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U. S
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Cass
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Atlantic
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
A Life Well Lived In Anita Fifty Years In Town
Mrs Flavia C Hook of Anita celebrates eighty fifth birthday and fifty years living in Anita and vicinity. Her husband died last year. they arrived forty eight years ago with a son Charles an insurance official at Cedar Rapids and daughter Vera at home. The town remembers them warmly and the writer congratulates their long life and happiness.
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Flavia C. Hook
Anita
Legion
Flavia Hook
Fife
Charles
Cedar Rapids
Vera
Nevis-Telegraph
President endorses income tax bill in bipartisan committee report
President Coolidge endorses the income tax bill prepared by the Ways and Means Committee. Green of this district chaired the committee and urged adoption, noting near nonpartisan cooperation among Republicans and Democrats. He praises the bill’s framing and hopes Congress will enact it with minimal political maneuvering.
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Coolidge
Cohgress
Cunpye Man Green
Congress
Avill O Re
Green
Pelpitiz
Pedestrian education course opens in Washington
NEA Service writer Charles P. Stewart reports the Washington traffic education program for pedestrians is compulsory with fines up to 300 dollars for misbehavior. Principal Eldridge, the traffic director, pressed DC commissioners to adopt the course, which features a squad of officers teaching street-crossing, signals, and safe pedestrian habits through oral instruction and practical demonstrations.
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Charles P. Stewart
NEA
Ashington
Rof Eldridge
District of Columbia
Wuaney
Notable Congressman Greta Faces Skyrocketing Support
The passage praises a long-serving congressman, detailing backing from a New York City bank and other interests seeking favors. It lauds his conscientious conduct, efficiency as chairman of a key House committee, and stature to deter challengers in the district while signaling a lingering bid for renomination.
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Terest
New York City
House
Greta
Out of the Mud 1928 Iowa highway plan endorsed
Des Moines reports state highway commission and Governor Hammill back a sweeping 1928 program. Five east and five broad north and south routes will be built at 28 million dollars, funded from highway funds and a four million cushion, with counties issuing bonds if needed. Officials claim towns will be out of the mud by year’s end without new taxes, a boon for Iowa motorists and readers.
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
John Hammill
Highway Commission
Towa
Penny Postage Aids Suffering Souls In 1925 Letter Drive
A fragmentary 1925 plea from George Matthew copies Adams urges readers to continue sending help to the needy through mailed donations. The text laments fake appeals but stresses sending money and food to those in distress, mentioning widows, bakers, and distant recipients like Doe and Jenny.
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Bone
Howe
Rex
Enin
D “Doe
Jenny
Keekuls
George Matthew
Adams
Wisconsin hunter crawls two miles for help after fence breach
A hunter in Wisconsin allegedly breached a fence with a shotgun tucked under his arm and crawled two miles to seek assistance. The report notes the unusual escape route and calls into question how such actions relate to crossing enemy lines and resuming trench warfare tactics in Europe.
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Wisconsin
Imported Judge Miller Sits In Des Moines For Court
Federal Judge Miller, an imported official from South Dakota, arrives in Des Moines to preside over this term’s court. The article notes harsh sentences for bootleggers who shipped a carload of liquor into Des Moines, and speculates on political maneuvering around Senator Brookhart and the Steck contest. It mentions junior senators, potential nominations, and a wartime anecdote about two generals in Washington.
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Miller
Des Moines
South Dakota
Brookhart
Senate
Mncmiaton
Statenen
Steck
Medium in London Exhibits Spirit Pictures
An item notes a London medium displaying portraits claimed to be spirits. The imagery is described as not very good, offering only what the medium presents. Copyright notice indicates 1926 NEA Service, Inc.
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London
Nea*service, Inc
Iowa wets may be playing possum says Iowa days
Des Moines reports lax bootlegging operations may signal a coming crackdown by prohibition enforcers. SP McNaught, Iowa Anti Salant league head, warned that any push by wets to attack will be met with intensified city and state countermeasures. He noted a recent unusual decline in violations but urged vigilance against a possible rally to restore prohibition. Waterloo post plans a winter employment bureau for former service members, mess and others, announced by Adjutant Gerald Hlyton.
