Iowa War Time Notes Chronicle Statewide Activities
Iowa citizens farmers bankers and servicemen are mentioned in a broad survey of home front efforts during wartime. References include drafts registrations Red Cross appeals medical staff changes and local government actions across Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids and other cities.
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Frank Woodrow
Newton
Floran
Hanover
Lanemarks
Red Cross
Sioux
Waterloo
Cherles
Des
Frente
Caittine
United States
Tity
B. Philper
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Camp Cody
Num
Army
Dee Moines
Elmer Scott
Vinton
Jesse D. Slaughter
Maxwell
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines Industries
Mila H. Miller
San Antonio
Tex
Ffteen Ou
State House
Mies Agnes C. Rapp
Corneil Bluffs
Fannie Happ
Sieuxely
Cedar Rapids
Harding
Duluth
Minn
SM. Neil
M. Young
Marshalltown
War Department
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Guy £. Logan
Bud Ateps
McGregor
France
Otto W. Ludike
Bodreward
Muscatine
Fac
Ness
J. M. Marcee
US S. A
Grinnell and
Viciniy
Chicago
Express
Hoover
Bernard Stenzel
Waverly
Thatown
Fort Leavenworth
Frank B. Davis
Intelligence Office
Fortieth Division
Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Camp Dodge
State Board For
E. T. Meredith
Allison Secor
Europe
Cheriotte W. Eastman
Iowa City
General Pershing
John P. Wallace
Iown
Prof
Rockwood
Chemistry Department
The
State University
Iowa Engineering Experiment Station
Towa
Iowa State College
Ames
Moville
Maville State Bank
Bebcock and Richards
Wage Board Grants Rail Men Wage Increases
The railroad wage commission proposes raises totaling about 300 million dollars for 1 939 369 workers, from 1 percent to 43 percent, with a plan to keep pay parity across sexes and races. Director General McAdoo will likely adopt only part of the recommendations, balancing war needs with broader industry pay, while maintaining overtime rates and mileage-based adjustments.
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McAdoo
Tavara
Europe
Commission
Washington, D. C
Loiwest
Railroad Wage Commission
Meadoo
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Charles C. McChord
J. Harry Covington
Wiliam R. Willcox
The
Wage Commission
Washington Expert on Jazz Sees It As Passing Novelty
Meyer Davis of this city claims jazz cannot be written as it changes with each performance. He traces jazz to Congo Square in New Orleans and says it spreads through gilded salons and canned-music venues. Davis predicts the craze will fade, calling jazz a novelty fueled by noisy instruments and eclectic improvisation.
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Ashington
Meyer Davis
Boston Post
Wagner
New Orleans
Congo Place
Davis
Honolulu
Clarionet
Farmer seeks peppermint stick candy to keep promise to children
A farmer in a small town clings to a promise made to his children before leaving for the city and searches a shop for pink and white peppermint sticks. The clerk offers substitutes but the farmer insists on finding the preferred treat despite limited options.
Strict Food Rules Cost Waiter His Job in Washington Hotel
A Washington hotel manager enforces strict food administration rules. Two visiting businessmen pressured a waiter to bring bread against orders, leading to the waiter losing his job after an official noted the violation. The head waiter insists the establishment must follow its pledged rules regardless of patrons.
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Washington
Food Administration
Walter
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