How British earned a New Word By Louise Luz
A Des Moines visit by Lord Halifax and family sparks a joking reveal of the word mug as Lt. Richard Wood and others pose for mug shots. The scene includes the labor conference discussion, wages, work hours, and social security, with portraits of Lord and Lady Halifax and WAC visitors.
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Gazette
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Iowa Bureau of Investigation
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Notice of sale of trust real estate in Linn County
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids as trustee seeks court order to sell undivided half interest in specified real estate in Section Four Township 81 North Range 11 West for 3000 dollars. Hearing set December 18 1944 at Cedar Rapids Court House. notice by publication and mail to parties.
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District Court of Town
Linn County
Elma Lilian Wilkinson
Alfred Dickinson Wilkinson
Elma Mae Wilkinson
Ralph Alwyn Wilkinson
Paul Dickinson Simpson
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa County
Ants
United States
Pam
Cedar None Linn County
Ants National Bank of
George F. Miller
New Plan for Oil Hardship Rations Expands Eligibility
Washington AP OPA announced a new plan to issue fuel oil hardship rations in the East and Midwest starting Dec 2. Rations will provide supplemental allotments through the heating season for those with ongoing needs, with eligibility limited to households that conserve oil. Pacific Northwest remains ineligible due to critical supply. A second provision allows fuel oil rations for second hand space heating stoves acquired after Aug 23 1943 starting Nov 28.
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Pacific Northwest
East
Mt Vernon Man Injured in Crash
Ellison, 33, of Mt Vernon route 2, was seriously injured when his car left the road and rolled over several times three miles south of Mt Vernon on highway 261. He was taken to St Luke’s hospital with a fractured ankle a fractured left shin and a severe head laceration. State patrolmen arrived at 1 30 a m after a passing motorist reported the crash. Ellison was en route home from Solon.
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Stt. Luke's Hospital
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Solon
Kaster to be hanged at Fort Madison on December 29
Gov Hickenlooper fixed 8:42 a m December 29 as the hang time at the Fort Madison state penitentiary for Stanley M Kaster. The date follows a conference with Federal Meteorologist Charles D Reed who projected sunrise then. Easter was convicted of killing Glenn Winchell a Waverly utilities guard who refused to surrender his gun.
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Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Stanley M. Kaster
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Charles D. Reed
Easter
Glenn Winchell
Waverly Utilities
Winchell
Iowa towns attend state airport planning clinic
About 100 Iowans from 20 small cities and towns attended a state airport planning clinic at Iowa State college on Monday to discuss constructing new airfields and related facilities.
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Ames
Iowa State College
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