Verse Reflection on War Time Readings and Censorship
A 1943 column invites readers to reflect on Bible readings during December hours and critiques information suppression. It cites Fulton Lewis Jr. on Pearl Harbor security and questions government control of work under wartime directives, predicting postwar shifts and warnings about totalitarian pressures. It ends with a note from the Washington Evening Star about a postwar transparent icebox.
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United Presbyterians
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Army
United States
Lewis
Washington
Washington Evening Star
Community Sale Schedule and Estate Auctions Listed
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. December 4 household goods sale for Clara McCaulley Estate at 904 East Second Street. December 4 antique sale at Public Auction in the Coffin Building Columbus Junction Iowa starting at 1:00. Mrs. FP Hubbard. December 6 closing out sale one mile east and four miles north of Noble or eight miles east and one and a half miles north of Wayland starts at.
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Clara McCaulley
East Second Street
Coffin
Columbus Junction
Iowa
FP. A. Hubbard
Noble
Wayland
Sale
Richland
Rubio
Lexington Community Social and Ladies Aid Notes
Lexington community group met at the school on Wednesday with a Thanksgiving program led by Marie Stewart featuring songs recitations plays and choral readings. The Ladies Aid elected officers including Elizabeth Young as president Grace Emde as vice president and Clara Patterson as secretary treasurer for the coming year. The next events include a Christmas pot luck luncheon and an unrotruck luncheon on December 18.
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Marie Stewart
Ladies Aid
Lexington Ladies Aid
Maude Fleming
Vivian Fleming
Miller
Elizabeth Young
Grace Emde
Clara Patterson
Carey Act author Carey among six Westerners honored with Liberty ships
Joseph M. Carey former U S senator from Wyoming and author of the Carey Act a key driver of irrigation in the West is named as one of six pioneering Westerners to have Liberty ships named in their honor.
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Joseph M. Carey
United States
Wyoming
Chicago cash grain moves mixed oats prices
Chicago cash grain markets show oats trading in mixed tones with bids around 81 percent for mixed oats and 82 percent for white oats, while red oats hold at about 82 percent with varied offers and slight shifts in price levels.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report Declines and Steady Prices
Chicago December 2 market report shows eggs firm with receipts 5 251 cases and current price 42 4 cents for firsts while extra firsts stand at 43 5 cents. Poultry receipts include 5 cars and 3 trucks with market unchanged.
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Chicago
Dairy Cow Sale and Closing Out Auctions Across Iowa Area
A sequence of farm auctions listings for December 1943 in Iowa cites Ed Cummings, Cave Hall, Tom Carter, Willard Genkins, Shaffer Bros, Jim Colton, Emil Anderson, John Christner, Clarence Work, Frank Courtney, and others. Notable venues include the Armory in Washington and Crawfordsville stalls with multiple closing out sales and dairy cattle public sale. Ira A. Coon credited at end for listing.
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Ed Cummings
Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Rock Road
Cave Hall
Jackson and Dodson
Washington
County Farm Road
Emil Anderson
Wayland
Olds
John Christner
Cotter
Clarence Work
Frank Courtney
Crawfordsville
Wyman
Caldwell and Hahn
A. L. Wehr
Haskins
Armory
Iowa
Howard Williams
Klotz & Duncan
R. C. Blankenhorn
Ainsworth
Ira A. Coon
The Rocking Chair Brigade Funeral Reflections
A writer recalls Frank Macon and his vast circle of friends at a United Presbyterian church service. Rev. George Kerr cites Proverbs about friendship and closeness, noting Macon’s knack for remembering names and his habit of helping others. Christmas concerns and local shop talk follow the tribute.
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United Presbyterian Church
Frank Macon
Mr. Macon
George Kerr
Riverside Pupils Elect Class Officers in War-Era School Roll
Riverside high school students elected officers for their classes led by seniors Inez Sweeting as president and Ruby Prymek as vice president. Other class officers and cheerleader appointments were announced. The report notes post Thanksgiving school reopens and local residents on furlough or recovering from medical procedures visited family and relatives.
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Riverside
Riverside High School
Inez Sweeting
Ruby Prymek
Glenys Marner
Donna Whitlock
Vaida Winger
Betty Gerot
Norma Kasper
Dick Dutler
Charles Yordi
Vivian Kron
Jean Havel
Robert Burich
Lyle Fox
Vaida Wingler
Aelred Knebel
Camp McCoy
Wis
William Knebel
Iowa City
Corrine
Marilyn Dautremont
Grain tapr lf grain table shows futures bids
Open high and close values for wheat oats rye futures are listed by month and contract. The table includes Sep Dec May and Jul positions with percent changes and decimal quotes. A rental classified ad appears at the end.
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Chicago
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Japan
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Jim Colton
Haskins, Klotz & Duncan
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Cedar Rapids
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