Iowa Senate Defeats Primary Date Bill
The Iowa Senate killed the first bill of the session on the floor defeating Senator Ralph Benson's measure to move the statewide primary from the first Monday in June to the first Tuesday after that Monday. Benson argued September would boost participation as farmers have a slack period. The senate majority opposed the change for unspecified reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Ralph K. Benson
Rep
Jefferson
Benson
Senate
Des Moines Health Board Warns on Rationing Hoarding
The state health department warned that transferring canned food to other containers and hoarding it risks bacterial contamination and illness. Reprocessing is needed to kill bacteria, though re-cooking can harm quality and nutritional value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Department of Health
Jowans
Bakery Sues Gas Company Over 200 Percent Bill
Colonial Baking Co of Cedar Rapids seeks injunction to stop Iowa Gas and Electric Co from shutting gas to its boilers. The suit claims December and January billing as much as 200 percent above normal, arguing it violates national price laws and emergency price control act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Colonial Baking Co
Senate Favors Printing Salary Book Again
DES MOINES The Iowa senate committee on departmental affairs voted to keep the state salary book The Who Got What and rejected abolishing its annual publication The panel endorsed continuing the $3500 yearly book while removing only salaries for those employed under a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate Committee On
Cedar Falls Increases City Employee Wages
The Cedar Falls city council approved a 5 cent per hour wage bonus for all city employees. Payments will be monthly for six months after peace, covering light gas water street and sanitation staff. The bonus totals about 125 dollars annually per worker and costs the city around 10 thousand dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Department of Sanitation
Women to Aid Registration at Washington High School
Superintendent W A Erbe lists Washington women aiding point rationing registration to run daily from 1 to 4 pm with teachers handling 4 to 9 pm sessions at the high school gymnasium. On Friday eve the gym hosts the Washington Burlington game and registration shifts to room 201 with east door entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. W. A. Erbe
Washington
Washington- Burlington
County Defense
Erbe
Navy announces new casualty list total 3488
The Navy and Marine Corps announce 61 new casualties, with 9 dead 13 wounded and 39 missing, raising total war casualties to 3,488. Iowa names include Clarence Henry Borghard Cedar Rapids Mack Edward Campbell Blockton and Robert Donald White Webster City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy
Marine Corps 92Nd Coast Board
Iowa
Clarence Henry Borghard
Cedar Rapids
Mack Edward Campbell
Blockton
Robert Donald White
Webster City
Chester School Returns to Old Hours
Supt. J. L. Calkins announced that West Chester consolidated school will resume the old schedule next week, with classes from nine to four, but only morning sessions from nine to noon due to rationing registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester School
Supt
J. L. Calkins
West Chester
Gandhi Shrinking Fast as 21 Day Protest Continues
Mohandas Gandhi, 73, grows steadily weaker while fasting to protest British detention over the quit India riots. Doctors expect his son Debadas may cancel a planned visit as Gandhi nears the halfway point in the 21 day fast, with observers describing him as a frail figure needing help for daily washing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Mohandas A. Gandhi
Debadas
Gandhi
Mohandas
Is It Spring Signs Noted In Washington
Signs of spring appear in Washington with warmer temperatures and damp pavements. Youthful play with marbles near the Y is observed, while workers with a street flusher and fire hose start washing away winter dirt from downtown sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organize Town For Bond Drive Boost Planned Pledge Campaign
Town leaders meet with Chairman G E Mace to outline a countywide war bond pledge drive set to start next Monday. Rodney Davis will lead the payroll division and A R Ledger the retail section as districts are divided for canvassing in Washington and surrounding townships. KE F Bauer named chairman for West Chester. drive aims for broad participation and a 10 percent income pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Mace
Washington
Rodney Davis
A. R. Ledger
Mace
