Goods Withholding Expected Until July 1 Across Markets
Washington AP reports Morris Verner a CPA official and chief of the Civilian Production Administration compliance division says widespread withholding of clothing and other goods until July 1 is inevitable due to price control uncertainty. An OPA official notes Price Administrator Paul Porter ordered halting removal of price ceilings on major commodities until Congress acts on the OPA bill.
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Verner
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Movie Star Hedy Lamarr Treated for Intestinal Flu
Hollywood reports Hedy Lamarr under doctor care with an attack of intestinal flu. Dr Hans Schiff said she was stricken last Friday and probably would be all right by week’s end.
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Hedy Lamarr
Hans Schiff
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War Bond Redemptions Lead Iowa Finance Report
Iowa reports total quasi bond sales reaching 16.9 million dollars, with redemptions totaling about 4 million. Roger F. Warin, state official, announced figures Monday, noting bond activity varied by time period and coverage.
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Roger F. Warin
U. S
Warin
Costs and Methods in Garbage Disposal Across Cities
An Associated Press report notes cities face higher refuse disposal costs with incinerators than with landfills. The Internation Managers' association cites landfills as safer and more efficient than open burning incineration, estimating costs around $1 per ton at city incinerators.
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Baxter Hodiak Sign Up For Wedding
Anne Baxter and John Hodiak appeared Tuesday to announce their wedding set for June 20 at her Burlingame California estate, confirmed by her parents.
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Hollywood
Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
Burlingame
Calif
Waukon Votes Power Plant Yes In Special Election
In a special election held Monday, Waukon residents approved building an electric light and power plant with a funding cap of 300000 dollars by a vote of 961 to 751. The measure had failed in prior elections.
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Waukon (Ap
Waukon
Canning Plants in Iowa Seek 10000 Workers
DES MOINES AP Ten thousand men women visiting students and others will be needed for part and full time jobs in fifty canning plants across Iowa this season. E Lee Keyser state director of the U S employment service said the estimate comes from USES offices statewide. He warned labor needs will rival or exceed wartime levels due to no prisoners of war and scarce labor locally.
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DES Moines
Iowa
E. Lee Keyser
U. S. Employment Service
Whisker Derby Entries Mailed For Iowa Centennial Fair
DES MOINES AP Entry blanks for the whisker derby were mailed to 2500 barber shops as nominees or individual entries. The event runs Aug 23 to 30 at the Iowa Centennial state fair. First prize for the most beautiful pioneer board is $100 with five $5 novelty prizes and a $50 award to the barber nominating the winner.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Stanzel
Stanzel
Jensen Predicts Worsening Iowa Beer Shortage This Summer
H. C. Jensen of Cedar Rapids, president of the Iowa Wholesale Beer and Distributing association, told members in Des Moines that the beer shortage will worsen. Taverns now selling beer only a few hours daily may see even shorter selling periods, with Iowa expected to receive about 60 percent of usual beer sales this summer.
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Iowa Title Association
Carleton Knupp
Vinton
Association
H. C. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Wholesale Beer and Distributing Association
Jensen
Iowa
Schultz-Weichman Family Reunion Chooses Cedar Rapids Leaders
Seventy seven relatives attended the twenty sixth annual Schultz Weichman reunion in the town park. Amelia Schultz of Cedar Rapids was elected president, Guy Curran of Cedar Rapids vice president, and Mrs Emma McGranahan of Newhall secretary.
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Schultz-Weichman
Amelia Schultz
Cedar Rapids
Guy Curran
Emma McGranahan
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