Iowa U S Food Administration officers list
The Burlington Iowa headquarter office opened August 1 2017 lists J F Deems as U S food administrator for Iowa and a large group of division chiefs secretaries and investigators including R F E Logsdon W T McElroy D G Thompson M L Parker W T Harper W F Miller R E Pittigrew and many others with roles in sugar flour merchants milk hotels and restaurants bakers and educational and women’s committees. The article notes many others not listed such as 158 food administrators and numerous district county and township leaders.
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United States Food Administration For
Iowa
Burlington
J. F. Deems
United States Food
R. F E. Logsdon
W. T. McElroy
D. G. Thompson
M. L. Parker
Merchants’ Representatives
W. T. Harper
W. F. Miller
R. E. Pittigrew
Mil
R. R. Welday
C. F. Altstadt
Bakers’ Service Committee
Leon Brown
Francis FE. Whitley
Neale S. Knowles
Paul Guelich
Cr. G. Pauly
Alice French
Max Mayer
John Deming
Pauly
T. Hedge, Jr
Volunteers
Julianne Penne
Deems
A. Hi. Blank
Moving Picture Division
H. B. Boies
College Women’s League
H. C. Orrick
Ed. Danny
Oliver Longueville
A. E. Peterson
A. ©. Stephenson
Julia A. Robinson
Herbert R. Wright
Women's
Bakers
Hens Provide More Food Than Do Hogs
Washington August 15. War garden effort urges suburban households to raise hens next to hogs as a food source. Hoover and Houston promote back yard flocks of about ten hens per household producing about 100 dozen eggs yearly worth around ten dollars, with six to eight hens enough for a family of five. Keep hens confined to prevent damage and odors, choose Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red or Orpington breeds, and avoid roosters to maintain egg production.
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Washington, D. C
War Garden
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rock
Wyandotte
Rhode Island Bed
Orpington
War teaches thrift in tough times by saving wisely
The poem notes how war educates a narrator to save money, trading fast spending for disciplined thrift. It highlights lessons in salt savings, avoiding waste, and valuing prudent choices as a redeeming feature of conflict.
Couldn't Prove It by Him Puppy Tale
The piece recounts a dog owned by Lyle who grew sick and was killed. Efforts were made to shield Lyle from the dog’s fate, and when asked about the dog later he replied he did not know it was dead. The anecdote appears in a Chicago Tribune and Evening Journal clipping.
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Lyle
Chicago Tribune
Outwitting the Hun by Pat O'Brien 1918 Memoir excerpt
Memoir style wartime narrative recounts Pat O'Brien's enlistment in the Royal Flying Corps, his crash and capture, escape schemes from Courtrai to Belgium, and perilous travel through Luxembourg and Holland amid German pursuit, with wartime details and archival bits.
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Pat O'Brien
Royal Flying Corps
Canada
France
Maul Rainey
Courtrai
Germany
Luxemburg
Belsium
Belgium
Ibelgian
Hideout in the Wine Cellar Amid German Search
A fugitive hides in a cellar wine rack as German soldiers scour the house. He blocks the stairs with wine bottles, fears a discovery, and survives a tense moment when the soldiers unexpectedly leave without finding him. Rats and mice skitter as the search ends briefly.
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Tle
Germans Loot Belgian Homes For Metal And Dogs
The narrator describes German troops stripping a house of metal items including brass taps pipes and cooking gear. They also seized all dogs over fourteen inches, sparking speculation on their use as dispatch animals or for leather. The account asserts German provisioning is extensive and planned to endure years of war.
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Belgium
Milly and Billy Debate Mens Conceit in court remark
A judge notes a remark about male conceit, Milly states men are more conceited than women, while Billy counters that many men admit not being worthy to a woman. The exchange captures courtroom wit and gender perceptions in a historical frame.
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Milly
Train Schedules Westbound and Washington Branch Freight List
A railroad timetable outlines westbound departures and arrivals for multiple trains including No 12 Express and No 11 Express with exact times. The Washington Branch shows daily operations for local passengers and freight services Nos 429 430 460 886 836 88 89 with Sunday exceptions noted and agent H W Russel listed.
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Washington
H. W. Russel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Journal
Publishers City Editor
East Main Street
Mutual
The
U. S. Food Administration
Abe Martin
Tell Binkley
Walt Mason
Nead the Evening Journal
Pat Alva O'Brien
New York Herald
Wara
Zimmerman
Cubs
Huyliger
C. J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal Office
Morrison & Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Charles A. Dewhry
Kicher
Livingston & Kicher
LAW
Abstract Department
W. M. Kerley
W. H. Butterfield
Frank Rogers
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz, M. D
Farmers & Mer. Bank
Irvin BE. Huston
Cor
Lemley
Washington, IA
HW. Bateman Blair
Chiropractores
M. H. Sartor
Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Square
Klein Klothing Co
Red Washington
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
Austin Rutherland
R. R
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ralph L. Bunce
W.M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
L. D. Langworthy
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
BK. T
Joe
McEibinney
B. Cc
Recorder
C. EB
R. H. Walker
W. M
Rose Reid
Sec
Fratera
Covenant Lodge
L. C. O. F. Salil
N. Iowa Ave
J. G. Moriaty
Noble Grand
Keller
RL & P
Tee
J. E. Kunath
Lo West Lim
Imeal
W. BE. Lindsa
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