Iowa 1941 Employment Up 11 Percent Over 1940
Industrial employment in Iowa in 1941 averaged 11.5 percent above 1940 and 18.4 percent ahead of 1939. The weekly wage averaged 28.15 dollars, up 11 percent from 1940, with December at 29.78 and a 47 percent rise from December 1934. Seven of 12 major groups rose, while stone and clay products fell. Fort Madison led up 14.4 percent. Keokuk suffered a 25.8 percent drop.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State — of Labor
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Multiple Iowa Obituaries Readied in West Union and Tama
Several obituaries appear from West Union and Tama. Mrs Edwin Jacobsen, 40, died after an operation and hospitalization in Waterloo, survived by husband and five children. funeral at St Peter's Lutheran, Eolorado. Harry Branch, former West Union merchant, died in Los Angeles, longtime California resident with Ruth Morris, formerly of Oklahoma. Mrs Henry Halverson, 46, died after two months’ illness. services at Presbyterian church, Williamsburg. Mrs Furman, late Harrison W Furman, buried in Greene township. extensive family relations listed. Teo Smith, 72, Tama, funeral at Mason Church with Cedar Rapids pastor officiating. burial Oak Hill cemetery. William Smith, Tama, life in western US, justice of the peace since 1929, survived by widow Lena Bagley, sister and grandchild.
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West Union
Edwin Jacobsen
Waterloo
Betty
Herbert
Marjorie
Jimmie
Janice
Henry Koester
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Eolorado
W. A. Foege
Harry Branch
FE. B. Branch
Postville
Toe Angeles
Ruth Morris
Oklahoma
California
Williamsberg
Presbyterian Church
Henry Halverson
Tuestias
William F. Baird
Piersoll
Greene Township
Ba&rn
Mosby
Isaac
Ita Douglas
Harrison W. Furgran
Parne
Walford
Williams- Dure
Furman
Whkemeture
Walter
Bradford Fur Man
Wihamsture
Lyle Furman
United States Marines
Haline Huck
Northfield
Harriet Furmar
Dariene Furman
Feanston
Cedar Rap
Methodist Church
Tama
Oak Hill Cemetery
Helena
Western
Mily
Casper
Wyo
Smth
Smith
Lena Bagley
Huron
Mich
Grand Island
Forrest King
Davenport
King
Ja Smita
The
Baptist Church
Dorsey
Minnie Claassen
Grundy Center
Maquoketa
Tom Mooge
van Nuys
Calif
Moore
Bert Moore
New York
Toledo
Henderson Chapel
Arthur Enos Whitford
Tama County
Whitford
Towdo
Gifford
Elizabeth Kern
Nathan Whitford
Alice Mowery
Archie Runner
Richard Judge
Donald Keith
Lester Stump
A. A. Calkins
Woodlawn
Hiram Cramer
Kamrar
Leander Clark College
Bagley
Webster City
Hannah Nelson
Gerard
Wayne
Wisconsin
Ralph
Burlington
Garden
Hubert
Excelsior Springs
Branden
S. S. Stevens
Stanley
Here
Sylvester
Brandon
Hiram Black
Danbury
Wis
Isabelle Pike
Orris Hunt
Hinksey, Minn
George
Davis
Independence
Jasper Kanouse
Fred Black
Omaha
Henry Foels
Margaret Poesch
Albert
Arthur
Lost Nation
Michael Murray
Sacred Heart Church
Harold E. O'Connor
Toronto
Vailla
Catherine Mulvihill
Tom
Chicago
Francis
Rockford
Ill
Ray Murrough
Rockwell City
Anniversary notice for Garrson Webb H Naylor couple
To Note 50th Anniversary Sunday Garr son Mr. and Mrs. Webb H Naylor celebrate fifty years of marriage with a 2 to 4 30 p m open house and family dinner in Brandon Vinton and Garrison where Mr Naylor has run a retail store for 29 years Their son Clarence E Naylor of Traer survives along with Mrs Dorsey and daughter Minnie Claassen of Grundy Center Also mentions other obituaries and deaths in Maquoketa Toledo Brandon and Shellsburg with details on individuals and survivors.
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Garrison
Webb H. Naylor
Naylors
Vinton
Shortess
Brandon
Naylor
Clarence E. Naylor
Traer
Will We Be Driving Then Governor Slogan Contest
Iowa's governor opens a safe driving slogan contest with several dozen submissions. Reporters will judge. deadline is February 1. Sample lines include Slow down you sap, You're helping the Jap and Drive slow Save hives and tires.
