Iowa Board Pays Few for Limited Work Hours
The article notes part time school board members receive only 1 dollar per day plus expenses, with a yearly cap of 800 dollars, and reviews how this pay structure affects duties and legislative requests. It also discusses broader marriage trends in Town, urging blood tests before marriage as a precaution amid rising marriages from border states, particularly in Dubuque County with a large share in the city.
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Walter L. Bierring
Iowa
Bierring
Dubuque County
Dubuque
Army cantonment water supply seen as feasible in Decatur county
Army officials express confidence that the new cantonment in Decatur county will be adequately served by water with no anticipated difficulties.
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Decatur County
Wells Satisfy Camp Water Need or Not in Dry Region
The region has a dry climate though last year’s rainfall exceeded the state average. Only three small rivers, the Grand, Little, and Weldon, flow near the site. Senator Clyde L. Herring backs deep wells to supply a camp for 23 000 to 35 000 men, but water from such wells is highly mineralized and has a laxative effect. The health department notes minerals may be reduced but questions adequacy of supply remain as nearby communities abandon deep wells except two.
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Weldon
Clyde L. Herring
State Health Department
State Department
Topcoats and politicking amid warm October campaigns
Governors Wilson and Valentine wear overcoats during speeches to avoid catching a chill as they hop between stops. Tax and license refunds explain how drivers can recoup plates after leaving a state, with 16,000 checks issued totaling about 750,000 dollars. A political buzzword, “Kwitcherbeliakin,” closes the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Wilson
John K. Valentine
Local Visitors Attend Sunday Gatherings in Decorah and Surrounding Homes
Mrs Irene Crowe and family along with Robert McDonald of Delwin d spend Sunday with Mrs Lillian Crowe. Alfred Amundson and the Albert Amundsons of Decorah also join Mr and Mrs Alvin Amundson. In Decorah Henry Olson hosts include Mr and Mrs Vernon Olson and Sharon and Mr and Mrs Harold Olson with Charlotte.
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Irene Crowe
Margaret
William
Robert McDonald
Delwein
Lillian Crowe
Alfred Amundson
Albert Amundson
Decorah
Alvin Amundson
Henry Olson
Vernon Olson
Sharon
Harold Olson
Charlotte
Honest boy returns money from empty box at Spencer fair
A Spencer fair concession stand owner handed a boy an empty money box. Later the boy returned and said there was money inside. Opening the box, the owner found 40 dollars in currency, proving the boy’s honesty.
Talle Spends Last Days Campaigning in District
Congressman Henry Talle, seeking a second term, returns to the Fourth District for the final days of the campaign after delaying Washington duties until assured no major legislation would pass before the election. He boasts perfect attendance in House and committee sessions and cites farm policy support and rural electrification progress across twelve counties.
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Henry ©. Talle
Washington, D. C
Talle
House of Representatives
Congressman Talle
Washington
John L. Lewis Endorses Willkie and Broadcast Plea
CIO president John L. Lewis endorses Wendell Willkie, wiring support via 362 radio stations from the United Mine Workers of America headquarters in Washington, DC. The page also notes Ida Sherman lighting use of a powerful lantern and odd fish tale about two Mason City girls finding a 22 inch pickerel that swallowed a caught fish.
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Washington, D. C
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mines Workers of America
Wendell] Willkie
Whookup
United Mine Workers of America
Mason City
Ghosts Suspected in Fire Damaging Oldfather Truck
Last week a truck belonging to Oldfather Feed Mills in Strawberry Point caught fire while parked for half a day with no one in the cab. Only the cab was damaged, and authorities consider ghosts a possible cause.
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Oldfather Feed Mills
Strawberry Point
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Marjorie Scheel
Iowa Press Association
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L. L. Carr
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Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
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Echo
Willkie
Pretty Ida Sherman
Fred Marx
Jackson Burgess
Chicago
Myron E. Talcott
Center Township
Fayette Co
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