University Second Semester Opens Amid Record Enrollment
Iowa City reports the second semester of the state university opening after a week of registration, with officials believing the spring term will set a new enrollment record. The campus notes that last fall’s registration surpassed 8,000 students as observers see sun spots with the naked eye per Prof. Charles C. Wylie.
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U. S
Towa City
The
State University
Iowa City
Charles C. Wylie
University
Iowa Professors Share Quirky Theories And Teaching Tips
A University of Iowa professor describes sunspots’ possible peak timing in a decade, another links half-digested proteins to poisoning symptoms, and a third notes saliva glands in pile monsters. Researchers discuss character education funded by a $15,000 grant, and Knott from Iowa traces South American language origins beyond Greek. Praising children, not scolding, is urged by Dr. Katherine Graves.
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Towa
Gilbert N. Houser
University of Jaws
Institute of Social and Re-gerons Research
University of Itowa
South America
Thomas A. Knott
University of Iowa
Katherine Graves
University of Towa
Seed Corn Testing Period Proclaimed by Governor Hammill
Governor Hammill issued a proclamation designating February 1 to March 1 as Seed Corn Testing Period to address a serious corn shortage. An accurate seed corn census will be taken and individual ear testing ordered to ensure next spring’s food seed. Proclamation to be read in every rural and consolidated school on February 1. Copies sent to county agents for distribution to schools banks elevators and other institutions.
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John Hammill
Attenton
Towa
Hammill
Seed corn shortage spurs statewide testing and plant programs
The state faces a seed corn shortage requiring about 2 006 600 bushels to plant 11 600 000 acres and ensure extra supply for replanting. Crops extension specialist F G Churchill from Town State College leads efforts with county agents to test and secure planting stock. The Extension Service will mail bulletins, offer payroll for a testing specialist, and aid start of community seed testing plants across counties.
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F. G. Churchill
Town State College
Real Estate Transfers in Mills County week ending January 29 1926
Record of instruments filed in Mills County Iowa shows multiple deeds and condemnations. Transactions include Frank Robbins to Clinton Robbing and Clifford Robbing in Glenwood and Emerson. Bertha Wuntze McMillen to Phil Cannell. J A McCurdy to Marrell Baker. and Sherif transfers in Mills County. Condemnation awards totaling several thousand dollars granted for right of way. Also listed are homestead plat certifications and numerous Q C D and W D deeds in Glenwood and Emerson.
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Recorder
Frank Robbina
Clinton C. Robbing
W. PD
New
Rods
Frank Robbins
Cliford H
W. D
Frank Robbing
Clinton H. Robbing
Bertha Wuntze McMillen
Phil Cannel
Hastings
Mills County
Iowa
Francia
William Choate
William Choate Et al Q. C.D. $1.00 Part W% of Sw% of 23, 72, 44, J. A. McCurdy
Marrell L. Baker
Glenwood
Sherif of Mills Co
R. BE. Dunn Shia
Emerson
State Board
Grace Evaline Worta
Seth Dean
Homestead
Ney
Henry 0. Rains
L. Gray
Bex
Mills Co
Iowa Service Co
Recorder and Clerk of District Court
Harvey E. Dolph
Helen Dolph Summers
Howard O. Dolph
Babra A. Day
Mary H. Tolles
City of Glenwood
James O. Epperson
Gertrude Epperson
Ang
Sheriff of Mills Co
R. E. Dunn
James Moore Q. Co. D. Val
Con
BR. B.C. Horan
James Moore
I Boyer
H. Butterfield
Bey
Wm. Agan W. D. Hie
R. A Butterfeld
J. Boyer W
Boyer
H. E. Ryans
Mablon Boyet
H. E. Byave W. PD
Deed Petition Notices for Dee and Powers Dee’d
Legal notices show petitions for letters of administration or probate for Horace Benedict Dee Mary F Powles Dee d and George Sauhders Dee d with filings listed terse and unclear in the fragmentary OCR entry. The item records requests for grant of letters in probate matters.
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Horace Benedict Dee
Mary F. Powles
Dee
George Sauhders
Williams leaves for Upland California in beacon notes
Tabot News reports Curtis E Williams, long time Tabor musician, heads to Upland California for new opportunities. The piece recalls his guiding roles at the conservatory and choir, his famed tenor, and his impact on local music circles. Also notes community events including birthdays, home moves, and visitors from Emerson and Ames. Dale Chantry of Ames visits sister Mrs. Sheldon Hurtbutt this week.
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Tabot News
iFrom the Beacon
B. Miller
Chartier City
California
J. C. Russell
Josephine
John Welton
Emerson
Walter Savage
Roy Asmian
Nellie Feese
Nanny Penney
Tillie Asman
Perkins
Fred Gaylord
Williams
Dale Chantry
Ames
Sheldon Hurtbutt
A Fish Story Plunders to McGregor Creek Style Tale
Peter Mond Tele of His Tack dn Sandy Towa. 1778 Connecticut Yankee Peter Pond crossed into the Towa country to explore fur trade. Near McGregor encampment, his party hauled in a large fish and shared a feast, describing weights and splitting meat and drink. The account, preserved with archaic spellings, appears in The Palimpsest by the State Historical Society.
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Peter Mond
Towa
Peter Pond
Mlastinipal
McGregor
Pond
John Ely Briges
State Historical Society of
Town
Town City
Iwa
Radio demonstrations ring in the new year around the world
The 1926 year end featured radio chimes heard globally as General Harbord of RCA coordinated the event. The broadcast carried the line Ring out the old ring in the new from London and Big Ben tolls echoed to civilized nations. An American spokesman sent greetings to England and the world, echoed by plans for future broadcasts.
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London
General Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Big Ben
England
Ames Abe Saya Prefer Obscurity Over Public Office
An unnamed speaker mocks a fellow’s reluctance to seek public office, noting his preference for staying unseen and claiming he grows oversized and ineffective when pressed into a political role. The quip uses humorous rural imagery to suggest discomfort with public scrutiny.
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Ames Abe Saya
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Malvern Sale
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Guernsey
Ottawa
S.C. Rhode Island
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