Hawkeye State News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Iowa items note 369 graduates at Lowden State Teachers College, Ray Fadgey hospitalized after poison found in food at Manderer home near Garrigan but escaped. Yeomen eye $10 million home. 25 cities in running. Orlean fish hatcheries closed for season with 60,000,000 eggs hatched. Jewelry tax repealed at next Congress session per Ralph Roasafer. Guthrie County dairy calf club claims largest enrollment. 50+ calves ordered. Disabled Veterans train to Minneapolis for June convention. J. J. McMahon in charge. Descriptions of land trades, park maintenance, delinquent auto licensing, hog shipments, and state plate bids follow, plus Mortality data for Iowa livestock, and a Drake University law banquet summary.
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Teachers College
Ray Fadgey
Independence Hospital
Manderer
Garrigan
Yeomen
Ottumwa
Orleane
Ralph Roasafer
Marion
Ind
Iowa Retail Jewelers’ Association
Farguson
Iowa State Dairy Association
Guthrie County
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Minn
J. J. McMahon
Bentonport
James W. Good
Cedar Rapids
Henry Westergren
Knox County
Helena
Mont
Webster City
J. D. Sketchley
Pioneer
Ave
Iowa
Motor
Gilmore City Gasda
Fortieth General Assembly
Monticello
Anamosa
United States
State Automobile Department
Executive Council
Iowa State Chamber of Commerce
Jocal
State Chamber
Woodbury County
R.G. Clark
Towa
Tripoli
Lafe Wood
Fraderika
Drake University College of Law
Grant Club
Justice C. C. Cole
C. J. Hilkey
Morehouse
Elf
University
Law Nége Orchestra
Harding Urges Spirit of 1787 For Democracy
President Harding urged renewed dedication to the Constitution’s aims at the opening of the National American council, stressing a common purpose lacking since World War I. He called for a commanding national interest found in the preamble, urging citizens to embrace the guarantees of justice, tranquility, defense, welfare, and liberty.
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Washington
Harding
National American Council
Among Legion Funmakers and Their Leaders
Howard R. K. MacDonald of Seattle emerged as a leading figure in the Forty Hommes et Hult Chevezgut playhouse of the American Legion serving as correspondant national. A charter Rainier No. 21 member later Rainier Noble No. 1, he helped stabilize the national organization after Promenade Nationale chaos and was reelected to his post under Osnald J. Fivery. MacDonald served 22 months in the army overseas 14 months as sergeant major Coast Artillery Corps at First Army Artillery HQ.
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Forty Hommes Et Hult Chevegut
American Legion
Howard RK. MacDonald
Seattle
MacDonald
Third Legion
Rainier No. 21
Elmer J. Noble
Rainier Noble
Kansas City
Osnald J. Fivery
Portland
Ore
Chet da Chemin de Fer
New Orleans
Army
Coast Artillery Corpa
First Army Artillery Headquarters
HMR Ser
French Premier Steps Out and Then Steps in Again
Premier Poincare and his cabinet handed in resignations to President Millerand after the senate high court refused to accept competence to try Communist deputies. Millerand declined to accept the resignation, and Poincare decided not to quit after discussing with cabinet members.
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Paris
Poincare
Miller
Senate High Court
Marcel Cachin
Millerand
M. Poincare
Receipts From Customs Pass the Half Billion Mark
Treasury officials announced that customs receipts for the current fiscal year have surpassed the half billion dollar level. Total receipts for ten months and a bit more than three weeks reached $501,000,000, exceeding last year’s total by $128,900,000.
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Washington
Treasury
Paris Says U S Army Pay Pact Is Completed
Paris reports the allies have satisfied the U S objections on paying expenses for the American army of occupation on the Rhine and the agreement will be signed. Ellot Wadsworth led the U S negotiations for the United States.
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Paris
United States
Rhine
Eltot Wadsworth
Ant Army Raids Merrill Wisconsin Streets
Merrill residents barricade doors as millions of winged black ants invade the town. An all day struggle ends with the insects gnawing off their own wings, leaving sidewalks and highways covered with the pests.
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Ant
Wisconsin
Merrill
Wia
Legion Will War On Dope for Immigration Reform
Garland W. Powell of the American Legion warns in Indianapolis that 95 percent of drug peddlers are foreign-born or have foreign parentage and that the nation could be drug soaked within 25 years if unchecked. He urges immigration restriction and proposes penalties for drug trafficking, noting rising addiction among high school and younger students. The statement marks the Legion’s first official entry into anti narcotics efforts.
