Food Prices Cut Slightly in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids retail food costs for 61 items fell 0.3 percent from mid January to mid February 1941. Meats generally dropped 8 percent with beef veal down 1.3 percent pork 4 percent and lamb 1.8 percent. Eggs and butter held steady or fell marginally while fruits and vegetables rose sharply with apples up 10.4 percent and green beans and spinach up 24.9 and 18.5 percent respectively. Overall February costs were 3.2 percent higher than a year earlier and 43.1 percent above January 1941 levels.
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Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
War era ration stamp list and local court notices
Daily Record lists ration book stamps valid through dates and quantities for meat gasoline sugar and other commodities, plus court and arrest notices. Names, addresses, and fines are given for violations including drunkenness curfew double parking and overtime parking. Fire alarms and newborns announced from local hospitals and a divorce petition appears among notices.
U S Corn Crop Forecast Raises 1930s Production Outlook
The Agriculture Department estimates this year’s corn crop at about 3.126 billion bushels with wheat near 750 million and oats around 1.3 billion. Last year’s provisional corn was 2.851 billion, while actual corn reached 3.076 billion and wheat 836 million. Farmers plan to plant 99.583 million acres to corn, up from 97.136 million last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Reformatory Quiz Completed Findings Pending Report
Chief R. W. Nebergall of the Iowa bureau of investigation announced that the probe into conditions at the Anamosa Reformatory, ordered by Gov. Hickenlooper eight weeks ago, has ended. A report and recommendations are being drafted and will take about a week. hundreds of testimony pages were taken, many not yet transcribed.
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Des Moines
INS
R. W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Anamosa Reformatory
B. B. Hickenlooper
Nebergall
Rowboats and Auto Parts Stolen Reported by Police
Police records list a rowboat missing from Prairie Creek mooring about three weeks ago. Frank Stourne reports a rowboat theft and a tire and wheel stolen from his car. George Moenck reports a fan belt and generator stolen from his car. he noticed the loss late Saturday.
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Frank Stourne
Twenty-first Avenue
Prairie Creek
Joe Splichal
Seventeenth Street
George Moenck
Leonard Street
National Housing Agency to award Chicago trailer camp contract
The National Housing agency plans to award a contract soon for a trailer camp housing project in Chicago. The FHA says eight acres south of Thirty second Street NE will be the site and all trailers will have two exits to reduce fire hazards following a Marion tragedy and Linn County safety commission concerns.
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National Housing Agency
Chicago
F. K. Hahn
Federal Housing Authority
Orvil R. Olmsted
FHA
Olmsted
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Safety Commission
Marion
Senate urges $200 billion annual postwar output target
The Senate war contracts subcommittee warns 8,000,000 jobs hinge on sustained demand after war. It cites a rise from $98 billion in 1940 to about $194 billion now and argues half of output rests on war contracts. The panel urges a plan to reach $135 billion now and $200.0 billion annually within five years postwar.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Murray
D-Mont
British Vessels Sink Six U Boats in North Atlantic Cruise
Five British naval sloops credited with sinking six German submarines during a 20 day North Atlantic patrol described by First Lord A V Alexander as perhaps the greatest convoy escort cruise of the war. One sloop H M S Woodpecker foundered after torpedo damage. its crew were saved and welcomed home in Liverpool with the other four ships Kite Magpie Starling and Wildgoose.
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London
North Atlantic
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
H. M. S Woodpecker
Liverpool
Kite
Alligator Named St Patrick Arrives at Bever Park Zoo
Parks Commissioner Ed Stefan announced a new arrival at Bever Park Zoo a 6 foot 5 inch alligator presented by Sam Hill of Port Neches Texas. The creature arrived March 17 and was named St Patrick in honor of the day.
