Labor supply committee formed in Iowa
Des Moines announces a state labor supply committee with William S. Barnes as chairman. John T. McCullen, regional chairman from Minneapolis, says the panel aims to mobilize management labor and government agencies to recruit train and place workers for war industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
William S. Barnes
United States Employment Service
John T. McCullen
Minneapolis, Minn
Labor Supply Committee
Iowa farm prices surge to February high since 1920
Iowa farm prices in February reached the month’s highest level since 1920 with farm purchasing power at eight points above parity on February 15, up five points in a month. Prices farmers receive rose seven points from January 15 to February 15 to 157 percent of the 1909 14 average while prices paid remained at 146 percent. Hog prices led gains with a 12 percent rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Taateeth
Iowa oil jobbers adopt resolutions at three-way convention
Veses MULNES resolutions vitally affecting Iowa motorists adopted at the close of a three way convention of the Iowa Independent Oil Jobbers Association. Harold L. Ickes urged to establish and maintain a baseline price base of 25 cents a gallon. A second resolution recommended all filling stations close from 1 p m to 7 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vses Mulnes
Iowa
Iowa Independent Oil Jobbers Association
Harold L. Ickes
Federal Petroleum Co
WPA to Cut 383 Iowa Jobs by April 1
Des Moines reports wartime curtailment will eliminate 1831 workers from Iowa work projects under WPA. John M. Naughton announces the reduction will trim monthly overhead by 22 393 dollars, with some workers reassigned where possible to maintain productive value, as the $52 893 a month cut remains required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Muscatine Court Rules Tax Exemption for Municipal Power
Iowa assistant attorney general Mulroney says a Muscatine court ruled municipally owned transmission lines serving rural customers are exempt from taxation. District Judge W. W. Scott issued the decision, which is not final, and will be appealed. The Iowa Tax Commission had sought to tax lines of municipal systems competing with private utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YES Mulnel
Jonn E. Mulroney
Iowa
Heneral
Muscatine
W. W. Scott
Mulroney
Iowa Tax Commission
Muscalipe
Des Moines Grows 1000 New Homes This Year
Federal administrator T. J. Nolan estimated Des Moines will see at least 1,000 new homes this year, about half for rent. He attributed the forecast to war production projects, defense housing priorities, and a tire shortage accelerating the building surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
T. J. Nolan
Nolan
Jury of 12 Women Delivers Quick Verdict in Personal Injury Suit
Fort Dodge jurors composed of 12 women resolved the $5,000 case for defendant Butterworth Freight lines. Lee Koelgen claimed serious injuries after being pinned between a truck and a garage wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Lee Koeligen
Butterworth
Koelfgen
Ready for Induction, Man Hangs Himself
Marshalltown report states Charles Cherveny 27 son of Mr and Mrs John Cherveny living between Elberon and Clutier hanged himself ahead of induction. The chilling event is noted as a fatal suicide prior to military drafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Charles Cherveny
John Cherveny
Elberon and
Clutier
Women of Farm Bureau to Meet for All Day Event
The annual Farm Bureau home project meeting for women is set for Thursday March 5 with Mrs Merle Twinam of Crawford township directing the all day program. Speaker will be Mrs Rollin Brown of Sigourney district committee. Morning session opens at 19 o'clock in the Farm Bureau office with educational material from Farm Bureau and Town State college extension. Attendees include county and township project chairmen, girls club committee, Isa belle Combs, Mrs John Cherry, Mrs John Flading, Ruth Foster, Arthur Duensing, and county president M M Rabenold. Luncheon will be at Wingas cafe followed by an afternoon session at the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Home Project
Merle Twinam
Crawford Township
Rollin Brown
Sigourney
7Th District Committee
Farm Bureau
Home Project
Farm Bureau and Extension Department of
Town State College
J. W. Chandler
Isabelle Combs
John Cherry
John Flading
Ruth Foster
Arthur Duensing
Farm Bureau Organization
M. M. Rabenold
Ainsworth
Winga’s Cafe
Local man found dead in barn haymow during induction delay
Tama County Coroner A J Wentzien reported a young man hanged himself in the haymow of his mother's barn after being ordered to report for army induction in Toledo. He climbed to a beam, looped a rope over another beam, and leaped down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama County
A. J. Wentzien
Young Cherveny
Toledo
Wentzien
Brighton Private to School for Officers
Private Jean F. Messer of Brighton Iowa has been selected for three months training at the Field Artillery officers candidate school at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Upon graduation he will be commissioned a second lieutenant. Messer is son of Supt Harold C Messer and a University of Iowa graduate who was employed by General Electric in Schenectady at induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Okla
Jean F. Messer
Brighton
Iowa
Field Artillery Officers’ Candidate School
Messer
United States Army
Harold C. Messer
University of Iowa
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Soldier Enos Fountain Omitted From Published List
L. J. Fountain complains that his son Enos Fountain is not in the county force list printed in the Journal. Enos volunteered for the regular army a year and a half ago and serves as a cook at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He notes Francis and John Canott, sons of John Canott near Wellman, are in the army but not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Fountain
Enos Fountain
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Fountain
Washington
Wellman
Francis
John Cenott
John Canott
Registration for war sugar rationing to begin this spring
The Office of Price Administration announced a four day federal registration for war ration book number one to obtain sugar when rationing starts, likely late March. Sugar per person drops to eight ounces weekly, with a two week package cycle due to packaging waste and shortages. Leon Henderson set wholesale price ceilings on five canned fruit and vegetable categories to stabilize retail prices once implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
U.P
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Custer Enters 1948 Supervisor Race in Washington Township
Charles Custer announces candidacy for member of the board of supervisors for the term starting January 1948. Incumbent H P Willson also seeks re election. Custer has led the Washington township school board for years and lives four miles northeast of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Custer
Board of Supervisors
H. P. Willson
Washington Township
Washington
Academy Award to How Green Was My Valley at State
The film How Green Was My Valley receives the Academy Award for best picture. Director John Ford and supporting actor Donald Crisp also win yearly honors for their roles in the same movie, which opens Sunday at the State theater for a four day run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Was
My Valley
John Ford
Donald Crisp
Officials warn of price controls at retail stores
A fragment quotes a statement that OPA will take steps to control prices at the retail stores, reflecting wartime economic measures and government oversight. No further context available in the readable text.
