Iowa calls 118 to Camp Gordon and 300 to Texas for training
Des Moines reports Adj. Gen. Logan issued calls for 118 Iowa men to Camp Gordon Atlanta and 300 to Texas University at Austin for auto mechanics training. Total 480 men will entrain July 22, exhausting Iowa's third draft quota and signaling reclassification shifts moving many registrants to Class 3.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Camip Garden
Atlanta
Adj
Guy E. Logan
University of Texas
Austin
Camp Gordon
The
Texas University
Logan
Gen
Fama Co Women Lead Patriotic Baby Weighing Plan
Mrs. Elmer E. Taylor chairs Tama county women’s committee as plans for weighing and measuring Tama County babies near completion. Tama county medical association pledges full cooperation. Sub-committee chairs named for publicity education playgrounds doctors nurses and more with Traer to start the program after the Fourth of July and other towns to follow.
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Beulah Wetzel
S. Kinkaid
Traer
J. A. Pinkerton
Fireproof Ratproof Corncrib and Granary Near Traer
Traer Iowa June 28 Stevenson and Early are erecting a fireproof and ratproof double corncrib and granary on their farm southwest of town built entirely of clay blocks. The structure will measure 30 by 32 feet with a 16 foot height and an elevator, costing about 2590 dollars. They contend the lifelong savings justify the investment versus wood.
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Traer
Stevenson & Early
Proposed Banking Firms May Not Be Barred from Lowe
Des Moines June 25 The Iowa supreme court rules the state Superintendent of Banking has no authority under Iowa law to block or bar a new bank charter based on public interest. The decision stems from a Bonaparte case where Bruce R. Vale sought to stop Sonaparte State Bank from forming a third bank locally. Messenger refused to investigate public-interest grounds, focusing on organization, capital, and reserve validity. Organizers include A. Blackford and Bonaparte farmers.
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Des Moines
State Superintendent of Banking
Iowa, Supreme Court
Bruce R. Vale
Bonaparte
George H. Messenger
Barking
Mersanger
Sonaparte State Bank
New Institution
Sonaparts
Marsanger
Fnnes
Yale
Messenger
Polk County District
State Banking Department
Thirty-seventh
General Assembly
Essa
A. ¥. Blackford
Pay Nearly 6 for Coal Mined Right Near Their Homes
Des Moines reports a coal price pact selling soft coal at 4.63 dollars per ton through September 1 and not more than 6 dollars afterward. Local dealers own mines near the city and deliver directly to customers. Inspectors from the Polk county fuel commission and dealers will ensure fair weights and square deals for buyers and sellers. Federal Fuel Administor Charles Webster has not yet received further guidance on hard coal distribution. Washington’s fuel commission promises limited supply for northern Iowa, with hopes to amend for broader anthracite distribution.
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Des Moines
Coses
Polk County Fuel Commission
Charles Webster
Fuel Commission
Washington
Webster
Public Utility Men Plan Conference in Des Moines
In Des Moines on June 28 Judge Wade is expected to call a July convention of public utilities and cities to discuss appointing a rate arbitration board to settle rate disputes. Attorneys for numerous cities and utilities approved the plan after a June meeting in the federal building court. They favored a faster, war conditions driven alternative to federal litigation and voted to have Judge Wade appoint members if the July convention backs the board.
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Des Moines
Wade
Ciiies
Federal Building
Heavy wool clip in Ringgold County boosts market totals
Bedford Iowa June 28 heavy wool clip in this region described as very heavy with 20 000 pounds sold at one point and Prescott shipments adding to a 20 000 dollar value. Ringgold County towns Mount Ayr Kellerton and Chicago shipments processed under government supervision with 78 farmers delivering wool. county officials anticipate about 75 000 pounds marketed. Pread paralysis cases rise in East Dubuque with three suspicions and one death reported. father of a deceased child among the suspected cases.
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Bedford
Prescott
Ringgold County
Mount Ayr
Kellerton
Chicago
Dubuque
East Dubuque
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Fama Co
Lowe
Public Utility Men Plan Conference
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Price
Sagless Springs
Vernis Martin
Davenports
Hulsa
Rockers
Fifth and
Lafayette Streets
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