Veterans Surplus Property Rules Expanded for Servicemen
A Washington Bureau notes sweeping changes by administrator W Stuart Symington easing surplus property limits for WWII veterans. No $2,500 cap, larger stock for resale, direct dealings with disposal agencies, and credit provisions. Q&A covers beneficiary rules, discharge points, medical care eligibility, and navy reserve enlistment age effects.
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W. Stuart Symington
Department of Commerce and
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
RFC
War Plants Corporation
Treasury
Golden Wedding Observed at Cornwell Home Havelock
The Cornwells in Havelock marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a noon turkey dinner for family and friends. Relatives from many towns attended the 2 to 5 pm open house, with gifts, cards and a purse of 52.50 presented to the couple.
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Havelock
Clarence Cornwell
J. E. Albertson
Wanda Anne
Jess DeVaul
Henry Edge
Delbert Moore
Donald Cornwell
Chester Cornwell
Dorothy Cornwell
Ivan Cornwell
Lawrence Blume
Wayne Cornwell
Kenneth Cornwell
Morton, Minn
Walter Hersom
Calvin Hersom
Laurens
Clair Salton
Dickens
John Olerich
Henry Olerich
George Seipel
John Arnold
Rolfe
Clarence Otto
Mallard
Wilbur Otto
Plover
Walter Levene
Woodrow Otto
Ware
George Wiegman
George
Eric
Pocahontas
Joe Hertz
Cornwells
Gillette Grove
New Ford Bus Delivered for Havelock School
Arnold Barth returned home Saturday evening from Richmond Indiana with the new Ford school bus for Havelock consolidated, Ray Grover to drive it. Mrs Barth and Mr and Mrs Nichols of Curlew accompanied them to Indiana. Lt Myrle and Lt Byrle Waters spoke at school about their work in England and Germany. The girls have returned from the European theater with the nurses corps. Mrs Mayme Daugherty came home Sunday after visiting the Dr W B McTaggart family in Fort Dodge.
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Arnold Barth
Richmond
Ind
Havelock Consolidated School
Ray Grover
Barth
Henry Buck
Fort Dodge
Mercy Hospital
Myrle
Byrle Waters
England
Germany
Nurses Corps
Mayme Daugherty
W. B. McTaggart
J. G. McTigue
St. Louis
Anton Mackovets
Lt. McTigue
M. H. Hames
Des Moines
Hammes
Services for Mrs Dunlap Held at Local Methodist Church
Funeral services for Mrs John Dunlap of Denver Colorado were conducted at the local Methodist church with Rev J E Albertson officiating. Interment followed at Washington cemetery. Rebekah lodge members provided a noon meal for relatives after the service. Kenneth and Jackie Gruver visited family then returned to Emmetsburg after spending time with grandfather H D Gruver and aunt Lavera Gruver. Mrs Rena Huseby Betty Sonny and Will Crawford joined Will Randolphs for Thanksgiving dinner. Ella Chase was called to Laurens due to the death of her son Douglas Smith aged 27.
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Claud Wilson
William Eichelberger
Leo Eichelberger
Ed Aden
Herman Aden
Henry Aden
Palmer
Beamer Aden
Muriel Smith
Melvin Hawk
Havelock
Sgt
Eichelberger
Lewis Wilson
Mary Smith
Laurens
Quimby
Elmer Wilson
George Wilson
Marcus
Walter J. Ohrtman
Bentbey
Ottumwa
Little Creek
Carroll Johnson
Walfred Johnson
Kyoto
Japan
Tokyo
Merrill Johnson
Saipan
Johnson
Marian Nelson
Great Lakes
Eugene Daniels
Steve Zablow
Will Larry
Eagle Grove
Dunlap
Walter Chase
Pennsylvania
Henry Reece
Rodman
Havelock Business
Ida Mann
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
C. S. Barth
Ruth Speer
Spencer
Willis Speer
Brook Gill
Gibson
Pearl Mick
Lavina Eby
Dallas
Oregon
Rapid City
S. D
Harry Ohrtmann
G. A. Gruver
Ray Gruver
Amanda Mason
Pocahontas
Howard Mason
Adel
Melvin Buck
Walter Hersom
C. L. Cornwell
Cornwell
Paul Blondis
Audrey
Wonder
Ware
J. E. Albertson
P. G. Hathway
Nancy
Lawton
Mich
Paul Larson
Lewis Smith
Waterloo
Madonna
Glenn Kendall
California
Glenn
Dave Bell
Lois
Madonna Smith
Lewis Voster
Curlew
Meritt Brazier
Dale Spiker
Lavera Grover Spen
Ruthven
Laurens Subdistrict
John Dunlap
Denver
Colo
Methodist Church
Washington Cemetery
Rebekah Lodge
Kenneth
Jackie Gruver
Emmetsburg
H. D
Lavera Gruver
Rena Huseby
Betty
Sonny
Will Crawford
Will Randolph
Ella Chase
Douglas Smith
Havelock church schedules services and meetings
Havelock Methodist Church with Pastor J E Albertson posts Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Youth Fellowship at 7 p m The Helping Hand bazaar and lunch are planned at the church basement Wednesday afternoon The Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at the church basement Thursday afternoon An installation of officers and recognition of Sunday school workers will occur Sunday morning.
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Havelock Methodist Church
J. E. Albertson
Helping Hand
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Woman’s Society
Youth Fellowship
Miss Turner Weds St Donald Graham In Pocahontas
In Pocahontas at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon November 25 at four o clock Miss Sarah Margaret Turner married Donald A Graham Sr of the U S Navy. Rev J R Kirby officiated as Lt John Graham Camp Huston Texas attended as best man and ushers included Lt John Gray New York Lt Dick Cambridge Iowa City Lt Bill Meardon and Lt Bill Buckley. A reception for 60 followed at the bride’s uncle and aunt’s home and the couple left on a brief wedding trip.
