Local Social Notes Highlight Regional Visitors and Travel
Des Moines residents Kauffman and Thompson visit with relatives in the area. Descriptions list numerous visits among Johnson, Hewlett, Ives, Mather, and other families, plus travels to Fort Dodge, Ames, Minneapolis, and Okoboji. Several servicemen on leave and relatives move or plan trips, with health updates and a hospital visit noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Buckwalter
Okoboji
Min' Lakes
WR Soth
Michael Soth
H. Wisdom
Virginia
Fort Dodge
Michael
Ames
Jake Coyle
John Coyle
Des Moines
Coyle
Marie Johnson
Pocahontas County Crop Report Signals Good Oats and Beans
Oats harvest under way with good quality and about half completed. Corn shows strong growth with tasseling and planned detasseling this week and 185 county youths recruited for labor. Flax prospects fair and beans look excellent. Recent rain benefits gardens and pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Ensign Hurley Returns From Pacific Duty on Leave
Ensign Leo J. Hurley arrived Saturday night for a 15 day leave. He spent time at his mother Mrs. G A Everson home and with relatives in Laurens. He served in the Pacific theater aboard the LSD Guston Hall and participated in landings at Leyte in the Philippines and Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ives
Cedar Rapids
J. T. Grant
Forrest Grant
George Watt
Jefferson
Clarence Ogden
Don Ogden
Fonda
R. B. Mather
Jean Mather
Elmer Ickstam
Laurens
George B. Hasty
Sioux Falls Air Force
Fred Olson
James Mulligan
San Diego
Calif
Ernest Cox
Tommie
Virginia
Donald
Sioux City
Mr.Cox
Navy
Will Mather
Swea City
Ellen Mather
Robert
Ph. M
Edith Salisbury
Fort Dodge
C. R. Buckwalter
A. W. Elliott
C. J. Moen
Portland
Oregon
Wilda Elliott
Minneapolis
Pacific
Leo J. Hurley
G. A. Everson
Pacific War
LSD Guston Hall
Leyte
Philippines
Okinawa
Injured in Binder Accident
Don Collee cut his right hand in a binder accident last Saturday. Eight stitches closed the palm gash at Dr. Clark's office. He is getting along as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Collee
Mecham's Place Interior Painted and Redecked
Earl Johnson completed painting and redecorating the interior of Mecham's Place. Work finished on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecham’s Place
Earl Johnson
Sidewalk Repairs at Rolfe State Bank Prompt Repairs
Workers repaired the sidewalk in front of the Rolfe State Bank this week while cement was laid. Patrons used the rear entrance as water from the walk drained into the basement, prompting the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe State Bank
Lively Lassies Meet At Roberta Reckard Home
The D.M.T. Lively Lassies held their regular meeting at Roberta Reckard’s home on July 19 with 15 members and the assistant leader present. Talks covered Bread Making Health Gardening and Ways of Keeping Friends. A party was planned for Thursday night and lunch followed adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lively Lassies
D.M.T. Lively Lassies
Roberta Reckard
Carol Camper
Carol Heathman
Lois Carpenter
New Ration Book In December
War Ration Book Five smaller than a dollar bill will be issued through public schools in December with half as many stamps as the prior book. OPA administrator Chester Bowles announced. The new A gasoline ration book starts December 22 with distribution at schools from December 3 to 15, local times set by OPA district offices. War Ration Book Five will be used early next year for food and shoes rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Bowles
OPA
Waterloo Cedar Falls Residents Nabbed in Illicit Meat Case
Eight individuals from Waterloo and Cedar Falls were named by the OPA for illegally acquiring meat stored in lockers. They face injunctions and surrender of unaccounted meat points, with costs paid. The drive followed a Des Moines Cedar Rapids effort last month, totaling 1691 pounds seized from the eight suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
OPA
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
OPA rules no rise in corn ceiling prices
The OPA announced it will not raise corn ceiling prices and will keep them unchanged across all grades. While some regions face poorer prospects, others show better conditions, offsetting the nationwide outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Guard Your Gas Coupons
Theft of gasoline ration coupons from service stations has risen prompting the Des Moines District OPA office to urge operators to adopt safeguards. Organized gangs have shifted from counterfeit coupons to stealing valid ones as counterfeit activity declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
OPA
