Iowa State Guard seeks volunteers in Sheldon for enlistment
The Iowa State Guard Company B Sheldon seeks men aged 18 to 50 not in 1-A and medically qualified to enlist before summer training at Camp Dodge. Drills are Mondays at the armory in the Community Building. Enlistment officers Lieut G A Watters and C E Morse provide details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Guard
Sheldon
Camp Dodge
State Guard
G. A. Watters
C. E. Morse
Sioux Oil Co
4-H Girls Plan Demonstrations For War Service
Sioux County 4 H girls will form two person teams to present service demonstrations. Miss Holaday outlines plans for summer demonstrations across clubs focusing on home furnishing nutrition home nursing first aid and recreation to aid war efforts. Teams will practice this week and present at local meetings, aiming to serve the most people.
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Sioux County
Miss Holaday
4-H Girls Know Pictures Rally Highlights Local Winners
Sioux County 4-H girls excel in a home furnishing picture memory contest. On Rally Day June 4, 118 participants recognized ten famous paintings and their artists, with perfect scores earned by Capel and Grant groups, including Charlotte Mouw and Helen Van Rooyen among others.
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Sioux County
4-H
Capel
Charlotte Mouw
Anna de Groot
Esther Koerselman
Artie van Zee
Priscilla de Groot
Gerdena Koerselman
Maralyn Mouw
Berdena Vander Griend
LaVonne van Zee
Grant
Helen van Rooyen
Helen Maassen
Berendena Bosman
Hmma Veen
Jeanette Leusink
Marcia Hubers
Sadie de Boom
Harriett de Groot
Angeline van Oort
Joan de Leeuw
Darlene Kimmel
Marie Boerhave
Wilma Maassen
Piano Spinet for Sale by Credit Manager in Sioux City
Piano spinet type shown in Hespers is offered with terms. Credit manager listing at 1800 27th St Sioux City Iowa. Sold as is with potential for purchase by agreement and payment plan.
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27Th St
Sioux City
Iowa
War Bonds Drive Urges Ten Percent From Pay
Advertisement urges saving a ten percent of every paycheck to purchase War Bonds, framing it as diverting money to support the war effort and protect lives.
Wartime spending reaches unprecedented levels since 1940
The article notes Congress has appropriated for war more money than all prior peace and war spending combined since 1789, with 145 billion through January 1940 and 205 billion spent on war since then. It argues public shock at costs and ten years of waste led to blind acceptance of government spending.
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Congress
Spending to the limit in wartime mobilization
The piece argues that the public accepts immense wartime spending to win a failing war. It stresses it is patriotic to support costs but urges criticism of excessive spending and material piling. It calls for relentless preparation of men and resources, even at the expense of blood.
Stop the Stealing and Sabotage Efforts Instruction
A wartime appeal condemns theft and sabotage affecting fronts across battles, defense, factories, farms, and industry. The call urges immediate action to end waste and undermine enemy sabotage in the supreme war effort.
Honeymoon Ends as Budget Waste Exposed by House
A House committee reports vast waste in federal spending with 205 billion passed, breakdowns of 126 billion by army 47 by navy and 31 by lease led agencies. It condemns sordid commissions fees and salaries and calls for end to contractor honeymoon amid extravagant waste.
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Army
Navy
House
Not a Life nor a Dollar General Echoes on Imperial Aims in War Commentary
The article quotes General Harold Alexander urging retaking Burma as British territory and Lord Bailey advocating postwar rehabilitation of imperial rule in the Far East. It contrasts these views with the Atlantic Charter and argues against lifelong expense for imperial aims, stressing life and blood for America but not for perpetuating any nation's empire.
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Harold Alexander
Burma
Lord Bailey
Earth
Hour Is Critical Voices Call for Accountability
The text argues that antiwar protests are patriotic, not political or antiwar, and urges naming names to expose profiteers and frauds. It contends victory requires honesty against a costly, restricted wartime economy and calls for ending unity that shields culprits. The hour is critical.
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America
Fair Abandoned for 1942 Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair is officially abandoned for 1942 by the fair board after a Washington request. War demands and prior planning led to the cancellation, with the War Department granting use of grounds only for storage and no token fair portion.
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Iowa
Rubber Need Sets Up Pliable NY Democratic Candidate
Jim Farley editor Flynn and President Roosevelt held a conference on New York state politics regarding the rubber situation and the need for a pliable candidate.
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Jim Farley
Flynn
Roosevelt
New York
Lifting Local Tax Load Exempts Homes and Property
Editorial argues that the Wilson Hickenlooper administration cuts a statewide levy on homes and property by extending homestead exemptions. It claims fourteen million dollars of local taxes are removed from taxpayers and notes exemptions apply broadly.
