Depth survey of Iowa Lake reports shallow mid lake zones
A depth sounding of Iowa Lake conducted at the request of Dennis Goeders of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission shows a central shallow strip four to six feet nine inches deep, with readings mostly five feet or more elsewhere. A map records depths and will be reviewed by officials for possible aeration if fish mortality risks arise.
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Iowa Lake
Dennis Goodars
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Algona
C. H. Schwitters
T. E. Haworth
Dennis Goeders
Iowa Fish and Game Coramisaion
W. D. Stewart
Minnesota Department
Armstrong Journal
Making the Grade Health Advice for Schoolchildren
Dr Shir ley W Wynne New York City health commissioner outlines a daily diet plan for children. Balanced meals include soups salads sandwiches macaroni and cheese and milk at each meal plus fruit vegetables and leafy greens. Emphasizes eight hours sleep exercise outdoor recreation and regular baths for top grades and proper growth.
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Shirley W. Wynne
New York City
Civil Service Examinations Announced for Various Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams with salaries from 1,680 to 6,600 yearly. Positions include guard at penal institutions, penitentiary service, principal physiological chemist, division leader, economic analyst urban real estate, and rates vary by bureau. Closing dates span November 28, 1931 to December 1, 1981.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Penitentiary Service
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Yard
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Delaware
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Social Items M E Ladies Aid To Meet November 19
The M E Ladies Aid society will meet at Mrs Earl Lehigh home Thursday November 19 Mrs Lehigh aided by Mrs A H Cameron Cordial invitation extended to all Attend Legion and Auxiliary social at Mrs Paulsen home Tuesday Cards enjoyed refreshments served Legion Auxiliary card party Friday at Woodman Hall Priddy high bridge honors Alfred Simonsen, Five Hundred honors to Linch. Basket social Gardner School Friday November 20 program rendered bring baskets invitation extended Miss Evelyn Swift Graettinger teacher Lutheran Ladies Aid November 18 basement church program Thanks Offering planned among attendees
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M. E. Ladies’ Aid
M. M. Ladies’ Aid Society
Earl Lehigh
Legion and Auxiliary
P. J. Paulsen
Elizabeth Spies
Legion Auxiliary
Woodman Hall
Priddy
Alfred Simonsen
Bridge
Wm. Hamilton
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
First Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Don Brekke
Mra
C. C. Hanson
Anna Herrem
Evening Card Club
BE. A. Baumgartner
Gardner School
Graettinger
Evelyn Swift
Appointment notices from Washington Civil Service Board
Public notice states that appointments are being posted by the apportioned departmental service. Full information available from the secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office in any city with a first or second class post office or from the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington D C.
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National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
United States
Bureau
Weahington
D. C
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. CG
Homicide And Accident Toll Hits 1930 United States
The report notes a rising trend in homicides and autos deaths across 1930. It contrasts the casualty totals with the combined populations of Shenandoah and Mason City, implying the era’s deadly impact exceeds expected city-scale losses. It references Sioux City and Grinnell as benchmarks.
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United States
Sioux City
Town City
Grinnell
Shenandoah
Mason City
Automobile death toll rises and historical trends reported
The article cites long term shifts in mortality from motor vehicle crashes, noting a 288 percent rise in Town over ten years and a US daily average of 87 deaths. It compares eight month periods across 1928 1930s 1981 and 1991 with state level increases in Iowa and mentions declines in typhoid and tuberculosis. The data imply rising accident deaths amid overall public health changes.
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United States
Iowa
Blizzard Echoes From Nobles County Fair 1880 Remembrance
Worthington Pioneer Recalta Storm recalls the October 1880 blizzard that closed the first Nobles County fair, trapping livestock in a snowbound farmstead and halting rail service for weeks. W. H. Bloom and others remember frostless trees and a three day storm that reshaped local life. May 1881 brought extreme winter conditions and widespread hardship, with hay and grain burned for warmth as trains remained stalled.
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Worthington
Nobles County
W. H. Bloont
Blizzart
Uloom
Bizzard
Hloom
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John J. Sullivan
Rock Island
Phoenix Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Southern
California
Chicago
Hi-Paso
Juarez
Tucson
Chandler
Phoenix
Indio
Palm Springs
Agua California
San Diego-Coronado
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Io California
B. H. Horwell
Towa . Co
C. Gardner
Rock Island Lines
Valley ‘National Bank
Des Moines
Ivory
Majestic
Triumph i
Majestic Manufacturing Company
Jensen Hardware
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