Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Iowa items report Grinnell college lighting for night football practice and city park use. a $200 outlay funds six large projectors for 1500 watt lamps. cattle killed by lightning near Grimes, and insurance push after the storm. Iowa State professor Sweeney patents a corn stalk lumber substitute. Drake university football schedule features Grinnell game homecoming October 17 with night contests in multiple cities.
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Drake University
Grinnell College
Grimes
Polk County
Orland R. Sweeney
Iowa State College
Ames
Sweeney
Missouri River Drops to Record Low Levels
Cities report river channels at the lowest level in seventy years, with barges lightening loads and excursion steamers from St. Louis running aground. George D. Dobson of Des Moines notes the Missouri River is at its lowest since Civil War measurement began. Holmes Cowper of Drake University resumes as Iowa state chairman for the Atwater Kent Radio Audition, offering $26,000 in cash prizes and ten scholarships across territorial and national levels.
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St. Louis
George D. Dobson
Des Moines
Missouri River
Sidney
Fremont County
Nebraska City
Holmes Cowper
Drake University
Iowa
Atwater Kent
Dean Cowper
General Assembly
Grand Army of the Republic
Cincinnati
Union
Verdict in Guest Car Case Under New Iowa Law
A Sioux City district court jury awarded F. M. Bockhart 2500 dollars against Greenlease Lied Motor Co. after a collision while Bockhart rode as a guest in a company car driven by a salesman. The guest sued for 15000 dollars and received one sixth of that amount. Iowa law limits owners liability to guests to accidents from reckless operation or intoxicated driving.
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Iowa
Sioux City
F. M. Bockhart
Greenlease- Lied Motor Company
Ryan Shamrocks Clinch Title In Valley League
Monticello earns the Maquoketa Valley League pennant by beating Oxford Junction 15 to 2 as Ryan Shamrocks clinch the top spot. Dyersville defeats Manchester 2 to 1 to tie Cascade for second, while Monticello tops Cascade 12 to 7 in a post season game after scoring multiple runs through the game. Final standings list Dyersville 9 5, Monticello 8 6, Manchester 7 7, Oxford Junction 7 7, and Last Nation 1 13.
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Monticello
Ryan's Shamrocks
Oxford Junction
Dyersville
Manchester
Cascade
Maquoketa
Sheeley and
Michaels
Schneider and Ahlers
Wheeler, Klier and Stone
Springelmeyer and Vernimont
Paving from Cascade to Dubuque Opens to Public Sunday
The new primary No. 161 paving from Cascade to Dubuque opened last Sunday, shortening the route to 20.8 miles. Eight miles were paved in 1929, with the rest completed this year, giving Monticello motorists an all weather link to Dubuque and reducing detours via Farley and Dyersville. Center lines were marked last Friday, with two parallel stripes instead of one.
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Cascade
Dubuque
Monticello
Farley
Dyersville
Coal Production by Counties in Iowa Falls Short of 1,000 Tons
Marion county led with 780,667 tons while Appanoose mined 569,314 tons for second place. Appanoose employed the most workers at 1,525.
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Marion County
Appanoose County
Church Services and Community Notices for August
Local churches list Sunday schedules with German and English services, Sunday schools, and special events. Notices include Ladies' Aid meetings, confirmation classes, Labor Day sermon, and a photo session for Castle Grove Lutheran.
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St. John’s Ey
Paul T. Gutknecht
John Sontown
Ladies’ Aid
H. W. Steere
Monticello
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Castle Grove Lutheran
G. Wolf
American Lutheran Church
Special Singing Sunday at Castle Grove Lutheran
Castle Grove Lutheran Church hosts a special singing event Sunday night inviting all to attend. The Bible church emphasizes its unique Lutheran designation within the county and state.
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Castle Grove
Diversified Interests Wisconsin's Keynote
The article praises Wisconsin's diversified interests as the key to broad business success this year, noting that spreading assets prevents the slowing effect seen in more single minded economies. It argues Wisconsinites avoid concentrating in a single sector, maintaining steady activity across industries.
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Wisconsin
Badger
Wisconsin Prosperity Tied to Diverse Rural Industries
An article extols Wisconsin's economy driven by farmers feeding hogs and corn, with Kohler factory output and broad manufacturing vigor. It argues no subsidy is needed as diversified interests sustain growth, and notes F. F. Van Vileit of Des Moines with his two Milwaukee teacher daughters visited Monticello.
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Wisconsin
Kohler
F. F. van Vileit
Des Moines
C. M. St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Milwaukee
Wis
Monticello
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Hawkeye State
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Reinbeck
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Lynn King
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Creighton
Drake Stadium
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Missouri
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Anthony Lacore
Western Lambs
M. BE. Rees
Linden
Dallas County
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Powell County
Mississippi
Milt R. Harry
J. W. Murphy
Burlington
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Alabama
Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Mr. Harry
Twin
Robert Grooters
Iowa Falls
Robert Boyd
Roland
Estella Grooters
WMT
Charles K. Needham
Poweshiek County
Marshalltown
Waverly
J. F. Grawe
Department of Commerce
Burea
Ryan Shamrocks
C. Lloyd Bunker
Iowa City
Cecil Seger
Earlville
Fixpress
Portland Cement Association
Hubbell
Cuise
St. Matthew's Ev
H. L. Adix
Methodist Episcopal
Roy V. Porter
Church School
Wayne Zion’s
Ev. Lutheran
J. P. Willins
Armin H. Tendick
Christian Endeavor
Rudolph Winkler
Schqol Shoes
Burrichter’s
Sanicola Junior
Arend Balster Stores
Scotch Grove
Ford
Madsen Motor Co
Monticello, Iowa
Tornin Zone
Ap Chinney
Lennox
Lennox Funback Company
Syracuse
New York
Toronto
Canada
Lennox Nee
One
National
Warn Air Heating Association
McNeill’s Hardware
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