Gradual break in washing machine curtailment planned
Gov George A. Wilson was notified that the 20 percent cut in washing machine production will be implemented gradually to aid firms in shifting to defense work. The Maytag plant and others in Davenport and Fairfield seek defense contracts to offset civilian output reductions as steel and materials remain scarce.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Office of Production Management
Wilson
Iowa
OPM
Arthur H Burns
Maytag
Newton
Davenport
Fairfield
Burns
4500 Iowa Schools Eligible For Health Program
About 4 500 Iowa schools qualify to join a national community food preparation program. A tri state REA regional meeting in Dubuque October 6 7 will plan for the program. REA will help rural schools install equipment for hot lunches and nutrition teaching using dehydrators mills and cooling gear.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Packing Co Sued Over Overtime Damages
United Packinghouse Workers of America local 89 filed a federal suit against Iowa Packing Co seeking unpaid overtime overtime reportedly exceeding 100000 dollars and equal liquidated damages for employees over roughly three years. The petition names J C Lewis organizer committee chairman and nine union members.
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DES Moines
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Local 89
CIO
United States District Court
Iowa Packing Company
J. C. Lewis
Packinghouse Workers’ Organizing Committee
Iowa Retail Sales Rise 18 Percent in August 1941
Washington reports independent Iowa retailers increased sales by 18 percent in August 1941 compared with August 1940 based on 865 stores excluding department stores. Department stores up 19 percent year over year. durable goods, jewelry, motor vehicles and lumber trades show notable gains.
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Washington (Lp
Iowa
J. C. Capt
Capt
Edgerly Named Commander of Iowa Ordnance Plant
Capt. John H. Edgerly was assigned Saturday by the War Department to command the new Iowa ordnance plant at Burlington. His home is Providence, Rhode Island.
Traer Mock War Dramatizes Home Front Blackout
Reporter recounts Traer Iowa’s mock wartime night with a gas mask flour sack helmet and a wait for enemy planes. Fires, ambulances, and a delayed action bomb unfold as the town stages a local front line battle mirroring Vermont’s wartime vote.
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Henry McLemore
Vermont
United States
Germany
Gasette
Gene Farmer
Traer
McLemore
Iowa
Traer Front
Hitler
Richard Harding Davis
Wendell Willkie
Waterloo
Compulsory Liability Insurance Scheme For Motorists Considered
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R Fischer proposed a department rule to require public liability insurance on any vehicle carrying other insurance. He noted most cars lack public liability coverage and argued it protects other motorists. Fischer doubts many cars currently have this coverage and explained it aids against judgment proof defendants in lawsuits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles R Fischer
Fischer
Reida of Brooklyn Wins at Waterloo with 96 Score
Reida, a Brooklyn buttermaker, topped 230 entries from ten states at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress with a 96.5 score. The champion butter show featured Town area producers sweeping top six, with Harms, Oelwein, and Hovland, Buffalo Center, also placing high. Wisconsin claimed the lead in the national cheese show with Mehlberg’s Bonduel entry scoring 95. Alfred Long of Tillamook broke into the cheese championship group.
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Waterloo
Lowa
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
T W., Reida
Brooklyn
Reida
Tony Wisdorf
Sherburn
Minn
Town
Albert Harms
Oelwein
Helmer O Hovland
Buffalo Center
T. Allen Evans
Brookings
S. C
Marvin Hunly
Colfax
Wis
Otto F. Werer
Strawberry Point
Roy Scoles
Nashua
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Henry L Mehlberg
Bonduel
E. F Goss
Iowa State College
Ames
E. H Schroeder
Glenbeulah
Alfred Long
Tillamook
Ore
Confusion Reigns At Dog Parade As Cat Breaks Loose
In Council Bluffs a Saturday dog parade drew many dogs in costumes, plus rabbits, fishbowls, ponies, goats and chickens. A cat broke loose during the dog division and was corralled by Dog Catcher Chris Christensen and helpers. Bands and about a dozen floats added to the spectacle, including a float urging people to respect others pets while four boys mourned a deceased dog.
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Council Bluffs
Chris Christensen
Irregularities at Ottumwa Revealed by City Hall Audit
Ottumwa audit faulted the previous administration for irregularities in city hall affairs. It shows the former city auditor advanced funds to municipal staff and that police courts released prisoners on promises to pay fines. The review cost nearly $1,000 in fees and cited about $2,500 in forged losses by Henry Huston, the former city engineer who pled guilty and paid a $600 fine. The audit estimates the city loses about $3,000 yearly from unbusiness-like practices. current leadership not involved.
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Ottumwa
Henry Huston
Huston
Alonzo Murphy Killed When Hit by Train Near Waverly
The body of Alonzo Red Murphy age 47 was found on a railroad track north of Waverly by crew members of a later train. He had been run over by a train. Police said the incident is being investigated as a crash.
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MacLemore
Mahomet
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Washington Society
Masonic Hall
Library
Truci
W.A. Neidick
pili_ Campbell
Emma Jean Wilson
Curly Kladivo
Arthur McCutcheon
Charlie Vanicek
Roland Bohnsack
Harms of
Weeer of
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