Snowbound Iowa residents endure nights in autos and schools
Widespread deep snow traps motorists with many spending the night in cars or ditches. A bus with 22 passengers stays in a snow drift west of Grinnell, while Mitchellville youths find refuge in a school. Iowa seeks a $100,000 advertising appropriation to boost tourism via the Des Moines Chamber bureau.
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Grinnell
Mitchellville
Des Moines
Williamsburg
Oskaloosa
Bethel Methodist Church
Montezuma
Colorado
Avoca
Tourist Information Bureau
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Teusinga
Fort Atkinson
Dolliver Memorial Park
Ledges Park
Wildcat den
Lost Island Lake
Eldora Pine Creek
Lewis and Clark Park
Ambrose A. Call Park
Public School Contests at Iowa State Fair
The state department of public instruction announces a statewide contest among all Iowa public schools for the 1931 educational exposition at the state fair. A total of 1515 dollars in prizes will be awarded across several hundred classifications from spelling papers to vocational agriculture demonstrations. The exposition runs August 28 to September 4 in the Educational building mezzanine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Des Moines Kiwanis Tour to Washington D C for Students and Parents
Des Moines Kiwanis Club sponsors an excursion to Washington D C named Community Tour for Students Teachers Parents Friends from Town. Departure from Des Moines at 7 am Tuesday June 9 returns 7 05 am Saturday June 13. Cost 44 70 includes railroad fare meals and more. Inquiries to Sam Dorsey Secretary Kiwanis Club 706 Towa National Bank Building Des Moines Towa.
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Des Moines Kiwanis Club
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Sam Dorsey
Kiwanis Club
Towa National Bank
Towa
Milwaukee road Iowa investment and tax totals highlighted
A Milwaukee railway release notes Iowa year tax payments of 1 374 572 62 and details its large Iowa investment including right of way buildings equipment and 2600 miles of track. It lists payrolls over 11 million statewide with 6600 employees and annual material purchases over 1 million from Iowa suppliers.
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Milwaukee Railway
Iowa
Milwaukee Road
Medical registration counts by the American Medical Association
The AMA lists 139 hospitals and sanatoriums plus 35 related institutions with 18 217 beds. The registration includes 6 719 hospitals sanatoriums and related institutions in the United States and 186 in the insular possessions.
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Towa
American Medical Association
United States
Insular
Local Social Notes from Sand Spring and Monticello
EdwIn Egger and Alice Snyder announce their marriage and are stationed in St Louis. Numerous Monticello and area residents visit relatives, attend gatherings, or celebrate birthdays with the Egger and Arduser families around Delhi and Buck Creek.
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Fred Egger
Edwin
Alice Snyder
New Brunswick
N. J
St. Louis
Pearl Slauson
Eunice Buo
Monticello
Velma
Mildred Arduser
Frank Wilson
Buck Creek
Dave Wilson
Peter Oeschger
Sophia Clement
Adolph Egger
Clarence
Dorothy
Ada
Velma Arduser
Galen Hein
Richland Center
Clara Arduser
Grace
Clara Smith
J. L. Batchelder
Harry Chaplin
Manchester
Delhi
Cap Arduser
Ladies’ Aid
The
Reformed Church
Alfred Eggers
Claude Slauson
R. E. Chaplin
Leo Baum
Worthington
Dolores von Lemden
New Vienna
J. W. Arnold
H. F. Arnold
Earlville
Will Baum
Fred Welter
Inside Information for the Busy Housewife and Kitchen Tips
Practical cooking notes advise on silk ironing without spotting, making Russian dressing, and lemon juice with tomato catsup. It covers kitchen layout for efficiency, rhubarb betty variations, and packing a picnic kit for spring trips. It also mentions Eugene ONeil s new play at Minneapolis Journal with a likely three night run.
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Minneapolis
Eugene O'Neill
Hybrid Corn Leads In Statewide Yield Trials
Iowa State College crops specialist E S Dyas reports about 300 yield comparisons across 61 counties in 1930 show hybrids averaging 60.23 bushels per acre versus 60.42 for open pollinated strains, a 9.61 bushel or 19 percent advantage for hybrids. Purchasers should test strains on their farm as not all hybrids are high yielding or desirable.
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E.S. Dyas
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Ames
Farm Crops Extension Service
Mr. Dyas
Standard Oil Ad Campaign Details Track Oil Test
Advertising in 614 newspapers across 13 states will publicize a motor oil test conducted by the A A A at the Indianapolis speedway from March 17 to April 9. Standard Oil of Indiana supplied 13 stock car makes for data on consumption lubrication and efficiency, with ads and radio announcements to follow.
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Standard Oil of Indiana
Monticello Express
Indianapolis Speedway
American Automobile Association
Standard of Indiana
Association
Ford
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Buick
Oldsmobile
Chrysler
Studebaker
Hudson
Cadillac
Wilys- Knight
Nash
Cord
Rio
A.A.A
Speedway
Economic Shifts Lessen Burden for Steady Workers
The Atchison Globe notes prices of many necessities have declined easing costs for the man with a steady job, signaling improved conditions after years of strain.
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Atchison Globe
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Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
New Hampton
Shaffer
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Drake Relaya
Nebraska
Margaret Hanson
Logan
Harrison County
Washington Vacation Tours
Council Bluffs
Joseph Littau
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Broadway Theater
Drake
Daniel W. Turner
Town
Ossie Solem
Turner
Nelson Kellogg
Purdue University
John L. Griffith
Chicago
Clayton County
Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie
Waterloo
Milford
Dickinson County
Wellsburg
Grundy County
Lloyd Fletcher
Crystal Lake
Fort Dodge
Salavge
Fletcher
W. P. Wortman
Malvern
Mills County
Clay Estes
Plattville Township
Towa's
H. Huibregtse
Climax
Ila
Fels Naptha
Katato Fc
Sam
California
Rickless
Arenue Eee
Nyveil
Zion
April Price
Natural Gas
Monticello, Iowa
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