Rhode Island 1776 Price Control Precedes U S OPA
A Rhode Island price control act of 1776 aimed to curb profiteering and ensure troops were supplied, with ceilings on butter at about 20 cents a pound then versus today’s roughly 50 cents. The measure, enforced by peace officers and penalties, contrasted with later Civil War and World War I inflation patterns. Comparisons show historical and current prices for farm labor, wheat, oats, coffee, meats, dairy, lodging, and milk.
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Lewans
Rhode Island
Iowa
OPA
Ora Williams
Iowa News in Brief Highlights Local Marriages and Civic Notes
Special to The Gazette reports on several Iowa towns. Helen Parker resigns to join the Waves with Faye Moore named her successor in Hopkinton. Center Point hosts a double wedding with Lloyd Frank and Josephine Linkewiz. Anamosa sees Russell Burke wed Thelma Hollis. Burke is a Hornet survivor. Olin unions Marjorie Schellin and Norman Ahrendsen. Scrap metal shipping in Allamakee County and ice company storage plans in Decorah. Ladies Aid and Loyal N A officers elected in Clermont and Greeley. Johnson County medical society roster shows 52 in armed services. war chest drive continues amid large unit. McGregor reports injuries from slips. Elgin forms community club leadership.
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Manchester
Helen Parker
Jennie Parker
Hopkinton
Central School
Faye Moore
Wadena
Center Point
Lloyd Frank
Jesse Frank
Josephine Linkewiz
Wilkesbarre
Christian Church
Anamosa
Russell K. Burke
James W. Burke
Thelma Hollis
Maldean
Mass
Olin
Marjorie Schellin
Carl Schellin
Springville
Norman Ahrendsen
August Ahrendsen
Cedar Rapids
Greeley
Oracle
Clarence Sherman
L. C. Frontress
L. E. Smith
Recorder
Ed Corell
Frank Rice
Frank Matthews
Sentinels
William Cornwell
Esther Funke
Ben Funke
Grace Thompson
Verda Lillibridge
D. L. Widmer
Iowa City
Johnson County Medical Society
Armed Services
Johnson County
George W. Davies
E. F. Lenthe
McGregor
Cornelia Simpson
Gretchen Daubenberger
T. W. Bugenhagen
Anamosa Soldier Wounded in Italy
Nelson Worden of Anamosa reports his son Pfc. Wilbur Worden was seriously wounded in Italy on December 3. The family has not received further details. Worden earned the Purple Heart for injuries in North Africa February 1 and was hospitalized nearly three months. He has a sister Mrs Wilma Rumple in Martelle and a brother in Kansas City.
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Anamosa
Nelson Worden
War Department
Pfc
Wilbur Worden
Italy
Worden
North Africa
Wilma Rumple
Martelle
Kansas City
Soldier Siebels Wounded in Italy News to Parents
Staff Sgt. Carl H. Siebels was seriously wounded in Italy on December 4. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Siebels, have been advised by the War Department. Siebels was home on furlough last August. a brother, Alvin, serves in the Navy.
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Monticello
Italy
C. W. Siebels
War Department
Siebels
Alvin Siebels
Navy
Production Cut 30 Percent at Ordnance Plant Des Moines
Des Moines Ordnance Plant reduces employment by about 4,000 and cuts output by roughly 30 percent from last summer peak as demand for small arms ammunition declines. Major E. E. Giardini says first quarter 1944 schedules will guide future production which may rise or fall, with slowdowns gradual and peacetime plans uncertain.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
E. E. Giardini
Giardini
Eau Claire
Wis
Cumberland
Salt Lake City
Auto License Confusion Clears In Iowa Statehouse
Des Moines readers face a muddled auto registration scene as Iowa’s 1943 registrations expired December 31 and conflicting opinions from the attorney general’s office caused widespread confusion. The latest guidance says penalties begin February 1, with January delinquencies treated under renewed rules, while sheriffs will only seize unregistered cars after March 15.
