Washington County Board Minutes Show Salaries and Budget Requests
Proceedings detail payrolls for numerous county staff and vendors, including hospital, road, and maintenance payments. The board approves July 1943 reports, amends officer salary resolutions, and schedules a public hearing for the 1944 county budget on September 13 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Rudolph
H. P. Wilson
Anna Mae Howard
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Iowa
Evening Journal
Wellman Advance
Kalona News
E.S. Rudolph
Ned Morrow
W. W. Schroeder
Felt Saves Rubber: Wool Felt Cuts Rubber Use
Wool felt has saved about 500 000 pounds of rubber in six months in the manufacture of washers, gaskets and similar items, reflecting material efficiency improvements.
War Stamp Dress Highlights Legion Auxiliary Banquet
Joan Elinor Ladehoff of Clinton wore a dress decorated with war stamps valued at 1,500 dollars and 14 yards around the bottom as a featured display at the state American Legion auxiliary annual banquet held at the Martin hotel Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Elinor Ladehoff
Clinton
American Legion Auxiliary
Martin Hotel
First printed newspapers and wheat starch industry facts
The piece notes the origins of newspapers in Germany England and France from 1612 to 1731 with handwritten newsletters tied to Renaissance discoveries. It then details wheat starch production as an old industry with two U S wet milling firms in Harbor Beach Michigan and Columbus Ohio using flour, plus wartime closures reducing eight prewar producers to six.
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Germany
England
France
West Indies
United States
Harbor Beach
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Portia
Ivan
Chicago
Portia Rose
How Much Is a Ton in Shipping Explained
The article explains the difference between displacement tonnage for warships and various merchant ship tonnages. It covers gross, deadweight, and registered tonnage, how each is calculated, and why figures vary. It notes a cargo ship may have 8000 deadweight tons but different displacement and gross tonnages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman Committee
Knox
Archimedes
United States
First Aid to the Ailing House Whitman column
Practical home repair tips from Roger B Whitman cover cess upkeep basement odors damp walls and odor control plastic sash insulations and plaster smoothing. Advice includes grease removal from drains damp proofing and filler recipes plus cabinet refinishing and cedar post treatment for weather resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger B. Whitman
Ceramic Grates Save Iron During Winter Output
During the past winter producers created about one million ceramic fireplace grates, saving roughly 30,000 tons of cast iron.
Defense Volunteers to Be Given Service Bars
Civilian defense volunteers can win service awards similar to armed services ones, announced by Director James M. Landis. Six distinct bars awarded for 500 to 5,000 hours of service, including training and authorized activities by local councils, with the basic 500 hour award a woven ribbon bar featuring red stripes on a white background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armed Services
James M. Landis
Pigeon Force in Africa Expanded by British
Cairo announces expansion of the South African Pigeon Expeditionary Force after successful Mediterranean operations. The plan projects 15 000 pigeons and 400 pigeon experts, with first rounds released from Libyan desert outposts, trucks, and aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Mediterranean
Egypt
South Africa
Libyan
City Hires Pied Piper To Rid Irapuato Of Rats
Irapuato Mexico a Guanajuato industrial center faces a rat plague harming crops and stores. Poison and catcher brigades failed and the Irapuato wheat producers association wired Gen A L Rodrigues coordinator of natural production for help.
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City OF
Mexico
Irapuato
Guanajuato
Leather substitute eel skins tested in Holland
Test leather substitute eel skins are being cured and tested as a leather replacement in Holland. The work explores using eel skin for durable material and fashion applications, with researchers evaluating processing, tanning, and finish quality.
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Holland
Dehydration plants emerge from former canning factories
About 90 percent of dehydration plants in the region are former canning factories with a shift to drying vegetables. The transition reflects structural changes in local industry as plants repurpose equipment and facilities to dry produce.
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Oise M. Risk
Ruth Ryan
Elizabeth Gingery
Mae Shockley
Sal
Mary Deatty
Harold Kerr
Orin Wallace Sr
Tack Sinens
Deen Stout
Pearl Carlson
Aileen Smith
Marie Mitchell
Appie Mae Rigenhagen
Baagry Es BS Ae
Emeie Frits
Arthur Fetters
Hazel Bradshaw
Holtzer-Cabot Electric
Humble Produce Co
Acelin Tee Lh
Industrial Chemical Lab
Ceree
Akaytie
C. W. McLaughlin
Midland Chemical Lab
Sma Loe
Geo. L. McDaniel
McKesson & Robbins
V. Mueller ,& Co
John Nash, Co
J. Noonan Co
Ohio Chemical Co
Otis Elevator Co
Parke, Davis & Co
Peters Hardware
Keister Bros
BE Oh. Sargent Co
L. Stewart
Upjohn Co
PenaioRh
Ed Sheppard
Henry Wieland
Nelson Woodford
Chas. Churchill
Irl Glick
Aease LE Hl
G. McBride
Harold Young
Ilubert Grood
Edgar Porter
Wired Oud GR
Lester Small
County Auditor
Petty Eee
Bokerney
Ic Ee Ee
Turlington Clean Tower
Brighton Oil Co
Brindley’s
Standard Service
Cities Service Oil Co
Cooperative Service Co
Bay
Itamenanso
A. B. Clark
Handler Motor Co
J. I. Holmes
Petro. Corp
Ee Geo. L. McDaniel, Cougrerie Ee
Mace Motor Co
Miller's Garage
Spark
DU Einsig
Montgomery Ward & Co
Martin-Roasa Tractor & Maio
Nebraska Bridge Supply & Lumber Co
Nicola & Harmon
Marius Olson
Walter H. Ott
Don C. Paul
Gas & Oil
H. Peters
Picken
Standard Oil Co
Gas & Giesel
Red L. Stewart
Shell Oil Co
John Shields & Sons
K. J. Thornton
Chevrolet
Parts & Service
Washington Lumber & Fuel
M. C. DeLong, P. M
Dogersee
Ethan Wass
C. DeLong
P. M
R. R. Noonan
Burger Bao Ek
B. S. Rudolph
Permelia R. Lay
County Employment Service
S. G. Bell
U. S
European
Harold R. Stark
U. S. Navy
Scions
Atlantic
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
James M. Mead
New York
Bergen Bay
New Guinea
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
Pacific
WNU Fe
Eles
Ross
Stern
Sandra
Africa
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