Operation Cornerid aims to store Iowa corn surplus
In Des Moines on August 19, the PMA launched Operation Cornerid to prevent the 646 million bushel corn crop from flooding markets. It tasks township AAA committeemen to survey storage needs and estimate how much new space is required, with loans offered under strict rules starting December 1 and rate details due mid October.
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Des Moines
Cornerid
Iowa
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
AAA
Hervey Hazen
Hazen
Larry Westen a Skillful Operator of Dad's Tractor
Havre letter describes young Larry Westen operating his father's tractor with a power mower attachment to clip pasture land. He stands as he drives around the field for hours, showing skill and pride in the finished work amid verdant meadow and canfield views.
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Lewis Hering
Havre
Larry Westen
New Books Ready At Library Here
Washington public library announces thirty three new books available for circulation. Non fiction titles include Gandhi and Our Plundered Planet with two memorial gifts for Richard L Morley and Mrs I L Colthurst from Juanita Herring and the Fortnightly club. Fiction selections include Reluctant Rebel Jibby the Cat Call of the Land and The Outsiders among others.
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Washington Public Library
Homer Stephen
Juanita Herring
Richard L. Morley
Fortnightly Club
I. L. Colthurst
Ghandi
Clark
White House
Nesbitt
Raper
Bach
Dimaggio
Taber
van de Water
Jibby the Cat
Tobias Brandywine
Wickenden
Sherman
White
Marion
Families overspend in 1947 high price era
Washington August 19 The Federal Reserve Board reports that 28 percent of American families spent about 11 billion dollars more than their income in 1947 as they bought automobiles and other durable goods. About 64 percent saved 25 billion dollars and eight percent broke even. The overspenders used savings and war bonds despite inflated prices.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
U. S
Salary strains drive Iowa salaries study and policy talk
Des Moines reports state officials debate salary adjustments to match private sector pay. A three member subcommittee will compare state wages with private firms, consider five day weeks, and address rising living costs. resignations in conservation and other agencies highlight staffing gaps as higher private pay lures workers.
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DES Moines
IDPR
Legislative
General Assembly
Robert D. Blue
State Department of Public Instruction
Statehouse
Alfred Kahl
Highway Patrol
State Conservation Commission
G. I. Ziemer
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
James Harlan
Bruce Stiles
Ziemer
Ira Gabrielson
Rev Welty and wife guest in Havre at Wittmers
Reverend Delbert E. Welty and wife of Muscoda Kansas were Sunday dinner guests at the S C Wittmer home and remained overnight. Welty, a former Eicher church pastor, preached to a large attentive audience Sunday morning. Other visitors included Dwight Wittmer Wayne of Quincy Ill and Virgil Wittmer Kay and Dennis of Burlington.
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Lewis Hering
Havre
Delbert E. Welty
Muscoda
Kansas
S. C. Wittmer
Rev Welty
Eicher Church
Wittmer
Dwight Wittmer
Wayne
Quincy
Ill
Virgil Wit
Tiny Revolutionary Courier Dwarfed Paris Dispatches
Richebourg, one of the smallest dwarfs ever, stood 23 inches tall and served as a covert messenger in Paris during the French Revolution hidden in a nurse’s arms. He reportedly died at age 90.
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Richebourg
Paris
Long reunion in Illinois draws local attendees
Pleasant Ridge August 18 The annual Long reunion was held Sunday August 15 at Hamilton Illinois. Attending from Pleasant Ridge were Pat and with Mary and Cora Ruth Smith Everett Curtis and Richard. They visited Harry Doolittle before returning home. Bonnie Judy and Susie Norenberg visited the Woodyards while Wyntred Norenberg attended the Cedar Rapids fair. Orval Russell Burlington joined weekend guests in the Woodyard home. Mrs Bill Frye and children also noted.
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Will Richards
Lyle Wilcox
Denver
Idaho Springs
Royal Gorge
Lena Mason
Margaret
Clyle
Mediapolis
Harold Nelson
Harold Wilson
Marilyn
Ruth Ann
Everet Westen
Clarence Brown
Bert Krantz
Fred Kephart
Ernest Woodyard
Pleasant Ridge
Hamilton
Ill
Pat Smith
Mary
Cora Ruth
Everett Curtis
Richard
Harry Doolittle
Cora Long
Swift
Bruce Stewart
Crawfordsville
Bill Swift
Bonnie
Judy
Susie Norenberg
Wyntred Norenberg
Cedar Rapids
Norenbergs
Orval Russell
Burlington
Woodyard
Bill Frye
Washington Evening Journal publisher and staff list
The Washington Evening Journal lists Elder Shannon Co publishers and staff including R E B Shannon managing editor Dave R Elder business manager Bruce C Cowden editor Charles Morris news editor W J Shannon advertising manager Max Marble plant superintendent. Published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4. Entered second class matter under March 3 1879 act. Memberships Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn Audit Bureau of Circulations. Subscription rates 25 cents per week by carrier in Washington and 12.50 per year by mail in Iowa.
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Washington
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. EB. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Post
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Hesseltine Reunion Attendees Gather at Sunset Park
Mr. and Mrs. Irvan Hesseltine and family join Stephen Billie and Barbara visiting Mrs. Fry's Burlington relatives, whilst the Frye family hosts at home. The Hesseltine reunion occurred Sunday at Sunset Park.
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Stephen
Billie
Barbara
Mrs. Fry
George’ Chalupa
Frye’s
Burlington
Irvan Hesseltine
Hesseltine
Sunset Park
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Karl E. Schmidt
Brown & Bruty
Hubert Walker
Braunshausen
West Main
Charles Brown
C. G. Adrian
Own. Brown & Bruty, Auctioneers
Chic Young
Charles Graves
Board of Control
State Board of Education
Art Wallace
Executive Council
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Toledo
Soldiers Orphans
Davenport
Old Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Mitchellville
Robert Jugenheimer
Sigourney
Lisle Hering
Chicago
Clyle Mason
Mt. Pleasant
Edward Richard
Kenneth Reishley
Evert Westen
S. W. Wittmer
Dale Garrett
Colorado
D E. Welty
S. C. Wittmers
Illinois
Tait Radio & Appliance
CPO Aone
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey
Thurodore
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Morrison Building
W. Livingston
Hobert Day Attorneys
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Court House
John C. Owen
Attorney Office
South Side Square
Wendell L. Shapfer
Vertist
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Journal
DR. P. L. Ett Osteopathic Pt
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
W. R. Hayman, D.S
Office
N. Ave. B
Geo. F. Clark
Harry
the Journal
Phon
Dublin
Oliver
John Deere
McCormick Deering
Montgomery Ward
T. W. Harwood
Skelgas
Westinghouse
Coronado
Brown & Bruty, Auctioneers
John Butler
Reister Bros
Washington Concrete Co
St. and
Rock Island
Sentinel Radio Sale & Service
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