Iowa board of education bill aims for three member panel
Iowa legislators debated a bill to abolish the current state board of education and create a three member board dedicated to state colleges and university. The proposed salaries would be 4000 dollars annually and members would not be alumni of the institutions. The measure would transfer duties from the existing board.
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Iowa Board OF Education
State House
Des Moines
State Board of Education
State Colleges and University
Senate
Brookhart
Washington County
State College
Colege
State
House
Hansen Art Gallery
Davenport
C. A. Fickle
City Subscribers Report Delivery Failures and Incivility
Citizens urged to report every failed delivery and incivility to the ADVERTISER office. Contact telephone 42 for prompt notification and resolution.
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Advertiser Office
Davenport Man Buried By Friends
Davenport reports John T. Kent a longtime resident buried by local friends. He left behind rich east relatives including a New York brother reputedly a millionaire cigar maker who refused to reconcile or fund the burial. Kent, 20 years in Davenport, was a literary inventor who contributed to magazines and patented safety devices but died in poverty.
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Associated Press
Davenport
John T. Kent
New York
Kent
Johnson Defends Paris Pact Questions Facing Senate
Senator Johnson urged the senate to consider grave questions raised by the Paris conference. He warned about executive power over national debts without congressional consent and called Secretary Hughes' statements at odds with expert and press interpretations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hughes
Paris
Johnson
Republican
California
Senate
Econd
Congress
Secretary Hughes
United States
Republicans Move to Restore Tariff Commission Funding
In Washington on February 4 Republicans prepared to reinsert a $712000 line item for tariff commission expenses in the coming fiscal year after Democrats struck it from the independent offices appropriation bill with Representative Garner Texas proposing the reversal. President Coolidge faces pressure on farm legislation with Senate leaders pledging to advance measures aligned to the agricultural commission report and the House banking committee reporting the Strong bill enabling intermediate farm credit banks to rediscount farm cooperative paper.
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Senate
House Post Office Committee
House
Tariff Commission
Independent Offices
Garner
Texas
Coolidge
Congress
Agricultural Commission
House Banking Committee
Foot freed but cave remains blocked for Floyd Collins rescue
A rock slide in Sam Cave freed Collins's foot for the first time since Friday but he remains trapped as rock debris blocks passage. Rescuers planned to clear debris this afternoon while telegrams nationwide offered techniques and tools to aid the rescue.
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Associated Press
Cave City
Sam Cave
Floyd Collins
Collins
Roy Cooksey
Cooksey
John F. Collins
Cripple Creek
Miner
John Collins
Ewing Ashley
William B. Miller
The
Courier Journal
W. H. Hazlett
Chicago
Louisville
Clare City
Sand Cave
Detroit
New Yorker
Blacksburg
Chamber misses luncheon due to Southwest Iowa lumber convention
Paul E. Sullivan, son of Mr and Mrs J Sullivan of 1201 West Adair, earned a bachelor of service in commerce at the University of Iowa after completing the four year course in three and a half years. Jon Niday of Taylor County filed for voluntary bankruptcy in federal court with debts totaling 4240.88, mostly unsecured, assets listed at 790 and claimed as exempt.
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Paul E. Sullivan
8. J. Sullivan
West Adair Street
Iowa University
Iowa City
Jon Niday
Taylor County
Strychnine Found in University Cold Medicine Causes Outbreak
Ohio State University in Columbus reports discovery of strychnine in cold medicine sold to students. Two journalism students, including David Pusken of Canton, died in four days. Several others ill. dispensary medicine halted pending full investigation and stomach analysis. Authorities rule out crank or poisoned liquor theories.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio State University
W. J. Thompson
University
David Pusken
Canton
University seeks police aid in poisoning mystery
Ohio State University officials appealed to the Columbus police to help unravel a poisoning case affecting several students. They believe strychnine was administered intentionally, not accidentally. President Thompson requested police assistance and Lt. Shellenbarger assigned Detectives Carson and Cox to lead the inquiry.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Columbus Police Department
Thompson
Shellenbarger
Carson
Cox
Labor Executives Discuss Problems County Road Employes Not Named By Board
Eight members of the AFL executive committee led by William Green opened talks on problems. A conference will address jurisdictional disputes between the International Union Bricklayers and Plasterers. County road job applications were not reviewed as supervisors were in court over road damage. The board met in regular session, handling routine business with about five applicants for truck and tractor driver and grader positions, though only twelve men were needed.
