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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
3
The Creston Advertiser-Gazette Co. lists Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry as publishers. It notes official city and county papers, entry date March 3 1924, and Associated Press rights and republication restrictions.
The Osage River near Bagnell Missouri will see a dam construction that will create a lake over 100 miles long with about 70 miles of shore. Axes and the sound of falling trees mark the work as part of the power development project.
The Missouri Hydro Electric Co plans a Osage river dam with five turbines at 25 000 hp each to power factories towns and transport. The project will store 1 880 000 acre feet and rival Muscle Shoals output with two additional plants on the Current river totaling 183 000 hp, with Linn Creek near to be flooded and a new town for Linn Creek residents to rise nearby.
E W Howe editor of the Globe and noted journalist urged workers to “work hard and behave” in a campus address at the State University of Iowa. He praised Paine, warned editors face revolt, and joked about burning old files while noting his long career and Iowa admiration. Grinnell also reported Phi Beta Kappa shingles honoring two men and two women for early scholastic excellence at Grinnell College.
A Des Moines AP report details Franklin county agriculture for the year, listing hired help counts, land use, crop yields, and livestock values. It notes land worth $36.9 million, $7.4 million in farm debt, and hogs totaling about $1.04 million, with crops including corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, barley, and potatoes.
The Saghalien island's northern part holds vast coal deposits that experts say could supply all of Japan's factories. Russian investigation chief Hidiakoff, returning from the area, notes abundant veins and readily established mines with high quality coal.
Rome reports the recent rise in the value of the lira failed to ease the high cost of living. The Associated Press notes experts expected relief but prices remained stubbornly high as October proceeds.
The piece notes Italians facing a high cost of living as the lira fluctuates. when worth about three cents it rose sharply and when above four cents it failed to drop. Shopkeepers kept prices high to cover stock costs, arguing lira instability prevents stable pricing.
New Orleans Oct 23 The general convention debates postpone final consideration of Christian healing and votes on suffragan bishop approvals. Deputies and bishops back a plan to fund scholarships in each state at five church colleges and to set a practicable method for the scholarship program.
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