Kearney State Park Named To Honor Explorer Route Site
The article recounts Alexander Peddle planting Scot land pine seed and creating Rutland Park on a lake shore, later dedicated as a public recreational area. It also notes Stephen W. Kearny’s 1820 expedition and 1885 post-setup journeys near this location, prompting the naming of Kearney State Park to preserve the historic site for future generations.
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Alexander Peddle
Scotland
Rutland Park
Stephen W. Kearny
U. S. Army
Council Bluffs
United States
Camp Cold Water
Port Snelling
Stephen W. Kearney
War Department
Old Fort Des Moines
Montrose
Des Moines River
East Fork
West Fork
Kearney State Park
Scaldier
Iowa
Citizens of
Emmetsbure
Meiliun Lake Improvement Company
Super Park
Emmetsburg
Five Island Lake Named From Medium Lake History
Five Island Lake in Iowa has served as a prehistoric and historic hunting ground with camp remnants and implements found nearby. The name change from Medium Lake occurred after a 1944 naming contest, leading to a 991 acre lake with five islands, a state park, and a 200 acre game refuge.
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Executive Council
State of
Iowa
Emmetsburg
Emmetsbrg Chamber of Commerce
State Conservation Commission
United States
Commission
Medium Lake
Five Island Lake
Emmetsburg County Board Adjourns After July Session
Palo Alto County Iowa board records show motions to approve quarterly reports, appoint non resident natives notices, set budget hearing for August 7 1944, and adopt an emergency tax levy of 24000 with limited scope. The meeting includes road petition withdrawal and adjournment to August 1 1944.
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Traog
Phillips
E. M. Thompson
B. F. Montgomery
Gottington
Ben Golla
Faribault County
Faribault
Minn
Edwin
John Sehlenz Schumaker
Board of Supervisors
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Court House
Emmetsburg
Martin Thompson
Towa
Palo Alto
Emmetaburg Democrat
Emmetaburg Reporter
Graettinger Times
Graettinger
J. M. Robinson
Tracg
Kerber
A. D
T. C. Traog
Omro Cottington
L. C. Phillips
John Kerber
Naya
Gappa
Cottington
Learning The Hard Way And The American Worker
The piece argues that government ownership harms taxpayers and workers alike, noting increased debt and lost taxes from public enterprises. It condemns public officials for wage setting, links union demands to conscription of owners' wages, and asserts that private owners must be compensated for tools used in production.
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Thut
United States Steel Corporation
Steel workers union demands framed as national duty
Enders M. Voorhees, chairman of U S Steel’s finance committee, told a War Labor Board panel that union demands rest on the simple arithmetic of the company's books. He argued the demand is not on U S Steel but on the nation.
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Steelworkers
Enders M. Voorhees
U. S. Steel Corporation
War Labor Board
U. S. Steel
Mr. Voorhees
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AC Womens Army Corps
Women’s Army Corps
U.S. Army
American Legion
Fort Lodge
Waca
WAC
Wacs
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