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Wilson-Hickenlooper Administration
Band Concert Program for July 3 1942
The listing outlines a Friday July 3 1942 band concert at 8 00 P M featuring tunes such as Colonel Bogey Olivadotl Desmond National Defense and Courage with marches by Sousa King Bennett and Grieg among others performed by the U S Field Artillery band and other ensembles. The program includes overtures and galops with pieces like Loyalty Overture and Huldigungsmarsch and ends with Homestretch.
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Bogey
Alford Ouverture
Peasant Life
Olivadotl
U.S. Field Artillery
Sousa
Loyalty
King
Zonthian
Desmond March
Service
Bennett Ae
National Defense
Smith
Courage
Bennett Huldigungsmarsch
Grieg Galop
State Leader To Meet With County Home Project Women
Sioux County home project women plan next year’s work with Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis State Home Demonstration Leader at Sioux Center Hall on July 15. The project follows spring votes and state camp conference results and focuses on farm women during the war emergency and their war effort contributions. The meeting will study county organization and plan meetings with minimal travel.
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Sioux County
Sarah Porter Ellis
State
Sioux Center Hall
Ellis
Vogel Paint & Glass Co Freight and Jobber Costs Removal
Eliminate freight and jobber costs by sourcing paint from Vogel Paint and Glass Co in Sheldon. The notice promotes direct purchase from the supplier to save money and streamline procurement.
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Vogel Paint & Glass Co
Sheldon
Tax Proposals Prompt Political Jests From Readers
Citizens mock tax plans while debating county school and city levies. The piece notes politicians promise to divert funds from taxes on money and credits, inviting sharp wit from readers about fiscal schemes and public finance.
Power Over Daily Bread Deliberations Spark Fear of Central Control
A nine member committee led by Secretary of Agriculture Wickard holds power to decide what foods are produced and how supplies are allocated among civilians, armed forces and allies. Critics warn such authority has never existed before in U S history and urge prudent use and timely relinquishment after the war ends.
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Wickard
Quotes on death and plague by Bernard Shaw
The aphorism notes Shaw’s view that humans surpass nature in causing death through chemistry and machinery, creating plague pestilence and famine rather than life enhancing arts. It frames the arts of death as humanity’s grim irony.
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Bernard Shaw
Individual Bond Quotas Set by Local War Campaign
The column explains town and township bond quotas for 1942 and 1943, urging citizens to invest in bonds with 2.9 percent interest and tax exemption. It stresses keeping inflation and taxes down, supporting troops in Japanese prison camps, and urges prompt action to meet or raise pledges, noting local committees will notify households.
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P. W. Mouw
Treasury Department
Bataan
Corregidor
Corn ships in Four Carloads at 70 Cents in Market
Milwaukee station agent Mr. Pressler reports four carloads of new corn shipped this week. Prices hover around 70 cents as farmers shell part of their corn to sell at prevailing market prices. Corn is averaging very good and of good grade with many corn pickers sold by Van der Maaten and Sitter.
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Milwaukee
Pressler
van der Maaten & Sitter
Local visitors discuss dairy prices and cooperation gains
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sas of Leota Minnesota visited the Gerrit Kooiman home. Sas, a retired farmer now running a Leota cream station for Fairmont, notes top prices of 47 cents for cream and 52 cents for butterfat. He says cooperation is helping local farmers and cites rising business at the Farmers Creamery and the Farmers Association.
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Tony Sas
Leota
Minn
Gerrit Kooiman
Sas
Fairmont
Farmers Creamery
Farmers Association
Boyden High Basketball Schedule Looks Formidable
The Boyden high school basketball schedule for the coming year shows a strong slate with many away games. Notable dates include Hull at Hull on November 16, Hospers at Boyden on November 23, and Rock Valley at Boyden on December 7. Also listed are games against George, Alton, Little Rock, and repeated Rock Valley matchups through February with several home and away contests.
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Boyden High School
Boyden
Hull
Hospers
George
Rock Valley
Alton
Little Rock
Message from the skies a 1926 postcard to Mrs Dean
Gerrit Brinks finds a postcard dated March 17, 1926 from Cordon Nebraska to Mrs Ed Dean Route 2 Walthill Neb from her daughter Alice wishing a happy birthday. Hainline a Kale livestock products sales rep visiting Boyden says he knows the Dean family at Walthill.
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Gerrit Brinks
Cordon
Nebraska
Ed. Dean
Walthill
Neb
Alice
Hainline
Kale Livestock Products Company
Boyden
Dean
Free ice cream for all children under 12 on Saturday
Gus invites families to a Saturday event offering a free ice cream cone to every child under 12. Read the advertisement for full details and eligibility.
