County Board Minutes Record November Claims and Salaries
The Board of Supervisors met with all members present to read and approve November minutes. Claims were allowed and warrants issued for numerous items including supplies, salaries, medical expenses, transportation, and services for county departments and the county home, hospital, and court. The lengthy list covers items from farms, groceries, books, printing, medicines, and various utilities, with multiple entries for salaries and reimbursements.
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Board of Supervisors
Ledger of payments and vendor charges in city accounts
Itemized list shows petty cash disbursements and vendor charges across departments including groceries, fuel, maintenance, supplies, and services. Notable entries include Best Gift of All and Squibb & Sons payments, Wash. Fruit Market prov, City of Wash water, Central States Bridge Supply, Fletcher Oil Co, Hawkeye Supp Co, and Mid Cont Petro Corp among others totaling 55905.42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squibb & Sons
Zaiser’s
Mattie McAvoy
Uth Young
Walter R. Bennett
Stone
Clark Bauer
Stone Surf
Melvin Bell
Lrindleys
G. Firestone
Fifee
Senate
Central States Bridge
Carr
Corbin Crawford
Dale Denison
DA Lubr. Co., Inc
Mantg. Co
Fletcher Oil Co
Breshwaters Coal & Supp
SEERA
Vields Motor Co
John St. Holmes
Supp. Co
Lis. U. Co
Power
the Evening Journal
Henry Lunning
W. H. McConnell
Oil Surf
Paul F. Mayer
Moothart Sinclair Station
Rps Oiler
Petro. Corp
Martin Roasa
County board notes purchases and staffing in 1946 records
The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved numerous vendor claims for vehicles parts oil and hardware from Mace Motor Co Sitters Auto Parts Sorrell Auto Parts and Sieg Ottumwa Co. Payroll for November 3584.50 Construction payroll 1555.80 and county home staffing hires H G McBride and E S Rudolph were approved for one year from December 1 1946. Dr C W McLaughlin appointed physician for the County Home and Jail. Allocations funded for veterans graves Brighton Duten Creek Tyrome New Haven Valley cemeteries. Property actions vacated streets Lots 4 5 6 Block 16 Denny’s Addition and public auction date set January 14 1947. Bonds for Richard Construction Co approved and official bonds for local officials confirmed. Adjourning Chairman Ned Morrow Clerk Fred E Bourgeois.
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Mace Motor Co
Laos J. Miller
Howard Potratz
Stone Surf
Edgar Porter
Mige
John Porter
T. H. Peters
George W. Pratt
Black- Tinley Eanes
Carter Segeedssses
Jos. T. Ryerson & Sons
Ed Reynolds
Donall Romine
Smart Implement Co
SOT
Cnet Dew
Sitters Auto
Siigo Iron Store Co
Standard Oil Co
Snee Denon
Red L. Stewart
A. R. Shelangoski
Mlge
Morris Swartzendruber
Sieg-Ottumwa Co
Sorrell Auto Parts
Leslie Turnipseed
Oil Surf
Tucker Chevrolet
Br. J. Thornton
Wm. Wessley
Wade & Co
Wash. Lumber & Fuel Co
UN City of
Washington County
H. G. McBride
E. S. Rudolph
C. W. McLaughlin
Highland Park
Washington
Denny
Richard Construction Co
D. Rayburn
J. P
Howard Senn
Marion Twp
Braden
Wellman
John W. Butterbaugh
Washington Township
City of
Washngton County
Iowa
Hothouse Farms Grow Winter Crops on Channel Islands
The Channel islands cultivate grapes beans peas and potatoes in winter under glass. Fig lemon and peach trees spread along walls and cling to low roofs in the extensive hothouse production.
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Channel Islands
Chicken Ration Grass Proportion in Chick Growth
Grass can constitute up to 15 percent of the ration for growing chickens.
Rail weight four times navy tonnage at war end
The article notes that steel rail weight across the country exceeded fourfold the navy’s total tonnage as World War II concluded, illustrating the scale of rail construction relative to naval forces.
