Women urged to become nurses as war effort growth
Conference of Women's Branch of Town Council of Defense in Fort Dodge Iowa calls on women and girls not employed to quit current work and train as nurses. Resolutions push food conservation wool clothing for soldiers, discourage civilian knitting, and support a western front focus. Mrs Max Mayer notes Iowa awaking to war needs. meetings to continue in schools and churches to sustain war effort.
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Fort Dodge
ATL
Council of National Defense
Town Federation of Women's Clubs
Iowa
Alfies
Lies
France
Belgium
Max Mayer
Towa City
Western Front
Towa
Mayer
Minisers’ Clubs
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
The
Red Cross
Defense Council
Child Welfare Research Bureau
Iowa Council of National Defense
Women’s di
National Defense Council
Miss Laura
Snanke
Opponent for Gilbert Haugen Nominated for Congress
Xean Hempson of Ta. announces his Republican candidacy for Congress in the Fourth district. Born on a Chickasaw county farm years ago he was a farmer and teacher before joining the sinking business at Newhampton where he is head of firms valued at 810000. Friends say he is ready to serve the country in congress.
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Xean Hempson
W. G. Shaffer
Chickasaw County
Newhampton
Congress
Drain Sunfish Lake to Private Cornfield Near Bellevue
Preparations are under way to drain Sunfish Lake a few miles below Bellevue on the Itmis side. The 2,890 acre lake once dry land now holds four to six feet of water with thousands of sunfish. A dike will use 27,000 feet of posts and a 29 foot deep hole to allow water flow. Two 21,000 gallon pumps powered by four 275 hp motors will move water south toward the Mississippi.
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Bellevue. In
Sunfish Lake
Bellevue
Itnis
Mississippi Mires
School Teacher Opposes Draft but Willing to Farm
Sioux City march report notes Wilbur F. Roush superintendent of Sergeant Bint schools seeks draft exemption claiming wheat production could reach 24 000 bushels this summer if he farms three sections of virgin land He faces doubt from school board officials due to detention at Dallas Texas on draft evasion charges and notes his low draft number.
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Sioux City
America
Wilbur F. Roush
Roush
Bints
Dreadful Cough Cured by Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs F W Olsen of Marysville Missouri reports her Hale boy Jean suffered a severe cold and brutal cough. After trying many medicines, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieved the cough instantly and cured him after finishing the course, praised for children.
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Chamberlain
F. W. Olsen
Marysville
Jean
Dr King’s New Discovery and Life Pills Pitch
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as a half century relief for colds with a fifty cent price and readiness for sudden illnesses. Also promotes Dr Mans Life Pills to aid digestion headaches dizziness and constipation.
Hays Seeks Open Harmony in Republican Party
Chicago March 9. Bill Il Hays newly named Republican National Committee chairman says harmony is a fact. He reports no dissent from Washington or New York leaders and vows open meetings, no subterfuge, and broad party involvement to elect the ticket and support the war effort, with focus on the third Liberty Loan.
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Chicago
Bill Il. Hays
Republican National Committee
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Hays
Republican Party
Ral
Becaue
Seventh Reserve District
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Dubuque City Water Contaminated
An alarming typhoid fever outbreak sweeps Dubuque Iowa with over twenty cases and seven deaths reported by doctors. Contaminated city water blamed, samples sent to Iowa City for analysis as cases rise daily.
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Dubuque
Iowa City
Death of Amusement Resort Owner Suspected as Violence
Sioux City report states Fred Grabbe owner of a South Dakota side amusement resort was found in 20 feet of water in the Sioux River. Initial drowning ruled out after lungs were dry and a head wound found, prompting police to consider violence.
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Sioux City
Fred Grabbe
South Dakota
Sioux River
All Is Set for School Election in Waterloo
Monday March 11 voters in Waterloo east and west districts will cast ballots at Sixth and Mulberry and at 04 Jefferson. West district faces a $40,000 schoolhouse fund tax. east district lists several candidates for treasurer and board terms with full slate of contenders.
