Great Musical Event And Rural Horse Market In Des Moines
Iowa schools prepare for a major music event with rural choir rehearsals at the Shrine Temple Des Moines on April 16. A Des Moines horse market now sells over 200 animals weekly, bringing $15 000 to $25 000 to Iowa farmers each Saturday, reflecting broader farm demand from nearby states.
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Iowa
Music Supervisors’ Conference
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
Herman Smith
Music Supervisors’ Association
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa Adults Return To Evening Vocational Classes Rise
Director Moore of the state board of vocational education notes growing adult enrollment in evening school programs across about 93 Iowa towns and cities. Preliminary figures indicate total adult enrollment will reach a record 7 200 for the present year with over 10 000 adults having some contact with the program. Courses focus on farming homemaking and trade and industrial occupations.
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Moore
State Board of Vocational Training
Iowa
State Board For Vocational Education
Tractor plow accident near Keota ends with rescue
Clarence Redlinger was dragged toward a running tractor when his clothing got caught in a gang plow in Keokuk county. Bankers Life agent Harry Barker witnessed the danger, shut off fuel and spark, and helped Freeing Redlinger from the shaft as the machine stalled.
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Keota
Keokuk County
Clarence Redlinger
Harry Barker
Bankers’ Life
Clarence
Des Moines forecast cites flood of southern tourists this summer
Secretary John D Adams of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce says Iowa will see a large north south tourist migration as new highways connect Missouri Oklahoma and southern states to Minnesota. Contracts on U S 69 and U S 63 will add continuous paved routes boosting traffic and gasoline tax revenue. State fur harvest 1929 30 totaled 780635.90 from 658161 animals led by muskrat 466914.
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Towa
John D. Adlams
Des Moines _Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Iowa
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Missouri Highway Commision
Kansas City
Towa State Line
Des Moines
Iowan Highway Commission
Bloomfield
St. Louis
Tennessee
Lighting baseball at night boosts utility business nationwide
James A. Leonard of Des Moines earned a prize for conceiving and implementing the first night lighting plan for a baseball field at the Des Moines club grounds. The innovation spread nationwide, boosting demand for electric utilities. Iowa State College sees 72 international students from 24 countries during the winter quarter, led by Canada and China. Radio interference prompts Independence to adopt a steep penalty ordinance for violators.
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James A. Leonard
Des Moines
United States
Iowa State College
Ames
Canada
China
Armenia
Austria
Bulgaria
Colombia
Costa Rica
Denmark
England
Germany
Greece
Holland
India
Ireland
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Norway
Panama
Peru
Philippines
South Africa
Syria
Turkey
City of Monticello Receipts and Disbursements 1930 31
Detailed city funds report from April 1 1930 to April 1 1931 shows receipts and disbursements across General Fund County Road Park Fund Library Building Fund and more. It lists balances transfers taxes licenses insurance salaries and payments for road labor street work and maintenance with officials Ray Echternacht city clerk and remarks on outstanding bonds and memorial funds.
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Monticello
Iowa
Ray Echternacht
Highway Commission
TY Ugk
Library Building Fund
Tancs Ooe
Coes Coe Od
Radio interference from furnaces and engines noted
The text cites hours from 10 a.m. to midnight and notes exemptions for x ray and medical devices. It reports widespread radio reception spoilage caused by electrically operated oil furnaces and engines, with many complaints from various neighborhoods.
Universal Credit Company Promotes Ford Financing Nationwide
Universal Credit Company known as UCC expands Ford product financing across 33 cities with plans to exceed 25 million dollars monthly. Since 1928 UCC has reduced Ford financing costs by about 50 and claims savings over 50 million for time buyers. UCC emphasizes low cost credit, dealer support, and broader home ownership as part of Ford policy.
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Universal Credit Company
Ford
Ford Finance
UCC
uUce
Madsen Motor Company
Monticello
Town
Wartburg College and Seminary guests visit over Easter in Wayne Township
Visiting at the Rev Willms home over Easter were Prof Nagel Mr Woelzke Mr Gamm of Wartburg college Clinton and John Reents and H Dirks of the Wartburg sem inary Dubuque. Mr and Mrs Buchholz arrived from Detroit Mich last Monday to visit Rev and Mrs Willms. This week Rev and Mrs Willms were dinner guests at the Rev Arhelger home on Easter Sunday.
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Iowa
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Charles
Rogers
Noot
Hinkson
Willms
Prof. Nagel
Woelzke
Gamm
Wartburg College
Clinton
John Reents
H. Dirks
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Buchholz
Detroit
Mich
J. P. Willms
W. H. NULL Promises Sale At Any Time Any Place
An advertisement for W. H. NULL promotes sales at any time and any location with a claim of customer satisfaction guaranteed. The notice emphasizes flexible service and broad availability to entice shoppers.
Dr Elwyn Patterson Dentist Office Listing
Dr Elwyn Patterson operates a dental office in the Monticello State Bank building with hours from 8 to 5. Located in Monticello, Iowa, contact via phone in Monticello.
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Dr. Elwyn Patterson
Omce
Monticello
Lovell Announces General Law Practice in Monticello
W. Doxsee Lovell opens a general law practice in Monticello's Block, Town A, offering services in probate and estate settlements.
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Lovell
Monticello, Town
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J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Census Bureau
Washington
Iowa Supreme Court
Tama County
Department of Agriculture
M. J. Lofus
United States Supreme Court
Loftus
Mitchell County
U.S. High Court
Truman H. Stevens
Supreme Court
Malcom
Poweshiek County
Jack Eichhorn
George Eichhorn
Buddy
van Buren
Keosauqua
Fullerton
All County
Nebraska
Dakotas
Hoover
Independence
Edward Schneider
George Mead
William Wales
Hogan
Nina (Miller) Harris
Charles Stede
Ola Hogan
Grace
Thomas George
Birt Clark
Merle Matthiessen
Willia Stockwell
Merle Miller
Raymond Baade
Velma Ra (Rundle) Locher
Robert Button
Walter Hubbard
Edith (Rettig) Schemmel
Libbie George
Henry Repstein
Brary Fund
ODE
Ee Ee
City Clerk's Annual Report
Jeahor
Aol
Soldiers’ Memorial Fund
Korneman Bros
Light Fund
Water Fund
Fire Fund
LADOP
J. B. Baterman
Board of Trustees
Oakwood Cemetery
Janet Hazard
Library Board of Trustees
A. P. Lambert
Park Board
Soldiers’ Memorial Commission
Lima B
Vigoro
Didsie
Stuhlers
Ford Finance Co
America
Mohawk and Hudson
Wayne Township
Virginian Cafe
Man
W. H. Null
Monticello, Iowa
W. Doxsee
C. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys At Law
Star Freeze
Universal
Ford Dealers
Madsen Motor Co
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