Nebraska Scrap Drive Sets Nationwide Record
Nebraska surged to a record 65 000 tons of scrap metal in a three week prairie fire campaign, surpassing Iowa with strong organization and promotion. Omaha World Herald publisher Henry Doorly ignited the drive with prizes and a scrap contest, while railroads and churches joined in. The piece credits widespread local cooperation and media promotion for the success, noting industry aid and community events.
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Nebraska
United States
Iowa
Midwest
Omaha World-Herald
The
World-Herald
Henry Doorly
Doorly
Burlington Railroad
Four or five years more war say army officers
An army officer warns officials expect the war to last four or five more years at best. He notes Axis nations have prepared for twenty years with vast equipment and reserves, while U S production is just starting, making a swift victory unlikely though allies are seen as eventual winners. The piece contrasts wartime patience with a nickel anecdote from a different paper.
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Automotive Council For War Production
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Rommel
General Lee
General Grant
Pearl Harbor
Sac Sun
United States
Parents urged to guard schools against disease as term starts
State health officials warn of higher disease risk with war and reduced physician access. Parents urged to keep ill children home at first signs of illness and to refuse school attendance when unwell, noting ailments may resemble colds but can spread quickly. They cite whooping cough measles mumps and scarlet fever as risks to monitor.
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State Health Department
Pocahontas County Board Proceedings August 4 1942
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session in the courthouse at Pocahontas Iowa with G C Johns Clarence Jensen and O F Young present. The minutes note claims budgets and audits for county funds, road work secondary projects and numerous vendors including medical suppliers and fuel expenses.
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Court House
Pocahontas
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
G.C. Johns Clarence Jensen
O. F. Young
Aub
Atana
Sameitan
EL Clark
Ren
L. B. Elsen
F. J. Krebs
George Mackie
Ren Jowa
Budge Sti
Walter Cook
Glenn Gaskill
Jake Harland
Wight
Tia Voneaanden
Ed Winegarden
Laurens Sun
Hans Nielsen
Pocahontas Record-Democrat
Rolfe Arrow
Harold Peterson
Labor
Queer Oats Co
Soldiers Relief Fund
Tak- Pys
Blair & Blair
Med
W. E. Gower
T. Hughes
Charles L. Jones
Wilbur C. Thatcher
Jfadelon Clark
Irene Williams
Sr. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Lizard
Lake No
Gar Yy
W. Webb
Nora Stelpflug
Food Stamp Office
E. R. Donohoe
Soldiers Yys
B. F. Barber
J. T. Grant & Son
Vernon Holmes
Mdse
Gee. Miller
General County
W. F. Lieb
James Winters
I. H. Brokaw
Lf. G. Taylor
Clara M. McIntyre
Geo. W. Carpenter
Sadie Goodchild
Grace Carpenter
Hubert Kapsch
Fred Homuth
C. W. Gilchrist
Calvin Stoner
Pris
Farm Service Co
Black
S. D. Linn
Shannon Twp. Co
R. N. Brenny
Palmer Press
Cc. & C. Motor Co
Bang
Iowa Blind Products
Sup- Vinton
R. Howie
Alieg
Paul Construction
Theo. W. Tuttle
R. M. Love
Frederic Hudson
Bernard Lieb
Jim Abbott
Lora Weber
J. C. Mordan
Chas, Joachims
Wm. Miller
Chris DeYoung
Dave Guess
Wm. Rawlee
Chet Whistler
Doyle Filloon
Bob Filloon
Gilbert Nieman
Dale Johnson
Mel Hunt
Burte DeYoung
Ben Eby
R. D. Carlow
F. J. Worth
Glenn Smith
B. R. Wiemers
Local firm supplies gear for Greenfield pool repair
Divers used equipment from a local firm to clean and repair leaks at the Greenfield swimming pool. The helmet was fashioned from a hot water tank and air was provided by a motor driven compressor similar to paint spray gun units.
Springville Eyes Removed Fire Bell for Scrap Drive
The town of Springville removed and junked its old fire bell as part of a scrap salvage campaign. The bell had long served as the fire alarm before a modern siren was installed.
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Springville
New Coal Mine Planned Near Chariton
A new coal mine is planned near Chariton. When at full capacity the operation is expected to employ 300 or 400 men.
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Chariton
Vastly Improved Tank Design and Rapid Mass Production
A vastly improved tank design and its rapid mass production were developed. A mammoth plant was rushed to completion, enabling the industry to quickly adapt to producing one of the most vital instruments of modern war.
Display Showcases 100 Varieties of Ang Fish at Crosco Farm
More than 100 varieties of ang fish and other specimens of marelie are on display in a cabin specially built on Roy Thorson’s Crosco farm. Many samples were collected by Thorson and his son during trips to Florida.
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Roy Thorson
Crosco
Thonson
Florida
Birthday twins visit Indianola barber shop for joint celebration
In Indianola two men share a birthday and appear together at a local barber shop. Finley, 101, and John Williams, 2, are noted as residents with a long history, including a past residence in Red Oak. The brief records their simultaneous birthday observance.
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Hiram. Finley
Iohn Williams
Indianola
Finley
Red Coak
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the Rolfe Arrow
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Marion Bruce
Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Rolfe
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Pocahontas High School
J. R. Grant
Independence Bulletin Journal
U.S.A
Sam
Diness
Board Proceedings
Shimon Drug Co
R. A. Crummer
F. L. Blair
W. F. Brinkman
G. A. Everson
Fuller-White
F. E
5. B. Chase
Martin-Kluever Caughlin
R. F. Martin
J. F. Studebaker
Don Thatcher
the Lutheran Hospital
St. Vincents 'Hospital
Ruby Crouse
Harm Eyhnsen
Phoebe Harland
Ray Johnson
Florence Kober
John Marten
Augusta Smith
J. F. O Brien
A. B. Patterson
J. R. Byers
J. H. Hovenden
E. J. Martin
Mercy Hospital
Marietta Rees
Gilmore Drug Co
Clyde Decker
James Dunn
John Hartnett
A. C. Saxby
C. Gilchrist
Fred E. McKim
Fred McKim, Jr
Alfred ‘Sandvig
A. R. Lanus
Bill Point
L. G. Schonberger
Edward Schonberger
Geo
Marvin Kruchten
Dan ‘Fitzgerald
A. Carlson
Wm. Veerhausen
Lloyd McClurg
Hugh Huston
Matt Fitzgerald
F. E. Calkins
Earl Guess
Minnie Milehan
T — C. & C. Motor Co
Central States Electric Co
Fred Dillemuth
Electric Service Co
Loren Fergen
Fullerton Lumber Co
Gibson Oil Co
Globe Machinery & Supply Co
Yowa Public Service
Elec
John H. Kleen
Biksthg
Laurens Auto Exchange
Reen Tay
Val
Ned
Rolfe State
U. S
U.S. Treasury Department
M.D
T. D. Jones
B .Rolfe
F. H. Molyneux
Savage
Carl J. White
Auto Bonds
Kennedy Agency
T. J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham
First Nation Bank
R. B. Ranney
Res
Standard Oil
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Nalea
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