Plans for Baby Contest at State Fair Announced
United Press dispatch reports the state fair will host a baby health contest with five hundred dollars in medals and trophies. Classes split by rural and urban areas and by age 12 to 36 months, plus boy and girl categories and a most perfect child award. Each entry includes a full medical exam and parental guidance, with expected growth in entries from last year. Entries begin on state fair application.
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Knights of Columbus Meet Postponed to Wednesday Evening
Fragmented OCR notes reference ship terminology and a memory of Angio Bixans, describing steering from the starboard side and a corrupt hue called the port side. The text ends with a fragment mentioning a "BATMOR brend" and an upcoming Knights of Columbus meeting on Wednesday evening.
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Angio Bixans
Iowa to stage largest farm youth exposition at State Fair
Des Moines announcers say Iowa will host the largest farm boys and girls exposition at the Town State Fair August 22 to 31. Prizes total over 10 000 dollars with more than 1 000 junior farmers submitting entries from every county. Over 600 baby beeves and 1 700 calves, plus swine sheep and poultry, will be shown. Demonstrations on dairying dressmaking and home making will be given daily by the contestants. Entry blanks from the Secretary of the State Fair.
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Heat Helps Iowa Crops Says Report
United Press reports from Des Moines June 26 that a heat wave has benefited Iowa crops. Secretary of Agriculture Raymond W. Cassady says late spring and hot weather improved corn, wheat, oats, and other grains, with central Iowa crops in excellent condition. Dairy farming may gain from heat related grading plans, according to R. G. Clark head of the dairy and food division.
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United Press
Des Moines
Raymond W. Cassady
R. G. Clark
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Many Speakers to Address Town Rate Conference
United Press reports in Iowa City on June 26 that Mayor Alfred C. Mueller of Davenport City Attorney O N Elliott of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids corporation attorney William Chamberlin will lead in the discussion of rate setting at a town rate conference in Town City.
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United Press
Iowa City
Alfred C. Mueller
Davenport
O. N. Elliott
Cedar Rapids
William Chamberlin
Cedar Rapids Corporation
Public Utilities Conference Covers Rate Making And Regulation
Public utility rate making and regulation discussed at the law college conference with speakers from United Light and Railways, city officials, and national telegraph figures. Topics include inventorying and valuing utilities, telephone rate making, and a new Iowa motor bus law, with a closing ceremony at a historical flag monument.
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Chamberlain
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Mueller and
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C. F. Glark
Cedar Rapids
Nathaniel C. Guernsey
New York City
American, Telegraph and Telephone Company
Dwight N. Lewis
Iong Railway Commission
Whuraday
Iowa
Trustees of Iowa libraries plan annual meeting during fair week
Iowa library trustees will meet in Des Moines during state fair week August 22 to 31 to discuss book selections librarian salaries appropriations and tax support. The meeting will cover tax-supported libraries number 140 statewide with several counties lacking such institutions and list of trustees including Mrs Evans Spaulding Galvitt and Mather slated for discussions.
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DES Moines—Trustees of Iowa
Julia A. Robinson
Library Commission
Iowa
Mra.h. .K
Evans
Corydon
H.W. ‘Spaulding
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