Bumper Grossure Crop Prospects Reported Across Counties
Reports from multiple sections predict a bumper harvest with corn and oats likely to set records. Grasshoppers cut small pockets of damage while storms caused isolated losses in southern districts. Harvest underway in Mitchell and Linn counties with strong yields expected. weather largely favorable.
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den Molnek
Hiuinpar Spo
Uns
Hanson
Far
Acre
Experta
Wile Farm
Stacyvilly
Hotbank
A. A. Kuygitt
Orage
Cary
Carl Spade
Prestfant Hert Darlett
Hills
Milchei Comey Press
Agra Fa Linn
Uscir Kenyids
Fia Mounun
Purify German School Books in Des Moines
A Des Moines school board committee led by three German teachers removed passages of German culture from textbooks used in German language classes. Miss Sursk Loring Grace Behr and Miss Katherina Dush oversaw the purging process to eliminate unwanted content.
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Des Moines
Stertimg
Cuiser
Gadi
Bes Moines
Kehool Puard
Sursk Loring
West Hills
Grace Behr
North High
Katherina Dush
East High
Summer Session at Teachers College Closes with Record
The Teachers College extension summer school held from June to August closed with a 000 record. Enrollment and work were satisfactory as Southwest Iowa residents from eighteen counties attended, with Atlantic and Cass counties contributing ninety seven students.
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College Extension
Iowa
Atlantic
Cass
Alma
Ames Man Named Secretary of Agriculture in Wilson Admin
Iowa report states Raymond A. Pearson of Ames is appointed as a migrant secretary of agriculture under the food survey bill. The move aligns with the appointment of Clarence Gastley of College Station, Texas, to a related post.
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Iowa
Ames
Wilson
Raymond A. Pearson
Clarence Gastley
College Station
Oxas
Des Moines Drug Company Faces Liquor Restriction
Judge Hubert Utterlick issued a temporary injunction restraining the Des Moines Drug Company from selling $60,000 worth of liquor found in its warehouse after a raid by the sheriff's office and W. L Barber of the attorney general's office. Deputies guard the liquor as the injunction prevents further purchases for resale.
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Des Moines Drug
Des Meaines
Hubert Utterlick
Des Moines Drug Company
Shurift
W. 10
SENDING MAIL TO SOLDIERS IN CAMP DODGE
Instructions for soldiers selected for service at Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa. Men should address mail to Private John Jones A Company 1st Infantry Camp Dodge Iowa if known. If not known use Private Joan Jones Iowa Camp Dodge Iowa. State names vary for those from Migrerota Milnois or North Dakota and mail will be distributed by state sections.
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Dew Mointa
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
John Jones
Infantry
Iowa
Joan Jones
Migrerota
Milnois
North Dakota
Third Iowa
Fairgrounds
Mineola
S. L
War Department
District Exemption Board
District Board
N. D. Ely
Southern District Appeal Board
Ely
Five Hurt In Auto Accident Near Here
Francis Simmons Sr son of I W Simmons Ottumwa is near death in Abbott s hospital. The father and two brothers Licent John Simmons and Kenneth Simmons and Lieut Paul Scuize of Chicago are seriously injured after their automobile overturned near Camp Dodge on a rut in the road. Francis Simmons Jr is fatally injured with internal injuries.
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Oskaloosa
Francis Simmons, Sr
I. W. Simmons
Ottumwa
Abbott's Hospital
John Simmons
Kenneth Simmons
Paul Scuize
Chicago
Camp Dodgs
Francis Simmons, Jr
Arrest of pro-German leaders in Eldora sparks treason claims
Eldora residents John Wire and Ed Wire linked to the People's Council for Democracy and Peace were arrested by U S Marshal Moore of Dubuque for alleged treasonable conduct. Joan Wird heads the Sherman Towns branch and Ed Wird is said to have made sensational pro-German remarks. Likely to be transported to Dubuque.