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Gus
Car stolen by joy riders in Sioux City
Henry Kamminga his wife and sister Colia left their car on a downtown Sioux City street. The car vanished with four wheel brakes and radiator cap. Police found it deserted in a different city section the next day, gasoline tank empty. Joy riders likely abandoned the vehicle after running out of fuel.
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Henry Kamminga
Colia
Town
Sioux City
Kamminga
Mrs Brown and Edna Return to Pontiac as Mr Brown Begins New Job
Mrs Brown and her daughter Edna relocate to Pontiac Michigan where Mr Brown takes up new employment. The move marks a fresh start for the family in the Michigan city.
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Mrs. Brown
Edna
Pontiac
Michigan
Mr. Brown
Fritz Wilkins Sings of Zeppelin Blowout in New York
Charley Bergman reports Fritz Wilkins on a New York radio broadcast sang several solos about the Zepp lin disaster and performed with Dr. Eckener. Eckener guided the giant Zep to New York as Fritz sent his annual subscription order and extended greetings to old friends.
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Charley Bergman
Fritz Wilkins
New York
Fritz
Dr. Eckener
Dress Up for the Fourth in a Grey Shop Dress
A new Grey Shop Dress invites shoppers to celebrate the Fourth with a stylish, comfortable frock. The lightweight design features a neutral grey shade suited for outdoor wear and patriotic gatherings.
Ten Percent War Bond Lapel Button Privilege
The article explains you may wear a target lapel button only if you invest at least ten percent of your income in War Bonds. It encourages joining the ten percent payroll deduction through plant management, the War Bond chairman, or the Payroll Savings Window to support the home front effort.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Boyoens Workly Chronology
A dated roster lists names for each day from Saturday July 4 to Thursday July 9 including Mrs Paul Arndt Mrs Mary Anne Van Beek and Gerrit Vanden Brink on July 4 and other individuals such as Harriet Joan Brinks Richard Auberg and Gerrit Wegter Jr across the sequence. The fragment reads like a social or church calendar noting participants by surname and given names.
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Paul Arndt
Mary Anne van Beek
Genevieve Bouma
Gerrit Vanden Brink
Steve Vanden Brink
Johanna Koerselman
Rudolph Meyer
la Vonne Moret
Elizabeth DeZeeuw
Farm War Plea Seeks Help To Harvest Crops
Shortage of farm labor forces a nationwide appeal. Farmers asked to mail name address location and type of equipment such as combine corn picker or picker to the Triple AAA Office Orange City Iowa. Information may connect owners with work or equipment for harvest.
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Triple Aaa
Orange City
Iowa
Rope for Sale From Alton Cement Works
Used wire rope offered by the Alton Cement Works. Availability and pricing details not provided in the fragment.
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Alton Cement Works
Dawn Dance Friday at Sibley Pavilion with Norman Gerke
Ray Gunther will sponsor the orchestra of Norman Gerke for a Dawn Dance from 10 30 P M to 3 00 A M Friday July 3 at the Sibley Pavilion The ad invites non regular patrons to join the Blitzkrieg on a good floor and get acquainted.
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Sibley
Ray Gunther
Norman Gerke
Sibley Pavilion
Adv
Grant 4-H Club Holds June Meeting
The Grant Willing Workers met at Henry Maassen’s home on Tuesday June 28. The roll call was What I Learned Rally Day. Wilma Maassen was elected vice president after Jeanette Nels resigned.
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Henry Maassen
Hmma Veen
Holland
Wilma Maassen
Jeanette Nels
Lavon Paulson
Gertrude Nels
Mrs. Linch
Wilma
Helen Maassen
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Lou Garrpner
County Home Project
Farmers Co-op
Boyoens
Marie Drenth
Ernest Hollander
Mary van Meeteren
Dorothy Rensink
Henry Schoeneman
A. B. Vanden Brink
Jacqueline Dethmers
John H. Landhuis
J. H. Schuett
Norma Jean Horn
Alvina Smit
Harriet Joan Brinks
Harvey de Jong
Dena Mulder
Dena Vanderburg
W. G. Vanderburg
Richard Auberg
Mrs. E. Dykstra
Robert Green
John Stientjes
Everett Vermeer
Paul de Zeeuw
Chris Blumeyer
Shirley Blumeyer
Gerrit John Bosman
Grace Bomgaars
Caroline Henning
Arthur Wm. Vos
Gerrit Wegter Jr
Wilmina Wegter
Kathryn de Zeeuw
Grant 4-H
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