Rol screenings and building news feature in Ames paper
Rol screenings subject Harry Vanden Berg endures misfortune yet keeps working. Local families welcome a baby boy. Marion Schippers injures arm. Dan Dingeman attends uncle funeral in South Dakota. Peter Van Quyen, a Rol screener, may train in California or Fort Sill with Lt. Hargrove. Building boom boosts Pella Casements with large orders from Detroit to Kansas City and several projects in between.
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Harry Vanden Berg
Nick de Ruiter
Marion Schippers
Dan Dingeman
South Dakota
Mr. Dingeman
Peter van Quyen
California
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Hargrove
Edward Vanden Oever
Ames
Vanden Oever
H. Vanden Oever
John B. Leach
Salamanca
New York
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Washington
Pennsylvania
Bell Telephone
Kansas City
Missouri
Art Center
Michigan
Scarswold
Mount Vernon
Drafted Des Moines Briefs Praise Patriotism At Cafes
Des Moines readers report cafe and restaurant staff showing hospitality to selectees en route to induction stations, with some refusals noted. Iowa officials defend meal requests and urge local boards to defer married registrants only when justified, citing national defense duties. A Knoxville Express editorial praises Marion county youths leaving for service, while former War Secretary Baker notes labor needs in World War I.
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Towa Genly
Charles H. Grahl
Soldiers and draft board quirks amid wartime mobilization
Statistics show a surge in war materiel over manpower as nations mobilize. H C Taylor of Allerton has five sons registered, three in the army while married sons are deferred. Ida B Wise Smith praises the arm to keep soldiers clean, and a deaf mute seeks service. A farmer’s son defers, a sign language moment, and Donovan notes taller, heavier soldiers since 1917-18.
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Iowa
America
H. C. Taylor
Allerton
State Headquarters
Mra
Ida B. Wise Smith
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Des Moines
Paul R. Roach
Lyon County Draft Board
William J. Donovan
Bids on Lime for Farmers All Rejected
Limestone bids to sixteen Merion county townships for soil improvement under the AA program were all rejected due to bidding confusion. AA chairman Herb McCoy said new bids will be sought and delivered limestone prices are expected to be reasonable. more liming likely this year than ever before.
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Merion County
Herb McCoy
Knoxville Journal
Second Group of Mattress Makers Being Selected
AAA announces the approval of the second group of applications for mattress production under the National Mattress Program. The charge to applicants has risen from 1.00 to 1.60 per mattress to cover center maintenance costs. Those accepted in the first group at 1.00 per mattress are acknowledged.
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AAA
Mattress program details from AAA raise rate and scope
The American Agricultural Administration outlines pricing for mattresses at a dollar rate for initial applicants and one fifty for later applicants. It states those accepted in the second group and new applicants will be charged $1.50 per mattress. Cotton is available and the mattress center operates until all who apply and qualify complete their mattresses.
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Tress
AAA
Business Men Of Knoxville Urge Courthouse Open Saturdays
Knoxville business leaders press for county offices to remain open on Saturday afternoons. Community Club members voiced protest to the Board of Supervisors after farmers and out of town traders threatened to shop elsewhere if closures continued. A committee was appointed to confer with officials and seek a solution.
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Knoxville
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Knoville
Public offices urged to keep Saturday afternoon hours
Knoxville Journal reports officials urge remaining open Saturday afternoons with at least one staffer in each office to provide service to the public, ensuring continued access despite possible reduced clerical staffing.
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Knoxville Journal
Want Ads on Page Nine Classified Notes
For sale items list Van Gaard seed, late potatoes, span of geldings, a sorrel male horse, and a lost leather tobacco pouch with Kaywoodie pipe near the public library. Contacts include Gosselink, Vander Waal, Monster, De Jong, and a Chronicle notice offering a reward.
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van Gaard Seed Bate H. G. Gosselink
D. Vander Waal
Henry de Jong
Hackett’s
Easter Boxed Treats Worth Seeking At The Book Shop
Easter specials highlight boxed chocolates and jelly beans in 1 pound and 2 pound sizes. Frosted jelly treats and jelly beans offer seasonal color. The Book Shop features these Easter confections alongside Bunny Rabbits and colored candy has limited stock.
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the Book Shop
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