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Fox
Roy Rogers
Little Sis
Sodine
Ann Marlowe
War Eve Whitney
Irene Ryat
United Artists
Tuwa Southern Util. Co
Walter Jarrard
Service
Evening Journal
Orog. & Bagel
Thomas J. Gerdes
the Garrard Press
Wigley Chemical Co
Kalona News
Orog
Jipto Loose Leaf Co
W. S. Kyle
M. D
Aise Lbne
Rent
Ned Morrow
Nicola
Office Supply — Equipment Co
John C. Owen
Dues
Pratt Paper Co
Row, Peterson & Co
Ribbon & Carben Supply Co
Frances Sojka
Serv H. Neill Trotman
Thomas Randolph Co
Wellman Advance
Martin Weston
Washington City
Water Ford
John C. Winston Co
W. E. Anderson
ROE Sc
Welchlown Printing Co
Ruth E. Dixon
Mary Johnson
Jean Mangold
Koch Brothers
Matt Parrott & Sons, Sre Re Asew
American Surety Company
Prem
Home Beggs
Field's Motor Co
Wreshwatery Coal & Supply ~Co
Cal
Higley Chemical Co
Hampshire
Western Chemical Co
Buto Ee
Wilson Coal Co
Iee
Farmers’ Mutual Ins
Ste. Ree
Geo. W. Pratt
Benteco
Elvira Hastings
IGA
al Jones
Phillips 66 Oil Co
Washington Co. Med. Society
Wellman Creamery
Wellman Food Store
Maynard Whaley
J. G. Widmer
Isse Bryant
Marcella Blackmer
Lorene Cox
Salary
Thelma Luther
Tele
M. L. McCreedy
Brighton
Cedar
Cissy
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Kalona Precinct
Richmond Precinet
Baer
Franklin Center
Batcidig
Eoee
West Chester
Highland
Jackson
Nira
Marion
Oregon
Washington First Ward
Washington Second Ward
Ftsrusels
Ode Ferguson
Iowa State Priv
Clarence Fulton
Arthur Wiley
SL Ole
Alee
Guther
Southern Utl. Co
Walter L. Kiesey
Putnam
Burl B. Stoutner
Mark F. Speaker
Library Land
Iowa Pupils Reading Circle
ROE CN
Dewey Hanley
Nomer Lowry
Theopore Larson
Esther Squire
Ruth Ryan
C. A. Boice
Juanita Murphy
Luella Yansky
Mildred Bell
Emily Bayliss
Inez Schoonover
Florence Kyle
Helen Galloway
Albert Lay
Maude Koehler
Marcella Masson
Mary Shelangoski
Clara Ann Pearson
Martha Walker
Florence Rich
Iithel Benson
Margaret Choate
Nellie Dodder
Wilma Heilman
Helen Ryner
Lorraine Suter
Darlene Sickish
Mayme Squire
Phyl
Harold Kerr
Claude Dickerson
Gertrude Jackson
Emma Barnett
Elizabeth Powers
Helen Dickerson
Pearl Fenn
Bill Kindred
Albert Rick Co
U. S. Aloe Co
Mae Shockley
Corda Osborne
Mary Daily
Blue Line Chemical Co
Frank Chilcote
Turkey Farm
Geo. McDaniel
McKesson & Robbins
Gus Elevator Co
Ohio Chemical Co
Standard Chem. Co
Ray Stalder
Fred Stewart
Davidsons
Diamond Alkali Sales Corp
RG Ce
Ernst Bischoff Co
Med- Pti
Sidwell Tee Cream Co
Pete Cnossen
Sharp & Dohme
Mary Marlene Green
Barnard’s
Gorham
South 4Th
Keith Molesworth
Chicago
Chicago Bears
Enewas
Bedlam
THE
Marx Bres
Charles Drake
Lois Collier
SIG Ruman
Merry Melody
Traveltalker
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
A. Jones
Washington, Iowa
Blondie
Creepers
Jeepers
Chic Young
Msnuggs
Hiland Palace
Les Hartmann
WMT
Lowa Cornhuskers
KR. R
Ceneral County Fund
Brighton Cemetery Assn
Brighton Cemetery
Seneral County
Duten Creek
Tyrone
New Haven
Valley
Fred E. Bourgeois
Egypt
Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Farouk
Ismael Sidky Pasha
Hothouse Products
Stokers
Eddy
Bush
Sorrell
Auto Parts
W. Madison
Stag Coon
Legion Hall
Wayland
Aluminum
S. Iowa Ave
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