Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Des Moines workers resume Ford plant output after a month shutdown with 750 employees back and daily autos at 125. Centerville dumps ice into its swimming pool to cool it during heat, while a Canadian veteran recalls a Ypres pill box graveyard. Iowa fur reports show 780k in value with muskrats leading catches. No 34 paving from Burlington to Council Bluffs to be completed by September 1. Fossil finds in a 500 pound limestone slab at a University of Iowa quarry draw science interest.
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Ford
Des Moines
Ypres
Belgium
E. McConney
Bankers’ Life of
France
McConney
State Highway Commission
Ames
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Senate
House
Towa
Missouri
Ringgold
Madison
University of Jowr Av
American Journal of Science
Iowa
Dry farming and odd melons bolster Iowa crops
An Iowa market summary notes melon and vegetable yields from dry farming near Peterson and Cedar Falls, with Hall seeding under dry soil to maximize returns. It highlights penny circulation in local banks and night driving along the Jefferson highway, plus paving delays due to water shortages and a commemorative boulder marking Iowa’s first orchard planted circa 1796 at Montrose.
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Red Cedar River
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Hall
Peterson
Clay County
Roy A. Jarnagin
Seth Shenton
Indianola
Jefferson Highway
Winnipeg
New Oreleans
Montrose
Lee County
J. P. Kennedy
Edgar Harlan
B. S. Pickett
Town State College
Ames
State Horticultural Society
Montrose ‘Women’s Civic Club
Town
France
Spain
United States
Healthiest State Rankings Highlight Idaho Claim
A 1927 health study ranks Idaho as the healthiest state with a death rate of 7.7 per 1000. California Vermont and New Hampshire show the highest rates at 13.9 per 1000, while Idaho leads in overall health metrics.
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Washington
Idaho
California
Vermont
New Hampshire
Lake boat speed limits debated by governor
July 4 notes that nine tenths of lake boat riders are youths who enjoy fast rides. Boats once limited to 60 mph were cut to 15 mph during sunshine, then 10 mph after sundown, and now 15 mph again. Governor Hammill suggests rescinding the limit at Clear Lake as no owners contest the lake.
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Hammill
Clear Lake
Marcus Snyder
Milford
State Conservation Board
Yowa Lakes
Lake Okoboji
Snyder
Hartman
State Fair 10 Break Record State Fair 10
Des Moines officials project attendance to surpass last year’s 435000 as the 76th Iowa State Fair runs August 20 to 29. Highlights include National Livestock Show Machinery Auto Show and Gladiolus Show with many events, races, air show, concerts, and free camp for visitors. Secretary Corey promises an ideal Midwest outing with widespread access roads expanding attendance.
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Des Moines
Iowa
America
Boys and Girls’ Club
Midwest
Europe
Bohumir Kryl
Farm Bureau
Pes Moines
Prince’s Keeper Tends Seven Teen Pipes
New York reports William B. Leeds, husband of a princess, possesses seven teen pipes. A valet’s duty includes tending them on the mantelpiece each morning.
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New York
Willam B. Leeds
Education and the Nation’s Intelligence Decline
A critical column argues that education has not created an educated public noting tabloid newspapers low standards of thinking and the banning of radio programs along with the sale of sound banks as indicators of cultural decline in the era.
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Tnnkles
Salea
Vomnan
Anamosa Short News Items Highlight Local Names
Charles Winniger signs with Warner Brothers for film work. Mrs B R Graham sells Acme Bakery to B Budeau of Iowa City as the business continues to thrive under Graham leadership. Thomas Watters, ex Des Moines reformatory manager, visits Anamosa while serving Southern Surety in New York. Ray Peet family injured in a car crash near Springville. no serious injuries. Dr A G Hejinian and daughter depart for Europe and travel via Europa liner visiting London Oberammergau and Lucerne before returning in October. Marsh Ireland loses sight in one eye from a reformatory accident involving a baseball bat.
