Musings of the Town Crier in Pella Reflects On Local Building Boom
A local column notes ample construction in Pella, praising growth and appearance while joking about publicity. It also mentions Arnold Johnson's two week vacation cut to nine days, Atkins’s absence, a nod to Earl, and a reminiscence on butter price at eighty cents a pound urging action from residents.
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the Baptists
Dominic
Atkins
Parts
Pella
Earl
No Butter at Home Says Patriot in War Chores
A caller urges readers to curb consumption amid wartime shortages. He recalls Pearl Harbor, storing his car, and walking to save gas until Japan surrenders. He praises civic effort and inflation relief, ending with a quotation on character and ideals.
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Pearl Harbor
Uncle Sam
Jake Cornelius
Paving Job on Highway 14 Progress Report Near Knoxville
The 7.8 mile Highway 14 paving project south of Knoxville advances slowly. Culvert installation is near completion, with grading crews expected to relocate in about ten days. Central Construction Co. of Indianola holds the $103,444 contract as officials note rising labor costs and bottlenecks from material shortages, while highways grow wider and thicker than in the past.
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Highway 14
Knoxville
Central Construction Co
Indianola
Amercan General Contractors Association
Knoxville Journal
Iowa Counties Vary In E Bond Sales Versus Redemptions
County by county data show E Bond sales to redemptions from 43.24 percent to 167.7 percent for the first five months of 1946. Winneshiek Davis Ida Adair and Johnson lead with high sales retention while Mills Humboldt Louisa Scott and Kossuth lag. State director Roger F. Warin urges continued buying to beat inflation and sustain a strong Iowa savings bond program. Marion 104 Mahaska 68.47 Jasper 88.30. only Marion bought more bonds than were cashed in.
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U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Iowa
Roger F. Warin
Winneshiek
Davis
Ida
Adair
Johnson
Mills
Humboldt
Louisa
Scott
Kossuth
Warin
Jasper County
Marion County
Record in Des Moines Social Security claims 1946
The Des Moines Social Security Office announced a new six month record for claims by retired workers and their wives and widows and children of workers. In the first half of 1946 there were 759 claims by retired workers and their wives and 3638 by widows and children. The Des Moines field office serves 23 counties and currently pays $101,864.31 monthly. Officials urge timely filing to maintain benefits for elderly recipients widows and children and dependent parents with no widow or children.
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Des Moines
Social Security Board
Hill
Apple Grove Orchards 1946 crop prospects and storage
The orchard reports four fifths of a full crop with top quality fruit. Orchard Storage opens July 25 and runs through May 1, with many varieties listed including Melba Duchess Early McIntosh Milton Summer Pearmain Wealthy and Winesap. Express delivery available if unable to visit, and customers are asked to save baskets for 5c each. Contact Mitchellville Iowa, orchard phone 2261.
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Duchess
McIntosh
Milton
Summer Pearmain
Wealthy
Mel Tosh
Apple Grove
Iowa
Orchard
Mitchellville
Social Security Office Room 810 Des Moines Details
The text notes eligibility for a widow to file a claim for monthly payments at age 65 if remarriage status is considered, after a lump sum payment was issued. The Social Security Board office in Des Moines is in Room 810 of the Home Federal Building at 518 Grand Avenue.
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Wiow
Social Security Board
Des Moines
Home Federal
Grand Avenue
Rattle Snakes Found Near Blackstone Mine Bridge
T. J. Tracey, watchman at the Blackstone coal mine west of town, killed a four foot rattlesnake Tuesday evening near the bridge between his home and the mine. The snake had thirteen rattlers. A prior week he also killed another rattler near his home with eight rattlers.
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T. J. Tracey
Blackstone
Louilla Press
Tracey
Mr. Tracey
Quiz Derby to be Held at State Fair
Iowa State Fair hosts a second quiz derby open to any state school with teams of three students in grades six to eight during 1945 46. Entries due August 1 with participant names by August 10. Derby runs from August 23 throughout the fair following 180 teams in the first derby.
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Iowa Hitory
Board of Education
Insurance and savings pitch from WM Dieleman Sully Iowa
WM Dieleman of Sully Iowa offers farm and city property insurance bail on crops and autos, life insurance, and savings plans. Calls and letters invite contact at Phone 50 or P O Box 146 for policy quotes and personal visits.
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Sully
P. O
Dieleman
Lowa
Make Yeast at Home and Have Constant Supply
One grocery trip yields two yeast methods from Iowa State College. Dry yeast with 4 cups buttermilk and cornmeal forms a sponge, then dried into a 2-quart jar for 5 loaves per half cup. A liquid starter uses potatoes, sugar, salt, water, and a yeast cake, kept 80 degrees, yielding frothy dough and a stored starter for next baking.
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Iowa State College
Get Out Of Your Car On Curb Side
A public notice urges motorists to exit vehicles on the curb side to avoid stepping into traffic. It warns of risks when drivers swing doors into lanes as they reach the sidewalk and calls for safer, doorway etiquette near businesses.
Dangerous practice blamed for frequent accidents and deaths
A practice described as very dangerous has caused numerous accidents and fatalities, prompting warnings about its risks and calls for safer alternatives.
Get out of your automobile on the curb side
A brief health warning urges stepping out on the curb side to improve longevity and safety while commuting.
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Arnold Johnson
Monroe
Monroe Methodist Church
Prairie City
J. R. Crumpacker
Monroe, Iowa
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer
Kramer
Nellie D
First Street Telephone
Newton
Middle West
Chamber of Commerce
APPLE
Apple Grove Orchards
Mitchellville, Iowa
State Fair
Zokoro
John Lasschuit
Colfax Sales Company
Colfax
Newton Sale Barn
Bell and Clippinger
First National Bank of
Earl Shields
Pioneer
Rock Island
Iowa City
Davenport
Council Bluffs
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