The New Army War Hazards and Oil Lesson
A Graettinger Times column warns of a civilian led war on fire hazards in homes and plants, urging careful storage of flammable liquids and night and day fire prevention. It describes new Iowa school code aims to preserve local control while enabling efficiency and economy. It praises oil industry for wartime contribution and cites San Francisco Examiner on free enterprise aided by capable government.
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Fire Department
Army of Fire
Iowa
State House
County Board of Education
Jat Tarischaal Board
The
San Francisco Examiner
America
OPA
Axis
Kay
Farmers Warned to Keep Agriculture from War Strain
Farmers and leaders warn that treating agriculture as non essential endangers food output and the war effort. Red Cross week runs April 1 to 7 as readers are urged to donate. A Wolf chase near Wapello, beaver becaught by trap near Bedford, and a century old percussion pistol story are noted alongside a Marysville pie social and Iowa State College farming family histories. A Tipton ambulance incident leaves Mrs Dean with injuries including a broken collar bone.
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Herbert Hoover
Cedar Rapids
A. L. Dean
Tipton
Mapleton Lumber Yard Owner Donates 50 Dollar Check
W J Haubrich, owner of a Mapleton lumber yard recently endangered by fire, sent a fifty dollar check to the Mapleton fire department to thank them for their efforts. The fire was brought under control promptly, and Haubrich credited the department with its work.
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Mapleton Fire Department
W. J. Haubrich
Mr. Haubrich
Ale Fire Department
Claude Worden
Weldon
Rationing and Home Front News Items
Wartime updates highlight meat rationing start and salvage drives in Louisa County. Mrs. Morledge reports six depots and farmers donating fat while Girl Scouts collect silk and nylon stockings, with a state drive urging one stocking per woman monthly. Restrictions eased on farm wiring with county board OK, Red Cross Week set for April 1–7, and local damages noted from a windstorm and a store window incident.
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Igie Morledge
Wapello
Louisa County
Jown City
Mabel
Bales
Johnson
F. W. Weitz
Women
Iowa
Salgae Department
America
Triple A County Board
War Production Board
Red Cross
Bereaved Mother Delays Mourning to Seek War Bond
In a rural parlor Sophia Hardy discusses applying for government life insurance after her son Tom’s death. Visitors express shock at her remarks as she insists on investing to fund the war effort, while her clenched hands reveal hidden resolve amid sorrow. The scene ends with a Treasury Department credit to war bond promotion.
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Sophia
Mrs. Kimball
Mrs. Worthington
Tom
Sopia
Treasury Department
Community Chat and Visits Around Osgood
Osgood Social notes report callers at the James Mahan home Friday evening and Rozella Mahan spending the weekend there. Visitors include Frank Smith in Estherville, M A Stiles and daughter Helen at West Bend, and Larry Bush at Osgood. Dorothy Smith of Spencer preached at the Osgood Sunday school and stayed with M O Smith. Sunday school next week at 10.7. The Elbert Powers family were 1
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Leo Kinnetz
James Mahan
Rozella Mahan
Eleanor Kinnetz
Frank Smith
Estherville
M. A. Stiles
Helen
Leo Re!den
West Bend
Larry Bush
Osgrood
Dorothy Smith
Spencer
Osgood
M. O. Smith
Elbert Powers
Local social visits and gatherings noted in weekend rounds
Glidden residents spent Friday and the weekend with Elmer Powers on furlough from the navy. Harry Lewis hosted a card party Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Clarence Mofilt and family visited the Art Juhl home Monday. Mr and Mrs LeRoy Sprout Lyte and Blaine of Ringsted called in Osgood Monday. Mr and Mrs Roy Kenny were Sunday visitors and returned Miss Smith home.
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Glidden
Elmer Powers
Navy
Harry Lewis
Clarence Mofilt
Art Juhl
LeRoy Sprout
Lyte
Blaine
Near Ringsted
Osgood
Mra
Roy Kenny
Miss Smith
Local Family Notices and Funeral Attends
Sunday gatherings across Twelve Mile Lake and nearby towns include the Maaland, Ness, Knutson, and Osher families visiting relatives. Funeral attendances mark recent deaths in Ruthven and Randall, with illnesses and a knee injury from a buzz saw incident noted for Chester Paulson.
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Albert Dulm
Ilene Maaland
Cylinder
Blanche Maaland
Estherville
Glenn Maaland
Aadne Ness
Iver Ness
Gilbert Ness
Tennyson
Ruthven
Ole Dalen
Ames Suiday
Mr. Dalen
Anna Knutson
Storgy County
Amos Knutson
Chester Anderson
Clarence Skattebo
Skattebo
Irvin Ness
Near Ayrshire
Wallingford
Aadne
Bert Farmer
Fort Dodge
Osher
Geneva
Jeannie
Grachtinger
Ruth Osher
Des Moines
Leonard Oshers
Ray Ruppert
Patty
Mallard
Mr. Ruppert
Randall
Chester Paulson
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Franklin County
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