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DES Moines
Wno
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Statehouse
Weighers in Iowa trucks net $83 978 in six months
Weighers on Iowa highways collected 83 978 in revenue from fines costs and higher registration fees for overweight and oversize and unregistered trucks in the last half of 1941. The haul exceeded the 26 115 cost to run the crews by more than 300 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Highway Commission
George A. Wilson
Backstage Iowa politics and wartime candidacy talk
A Des Moines political gossip item notes the Ear G. Miller gubernatorial bid may be cooling as influential backers waver. War-time caution shapes announcements, while other items mention Navy enlistment, a state education comeback bid after 15 years, and a highway trucking probe revealing licensing and overweight equipment violations with fines.
William Brown Dies at Home Near Washington
William John Brown 74 prominent farmer near Washington died at his home Thursday after a brief illness. Born in Chicago he belonged to the Baptist church at Wellman. His wife and a son survive. funeral arrangements await the arrival of the son a government soil conservation agent at Shattuck Oklahoma.
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the Gazette
Washington
William John Brown
Chicago
Baptist
Wellman
Shattuck
Okla
Amana 4-H Club Buys Defense Savings Stamps from Fair Winnings
The Amana 4-H Club purchased 10 dollars in defense savings stamps using premiums from prizes won at the county fair. The decision was made at the January meeting hosted by Johanna Berger in South Amana with MT. Auburn I O F officers present. Deputy Grand Master James McKinnon and Mrs. Faye Alden led lodge installations in Mt. Auburn and Shellsburg.
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Amana
Johanna Berger
South Amana
Shoup
MT. Auburn
James McKinnon
Vinton
Faye Alden
Shellsburg
Sugar shortage hits Iowa wholesalers in 1941
Des Moines dispatch reports Iowa wholesale houses are low on sugar and cannot replenish until February or March. R E Kittinger of the Iowa Wholesale Institute says wartime demand and federal stock freezes have tightened supplies, urging buyers to curb normal needs. He notes overall sugar in the nation remains ample, but wholesalers cannot order or sell beyond a set monthly limit. If shortages arise, they should be temporary.
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Des Moines
Lowa
R E. Kittinger
F. Institute of Lowa
Kittinger
Secretary Miller Charges Governor Backlash Over Patrol Politics
Miller claims the governor attacked him when he asked the patrol to stay out of politics. He says supporters are backing him for governor, raising questions about political role within the force. Both parties demand no politics in the patrol and the law supports this stance. The piece compares state manuals and official registries in Iowa Maryland and Mississippi.
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Miller
Republican Hopefuls Grow In Iowa Agriculture Race
Arthur J. Secor of Keosauqua has announced as a Republican candidate for secretary of agriculture while David Dancer of Lamont is expected to join soon. Harry D. Linn of Des Moines is already in the race. On the Democratic side May Francis, formerly a Republican, screens as a contender.
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Arthur J. Secor
Keosauqua
Secry of Agriculture
David Dancer
Lamont
Harry D.linn
Des Moines
Miss May Francis
Waukon Man Named On Advisory Group By Supreme Court
The Iowa supreme court added subcommittees to its advisory committee on rules of procedure. The adaptability of uniform acts subcommittee includes Waukon resident G. Belvel Richter and Cresco’s Lee Elwood. The injunctions subcommittee lists Fort Dodge’s D. M. Kelleher as chair with Algona’s L. E. Linnan and Fort Dodge’s Francis Mullen and Laurens’ Fred Gilchrist Jr. on the panel. The overall aim is to study court procedure to speed and cut litigation costs.
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BES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
E. P. Donohue
New Hampton
G. Belvel Richter
Waukon
Lee Elwood
Cresco
D. M. Kelleher
Fort Dodge
L. E. Linnan
Algona
Francis
Teacher Training Conference Set at Cornell College
Mt. Vernon hosts the second of seven regional sessions under the Iowa board of educational examiners to review teacher training needs for the 1940s and 1950s. Institutions invited include Clarke Coe Cornell Dubuque ISU Teachers Marycrest St Ambrose Maquoketa Muscatine Tipton Mt Mercy and Mt St Clare junior colleges. A teachers panel will debate necessary program changes and a student program will be offered. Dean Geiger and Dr. Cooper will discuss evaluating college programs in the afternoon.