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Waterloo East
Manual Training
Sixth
Mulberry Streets
Waterloo West
Jefferson Street
Co. T. Wilson
B. I. Swisher
A. G. Reid
B. E. Wilson
W. O A. Peterson
George Lucht
FF. E. Stewart
J. W. Arbuckle
A. Fish
B.C. Sage
J. R. Howard
Alfred Longley
George Bishop
EL. W. Miller
OWA'S QUOTA FILLED FOR AUTO MECHANICS IN AVIATION SHOPS
Des Moines reports that the quota for auto mechanics to join the signal corps aviation shops has been filled. District boards were advised by Adj. Gen. Logan that no additional men are needed for this work.
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Des Moines
Signal Corps
Towa
Adj
Logan
Killings From a Runaway Ends Jackson Farmer's Life
John J. Jirak, a longtime Jackson township farmer, was fatally injured in a runaway while driving toward Protogin. His team frightened and bolted. he leapt from the rig but sustained fatal injuries.
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Decor
H. la
John J. Jirak
Jackson Township
Protogini
Jirak
Watch Wilatilms Windows In Modern Education Blogs
A brief look at Wilatilms Windows, highlighting current education blogs that blend informative content with engaging reading. The piece notes the value of up-to-date posts for learners and educators seeking practical insights and fresh perspectives.
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Winhela
Wilatilm
Kenyon Award Sets $8,006 in Death Claim Verdict
Independence March 93 Hannah Kenyon won an $8,006 award against Illinois Central for her husband a fireman killed when a penstock swung and struck him while filing an engine water tank Waterloo residents for years. The trial followed a prior verdict in favor of the railroad and a Supreme Court order for a new trial. The report also notes a suspended sentence for Sarge Hathaway on intoxication charges and various local church, school, and community notices.
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Independence
Hannah Kenyon
Illinois Central Railway Company
Mra. Kenyon
Miinois Central
Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Kenyon
Mullan
Sarge Hathaway
Marshal Donovan
Presbyterian Church
Lincoln School
Carl Gaer
Glenwood
Gaer
Littlejohnsline
St. John’s Catholic Church
EB. M. Sheehan
A. H. Frask
Commercial State Bank
AL. P. Davis
Hudson
Trent
Judd Shellite
Bon
William Zimpher
Earl Temple
France
Unusual Epmemics Reported Over State
Des Moines reports from Davenport list 60 cases of German measles in the Orphans' home. State epidemiologist Dr. J B Hamilton will investigate as illness and contagious diseases rise across the state. Corydon reports twelve cases of typhoid fever, among other notices.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Davenport
J. B. Hamilton
Corydon
Doctor to visit Corydon amid disease concerns
Unusual this season as water supply stays pure through freezing Dr Hamilton will travel to Corydon Monday. Osage and Tama counties sent in calls for state health officers to diagnose prevalent diseases this past week.
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Hamilton
Corydon
Osage
Tama
Too Confident Is Peril of Situation
Des Moines report quotes H L West of New York, secretary of the National Security League, urging all citizens to wake up and fight as hard as needed to meet the peril described in the era’s crisis. The remarks emphasize unity across businessmen workers women and children.
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Des Moines
H. L. West
New York
National Security League
Democracy at War Needs Action Not Oratory
Secretary West urged Des Moines audiences to back patriotic resolve with real deeds, warning that mere speech risks complacency as the public grows confident in government. He traveled with Alex Fitzhugh to press for concrete support and readiness for the war effort.
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Stantly
West
Des Moines
Chicago
Alex Fitzhugh
Local
Security League
America
No army can rise higher than the home front
A speaker urged sacrifices at home while troops fight overseas. He noted hundreds of thousands of young men in the trenches and called on Americans to save labor and dollars, support food conservation, Red Cross, YMCA, and Liberty Bonds to aid the war effort.
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America
National Security Leagues
Red Cross
Army ¥. M. C
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Dr. King
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