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Bever Park Zoo
Ed Stefan
Stefan
Sam Hill
Cedar Rapids
Port Neches
Texas
St. Patrick
Flagman in Serious Condition After City Collision
Carl D. Olmey, 65, of 509 Fifth Avenue SE, remained in serious condition at St Luke's hospital Monday after a vehicle struck him at Ninth Avenue and Third Street SE Saturday night. He suffered a compound leg fracture a fractured skull and other injuries from the collision caused by driver George Scheerer of 3912 Circle Drive NE.
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Carl D. Olmey
Fifth Avenue SE
Flagman
Ninth Avenue
Third Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
George Scheerer
Circle Drive
Iowa University To Lose 492 ASTP Men
Col Luke D Zech reports a telegram ordering 492 ASTP men to duty elsewhere at the University of Iowa. They must depart before April 1 as part of a wartime policy to cut ASTP numbers. The exodus includes 267 language students 135 advanced engineering students 60 post graduate engineers 30 acoustics and optics students.
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Iowa City
Luke D. Zech
University of Iowa
Seventh Service Command
Omaha
War Department
ASTP
Willkie Outlines Three Choices for GOP in 1944
Wen dell L. Willkie told a rally in Oshkosh that the Republican party faces three paths. He warned that two would assure a Democratic reelection, while only international cooperation and liberal economic policy could win in 1944.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Republican Party
G.O.P
Willkie Holds Late Talks With Republicans Ahead of Primaries
Wendell L. Willkie met with Republican senators in Washington on the eve of his three week campaign for the Wisconsin and Nebraska presidential primaries. Unlike prior visits, he appeared only in private discussions with party leaders and was not publicly seen or heard.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Willkie
General Ordered Mates Carry On Plane Fell in Flames
Brig. Gen. Russell A. Wilson commanded a lead Fortress over Berlin on March 6 and ordered his crew to carry on as his plane took fire. He steered the aircraft through Nazi interceptors toward the capital outskirts then disappeared in flames after ordering the squadron to maintain formation.
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London
INL
Berlin
Russell A. Wilson
Marion
Ill
Wilson
YMB Rally and Bowling Meet For Youth Centers
The Young Men's Bureau combines a Youth Activities rally and bowling tournament across Saturday and Sunday with reps from nearly every Junior Chamber in the state. Iowa attendees are invited to a 2 to 5 30 p m meeting at the Roosevelt hotel led by Pat Rooney and Mrs Tom Mirfield. A stag dinner follows the 6 p m address by Fred Schwengle with an open discussion. Sunday features a handicap ABC bowling tournament at Lincoln alleys from 11 a m to 3 p m with a 2 dollar entry per man.
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Young Men’s Bureau
Roosevelt Hotel
Pat Rooney
New York
National Recreation Association
Tom Mirfield
Moline
Ill
Fred Schwengle
Davenport
ABC
Lincoln
War Contracts To Iowa Add up To 847635000
Iowa's war supply contracts and facility projects totaled 847 million for June 1940 to December 1943, per Walter E. Muir of the Des Moines WPB office. Of this, 650.6 million were supply contracts and 197.0 million for facility projects. Excludes small awards and foodstuffs. county totals include Linn 151.357 million and Tama 0.351 million.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Walter E. Muir
WPB
Iowa County
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Tama
Weather notes from Iowa as snow worsens across Kansas
Weather updates report seven related storm deaths nationwide. Cedar Rapids saw low 15 then 13 degrees with a Sunday high of 36 and late evening 22. Chambers Inskeep logged 34 at 7 pm and 22 at midnight. Iowa City reached 37 degrees, the state high for Sunday. Humidity stood at 15 percent at 2:30 pm.
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Kansas
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Iowa City
Service members listed with promotions and transfers
A lengthy roll lists men and women in the service noting graduations promotions and assignments. Cpl Jack H Zimpleman earned aerial gunnery wings at Harlingen Texas and may join an aerial combat team or serve as a gunnery instructor his wife and father identified in Amana. Other personnel include specialists 2/c Charles Vincil Schroeder warrant officer John G Willman and private Leonard N Kint with postings at Camp Kohler Camp Pendleton and Camp Kellog and Farragut Idaho. Major Louis E Zalesky transferred to Camp Wolters while William E Cornish seaman 2/c completed boat training Farragut left for Norman Oklahoma and Hawaii promotions for Elmer Karasek and Floyd E King noted as well as personnel visiting with spouses and children in San Diego Bend and other locations.
