Bankers Call for Relief for Iowa Farmers
Palo Alto County bankers adopt resolutions urging congressional action to stabilize farming economics. They note rising operating costs and loan magnification, advocate financing and absorbing surplus farm products, and support an unbonded warehousing act to aid orderly marketing and fair profits. They seek Iowa Bankers Association backing.
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Palo Alto
Iowa
Palo Alto County Bankers Association
Congress
Towa
Iowa Bankers Association
Bank Meeting Schedule Leads Statewide Outreach
Homer Miller of Des Moines notes more than twenty five district bank meetings will be held statewide. J. & McCord of Spencer will address Buena Vista Clay Emmet Dickinson Palo Alto and Pocahontas districts. Local meeting date and venue are not yet announced.
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Hany Bank
Homer Miller
Des Moines
Buena Vista
Clay
Emmet
Dickinson
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
J. & McCord
Spencer
He Had 88 Gallons
Win Madson, a penc er logger, was arrested at Sib ley for hauling booze. He had 38 gallons. He was apparently prepared to accommodate all of his friends.
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Win, Madson
Apencer Logger
Sibley
Township Farm Debates Boost statewide competition win
Debating across 900 township farms culminated in a male championship won by Cascade township in Dubuque county. W H Stacy of Iowa State College, secretary of the State Debate Council, aims for 200 townships to debate this year and notes early starters gain advantage through longer preparation. Material for debaters available by writing to him at Ames.
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Cascade Township
Dubuque County
W. H. Stacy
Iowa State College
Stacy
Ames
Horton Visit Highlights King Family Business Growth
Sunday trip to Atlantic by Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Horton to see Mr. Ralph King who runs an electric store with four to five workers. King and his father, Mr. Martin, stock mercantile goods in a second building. they are recovering from the recent economic downturn. St John’s Lutheran Church schedules listed include organ fund offering, Sunday school after services, prayer meeting Wednesdays, choir Friday, and confirmation Lat tide at 2 pm. Ladies' Aid meets Thursday. annual business meeting urged. P S will hold an evening bazaar in church parlors. all are welcome.
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A. T. Horton
Atlantic
Ralph King
St. John’s Lutheran Church
North Church
Sunda
Ladies’ Aid Society
L.im
Finnesiad
Thos. Egland
P S
The Masters Harvest Theme At Bethany Lutheran Sunday School
Bethany Lutheran Church schedules Sunday school at 10:00 a m and DL vine services at 11:00 a m with the theme The Masters Harvest The Luther League meets Sunday evening at 7 30 and the choir practices Wednesday at the Ole Gjerde home The junior choir meets Saturday afternoon and the Confirmation class gathers Saturday at 1 30 p m at the parsonage A teachers institute led by Rev Lund is planned for Saturday and Sunday at Armstrong urging broad attendance High school football results include Emmetsburg 51 Hagle Grove 0 and Mason City 22 Dubuque 9 among many games across the region
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Luther League
Ole Gjerde
Armstrong
Lund
Emmetsburg
Hagle Grove
Algona
Spencer C. Carroll
Storm Lake
Iowa Falls
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Dubuque
Clarion
Webster City
Corpus Christi
Eldora Training School
Sheldon
Sutherland
LeMars
Onawa
Cherokee
Tock Rapids
Charles City
Garner
Clear’ Lake
Forest City
Alta
Marathon
Hampton
Humboldt
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Terris
Sioux Rapids
Milford
Sanborn
Worker Dead After Coal Bin Accident at Lehigh Plant
Mason City worker P. Valdes aged 30 at Lehigh Portland Cement plant was smothered early Thursday when he fell into a coal bin. His fellow workers found his foot protruding from the hopper opening and pulled him out within 15 minutes. Despite three hours of resuscitation, he did not survive.
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Mason City
P. Valdes
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Bankers Griesemer and Wellek Indictments Continued to November
The cases against Paul Griesemer and Frank Wellek, indicted bankers from Klemme for fraud, were continued to the November term. Fort Dodge attorney Dennis Kelleher assists the county attorney in prosecuting. The Sacred Heart football team of Fort Dodge lost to Pocahontas 12 to 0. Roy Gates of Ayrshire visited Friday.
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Paul Griesemer
Frank Wellek
Klemme
Dennis Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Sacred Heart
Pocahontas
Adlerika Claim as a Remedy for Gas and Sleep
One reader testimonial asserts Adlerika relieves gas and stomach fullness while enabling sleep, claiming rapid digestion improvement after use. An accompanying ad features Bert Hughes and Drig-Fiat endorsements, noting Adlerika removes gas and old waste matter and aids chronic constipation.
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R. C. Miller
Bert Hughes
Drig- Fiat
Iowa Star Nick Kutsch Tops Big Ten Scoring Leaderboard
Chicago report notes Iowa sophomore back Nick Kutsch scored all points to beat Illinois and led the Big Ten with 49 points. Michigan’s Friedman moved to 36 points in second, Oosterbaan 30, Gregory 24 as Fordo and Wilcox tie for fourth. Minnesota’s Peplaw adds 23, Red Grange remains well below his 1924 total at eighth with 18.