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OPA
Climbs to Success On Others Ladders Reported
A man claiming to be Frank Demsky of Grand Rapids Michigan borrowed ladders from a plumbing shop and a florist without returning them. Police charged him with intoxication and ordered him to leave town. Strand theater and Hotel Jefferson later reported lending ladders to the same man who did not repay them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Frank Demsky
Grand Rapids
Mich
Strand Theater
Hotel Jefferson
King Family Fetes Kenneth King On Fourth Birthday
Mr and Mrs James James were guests at the Wellman home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Joe King Friday evening celebrating the fourth birthday of Kenneth King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James James
Wellman
Joe King
Little Kenneth King
Docket Set For March Term Of County Court
Eighteen new cases filed for the March term opening Monday March 9 with Judge Frank Bechly presiding. Seven are law lawsuits on notes, six divorces, plus one each in equity quieting title guardianship foreclosure and injunction. No criminal cases listed. Judge P J Siegers completed January term work and overruled a new trial motion in the Greiner estate case. Raymond Sistern sentenced for forgery, three months with parole for good behavior. Trial notices filed in 23 cases. noted trials include Law-Loan vs Shettler and multiple actions against railways and firms. several equity cases also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
P. J. Siegers of
Newton
Blanche Greiner
Daniel Greiner
W. P. Hicks
Raymond Sistern
Siegers
E. L. Edmondson
Brighton
West Chester Bank
Rubio Bank
Law—Loan
Shettler
Krumviede
Hull Co-op. Gas & Oil Co
Gesme
Hammer
Exec
Roberts
City of
Man Injured as Machinery Falls on Foot in Wellman
Leon Schauf of Wellman suffered a toe fracture when a piece of machinery toppled onto his foot Thursday evening. He was taken for medical treatment and held under observation for possible further injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Schauf
Wellman
Allied Forces Strike Axis Across Java Wake Island Front
United States Dutch forces bombarded the Java sea area destroying ships and driving back Japanese invaders while Wake Island endured a reported carrier battle. British paratroops and commandos led a large scale raid on northern France as a possible new front against Germany emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Java
Europe
United States
Wake Island
Far East
France
Archibald Sinclair
Germany
Sinclair
British Isles
Java Sea
Tokio
Batavia
Soerabaja
Washington
Radio Tokio
Little
Japan
Pacific
Tokio Radio
Japa
Burma
Court martial ordered for Kimmel and Short over Pearl Harbor
Court martial trials are ordered for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter G. Short over dereliction of duty linked to the Pearl Harbor raid. The Roberts commission findings form the basis for charges while retirement is accepted without condonation or prejudice. Public interest will determine trial timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter G. Short
Navy
Army
Hawaii
Roberts Commission
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Jenry L. Stimson
Knox
Stimson
Senator Hatch Badly Injured in Car Crash
Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico remained in serious condition after a car accident near Albuquerque. His physician said it would take about 48 hours to determine if injuries are critical after the vehicle he rode in overturned while traveling from Clovis to Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. tMex
Carl Hatch
New Mexico
Hateh
Clovis
N. Mex
Submarine Sinks British Vessel Off Dominican Coast
The British merchant ship MacGregor, a 2500 ton vessel built in 1919, was sunk Friday off the Dominican coast by two enemy submarines. One crewman killed. two coast guard ships were sent to the area but did not locate the raiders. The cargo remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuidad Trujillo
Dominican Republica
Dominican
Coast Guard
Mrs Helen Elder Peterson Dies in Detroit Departure Note
Word was received this afternoon of the death of Mrs Helen Elder Peterson. The body will be brought here for burial, the funeral party leaving Detroit on Monday at noon. Funeral notice later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Elder Peterson
Detroit
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Fstelle Ashby
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church with Dr. R. C. Keagy in charge. Pallbearers named M. L. Brown Robert Grimes Lloyd Lytle J. F. Lemmon R. E. Shannon and T. W. Harwood. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fstelle Ashby
Methodist Church
R. C. Keagy
M. L. Brown
Robert Grimes
Lloyd Lytle
R. E. Shannon
T. W. Harwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
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Zink
Northern Ireland
Women of Farm Bureau
U. S
U. S. Navy Department
U. S. S. Truxton
U. S. S. Pollux
Truxton
Newfoundland
Canada
Suggescion
Sittang
Rangoon
London
Kimmel
Short
Senator Hatch
Ashby
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