Wage Increase Set for Newsprint Workers War Board
The War Labor Board awarded a general wage increase of 10 cents an hour for wood pulp and newsprint workers, with equal pay for men and women. Scales rise 26 to 33 percent from October 1917 levels, eight-hour days for mill staff, nine hours outdoors, and 1.5x overtime. Revision dates set for January 1 and July 1 each year. A minimum past newsprint price is fixed at 3.1 cents per pound, reflecting higher living costs. Four holidays are recognized: July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
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Washington, D. C
War Labor Board
Federal Trade Commmission
Federal Trade Commission
Labor Board
Milk Production Costs Spark Waterloo Dairy Talks
The Waterloo Iowa Dairy Marketing association and the council of defense discussed dairy profitability. H B Munger of Iowa State College presented that producing 100 pounds of milk costs about 3.50 dollars, while members argue prices are too low. Distributors claim current 12 cents per quart covers reasonable profits. A joint meeting with distributors and defense council is planned next Tuesday to seek clarity.
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Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Marketing Association
Council of Defancia
Chamber of Commerce
Vicinity
Marketing Association
H. B. Munger
State College
Ames
Association
Council of Defense
Lecture at Calvary Church Aids War Service Commission
Rev J B nd Dubuque delivered a lecture at Calvary Evangelical church with proceeds benefiting the National Service Commission. All speaker donations except rail fare went to the commission as he urged support for government war measures and honored men in the trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Church
Benefits War Service Commission
National Service Commission
Calvary Evangelical Church
J. B
Sery
Overseas Casualties List Reveals Army and Marine Losses
Washington D C June 28 casualty lists show Army totals with 4 13 killed in action 24 died of wounds 43 died of disease 3 wounded severely 22 wounded degree undetermined 27 and prisoners. Officers named include Lieutenants Karl Heyman Jerome Goldman Norman McCreary and Timothy and Corporals Robert Jackson Alexander Jankowiak John Kelly and Jethro Shoemaker among others. Marine casualties list shows 60 names with 17 killed in action 7 died of wounds 26 severely wounded and 10 milled in action including Thomas Arnett William Cleveland and Joseph Fagan. Died of wounds and other ranks listed with locations in Illinois Massachusetts New York and more.
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Washington, D. C
J Army
Karl Heyman
Lancaster
Jerome L. Goldman
St. Louis
Norman J. McCreary
Volant
Ees
Timothy
Highland Falls
Marine Corps
Mattodas
Spaghants
Thomas P. Arnett
Christopher
William I. Cleveland
Crosby
Thomas IX Reath
Philadelphia
Robert L. Clore
Lees Sumnut
Afo
Anthony J. Kowker
Frackville
Arthur J. Asha
Kittaning
William A. Benton
Jewell Buckman
Holley
N. Y
William W. du Mars
Monroe
Wis
Joseph Fagan
Albany
Glenn
Lwomis
Batavia
N.Y
Philip McGovern
Irvington
William St. Moys
Mount Vernon
Ill
Joseph
Rusok
Clarissa
Minn
Charles A. Naegielen
Cincinnati
Yeeneene A. Strehlow
Milwaukee
Marries in Grange Center as Miller Blough union forms
News reports the wedding of Society Miller Blough Miss Jennifs Blough and Arthur Miller at the bride’s parents home Grange Center with about 60 guests including out of town relatives from Carleton Nebraska Oakley Utah Chicago and Wichita. The couple plan mission work in India after Mr Miller’s Y M C A work and a concert by local bands followed the ceremony.
Births Reported for Willam Clubdine and Kin Families
Birth notices list a June 21 daughter for Mr and Mrs Willam Clubdine at Hushertne. A Yolande daughter is noted for Mr and Mrs D Kins of 27834 Thirteenth West. Mr and Mrs Joseph Hartgen welcome a son named Gurdette J0 at 100% Mulberrs.
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Willam
Clubdine
Hushertne
Tinel
D. Kins
Thirteenth
West Ashter
Yolande
Joseph
Hartgentuseh
Mulberrs
Gurdette
War Stamp Sales Progress Across Iowa Counties
Des Moines reports show many counties meeting or near completing their war savings quotas. Wright Harri gan Boone Tama and Lucas announce quotas reached. Pocahontas Kossuth Dickinson Buchanan Dallas Alle magee Muscatine Pottawattamie Union Lucas Franklin Ringgold Guthrie Osceola Mills Crawford expect completion by Saturday. Several others plan to finish this week. many counties in the south and east are optimistic but some remain slower. Homer A. Miller, state chairman, renewed a call for statewide effort to boost subscriptions and sales.
