California lobbyples and the GI wife dilemma
A fragment extols social service lobby attempts to push a scheme in California to handle illegitimate births by absent GI husbands. It notes long haired social workers chafing at laws preventing wives from concealing babies without husbands learning of them. The piece suggests they nearly won legislative backing for a new deal to aid such arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alifornia
Social ‘Service
California Playgirls
California Assembly
California
Hitler
Roosevelt Family Finance Under Congressional Scrutiny
Washington reports a Senate push for a public inquiry into Elliott Roosevelt's $200,000 loan from John Hartford and related finances amid gossip about Eleanor and James Roosevelt. The article recalls past Roosevelt business ties, including a Fokker deal and tax records, with calls for transparency and the proper committee to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
John Hartford
Great Atlantic and Pacific. Tech “Company
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Senate
Corki
N. D
Elliott
Anthony Fokker
Russia
Nye
Area Digest
Fokker
Congress
Senate Munitions Investigating Committee
Elliatt
Akron Officer Weds Texas Girl
Marriage of Miss Myrtle Morris of Paris Texas to Capt Leonard Dirks of Akron Iowa was solemnized Sunday afternoon June 3 at First Methodist Church Paris. Rev John V Berglund and Chaplain Ben E Spurlock officiated.
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Paris
Texas
Myrtle Morris
H. E. Morris
E. Price Street
Leonard Frederick Dirks
Henry Dirks
Akron
Iowa
First Methodist Church
John V. Berglund
Ben E. ‘Spurlock
26Th Regiment
Camp Maxey
Nathan J. Bell
John Hook
Peter Furgiuele
Barney Ingebretson
Troy C. Thompson
Virginia Nobles
Nobles
d’Hardelot
Aid
Grieg
Bell
Morris
Franconia Hicks
Joy Reeves
Bertha Scarborough
Pauline Smith
June Rose
Jack Moore
Lou Ann House
Dirks
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Paris High School
Paris Junior College
Texas State College For Women
Denton
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Des Moines
Des Moines For A Year. A Member of the Officers’ Reserve Corps
Rangers
Dieppe
France
Camp McClellan
Ala
Kliebenstein Anniversary Open House Details
The Kliebensteins celebrate a family anniversary with a dinner for relatives and house guests on Sunday June 17 and open house for friends on Tuesday June 19 from three to five and eight to ten. Out of town guests include Mrs B C Hirshberger of Martinsburg and Mr and Mrs R Steele and son Dori of Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benstein
Aceene Engaden
Klichensteins
Hazel
D. R. Steele
Sioux” City
Donald
Gladbrook
Ona
Donald Breede
Ann and
Don Riebenstein
Kliebensteins
Ead
B. C. Hirshberger
Martinsberg
R. Steele
Dori
Sioux City
D.'B. 'Kliebenstein
Ann‘and
Don
Gladbrook, Ia
Wealthy Power Couples in 1938 Film Era
The report notes a 1938 shift of a key figure to a $50 000 per year vice presidency at Samuel Goldwyn Inc as the film industry faced justice department tensions. It highlights Mrs. Roosevelt as a major earner from writing, radio, and lectures, earning over 75 000 yearly during the White House years and continuing to write. It also mentions Mrs Ira Maynard of Sioux City visiting the Beaubien home as Mr Maynard planned a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
White House
Ira. Maynard
Sioux
N. R. Beaubien
Maynard
Former Struble Minister Informed Son Regarded Dead
Rev. George W. Dunn pastor of First Methodist Sioux City and former Struble pastor received word from the war department that his son Lieut. Homer Dunn, previously listed as missing since February 26, is officially dead. A follow-up letter to his parents described the loss and confirmed the tragedy.
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George W. Dunn
First Methodist Church of
Sioux City
Struble
Homer Tunn
Dunn
Charlotte Parks and Virgil Lyons Married At Boone Iowa
Miss Charlotte Parks daughter of Mrs Bessie Parks Union township and Virgil Lyons of Boone were married at Boone last Saturday. An attractive dinner was served to twenty guests at the groom's parents home. Mrs Lyons has been a Union township resident and a graduate of Union consolidated high school. She attended Central college McPherson Kan and taught at Union consolidated school for the past year. After a brief wedding trip the couple will begin life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte’.Parks
Bessie Parks
Union Township
Virgil Lyons
Boone
Lyons
Union Consolidated High School
Central College
McPherson
Kan
Union Consolidated School
Plane vanishes near Hawaii after cloud encounter
The tale recalls a P-47 crash mystery as Homer vanishes in a cloud over the Hawaiian Islands with no wreckage found. Friends hope he may have landed on a remote friendly island. The note mentions Rev. Dunn's death and a Struble marriage to Mae Alberts, alongside hay making tips urging leaf preservation for palatable legume hay and dairy efficiency.