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America
Garland W. Powell
Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
Indianapols
Powell
Greece Ready to Fight in Conference Withdrawal Threat
Lausanne May 25 M Venizelos grimly notified allied delegates that Greece will withdraw from the conference and resume liberty of action at Saturday midnight unless satisfaction is given In the meantime Manila reports swarms of locusts darkening the city for hours and moving northward toward sugar lands of Pampanga
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Greece
Lausanne
Manila
Pampauza
Alaska Women Volunteers Offer to Adopt Hospital
Alaska women active in the American Legion Auxiliary in Juneau propose to adopt a hospital to aid disabled ex service men. They write to R B H Arne, director of war service Pretfie division of the Red Cross, suggesting Walla Walla Washington as a potential adopter city and destination for comfort supplies.
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Alaska
American Legion Auxiliary
Junesa
R. B H. Arne
War Service
Pretfie Division
Red Cross
Walla Walla
Wash
Leas
Auxiliary
Drive for Better Streets by Rockdale Legion
The American Legion post of Rockdale Texas led a townwide street repair drive. Citizens from all ages took a day off to fix bad streets, using city trucks to haul gravel while residents performed manual labor. The post, younger than a year, owns a well equipped clubroom.
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American Legion Post
Rockdale
Tex
Legion Post
Pure Bred Sires Winning Friends in 1928 Campaign
The USDA report shows 1,177 enrollments in the first quarter of 1928 for the Better Sires campaign, with 119,000 head of livestock listed for improvement. Vermon t and West Virginia led enrollments, several new counties join the roll, and Kentucky plans a 100-bull sale in May as interest remains high nationwide.
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Wana. Hubtee Department of Agriculture
Campaian
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Vermont
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Washington
Nebraska
Texas
Indiana
Ingham County
Chas
W. Wampler
Carols
Miami County
C. M. Senn
Wayland Rhoades
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington, D. C
Yearling Fruit Trees Overtake Larger Ones
Yearling trees, though small, grow more surely and may surpass larger trees within a few years. Peach trees reach expected size when planted first class. Smaller trees suffer less damage when dug and put less strain on roots due to their smaller tops.
Spread Manure Thin in Every Short Rotation
New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca reports that applying manure thinly once in each short rotation yields the best returns per ton, with eight to ten tons per acre in a three to four year cycle and about 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre yearly. A manure spreader aids timely light applications and promotes uniform soil mixing.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Save Soil Moisture In Agriculture
The conservation of soil moisture is crucial as soil moisture around plants is rapidly depleted by plant uptake and leaf evaporation, affecting growth and yields. Strategies to minimize loss include mulching, timely irrigation, and soil cover to preserve moisture for critical growth stages.
Rosette Disease of Wheat Compared with Insect Attacks
United States Department of Agriculture explains rosette disease in wheat, first noted in Illinois and Indiana in 1919, and how it mimics Hessian fly injuries in spring. The bulletin outlines early symptoms, rosette appearance, and the confusion that can occur when both rosette disease and Hessian fly damage are present, noting autumn invisibility and spring emergence factors.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. GC
Twelve Good Reasons for Building a Silo
An旧 list of twelve points advocates silage for storage efficiency and feeding benefits. It argues silage stores more in less space, reduces losses, brightens palatability, aids digestion, lowers winter costs, enables year round feeding, saves labor, and frees land for another crop.
Banding Material Repels Gypsy Moth in New England
United States Department of Agriculture reports on tree-banding material used since 2015 to deter Gypsy Moth caterpillars. Findings show odor and vircon effects matter, but barrier factor dominance lies in material's physical properties. Details appear in Bulletin 1142 by M. T. Smulyon.
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Bureau of Entomology
New England
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin
M. T. Smulyon
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Weed Injury by Cleaning Grain Seed
A brief agronomy note from Matthew Fowlds of South Dakota State College emphasizes preventive weed control. Cleaning seed with a fanning mill effectively separates weed seeds, and crop rotation complements seed cleaning in a thorough weed eradication program. New weeds often arrive mixed with purchased seed.
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Matthew Fowlds
South Takota State College
Amarillo Woman Praises Pinkham's VegeTable Compound
Mrs. C. B. Robenon of Amarillo Texas writes that years of back pain and cramps vanished after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed health to the remedy and notes other women share similar experiences. The letter highlights relief from distressing symptoms and endorses the product for women.
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Amarillo
Texas
Tex
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