KE. F. Bauer
West Chester
Earl Richardson Receives Air Force Commission
Lieutenant Earl L. Richardson of Washington earned a second lieutenant commission as a bombardier after completing the Air Force advanced flying school at Kirtland Field New Mexico. A 1926 Washington High School and junior college alumnus he worked as a farmer before training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Air Force Advanced Flying School
Kirtland Field
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Lieutenant Richardson
Sul N. Avenue B
Washington High School
Washington Junior College
Injunction Granted By Dewey Over Meat Slaughter Rules
In Des Moines a federal judge issued a permanent injunction against William Pratt of Reynolds Iowa restraining further violation of OPA meat slaughtering restrictions. Pratt allegedly slaughtered about 195 head of cattle since December 2 1942 mostly at a Prairie City slaughter house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing William Pratt
Reynolds
Iowa
OPA
Donald D. Holdegel
George B. O’maley
Pratt
Prairie City
Washington High School Bands Honor Longtime Director
Last night the Washington high and junior school bands performed a concluding concert under Maur ice Brayton, who will soon join Cornell college to teach naval aviation cadets. The program featured marches, solos, overtures, and songs honoring service members and the Army Air Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Maurice Brayton
Brayton
Washington
Cornell College
Naval Aviation Cadets
Bennett
Hazel Moog Smith
Ted Stewart
Helen Harrison
Taylor
Ruth Michels
Bonnie Simpson
Concord
Bennett High School
da Holmes
von Suppe
Citizens' Service Corps outlines county war work
Director Libe explains voluntary Victory Garden effort and food ration prep in Washington County. The program partners with extension service and AAA plans, stressing education on gardening nutrition plant disease and soil care. Residents will be coached to live normally under rationing with cooperative efforts and no coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libe
Citizens’ Service Corps
Washington County
Citizen’s Service Corps
Victory
Washington
Ames
Washington Women Urged to Aid Red Cross Surgical Dressings
Call to patriotic Washington women to join the Red Cross surgical dressings department at city hall. Workers produce gauze sponges under strict sanitary conditions for wounded soldiers, with March quota nearly as large as the previous two months but delayed by January tasks. Notify Mrs. R. A. Frink or visit city hall to participate. work continues most afternoons and some evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
City Hall
Department of War
R. A. Frink
Allies Hammer Rommel as Tunisia Clash Opens
In Tunisia, American and British forces clash with Rommel's Africa corps while the Red Army pushes toward Orel and Kharkov. Montgomery's Eighth Army reportedly secures Djerba, threatening a Tunis east coast bomb curtain as Axis forces cross toward Algeria. Russian ski troops advance on a 45 mile front west of Kharkov and near Knieper river amid harsh winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Tunisia
Red Army
Russia
Djerba
Tunisian
Cairo
Montgomery
Rommel
Pinchon
Orel
Moscow
Kharkov
Knieper River
Complete Plans For Nationwide War Ration Registration
Washington report states authorities have completed plans to register nearly 130 million civilians for war ration book No. 2. Canned soups vegetables and fruits sales suspend at midnight. registration runs through the week. canned goods stocks stay frozen until March 1 when sales resume under the rationing system. Canned meat and fish will be limited after March 28 under the meat rationing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Food Health Board
Civil Air Patrol
Roosevelt
White House
James Landis
Office of
Civilian Defense
Maj
Hugh Sharp, Jr
Edward T. Edmonds
International
Frank Kos
Frank Miller
Jean Patterson
Roger Wicher
C. R. Wilson
Geo. Morrison
Henry Hull
Earl Steele
Harry Simpson
William Putman
Rodney Kephart
Darrell Ross
R. C. Keagy
Opal Idridge
Shrum Lewis
Dickens
Il. Malley
Manton Hebner
Monay
Earl Richardson
Dewey
Federal
Charles A. Dewey
Frankgiser
Bolivan
Reneal
Lillya
Harlem
Army Air Corps
Anchors Aweigh
Richardson
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Santa Ana
California
Africa
U. S
Army Broadcasting Service
North Africa
Andre Baruch
Baruch
Mike. (International
AAA
British Shire Island Air
Coast—Reds
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
Poltava
Kramosgrad
Kharkovy
Germany
France
Wilhelmshaven
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!