New High School Contract With Modern Ames Plan
Architects Proudfoot Bird and Rawson expect bid awards the day after openings for a three story high school with brick and stone trim inspired by Agricultural Hall. Auditorium seats 600 with a 70 by 42 foot hall and 40 by 20 stage. gym beneath. Fireproof corridors, lighted classrooms, high ceilings, and good ventilation noted. Foundation hoped this fall. Local work also notes college classification and theater and business renovations in Ames including Twin Owl carwork and U K barber shop refitting.
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Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson
Hall of Agriculture
Holden case stirs Iowa teachers over land syndicate claims
In Roland Record copy, all Iowa State College instructors are re elected except Prof Holden. The State Board of Education asks Holden to explain ties to a western land syndicate while questioning if such scrutiny should apply to professors broadly. Holden remains popular with Iowa farmers amid debate over ethics and investment.
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Iowa State College
Ames
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State Board of Education
Prof. Holden
State Board
Iowa
Free tuition law may boost Iowa high school attendance
The Iowa free tuition statute would allow rural students to attend any eligible high school at no personal cost. It outlines applications, certificates, grade placement after exams, and tuition payments by the resident district, with penalties if unpaid.
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Iowa
U. S
Proposed Ames High School Building Plan Details
The plan shows a 14 by 65 main building with 33 by 72 wings. An auditorium at the rear measures 70 by 42 with balcony and a 20 by 40 stage seating 600, plus well lighted study and recitation rooms. A gymnasium sits underneath, with the building positioned on the half block east of the central structure facing west.
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Itor
Ames reunion links Kalsem and Strom families after 61 years
A decades spanning reunion unfolds in Ames as Jacob Strom, long separated from the Kalsem family who emigrated from Norway, reunites at S. V. Kalsem’s 50th anniversary. The surprise guest meets ninety relatives, with follow up visits to the Iowa State Fair and a lavish Boone street dinner hosted by Wettland and Taylor.
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Strom
Story City
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Des Moines
Ames Chautauqua Sees Six-Year Ironclad Run
Lance notes Ames ranks as western Iowa’s lone surviving chautauqua. The venue reliably yields surpluses from 00 to 1000 due to superior program and active leadership. Frequent officer turnover fuels success, while long tenure saps energy and attendance. effective secret is rotating executives yet keeping them on the board for counsel.
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Iowa
Ames
Ames Chautauqua
National Guards Back From Shenandoah Encampment
Members of Company C returned last night from a ten day encampment at Shenandoah. They report a fine time and a splendid encampment.
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National Guards
Co. C
Shenandoah
Farewell Organ Program for Ames Methodist Church Musician
Calvin Ringgenberg, organist at the Ames Methodist Church for two years, leaves next week for Boston to complete his musical education. A special 7:30 PM program precedes the evening service, featuring works by Lemmens Handel Wagner Lemare and others, with Carl Ringgenberg on violin. Ringgenberg helped lead Ames musical life, excels in church duties, high school ensembles, and plans to continue violin while finishing senior high studies.
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Calvin Ringgenberg
Boston
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Carl Ringgenberg
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Teilman
Ringgenberg
Ames
Methodist Sunday School
Carl
Nnhaw
Prouty Reasserts Southern Control Theme in Cotton Debate
Washington Times reports Congressman Prouty renews the claim that southern Democrats dominate the House in cotton policy. The piece notes the need for clarity on actions proposed, amid a Republican presidency seen as aligned with southern Democrats through key cabinet positions and free list policy.
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Washington Times
Supreme Court
the Treasury
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Sailor Mathews Transferred From Montana to Dixie in New York
Message from D. J. Mathews now stationed aboard the U S Ship Montana states he has been transferred to the Dixie in New York City. The notice confirms a change of assignment affecting the serviceman and base location.
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Princess Theatre
Ames
D. J. Mathews
U. S
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Dixie
New York City
A New Hen Story From Monona County
Monona county reports a Plymouth Rock hen owned by Mrs. L. W. Warner of Blencoe laid five double yolk eggs and one ordinary egg in six days. The record surpasses the famed "hen and a half" tale cited by the Sioux City Tribune.
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Monona County
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L. W. Warner
Blencoe
Sioux City Tribune
State Fair Travel Crowds the Road
Monday morning traffic through Ames set an all time high as trains crowded with fairgoers filled coaches. Trainmasters Siverson and Wallhizer oversaw passenger transfers to Des Moines lines No 53 28 and 29 with multiple cars added amid standing room limits. Early northbound trains arrived in two sections 5:30 and 7:00, platform confusion ran high, and officials arranged more trains for the rest of the week.
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Ames
Siverson
Belle Plaine
Wallhizer
Dessioines
Eve
Dex
Carroll-Ames
Des Moines
Clinton-Ames
Dr Wiley Up Against It In Pure Food Probe
The congressional inquiry into the government pure food department reveals Dr Wiley says canneries use poisonous preservatives and that a Department of Agriculture panel including Dr Wiley Dr Dunlap and Attorney Mc Cabe votes against prosecution, tainting Roosevelt era reform under Taft and forcing accountability.
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Agricultural Department
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McCabe
Mason City Times Sold to Williams Brothers and James E Williams
State Printer Emory English sells his stake in the Mason City Times to W Williams George H Williams and James E Williams The Williams brothers bring strong management with W G Williams as general manager who has built Success Linotype in Des Moines The Times is poised to become a leading newspaper under new ownership English will run the Des Moines printing and publishing house he founded.
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the Times
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Des Moines
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Intelligencer
College road proposal eyed as campus link to Gilbert
Local officials and Franklin township trustees weigh opening a road through the college grounds to Squaw Creek and a connection to Gilbert and the Dieh Way. Substantial costs for a Squaw Creek bridge are agreed, but debates focus on traffic rules, waterway needs, and college control over access and closure. The parties seek a practical, reasonable settlement to realize a north campus road.
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Squaw Creek
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Boone Street
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State Board
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Board of Education
Many Motors Through State Reach Fair Week
State residents prefer motoring to rail travel amid crowded rail conditions. Every day this week a dozen to twenty cars pass through, with vehicles from northern, western, and eastern regions on transcontinental routes.
J. J. Grove Speaks at Northwest District Missionary Meet
J. J. Grove attended the Northwest District Missionary convention of the Church of Christ in Goldfield on Tuesday. He delivered an address on the subject Our Allegiance to State Missions.
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Goldfield
Northwest District
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