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Eldora
John
Ed Wire
People’s Council For Democracy and Peace
United States
Marshal Moore
Dubuque
Joan Wird
Sherman, Tows
Council
Ed Wird
People’s Council
People's Council For Democracy and Peace
Harding County
William King
Hubbard
National Council
King
Land holder William Vesey killed by train near Underwood
William Vesey prominent land holder and Leonard Everett farm manager near Underwood was struck by an eastbound Milwaukee passenger train and killed instantly. His son with him is badly injured. Vesey is survived by his widow six daughters and four sons. One son serves in Company L One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry now in Des Moines.
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Councel Bluff
William Vesey
Militia Burns Motto at Ottumwa Shop Protest
Ottumwa reports a German born owner Ottumwa Henry W Lutechting had his motto Deutschland Ober Ailes burned after militiamen marched him to the newspaper office the crowd watched. He received an American flag as the procession returned to his shop with a band and cheering followers.
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Ottumwa
Henry W. Lutechting
Motta
Threshing Machine Boiler Explodes in Sac City Farm
A boiler explosion at the Guy Holdregs farm near Sac City destroyed a threshing machine and seriously scalded the engineer and an attendant. The engineer was thrown into the air, suffering two broken ribs. Excess steam pressure is believed to have caused the blast as the machine returned from a large job.
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Sac City
Guy Holdregs Farm
Early
Iowa Woman Author Dies at 61 in Newton Home
Guilema Zollinger, noted Iowa author aged 61 and daughter of former Jasper County Sheriff Jim Zollinger, died at her Newton residence after a five week illness. Her best known work is The Widow O Callehan's Boy.
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Iowa
Newton
Guilema Zollinger
Jim. Zollinger
Jasper County
Keokuk Man Held by U S Marshal on Registration Charge
Keokuk resident Charles M. Kingman arrested by a deputy U S marshal on failing to register was released on bond for a hearing before the grand jury. He is not yet 31, with his birthday on October 18.
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Keokuk
U. 5
Charles M. Kingman
United States
Kingman
Girl Enlists as Ambulance Driver in U S Corps
Cedar Rapids report states Mrs C C Loomis daughter of late state senator John M Terry has joined the United States ambulance corps She is described as an expert automobile driver and will serve as an ambulance driver in the war effort.
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Cedar Rapids
C. C. Loomis
John M. Terry
United States Ambulance Corps
Harding
W. L. Harding
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Iowa
Planer Leaves Peculiar Will in Iowa Bequests Revealed
The will of Graham Stinimar, who died in Dubuque, directs five thousand oltare to the Home of the Agad in Des Moines. He also bequeaths $200 to Joseph Fr Grave, editor of a newspaper at Waverly, and cites Grave’s honesty as the reason. The estate reportedly totals $600,000.
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Dubuque
Agad
Des Moines
Graham Stinimar
St Paul
Joseph Fr. Grave
Waverly
Simmer
Grave
Iata
Mobilization Rules Set for Camp Dodge Draft
Mobilization regulations outline that 13 000 men in Iowa must report to local boards within 12 to 24 hours of notification. Each squad requires a commander and an alternate list, with rail transport and meals provided. district boards face heavy workload amid exemptions, harvests, and appeals as Third Iowa mobilizes at the fairgrounds for Mineola transfers.
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Camp Dodge
Logan
Iowa
Lowa
State House
Fiacal
Supreme Board
Women Must Make Study of Clothes in Wartime Fashion
An Atlantic article argues American women should study and select clothing from Parisian fashions after France’s war impact. It urges buyers to adapt to a heterogeneous import stream, choose styles suiting individual type, and become arbiters of their sartorial fate amid evolving global dress.
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New York
Paris
France
America
All Season Frocks Move Into Winter Wear
Georgette and chiffon frocks gain year round use with many occasions outlined. Silk crepes also suitable for all seasons, pairing georgette or chiffon to extend wearability through dog days and beyond.
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