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Charles Winniger
Anamosa
Winniger
Warner Brothers
B. R. Graham
Acme
B. Budeau
Iowa City
Budeau
Graham
Thomas Watters
Reformatory
Des Moines
Harper Smyth
Watters
Southern Surety Company of
New York
St. Louis
Ray Peet
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Mr. Peet
Peets
Peet
Glenn Peet
Martelle
A. G. Hejinian
Ltcen
New York City
Southampton
London
Oberammergau
Bavaria
Switzerland
Lucerne
France
Paris
Hejinian
Marsh Ireland
State Reformatory
Ireland
Farmers Union oil Association of Iowa reports first year gains
G O Chapman of Chariton states the Farmers Union oil Association of Iowa handled 1 600 000 gallons of gasoline and kerosene with sales valued at 217 076 26 in seven months from December 1 1929 to June 30 1930. Conservative yearly output projected at 3 000 000 gallons with 15 bullt stations and 16 service stations operating 51 pumps and 63 employees.
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G. O. Chapman
Chariton
Farmers’ Union Oil Association of Iowa
Wall Lake
Orange City
Yorktown
Grand Junction
Fairfield
Early Savant Henry of Vilterna Devoted to Heaven, Poor in Earth
Unfortunate Castilian savant Henry, Marquis of Vilterna, studied astronomy so intently that he neglected finances, losing wealth and ending in penury. A royal ecclesiastical agent burned over a hundred of his precious books at his death in 1884 amid necromancy suspicions, Detroit News notes.
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Henry
Vilterna
John II
Tle
Heaven
Earth
Goldfish Fungus Treatment Steps Follow Salt Bath Protocol
Fungus diseases on goldfish may require a fresh start. Use a salt bath with a heaping teaspoon of salt per two quarts of water for about a week, renewing daily. If no improvement in four days, double the strength for two days, then revert to the original ratio before returning the fish to the aquarium.
No bumper crop seen in Iowa drought Compensations discussed
The report notes a drought in Iowa will prevent a bumper crop. It states corn silage and livestock feed will be produced and sold at high prices, expected to offset crop losses.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Disappearance of James L. Leatherby in Cedar Rapids
At last accounts no trace had been found of James L. Leatherby who disappeared August 7 from a Cedar Rapids hotel. His wife is seriously ill and not expected to recover.
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James L. Leatherby
Dief
Cedar Rapids
Law as declared by judges and ruling spirits
The true view of law is that judges declare it using statutes precedents learned customs and morality as sources. Behind all is the opinion of the ruling spirits of the community who can close these sources, but if they do not interfere the judges may rely on them to establish law.
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John Chipman Gray
Fern revival: revived by soaking in hot water
A reader notes that ferns appearing dead may regain life when placed in hot water and allowed to stand until the water cools, reviving the plant.
Impossible Actor Receives Carmine Carnation Note
A celebrated actor is discreetly interrupted by a girl who pins a crimson carnation to his buttonhole. She later requests two seats, and he replies with a grim quip about personal investigation and seats being screwed down.
First Milk Bottle and Early Dairy Methods
The article traces early dairy history from the goat hide milk bottle to accidental butter production when milk in a goatskin bottle moved on a camel cart. It notes a long evolution from crude churns to modern motor driven systems and up to current creameries.
Good Soil Wasted
A vast annual sediment load to the Gulf of Mexico exceeds 600 million tons, highlighting massive soil loss and land degradation.
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Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Boone
City
Centerville
Were
W. E. Burleigh
Tingley
Decatur County
Florence Herbert
Roy Herbert
Rowena Eighmie
Rowena
Florence
Mr. Herbert
State Fish and Game Department
LeGrand
Rock Rapids
Henry Visser
Lyon County National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
First National Bank
Prairie City
Jasper County
Water Company
Oklahoma
Rock Island Railway
State Fair
Corey
Columbia University
Spotantis
Real
Manchester, Iowa
Anamosa Eureka
Farmers' Union
Fresk
Frhiywel
SOLI
Sion Motors
Veterans of the Road
Crown
Sanna Ean
Reni
Gulf of Mexico
Standard Oil CO
Indiana
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