Local School Quotas and Fund Totals Across Districts
A readout lists quotas and collected totals for numerous schools and districts. Figures include Mineola, West Oak, St. Mary, Plattville, Glenwood, Canter, Silver Creek, Malvern, Hastings, Emerson, Deer Creek, White Cloud, Rawles, and Lyona with sums for school programs, auctions, and miscellaneous receipts. Totals vary by location with multiple line items per district.
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Benton
Ewa
Tagraham
S ‘Collestons
Mineola
Mineola School
Sorcol
West Oak
St. Mary
Plattville
Pacifica City
Glenwood
Glenrod Township
Ed Ward
Ward
Lodge
Ram
Hawthorne
Silver Creek
Mt. Vernon
Pleasant Valley
Malvern
Hastings
Emerson
Deer Creek
White Cloud
Strahan
Rawles
Lyona
Gullies and Ditches Threaten Farm Valuation and Crops
The piece urges immediate erosion prevention to protect soil and land values. It notes extensive gullies cutting fields, impeding cultivation and washing away rich topsoil. Demonstrations on Dupree farm near Glenwood and Conger farm near Silver City will showcase prevention methods led by John Glaze of the Agricultural Extension department.
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M. T. Dupree
Glenwood
Jime
John &. Glaze
Agricultural Extension Department
Ohis
Conger
Silver City
ELECT OFFICERS OF L C C F S AND LOCAL NOTICES
The meeting elected J W Wedmors as noble grand Arch Parr as vice grand Geo L Haley as recording secretary and H H Chey ney as treasurer. A 421 percent acre stock and grain farm three miles from Henderson with two sets of improvements is for bid by J G Loving Henderson Iowa. Also for sale are household items and firearms with viewing at the old Hotel next to the Armory. England seeks peace but will not yield on bayonet until talks end. A German Irish plot is mocked as unlikely to unite. The President keeps a sheep on the White House lawn to avoid lawn mower use. Phone calls produce wrong numbers daily.
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Noble Grand
Arch Parr
Geo. L. Haley
H. H. Cheyney
Henderson
J. G Loving
Towa
Iit
Global food crisis warned amid wartime shortages
Amid war pressures the food supply tightens worldwide as hundreds of millions face hunger. European nations ration meat and dairy while America pledges wheat exports to sustain troops and civilians, urging strict conservation to prevent famine.
Canada urges Iowa to back wartime food drive
Canada’s Food Administrator lauds domestic food conservation and appeals to Iowans to support soldiers overseas. He notes reduced beef, bacon, and flour use at homes and eateries to feed an army of 600,000, with Canada targeting 400 million bushels of wheat this season. Campaigns urge farmers to add five acres, boosting spring wheat, with Manitoba increasing acreage and Quebec expecting higher grain output to meet goals.
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Canada
Iowa
Homer
Pote
Ciunada
Quebec
Meat shortages prompt U S to urge home production
Food Administrator warns meat withdrawals will continue to May 1 as England reports only 55,000 pounds weekly home-grown meat since January 1, far below 227,000,000 pounds for the same period in 1916. Demand argued to support U S war needs.
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England
United States
Food conservation drive appeals to townspeople
An appeal from Administrator Deema urges all civic groups to support a food saving campaign to aid allies in wartime. It calls for selling flour to back the effort, buying Liberty Bonds or aiding the Red Cross, and stresses voluntary participation without health harm. The message emphasizes distributing scarce wheat and cereals to sustain bread for Allied troops.
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Councils of Defense
Onge
Red“ Cross
Sugar for Home Canning and Preserving Warned Abundant Supply
Food Administrator warns county residents of plentiful sugar for home canning and preserving. The notice outlines distribution to retailers and steps for obtaining supplies through the office, aiming to prioritize consumer use and state requirements.
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Whigh
Cai Shaneers
United
Enforce the Food Laws Halt Moult ton Firm Profiteering
The United States Food Administration moves against the Elmer Wood company of Moulton for hoarding and profiteering in eggs. It orders suspension of flour business and revokes licenses amid a large consignment sale and ongoing liberty foundation fundraising efforts.
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Elmer Wood Company
Fhe” Company of
Tapverne
Minni
Germany and Prussia in War Ethics and Policy
The fragment discusses German strategy and mindset from Frederick the Great through Prussia to 19th century wars. It cites a minister’s claim that truth matters less than outcome, with warnings that Germany’s aims include coercive force, front and blood, and deterrence by terror. It mentions Belgium, Denmark, Austria, France, and neutral ship sinkings as examples.
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Hiphoneadlors
Armat
Radelwiil
Germany
Belgium
Frederick
Bramarck
Tuurck
Prussia
Denmark
Austria
France
Finest Weather in Tropics and Ocean Breezes
Fragmentary weather note describes delightful tropical conditions with alternating sun and wind. Vague reflections mention higher peaks influencing readings, night winds intensifying, and an Atlantic reference emerged amid garbled text.
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Atlantic
Fragmentary note on danger and market complaint
A garbled reflection mentions danger and dangling cords, a market scene, and complaints about lack of bidders or attention. The text reads as an unfinished report with unclear subjects and missing names or dates. It hints at risk and public neglect but provides no concrete details or outcomes.
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Armory
White House
Iworld
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Roomania
Europe
America
la An
Deeme
Ggrerndt Atti
Worren
Orgadilzation
Deema
Saya
Iota
Tropics
Hary
Ughman
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