Indians Didn't Take to Farming at Mission Farm
Florence Clark recounts the 600 acre Walsh family farm on Yellow River in Allamakee County, once a government experiment in neutral ground farming for Winnebago children. The mission school, built in a two story stone house, faded as Indians showed little interest in farming. the site later became Walsh property. Notable visitors included Zachary Taylor and his wife, with Jefferson Davis linked by tales of the era.
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McGregor
Michael Walsh
Charles
Yellow River
Allamakee County
Mississippi
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Ohio
Andrew Jackson
David Lowry
Fort Atkinson
Walsh
Walshes
Zachary Taylor
Col. Taylor
Fort Crawford
Prairie du Chien
Taylor
Lowry
Jefferson Davis
War's Aftermath: Mental Stress Shifts After Peace Arrives
A colonel and veteran discusses postwar psychiatric issues. He notes anxiety and suicide risks rise months after conflict ends as routine purpose fades. He links wartime to peacetime adjustment and highlights the strain of losing a shared goal. He also works with Iowa selective service on alcoholics and related problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Guard unit trains for future combat at Fort Leonard Wood
Soldiers of the 34th division arrive at Fort Leonard Wood for field training. General Fountain and Brig. General Grahl address troops, stressing readiness and readiness to defend American heritage. Infantry, artillery, and tank units set up emplacements and conduct drills as field problems begin.
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Fort Leonard Wood
General Fountain
Red Bull
Grahl
34Th
Iowa
Missouri
Democratic Picnic Plans Stir Linn County Politics
The piece notes Linn county Democrats hosting a county fair booth with daily appearances by candidates, including Al Loveland August 16 to discuss Brannan plan and other topics. It also covers Republican organizing in Linn and Washington counties, farm belt meeting plans in Detroit Lakes, and Koszta Old Settlers picnic August 19 with Loveland and Gillette speakers.
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Tom
al Loveland
Brannan
Linn County
Central City
More
Detroit Lakes
Minn
James C. Quigley
Valentine, Neb
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Des Moines
Koszta
Old Settlers
Loveland
Gillette
Free Book Promises Relief From Rheumatism in Missouri Ad
Advertisement from Excelsior Springs Missouri promotes a free book titled Rheumatism. It claims a thirty year proven treatment system by The Ball Clinic using mineral waters and baths. Send a letter to Dept 1402 to receive the instruction without obligation.
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Excelsior Springs
Ball
Missouri
Ball Clinic
Politician Campaign Steps Span State Across August
The piece notes Patter son and Crowbaugh as speakers and outlines plans for the Linn county Democratic fund-raiser Joe Mekota dinner with Ethel Hart in charge. It covers GOP and Democratic convention reactions, plus Loveland and Gillette’s campaign itinerary through Butler Franklin counties and Des Moines headquarters.
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Inn County
Democratic
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Democrats
Joe Mekota
Ethel Hart
Marion
G.O.P
Gerald Bogan
Des Moines
P.N
Loveland
Gillette
Hickenlooper
William S. Beardsley
Robert Larson
Bogan
Frank Moorhead
Moorhead
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Republican Resolutions Committee
New Virginia
Butler
Franklin
Hamilton
Webster
Humboldt
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Redfield
Corydon
Clermont
Iowa Road Fund Distributes Across Counties
The fiscal year ending June 30 saw 70 of Iowa’s 99 counties receive funds from the Road Fund for farm to market road and bridge construction and reconstruction. A notable 29 counties did not benefit, as allocations follow a need-based pattern set by the highway commission.
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Highway Commission
Claud Coykendall
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa
Linn County Road Network Focuses on Farm to Market Routes
The improvement and development of the farm to market road system dominates Linn County's road policy. In Linn, these roads account for about 35 percent of the total county road mileage.
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Linn
Midwest Doctors Map Mutual Aid Disaster Plan
Doctors from Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin outlined a mutual assistance disaster program to exchange plasma and whole blood after an atomic bombing. A planning committee led by Dr G Albin Matson and others urged decentralization of blood collection to ensure supplies remain available if one center is destroyed.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
G. Albin Matson
Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank
T. J. Greenwalt
Junior League Blood Bank
Milwaukee
Edwin T. Thorsness
Legion Calls for Enactment of Military Training Now
Legion members urge immediate enactment of compulsory military training. The brief notes thumbnail sketches of candidates for department commander accompany the appeal.
Nichols named past Iowa 40 and 8 grand Chef de Gare
Nichols is a past Iowa grand Chef de Gare of the 40 and 8, a Legion group. He has served locally and statewide in the Legion as state vice commander, district commander, and on the department executive committee. Bekman has been employed as a special investigator for the Iowa Tax Commission the last nine years.
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Nichols
Iowa
The
Legion
Department
Bekman
Iowa Tax Commission
Local veteran with Legion ties noted in multiple Iowa towns
A 49 year old Ida Grove resident, married with five children, is linked to Legion post activities in Orange City, Sioux City, Ida Grove and Schaller. A World War I sailor, he later served eight years in the Iowa national guard.
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Ida Grove
Legion Post
Orange City
Sioux City
Schaller
Iowa National Guard
Three Cedar Rapids Residents Jailed After Marengo Arrest
Three Cedar Rapids residents Donald E. Smith 32 Vivian Smith 32 and Earl F. Mickels 32 were arrested early Saturday north of Marengo by Patrolman M L Richardson. Smith faced drunk driving charges with 1000 bond, Mrs Smith 100 bond, Mickels 100 fine. All remained jailed Saturday afternoon on drunkenness on a public highway charges.
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Marengo
Cedar Rapids
M. L. Richardson
Donald E. Smith
Vivian
Earl F. Mickels
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Carl Secker
Rural schools plan August start dates and conferences
Decorah Winneshiek county rural schools announce opening on August 28 with conferences set for August 14 for new and beginning teachers and August 21 for a general rural teachers conference.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
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U.S
Florence Clark
Gazette
Knox Taylor
Davis
Louisville
Mission Farm Spring
National Guard
Valley of the Po
O' Brady
Fayette County
Frank McCarthy
Jake More
Anamosa
Birdsall
Washington County
Dave Livingston
School of Instruction
Fort Dodge
Ted
Livingston
National Committee
Azette
Joan Liffring
Coaste
Coastie
Iowa County
Joan
Patterson
Crowbaugh
Byers
Clear Lake Way
Republican Central Committee
Harrison Spangler
Spangler
KCRG
Reeves Hall
Independence
J. L. Parker
Dean Terwilliger
Bill Guess
Hank Munson
Clifford Scott
Wilfred Gissell
Floyd Gephart
America
Ben F. Nichols
Robert H. Bush
Bush
University of Iowa Law School
Pacific
Veterans, Civic and
Bar Association
Leo K. Bekman
C.R
Culver Motors
Pontiac
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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