Decorah Att'y and Lutheran printing firm ads and wartime columns
A long advertisement and editorial collage from Decorah Iowa items includes attorney offices over Bromley's Shoe Store and E P Johnson building listings for Luther Publishing House plus a broad wartime column. It cites Red Cross fundraising, war morale pieces, economic opinions, and notes on soldiers, industry cuts, and American efficiency drives. It discusses Canada and Brazil trade duties, air power in war, and political power for the president during national crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Canadian Commissioner of Customs
Democratic Party
Passes Food Control Bill Gives Three Men Power
The senate passed the administration food bill 81 to 6, granting the president control over distribution and prices of foods fuels and feeds. Amendments fix a minimum 2 bushel price for wheat and authorize coal control and price fixing. The bill stays with a three man board with Hoover as likely chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Senate
House
France
Hardwick
Penrose
Reed
Sherman, Ill
Sutherland
W. Va
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Herbert Hoover
America
Shafroth
Food Administration
Hoover
Tillman
Hollis
New Hampshire
Gore
Bend
Red Cross appoints Harvey Gibson as general manager
Henry P. Davison announces the appointment of Harvey D. Gibson president of Liberty National Bank of New York City as general manager of the Red Cross. Gibson will serve without compensation and devote his full time to Red Cross work in Washington during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Henry P. Davison
War Council of the American Red Cross
Harvey D. Gibson
Liberty National Bank of
New York City
Red Cross
Mr. Gibson
Gibson
Washington
Quota for War Sets Iowa Draft at 12,749 for State
Des Moines reports Iowa must raise 12,749 men for the national army plus 12,672 in the national guard and regular forces. Adjutant General Logan, under Governor Harding, allocates county and city quotas using state census data, adjusting for counties with voluntary excess. Several counties and cities have already surpassed their shares, reducing draft numbers accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Germany
National Guard
Guy E. Logan
W. L. Harding
War Department
Hamilton County
Story County
Page County
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Army
Guard
Navy
Exemption boards named to handle Iowa appeals in Washington
President Wilson announced two exemption boards for Iowa vocational exemptions and appeals from local boards. The northern district board includes M. Cassady, W. J. Egrell, Kelleher, Phamb, and Donnell with jurisdiction over numerous counties. Monona and other boards were selected by state defense bodies and sent to the president via Governor Trarding. The article ends with a proverb about a daughter and her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Wilson
Kh. M. Cassady
Whiting
W. J. Egrell
Mason City
Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Harry B. Phamb
Waterloo
T. J. Donnell
Dubuque
Counties
Allamakee
Jackson
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Wineshiek
Monard
Chickasaw
Bremer
Black Hawk
Floyd
Mitchell
Jones
Cedar
Linn
Johnson
Town
Benton
Tama
Grundy
Hardin
Emmet
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Kossuth
Humboldt
Webster
Winnebago
Tancock
Wright
Hamilton
Worth
Cerro Gordo
Franklin
Butler
Dickinson
Clay
Buena Vista
Sac
Osceola
O'Brien
Cherokee
Lynn
Sioux
Plymouth
Woodbury
Monona
State Council of Defense
State Defense Council
Trarding
Draft First 347 from Winneshiek County Listed for Examination
The county's draft draws show 347 Winneshiek men named for exam, led by Carl A. M. Wesley of Highland as first. County total 240 allotment with 54 credits for prior enlistments. over 100 already enlisted, suggesting a 140 outside limit. Names and serial numbers are listed for the first 347 drafted, noting possible exemptions may call more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Winneshiek County
Carl Wevley
Highland Township
Des Moines
Winneshiek
B.J. McKay
Committee On Defense
Winneshieck
Carl A. M. Wesley
Highland
M. Kubesh
Calmar
Frank Berst
Washington
Chas
O. Daniels
Frankville
Jake Schoflitt
Jackson
Thos
J. Jennings
Military
John Hansen
Glenwood
S—Magnus Nair
Decorah City
o—Oscar Landsrud
Bernard C. Banman
A. C. Blagsvedt
Martin Jensen
Walter D. Williams
Adolf S. L. Severeid
Pleasant
Albert Aegerter
Lincoln
Ester C. Dirks
John A. Cher
William Hospy
Ben Schmitt
Jos
W. Petrik
Roy Bender
Hesper
Vaugsness
Henry Wenthold
Ren O. Hil
A. O. Drug
Bloomfield
Melvin LC. Graves
Frank Rom
Henry A. Fielstul
Keefe
Bluthen
Thovald Nordsveen
Jerhard Johnson
Decorah
Hi AL Jacobson
Charles 4
Tupy
Wm. J. Jirak
Carl O Danielon
Springfield
Walter Durland
Frank J. Kuhn
Sumner Whtte
Frank
Kipp
ATS
A. Valenta
Barth. T. Fallen
John Fosberg
Madison
Jane Linus A. Curtis
Fremont Ty
Joseph Vopava
Sumner
Lewis FP
Christian
Dale
Oscar P. Lovetuen
Henry Foltz
Fred J. Jewell
Toxieo
A. Carlsborg
Peter A. Sampson
Joseph Wolfe
Carl B. Plaskerud
Frank H. Hayes
Fremont
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Ben Bear
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DES. Stabo & Campbell
Physicians and Surgeons
Decorah State Bank
Robert E. Conrad
J. Daly
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Larsen Clothing Store
C. Hoeg, M. D
Tiikine Savi Bank
Urban & Urban, Osteopathic Physicians
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Curtin
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H. F. Barthell
Law and Justice of Attorney Act
West of National Bank
E. W. Cutting
Bromley's Shoe Store
Ww. Strand
Attorney At Law
E. P. Johnson Building
Lutheran Publishing House
Lutheran Publishing Loop
Owa
Pire and Tornado Insurance
Stea Ip Agency
Main Street
Standard Phone 104
Mott & Co
Water Washington Sts
KK. Haugen
West Water Sta
God
Thomas L. Mason
John [ Barleycorn
Russia
Kansas
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
England
Congress
Shylock
Chicago
Brasil
Brazil
Marconi
Wireless
Looff
Sims
U. S. Navy
London
British Empire
Sifts
Taft
Admiral Sims
Miram Johnson
California
Administration
Army Life
Fort Snelling
Lord Dalkeith
Duke of
Buccleuch
Iland
Phoebe Lincoln
River St
Logan
Regular Army
Chickasaw County
Fayette County
Howard County
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