The Race for Congress in This District
The column analyzes the Third District contest with Judge Wood and Congressman Robinson as central figures. It notes legal challenges to Wood’s eligibility, references Judge Letts’s precedent, and suggests Waterloo and Hampton fight to keep Robinson for another term amid a lively political clash in Hardin County.
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Waterloo
Judge Wood
Robinson
Towa
United States
Congress of the
Judge Letts
Hampton
Congressman Robinson
Halls of Congress
Loyalty and politics mix in Iowa mining town notes
The column rails at John Lewis’s high salary while miners starve, notes filing dates for political run, and recalls Iowa spring weather, county jail sentencing shifts, and potatos planted on Good Friday amid winter blizzards. It ends with a jab at illiteracy among readers.
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O. K
John Lewis
Indiana booklet highlights state landmarks and people
Tom Hepburn shares a Pensylvania Statesville style column noting an Indianapolis booklet from the Sesqui Centennial Exposition. It covers Indiana's name origin, notable sites, Gary quarries, Bloomington and Purdue, war heroes, and a San Francisco style visit by Dr. Bywater. It also reports local politics with Judge George Wood and election plans, city water updates, court happenings with Judge Henderson, school diplomas, new town building, Legion benefit shows, and a humorous church anecdote.
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Tom Hepburn
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Gary
Bloomington
Purdue
Tor
California
Eldora Junction local notes and political candidacy notice
A collage of community items from Eldora Junction covers Easter visits and social gatherings at the Cobb and Lepley households, church auxiliary events, Legion meetings, and family Sunday trips. It also reports political candidate Tam a Schmedika seeking the Forty third General Assembly in the June Primary with a platform opposing bonds, backing pay as you go roads, and advocating auto liability insurance and bank deposit guarantees.
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America
Georgia Cobb
Drake University
Amos Cobb
Edward Collinge
Floyd Montz
Clayton’ Baker
Noah Clay
Ladies’ Country Club
Bert Caster
Bari Bowen
Etna Spurlin
Virgil Miller
Cleve Lepley
Enlo Cobb
Gifford
Ed Lepley
Orville Vigers
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Mise Arlah Ibaeh
James Caster
Everett Caster
Clayton Baker
Peter Lepley
Maynard Cobb
Union
Quincy Dillon
George Ibach
Orville Vigars
Ariah
Edward Collins and Sons
A. L. Rowen
Bowen
Erio Cobb
Owen Megan
Eldora
Charles Foster Ia
Schmedika
House
Fortythird General Assembly
Thirty-sinth General Assembly
State Senate
Hardin County
Senate
Ionas Falls
Bryson
Iowa
WM. Schmedika
Radcliffe, Town
Republican candidates announce bids for Hardin County offices
A flood of notices from Hardin County announce candidacies for the June 4 1928 Republican primary. E C Ellsworth Morris Schmedika Thompson Abbas Haynes Johnson Jones Cameron Tungland Boddy Norman and others seek nomination as representatives sheriff clerk treasurer recorder county attorney county supervisor and board members with focus on the 64th District in the 48th General Assembly and county offices in Eldora Iowa Towns Falls and New Providence.
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Schmedhlia
Bill Ia
Tamuc
Ike FE
C. Kilsworth
F. F. Morris
Ellsworth
Hardin County
E. C. Ellswoth
General Assembly
Belmasy
A . F. Morris
New Providence
Towa
Sheriff Town Falls
Hardin County Ledger
Bidora
W. H. Thompson
James McCusker
Eldora
Fred Tjarks
Hubbard
Iowa
Towa Falls
Ledger
Chriz Abbas
Recorder
County Recorder
A. L. Johnson
Geo. W. Haynes
District Court
Mabel A. Howard
Hardin
Guy W. Jones
James L. Cameron
Town Falls
Jasper W. Thompson
Board of Supervisors
Ole T. Tungland
Ira E. Boddy
Alden, Towa
Editor Ledger
Chas. A. Norman
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Edmund Gosse
Heflin
Smith
Steck
Meredith
Forestry Department
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Chicago
Mickie
Board of Control
Sherm
George Wood
Congress
Tanac Walton
Mr. Robinson
Kansan City
Emily
Minn
Brookhart
Washington, D. C
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Maine
Henderson
Venehopena Court
Warren Rathbone
Mr. Hicks
Almanac
Howard
Boes
Eldora High School
the Legion
the Grand
Legion
Legion Boys
Eldora Junction
Arthur
Hebzibah
Misa
Ben
Sirenes
Toki
Japan
Thos. Larson
Eldora, Iowa
Buick
Lindbergh
Chamberlin, Maitland
Byrd
Fowler Buick CO
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