Happenings of the World terse summary
Washington debates include a proposed additional district judge for northern Illinois. Treasury warns banks against counterfeits of twenty, ten, and five dollar bills. Muscle Shoals lease option advances in the Senate. Wyoming marks a milestone as Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes governor. Several notable deaths occur including George W. Bellows and Daniel Guggenheim.
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Cheyenne
U S Fur Resources Divison Expands Oversight
The Department of Agriculture has established a new fur resources division to conserve the national fur supply. Experts warn many fur bearers are declining as habitats shrink and laws vary, while farming and breeding foxes show growing but careful promise for stabilizing the industry.
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Fur Resources
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Canadiens
F. Gashbrook
Ladybug Clears Citrus Groves of Pests in Southern California
Citrus entomologists report the ladybug has nearly finished eradicating the mealy bug, a scale insect harming Orange groves in southern California. The pest caused thousands of dollars in losses before ladybugs were introduced and released in the orchards to combat it. Now the beneficial insects may rest as their work nears completion.
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76-Pound Pumpkin Exhibited in Magnolia Fair
Beaton Arkansas Drew Caraway raised a pumpkin weighing 76 pounds. The fruit was sent to Magnolia Fair store and is on display as the largest pumpkin grown in the area.
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Ark
Drew Caraway
Magnolia
Man Who Came Back: Ex Convict Leaves $2700 to State
Nashville funeral reveals William Hartley a 79 year old recluse who died in a downtown hotel leaving $2700 savings from 15 years of straight living after a 20 year prison term for a Memphis murder. No relatives were known and the state may receive the estate.
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Nashville
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William Hartley
R. M. Teenings
William Hart Jey
Memphis
Willam Hartley
Man Changes Name to Hugh Manity in Lynn
William J. Shanahan health instructor and physical culturist obtained court approval to adopt the name Hugh Manity. The humorous legal action was granted for business reasons, marking a notable local name change in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Shakespeare
Willam J. Shanahan
Hugh Manity
State convention and local Iowa notes from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines
The Iowa state convention of Maccabees meets in Cedar Rapids on February 20 and 21. Mrs. Alice Swearingen donates a 40 acre farm near Oskaloosa valued at $12,000. Webster City mourns the death of Mrs. Charles Aldrich. Walt, 83, retires as oldest Iowa newspaper man and passes leadership to his son at Primghar Bell. A 90 page pamphlet on Iowa liquor laws with supreme court annotations is issued by the department of justice. The executive council authorizes adding fifty acres of woodland to Pilot Knob state park at Forest City. Woodbury county farm bureau passes a resolution opposing the proposed federal child labor law. Sioux City reports the largest volume of livestock and meat packing business in its history, with 1924 totals of 4,448,565 animals. The Des Moines vaccination drive proceeds. the city health board promotes public health efforts. The Iowa public health nursing report notes a 30 percent increase in nurses funded by public funds since 1922. The Nary-Haugen bill is renewed with support from county farm bureaus. Senator Hogue proposes cutting nearly two million from legislative appropriations. University of Town reports $1,875,000 in ongoing campus improvements. Iowa exports reach $25,913,443 for nine months, placing Iowa 26th nationwide. The Road program appeals reach the legislature via Town Good Reads. Farm and Home Week at Iowa State College boosts enrollment as Iowa plans a conservative 1925 session. Public interest grows in a state deposit guarantee proposal amid farm support.
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Knoxville ‘Express
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