Camp Dodge ready for final increment of selectives
Des Moines des 27 a field dispatch notes Camp Dodge prepared for Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and Illinois recruits to form the eighty eighth division. Barracks set aside for processing and examination Lt Col Howell and his staff to direct the intake. Motor trucks will shuttle newcomers to unit headquarters as orders delay government clothing until after medical exam.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Illinois
National Army
R. P. Howell
Thunders
Thirteenth Engineers
War Department
Congress
Washington
Woriens
Laurel Society Plans Program in Bloomington Township
An upcoming Laurel Literary society session features a debate on whether a scolding clean wife or a good natured dirty wife is better. Affirmer John Umlundt Mockmore Jim Walters. negative Orin Markham Albert Wagner Charles Lutz. Includes recitations songs games and a plug for Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
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Laurel Literary Society
Havenagle
Bloomington Township
John Umlundt
Mr. Mockmore
Jim Walters
Arthur Brown
P. Will
Henry Wocke
Decision on Iowa special session to be announced
Des Moines dispatch says Governor Harding will likely decide on calling a special Iowa legislature session by next Saturday. Replies from about half the assembly have come in, with more expected later in the week. The push stems from funding needs for the state board of control institutions influencing support for a session.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harding
Assembly
Larding
Meriden
State Board of Control
Strikes Delay Shipbuilding Progress Cited
Washington on December 27 a Senate inquiry heard R B Stevens of the Shipping Board report that more than 586 992 working days were lost to the government shipbuilding program due to strikes and lockouts this figure reflects the labor of about 20 000 workers for a full month. He noted improvement and said uniform wage scales are being implemented on the Pacific coast with similar plans for the East while urging a doubled workforce from around 150 000 to speed the program and indicating efforts to recruit workers from other industries through employment agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
R. B. Stevens
Shipping Board
Senate
Stevens
Pacific
Rally Planned for December 30 Sunday Schools
Plans outline a large rally for the Sweetland charge Sunday schools on December 30. A. J. Wood John T. Downer and c i W Miller lead services with Rev. H C Millie back in the pulpit at Sweetland Pleasant Prairie and North Prairie if plans hold.
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Sweetland Charge
A. J. Wood
John T. Downer
North Prairie Sunday
C. Iw. Miller
Moscow
H.C. Milllee
Sweetland
Pleasant Prairie
North Prairie
Millice
Bloomingtion Grange Plans Annual Meeting This Week
The Bloom ington Grange will hold its annual meeting in the grange hall Thursday evening. Officers will be elected for the upcoming year and reports from the past year will be read. The program will include an outline of plans for the year and a social hour with refreshments to conclude.
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Bloomington
Grange Hall
Watch Forecasts to Save Shippers Losses in Winter
Washington D C December shippers urged to monitor daily weather forecasts and special warnings. The Weather Bureau issues Shippers Forecasts predicting minimum temperatures within 4 to 36 hours, aiding delays or expedites to protect food shipments and reduce annual losses due to frost cold waves high winds and heavy precipitation.
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Washington, D. C
Tris
Weather Bureau
Bea
Sweetland Church Program Raises Funds for Ladies Aid
Fifteen dollars was realized from a Muscatine youth group program at Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church. The ladies' aid funded event featured Amy Toopes soprano, Laura Jfreund readings, Lelath and Greta Fengler vocal and violin acts, Leonard James violin and vocal numbers, with Gertrude Seright at the piano. The benefit supported the ladies' aid treasury.
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Muscatine
Ladies’ Ald Society
Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church
Amy Toopes
Laura Jfreund
Lelath
Greta Fengler
Leonard James
Gertrude Seright
Sweetlands Church
Treasury of the Findies' Aid Society
Film Will Urge Hog Production
Washington DC December 27 the department of agriculture released a film to motion picture theatres showing boys and girls in extension pig clubs. It teaches feeding care selection and disease prevention to raise better pigs and shows prizewinning farm porkers. The film is the second in a bi monthly series with a contract for distribution to educational institutions.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Flm
Department
Des Moines reports perfect Red Cross campaign totals
Des Moines seen Dr. A KE Kepfford says two towns Lost Creek and Wisley inossouth county reached 100 percent Red Cross memberships in the recently closed campaign, Algona expected to match. Sioux City High School with 1400 students reported all enrolled as members.
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Des Moines
A. KE. Kepfford
Red. Crossworld
Iawa
Towa Vitheas
Lost Creek
Wisley
iKossouth
Algona
Sioux City
Hanley to Give Sweetland Talk at Church
The Rev. Joe R. Hanley of Canada, former minister of the Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church, will deliver a patriotic address at Sweetland church Sunday evening on the topic Canada and the War. The church choir will provide special music as an added feature of the services.
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Joe R. Hanley
Canada
Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church
Woman killed by train near Gladwin in accident
Mrs Wes Gesling of Ainsworth reports the death of her mother Mrs Taffler who was struck by a C M and P train near Gladwin as she walked. An inquest was held in Gladwin. The 75 year old widow had recently lived with her son Henry and is mourned by other children. No funeral arrangements yet. An advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets follows.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Journal
Ainsworth
Wes Gesling
Taffler
Gladwin
Henry
Iowa council to vote on sheep and calf conservation plan
Des Moines December 27 the Iowa state council of national defense will meet to pass on a plan to conserve sheep and calves. The proposal, modeled on the Nebraska plan, would have farmers buy stock through market representatives and fatten it on farms. Slaughter of sheep is argued against to preserve wool. Currently Sioux City handles most sheep at town markets. other midwest markets will be asked to cooperate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Council of National Defence
Nebraska Defense Council
Sioux City
Middle West
Baptist Christmas Entertainments Planned This Week
Three Christmas entertainments are planned by the Baptist church this week. The Primary department holds an afternoon event with a Christmas tree. The Junior department follows on Friday afternoon with its tree. Christmas night features a Sunday school entertainment with a special offering for Baptist boys in the cantonments and a separate Sunday offering for Armenian relief.
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Baptist Church
Baptist Boys of the ‘Antonments
Armenian Relief Fund
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