Steady Rise in Iowa Factory Jobs May Beheld
Iowa factory and industrial employment rose 0.2 percent in May from April, with April up 1.8 percent from March and March up 6 percent from February. Three of eleven industry groups gained, eight declined. notable gains in iron and steel products, paper products, and stone and clay. Four of Iowa’s seven largest cities posted employment gains, while Davenport and Des Moines fell. Male workers rose by 177, females fell by 94, yielding a net gain of 83 in major groups. Building permits in April exceeded March in value across 15 larger cities, totaling 2,330,194 versus 81,635,418 for March for the four-month period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
State Bureau of Labor
Waterlooks
Burlington
Waterloo
Sioux City
Dubuque
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
State
Federal Employment Office
Wayne's Troops Ordered Hair Oiled Plaited And Powdered
A copy of 1779 post orders to Anthony Wayne's command shows strict grooming rules. Soldiers must be clean washed shaved and hair oiled plaited and powdered with barbers provided per company. Officers will ensure appearances reflect readiness for service and discipline.
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Anthony” Wayne
Stony Point
Albert. Robitsch
U. S. Army
Sandy Beach
Anthony Wayne
Y M C A in Iowa Serves 20000 Boys and 4000 Camp Goers
Des Moines reports: twenty thousand Iowa boys served by combined Y M C A movements with 4000 in camps and 10193 attending weekly group meetings. Largest camp enrollment 1134 in Des Moines. Sioux City leads comrade groups, Davenport tops employed boys brotherhoods, Cedar Rapids highest total groups. Growth shifts to group work, 64 small-city groups with 1500 boys enrolled.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Young Men's Christian Association
Charles EH. Ford
Building Y. M. GC. A
Pioneer and Friendly Indians
The
Des Moines Association Reporter
Sioux City
Davenport
Cedear Rapids
Moscow City
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Keoch Ford
M. G
W.H. Brenton
Underwriters to Elect Officers on Saturday
Members of Waterloo Underwriters' association and their wives or husbands will meet in Black's tea room Saturday evening for the annual election of officers and to hear a talk by Mrs. W. S. Pritchard, head of the Federated Woman's Clubs of Iowa. Dinner will be served at 6:30.
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Waterloo Underwriters' Association
Black’s
W. S. Pritchard
Garner
Federated Woman's Clubs of
Iowa
Walther League Convention Closes in Des Moines
About 500 delegates attended the three day Walther League convention, one of the best attended in a decade. The closing banquet at Hotel Russell Lamson drew 258 for music and speeches led by Rev. A H Semmann with talks by several clergy. Fort Dodge won the 1939 40 state convention to be held during the first week of June next year.
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Iowa
Russell- Lamson
A. H. Semmann
Immanuel Lutheran
P. Bornhoeft
Cesar Rapids
B. Strasen
South India
E. M. Lueders
Pomeroy
State Walther League
Fort Dodge
Munger Elected Knight Leader In Local Pythians
Charles I Munger head of Waterloo post office money order dept will be installed chancellor commander of Helmet lodge No 89 Knights of Pythias on July 1 He succeeds J M Cerda Breckinridge is vice chancellor Cerda master of work and others named for offices A committee to decorate graves was named and a date for the memorial service will be set later
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K. of
P.hall
Charles I. Munger
Waterloo Post Office
Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
J. M. Cerda
Willam GC. Breckinridge
Gilbert Ogaard
W. E. Burch
J. H. Steely
A. B. Covert
A. BE. Snyder
W. S. Dawson
Waterloo Boat Club to Open Season June 15
The Waterloo Boat club house will be formally opened about June 15 with enhanced facilities and a new program of summer activities. Hermann Miller, treasurer and general chairman, announced today. Jack Jacobsen and his brother John will manage docks boats and club house during the season and one will always be on hand for members. The building is being repainted exterior and interior. A river wall repair contract is let and new docks are built. The Miss Cedar river front boat will be reconditioned and offer evening and Sunday trips. Boats and canoes will be for rent and Mrs. Jacobsen will serve steak or shore dinners plus light luncheons after opening.
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Waterloo Boat Club
Hermann Miller
Jack Jacobsen
John
Riverfront Commission
Jacobsen
Fireman Delegate Backed for Iowa Labor Convention
J. Smallwood, a Fire Operator and delegate to the Towa Federation of Labor, was instructed to back J. C. Lewis of Des Moines for re election as president and Michael Sherman of Valley Junction as secretary treasurer at the Iowa Association of Fire Fighters convention. The local IAFF meeting at Central fire station set plans for hotel events and entertainment during the June 11 to 12 gathering.
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J. ©. Smallwood
Towa Federation of Labor
Yowa Cliff
J. C. Lewis
Des Moines
Michael Sherman
Valley Junction
International Association of fire-Fighters
Central Fire Station
Iowa Association of Fire-Fighters
Electric Park
J. B. Molloy
Sacred Heart Church
Thomas R. Niven
First Presbyterian Church
Leon Link
Fire Department
Astmaster
George Lane
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