Farmers in Washington County Rally Against New Deal Hog Rules
Washington County Iowa, a top hog producer, faces wartime price controls and sales limits that left farmers with overweight hogs. Packers buy heavy hogs first while farmers wait weeks for markets, losing money on each animal and planning to vote against the administration.
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Washington County
Iowa
Chicago
War Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Washington
Bunkle
Soybean Plant Details Presented to Rotary Club
L F Langhurst Honeymead general superintendent spoke at a Monday luncheon about the new plant under construction in east Washington. The facility will be fireproof with 200000 bushels storage and a three shift 24 hour pour for about eleven days. Initial production will focus on oil extraction and soybean meal with a potential later mixing plant for Honeymead feeds. Guests included E Schmitt YMCA-Chamber secretary and George H Brewer of Marion Iowa.
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L. F. Langhurst
Honeymead Company
Washington
Rotary
E. Schmitt
Washington Y.M.C.A. and Chamber of Commerce
George H. Brewer
Marion
Iowa
Cigarette and Beer Revenues Rise in May Reports
The Iowa state tax commission says cigarette receipts increased by 28 879 56 from May 1943 to May 1944 totaling 221 938 43. Beer receipts rose 8 186 with May 1944 at 114 524 74 versus 106 338 74 in May 1943.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Soil Losses Hit Cropland Across 65 Iowa Counties
Mendell reported soil losses from a few tons up to 200 tons per acre, exceeding farm land losses from flooding. Before floodwaters breached main Iowa waterways, more than 5,099,000 acres of exposed cropland on hillsides and slopes were damaged in 65 counties. The estimate uses an average value per acre for the portion exposed when rainfall fell.
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Mendell
Iowa
Nellie Cessford Elected President of Iowa Patriotic Societies
Mrs. Nellie Cessford of Towa Falls was elected president of the Federated Patriotic Societies of Iowa. The federation includes the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, and the Ladies of the Grand Army.
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Fort Dodge
Nellie Cessford
Towa Falls
Federated Patriotic Societies of
Iowa
Incided
Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
The
Ladies of the Grand Army
Columbus Knights Elect New Officers
New officers of the Knights of Columbus council in Washington will take office July 1. Elected are J. M. Kelly grand knight and Joe Wehr outside guard among others. Installation and a September meeting will mark the council’s 25th anniversary with a banquet.
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Knights of Columbus Council
Washington
J. M. Kelly
Leo Nardy
J. A. Marte
Elred TeBockhorast
Joe Pacha
Henry TeBockhorst
S. J. Boyd
Ed Likovsky
Leo Schnoebelen
Joe Wehr
Ed Sullivan
Joe Plieper
W. H. Butterfield
Boy of 14 Drowns in Mississippi River at Davenport
In Davenport the Mississippi River claimed the life of Donald Hiddorf, 14, after a wave swept him into deep water during a swimming outing. His companions Bobbie Hiddorf, 15, Albert J. Pechan, 18, a Navy V-12 student at St. Ambrose College, and two others narrowly escaped drowning as efforts to rescue Hiddorf failed.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
Donald Hiddorf
Sunday Hicdorf
Bobbie
Ted
Donald
Albert J. Pechan
St. Ambrose College
Holdorf
Surgeons Adopt Washable Paper Masks for Dusty Work
Surgeons use masks made from paper with vegetable fiber that remains insoluble in live steam boil ing water or common solvents. The masks can be washed when soiled and are suited for surgeons and workers in dusty atmospheres.
Typhoid Vaccine Distributed to Sixteen Iowa Towns
Des Moines reports 5 820 cubic centimeters of typhoid vaccine for flood relief covers 2 328 complete immunizations. Free vaccine went to 16 towns and cities including Des Moines Carlisle Newton Ottumwa Knoxville Burlington Oskaloosa Chelsea Tama State Center Toledo Rungells Fort Dodge Washington and Prairie City. Additional vaccine was supplied by other groups.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
Carlisle
Newton
West Des Moines
Ottumwa
Knoxville
Burlington
Oskatooa
Chelsea
Tama
State Center
Toledo
Rungells
Fort Dodge
Washington
Iowa Floods Cause 14 Million Dollar Soil Loss
Des Moines report cites May floods and flash downpours washing away topsoil from fields exposed to the storm. Iowa soil conservationist Frank H. Mendell briefed the state department of agriculture on the loss figure of 14 million dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank H. Mendell
Iowa Soil Conservationist
State Department of Agriculture
Son of Gen Grahl to Military Service
DES MOINES Robert Grahl 11 year old son of Brig Gen Charles H Grahl Iowa selective service head reported Monday at Camp Dodge for enlisted reserve He will go to the University of South Dakota Brookings S D for six months training Young Grant was graduated from the Johnston high school May 15 Charles Phillips Grahl older son of the general is at Camp Carson Colo in the chemical warfare service
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Des Moines
Robert Grahl
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa
Selective Service
Camp Dodge
Univers
Ity
South Dakota
Brookings
S. D
Young Grant
Johnston High School
Charles Phillips Grahl
Camp Carson
Colo
Chemical Warfare Service
Largest Ore Deposit Cave Peak in Brazil
The cave peak in Brazil lies at the center of the world’s largest iron ore deposit. The find highlights Brazil’s dominance in iron ore reserves and mining significance.
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Cave Peak
Brazil
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Bob Haymes
Shelley Winter
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John Carradine
Gale Sondergaard
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Honeymead General
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State University of Iowa
Sperry
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Prairie City
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