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Poapemergmt Nce
Call Iowa Traffic Enforcement Parley
DES MOINES AP A statewide meeting of judges and enforcement officials was tentatively planned for April 15 by the traffic court committees of the Iowa State Bar Association. James P. Economos, national chairman of the junior bar conference, urged traffic enforcement and court procedure improvements amid warnings that traffic deaths rival civil war casualties and that a gasoline spree could follow removing speed and tire limits.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Bar Association
James P. Economos
Chicago
Junior Bar Conference
Association
Economos
Pearl Harbor
Mrs Ada Sprague 87 Pioneer of Lowden Dies
Lowden resident Mrs Ada Sprague aged 87 died at 2 15 p m Thursday at her home after several days illness with influenza Funeral arrangements were incomplete She is survived by four children William and Mrs Albert Aldrich of Bemidji Minnesota Mrs Edward Hopkins of Clinton and Mrs Fred Gottschalk of Lowden
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Lowden
Ada Sprague
William
Albert Aldrich
Bemidji
Minn
Edward Hopkins
Clinton
Fred Gottschalk
Former McGregor Girl Killed in Auto Crash
Mrs. Ralph Herrington, formerly Billie Bartholomew of McGregor, died in a head on collision on a mountain road near Globe Arizona. Her husband Lt. Herrington was injured but not seriously. The couple married a year ago. Her mother is Mrs. Frank Bartholomew of Winter Park Florida formerly of McGregor.
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McGregor
Globe
Ariz
Ralph Herrington
Billie Bartholomew
Herrington
Frank Bartholomew
Winter Park
Fila
Iowans Wounded in Action Named by War Department
The War Department released a list naming 11 Iowa soldiers wounded in action. Included are Pvt. Donald Bird of Delta and Sgt. Raymond Rutledge of Tama, both reported in the Mediterranean area.
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Washington
War Department
Iowa
Pvt
Donald Bird
Delta
Raymond Rutledge
Tama
Mediterranean
Mrs. Hansen Dies From Christmas Eve Burns in Iowa
Breda Iowa report says Mrs. John P. Hansen 73 died from burns received when her clothing ignited while warming herself by a heating stove on Christmas Eve.
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Breda
John P. Hansen
Waste Paper Drive Urged by Iowa Governor
Governor Hickenlooper issued a proclamation urging Iowans to participate in the waste paper salvage campaign set to begin January 3 in most parts of the state.
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Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Nominate Russell for Tama Representative
Toledo attorney Willard F. Russell was nominated by the Tama county Republican central committee to be the state representative in a special election. The vacancy follows R. R. Dvorak’s resignation for army service, with the election set for January 17 to seat the winner at the legislature’s January 26 special session.
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Toledo
Willard F. Russell
Tama County Republican Central Committee
R. R. Dvorak
Two Aged Brothers Found Dead of Gas
SIOUX CITY AP Two aged brothers C W Earl 73 and William Earl 90 were found dead Thursday in their small home gas fumes poured from an open kitchen stove jet. Mrs Leonard Gamel daughter of C W Earl entered the dwelling and found one man on a bed and the other in a chair.
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Sioux City
C. W. Earl
William Earl
Leonard Gamel
Soldier from Tama Reservation Killed in Italy Action
Tama Pvt. Robert Morgan of the Sac and Fox Indian reservation was killed in action in Italy, the first casualty from the reservation. He was the son of Mrs. Tonaqua Morgan, with a brother and sister also living with their mother on the reservation.
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Tama
Robert Morgan
Sac and Fox Indian
Italy
Morgan
Tonaqua Morgan
Des Moines Judge jails seven minors in beer raid
Seven girls aged 18 to 20 were sentenced to 10 days in jail for unlawfully frequenting a place selling beer after a Dec. 11 raid on the Hawkeye club in downtown Des Moines. Judge Harry Grund said he would impose 10-day sentences on minors arrested where liquor is sold. Attorney for the girls planned an appeal. Community leaders consider a municipal curfew to curb juvenile delinquency.
