Neighborhood Chronicle Notes From The Rocking Chair
Community column reports Della Brookhart's cerebral hemorrhage and long illness, measles and mumps spread among Wilson family, widespread flu and cold in Texas, Galveston foggy weather, Rev. Lewis Bleichwehl installed as Immanuel Lutheran pastor with reception, WSCS life memberships at Methodist church, groundhog shadow sighting, Dr. Fred Miller appreciation at union meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller
Methodist Cluch
Morrells in 1945 Profit Drop Due to Livestock Shortage
Morrells of Ottumwa Iowa reported a 1.13 million dollar decrease in 1945 profits led by reduced livestock supplies and a manpower shortage. Net income was 1.08 million with sales of 158.26 million and tonnage 737.6 million pounds, down from 1944.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
John Morrell and Co
G. M Foster
Foster
Davenport Child Crushed to Death
An inquest was pending into the death of five year old Marilyn Simon of Davenport after she was fatally crushed under a truck while returning home from school. The driver Richard Carlson of Davenport testified he was moving about three miles per hour when the child darted from behind parked cars into the truck’s path.
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Davenport
Marilyn Simon
Richard Carlson
Labor Board rules against Dow City Poultry Packers
The National Labor Relations Board ordered H. J. Daniels Poultry Co of Dow City Iowa to stop interfering with employees union activities and to reinstate workers discharged for alleged discrimination. It also bars interference with union formation, discouraging membership in labor groups, and coercion of employees regarding collective bargaining. Reinstated were Charles Newland Clara Stout and Olive Furne.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
H. J. Daniels Poultry Co
Dow City
NLRB
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
Charles Newland
Clara Stout
Olive Furne
Maquoketa Gets New Police Radio
Des Moines Feb 5 The executive council approved a 300 option on a one acre tract near Maquoketa as a site for the sixth state police radio station. The FM station will be built this spring if materials are available to eliminate a dead radio dead spot and eventually switch the system to FM nationwide. A 300 foot tower will stand as the antenna, higher than Des Moines and other towers.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Maquoketa
Fred Wilkins
Department of Public Safety
Wilkins
Atlantic, Fair
Mount Pleasant Clubs Are Raided
Raid on the Legion and Gol and Country clubs led to the seizure of six slot machines as officers arrived. No arrests were made and the February grand jury will consider the cases. Bartenders and officials named, money in the machines to be turned over to the county school fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Club
Goland Country Club
Eddie Devinger
Devinger
Darrell Kinney
Wefw Club
L. D. Foster
Region Club
Loren Dusenberry
Sherif
County School Fund
Fort Des Moines to be Converted into National Cemetery
Fort Des Moines plans to convert the 40 year old cavalry post into a national cemetery. City officials Drake University and agencies plan housing for about 750 families in parts of the fort while the cemetery project proceeds. Col Frank McCoskrie announced the conversion and said the entire fort may eventually serve as a cemetery. Keokuk is the state’s only other national cemetery.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Drake University
Frank McCoskrie
Col. McCoskrie
Keokuk
Farmers favor more food shipments to Europe poll
A Successful Farming poll of about 6 million farmers shows 51 percent back increased food shipments to the American occupied zone in Germany. Twenty percent oppose imports and 29 percent have no opinion, with quotes from supporters and opponents.
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Des Moines
Farmer Speaks
Germany
Idaho
Maine
Burlington initiates Nebraska farm for 30000 chickens yearly
Wilkins states the Burlington railroad has begun a Nebraska farm to raise 30,000 chickens annually for its dining cars and stations including Storm Lake and Cedar Falls.
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Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
Field
Storm Lake
Cedar Falls
Wilkins
Tells Rotary How To Make Violins
Rev. Walter Smith gave an informative Rotary talk on violin making. He traced the craft from hand fitting and wood selection to assembling parts into a harmonious instrument, showing pieces from Czechoslovakia and a 200 year old concert violin. Guests included Major Fred Blick and new Rotary members Harry Sowden and Melvin Houck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Mr. Smith
Czechoslovakia
Rotary
Fred Blick
Harry Sowden
Washington Hotel
Melvin E. Houck
Dog kills itself near railroad switch
Cedar Rapids Iowa February fourth 193? A railroad man A S Larsen reports a mongrel dog waited for scraps from dining cars for eight months and then walked to the tracks and placed its head on a rail in front of a switch engine, claiming it died by own action not by accident. Read the Classified Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
A.S. Larsen
Beverly
Larsen
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Rosemary LA Planche
Blake Edwards
Warren William
Anne Gwynne
Peter Cookson
Della Brookhart
Miss Brookhart
Myrtle Poole
Joe
Raymond Wilson
Ainsworth
Raymond
Joe Wilson
Anna Dawson
Miss Dawson
Texas
Galveston
Lillian Trotter
Lewis Bleichwehl
Iowa Avenue
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bleichwehl
Miller
la Crosse
Wis
WSCS
Methodist Church
A. Anderson
Remps Hampsher
Hebner
Stella Palmer
Chas. Schmoeller
Vom
Robertson & Martin
AGM
Standard Service
Symphony
Freddy Martin
Sammy Kaye
Ray Noble
Vaughn Monroe
Charlie Spivak
Perry Como
Harry James
Marie
Morrells
Iowa City
Top Notch
Dance
TCS
Nic MecCleery
Merce and Business Law
S. Ue
New Wave
Navy Department
Jean T. Palmer
USNR
Omaha
Mildred McAfee Horton
The
Waves
Palmer
Bryn Mawr College
International
Labor Board
DOW City Poultry Packers
Russell
Bowman
Charles Winninger
Adele Jergens
Mount Pleasant
Shirley
John Agar
Chicago
Army Air Forces
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Hollywood
National Cemetery
Europe
R.R. Reises
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Andrew Robertson
Senate Labor Committee
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Oxford
Waaos
Carol Brents
Ontgomery Ward
Bud Mulcahy
Kalona
Jerusalem
Palestine
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