Deadline for Car Dealers Registration in Des Moines District
August 1 deadline for used vehicle sellers to register on a warranted basis. Des Moines district OPA notes delays with about half of an expected 740 dealers in 64 counties having obtained authorizations. Registration forms available at the local War Price and Rationing Board and must be sent to the Price Department at the district office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
OPA
War Price and Rationing Board
War bikes price limits stay as pre war models allowed
OPA ceiling prices for bicycles remain in force though the War Production Board Limited Order on war bicycles is revoked. This clears the way for manufacturers to resume producing pre war bicycle models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
War Production Board
Only Daughter for Three Generations of Kasemier Family
Kathie Kay Kasemier is described as the only daughter in three generations of the Kasemier family of Waverly. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kasemier is noted as the sole daughter in generation three, with aunts Dorothy and Emma also identified as the only daughters in prior generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasemeier
Waverly
Kathie Kay
John Kasemier
Dorothy
Co. E. Kasemier
Emma
H. H. Kasemier
Davenport burns at Hamburg home from falling iron
Mrs Paul Sloop of Hamburg reported a fire in her Davenport when an electric iron fell from the ironing board onto it. The iron left a large hole in the furniture and it was unclear if the iron had been left on or activated by the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Paul Sloop
Hamburg
Sloop
June Fish and Game Violations Report
A June summary shows 54 prosecutions and 54 convictions for conservation law violations. Illegal fishing accounts for 46 offenses. Courts assessed fines totaling 960 dollars and three days of jail.
Harrison G Roberts retires after 25 years on mail route
Systematic report notes Harrison G Roberts No 2 rout rural mail carrier from Arlington completed services on June 30 marking the end of a week a month a year and 25 years on the mail route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison G. Roberts
Arlington
Meat Burned Meal Sparks False Alarm in Sioux City
Sioux City fire department reported no loss to Frank E. Miller’s property after a caller saw smoke from the kitchen. The blaze was only meat burning on the stove, though the Miller family may dispute the “no loss” claim over ruined meat and red points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Frank E. Miller
Miller
Bull-Dozer Survives Bull Attack at Farm Yard
George Mikota moved lime into a farm yard near New Hampton when a disapproving bull charged the truck from behind and struck the fenders in a frontal assault. The farmer appeared with a pitchfork and forced the animal to retreat to the barn, averting further danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mikota
New Hampton
George
Detasseling Recruitment Nears Completion in Pocahontas County
County extension office reports 135 youths signed for detasseling in Pocahontas County. Signups span Rolfe 25, Laurens 35, Pocahontas 38, Fonda 30, and Palmer 7, with lists sent to hybrid seed corn companies for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Nixon
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Laurens
Pocahontas
Fonda
Palmer
City to curb vandalism with night loitering rule
Red Oak officials plan a new city ordinance banning nighttime loitering on streets and alleys to stop repeated tampering with the city neon "Red Oak" sign. The latest incident occurred the same night the sign was repaired after a prior smash.
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Red Oak
Tall oats tale yields record crop in Lyon County
Lyon county reports a standout oats harvest with heavy heads and long stems. Heit Behr, once north of Rock Rapids, displays oats with stems 53 percent inches tall, signaling an all-time crop record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon County
Heit Behr
Rock Rapids
Fox in act of theft spooks Somers farm family
The F. W. Mueller family found 50 springers dead on their Somers area farm. Don Mueller chased a fox after seeing it carry away a chickens. The fox dropped the prey and fled to its den in the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Mueller
Somers
Don Mueller
Don
Fat salvage plan rewards boys and girls with points
The notice urges all students to sign up for the fat salvage program before tassel day. It instructs keeping a tin near the stove, collecting used fat, and delivering it to the dealer once the container is full, earning two red points and four cents per pound.
