Soldiers Homes And Letters From Home In The Times
Local notes reveal Glen Johnson returns to Texas camp after sister Mary Margaret Leighter's death while Melvin goes to California. Messages from service members in Wisconsin Iowa Tennessee and Italy share news of training, transfers, and appreciation for The Times. Coast Guard SPARS WAACs and Navy recruits contribute updates from Charleston Palm Beach Des Moines and Farragut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Johnson
Texas
Glen Johnsen
Mary Margaret
Leighter
Melvin
California
Clancy Anderson
Navy
Graettinger
U. S. Navy
Des Moines
Anderson
Spencer
Fred Rud
Farragut
Idaho
Army
Doris Neet
U. S. Coast Guard Spars
Hunter's College
New York
Palm Beach
Florida
Coast Guard
Hillmore Hotel
To The Friends Of The Hospitals We Serve
A patient care note from medical staff describing difficult times due to limited personnel and rationing of food. The message thanks patients for support, states rates have not risen despite higher costs, and commits to continuing service until victory.
Victory ships drive record shipyard output in war drive
The nation builds hundreds of merchant ships essential for supply and manpower to the seas at a cost running into millions of dollars. Many vessels bear the title Victory and the public is urged to support the effort by buying War Bonds, contributing at least ten percent of income from every payday, as these ships will be needed after the war for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Seven Seas
Milleas
Treasury Department
Navy recruiting cruiser tours Iowa cities this month
Navy recruiters visit towns as the cruiser stops at Le Mars Estherville Algona Britt New Hampton West Union Oelwein Independence Vinton Marengo Muscatine Fairfield Oskaloosa Centerville Chariton Osceola and Knoxville. Tolent says Seabees and WAVES are the main recruitment focus while officers urge interested persons to join by enlistment or induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Lowa
John B. McLaughlin
Coast Guard
Tolent
Comdr
le Mars Dune
Estherville
Algona
Britt
New Hampton
West Union
Contented man’s life lesson in a police dog standoff
A concise domestic incident shows a contented man’s calm resolve when a poice officer threatens to shoot a dog. the scene reveals tension between restraint and authority and the value of measured actions in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qne
Widespread Classifieds Include Equipment, Pianos and Cash Offers
Fragments show ads for corn meal vats and brand butter, a Kimball piano sale with cash terms through Auditing Dept Spencer Iowa, and a collections service offering to convert notes and mortgages to cash. Also a memorial notice for Margaret Leighter, from Mr and Mrs M L Johnson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Spencer
Iowa
Town Council Bills Allowed for June 7 1943
Town council approves numerous payments including dumps and road maintainer 27.72 Our Dwi Hardware supplies 10.48 Glazier labor city cemetery 6.00 Martin Furniture Co Office fittings 7.85 CG & N Oil Co gas 975.87 Graettinger Lime notices reports 39.35 Walcott Trust & Savings Bank interest on sewer bond 15.00 Albert Jensen salary 90.00 Gr Man light plant power 63.27 Harper brush work parts for street brusher etc 39.18 Sturdar oh grease and gas city track 8.63 William Blom salary 24.50 J J Skow agt insurance city hall 21.63 Milton Banking Co interest on town hall bonds 26.00 Gudrid S Naee salary 12.00 Carleton D Bel Co interest street improvement bond 100.00 Postage 2.00 Joe Rasmussen salary water Nellie Maroude interest sewer bond 7.50 Wilson Concrete Co street improvement bond 502.10 Town Clerk Gudrid Naae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skow
Dwi
R. H. Glazier
William Blom
J. J. Skow
Agt
Insurance
Milton Banking Co
Town Hall
Gudrid S. Nane
Carleton D. Bel, Co
Joe Rasmussen
Nellie Maroude
Wileon Concrete, Co
Gudrid
Naae
What You Busy With War Bonds
A stark wartime note from the U S Treasury urges support for War Bonds amid a sinking tanker scene. The message warns that while investors’ money remains safe, the tanker and its cargo are lost, demanding funds to replace losses and back the sailors fighting in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Treasury Department
Iowa ration calendar outlines inspection deadlines and coupons
The calendar lists Class A ration second inspection by Sept 30, Class B by June 30, Class C or bulk coupons third inspection by Aug 31. Commercial vehicles require inspections every 0 days or 5,000 miles. Gas coupon No 6 4 gal valid through July 21, other fuel coupons expire Sept 30. June 30 tire inspection for BY gas coupon holders, Calee Coupon 24 valid through June 30, Sugar Coupon 10 dbs through Aug 15, Coupons 15 and 16 valid through unspecified date.
Household Hints and Practical Kitchen Tips
A reader’s collection of quick home remedies covers sauce make with peach juice and lemon, stain removal with blotting paper magnesia, reviving velvet pile with hot water, drying and cooking tips for halibut and eggs, whitening ceilings with alumin and vinegar, and advice on salting stews and meats to avoid tough fibers.
Savings urged for wartime range purchase
A wartime appeal invites households to start saving now for a new cooking range after the war. The message suggests setting aside a definite amount every payday, recommending ten percent of the paycheck to be invested in War Bonds today.
Ration Stamp Validity Dates for Various Goods
The record lists ration stamp validity windows in October for Jars JH quarters and multiple stamps. It notes processed foods K L M blue stamps, red stamps for meats fats cheese and canned goods with different expiry dates and June windows, plus footwear coupons No 17 and 18 in the War Ration Book with June expirations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Stars and Stripes
Edwin Hampson
Truax Wield
Wisconsin
Times
Tommy
Bob Wendt
U.S. Army
Wm. Wendt
V-Man
C. K. Petersen
John
Merle
Loo
Teny
the Times
Eer
Kelly
Dhk
Raymond Rose
Ene
John Mills
A. TL Mills
Chicago
School of Emeelvanies
Great Lakes
Pfe
Leonard Howell
Drrives and Tabhyays
Stars and Stripes
Tennessee
Clarence Chrestiansen
U. S. Army
Antone Chresstiansen
Adair
Oregon
St. Lewis
Clifford
U. S
H. A. Clemitson
Art Clemitson
Italy
Vatican
Art
Haly
Clara J. Suss
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Charleston
South Carolina
Graettinger Times
WAAC
Coleman Hospital
Yours
Arthur Anderson Company
TOBIN
Emmetsburg
Butterfield Produce CO
Festherville, Iowa
the Motor Inn
International Trucks
Oldsmobile
1St Ave
Estherville Greenhouse
Jerry Wegs
Champlin
Fred Lippold
H. A. Elsenbast
M. Resh
E. A. J. Johnson
Insurance and Real Fatare
J. J. Skow, Graettiiger
dJurgen Larsen
K. W. Reed
Gradlinger
George
Ames
A. P. Thompson
Gyachtinger
Bancroft
Ows
R. C. Valentine Co
Marshalltown
Ilona
Margaret Leighter
M. L. Johnson
Battle of the Atlantic
U.S. Treasury Department
Emmetsburg Mattress Works
Medium Lake State Park
Hossack Motors
Dodge
Plymouth
Packard, Hutson Oliver Farm Machinery
Emmetaburg and
Piper Motor Co
FORD
Mercury
PHONI
Emmetsburg, Towa
Creery’s Hatchery
Emmitspburg, Lowa
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