New War Records Sealing Rules for Draft Boards
A new order tightens handling of draft registration records, switching filing to order numbers, requiring cover sheets for all questionnaires, and detailing sealing methods. Local and district boards must guard sealed files in fireproof vaults and limit access while transferring copies to government and archives.
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Louis H. Burk
District Board
Washington Foy
Eneral
Red Cross
Questinnaires
Medical Advisory Board
T. F. Thornton
Food slackers punished by conscience says county admin
Records from retailers in the county show evidence 8 percent of families overbought sugar in October or November. War over, guilt is the punishment for those who failed duty. Total reported sales reached 2 421 pounds for October, and about 109 000 pounds for November. Reports for last month incomplete.
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W. ¥. Partt
Couny
Aly
History of Iowa Food Administration Summary
A planned historical summary covers the Work the Town food administration with a historical sketch of its operations. Deems state administrator and 98 county administrators contributed to the war effort. A committee named by Mr. Deems will compile the report, chaired by FL A. Roserip of Marshalltown with FP Parrott of Waterloo and J. Ford of Fort Dodge. Completion is expected by May 3.
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Deems
FL A. Roserip
Marshalltown
FP. Parrott
Waterloo
J. Ford
Fort Dodge
Inwa Fond
Nest
U S Staff to Head Large Paris Peace Conference Office
Paris dispatch notes the United States will command the largest and most complete staff in Paris for the peace conference. Delegations from Britain Italy and other nations bring extensive expert and support units. Officials from many small nationalities seek audience amid crowded hotel space and complex representation disputes.
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Associated
Presa
Paris
U. S
Admiralty
War
United States
Great Britain
London
Far East
Near East
Italy
Tetr
Jita
Red Cross Campaign Plans Altered Because of Flu
Red Cross campaign for Waterloo chapter Christmas roster shifts from a pep meeting to house to house canvassing. Ward chairmen coordinate supplies and instructions while auxiliaries call at Red Cross headquarters. Campaign runs Dec 16 23 with emphasis on high participation and junior memberships.
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Waterloo
American Red Cross
Louis Frank
F. W. Powers
J. H. Bailey
F. A. Sporle
F. M. Shores
Red Cross
United States
Boy Accidently Shot Faces Slim Chance of Life
Toward Huppert, 11 year old son of a farmer near Dysart, is fighting for life at Presbyterian hospital after a Sunday rabbit hunting accident. He is paralyzed from the waist down from a 36 gauge shotgun discharge that struck him between the shoulders. His two companions ran for help and the injured boy was rushed to the city. doctors say he has slight chances for recovery.
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Huppert
Dysart
Presbyterian Hospital
Young Huppert
Captain Lee Shaffer Returns From France Visit
Independence, Ta. Dec. 11. The first American soldier to be returned from France to visit Independence is Capt. Lee Shaffer a Walcott physician who served in France a year. He rests in Denver to recuperate and as he improves he recalls tending Archie Roosevelt in a base hospital. Soldiers vote for Buchanan county received by the county auditor with 45 votes going to a Republican candidate.
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Independence
France
Lee Shaffer
Shaffer
Walcott
America
Denver
Colo
Archie Roosevelt
Buchanan County
Pvt Hugh Hicok Reported Hospitalized with Leg Fracture
Word from American Red Cross headquarters in Washington reports Pvt Hugh B Hicok admitted to a hospital on Oct 15 with a fracture of the right leg. His condition is not serious. Parents anxiously await word on their other sons Carl serving in France since July 18 and Ray who was gassed and remains in Fort Des Moines hospital but improving.
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W. Hicok
Cross
Washington, D
Carl
France
Ray
Fort Des Moines
Profiteering by the Phone Co sparks council debate
Waterloo council heard Iowa Telephone Co district superintendent C E Campbell defend increased rates as wartime costs. He said government ownership guaranteed stock dividends and wages rose without government funding for materials or wages. Installation charges were cut, but no action was taken on rate changes.
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American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
C. EB. Campbell
Iowa Telephone Company
Waterloo
Campbell
Red Cedar Addition
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Mawkeye 671 Company
George B. Miller
Pike, Sias
Raymond Heatty
Welsbach “Street Lighting Company
Chicago
E. Johnson
W. S. Gear
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Two Marshalltown youths sent for auto theft
Fred Hoes aged 19 was sentenced to a reformatory in Anamosa after pleading guilty to larceny of an automobile owned by J Howrey. Donald McFarland aged 18, also from Marshalltown, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to appropriate a car and was paroled to the state board of parole after their arrest as they attempted to drive away the vehicle.
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Fred Hoes
Marshalltown
Reformatory
Anamosa
J. Howrey
Donald McFarland
State Board of Parole
Then and Now by IES MACDONALD
A melodrama unfolds in Eduard Laurens life as mysterious gifts appear, a woman claiming to be Mrs Laurens arrives, and a rising singer named Riane joins his opera. Romance and ambition collide in a tale of art and desire across New York studios.
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Katzinal
Katz
Laurens
Riane
Cold Weather Brings Influenza Return Warned
A noted authority warns that influenza recurs with cold weather and vigilance must not waver. The piece promotes Hyomel treatments and an inhaler as a preventive measure amid Waterloo’s recent epidemic impact. It urges public precaution and that the inhaler lasts a lifetime with inexpensive refills.
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Waterloo
Neighbor's Boy Identified in Sudden Family Turmoil
A tense scene unfolds as a church elder proclaims shockingly that neighbors' children may be casing harm against one of their own. The elder's outburst includes phrases like Mercy and a belief of a planned attack within the family circle.
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Brother Johnson
Physically Fit At Any Age Warns Health Ad
An old advertisement urges vigilance for kidney health to stay fit. It warns that sluggish kidneys can trigger back pain and urinary issues, leading to Brights disease, and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil capsules with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
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Iowa Food Administration
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Wart
Farentum
Hugh Hicok
Camphell
Serra OO Seientine Amronaremanent
Versailles
Foch
Ding
Noh- Hanl
Sounine
Orhitdo
Tasker
Venizelos
Gireace
Admiral Weyniis
Witeon
Douglas Mais
Sackville Weet
Andrew Bonar Law
Pichon
Lloyd Clemeacean
Bill Hohenzollern
Verper
Germany
Somaevun
Fcb
Ies MacDonald
McClure
Alwar
Eduard Laurens
Wodlan
Thas
Mra. Laurens
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Uraly
Nature
Wangler Bros.c
Martin's
Black
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