Rol screenings and marriages in local factory notes
Private Hector Bevan of Camp Claiborne Louisiana visited the office on Monday and will be on furlough about two weeks. Chester Bricker slipped on steps and broke his nose. Weekend trips included Lucile Ty to Wichita and the Hugens family to Stuart. Two marriages announced: Harry Vanden Berg and Sara Ann Ver Heul, July 1, and Lena Schilt and Van Zee, October 10. Casement, Rosscreen, Venetian Blind orders listed for multiple firms and locations. SPAB policy update notes defense works and essential building materials, with optimism on availability for needed projects.
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Hector Bevan
Camp Claiborne
Louisana
Hee
Pella
Chester Bricker
Chester
Tee
Verne Ws
Lucile Ty
Wichita
Kans
Harry Vanden Berg
Sara Ann Ver Heul
Otley
Lena Schilt
and van Zee
Rosscreen Company
SPAB
Sp Public Works Pro
Farm Price Index Rises in Aug to Sept for Iowa
Iowa farmers saw the price index rise to 148 percent of the 1909-14 average for the month ending September 15, a nine point gain from August and the highest since 1937. Prices for most income crops climbed, with soybeans up about 40 cents a bushel, hog prices up, eggs leading gains among farm products, and feed costs affecting butterfat ratios.
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Iowa
Leslie M. Curl
Pacific Air Defense Gives U S Aid To Allies
The article notes U S warplanes forming the first air defense line from Australia to the Netherlands East Indies and Singapore, with Australia expanding its small aircraft industry into hundreds of bombers and trainer recon planes. It highlights new East Indies factories and repair shops, yet says existing production still meets only a fraction of needs, relying on Allied pilots from Australia, the Netherlands, Britain, India, and Java.
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Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Singapore
Malaya
East Indies
South Pacific
South Asiatic
Curtiss
Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force
St. Louis
Royal Australian Air Force
Bismarck
United States
Double acreage of brome grass expands in Iowa
Iowa extension agronomist Paul Burson reports brome grass acreage more than doubles amid its heat and drought tolerance and high carrying capacity. Fall seeding is advised with legumes sown next spring. seedbed prep by disking and shallow planting favored to avoid erosion.
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Hawkeye
Paul Burson
Town State College Extension Agronomist
Burson
Iowa
Hurson
Light oats for cows prompt feeding adjustments
Iowa dairymen face a feeding puzzle from this year’s light oats. A.R. Porter of Iowa State College notes that digestible protein, total digestible nutrients and fiber vary by locality and variety, making a blanket value impossible. He estimates these oats are worth about 80 to 90 percent of normal feed value per pound, recommending careful ration planning due to high fiber.
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Iowa
A. R. Porter
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Porter
Howitzer Shells For Hitler A Canadian Munition Drive
Canada expands munitions output with nine plants producing millions of shells and related chemicals. The program positions the Dominion as a major war supplier and reserves about forty percent of annual national income for military needs and aid to Great Britain.
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Canada
Dominion
British Empire
Great Britain
Bran Dairymen Weigh Feeding Mix Changes
Bran Dairymen using 400 lb corn and cob meal plus 400 lb ground oats and 100 lb high protein feed could tweak to 400 lb ground shelled corn 200 lb ground light-weight oats 200 lb wheat bran and 100 lb high protein feed. Porter says more corn and less oats would be acceptable as grain relative prices favor liberal feeding to dairy cattle. The skimping dairyman misses a good bet.
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Porter
Defense Savings Bonds reach 1.504 billion sales to date
Washington reports Treasury data shows total Defense Savings Bond sales at 1.504 billion through September 30, with monthly pace of 300 million since the program began May 1. September sales stand at 232.327 million as of early October, under Series E Bond offerings.
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Washington, D. C
Defense Savings
Treasury Department
Defense Savings Program
Farms for Sale near Pella Iowa with livestock details
Imp 160 acres near Pella described as very productive with 125 acres crop land. A careful farmer with livestock and equipment may buy with a down payment and yearly installments cheaper than rent. Also listed: circulating heater in good condition, team of work mules, four dozen high grade White Leghorn pullets. Lost gasoline hose on a gas truck. Contact Tom Beaman Melcher Iowa or Jas R Vander Waal for details.
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Pella
Tom Beaman
Melcher
Iowa
Bond series totals for period show large FE and FG itemized
Figures detail monthly performance of Series FE bonds and overall Series F and G totals. May through September reveal significant cash deposits and bond receipts with May at 49.8 million and July peak deposits around 342 thousand thousand for all three bond series.
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The
Treasury
Unclear figures from August financial roundup
In August, 122,000 and 265,606,000 are presented as rounded to the nearest thousands. All figures are shown in thousands and lack context or sources for verification.
Red Cross Meeting Planned for October 27 1941
The Local Red Cross Chapter will hold its annual meeting Monday evening October 27 1941 at 7 p.m. in the Legion Hall. In addition to regular business, plans for the November membership drive will be discussed.
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Red Cross
Legion Hall
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Sally
Stuart
Elmer Potter
Bert Redburn
Ethel Potter
Des Moines
Minneapolis
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Indianapolis
Dr. H. Carrasquero
Venezuela
South America
Fidelity Trust Company
Philadelphia
C. & P. Telephone Company
Radford
Virginia
Cleveland
Ohio
Ben Holt
Columbia
Missouri
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Union Twist Drill Company
Athol
Massachusetts
Boy of Education
Salt School District No
Cherokee
Oklahoma
J. C. Penney
Dennison
Motor Wheel
Lansing
Michigan
Western Auto Company
Houston
Texas
Tracy Methodist Church
Tracy
Heinz Baby Food
Castile
Charmain
Serues
de Wit
Campbell’s
Blue Box
U. S. Wings
Pacific Defense
Hitler
Jack Sprat
Campbell’s Soup
Town Crier
Monster’s Jack Sprat Store
Wrechter Lumber Company
Minnie Simonse
Columbus St
Vas
Harvester
Vos
D. Schimmel
Oskaloosa
Prine School
H. W. Moffet & Son
Earl E. May
Best Maygolds
Mayworth
U. S
S. J. Steenbock
A.D. Hull, Taintor, Towa
Good Baker
Washington St
W. A. van Vark
Marion County
D. H. Weyers
Smooth Mouth
Jas
R. Vander Waal
Congress
Sea Oats
Ben Davis
Fancy
Colorado
Dot
Cape Cod
Large Prunes
Ibs
Sack
Nbckie
Ainsberry
Bliss Coffee
ELV Gos Im
WAYNE
White Rock Springs
Leghorn Springs
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