Bridge and social events at Gar-Mac Lodge and area clubs
Twenty three ladies attend a bridge party hosted by Messdames Weible Chapman and Nielsen at Gar-Mac Lodge after a luncheon. Prizes go to Mrs. Kerns and Mrs. Chapman with contract prizes to Mrs. Rohrbach and Mrs. Palmer.
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George Weible
C. B. Chapman
Tony Nielsen
Golf Club
Gar-Mac Lodge
W. P. Rohrbach
John Maney
Cedar Rapids
Mayme Beam
Des Moines
Naomi Gundergon
Fresno
Calif
Clarence Ogden
Ole Jacobson
Robert Hunter
Edgar Swanson
Northwood
Nain Lutheran Church Sets August Activities
Emery L. Petersen, pastor, announces Sunday school at 7 45 p m and worship at 8 30 p m on August 3 with a Sunday school teachers meeting at 8 30 p m.
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Nain Lutheran Church
Emery L. Petersen
Methodist Church Vacation Notice
Rev. C. R. Buckwalter says Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 16 a m on the last Sunday before vacation. No services in the church until August 26. Teachers deserve a break but parishioners may visit other churches or worship elsewhere.
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THE
Methodist Church
C. R. Buckwalter
Guest Speaker Rev Henry Marks to Address Sunday
The Presbyterian church announces that Rev Henry Marks of Early will be the guest speaker this Sunday July 29. Pastor W F Schneck invites all members and neighbors to attend the service and sermon.
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Presbyterian Women’s Association
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
B. J. Struthers
A. R. Thornton
C. J. Moen
Walter Heald
Trinity Lutheran Ad Faithful Stewards Service
J. O. Wangberg pastor leads 10 a m worship with theme Faithful Stewards based on Luke 12 42 48. Sunday school classes follow. Catechism meets Saturday 1 45 p m. Girls chorus 5 p m at the church. Bible camp to Lake Okoboji next week.
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Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Lake Okoboji
Apply Early For Gas Avoid Delay
Farmers and users of supplemental gas rations are urged by the OPA to file applications at least 10 days to two weeks before need. This prep is required where boards use mailing, and will extend to all Des Moines District areas. Early applications prevent delays in gasoline ration issuance.
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OPA
Des Moines
Giant Radios Boost Allied War Effort Across Pacific
The Office of War Information adds six giant radio voices from Delano and Dixon California to MacArthur and Halsey’s forces. The high frequency transmitters, built with OWI engineers and the Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation, aim to raise morale and signal Japan that defeat is near from Manchukuo to war fronts.
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Pacific Coast
Office of War Information
MacArthur
Halsey
United Nations
Delano and
Dixon
Calif
Manchukuo
OWI
Tavo Major Broadcasting Systems
Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Used fats salvage drive boosts war effort and checks fraud
The campaign urges homemakers to salvage 250 million pounds of used fats for margarine oils and cooking fats to support wartime needs. Retail meat dealers will pay up to 4 cents per pound plus 2 red ration points. standard can weights are listed. Counterfeit coupons are rising in Chicago and the OPA warns retailers to check stamps and prevent loose acceptance.
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Chicago
OPA
Fill Fuel Oil Storage Tanks Now
Announcement urges immediate filling of fuel oil storage tanks as military demand rises. Office of Price Administration estimates peak winter needs will require millions more gallons daily than current usage, prompting households to stockpile petroleum products at once.
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OPA
Young Americans Develop Activities During Wartime
Wartime limits on trained leaders do not seriously hinder youth programs say University of Iowa researchers. With rapid social change, youths manage activities with minimal adult supervision and develop responsibility as spaces and opportunities for interests grow. Used fats remain crucial for war needs, with 11 million pounds diverted to steel and wire production. Citizens can trade kitchen fats for red points at butcher stores for two per pound.
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University of Iowa
North Western installs new red tail lights on trains
The Chicago and North Western Railway Co has fitted 22 passenger mail and express trains with rear red oscillating tail lights to prevent rear end collisions. The lights, weighing 41 pounds, are activated in emergencies by a trainman and remain on at slow speed, with plans to extend to more trains.
