Fremont County Iowa District Court and County Reports
Financial statements and board actions from Fremont County Iowa including district court fee totals, probate, marriage licenses, naturalization, and miscellaneous receipts, plus county auditor and auditor-signed attestations. Several road contracts and relief measures approved with names and dates, including tax sale redemption and refund warrants for 1917 assessments.
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State of
Iowa
Fremont County
Board of Supervisors
I. H. RB. Smith
Seeree Eees
J. Mabel B. Jones
Towa
Mabel B. Jones
Rees B. Ellis
H. S. Foskett
L. J. Baker
Baker
City of
Hamburg
Hoover urges wide potato use to curb waste and boost consumption
Food Administrator Deems quotes Herbert Hoover urging prompt action to move potatoes to markets at fair prices. He calls for trade groups to coordinate with receivers, wholesalers, and retailers, using publicity campaigns to reduce meat and flour demand and avoid wasting up to 20 million bushels of surplus.
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Hoover
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Deems
Mr. Deems
We Should Eat More Corn in War Time
An editorial argues for prioritizing cornmeal over wheat to win famine battles. It notes U S corn production exceeding three billion bushels while wheat runs at just under one billion. The piece highlights domestic mills and cooks, contrasts European handling of grains, and calls for eating more corn to aid the war effort.
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England
France
Europe
United States
Dallure
Letters From France Lift Home Spirit To War Effort
The piece urges readers to stop complaining about domestic labor while American troops fight in France. It praises soldiers for enduring hardship, notes their happiness with serving, and calls on civilians to adopt the front line spirit and contribute without grumbling.
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France
Letter Urges Early Coal Buying For Winter Supply
The letter to soldiers and families urges buying winter coal now while supplies and shipments are easier to secure. It notes government guidance to stockpile fuel early as mines and rail cars will be diverted to wartime needs, stressing timely purchases from local dealers and statewide coal sources.
Government coal plan for Iowa people critics rise
The government states that Iowa coal is for Iowa people and that prices stay fixed. Mines and jobbers push to move coal constantly now to stock up for next winter, urging not to delay until fuel runs low. Stored coal will be kept through spring and summer.
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Iowa
County Farm Agent Makes Positive Impact in Fremont County
The county farm agent, F. L Overly, has worked months in Fremont County delivering practical help for farmers and residents. He dispels myths of idle officials, proving himself a hardworking, trusted neighbor who collaborates with the community for broad benefits.
Ben Lloyd Receives Letters from France About Violets
Picking Violets Ben Lloyd got two letters from his son in France this week. In one, he writes that he has been picking violets in No Man's Land. The exchange mentions frontline conditions and a brief glimpse into daily life amid conflict.
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Ben Lloyd
France
Bungy
No Man’s Land
War era letter from Chriss Lloyd to Folks at home
A WWI era letter describes blooming Howers in No-Man's Land, a picked flower sent home, questions about a division returning to the border, crop reports, and green onions tasted from a garden beside a shell crater. Chriss Lloyd notes well being and recent experiences near the front.
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Chriss Lloyd
Blue Envelopes Signal Different Fates in War France
In France blue envelopes are issued to soldiers for letters home with a rule that forbidden subjects may not be discussed. Mrs. Mary Gillman received two letters this week from her son Gil Bark, a Master Engineer with a searchlight company in France.
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France
Mary Gillman
Gilbark
Letter from Gilbert Gillman in France to his mother
Gilbert Gillman writes from a French camp in his ninth month overseas. He describes duty in a machine shop handling repairs from plumbing to autos, the busy pace, and his plan to take a ten day leave. He notes a forthcoming foreign service stripe in August and mentions YMCA minstrel shows at the camp.
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Hamburg
Jim
France
Evry
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BL R.smith
the District Court
H. R. Smith
Seal
Rees
B. Ellis
Institute
A. &. Proctor
Ella Meyers
Edith Bartholomew
Feebleminded Institute
State Hospital For Insane
Clarinda
Oakdale
CG. L.taylor
William Gaylord
Wim. Young
John Dickey
E. M. Barton
Hall Dodd
W. ©. Sheldon
Ed O'Connor
Oscar Gibson
B. F. Sells
C. L. Young
Harry Monson
Louis Gaylord
George Rader
Hal McMahon
Frank Snapp
Claude Livingston
Ralph Raymond
EB. H. Bredensteiner
W. L. Gordon
Oscar Finley
C. R. Medlroy
Chas. Handy
Harve Bavisson
H. C. Greenlee
C. W. Story
Ing
S. N. Heston
Twee County
Teachers’ Institute
Toal
Smirth
F. Loverly
Y.m.lc.a
Gilbert Gillman
Merchants Exchange Bank
J. A. Payne
I. &. Baldwin
M. S. Baldwin
BR. A. Clayton
Kimonas
Buster Brown
Windsor
McAdoo & Dean
Hamburg, Iowa
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