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Des Moines
Wright
Harrigan
Boone
Tame
Lucas
Pocahontas
Kossuth
Dickinson
Buchanan
Dallas
Alle-makee
Muscatine
Pottawattamie
Union
Franklin
Ringgold
Guthrie
Osceola
Mills
Crawford
Towa
Chickasaw
Delaware
Winneshiek
Decatur
Wapello
Appanoose
Wayne
Washington
Benton
Fayette
Jefferson
Wmeokuk
van Buren
Taylor
Jackson
Homer A. Miller
Ciitizens
Dr J F E Brinkman Commissioned in WAR Medical Corps
Washington dispatch reports Dr John Edward Brinkman of Waterloo was commissioned captain in the medical reserve corps by the War Department. Also named were Iowa physicians Harry E McCall Clearfield as captain William J S Cremin Sioux City first lieutenant John V Eppel Boone and Spencer G Morrison Des Moines as lieutenants and Hubert James Des Moines as second lieutenant in the corps of interpreters with Pershing's forces. Caledonia picnic set for July 4 at Cedar Heights with races games contests and a noon picnic dinner.
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Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
John Edward Brinkman
Waterloo
Medical Reserve Corps
War Department
Iowa
Harry Ernest McCall
Clearfield
William J.S. Cremin
Sioux
City
John Valentine Eppel
Boone
Spencer G. Morrison
Des Moines
National Army
Hubert £.James
Pershing
Lincoln suit in federal court over arrest by Holt County officials
James W. Bissett of the Nonpartisan league filed a $25,000 federal suit in Norfolk against Holt County officials and county council of defense members for causing his arrest. President Wilson signed a bill authorizing a statue of James Buchanan. Hagenbeck-Wallace circus inquiry clears all but Engineer Sargent in train wreck. George Creek declines to appear before the military committee on war picture contracts.
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Lincoln
Neb
James W. Bissett
Nonpartisan League
Norfolk
Holt County
County Council of Defense
Washington
RP. C
Wilson
James Buchanan
Hammond
Ind
jWreck
Sargent
Washington, D. C
George Creek Jf
House
Men Enlist for War Duty in Navy Reserve Roles
Navy, Fireman second class reserve at Philadelphia navy yards Charles M Hastings Charles City Fireman third class reserve Great Lakes Harry N ing imi enlistments listed as men who join for war duty with ranks noted or implied in reserve programs at naval facilities.
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NAVY
Philadelphia Navy Yards
Charles M. Hastings
Charles City
Gweat Lakes
Harry N. Ing
Imi
Waterloo Woman Two Months on India Mission Trip
Miss Sadie Miller arrives in Waterloo after thirteen years in western India with the Church of the Brethren. She traveled via China and Japan due to war conditions. stationed near Bombay in Vyara. Her sister Eliza also works in the same field. family plans include gatherings with Wilbur, Walter, Lisyd, Arthur Miller, and Mrs. W. H. Maust. A local concert featured Hindu songs by Miller and Empert Stover amid other quartet members. A wedding of Arthur Miller and Sadie Miller to Miss Jennie Blough was attended. the quartet toured Waterloo with dinners and a picnic at Prospect Park.
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Sadie Miller
Waterloo
Orange Township
Miss Miller
Church of the Brethren
India
China
Japan
Bombay
Vyara
Bombay Presidency
Eliza B. Miller
D. J. Lichty
Arthur Mmer
Arthur Miller
W. H. Maust
Mount Morris College
Empert Stover
America
Mr. Stover
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Farm Woman
A Oregon, Illinois woman who raises 600 chickens yearly credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after a long period of illness. She says it enabled her to work on her small farm and recommends others in similar condition seek advice from the medicine company.
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Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkham
D. M. Alters
Rye Week Campaign Promotes Rye Bread Use in Iowa
Iowa designates July 1 as rye week to relieve wheat shortages. The food administration urges stores to promote rye sales and suggests late bargains to move stock. Plans call for public education on rye flour’s nutrition and safety, with county and women’s groups coordinating conservation efforts.
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Iowa
The
Food Administration and Communications
P.J. Marquis
Chilrman
Women’s Council
State Food Administration
Food Administration
Food Conservation Committee
Women's Committee
Council of National Defanses
Misa Cliva Sutter
Courier Patterns for Courier Patterns Design Order
A reader explains how to obtain the up to date courier patterns by sending the enclosed coupon and 10 cents per pattern to the Fashion Department of Evening Courier Waterloo. Patterns allow for seams and orders are filled as soon as possible with an estimated ten day delivery after sending in the order.
