edith Boardman
Coe College Yw.c.a
Ways and Means Committee
Coe
Red Cross
Miss Boardman
Carl Helming
Y.W.C.A
America
American Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
The
Army
Navy
Red Cross recruits wide volunteer staff for overseas and stateside posts
The organization lists more than 1 100 stations including field directors case workers medical social workers and clerical staff with 103 stationed abroad in places such as Australia Iceland Newfoundland Puerto Rico and Bermuda. A Thursday night first aid class directed by Katherine Morrison was canceled for Religious Emphasis week as over 40 women gathered at the YWCA for administration and staff assistance training led by Mrs Wells C Peck and Mrs Carl Ettinger. The program featured The Victory Voices with Maurine Hamblin singing three pieces including The Star Spangled Banner Home of Liberty and Angels of Mercy.
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United States
Australia
Iceland
Newfoundland
Puerto Rico
Trinidad
Aruba
Curacaco
Bermuda
Canal Zone
Surinam
Ireland
Hawaii
Alaska
Bataan Province
Red Cross
Katherine Morrison
Paul H. Huston
Wells C. Peck
Carl E. Ettinger
Home Service
Victory Voices
Maurine Hamblin
Home of Liberty
Angels of Mercy
Gage Reform Sweep Reverses Pendergast Back To Power
Mayor John Gage and his reform ticket won in Kansas City by large margins, reclaiming control from the Pendergast machine. Gage defeated John M. Singer by about 30 000 votes amid roughly 138 500 ballots cast, with seven of eight council seats and both municipal judgeships going to Gage allies. Helen Templeman was the lone cleanup candidate to lose in the First district, narrowing the margin for her opponent.
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Kansas City
John Gage
Reform
Pendergast
City Hall
Gage
John M. Singer
James M. Pendergast
Joseph Shannon
Helen Templeman
Templeman
Marvin Burkholder Named Second Dist Head of USO Drive
Cedar Rapids attorney Marvin Burkholder was named chairman for the Second congressional district USO drive. The district covers Linn Benton Jones Clinton Jackson Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Fayette Clayton Winneshiek Allamakee counties with a kickoff May 11 aligning with the national USO campaign. A Manchester meeting April 7 will organize drive machinery with a state field representative. The USO umbrella includes the YMCA Salvation Army National Travelers Aid Society National Catholic Charities and Jewish Welfare Board.
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Marvin Burkholder
Cedar Rapids
United Service Organizations
USO
Linn
Benton
Jones
Clinton
Jackson
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Clayton
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Burkholder
Manchester
YM CA
Salvation Army
National Travelers Aid Society
National Catholic Charities
The
Jewish Welfare Board
USO Sees Growth Across 246 Communities in 44 States
The USO expanded with 143 clubs and 246 smaller units across 44 states. The 1941 national quota of 10.765 million dollars rose to 32 million for 1942 to support wartime activities.
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USO
Aged neighbor farmers slain in Oxford area
Two elderly farmers Cassius E Barber 71 and Romaine C Potter 75 were shot to death in their homes near Oxford Michigan Tuesday night. Sheriff Howarth said Potter’s murder followed Barber’s and a man once employed by Barber is sought. A grudge, linked to Rat Missouri, is suspected.
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Pontiac
Mich
Oxford
Here
Cassius E Barber
Romaine C Potter
Spencer C Howarth
Oakland County
Barber
Potter
Caruso and Ulcer Pain Aimed at Relief
An old advertisement ponders if Caruso could sing with a stomach ulcer and promotes a 25 cent box of Aden tablets for ulcer and indigestion relief. It claims the product eases acid related pains and offers money back, available at drug stores.
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Caruso
Drux
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Claude Callan
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Esi
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Tan
Ware
Tor
Standard Oil
United States Defense
CAR Conservation Headquarters
Lyle Hetzel
First Avenue
Park Court SE
Beryl Dickey
Iowa
Walter Bensch Marion
Grover Harger
Sixth Street
John Harper
Second Avenue
Second Street
Geo
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Center Point Road
Chas Leininger
Mt. Vernon Road
ED Wathan
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
Jack Tubbs
First Street West
Joe Sirowy
Otto Sirowy
Joe Klinger
Twenty-Ninth St
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