Georgia Simms Remembered by Decorah Friends in Wartime Tale
Roseburg Oregon letters reveal Lieutenant Earlcourt Stewart, son of former Decorah resident Georgia Simms Stewart, in aviation training at Kelly Field San Antonio. He describes high flight hours near 2000 feet amid clouds and 10000 miles of fluffy cotton, twin loops and tail spins, then landing with a tired but vivid account.
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Roseburg
Berkeley
Emmelman
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Clock error saves employee an hour too many
A Federal avenue billiard hall porter set his clock and alarm an hour ahead all night thinking 3 30 would be on time. He arrived for cleaning at 4 a m, found the streets quiet and street cars idle, and only then learned the clock was an hour fast. The boss laughed as the error became clear.
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Mason City
Federal Avenue
Benjamin
New Food Card System in Black Hawk County
W F Parrott food administrator announces a county wide food card system for sugar and flour. Consumers sign the card for each purchase and merchants record amounts after the day of the month. Monthly returns to the administrator lead to new cards issued for the next month. One hundred retail grocers supplied the cards.
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W. F. Parrott
Black Hawk County
America Victory and Liberty Seen in Sky Over Harmony
Mrs. Anton Erickson reports seeing the words America Victory in capital letters in the northern sky while washing dishes between six and seven o clock. Her daughter Mary confirms reading the same words, with Liberty appearing nearer the horizon. Similar sightings are claimed by others and noted in daily papers.
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Anton Erickson
Harmony
America
Mary
Patriotism and Liberty Bonds Call From Archbishop Keane
A 1918 Dubuque letter from Archbishop Keane urges Catholics to buy Liberty bonds in support of the war effort. He emphasizes civic duty, divine sanction of civil authority, and Catholic loyalty, urging pastors to read the message and encourage bond purchases at par.
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Dubuque
Iowa
God’s Church
Church
Xto
James. J. Keane
Woman Drives Tractor in Wartime Farm Relief
A Winnebago County doctor bought a tractor when tenants could not plow. A high school graduate woman learned tractor operation and plowed 145 acres, 49 virgin soil, with no breakdowns or missed time. She volunteers as a tractor operator for the community until after the war.
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Winnebago County
No More River Freighting Ends Revival Prospects
Prospects of upper Mississippi freight revival fade as two steamship lines from last year switch to passenger and excursion work. Government tow boats and barges funded by a 5 million dollar appropriation will not be completed this year.
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Mississippi
Swaledale Liberty Loan case centers on farmer David Brink
Slacker agents from the United States Defense Reserve were sent to Swaledale to investigate farmer David Brink who is reputed worth $40,000 and refused to buy more than a $100 bond. Swaledale Liberty Loan committee members who reported him said his only patriotic donation was two bushels of potatoes to the Red Cross, per county chairman W. G. C. Bagley.
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United States Defense Reserve
Swaledale
David Brink
Fifty Years Ago in Decorah and Nearby
News notes include a proposed Decorah to Lansing telegraph line, nightly prairie fires near Decorah, and insurer consolidation by Henry Paine and C B Rollins. Andrew Hill of Bluffton faced an attempted poison charge, while Arthur Sanford and O'Hare were fined for gambling. The First National Bank reported deposits of 60 750 50. A railroad meeting was set for Saturday at the courthouse. H C Reed received bee hive patents. West Union hosts six churches and one beer saloon. The impeachment case against President Johnson closed its defense.
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Mr. Flint
Decorah
Lansing
Henry Paine
C. 8
Rollins
Andrew Hill
Bluffton
Esquire Cutler
Arthur Sanford
O'Hare
Esquire
Court House
H. C. Reed
West Union
Johnson
English river township surpasses third loan quota in Washington county
English River township in Washington county reports it has exceeded its third loan quota of 49 500 by 50 percent with subscriptions over 75 000. The formal campaign opening is four days away and officials credit early support as a signal of strong community backing.
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English River
Washington County
United States
Accident Claims 16-Year-Old in Volney Rifle Incident
Lawrence Coates aged 16 of Volney near Postville dies after a rifle in a hay wagon discharges while he tries to raise it. The hammer struck as the weapon shifted between wagon boards, the bullet piercing the heart and killing him instantly.
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Lawrence Coates
Volney
Postville
Lawrence
Burglars Fail at Randall Drug Store Heist
More than 125 dollars worth of goods were taken from Randall drug store on Federal avenue South. Police recovered most items and found two suspects fled after night patrolman Frank Sanford saw them and dropped a suitcase.
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Mason City
Randall Drug
Federal Avenue
South
Frank Sanford
Man Killed Felling Tree In Hardin County
Clarence Rowley a 60 year old Union town Hardin county resident was killed while felling a large tree in the Lepley timber north of Union last week. He was struck on the head and pinned beneath the tree, dying shortly after liberation. Pray and pay for the third Liberty Loan.
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Clarence Rowley
Union
Hardin County
Lepley
Mr. Rowley
Prudhon Farms Milk Check Joined February Payout
L. F Prudhon visited the office in good spirits and displayed a Mohawk Condensed Milk Co check for 118.76 dollars. It covered milk from six cows on his Prudhon farm for February twenty eight days. The item ends with a call to invest in Liberty bonds.
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Waverly Independent
L. F Prudhon
Mohawk Condensed Milk Co
Prudhon
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West
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