Iowa Congressmen Placed on Key Public Committees
Washington April 20 Iowa congressmen gain positions on most major house committees. Kennedy becomes ranking member on rivers and harbors while Scott, a new Hawkeye, joins the revision of the laws committee. Other members win roles on military affairs agriculture and appropriations.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
House
Judiciary
Towa
Scott
Kennedy
Rivers
Foreign Comerce
Haugen
Good
Ramseyer
Dowell
Agriculture Department
Towner
Woods
Wanted to fill all seats at Presbyterian church Sunday
Classified column item lists multiple small ads including a request for attendees at Presbyterian church on Sunday April 22 and several common ads for work, purchases, and real estate from local residents and merchants.
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Presbyterian Church
Chicago merchants set limit on sales
Chicago and Ottumwa reports describe soaring prices for canned goods and staples as scarce supplies and waves of buying push up costs. Retailers impose sale limits, bakers consider loaf reductions, and prices for flour sugar and potatoes climb amid fears of famine and opportunistic speculation.
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Chicago
Ottumwa
Vacant McGregor Lots Plowed for Summer Crops
In McGregor on April 20 vacant lots and lawns are being plowed this week as nearly every family plans a summer crop. F. G. Bell will convert his private park into a potato field and crops will be grown on nearby islands that have never been cultivated before.
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McGregor
F. G. Bell
War Loan BondSubscriptions Open at Fairfield Bank
Any person may file their application for the United States War Loan Bond at the Fairfield National Bank. The bank will handle applications without profit or commission at the Southeast Corner Square.
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United States
Fairfield National Bank
Southeast Corner Square
Classified Real Estate Ad Claims Seasonality Illusion
A classified note argues that selling real estate in an off season can be as effective as any time. It asserts advertising will win out now just as surely as during peak periods.
Parsons Notes Highlight War Talk And Red Cross Charity
Dr. Chas Zorbaugh spoke at chapel during his Fairfield visit, discussing the war. Captain Heston of U S Calvary advised Parsons volunteers at drill, sharing work tips. Parsons juniors scrap their annual senior banquet and donate proceeds from the class play to Red Cross. The move aligns with college presidents’ Chicago resolutions urging economy to conserve national resources during the emergency.
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Chas. Zorbaugh
Parsons
Fairfield
Heston
U. S
Calvary
Parsons Company
Parsons College
Chicago
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Ooo
W. L. Long
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D. W. Moyer
Pancoast
Hendrickson & Ronk
Stubbs
Logan School
Hugene Keller
the Square
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A. J. Boyd
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A. Schaefer, Co
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Roy Allender
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Special Santos
Naval
Adler
M. H. Cuddy
Fiature
Baldwin Company
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Ellington
Hamilton
H. P. McLaughlin CO
the Pirates
Penzance
Jericho & Easton’s
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Louise Glaum and
Howard Hickman
France
Jane Gail and
Matt Moore
Dawgone
Leo Komedy
Matinee
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