Red Cross volunteer program outlined at Linn County tea
About 200 women at a Brucemore tea heard Mrs. Edna Schrafer of St. Louis describe Red Cross expansion and the nine volunteer corps to be set up in Linn County. She stressed that volunteers are the life blood of the organization and noted home defense and medical relief roles beyond wartime.
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Red Cross
Edna Schrafer
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Brucemore
Howard Hall
Linn County
Paul H. Huston
Administration Corps
Horace G Hedges
JoAnn Hanzlik
Virginia Collins
Liebsohn
Lee
Stanwood Hit by Violent Windstorm
A violent wind storm struck Stanwood late Thursday afternoon uprooting trees and wrecking outbuildings. The Stanwood consolidated school gate shattered its front door glass and several pupils were cut though no serious injuries occurred. North of town at the Gus Amend farm a chicken house and cattle shed were blown down with other sheds leveled while corn damage remained minor.
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the Gazette
Stanwood
Stanwood Consolidated School
Gus Amend
Woolen Mills Des Moines Walkout Shuts Plant
DES MOINES AP The Sheuerman woolen mills closed today after 75 workers in the spinning and weaving department walked out. Company President Ross Daniels confirmed the strike leaving the plant without the cloth and prompting production disruption.
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Des Moines
Sheuerman Woolen Mills
Ross Daniels
Quote on pride and money from Aunt Het on Joe
Aunt Het argues a man gains respect from money and work, while living off a wife's money corrodes his pride and self worth. The remark reflects attitudes about gender roles and financial independence in the era.
President says 155 plant workers idle as departments halt tasks
The president notes that 155 plant employees have no work while departments provide the rest, as representatives discuss the situation and seek a resolution.
Textile workers union meeting over yarn and stock dispute
The CIO textile workers union to which the 75 employees belong were meeting to decide what action to take. The union said the dispute was over the kind of yarn and stock used.
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CIO Textile Workers Union
Court Upholds Boy’s Punishment By Fire
In Chicago Frank Dola dee punished his 7 year old son by holding his hands over a gas flame after the boy and others stole $1.85 from a teacher’s purse. Judge Charles S Dougherty dismissed the case saying harsher discipline could curb crime.
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Chicago
Frank Doladee
Charles S Dougherty
Retail Lumber Dealers of Iowa Meet at Roosevelt Hotel
Preparations are made to entertain about 100 persons at the Roosevelt hotel Friday night as the first of a series of Iowa meetings by the Retail Lumber Dealers of Iowa.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa
Lumber Dealers Discuss Group Buying to Meet Competition
Retail lumber dealers from multiple districts in the state sponsor meetings to explore competitive conditions and the potential for group buying. Facilitators include E. A. Rundell president of the Lumbermen's Associated Buyers George W. Harper and Allan C. Schuknecht of Minneapolis. Records of Mammoth Cave Kentucky date back to 1799.
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E. A
Rundell
Lumbermen’s Associated Buyers
George W. Harper
Allan C. Schuknecht
Minneapolis
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
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E. K. Beane
Roy K. Stoddard
Mary Frances Lee
Adrian Liebsohn
Hospital and Recreation Corps
Gray Ladies
E. P Ristedt
Home Service
Carl N. Ettinger
Second Street
Luberger
Third Avenue
DIAL
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Woolen Mills
Heaven
Sierke & Taylor CO
Second Avenue SE
Friendly Syndicate
OEC
the Syndicate
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