Bootleggers in Iowa face opposition to monopoly efforts
The report outlines candidates opposing a state liquor monopoly in Iowa politics. Harold Felton of Indianola leads with strong support for a bid, while Albert Steinberg of Ames, a former floor leader, seeks reelection. Other potential contenders include G. T. Kuester, A. T. H. Avery, W. R. Fimmen, and Harry E. Weichman, with talk of party patrons shaping the speakership and committee assignments amid postwar political shifts. A separate note cites Labor Commissioner Harness predicting about a 20 percent rise in the number of women workers in Iowa after the war as the labor market evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Felton
Indianola Grain and Feed
Albert Steinberg
Ames
G. T. Kuester
Griswold
A. T H. Avery
Spencer Insurance
W. R. Fimmen
Bloomfield
Harry E. Weichman
Newhapp
Felton
Steinberg
Xuester
Avery
Fimmen
Weichman
Charles W. Harness
Towa
Employment Service Sees War-Era Women Returning to Work
The United States Employment Service reports, based on its surveys, that more women will be employed than before the war but fewer than during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
Back to School as War Help for Iowa Children
A columnist defends the value of young workers in war effort roles from farms to factories, praising the generation for resilience. The piece notes thousands of Iowa children resume schooling soon, many continuing part time work, and ends with a brief, pointed comparison of political ideologies through a simple cow parable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Seas
Iowa
Feel Industries
Clermont Town Homecoming Promises Festive Weekend
Twenty five years ago Mr and Mrs Herman Lubke and Herb Anderson returned from Duluth and Minnesota by auto. The Brick City Band will furnish music for the Clermont homecoming all day Sunday. Clermont’s celebration aims to reflect the town’s size and spirit with locals traveling to the event. John Shipton, long aboard in the Navy, is back in Clermont and in good spirits. NT Helgerson and Palma Louise Skaren and Arthur Olson attended the state fair in Des Moines on Tuesday. After September 1 1919 Clermont will offer continuous or 24 hour service at the telephone exchange. James Sullivan real estate closed a deal Tuesday with Julius Johnson and sons purchasing the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lubke
Herb Anderson
Duluth
Minnesota
Brick City
Gunder
Clermont
John Shipton
Jack
Helgerson
Palma
Louise Skaren
Arthur Olson
Des Moines
James Sullivan
Julius Johnson and Sons
Pahpukeena Hall Building to Become Modern Machine Shop
John Learn reports plans to remodel the old Pahpukeena hall into a first class and modern machine shop and garage, upgrading facilities and equipment. The project aims to create a skilled workshop space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pahpukeena Hall
John
Couple Married at Fourteen Celebrate Echoing Years
A report notes a couple who wed at age fourteen and are now eighty. They have twenty one children, with fourteen still living. Son John has recently been doing manual labor in Grundy County, reflecting a long family history and shared labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘Son
Grundy County
Backwards in the Fire and Bicycles in Pella
A Mediapolis firefighter rushed to a 6 30 a m blaze only to realize his overalls were worn backwards A Pella city effort to license bicycles leads to confiscations and owner reunions Chief De Hoog hands out rules cards and Safe Bike Rider stickers A former Anamosa youth in the Atlantic writes home of craving Iowa corn with dehydrated ears Land prices rise since 1865 in Palo Alto county tax deeds show acre values Two Thornton residents donate pints of blood on the same day as Roy Timm in England
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwa
Pella
Joe de Hoog
Frank Frush
C. B. Jessen
Palo Alto
Fred Kerber
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Bwwa
Henry Timm
Thornton
Clear Lake
Timm
Pfe
Roy Timm
England
Minnesota Tops Iowa in Putter Production in 1043
The article covers agricultural notes and farming tips. It notes Minnesota surpassing Iowa in putter production in 1043, suggests changing put ters ahead of laying, advocates fall and winter planting for erosion control, and discusses seed crops, poultry litter from corncobs, white grub concerns for 1945, and soybeans shattering losses. It also reports Iowa anecdotes about pullets, lamb markets, and grain prospects.
Threshing Shape Depends on Cylinder Speed and Clearance
A farmer notes that the minimum of cracked beans, the threshing effect, is defined by the cylinder speed and boncave clearance and must be just right.
Clermont social notes mix West Union visits and travels
West Union guests include Mrs. Blarnche Wander and Yvonne while local families host supper gatherings. Clermont residents share visits from Des Moines to Chicago, Cedar Falls to California. Neighbors attend summer events, return for teaching posts, and travel to Iowa City for brief visits and duties.
Travel with Mia and Ralph DeArmand Ends in Waterloo Visit
The narrative notes Mia and Ralph DeArmand and Jam ily traveling home after a stop in Waterloo. They spent one day with the D. J. Flynn family and returned home on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Ralph DeArmand
Jamily
Waterloo
D. J. Flynn
End of Chase Ends with Alligator Shot Near Bourne Home
A 100-pound alligator that escaped from a cage earlier this month was shot and killed in Skunk River a few blocks from the L. C. Bourne home. Two Town State College Navy trainees preparing to swim attempted to capture it with rope and wire but failed. The animal, about 28 years old, was owned by Bourne for eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earli
Skunk River
L. C. Bourne
Town State College Navy
Bourne
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Robert D. Blue
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Mediapolis
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Graetlinger
R. W. Peterson
Stuart
Joe Johnson
Alden
Ghe Avalon
Jack Fallows
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Lowa Sococsoo
Tamara Toumanova
Gregory Peek
Red Army
Occom
Harold Peary
Marion Martin
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William Boyd
Andy Clyde
Poocools
Gary Cooper
Laraine Day
Dr. Wassell
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Marjorie Reynolds
D. O’keefe
Mabel
Stenog
Edgar Symtoms
Cleopatra Te-Magine
Boc
Geo. Waleatine
W. W. Brandt
Leon Topp
Peggy
Karen
Swen Swenson
0. J. Swenson
Waseca, Minn
E. W. Rooker
Sparta
Wis
H. E. Rooker
Barbara Erickson
Augusta Miller
Wm. B. Miller
Augusta
Capitol City
Laural Lyngaas
Hartland
Minn
Alfred Madsen
David Appelman
Waukon
Ellen Peterson
M. T. Vinton
Sharon
Iowa City
Bolson
Co. M
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DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
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Funeral Home
Richard L. Olson
John Deere Machinery and Genuine Parts
Anne
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