Grasshopper Pest Strikes Six Iowa Counties
Grasshoppers are damaging crops in Audubon Cass Adair Union Decatur and Page counties as state entomologist Prof H L Webster warns of early outbreaks and greater harm later. The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station offers field help and urges use of poison bran mash with bran Paris green lemons molasses and water to control the infestation.
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Audubon
Cass
Adair
Union
Decatur
Page
State Agricultural College
H. L. Webster
H. J. Metcalf
State Defense Council
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Paris
Iowa Leads All States as Producer in 1917
Iowa tops the nation in farm crops and livestock value for 1917 at about 1.469 billion dollars, with projections by Iowa State officials suggesting it could reach 1.75 to 2.0 billion. Illinois and Texas follow, while Iowa leads in horses, swine, cattle, and overall livestock value, aided by corn and oats production and strong farm organization statewide.
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Ames Ia
Iowa
Iowa State College
R. A. Pearson
Washington
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Illinois
Texas
New York
Wisconsin
Nebraska
United States
Food Administration
Hawkeye
R. K. Bliss
Agricultural Extension Department
Scientist Credits Fairfield Visit With Saving His Life
Prof. Fred Jewell director of the Fairfield band says his decision to come to Fairfield likely saved him from joining the Wallace-Hagenbeck circus. He recalls many killed in the Indiana circus train wreck and praises the show’s insistence it must go on despite disaster. The circus missed two dates but continued performances in Beloit, with performers enduring shock and grief yet pressing forward.
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Fairfield
Fred Jewell
Fairfield Band
Wallace-Hagenback
Jewell
Gary
Ind
Beloit
Wis
War time grocery clerks replace male workers with female staff
A newspaper piece describes White Store hiring half a dozen high school girls as grocery clerks during wartime. It notes the shift from “non productive” roles, praises the girls for attentiveness and service, and mentions pay equity as they learn the job.
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White
Mr. White
Bad Boys On The Marne Stir German Front
A German deserter in American lines says U S troops are called bad boys by German troops who warn each other to beware. He cites war weariness underfeeding and possible mass desertions among German ranks. In Belleau Wood area there is ongoing machine gun and artillery fire as Americans press toward nests while the Marne front remains mostly quiet. The 28th German division is relieved by the 87th, a second rate unit, replacing what Germans deemed a top formation.
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France
Marne
Belleau Wood
Eastest national forests establish 658000 acres
Three new national forests in the east total about 658000 acres. The creation expands federal land holdings and aims to conserve diverse habitats.
Conscientious Objector Seeks Marine Enlistment
Harvey Greer, 19, a Tennessee native in Stockton California, tells Sergeant R R Mergenthal he wants to enlist because his conscience hurts him and he fears the war may end before he turns 21, leaving him with no excuse. His name is soon added to the dotted line.
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Stockton
Cal
Harvey Greer
Tennessee
R. R. Mergenthal
U. S. Marine Corps
Mergenthal
Young Greer
Greer
Des Moines Man Unveils Rapid Fire Gun Claim
Des Moines June 24. J W Langfitt claims to have invented a light 15 pound machine gun capable of 1000 to 1200 shots per minute. The weapon starts automatically by recoil after a starter pull and Langfitt notes prior aerial torpedo was seized by the government and used by U S forces.
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Des Moines
J. W. Langfitt
Rainbow Division Cited by French In Lorraine
American troops of the Rainbow Division receive a French citation after a hundred days on the Lorraine front. The document honors their military qualities and services in the sector and praises officers and men for spirit, method, and discipline fit for battle.
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France
Lorraine
Two Year Old Sings Star Spangled Banner at Church Program
A Sunday children s observance at the Presbyterian church featured a standout performance by two year old John Applegate who sang the national anthem with confidence and clear effort. The event also included participation from older children in a lively program praised by the Washington Journal as nearly a state or national record in effort.
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Presbyterian Church
John Applegate
Washington Journal
Food administration fines and sanctions on licensed dealers
Over 800 penalties issued in ten months for violations of foodstuffs rules. About 150 companies and individuals were ordered to quit business for a period, while more than 500 paid fines or temporarily ceased operations, often donating to the Red Cross to avoid harsher penalties.
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The
Food Administration
Red Cross
Women at United States gas mask plants inspect production
Thousands of women are employed in U S gas-mask plants as inspectors through the entire manufacturing process. Hundreds of girls are trained in sewing face pieces. Each step of assembling the mask is done by women workers until final inspection and shipment overseas.
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United States
Gas Defense Service
Dubuque County Sees Teacher Surplus
Reports from across Iowa show a general teacher shortage while Dubuque County has a surplus. The county is expected to develop into a distributing center for teachers when fall arrives.
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Dubuque
Dubuque County
Scouts to stage Fourth of July contests at Chautauqua Park
A day at Chautauqua Park July 4 features Boy Scout events to showcase training and provide morning entertainment. Contests include fire building water boiling semaphore signaling bandaging drills and relay races with prizes in thrift stamps for top finishers.
