Babies and Candidates Fair Attractions at Central Iowa Fair
The Central Iowa Fair features a babies contest with entries from both sexes and a speaker lineup including Governor W Clarke Adel Judge J Stevens Boons HG Dum Masoy City and P C dooney Perry. Contest entries close at four o clock to avoid crowding. prizes total about 20 dollars and tables for vendors will be set up. Dr Jennie Christ and Dr Gates with Miss Kittie Freed oversee the judging. entry cards available at their offices.
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Priges
Timvaer
Jennie Ghrist
Gates
Kittie Freed
Building and Grounds Committee Announces Campus Improvements
The Building and Grounds Committee reports bridge work at the foot of the hill NW of the incline. A federal appropriation increase for jailpore of building new walks and driveways is planned. A concrete foot bridge will span College Creek on Boone Street, and the Music Hall driveway will reopen with a new concrete bridge replacing the old. Weed control and athletic field boundary extension were approved.
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College Creek
Tumn Avenue
Boone Street
Olf
Music Fiall
Storm to Lead New Agricultural Teaching Department
Dr. A V Storm joins Minnesota's College of Agriculture to head a new department training teachers to teach agricultural courses in high schools. Demand is high as Minnesota, Iowa, and other states seek qualified instructors for scientific farming programs with generous state incentives. President Vincent of the University notes strong field enrollment and rapid expansion.
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A. V. Storm
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Tribune
Professor Storm
A V. Storm
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Storm
Minnesota
Putnam and
Benson-lee Aeis
State Agricultural College
Amos
Iowa
Vincent
The
Univer
College Men Uncover Graft in Clinton County
The Ames led graft investigation reveals public funds misuse in Clinton County, with five men indicted on thirty one counts. Findings include $50 per yard concrete, a 40 foot bridge over a creek draining 69 acres, $196 in a county record book, $5 per gallon liquid soap, and $100 per barrel floor sweeping compound. Similar issues were reported in Polk County and other counties.
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Ames
Clinton County
Town Is Highway Commission
Iiinton
Clinton Bridge
Ron Co
Clinton
Wr White
McQuallough
Otder
White
Wilkinson
Polk County
Seed Corn Week Opens With Statewide Proclamation
Iowa launches seed corn week after a governor proclamation and ideal weather. Statewide effort engages schools, farmers, merchants, and railroads to promote careful seed selection and preservation for higher next year yields. State College Extension mails thousands of seed corn bulletins. A M Deyoe backs the drive through public schools.
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Iowa
Carroll
the Dankers
The
Merchants
Rail
Iowa State College Extension Department
A. M. Deyoe
Towa
Iinois
Missouri
College Men Judge at Fairs
The A. H. department named judges for the past week with H. P. Mayhew at Orient J. S. Bancroft at Northwood and R. J. Davidson among others.
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A. H. Department
H. P. Mayhew
Orient
J. S. Bancroft
Northwood
R. J. Davidson
Wilson Marshall Club Organized At Friday Meeting
At the fourth meeting of the temporary Pek in J W McCartney's office a Wilson Marshall Club was formed. C Walkmen called the meeting and W. Jedge noted as acting secretary. Vince was named president with R G Deer as secretary and Joe Crave as treasurer. The club adjourned to meet Wednesday evening.
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J. W McCartney
Jedge
Vince
R.G. Deer
Joe Crave
County Bridges Highlight from Story County Board
County Supervisor Scott discussed ongoing bridge work in Story County. The east of town ble infrastructure should near completion in about three weeks, with the steel bridge south of Earlville due for completion by October 15. The county reports over 200 concrete bridges built within budget and without debt, praising prudent finances and restraint from sensational publicity.
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Cocmmende
Earla
Story County
Scott
Grand Jury
Story County Board
Polk County Board
President Pearson Arrives at Iowa State Ames
President Rayvmond Pearson arrived by 0:30 train in Ames, greeted by campus officials. He expresses pleasure with Iowa State College and outlines plans to acquaint himself with faculty and students while settling into routine duties and improvements, including the new elevator capacity and storage facilities at the campus.
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Europe
Iowa State College
Iowa
Ames
Commercial Club Meeting Outlines Poultry House Topics
The Commercial Club will meet at Tullet’s Hall at 7 30 this evening to finalize co organization. The program includes a report on the last meeting and discussion of new bylaws with experts from the Poultry H use department. Speakers will cover portable poultry houses design location sunlight disinfection and materials for four types including the 4 Posy tar taper portable house and lowa colony use.
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iTulett
Apt BulKberrien
Lappincott
The
Poultry Husbamiry
J. &. Davidson
Feeding Experiments Planned at College
The Animal Husbandry Experiment Station has bought 262 Nevada lambs for experimental work. John M. Evward, an experimentalist, bought them in the South Omaha yards and returned Wednesday morning. The sheep will be divided into six lots for feeding with two lots each assigned to ear corn, shelled corn, and ground corn.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Evvard
Chicago
Nevada
John M. Evward
South Omaha
Valentine Family Weekend Visit in Des Moines
Mrs. W. Valentine and her children were in Des Moines visiting over Saturday and Sunday.
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W. Valentine
Des Moines
Highway Bridge Testing With New Impact Instruments
Professor Kirkham secures instruments from the American Society to test highway bridges for impact and stress distribution. The approach mirrors car and war bridge tests, with delicate, close‑set devices. Initial tests likely near Ames in coming days to compare theory with practice.
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J. &. Krirkhair
American Railway Ungineering Society
Kirkham
Ames
New Boiler Equipment Boosts Heating Plant Capacity
The Central Heating Plant of Iowa State College will gain 2500 horsepower with two Sterling boilers and automatic coal stokers. Link Belt Co. oversees the coal handling installation. Six hoppers hang from a steel bridge supported by vertical I beam columns, feeding stokers from 20 to 30 feet above the floor.
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Towa State College
Sterling
Chesserate
Link Belt Co
Great Meetings At Christian Church Yesterday
Weekday services featured a first day activity at the Christian Church with a school session followed by communion and preaching. Evangelist sermon titled Pour Cornered Re Hieichb offered practical stances and a large men’s meeting heard Is it a Gamble. Crowds joined evening service and the evangelist preached True Aim for Every Life. A second men’s meeting is planned in two weeks on Sunday October 1th with no service tonight as rest day.
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Christian Church
Long
Sp. Um
Strawberry harvest investigation at Conrad by Beach and Herrick
Prof A Beach and Mr Herrick of the horticultural department visited Conrad on Saturday to inspect some overbearing strawberry crops at that location.
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8. A. Beach
Mr. Herrick
Jtorticultural Department
Conrad
Knoxville Water System Study By Civil Engineer
Professor Evinger of the Civil Engineering department spent most of the summer examining Knoxville’s water works. He will issue a bulletin soon outlining his findings.
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Evinger
Knoxville
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