Iowa State News Highlights From Hawkeye State
Iowa news covers farm markets in Galesburg and Cedar Heights events, legal cases in Iowa City and Des Moines projects, a big poultry and livestock scene, and notes on a new state department of agriculture. Community actions include farm bureau picnics, corn replanting, and June campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page County
Galesburg
James Stephens
Marshalltown
Iowa
Ford
State Department of Agriculture
N. E. Kendall
Parsons College
J. Tudor and Son
Iowa City
Cedar Heights
Waterloo
Joe Williams
Chamber of Commerce of
Des Moines
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Shenandoah
Mississippi River
Betwen Clinton
Fulton
Abraham Lincoln
Lake Manawa Resort
Council Bluffs
Wilcox Company
Woodbury County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Brown’s Lake
Sioux City
E. A. Patton
Dows
Wright Company Farm Bureau
Iowa State Fair Management
Sharpless Statsman
Bob Murray
North Western Railway
Eva King
Murray
Ft. Des Moines
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Snelling
Nebraska
Missouri
Fort Des Moines
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Battery Repair Very Important Battery Care
Battery care guidance warns motorists to monitor the ammeter, test with a hydrometer weekly, and keep distilled water topped up. It advises against overfilling, protects terminals, repairs pitch insulators, and urges professional service for major fixes while noting specific gravity thresholds around 1.250 and 1.15.
Bent Rims Trigger Tire Trouble and Casing Failures
Bent rims cause tire cuts, blowouts, and wire cable breaks at the base of the tire. Overstrained carcasses from prior abuse fail, and rims bent on edges go unnoticed until rim contact with tracks or potholes flattens the rim. Regular fortnightly inspection and careful tapping with a ball hammer can correct rim trouble.
Avoiding Cheap Padlocks for Spare Tires
A cautionary note from Motor Life urges buyers to avoid inexpensive padlocks for spare tires. Experienced thieves can pick cheap locks, so invest in a sturdy lever lock that resists tapping to protect valuable tires.
Automobile News Briefs on Tire Tread and Battery Care
The notes warn drivers about a flap in tire tread and cutting loose sections, the danger of driving with insufficient lights, and a rattling from worn torque rod bearings. Lubricants like heavy oil and grease, regular oiling of battery terminals, and using cotton flannel for rolling tubes are advised. A Ramsey Minnesota railroad crossing sign urges caution to avoid disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey County
Minnesota
Errors on One Play Mark The May 10 St Louis Game
In the eighth inning at St Louis the Athletics committed three errors on a single play. Jacobson led with a single Williams followed with a center hit. Matthews fumbled and threw wildly enabling Jacobson to score and Williams to advance. Galloway threw away over third, scoring Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Athletics
Jacobson
Williams
Matthews
Galloway
GOP Women Seek 50 50 Voice in Republican Council
Senator Pepper backs equal participation for women in party councils led by Mrs. Medill McCormick. He urged a special session of the Republican national committee to consider a 50 50 executive panel, with 48 women and 48 men, aiming for action before summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Democratic Party
San Francisco
McCormick
Adams
Pepper
Arthur Livermore
Harriet Taylor Upton
Charles D. Hilles
Republican Organization
Secret of Long Golf Driving Revealed by Scientist
A London doctor claims long drives come from eliminating antagonistic muscles and keeping the mind a blank during the swing. He says suppression of conflicting muscles lets the coordinated group aim the club, implying brains have no role in long driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fish fighting called greatest sport of Siam natives
Dr. Hugh M. Smith, former U S fisheries commissioner, recalls Siamese fish fighting as a national sport. People carry a small water filled tube with a two inch fish. Two spectators bet as fish fight in a larger water vessel until one is wounded or unable to continue. The fish are hearty and ferocious and make an amusing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Smith
United States Commissioner of Fisheries
Siam
Smith
Michigan Signs Barker to Lead Wrestling Next Year
University of Michigan hires Richard Barker from Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa as head wrestling coach and assistant football coach for next year. The program will begin as an inter collegiate sport with completion of the new field house providing space for wrestling alongside golf hockey and swimming as varsity minor sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Richard Barker
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Michigan
Yest
Pole Vault Record Set By San Diego Student
Nineteen year old San Diego high school student Harry Smith set a new prep school world pole vault record at 12 feet 11 and a quarter inches. He surpassed the former mark by nearly four inches, previously held by 8 Landers of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
San Diego
8. Landers
Minneapolis
Save the Wild Flowers Day War in the Fields
The article argues for protecting wild flowers from careless picking and urges a national wild flower day. It cites laws in California and Vermont, warns about damage to rare species, and endorses May 20 as a designated day in schools to promote protection. Albert E. B. Stillman proposes the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Flower Preservation Society of America
California
Vermont
Albert EB. Stillman
John Burroughs Memorial Association
Smithsonian Field Work 1922 Explorations Worldwide
The pamphlet outlines 22 expeditions by the Smithsonian and branches in geology zoology botany anthropology archaeology and ethnology. Regions include US Canadian Rockies Chile North Pacific Australia China Jamaica Dominican Republic Amazon Basin Guatemala Colombia Brazil and Alaska. Secretary Walcott discusses Canadian Rockies geology and Bow Valley to Banff-Windermeer road. Glacier BC measurements show Hlecillewaet glacier retreat of 112.5 feet yearly. The solar stations at Mount Montezuma Chile report a 5 percent solar radiation drop mid October with sunspot activity by Oct 21. J Walter Fewkes notes Pipe Shrine House at Mesa Verde Colorado with pipes skeletons pottery and idols found.
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Ihs
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Canadian Rockies
Chile
North Pacific
Australia
China
Tortugas
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Amazon Basin
Salvador
Guatemala
Colombia
Brazil
Alaska
Walcott
Bow Valley
Alberta
Banff-Windermere Motor Road
Glacier
B. C
Nevada
Mount Robson
British Columbia
SMITHSONIAN = INSTITUTION
J. Walter Fewkes
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
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Hawkeye
State News
Hylan
B. W. Cooke
Coyne Trade and Engineering School
Automobile News To
Voice In Council
Save the Wild Flowers Day
Smithsonian
Mount Montezuma
Arizona
United States Naval Observatory
Fur Seal Islands
Pribilof Islands
Bering Island
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