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Gozette
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Iowa State Board of Educational Examiners
Clarke
Coe
Cornell
Dubuque
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
Loras
Marycrest
St. Ambrose
Maquoketa
Muscatine
Tipton
Mt. Mercy
Mt. St. Clare
C. Harve Geiger
Russell Cooper
H. Clifford Fox
Cooper
North Liberty appoints A. A. Le Grand as fire chief
The North Liberty town council appointed A. A. Le Grand fire chief at a Monday meeting held in the Masonic building. The session date was moved up a week due to cold weather.
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North Liberty
A. A. le Grand
Masonic
Grant Wood Sells Late Painting Spring in Town
Grant Wood, University of Iowa art instructor, learned in a hospital update that his recent work Spring in Town was sold to the Sheldon Space Art Gallery in Terre Haute Indiana. The painting was part of a pair completed last summer. Spring in the Country went to a private collector.
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Gaerette
ICWA
Grant Wood
University of Iowa
University Hospital
Sheldon Spoce
Iowa City Banking Names Change at Capital National Bank
Frank D Williams named president succeeding Lee Nagle at Iowa City First Capital National Bank. Williams previously executive vice president and cashier. W W Mercer named vice president with Thomas E Farrell as cashier and David L Stohl as assistant cashier. Directors include Arthur J Cox and Merritt C Speidel among others. Ruth Draper to lecture at university on Red Cross war relief. Johnson county Red Cross canteen corps starts with 40 hour training after registration.
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Iowa City
Frank D. Williams
First Capital National Bank
Lee Nagle
Williams
W. W. Mercer
Thomas E. Farrell
David L. Stohl
Arthur J. Cox
Dean C. A. Phillips
A. B. Sidwell
Merritt C. Speidel
George Nagle
Johnson County Red Cross
C B. Righter
Traer Woman Guilty of Dwelling Arson by Jury
Kathryn Ferguson 41 of Traer was found guilty of arson of a dwelling after a 10 hour jury deliberation. Foreman Floyd Whitmore led the panel. Sentencing set for Jan 23 with objections and new trial motions due. Ferguson previously failed to appear for trial on Oct 20 and was later located in Mason City.
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Toledo
Kathryn Ferguson
Traer
B. F
Floyd Whitmore
Miss Ferguson
E. V. Tuttle
Tuttle
Mason City
Lowans Urged to Limit Birth Certificate Requests
DES MOINES UP Dr. Eric P. Pfeiffer vital statistics director of the state health department urged loway residents to refrain from requesting birth certificate information unless absolutely necessary. He said mail to the office has surged with hundreds of unrelated requests, many with no specific purpose beyond having a certificate on hand.
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Des Moines
Eric P. Pfeiffer
Vital Statistics
State Health Department
Loway
Pinball Machines Declared Illegal in Woodbury County
Sioux City District Judge Linus Forsling ruled pinball machines gambling devices and illegal after police raids seized machines last December. He found the games involve chance and ordered all machines immediately destroyed in Woodbury County.
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Sioux City
Linus B. Forsling
Woodbury County
Forsling
Maurice Rawlings
Letts Named Head Of Greater Vinton Club
F. L. Letts elected president succeeding Jack Siegel at the Greater Vinton club banquet held at the American Legion hall. Worth Conder became vice president, Bert Lane secretary, Charles Barron treasurer, with Ted Dick and Jack Veldt named new directors. Letts Cameron and Gibson were reelected to the board.
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Vinton
Greater Vinton Club
American Legion Hall
F. L. Letts
Jack Siegel
Worth Conder
Bert Lane
Charles Barron
Ted Dick
Jack Veldt
Roy Cameron
Dallas Gibson
Yenter Named Campaign Manager for Miller Gubernatorial Bid
Des Moines attorney Ray Yen ter named by Secretary of State Earl G. Miller as campaign manager for the Republican nomination for governor. Miller sets up campaign headquarters in a downtown Des Moines building. Yen ter, a former Johnson County representative and former Iowa insurance commissioner, is a World War II veteran active in American Legion affairs.
Natex Promises Gut Relief and Appetite Boost
A grocer touts Natex as a remedy for constipation and related symptoms. Customer Mr. Runyan of South Indiana reports smoother bowel movements, improved appetite, weight gain, better sleep, and reduced nervous irritability after using Natex. It is sold at Pureemp and other leading outlets.
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Natex
M. P. Runyan
South
Ind
Samers Kodzimek
Second Avenue Sf
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Ear G. Miller
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