Manpower and fire safety urged amid war strain
The article notes calls by labor and public safety bodies to mobilize workers and modernize firefighting equipment as wartime shortages strain railroads and industry. It cites recruitment plans, railroad manpower needs, and the role of Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home, while warning about fire risk to critical industries and urging budget increases for pumpers, aerial ladder trucks, and alarms. It also reports a rising meningitis trend in Iowa, with 1943 and 1944 figures looming and preventive measures emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Navy hires civilian office workers in Washington DC
High school graduates may join the Navy as civilian clerks typists and stenographers in Washington DC with salaries from 146 to 164 dollars monthly. Transportation housing meals are arranged and inspected rooms cost about five to six eighty per week. Applicants must pass a civil service exam and typists must type about four words a minute while stenographers dictate at eighty words per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Washington, D.C
1943 Christmas Seal Sales Set Records in Iowa
Iowa's 1943 Christmas Seal Sale reached a record total of 279574.29 dollars, up 42 percent from 1942, with all counties gaining. Per capita sales varied, led by Dickinson, Audubon, Johnson, and Grundy counties. The funds fund rehabilitation, x ray programs, and health education across the state. Diphtheria cases rose 60 percent in early 1944 with 79 cases in 19 counties, prompting immunization push and caution for upcoming seasons. A Graettinger proclamation urges coal buy now to meet summer mining needs, while local political notices and ads appear, including a state representative bid by Glenn J. Carver.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosia Association
Palo Alto
Audubon
Johnson
Dickinson
Ida
Grundy
Lin
Pottawattamie County
Story
Wapello
Johnson County
Dickinson County
Audubon County
State Health Department
Cass County
Franklin
Woodbury
Monona
Cerro Gordo
Mills
Osceola
Allamakee
Polk
Butler
Humboldt
Muscatine
Washington
Winneshiek
Bremer
Carroll, Hancock
Union
E. & George
Graettinger
Perio
Special poultry chicks offered at Hamilton Hatchery window
This week limited offer features 2 to 3 week old Rocks Reds Wyandottes Austra-Whites chicks priced at 12.90 per 100. Start your chicks on Mort-o- Dine chick starter from Marley's Feed Store Bancroft Il. 4-6-4.
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Hamilton Hatchery
Bancroft, Il
Graettinger Post Office Mail Matter Entry
A note from the Graettinger Iowa post office indicates mail matter classified as second class, entered for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Iowa
Record of Service and Fidelity to Constituency
A concise tribute notes notable dedication to constituents and ongoing commitment to public service, urging continued support in upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Record
War Bonds Support Honored For Family Duty
A wartime appeal urges citizens to buy War Bonds as a duty to country and family. It stresses that lending to the government will return, enabling a farm for the boy and future security, with a suggested amount of 37.50 yan ag. The message frames bond purchases as shared sacrifice and pride for caretaking the next generation.
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Anlorrow
TV X
Department
Towa
Glenn J. Carver
Palo Alto County
House of Representatives
Ruthven
Venience
George
Fudge Bros
Norge
Fred Lippold
Insurance and Real Estate
J. Skow, Graettinger
H. A
Adolph Spies
Henry Lammers
Cameron Hatchery
Marley's
Turner
Fay McKenzie
Jensen Drug Store
Martin Furniture Store
Dick Miller
John Deere
Soren W. Duhn
Joe Gabrielson
Armstrong Piano, Co
Spencer, Ta
Hawkeye Theatre
Ray Malland
Ruth Hussey
Jime
Arabia
A. H. Piper
K. A
Evans
K. A. Evans
Fred C. Gilchrist
Gilchrist
National Congress
Army
Air Corps
Lend-Leaze
House Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Bupdpo
A & Pifpee
Coe College
Degres
Iowa State Univesity
Mla
Een Ford Garage
Mstcurg
Gonos
Uncle Sam
Benk
Post Office
Production Credit Association
Eas Fos Bey
Howe
Biescenes
Lisd Weststems
Yan Ag
America
Tetera
Eugene
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