Strike Germany Through the Air Aims by Aviation Leaders
Washington reports a united push by the Aircraft Production Board and Aero Club of America to train and deploy thousands of aviators and aircraft for an all out air campaign against Germany. They describe expanding training across six universities, cross-border programs with Canada, and multi million dollar airfields to support rapid production and deployment of planes and crews.
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Washington
Germany
Aircraft Production Board of the
United States
Board of Governors
The
Aero Club of America
Alan R. Hawley
Howard WH. Coffin
Aircraft Production Board
Club
Mr. Hawley
James A. Blair, Jr
W. Redmond Cross
Charles Edwards
Max H. Fleischmann
John Hays Hammond
James E. Miller
Raymond B. Price
Henry A. Wise Wood
Henry Woodhouse
Aircraft Manufacturers’ Association
America
One Menace Removed By Sweepers In North Sea
Britain’s sweepers have destroyed vast minefields laid by Germany in the North Sea. The article notes the mine as a hidden death engine and praises the fleet for removing this threat to merchant ships.
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Great Britain
North Sea
Travels Far to His Death in German Front
Berlin report details the death of Adolph Rugmann a nineteen year old soldier killed near Neustadt Holstein by a German stormtrooper bullet after multiple desertion attempts. He had been confined to a reformatory before conscription and twice deserted from the French front then tried to flee toward Holland through Belgium before reaching Denmark.
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Berlin
Adolph Rugmann
Neustadt
Holstein
France
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Experiment on Barley as Wheat Substitute at Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin barley may replace wheat in foods as experiments by the University of Wisconsin Home Economics War Research Committee show barley muf fins barley bread barley breakfast foods and barley cakes could become common. The research aims to conserve the barley industry and cut costs for housewives as Wisconsin accounts for about one eighth of US barley production.
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Madison
Wis
War Research Committee
Home Economics Department
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
Hotel men plan training school for cooks in Muncie
American hotel men after establishing a large training school for cooks and hotel staff in the Muncie National Institute pledge support from leading hoteliers and receive messages from U S senators and governors calling it a patriotic, timely effort amid the world crisis.
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Muncie
Ind
Hotel Men's Association
United States
Deserting guard pursued through German towns ends in forest
A deserter walked at night begging for food until reaching Wolstein then Neustadt where he was captured. En route to Eutin he leapt from a moving train and fled into a forest. Guarding stormers on another train fired, killing him.
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Wolstein
Neustadt
Eutin
When the fish takes the bait you are due a rebait
A short note on fishing etiquette notes that when a fish bites the bait and the angler fails to land the fish the angler may feel entitled to rebait the line or reset the tackle for another attempt.
Des Moines Wins Army Training Camp for Thirteenth Division
Secretary Baker selects Des Moines for a two year training camp to prepare 35,000 to 40,000 troops from Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas and Nebraska. Camp Dodge Fort Des Moines and adjacent lands will house three divisions with rail and lumber orders to build a wartime city.
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Des Moines
Baker
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Camp Dodge
Fort Des Moines
Uncle Sam
National Army
Rifle Range
War Department
Women of Iowa organize for state defense work
Des Moines reports Iowa women from major organizations will organize county by county for state defense, under the United States government. Mrs. Coral W. Whitley chairs the committee to form town divisions and a constitution is to be drawn.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State House
Coral T. Whitley
Webster City
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Harding
National Defense
Whitley
United States
Clearing House of
Patriotic Elort
Ames Girls Are Patriotic At State College
Ames co eds at Iowa State College completed six weeks of Red Cross study. The group of 50 nursing students made surgical dressings and produced 15 dozen pajamas 3 dozen bedshirts 1 dozen bath robes 49 wipes 9 knitted wash cloths 6 dozen gouse drains 2 dozen pads 19 dozen compress pads.
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Ames
GOS
Iowal State College
Red Cross
Warmers and Merchants Telephone Co Sells to Iowa Company
Webster City report states the Warmers and Merchants Telephone company selling its 85 telephone systems in north east Iowa to the Iowa Telephone company. No price announced but local plant valued at over $200,000. No change in business policy expected.
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Iowa Company
Webster City
Telephone Company
Iowa
Iowa Telephone Company
University Girls Will Aid At Iowa City
University of Iowa student groups organize wartime relief efforts. Members will aid families facing high prices by gardening and canning to build a winter supply of jellies and preserves.
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University
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Grinnell Tree Said to Mark Beecher’s 1850 Planting Falls
During a severe storm Grinnell loses the famous old tree said to be planted by Henry Ward Beecher in 1850. Lightning splits the giant, brings down electric wires, plunges the city into darkness, and starts a short fire at the Monroe hotel, quickly controlled with minor damage.
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Grinnell
Henry Ward Beecher
Monroe Hotel
Harrison County War Registration Totals 2104 Count
Official returns show Harrison County enrollment for war service at 2104 with 76 claiming exemption as aliens. Of the total, 1303 sought exemption and the registration concluded without incident.
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Harrison County
Logan
Hartford Church Dedicated in Non Denominational Dedication
Hartford completes dedication of a new community church after a two day program with sermons by Dr. John L. Hillman Governor Harding Harvey Ingham and Rev J B Kirbye of Des Moines The church serves as a center for diverse community activities with Dean D A Evans of Highland Park College as pastor.