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Cal Kauffman
L. W. Ives
Og Thompson
Park Ridge
Mpson
Be Wilkinson
Pth
Pikenberry
Sys Gonnson
Corwith
Sine Johnson
Yonkers
Y York
Sime
Roland Sunday Sime
Judy
Bing
Padersel
Fis Mary Murray
Sheldon
Hursday
JoAnn Hauck
Eandmother
Hattie Hauck
Gra
Gra the Wiegman Family, Lip Migus
Paul Migus
Clark
Emma Hewlett
Fortundale
Fla
Horning
Mary Frances
T. S. Clark
Ieand Gary
Decatur
Ill
Hosier
Bus Moines
Mrs
Carl
Olney
Storm Lake
Mather
West Town
Mathers
Jis Mather
West Elm
Oliver Wright
Inlaw
Is Henderson
Coon Ra
Sted
Charles Hurley Mortle
Wright
Lee Bishop
Ayrshire
Robert McDonnell
Leo
Trang Sje
Edith Watson
Arnold
Nebr
Axel
Buffalo
N. Y
Stuart Watson
Moline
Matie Hosier
Rockfy
Arthur
Tether
J. O. Hosier
Ives
City
Arthur E. Hewlett Baily
Claudine Johnson
Gainsville
Fila
Yekend
Spencer
Camp Bland- Matid
Elmer Bishop
Ralph Virgil
Virgil
Albert City
Bishop
Ratcliffe
Forest
Carroll le Westiss Ratelifge
San Bernardion
Nth
Ie Ie Horeense Siefkin
Beverly
Grant
Estes Park
Colo. Baer Tien
Carroll
Mra
Teh
Rialto Pel Tha Hare
Charles Starrett
Bett
Jane Graham
Michael O’shea
Lloyd Nolan
Sun
Mon
Judy Garland
Robert Walker
James Gleason
Keenan Wynn
Thos. Mitchell
Mary Anderson
Edward Ryan
Stephen Richards
Systematic
Ritz Theatre
Texas
Jimmy Wakely
Dennis Moore
Sun - Mon
Tues
Objective
Burma
Erre Flynn
William Prince James Brown
Dick Erdman
Jack Benny
Alexis Smith
Dolores Morgan
Allyn Joslyn
Reginald Gardiner
Guy Kibcbee
John Alexander
Raoul Walsh
William Seabrook
Chicago Herald-American
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Emmetsburg
Susan Joan Fontaine
George Brent
Dennis O’keefe
Don Defore
Rita Johnson
Jane Powell
Ralph Bellamy
Constance Moore
Chicago
Donald Barry
Fredric March
Elissa Landi
Phillip Terry
Audrey Long
Robert Benchley
The
Allan Lane
Linda Stirling
Elite Theatre
Eddie Bracken
Susan Hayward
Bob Benchley
Lana Turner
Laraine
Susan Peters
Merle Oberon
Franchot Tone
Thomas Mitchell
Fay Bainter
Little Reno
Charlton Grain Co., Inc
Rolfe Auto Co
Taylor’s
Royal
Central States Electric Co
Climax Mill & Feed Co
Thompson’s Billiards
Moon Implement
Webb’s Drug
Freeman’s Cafe
Hunter’s Produce
Super Valu
Olney’s
Hauck’s
Whitmer Bakery
Nielsen Bros
Haynes “66
D-X
Weiland Fur Farm
Miller’s Place
Guy Smith
J. T. Grant & Son
Krischell
Rolfe Cleaners
Joe Lehman
Johnson’s Standard
Rolfe Eed
Beckord’s Hatchery
Bologna
Wieners
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