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Des Moines
Iowa
SP. McNaught
Towa -Anti- Salant League
Towa
Ode
Waterloo
Qeaker-Chapman - Post
American Legion
Gerald Llyton
Cost of Iowa State College exceeds four million yearly
Des Moines December 12. Iowa State College Ames accounting shows for the year ending June 30 1025 receipts 3 062 000 and disbursements 4 258 083 67. Budget director Hogue notes two million for salaries and lists administration library work extension and non collegiate costs. Receipts from state government tuition and other income total 3 962 67K 04 with a book entry not cash on hand.
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Des Moines
Towa State College
Ames
Br. L
Hogue
Asert
Sumner Sessions
Goth
Abe
Free Thinker Stays On Program Despite Local Protest
Iowa City December 12 Sherwood Anderson author of Many Marriages remains on the Sat ray Tanch club program for December 12 despite opposition from critics. The Lunch club formed by University of Iowa students and professors faced criticism over his writings and potential lectures, with several local figures urging removal.
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Iowa City
Sherwood Anderson
Satray Tanch
University of Sopa
Sot
Great Lakes Naval Depot to remain key training station
Orders from the Navy Department confirm Great Lakes naval training station near Chicago as a major depots site. Captain John J. Wines announced that recruits from the Middle Western and Pacific Coast states will train there, replacing the San Diego station and settling rumors of abandonment.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy Department
Middle Western
Pacific Coast States
Great Lake Jon
San Diego
Calif
Hines
Weather Bulletin Forecasts Severe Storms Across Northern Hemisphere
Washington reports a December cold wave crossing the continent followed by a warm spell. Severe storms and blizzards are forecast from December 12 to 18, especially near the Great Lakes and northern United States, with heavy precipitation along the southern and eastern coasts.
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Washington
Great Lakes Snartheagt
Fern States
North America
Europe
Inilian Ncean
Canada
United States
Great Lal
Ward
Baptists of Iowa to Hold Meeting in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts a special conference of the Iowa Baptist convention during Christmas holidays with about 150 attendees last year and a larger crowd expected this year. Four national leaders will speak including William F. E. Chalmers P W Serrigo Dr John A. Eacl and Dr Ro A Penrose plus Dr John W. Million of Des Moines University.
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A. Des
2Nd Baptist
Des Moines
G. P. Mitchell
Iowa Baptist “Convention
Des Moines University
Mitchell
William FE. Chalmers
Philadelphia
Amean Baptist Publication Society
P. WH. Serrigo
New York
American “Baptist Foreign
Iowa Teachers Meet Calendar Set For Spring Divisions
The Iowa State Teachers Association announced dates for seven divisional conventions across the state. Northwest Sioux City hosts March 25 26 27. North Central Ft Dodge March 26 27 28. Northeast West Burlington April 1 2. Southeast Ottumwa April 1 2. South Central Red Oak April 1 2 3. Southwest Council Bluffs April 1 2. Central Des Moines April 1 2.
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Des Voines
Iowa State Teachers Association
Teachers Association
Northwest
Sioux City
Ft. Dodge
West Waterloo
Ottumwn
Red Oak
Cornell Bluffs
Des Moines
Real Estate Transfers Detail Recorded
RRR OO John W Donohoe to Earl Beegh single dwelling 70 foot West block 30 Ad 100 ate Ferush AL Pigsley to C MM id fr 92 nwa 214-05 price 1.00 ate.
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John W. Donohoe
Earl Beegh
Tarry Sanatorium Adds To Its Staff
Omaila December 12. Announcement by Dr. H R Tarry sanitarian Peters reveals an upcoming addition to the staff of the Tarry Sanatorium. The institution, with a national reputation for mild treatment of rectal diseases, plans to enlarge its staff and welcomes a New York physician with special training.
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Omaila
de. H.R. Tarry Sanitarian
Peters “Tyust Buh
Marly Anther
Sip
Urhan
Nebraska
Larry Samberium
Table Andes
Te Jura
Ites
Taff
Fea
New York
Rick Stnuilims
Torry
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