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Hartford
New Community Church
John L. Hillman
Governor Harding
Harvey Ingham
J. B. Kirbye
Des Moines
D. A. Evans
Highland Park College
Albia Youth Suffers Amputation At Packing Plant
Max Mosler, 17, lost a hand while cleaning a sausage mixer at Albia Packing company. The injured teen underwent amputation and is reported much improved. His father Sherman Moater was killed in the same plant months ago.
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Albia
Max Mosler
Albia Packing Company
Sherman Moater
College Dentists Would Enlist
Sixty of the 75 members of the graduating class in dentistry at the State University have made application for the dental reserve corps. Orders have been issued for the enlistment of 1,000 dentists for the first 500,000 men raised by draft. Physical and mental examinations will be given and the men are likely to be called into active service.
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Towa City
State University
Dental Reserve Corps
Drake Graduates Big Class at Drake University
A class of 230 students received diplomas at the Drake university commencement exercises held at University church. Rev. W. A. Shullenberger of Central Church of Christ delivered the commencement address in place of Theodore P. Shonts of New York, who was unable to attend due to illness.
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Drake
Des Moines
Drake University
University Church
W. A. Shullenberger
Central Church of Christ
Theodore P. Shonts
New York
Mason City Fourth of July Fund Drive for Guard Units
Mason City plans a large Fourth of July celebration with 25 cent admission. An estimated twenty thousand people are expected. Proceeds will fund Mason City's two national guard companies. Former Judge W H McHenry is invited to speak at the event.
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Guard
Mason City
National Guard
W. H. McHenry
Sunday Newspaper Shut Down Over Iowa Blue Laws
In Waterloo a court dismissed a complaint against the Times-Tribune for violating Iowa blue laws. The paper's editorial and mechanical staff had been arrested early one Sunday morning recently, as the case highlighted enforcement of the ban on Sunday publications.
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Waterloo
Times-Tribune
Iowa
Kirkwood's Widow Knits for Soldiers Across Wars
Mrs. Jane Kirkwood of Iowa City nearly 96 and widow of Samuel J. Kirkwood has finished a pair of wristlets for a Yankee soldier and aims to knit many more. She has aided U S troops in four wars including the Mexican Civil and present world war, supporting fighters in three.
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Kirkwood
Iowa City
Jane Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Farmer Lamont-Hutchcroft Killed by Lightning Hit Northwest of Here
Lamont-Hutchcroft, a well known local farmer, died when struck by lightning while living several miles northwest of town. He was active in Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias circles. His brother-in-law Charles McCann was recently killed at Decatur Illinois.
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Lamont
Hutchcroft
Here
State
Odd Fellow
Knights of Pythias
Charles McCann
Decature
Girl Burned At Waterbury Chemical Works
Ivreda Buckholdt, a wrapper at the Waterbury Chemical works, was severely burned when a vat of boiling paraffin overturned. She lies in Mercy hospital in serious condition. Doctors say she has a chance for recovery. The girls nearby saved her life by tearing off burning clothing with their bare hands.
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Des Mojines
Waterbury Chemical Works
Ivreda Buckholdt
Mercy Hospital
Miss Buckholdt
Pleasantville challenges over-subscription claim in liberty loan
Pleasantville opposes Pella for the honor of highest liberty loan oversubscription. With a population around 1000, Pleasantville subscribed $64,550 against an apportionment of $28,430, a figure surpassed by $36,100. The Y M C A army fund also received strong oversubscription.
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Pleasantville
Pella
Liberty Loan
Liberty Ioan
Y. M. C. A. Army
Italians Willing to Serve in Des Moines Meeting
Representatives of the United States regular army recruiting station attended a meeting of the United Italian societies of Des Moines in Disalvo hall to enlist men for service. Patriotism and willingness to serve have been stirred in the Italian district. Lysaght praised the Italians saying there are none more willing to serve under Old Glory.
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Des Moines
United States Regular Army
United Italian Societies of
Disalvo Hau
South Side
Italy
Lysaght
Iowa Probes Coal Prices Amid War Effort and Dispatches
The Iowa State Defense Council opens a coal price investigation amid a potential $1.00 per ton increase. Col. G. Watson leads a survey on production costs, noting Iowa produced 7,200,000 tons in 1916 with costs around $14 a ton, while consumer prices rose up to $4 a ton. The council aims for fairness toward operators and consumers and to improve transportation to ease costs. Government pensions for northern border brigade veterans are discussed alongside state vaccination efforts and demography trends showing young Iowans staying in state jobs and farms.
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Iowa
State Department of Mines
Des Moines
State Defense Council of Iowa
Defense Counci
Col. G. Watson
Davenport
French
Canal 3
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J. A. Roosevelt
Women OF
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Northern Guard
Towa
Bureau of War Records
Adjutant General
R. Ingham
Ingham
Dickinson
Emmet
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Humboldt
Melbourne
James A. Sawyers
Wheel
C. C. Chase
Webster County
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State Dairy and Ood Department
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Hampton
Dairy and Food Department
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Board of Parole
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