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Des Moines
Gloria Grate
Janice C. Hoops
Mary Larsen
Evelyn J. Anderson
Juanita Watson
Inez Mae Kirkman
Beverly Morgan
Hawkeye Club
Louis Cowen
Harry Grund
C. D. Koenigsberger
Koenigsberger
Cedar Rapids
Twelve Jones County Men Enter Army at Camp Dodge
Anamosa list includes Homer Mull Melvin Carl Eldo Siefken Paul R. Hidding James R. Eilers Glenn Aldrich LaVern Bartels Chester M. Bowman Edward J. Miller Lorenz Petersen John S. Moreland George D. Knutsen Ray J. Peet Allen L. Leslie Wayne E. Myers all 18 inducted this week in the draft.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Camp Dodge
Homer Mull
Melvin Carl
Eldo Siefken
Paul R. Hidding
James R. Eilers
Monticello
Glenn Aldrich
LaVern Bartels
Chester M. Bowman
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. Miller
Oxford Junction
Lorenz Petersen
Center Junction
John S. Moreland
Olin
George D. Knutsen
Burlington
Iowa Mountaineers Club Incorporation For 200 Members
Iowa City officials disclose the Iowa Mountaineers, an outdoor recreation club founded in 1940 with more than 200 members, filed articles of incorporation Thursday with the secretary of state in Des Moines and the Johnson County recorder. Officers listed include President S J Ebert, Vice President Norman C Meier, Secretary Kathryn Neuzil, and Treasurer Gordon L Kent.
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Iowa City
Iowa Mountaineers
Des Moines
Johnson County Recorder
S. J. Ebert
Norman C. Meier
Kathryn Neuzil
Gordon L. Kent
U S Airmen Face Strong Opposition in Marshalls Raids
American airmen clashed with heavy Japanese opposition in three forays against Marshalls bases on Tuesday. Five enemy planes were shot down and about 10 more probably destroyed while three long range four engined aircraft were lost. Navy notes enemy bombers conducted two nuisance night raids against Tarawa but caused no damage.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marshalls
Pacific Fleet
Navy Department
Tarawa
City Hall notes on cigarette and beer permits
The city council Thursday authorized a $50 refund on surrender of a cigarette permit held by Os Shebek at 2701 Bever Avenue. Surrender of a class C beer permit held by R. E. Wood at 923 F Avenue NW was accepted. The council approved class C beer permits for Leon Drapela 1917 Mt Vernon Ave SE John Stempfle 923 F Ave NW and A C Johnson 921 Third St SW. Cigarette permits issued to Florence Briggs 2701 Bever Ave SE and John Stempfle 923 F Ave NW. Class B beer permits issued to J. L. and Sadie Hedde 300 First Ave NE Dean R. Fortman 113 Thirty-second St Dr SE and Mrs John Arends 615 Ave NW. Hotel and club beer permits issued to Leon H. Dorlan Windsor Hotel and Forest ers Club 111 First Ave SE.
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Os Shebek
Bever Avenue
R. E. Wood
F Avenue NW
Leon Drapela
Mt. Vernon Avenue SE
John Stempfle
A. C. Johnson
Third Street SW
Florence Briggs
Bever Avenue SE
J. L
Sadie Hedde
First Avenue NE
Dean R. Fortman
Thirty-second Street Drive
John Arends
Avenue NW
Leon H. Dorlan
Windsor Hotel
Foresters Club
First Avenue SE
Council
Elgin Woman Weds in California Ceremony
Elgin announces the marriage of Bessie Elizabeth Grimm daughter of Mr and Mrs John Grimm to Robert H Mason machinist mate second class on Thursday in Santa Rosa California.
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Elgin
Bessie Elizabeth Grimm
John Grimm
Santa Rosa
Calif
Robert H. Mason
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