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Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Rainy Month Highlights In Marine Draft Notes
Reports from a rainy period show .93 inch of rain at R B Slippy’s home as observers tracked a passively falling storm from 4 AM to noon. The piece mentions drafts and enlistment into the marine reserve with requirements for fitness and skill. Marriage licenses listed include Marion O Hana and Mary M Elitote of Waterloo and Burr Laughridge and Opal Petit of Des Moines.
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Thorsdat
R. B. Slippy
Marine Corps
Avia
Marine Reserve
Marlon O. Hana
Waterloo
Mary M. Elitote
Burr Laughridge
Des Moines
Opal Petit
Des Molines
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War Board
Robert H. Jackson
Roslindale
Maga
Alexander A. Jankowiak
South Bend, Nd
John J. Kelly
Holyoke
Mass
Thomas B. Peden
Gray Court
John J. Ryder
Brooklyn
Jethro Shoemaker
Clam
Farridr
Willem J. McNally
Alfred M. Bonsnas
Louis M. Croteau
Elvin A. Prost
Clearmont
Wye
Dan Garda
Detroit
Mich
Herbert F. Gledhill
Sleuré
Utah
Charles HL. Harsch
Brockport
Jony Lubeck
Chicago
Harry McKinney
Evansyble
Sarkis H. Semonia
Nashua
N. H
Joseph Luski
Cleveland
Leo Waits
Wellington
Ala
Yngiram T. Whittaker
Clarkston
Gilbert Wilson
Wofford
Bargeant
Fred A. Plogger
Carrie
Hporal
CORPO
Arthur B. Bond
Scinto
Okla
Albert HE. Jester
Galveston
Tex
Howard van Campen
Haven
Kan
Dirrare
Albert I. Grubb
Berkeley Springs
Ve. Vee
George Holmes
Springfield
Louis Rosenberg
Pittsburch
Charles Exner
Ronald A. Glader
Jameson
William H. Korn
Madison
Wts
Charles K. Meyer
St Louis
Charles Schmitz
Samuel Cokes
St. Partisbonde
Chicago Tribune
James& Torgerson
Galloway
David A. Johnson
Dloyd V. Evans
Hamilton
William P. Exner
Buffalo
Leo P. Linnemann
Covington
Grant H. Hyman
Kmere
William J. McNelly
Mayville
Robert M. Shields
Edgewater
N. J
Lacey Gibbs
Elles
James
Minneola
William
Mitchell
Louisiana
High V. Schensk
Herbert R. Wegenast
Rame
Paris
News of
Socitoh
Faribault
Morgan Park Military Academy
Morgan Park
Til
Mercerburg Military Academy
Mercerburg
Marian Davis
F. J. Eighmey
Caral Kroesen
Allen Lichty and Son and
Cramer and Company
George Moody
Chautauqua
Park
Eig>mey
Abrs. Moody
Hospital For Convalescents
J. G. Wright
Palmaquist
Leo Billings
George Palmquist
New York City
Poincare
Havas
Oeret
Epworth League
St. Paul's M. H. Church
Vic- Elklets
Tims
Go- Elks
M. Teyssisre
Paris Fre
A. M. Tunts
Messrs. Palmauist
George van, Dorn
Don Briggs
Stanley Jerald
Viola Billings
Mabel Tmmnion
Mildred MeMullen
Lucile Jerald
Palmquist
Samuel Jerald
Messrs. Briggs
McMullen
Court of Honor Lodge
Jee Egan
Dorothy Meffert
Harriet Egan
Bertha McCartney
Harriett Egan
Emily Treyarthen
Marljorie Rahe
Neva Walker
Lucile McCray
Kentland
Edith Kennedy
Elizabeth McClellan
Chautauqua Park
May Foote
Cedar Heights
J. H. Hint
Hannah Stark
John EB. Sweeney
C. Els. L. Club
C. R. Brundage
W. MW. Lichty
Wilma
Garleton
E. J. Covell
L. L. May & Co
St. Paul, Minn
D. A. Thompson
Aurora
Mr. Thompson
George Robinson
Bridge Street
Black Mawk Steamer and Hose Company
Colorado
Harry Andrews
Moose Club
J. FE. Brinkman
Caledonia Pionto
Caledonian Society
Smith
J. B. Smith
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Army Y. M. CG. A
Waterloo Commercial Club
H. B. Kelly
Commercial Club
Orig
East Waterloo
Grace Cowgill
W. R. Hater
Sely
Miss Sutter
H. C. Gorton
B. Reed
Alice Lombard
Boylston Susic
Dr. Caldwell
Springfield, Man
W. B. Caldwell
Washington Street
Monticello
Illinois
Oxfords
Elgin Watch
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