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Chicago and North Western Railway Co
L. L. White
North Western
White
Overland Limited
San Francisco
Ration Lifted for 1942 Automobiles Ends Restrictions
The CPA lifted all rationing on remaining 1942 car stocks. Dealers may sell without limits. Original stock was 530,000 on February 1, 1942. By June 9, 1945 quotas ended and only about 7,300 remained. Since then sales to essential drivers reduced stock to an estimated under 6,000.
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CPA
Used Plane Tires Available to Farmers
Dollar and cent ceiling prices have been set on surplus Army Air Forces tires now deemed unsafe for flight. The Office of surplus property sells tires at Mogadore Ohio and Ontario California depots. Tires can be repurposed for farm equipment and other farm use.
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Army Air Forces
Department of Commerce
Mogadore
Ohio
Ontario
Calif
WAVES to Celebrate Third Anniversary Across U S Navy
Des Moines and Omaha women join about 86 000 navy WAVES set to mark their third anniversary on July 30. The service numbers include 8 000 officers and 70 000 enlisted serving at 900 shore activities, with 18 percent of continental shore personnel being WAVES.
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Pacific
Navy Department
Potomac River Naval Command
Navy Mail Service
Radio
Washington
Navy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Indian Head
Naval
Naval Training School
Bronx
New York
Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School
Northampton
Mass
Washington, D. C
New Ceiling Price On Bananas Reduces Costs
The CPA sets a new ceiling price of 3.50 per hundred pounds for all Mexican bananas at entry. The effective price cut saves consumers about 1.00 per hundred pounds, marking a substantial reduction.
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CPA
Crop Report Reports Warm Week Aids Pocahontas Crops
The Pocahontas area saw hot weather followed by timely rain on Monday improving crops. Corn is laid by with growth ranging from five feet to one joint, and is two to three weeks delayed. Oats look good with cutting due by midweek. soybeans are largely good with some fields yet to be plowed. flax is uneven and weedy. corn stalk hover appears in several fields but without widespread damage.
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Pocahontas
Ceiling Prices on War Goods
Large quantities of war surplus goods are available to the public through department stores and hardware stores. OPA sets ceiling prices on shortages and high demand items. Standard products carry government prices, non standard items pass low government sale prices to consumers. Surplus goods with prices set by special order must bear OPA ceiling tags. Look for the ceiling price tag on surplus war articles.
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OPA
Editors Informed Of Job Seekers
State editors nationwide have been informed about the University of Iowa journalism seniors. Seven graduates finish the summer class on August 8 and will be profiled in advance of graduation.
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University of Iowa
Iowa
Third Year State Reports High Meningitis Rates
Iowa's epidemic meningitis remains at unusually high levels for the third straight year according to the state health department. In the first half of this year 57 cases were reported, with Polk County leading counties at seven cases and widespread reports across 30 counties. The department cites crowded living conditions fatigue and wartime travel as factors and urges good physical condition and avoidance of respiratory infections as preventive measures.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Health Department
Polk
Black Hawk
Dubuque and
Scott
Fayette
Linn
Cerro Gordo
Johnson
Sioux
Plenty of Jobs for UI Students Next Fall
Robert Ballantyne, manager of student placement, says the University of Iowa will have plenty of jobs for students seeking partial self support next fall. He notes opportunities will be available around the university, in Iowa City businesses, and in homes. The office is expected to place more than the 800 jobs it secured in 1944-45.
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University of Iowa
Robert Ballantyne
University
Iowa City
Card of thanks from La?throp Produce ends business
The La?throp Produce firm expresses gratitude to patrons and friends for twenty years of support after disposing of its produce business. The notice thanks customers for their loyalty and business over the years.
She Leads a Charmed Life Featured in The American Weekly
A note from Mrs. Paul Biedermann thanks visitors for cards mists and flowers during a hospital stay. The American Weekly magazine profile highlights a sergeant in the Marine Corps who has dodged death six times as part of a special feature in Chicago Herald American on July 29.
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Paul Biedermann
Uncle Sam
Marine Corps
American Weekly
Chicago Herald- American
Turnkey warns coal rotation under consumer declarations
A local notice explains coal deliveries operate by rotation per consumer declarations. Late filers wait behind earlier ones, and refusing available coal places a household at the bottom of the list. The piece blends odds and ends about products and home improvements in a period style.
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Law
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