Bridge Luncheon At Golf Club Auxiliary Highlights Prizes
Mesdames Wickie Lo men and Shimon hosted the Golf Club Auxiliary bridge luncheon at Gar Mack Lodge on June 21. Prizes went to Nielsen for high and Chapman for average in auction, Webb for high in contract, and Palmer for average. Seth of Ames attended as a guest.
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Mesdames H. I. Wickie
E. P. Lomen
Victor Shimon
Golf Club
Gar- Mac Lodge
Tony Nielsen
C. B. Chapman
M. W. Webb
G. B. Palmer
Lauren K. Seth
Ames
Esperanto Bridge Club
Gar-Mac Lodge
G. G. Butler
N. A. Wilson
Robert Hunter
Henry Wickie
Health department urges calm as infantile paralysis fears rise
Iowa officials warn against hysteria as infantile paralysis cases may rise in coming weeks. Three cases so far this year, with last year's total at 204 in June to October, the department urges hygiene, pure milk and water, and avoiding fatigue and chills to curb spread. It advises supervised swimming and prompt bed rest for fevers and unexplained illness.
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Iowa
Towa
OPA Warns Sellers on Warranted Prices for Auto Repairs
Walter D. Kiing, OPA district director, urges car sellers to charge warranted prices for repairs and apologies to buyers. He says many sellers already overcharge and requires submitting an application to the local war price and rationing board and mailing it to Des Moines district office before August 1.
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OPA
Walter D. Kiing
Des Moines
Apricot prices cut as 1945 crop ceilings fall
The retail ceiling for fresh apricots drops nearly two cents a pound due to reductions at shipping point and wholesale ceilings for the 1945 crop. OPA also says fresh plums in western states will keep the same ceilings as last year for 1945.
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OPA
Trinity Lutheran Worship and Catechism Schedule
J O Wangberg pastor leads 9:30 a.m. worship with theme Come and Ye Shall See from John 1 35 52 The catechism class meets Saturday at 1 45 p m The message recalls no peace without The Prince of Peace
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Prince of Peace
Methodist Church Service Schedule
Rev. C. R. Buckwalter leads Sunday worship at 11 15 a.m. Sunday school begins at 10 15 a.m. Summer Communion Service planned. Youth Fellowship at 6 50 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 8 p.m.
Presbyterian Church Service and Activities
Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir meets Wednesday at 8 30 p.m. Woman's Association meetings are postponed to July 11. The Lord's Supper will be observed next Sunday during regular worship.
Nain Lutheran Church schedule announced by pastor
Emery L. Petersen, pastor, briefs Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 7 18 p.m. and evening worship at 8 p.m. on July 6. Sunday school teachers will meet in the parsonage at 8 30 p.m.
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Nain Lutheran Church
Emery L. Petersen
Emergency crops offer late planting options for Pocahontas farmers
Continuous wet weather delays field work leaving limited time to plant. Emergency crops such as early soybeans, Sudan grass, millet, buckwheat and winter rye are recommended with specific varieties and seeding rates to produce hay, pasture, or fall pasture for food supply.
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Pocahontas County
Iowa
Wisconsin
Meat prices now available at local ration board
Households can verify ceiling prices for meats using the new list announced by BR. L. Hudson, board chairman. The national grocer consumer anti inflation campaign backs price ceilings and rationing, with most retailers cooperating to curb violations.
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BR. L. Hudson
OPA
No Advance in Corn Prices Statement Declares Parity Maintained
Walter D. Kline, Des Moines district OPA director, announced this week that current ceiling prices for corn fully reflect parity to the producer and there is no reason to raise prices at this time. He noted reports suggesting increases were erroneous.
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Walter D. Kline
Des Moines
OPA
Kline denies corn price rise despite wheat parity move
Kline emphasized that the recent ceiling price increase for wheat does not signal a similar rise for corn. He argued the wheat bump was needed to reflect parity to the producer, not a general policy shift.
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Kline
Used Army Beds For Sale At Set Prices
Used army bedsteads declared surplus are for sale nationwide. OPA pricing sets 5.50 dollars each for used bedsteads and 11.00 for reconditioned beds with retailer ceilings of 2.75 and 5.50 dollars fob shipping point.
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OPA
F.o.b
Praise From Steyr for 66th Infantry Record in War
S. Sgt. Fred W. Baade writes from Steyr Austria sending a colonel’s praise to the 66th Infantry for its rapid successful advance in France and Germany from March to May 1945. The letter highlights a 600 mile campaign on foot with 13 March to 7 May combat, 1000 enemy officers and 27,623 enlisted men captured, and a surrender attempt by the first SS Panzer Corps.
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66Th Infantry
Fred W. Baade
Steyr
Austria
Frey
Third Army
A. J. Regnier
66Th
Mont Bronn
France
SS Panzer Corps
Maginot Line
Siegfried Line
First Visitors Named To Inter American Fair Conference
The University of Iowa hosts the inter American fairs conference June 21 23 with Rafael de Silva Chilean pianist and Dean Robert Redfield of the University of Chicago sociology and anthropology department named as the first visitors.
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University of Iowa
Rafael de Silva
Robert Redfield
University of Chicago
How long will the war with Japan last
A community appeal urges buyers to support the 7th War Loan with a full war effort mindset. It cites MacArthur and a Philippine campaign estimate of 185 Japanese surrenders and 308,180 enemy casualties to motivate bond purchases. The editor calls for collective sacrifice and decisive support.
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Japan
Pacific
Douglas C. MacArthur
Tokyo
Philippine
Soldier recalls frontier battles and retreat from enemy territory
The statement notes crossing the Rhine and Danube rivers with other rivers and mountains as natural obstacles. It describes dense forests used by the enemy in defense and positions the speaker as the eastern-most ground forces unit when hostilities ended.
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Rhine
Danube
Duncan Grant Acknowledges Okinawa Mission and News From Home
In a June 17 1945 letter Duncan Grant notes recent Okinawa experience including five weeks on the island under air attacks and near the 96th. He praises Marines for their work, mentions B 29s striking the homeland, speculates on return home, and asks for fellow ship names or numbers to aid potential reunions.
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Mike
Okinawa
G.Q
Dunc
Pocahontas County Reaches War Bond Quota and Growth Milestones
Pocahontas County reports surpassing its E-F-G war bond quota with bonds exceeding eight and a half million dollars since January 1, 1941. Local finance shows bank deposits up $3.8 million and farm mortgages down $1.42 million while farm inventories rise to $6.96 million and money in circulation reaches about $1.61 million. The county notes residents are $21.58 million richer than in 1941, paired with pride for the nation’s fighting men and the approaching end of the Seventh War Loan.
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Pocahontas County
Bond purchases guarantee future security for GI jobs
The War Finance Committee urges bonds as a pledge of purchasing power after the war to restart industry and create jobs. Buying bonds now is helping yourself and service members, with Charlies E Watts of Chinn Pocahontas promoting the effort.
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Pocahontas War Finance Committee
Lumber limits tighten as war drives demand
The report notes lumber use for repairs rises while availability remains tight with a 23 million feet allowance, a government executive stating more wood would be needed to defeat Japan than exploited in Germany. Marines raised flags on Iwo Jima and Okinawa as citizens prepare for winter.
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Japan
Germany
U.S
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
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