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Des Moines
Stoddard
Woodbur
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Pottawattamie
Counci Bluffs
Board of Control
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R. E .Witham
Creston
Union County
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Witham
Boand
District Court
Supreme Court
Madison
Rowand
Alfred Madison
Harry Rowland
Creeton
Row
Justice of the Peace
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
William Green
International Union Bricklayers and Plasterers
Green
Board of Supervisors
Bankers Announce Americanization Drive
Des Moines reports the Iowa Bankers Association launching the third annual Americanization campaign from February 12 to 22, spanning Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. Banks will host events and activities during the period.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Brothers Charged With Incendiarism Not Greeks
Davenport reports Elia Alexou and his brother K. Alexoff were charged with incendiarism over a fire in a storage building owned by them. Dispatch yesterday had claimed they were Greek merchants, which is now disputed.
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Davenport
Elia Alexou
K. Alexoff
Miniature Mine Model Highlights Lumbermen Convention
A detailed scale model of Peabody Coal mine No 9 at Kincaid Illinois is the convention’s top exhibit in the Iowana hotel room. The replica shows the mine’s hoist, shafts and sorting line with brass parts plate glass roofs and nickel plated rail cars. The educational display weighs coal into the car and demonstrates mining operations for Southwestern Iowa Retail Lumbermen’s association members and local pupils.
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Peabody Coal Company
Kincaid, Ill
Iowana
Southwestern
Iowa
Peabody Mine No. 9
Kiwanis Club Hears Judge Homer Fuller
Judge Homer A. Fuller of Mt. Ayr spoke at the Kiwanis banquet at the Lowana Hotel on Tuesday night. He urged community wide cooperation in solving law enforcement problems and emphasized juror service as a civic duty. Pauline Hurlburt and Helen Hintz provided vocal entertainment.
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F. M. Davis
Orlo Coakley
Lowana
Homer A. Fuller
Mt. Ayr
District Court
Pauline Hurlburt
Helen Hintz
Forbes and Thompson Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Former Veterans Bureau director Charles R Forbes and St Louis contractor John W Thompson received two year terms at Leavenworth plus 10000 dollar fines for conspiracy to defraud the government in a veteran hospital contract. Judge George A Carpenter praised the jury and refused a new trial.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles R Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
John W .Thompson
St. Louis
Leavenworth
George A.carpenter
Carpenter
Forbes
Elias H. Mortimer
Thompson
Horace Barnes to Lead Valley Junction Express
Horace Barnes will become editor and publisher of the Valley Junction Express next Monday. The eight page weekly paper, established about 32 years ago, will gain Barnes after a long career as editor of the Albia Union- Republican and as advertising manager of The Advertiser. He and his wife will move to Valley Junction immediately.
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Horace Barnes
West Adams Street
Valley Junction Express
the Express
Barnes
Albia Union- Republican
The
Advertiser
Valley Junction
Lewis Ambrose Dies After Long Illness at Home
Lewis Ambrose died Tuesday afternoon at 4 10 at his home 613 North Maple Street after a long illness. He lived in Lenox for years and moved to Creston five years ago. Survived by widow two sons Elmer Creston and Clarence Kent. Funeral Friday at 1 at Deitrick chapel with Rev Homer Baumgardner officiating. Burial in Lenox cemetery.
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Lewis Ambrose
North
Maple Street
Lenox
Creston
Elmer
Clarence
Kent
Deitrick Chapel
Homer Baumgardner
Southwestern Lumbermen meet at State College Convention opens in lowana hotel
The nineteenth annual Southwestern Now Retail Lumbermen convention opens with 175 attendees at the Lowana Hotel. W. B. Richardson of Clarinda presides, with about 100 retail dealers and 40 wholesale reps from Iowa Illinois Nebraska Missouri Minnesota plus 40 women auxiliaries. Prof. H. F. Clark of Iowa State speaks on market cycles and steady liquidation.
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Southwestern Now Retail Lumbers Men's Association
Lowana Hotel
W. 8. Richardson
Clarinda
Sesson
Iowa
Ilinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
Frst
lumDermen
H. F. Clark
Engineering Economics
Iowa State College
Ames
Busines
Clark
Iown
R. EB. Sabersom
St. Paul
Weerhaeser Forest Products Company
Saberson
Rural Pupils to Take County Certificate Examinations
Eighth grade rural pupils in Union county will sit county examinations on Thursday and Friday. Miss Ella Day, county superintendent, announced that those who pass will receive certificates for high school admission, with tuition costs borne by the home township. Exams will be held at one schoolhouse per township, with Creston hosting one group.
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Union County
Ella Day
Apon
Creston
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