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Chautauqua Park
Burlington Street
Park
May Be Third Ticket Emerges Over Party Nomination Rule
The new ruling bars party candidates from county conventions possibly forcing hopefuls to pursue an independent ticket. Several office seekers who hoped for party nominations are now considering running alone.
Stockman Improving After Shell Shock Battle Service
J. D. Glasgow of the Red Cross home service reports Sam Stockman of Company K is steadily improving after weeks of shell shock from a French battlefield. He has been discharged due to disability and is at his parents home near Haskins Washington Journal.
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Sam Stockman
J. D. Glasgow
Home Service Department
the Red Cross
Company K
Haskins
Washington Journal
Unfurl Flag At Catholic Church For 21 Aiding Soldiers
A service flag with 21 stars was unfurled Thursday evening at St Marys Catholic Church. The Very Rev W L Hannon of St Ambrose College Davenport gave an address and patriotic exercises followed by a social. Names on the flag include Burke Duffy Govock Ipsan Kessell Kilroy Kurka Kurka McKee O Connor O Neill OBrien OBrien Russell Ready Slattery Stone Turner Thys Van Oyen Van Lantschoot.
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Louis Ipsan
Victor Kessell
Leo Kilroy
Edward Kurka
John Kurka Glen McKee James O’connor
Leo O'Neill Victor J. O’brien
Leo A. O’brien James Russell Major
John F. Ready
Clarence Slattery
Leonard E. Stone
Anthony E. Turner
Charles F. Thys
Augustus van Oyen
Cyril van Lantschoot
Ministers Oppose Tobacco at Denison Conference
In Denison Iowa a Methodist church gathering of the Council Bluffs district ministers presided by Superintendent Cable unanimously adopted strong resolutions opposing government supplied cigarettes and tobacco to the soldier boys and specifically the Red Cross.
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Denison
Methodist Church
Council Bluffs
Cable
Soldier Boys
Red Cross
Hill-Billys in Camp Pike Letter Praises Rough Troops
Lieut Chas R Conlee of Fairfield writes from Camp Pike Ark praising Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansas troops as ignorant yet fine and willing fighters. He details a 120 mile border patrol from Camp Cody and notes his platoon of 65 men share rough ways but strong loyalty to their officers and each other. He mentions Little Rock eight miles away and the dentist Doc Gaumer from Bloomfield also serving.
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Chas .R .Conlee
Fairfield
Camp Pike
Ark
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Camp Stanley
Tex
Camp Cody
N. M
Mexican
Little Rock
Doc. Gaumer
Bloomfield
Dr. Gaumer
Dental Corps
Iowa
Celebration plans loom for Fairfield July 4 event
Countywide excitement grows as committees expand plans for Fairfield Fourth of July celebration. Chautauqua park grounds are prepared with a merry go round and shaded rest areas while decorations, music, and a stronger amusements lineup aim to please all attendees. Wrestler Joe Kitterman will face Chris Jordan in an exhibition and a semi pro boxing match is planned. Advertising drives expect a large turnout across the county.
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Fairfield
Huglin
Joe Kitterman
Hedrick
Chris Jordan
Chris
New Army Air Service Insignia Adopted
The new collar insignia features horizontal bronze wings with a vertical silver two bladed propeller. It is worn by officers and enlisted personnel of the Department of Military Aeronautics and the Bureau of Aircraft Production. Enlisted hats will have a green and black cord.
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Army Air Service
Department of Military Aeronautics
Bureau of Aircraft Production
Cedar Township Unit Meeting At June 20 Gathering
The Cedar township ladies held a regular meeting at June 20 with good attendance. Miss Jessie Griswold home demonstrator outlined plans for township work. Several members were added to the list. A subsequent meeting occurred at Mrs. X Nady’s home on Thursday.
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Cedar Township
Jessie Griswold
Engineer corps seeks 2000 officers in nationwide exam tour
War Department sets ages for promotions as first lieutenants and captains in the engineer corps. The corps campaigns to add 2000 commissioned officers, with an examining board touring principal cities to ease applicant examinations.
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Engineer Corps
War Department
Germans in Custody in the United States Count Reached
Reports indicate about 5000 German nationals are interned in the United States amid wartime controls. Authorities assess locations and conditions as authorities review prisoner status and security measures.
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United States
Insurance on Merchant Vessels Tops 115 Million
The United States government insured over 69 000 masters officers and seamen on American merchant ships in war zones. Total insured value exceeds 115 million dollars and claims paid so far amount to just over 180 thousand dollars.
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United States
Vandal paint from church name plate shocks Ryan residents
Indignant villagers in Ryan Delaware county gathered Tuesday night and painted over the word German on the German Lutheran church name plate. Prominent locals attended and did not attempt to conceal their identities.
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Cedar Rapids
Ryan
Delaware County
Army hospital expansion costs add up to 25 million
Over the past six months the construction division of the army has undertaken additions and improvements to hospital establishments in the country. The project amounts to an estimated 25,173,417.55 dollars with new hospitals convalescent barracks infirmaries and nurses quarters completed or under progress both within and outside camps and cantonments.
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The
Army
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BOY Scouts
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Gonlee
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