Quartet Trip Through Minnesota Notes City Sights
Barrington correspondent covers a June 1924 quartet trip from LeMars Iowa to Worthington Blue Earth Farmington and Minneapolis Saint Paul. The group promotes Western Union College with a large sign on their Paige auto and narrowly avoids an arrest while chasing a train. A motorist stop recounts speed limits and city truck encounter. a burglary scare ends with no sale of records.
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Barrington
Ill
Globe-Post
LeMars
Iowa
Worthington
Blue Earth
Fairmount
Avon Moore
Interlaken Park
Fairmount Canning Company
United States
Herma Shuenk
Louis Root
Farmington
St. Paul
Western Union College
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
City Service
Minnehaha Falls
Fort Sassling
University
Summit Ave
Tierieeend
Ehue
Buppoe
Capitol Building
Lakes Calhoun
Harriet
Lake of Isles
Orpheum Theater
Isham Jones
University Avenue
Herman Shuenk
Sav
False report of drowning at Dalton sand pit
A rumor of a youth drowning prompted hundreds of motorists to rush to the Dalton sand pit around 6 PM. May Delaney saw a possible splash, life guards searched, pallet workers helped, but no body or clothes were found after a thorough lake search. The incident sparked a scare and unnecessary traffic before being cleared as unfounded.
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Dalton
May Delaney
LeMars
Remsen at Merrill Sunday Pitchers Battle Looms
Joe Lotz, ex Western league pitcher and Remsen native now with Merrill, will face his hometown team in a Sunday Merrill Remsen game, pitcher duel expected from start to finish with Stucker catching Merrill and Ohlendorf/Fiedler battery for Remsen, umpire Tony Fedderson. Health in Schools Improving Des Moines Iowa June 18 report shows marked decline in physical defects in 243 city and 2592 rural schools over five years, driven by health education and inspections. WRC notes Friday meeting at K P hall with hostesses listed. June 14 meeting reported including Flag Day program and two new members.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anna Jake
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
State Board of Health
Women's Relief Corps
K. P. Hall
Mattie Fletcher
Carl Deviney
C. Rickabaugh
Edith Smith
Cora Taylor
Elizabeth Potter
Plymouth county 1924 tax and livestock schedule noted
The Glob-Post outlines a 1924 Plymouth County Iowa schedule listing assessed money and credits across towns plus counts of horses, cows, cattle in feeding, and swine aged six months or more. It references F W Stamp, county auditor, and cites the city park band concert critique about crowd noise and parking.
LeMars Girl Scouts Preview Busy Summer
LeMars girl scouts anticipate a active season with swimming hiking and camping as core activities. Dorothy Cass returns to lead and will oversee winter and summer programs including a swimming pageant and expanded scouting efforts with community support sought.
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LeMars
Theodore Roosevelt
Dorothy Cass
Scout Council
Four Sheldon Men Reported Promoting Klans Meeting
LeMars reports indicate four men from Sheldon, at least one injured, circulating advertising for a large Klans gathering planned in Sheldon on Saturday June 21. Local officials fear Klan organization efforts are being extended to LeMars.
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LeMars
Sheldon
le Mars
Marcus Nine Here for Sundays Game
Marcus baseball team prepared for a Sunday game at 2 o clock after several workouts this week. Le Mars previously defeated Marcus in the season opener at Marcus. Probable Le Mars lineup includes Harrison, Heiner Voss, Osborne, Hansen, Becker, Middleton, Dornbush, Rees, and Braband or Nelius in the outfield.
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Haas
Marcus
McDuffie Park
le Mars
Harrison
Heiner Voss
Rouges
Osborne
Hansen
Becker
Middleton
Dornbush
Rees
Braband
Nelsius
Ditch Diggers Get JP Early In Morn
The case of William Hamann a Liberty township farmer against Plymouth county and contractors over ditching work on his farm has fizzled as workers began before dawn to finish. The injunction was served later that morning but the job was already done, allowing Hamann to seek damages up to 2000 dollars. Also notes Ford’s 10 000 000th car on Lincoln highway and a golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs William Heeren with nine children, plus a birth in LeMara.
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J. S. Engelken
Lillian Bogen
Lake Ronaif
W.of
Amaray Cottage
Engel
Mr. Engelken
Night
John Boyle
Cate
Sampson
Delila
Grieg
William Hamann
Liberty Township
Plymouth County
Mr. Hamann
C. C. Bradley
New York
San Francisco
Ford
William Heeren
Corn Takes Another Jump on Market Report
A reader note reports corn prices climbed from 70 to 75 cents today. Farmers monitor the prosperity barometer as The Globe Post market section shows the rise.
