Iowa U Vets Burned Up by Mates Action
Iowa City report on the University of Iowa Veterans Association facing upheaval as dissident veterans push for disbanding or realignment. A three man steering committee directs an election postponed multiple times with many veterans favoring joining the American Legion or American Veterans of World War II or forming new ties. The rally Tuesday will decide the association's fate amid calls for reform.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Veterans’ Association
U.V.A
American Legion
University Veterans Association
American Veterans of World War II
A.V.A
DeKalb Contest Winners Named Across Regions
The DeKalb corn growing contest crowned three national winners and 18 regional champions. Harold S. Vanderbilt of Mount Airy Farm in Mount Jackson Virginia won the men’s title with 142.61 bushels per acre. Mrs. Otho S. Lee Jr of Forest Hill Maryland claimed the women’s crown at 116 bushels per acre. Charles Beatty, 17, of DeGraff Ohio won the junior title with 126.13 bushels per acre.
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Chicago
INS
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Mt. Airy Farm
Mt. Jackson
Otho S. Lee, Jr
Forest Hill
Charles Beatty
Degraff
Ohio
Middlewest
East
Louis Bromfield
Mansfield
South Dakota
Carl Paulson
Hurley
Turner County
North Dakota
Walter Clarey
Fairmount
Richland County
Nebraska
Clyde F. Hunzeker
Peru
Nemaha
Iowa
Frank Craig and Son
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Food Subsidies May Be Removed by June
Washington sources say the agriculture department price director H B Boyd reports federal food subsidies totaling 1.785 billion dollars can be ended by June 30 without raising overall consumer food costs. He cites cooperation among the Agriculture Department Office of Price Administration and Office of Economic Stabilization.
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Washington (Ap
H. B. Boyd
Agriculture Department
Price
Office of Price Administration
Office of Economic Stabilization
Closing Out Sale Near Marenro and Blairstown
Farmers hold a closing out sale at their premises five percent miles northwest of Marenro or four and a half miles southeast of Blairstown, near St. Martin's Lutheran Church. The sale is to liquidate farming assets as the owner plans to quit farming.
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Marenro
Blairstown
St. Martin's Letheran Church
Auction listing for farm stock and equipment
Monday December 3 starting 11 30 A M offering 3 head of horses cattle hogs oats straw farm machinery and miscellaneous items including an A C tractor and equipment sold by Earl Shaull owner with Harry Harts and Sons as auctioneers Iowa County Savings Bank clerk
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Hayes
John Deereharten
McCormick Deering
Ee Broeder Ve
Eil Berning
Lenckh Wasgen
Earl Shaull
Harry Harts and Sons
Iowa County Savings Bank
Service veterans listed with ribbons and discharges
Seaman Hugh Bergen of Vinton holds Asiatic Pacific with four battle stars Philippine Liberation with two stars Okinawa and Victory ribbons and American Theater ribbon. He is home on a 30 day leave after 20 months overseas aboard U S S Virginia and reports in San Pedro December 3. Several brothers and other servicemen from Iowa towns Newhall Newhall Ames and Clarence noted with discharges and duties in Europe the Pacific and at various bases including Camp Grant Lincoln Army Air Field Fort Des Moines and Yokohama.
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Seaman
Hugh Bergen
Royce Bergen
Vinton
U.S.S. Virginia
San Pedro
Calif
Cpl
Richard Bergen
Philippines
Vernon Bergen
Vine
Alameda
Alif
Murray J. Barnett
L. F. Barnett
Thirtieth Street
Pacific
Des Moines
Allan P. Finn
Ann Finn
Tenth Street SE
Minneapolis, Minn
South Pacific
Norman J
Camp Endicott
States
Europe
Claude B. Robison
Clem E. Robison
Central City
Santa Ana
Saipan
20Th Air Force
National Grange Opposes Planned Future Spending
At a Kansas City meeting the National Grange adopted a resolution opposing planned future spending far exceeding expected tax receipts. It warned the public debt nears total national wealth and urged severe curtailment of federal expenditures and tax adjustments to reduce the debt.
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Kansas City
Free Enterprise and Freedom
National Grange
Grange
Return of Soldier After Three Years Service
He returned to live with his father E. T. McCarthy and his brother Leo at 808 Second Avenue SW. He had served almost three years with nearly a year in the Seventh Army in Germany and Austria.
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Joseph A. Klassen
A. W. Klassen
F Avenue NW
Japan
Panama Canal
Klassen
E. T. McCarthy
Leo
Second Avenue
Seventh Army
Germany
Austria
Dates Set for Farm Business Assn Meetings
Iowa five Farm Business associations schedule their annual meetings in December. Central Iowa convenes in Ames December 10 followed by Northwest in Cherokee December 11, Northeast in West Union December 12, Cedar Valley in Cedar Valley December 13, and Mississippi Valley in Davenport December 14. Speakers include H B Howell and Carl Malone from Iowa State college and D Gale Johnson from the University of Chicago.
Vitamin capsule ad targets overworked men with nervous strain
An advertisement urges overworked business men to take Foley Vitamin capsules for stress and fatigue. It claims increased vitamin needs under strain and promises to meet daily requirements of B, C, and D vitamins with a 30 day package and a $1 back guarantee if not improved.
Vitamins and the evolving understanding of nutrition
Dr. William Brady discusses early vitamin lore and the shift from crude almanac era claims to identified vitamins. He explains thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and the separation of vitamins A and D, noting persistent confusion among physicians and the overuse of “shots” by untrustworthy vendors. He argues nutritional deficiency underlies many ailments, including cardiovascular degeneration.
Marco Polo Mentions Dried Milk In Global Travels
The account notes Marco Polo describing dried milk during his journeys across continents. This historical glimpse highlights early dairy preservation concepts amid exploration.
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Marco Polo
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