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Homer
Hawaiian Islands
Dunn
Struble
Mae Alberts
Lieut. Dunn
Local Social Names List in Untitled Notice
A fragment from a social notice lists Mrs Bessie, Pat Wil Maxine Conaway, Mr and Mrs Lowell Parks, and Mr and Mrs Lowell Dempster among attendees. No event details or dates are provided.
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Tendance
Bessie
Pat Wil Maxine .Conaway
Lowell. Parks
Lowell Dempster
Ireton Auxiliary Elects Officers
The Ireton Legion auxiliary held its annual officer election for the coming year with Mrs. Otis Wandling named president and Mrs. Frank Bowden as vice president. Other posts include Miss Myrtle Holtdorf secretary, Mrs. Earl Wells treasurer, Mrs. H. A. Smith historian, Mrs. F. W. Schuette chaplain, Mrs. C. Dougherty sergeant at arms, and executive board members Mrs. Albert Holtdorf, Mrs. Wm. Miller, and Mrs. Lenora Reid. Also noted, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Ernst and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ernst of Moville visited Le Mars on Saturday, having previously farmed about a mile west of West Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireton Legion Auxiliary
Otis Wandling
Frank Bowden
Myrtle Holtdorf
Earl Wells
H. A. Smith
F. W. Schuette
C. Dougherty
Albert Holtdorf
Wm. Miller
Lenora Reid
T. G. Ernst
Jess Ernst
Moville
le Mars
West le Mars
Refer Rent Complaints To Local War Price and Rationing Boards
Rent complaints sent to the district OPA office come from outside the Sioux City defense rental area and lack quick transmission to all OPA offices. Local war price and rationing boards can provide proper forms and route complaints efficiently to the correct rent control authorities for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Office of
Price Administration
M. E. Rawlings
District Opa
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Iowa
Dakota County
Nebraska
Tom E. Murray
OPA
Pluegers Celebrate Wedding Anniversary in LA Relatives
The 25th wedding anniversary of Chaplain and Mrs. John H. Plueger was observed at their daughter Mrs. Plueger’s home in Los Angeles on June 6. Chaplain Plueger, an army chaplain, was stationed in France. A dinner for relatives and friends featured a centerpiece of American Beauty roses cabled from France. Relatives and friends attended. one son Elmer was killed in action in Italy.
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Ww. Hennigs
Los Angeles
Plueger
John H. Plueger
East 64Th Street
Pleuger
France
Wm. F. C. Plueger
Violet Plueger
Pvt
Mildred L. Loell
WAC
Roswell
New Mexico
BE. B. Brideweser
Jimmy
Henry Yachel
Pomona
J. H. Gardner
N. M
Aaron L. Plueger
Ft. Benning
Dairy Program Emphasizes Quality Hay For Milk
Early cut hay yields higher protein and more milk according to Iowa State agronomist Horace Cheney. Experiment station tests show alfalfa in bloom provides top quality. red clover and mixed hay should be cut at specific bloom stages for best nutrition and cow appeal.
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Cheney
Horace Cheney
Iowa State College Agronomist
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
GI's Travel Memoir Describes Europe and Bavaria
The writer recounts trips with Major Vail through Oberammergau to Innsbruck and Munich, noting Passion Play history, Bavarian scenery, and Austro-German towns. He visits Worgl, Scheim See, and Ludwig II’s castle at Linderhof, praising architecture, gold interiors, and lavish furnishings while observing local customs and autobahn travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Vail
Darmstad
Ober Amergail
Jesus Christ
Bavarian Alps
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Europe
Innsbrouck
Brenner Pass
Italy
Brenner
Salzburg
Worgl
Ike
Munich
Germany
Fosson
France
Scheim See
Bavaria
Ludwig II of
Louis XIv
Fragmentary wartime diary notes and near miss details
A dated diary fragment records bombardment damage around Betrohesgadei and nearby valleys, with many tunnels mined or booby trapped and German convoys possibly surrendering in Austria. The writer notes rain, limited film, and attempts to visit associates Don Muller Joe Brangwin and Bob Koenig, expressing eagerness to learn more from Rome.
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Austria
Don
Muller
Joe Brangwin
Berthesgaden
Joe
Rome
Bob Koenig
Barney Bollin
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Commerce Committee
Washington
Jesse Jones
Mr. Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Tom Owen
Owen
John Sargent
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Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
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Dennis Morgan
Ron Helen Walker
Aunt Ance
Ann Om Timate Anderson
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Allan Dwan
United Artists
Charlotte Parks
Boone, Iowa
Ireton Auxiliary
Pluegers
Antie- Valley
Pew
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Chevrolet
LE Mars, IA
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Chicago
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