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Corn
Globe- Post
Another Safety Pin Removed From Child
The second case of a safety pin swallowed by a child involved the 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Amendt of Sutherland Indiana. The open pin was picked up at bedtime and swallowed when attempts to remove it failed. Dr Joynt required about thirty minutes to extract the pin as it sat in a awkward position. The child remains in a local hospital and is improving.
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Alfred Amendt
Sutherland
Sioux City Market Tops With Hereford Sale by Deeszen
H F Deeszen of Westfield Iowa topped the Sioux City cattle market on June 16 receiving 10 dollars per hundredweight for seven yearling Hereford steers averaging 854 pounds. Five Hereford heifers in the same shipment sold at 8 dollars per cwt the day’s top price in that division averaging 854 pounds.
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Sioux City
H. F. Deeszen
Westfield
County Wealth and Farming Stats Highlight Iowa County Classifications
County Auditor Frank Stamp tabulated assessors reports showing Le Mars leading in bank accounts and securities with 2,322,580, Remsen 737,518, and Kingsley 611,300. Meadow township has 5,000. Elgin 147,000 in bank accounts. Herd counts vary. Stanton has 744 horses, Portland 447, Hancock 552 cows, Trancock 130 horses, Remsen township leads cattle feeding with 770. Swine totals show Romsen 11,346 and Ameri ca 6,603, with Union Marton Henry and others also high. Pinched for speed, Earl Thompson, Ralph Dhorinelt, and Marvin Burkett were fined 5 dollars plus costs. Chief Frank Smith notes speeds above 20 mph attract penalties.
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Garfield Township
Elkhorn
Lincoln Township
Hungerford
Perry Township
Hancock Township
Wee AN
Henry Township
Union Township
Stanton Township
Plymouth Township
Liberty Township
Grant Township
Preston Township
Portland Township
LeMars
Akron
Struble Os
Frank Stamp
le Mars
Remsen
Kingsley
Meadow
Elgin Township
Portland
Stanton
Hancock
Johnson Township
Romsen
America
Union
Marton
Henry
Rural Pupils Set for Diploma Day in Plymouth County
Plymouth county rural schools announce completion of final eighth grade exams. A 2:15 p m program on June 24 includes music, invocation by Dr H V Comin, reading, address by Hon J C McClune, and presentation of diplomas by County Superintendent. List of graduates features numerous named pupils led by Leonard Bettsworth and Mildred Berkenpas among others.
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Plymouth County
Ccedes Conti Sabionaaeneana
Donald Eyres
Stanley Eyres
Charles Pearson
H. V
J. C. McClune
Ereeeesbnabee County
August Braune Dies in Sioux City Hospital
August Braune died at the Methodist hospital in Sioux City after an abdominal operation. A Plymouth county resident since 1878, he was born in Dressen Germany on March 13 1846 and immigrated to America in 1871. He married Emelia Handt in Chicago in 1873 and left behind a wife four children and one deceased son. Burial is set for Merrill Lutheran church.
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August Braune
Methodist
Sioux City
Plymouth County
Liberty Township
Dressen
Germany
America
Chicago
Emelia Handt
Frank Lentz
Presho
William
Merrill
Henry Pausch
Near
Elmer
Adaville
Washington Township
Braune
Lutheran Church
Large hail stones fall at Kingsley
Early this morning heavy rain accompanied by hail visited Kingsley. Stones measured up to three inches across but minimal damage occurred due to calm conditions. Local report notes only a few stones fell despite size. Special.
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Kingsley
Kingsley, In
Bonds and roads debate as states issue mass debt
The article argues that state and municipal bond issuance surged from 1913 to 1923, funding major road projects and other programs. It critiques the long term costs, upkeep, and the public about paying for improvements, noting wartime pauses and postwar debt growth.
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America
New York City
San Francisco
California
Palm Beach
Fla
Letacs
Ohio
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Ray Clarke
F. W. Stamp
WII
Liberty Township Farmer
Seoomlate
Galvin H. Hyres
O'Leary
Tom Hyres
LeMara
Earl Thompson
Ralph Dhorinelt
Marvin Burkett
Frank Smith
Lols Zimmerman Goldie Krantz
Margaret Barthole
Leroy Tetache
Elmer Oloff
Bessie Haston
Victor Litzmann
Martha Meis
Leona Baldes
Loren Heller
S. C. Hospital
W. HH. Bank and
Carthage
S. D
William Goath
Winifred
William Tweeren
J. A. Schultz
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