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Pocahontas
Sarah Margaret Turner
Donald A. Graham, Sr
J.z
U. S. Navy
J. R. Kirby
Lohengrin
Harvey Brewbaker
Longmont
Colo
Ann Brewbaker
Hubert Norman
Charleston
West Virginia
John Graham
Camp Huston
Texas
John Gray
U.S.N
New York
Dick Cambridge
Bill Meardon
Bill Buckley
U. S. Army
Iowa City
Claude van Gundy
Housing Crisis Tackled by Pocahontas Chamber
At a Pocahontas Chamber of Commerce meeting the housing situation was discussed and immediate relief action was approved. A committee will study pre fabricated or suitable buildings to convert into temporary homes and escalate the matter with the National Housing Administration.
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Pocahontas
Thanksgiving Services Kick Off Holiday Observance
Thanksgiving services were held Thursday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. G F Wessling as celebrant. Four World War II veterans served as altar boys: George Donohoe, Joseph F Schoofs, Leo Pattee, and Dale Westell. The group also visited relatives in Esbherville and Mstherville and welcomed a newborn daughter to Russ Eveleth’s family on November 17.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
G. F. Wessling
George Donohoe
Pacific
Luzon
Joseph F. Schoofs
Africa
Italy
Fifteenth Air Force
Leo Pattee
Philippines
Dale Westell
Eighth Air Force
England
Will Shimon
Deloris Shimon
A. J. Drobney
de Loss Drobney
Roger
Donald
Clayton
Linda
Omaha
Esbherville
John Clampitt
Holy Family Hospital
Mstherville
Russ Eveleth
Eveleth
Pocahontas Indians edge Havelock in season opener
Pocahontas Indians win first basketball game 37 31 at home led by Bob Young with ten points and Byron Wiese eight. Havelock guard Jerry Ackland scores nine. Indian Maidens also win 51 27 as Darlene Stoulil scores 27 with Wilson and Barth each adding 13 for Havelock.
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Pocahontas Indians
Havelock
Bob Young
Byron Wiese
Jerry Ackland
Darlene Stoulil
Pocahontas
Wilson
Barth
Sacred Heart Beats St Marys Storm Lake in Opening Game
Sacred Heart Hagies defeated St Marys Storm Lake 44 to 21 in the season opener. Bob Kelly led Pocahontas with 18 points while Eugene Alexander added 11. O Neill scored 11 for Storm Lake and Sacred Heart second team won 26 to 22.
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Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Hagies
St. Mary's
Storm Lake
Bob Kelly
Pocahontas
Eugene Alexander
O’neill
Phosphate Rock Price Hike Reversed for Farmers
The OPA announced a 20 cent per ton increase across all Tennessee phosphate rock grades used in fertilizer production, citing higher processing costs. Manufacturers are instructed to absorb the rise so farmer prices remain unchanged.
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Tennessee
OPA
Neolite Soles Higher Shoe Repair Costs Report
Shoe repair shops report price increases up to 15 percent for sole replacements and minor repairs. Business owners cite material costs and inflation as main drivers while customers seek affordable alternatives and wait times vary across shops.
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Neolite
OPA Sets New Ceiling on Bolingo Prices
The OPA announced new ceiling prices for Bolingo products in a weekly manufacturing and wholesale update. It explains the move to a 25 cent per unit rate as necessary to stabilize markets and ensure fairness in pricing.
Paper Goods Economics Prompt Price Changes Noted
A garbled item notes wholesale ceiling price adjustments on paper products this week. Mentions may affect doilies tray covers butter cups and similar items under OPA controls with percentage changes implied.
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OPA
Ceiling wine prices fall under wartime controls
OPA caps on domestic bottled wine affect pricing as ceilings drop. The price decline has surpassed 50 percent in some cases, impacting winery sales and market availability for consumers.
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OPA
Telephone link established between India and China line
India and China establish a telephonic connection for the first time after the completion of a milepole line from Cateutty, with Signal Corps troops overseeing the installation in the India Burma area.
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China-India
India
China
Cateutty
Ok Ming
Signal Corps
India -Burma
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Leforms
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Insurance Department
Palo Alto
Calif. A
Veterans Administration
Hingham
Mont
Boise
Idaho
Capital Securities
Department of Commerce
Region Nine
15Th Street
Coweta
Okla
Navy
Red Cross
Navy Relief
E. D
Taylorville
N.C. A
Navy Department
Hawthorne
Bureau of Personnel
Bureau of Medics
Navy Reserve
Mra. E
Tule Lake
Calif
Mrs
St. Graham
Albert Machian
Philadelphia
Fred Machian
Carver Building
Merle Kepler
Excelsior Springs
E. S. Kepler
Kepler
G. A. Hunt
Lase
University of Missouri
Charles Hunt
Navy Air Force
Iowa State College
Ames
Louis Schoofs
Templeton
Joseph Schoofs
Henry Dultmeier
Cpl. Schoofs
France
Elmer Lange
Patricia
C. A. Hunt
Sumner
Harry Pace
University Hospital
Miss Turner
St. Donald Graham
Christ In Science Monitor
Charistian Science Public
Geeletyne
Norway
Masa
Caristias Science
Lk Close
B & B Dairy
Iclock
Pleter
DAN Felling & Sons
Ray Magness
Laurens, Lowe
Humboldt
Humboldt, Iowa
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