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Chicago
Nick Kutsch
Iowa
Ilinois
Friedman
Michigan
Oosterbaan
Gregory
Merkobrad
Wilcox
Fordue
Peplaw
Minnesota
Red Grange
Phillips Platt Named Captain Of Northwestern Cross Country
Phill Platt of Hagle Grove, a top distance runner, elected captain of Northwestern Purple cross country. He rose to prominence last fall by taking first place in two of three dual meets on the schedule. Three Rockwell City interurban trains will be annulled this week due to decreased passenger traffic. only four cars will depart Rockwell City daily.
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Phill Platt
Hagle Grove
Northwestern University
Little Ted
Rockwell City
Fort Dodge, Des Moines
Plymouth Builds 40 Miles New Road
Plymouth county supervisors ordered bids on forty miles of county roads, a $575,000 expenditure to be funded from available funds without a bond issue. The Iowa Farm Bureau federation plans its Des Moines convention January 12 to 14 with talks by nationally known figures. Dubuque city and county populations show growth in five years with Dubuque city at 40,996 and county at 69,729. Infantile paralysis spreads with Freddie Steinhilber of Plover and other cases prompting school closures in some towns.
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Plymouth
Plymouth County Board of Supervisors
State Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Mines
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Plover
Freddie Steinhilber
Bandits Rob 26 At Sioux City Confectionery
Two masked bandits robbed twenty six men at a Sioux City confectionery on Thursday night. They fired a shot into the air to draw attention and took a total of two hundred dollars. Authorities pursue leads as victims recount the robbery.
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Sioux City
Moury Hansen Earns National Butter Maker Honors
Graettinger Times notes Henry Hansen of Algona earned top prizes at a national buttermakers contest in Oregon and took first prize at another Algona contest. He is praised as a skilled, modest butter maker who consistently attends to business despite collecting gold, silver, and bronze medals and various ribbons.
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Moury Hansen
Henry Hansen
Graettinger
Oregon
Hansen
Algona
Mr. Hansen
Population estimates of leading US cities 1920s list
The Commerce Department releases city by city population figures excluding New York with Chicago atop the list at 2,995,229. Philadelphia 1,979,264 Detroit 1,242,044 Cleveland 936,435 St. Louis 521,542 Baltimore 796,296 Boston 781,529 San Francisco 557,530 Buffalo 538,061 Milwaukee 509,192 Also shown: Washington Newark Minneapolis New Orleans Cincinnati Kansas City Indianapolis Rochester Jersey City Toledo Portland Denver Columbus Providence Louisville Oakland St Paul Omaha Birmingham. Des Moines buses to challenge Des Moines City Railway with a new company planning modern fleets and parallel routes downtown.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Baltimore
Boston
San Francisco
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Washington
Newark
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Rochester
Jersey City
Toledo
Portland
Denver
Columbus
Providence
Louisville
Oakland
St. Paul
Omaha
Birmingham
Ames Trains 1498 for Officers
A total of 1498 students are enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Iowa State College. Of this number 182 are advanced students electing four years of training to receive a commission in the Officers' Reserve Corps upon completion. Three training courses are offered: field artillery, engineer, and veterinary medicine.
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Ames
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Iowa State College
Fort Dodge Man Disappears
Fort Dodge police are asked to join a search for B. A. Ford, 56, who vanished after going downtown to the bank, taking nearly $1,200 in cash with him. His wife reported the disappearance.
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Fort Dodge
B. A. Ford
Ford
Representative Saunders and son attend U S homecoming in Town City
Saunders of this city and his son George traveled from Klemme to Town City Priday for the U S homecoming. They secured one of the largest cowbells in Cedar Rapids to celebrate Iowa's victory, hoping the noise would accompany the win.
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Saunders
George
Klemme
U. S
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Faker Corn Crop in Minnesota
Mr and Mrs L H Norland of Fairfield township returned home from a trip to Watson Minnesota. They were accompanied by H Peterson who visited a brother at Lake Elbow. Mrs Norland was visiting Watson for two to three weeks. Several farmers had started husking with some using machines. The corn variety is earlier here and yields 50 to 60 bushels per acre. Bead Paper to Pesee River. We received a remittance for the Democrat from Mrs Ida Crook of Peace River Alberta. Peace River lies well up toward Alaska. The Democrat is read widely beyond our county and state.
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Minnesota
L. H. Norland
Fairfield Township
Watson
H. &. Peterson
Lake Elbow
Etometaburg
Norland
Minnesta
Pesee River
Democrat
Ida Crook
Peace River
Alberta
Alaska
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Wallace
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Cuber
Royal Lumber
A. ‘T. Horton
Mrs
Roy Gates
Ayrshire
Andy
Red Headed
Department of Commerce
Des Moines Street Railways
Des Moines City Railway Company
A Kennedy
Hudson-Essex
Essex
Emm
John Ford
Dd. L. Johnson
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