Iowa Celebrates Seventy-Eighth Anniversary At Iowa City
The State University at Iowa City marked its seventy eighth anniversary on February 25. Other brief items note Crawford county forming a wolf population issue, a new city directory for Council Bluffs listing 49 221 residents, and the Allen Memorial hospital opening in Waterloo with 1000 attendees at a $150 000 facility.
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State University
Iowa City
Crawford County
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Harlan Danish Lutheran Church
Harlan
Cedar Falls
Shenandoah
Oskaloosa
Iowa Cavalry
Mapleton
Jefferson
Malco? Savings Bank
State Banking Department
Florida
State of
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Central Coege
Pella
Jacob Heimstra
Polk County
Camp Beaver
Clay
Four Mile
Altoona
Cecile Meyer
Des Moines
Hammill
House Banking Committee
House
Senate
Iowa Senate
Gilchrist
Chicago
State Health Department
Hamburg
Fremont County Farm Bureau
Kiwanis Club of
Farm Bureaus
Washington
Madison Townships
Program of Legislation Maps Iowa Road Reforms
A joint highways subcommittee drafts a temporary bill empowering the highway commission to control primary road construction and maintenance while county boards and township trustees oversee secondary roads. The bill eliminates conflicts, ends special assessments on primary roads, and funds work from the primary road fund. It envisions rapid primary and secondary improvements, draining, grading, and paving the system with annual totals around 8.83 million dollars for indebtedness and construction, plus county secondary costs.
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Iowa
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The
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County Boards of Supervisors
Boards of Supervisors
3-Cent Gas Tax Gains Support In Iowa Legislature
The Iowa general assembly sees a swing to a 3 cent per gallon gasoline levy from the previously discussed 2 cent rate. Governor Hammill recommended the change, and Senator Bergman’s bill carries the amendment when reported by Ways and Means. Representative Blake confirms the house committee will adopt the 3 cent levy as it advances the gas bill.
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Iowa General Assembly
Hammill
Bergman
Ways and Means
Blake
Fayette
House Joint Committee of Nine
Gasoline Taxes and Fees Across States Compared
The article explains average motorist costs from license fees and gasoline taxes, noting a national average of about 0.25 cents per mile. It cites 1923 distributions to state highway departments, compares tax rates across 35 states, and contrasts fuel taxes with historical toll road charges. It gives practical mile-based costs for trips and highlights conversion to gallons.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Philadelphia
Lincoln Highway
New York
San Francisco
Virginia
Maryland
Des Moines Hosts AOUW Supreme Council Meeting
The supreme council of the AOUW will meet in Des Moines on May 12 13 and 14. Harlan plans to build a new Catholic church this year costing about 30000 dollars. Dairy leader George C Kibby would pay twenty dollars per acre more for farms with electrical power. Iowa State College researchers will present gas from Iowa coal at a five state gas engineers meeting April 22 23 and 24. Iowans are heavy coffee drinkers averaging 500 cups per person annually or 12.33 pounds per year per person.
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Des Moines
Supreme Council of the
Harlan
George C. Kibby
Audubon County
Iowa State College
Ames
Industry products in Iowa total annual value
Iowa industry products reach 745 million dollars in yearly output across sectors, reflecting a broad industrial base and steady production levels throughout the state.
Suggestions to Follow When Accidents Occur
A how to guide for post accident conduct advises not arguing over responsibility and focusing on safety. It urges moving vehicles to the curb, seeking hospital care for the injured, not driving, and cooperating with authorities. It emphasizes reporting to police immediately and avoiding self serving comment.
Winter Driving Hazards And Precautions In Slush
Winter driving guidance warns that slush and surfaced roads create skid risk and stresses to keep speed low and control. Police and judges emphasize driver responsibility at grade crossings and reduced visibility. Tips include extra bulbs, proper lights, tire performance, chains, and staying alert in early dark winter nights.
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Connecticut
Washington Auditorium Opens in Capital With 6000 Seats
Washington inaugurates its long awaited auditorium a 6000 seat theater capable of hosting opera major productions and large conventions. The project led by Robert N. Harper with Merchants and Manufacturers' Association officials aims for a total cost near 965000 dollars including a 100000 dollar organ.
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Ashington
Washington
Washington Auditorium
Madison Square Garden
New York
Chicago
Hippodrome
Robert N. Harper
Washington Auditorium Corporation
Charles J. Columbus
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
C. J. Gockeler
Treas
Urer
New Device Demonstrated in Washington for Safe Car Encounters
A demonstration in Washington shows a device that lifts and carries a man after being struck by a vehicle. The man, struck from behind a car, remains unhurt while riding the device at speed. The illustration depicts the device in action.
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Washington
Difference Apparent in Various Makes of Autos
The article argues that cars differ in clutch and transmission beyond common assumptions. It urges readers to test drive several models to see real mechanical differences and to explore sales points, concluding that automobile design advances daily.
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John Jones
American Money Helping Upbuild Europe 1924 foreign borrowing
The 1924 US foreign borrowing totaled 1.208 billion dollars in securities publicly offered, led by central governments and municipalities. Europe borrowed about 568 million, with Germany at 110 million and France 100 million, funds used for reconstruction and exchange stability. Short term credits to Germany reached about 100 million with loans to railways and industrial groups.
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United States
Department of Commerce
New York
Europe
Charles E. Herring
Berlin
Germany
Cologne
Monticello to Become National Shrine Restoration Underway
Monticello is to be restored to its Jefferson era as a living memorial. The project, a collaboration of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial foundation and the American Institute of Architects, aims to rebuild lawns and gardens and place period furniture in the mansion. Professor Fiske Kimball cites access to historical sketches and a painting that aid authentic reconstruction. The foundation, established on Jefferson’s 180th birth anniversary, gained title to Monticello in 1923 after a long effort to preserve Jeffersonian relics.
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Onticello
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
American Institute of Architects
Fiske Kimball
Architects
Boston
Kimball
Massachusetts Historical Society
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Jefferson
America
Everett Sanders Recalled By Old Friends After Appointment
Old Indiana connections of Everett Sanders celebrate his selection as secretary to the President. Letters from J B Welsh and Mrs Ed Whetsell recall school days at Indiana Normal and Indiana University with memories of shoe clerk days and skirt fashions. Sanders notes the joy of hearing from long-lost friends and reflects on changing times.
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Everett Sanders
Indiana State Normal
Indiana University
J. B. Welsh
Terre Haute
Indiana Normal
Ed Whetsell
Bloomington
Ind
Sanders
Mr. Sanders
Walsh
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