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Cpl
Jack H. Zimpleman
Amana
Harlingen
Texas
Army Air Field
Jacob Zimpleman
Louis E. Zalesky
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Camp Wolters
William E. Cornish
First Avenue SE
Farragut
Idaho
Diane
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Norman
Oklo
Women Voters Protest Sunday Night in Washington
The National League of Women Voters staged a Sunday night protest in Washington against a proposed policy measure. Organizers urged crowds to pressure lawmakers and voiced concern over potential impacts on voting rights and civic participation.
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Washington
INL
National League of Women Voters
Senate Confirmation Rider Sparks Patronage Concerns
A proposed rider to shift senate confirmation to lower or technical and professional positions is criticized as smacking of patronage and potentially undermining oversight. The debate centers on whether confirmations should stay at higher levels or be extended to more junior roles.
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Senate
Air WAC recruiter to spend week in Centralia
Cpl. Lillian M. Bergeron of Lewiston Missouri will be at the WAC recruiting office in the federal building this week on temporary duty from Camp Crowder Missouri. She has served in WAC recruiting since February. Women aged 20 to 49 are eligible and anyone interested should contact the WAC office.
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Lillian M. Bergeron
Lewiston
WAC
Federal
Camp Crowder
Bergeron
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Fourteenth Avenue
Tommy Stoneking
Jesse Breedlove
Lena Suits
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Hubert Krouse
Toddville
Roy Bolander
Waterloo
Paul Dolar
Twenty-sixth Street
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Sixth Avenue SE
Thomas Dochterman
Dan Steggall
Seventh Avenue
Allen Ross
Fifteenth Avenue
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Old Marion Road
Grand Hotel
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Thirty-first Street
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Second Avenue
Mercy
David L. Winans
First Street
George Petrick
Vernon
Carroll Briggs
Burch Avenue NW
Ray Stumpff
Eighth Avenue
St. Luke’s
Gordon Keyes
Eighteenth Avenue
Charles Sampson
D Avenue
Edwin Pitts
Wildwood Drive
Madison, Wis
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Forbes
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Sixteenth Street SE
S. A. Sleichter
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Paul Pappas
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Frank Albert Wishman
Britain
Tela
U.S
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Pacific Mutual
Total Real eStaTe
TOTAL
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William G. Young, JR
Ras
Vaan
Iowa University
LAW
Toman
Charles Vincil Schroeder
Fleet Post Office
San Diego
Calif
Schroeder
Navy
O. F. Paulsen Construction Company
Flet
Banner Howard
Center Point Road
John G. Willman
Camp Pendleton
J. W. Willman
Cold Stream Avenue
Leonard N. Kint
Mary Kint
Camp Kohler
Marvin Kroupa
Joseph Kroupa
Robert A. Safely
Camp Abbott
Ore
Bend
Elmer Karasek
Hawaii
Linda Anne
Bowling Street
Floyd E. King
England
William F. King
Floyd King
D Street
Joe W. Bohren
Seaman
Camp Hill
Janet
Dunreath Drive
Mr. Bohren
Chris Bohren
Thirty-fourth Street
Pvt
Avon D. Hollopeter
Camp Roberts
Mrs
Verne Hollopeter
C Avenue NE
Roswell S. Camp
Fort Dix
N. J
Lincoln Heights
Bill Ar’s
s/c
W. F. Ruhs
Fifth Avenue
Leo A. Dvorak
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Paul Seng
Lost Nation
Frank J. Dvorak
Zimpleman
C. R
Norito
Orito
Mac Sa Behe
First Ave
East
Skaa
Mals Ptt Mah Ay
Cedar Rapids Fuel CO
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