Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Polk county notes renewals for auto licenses with 47000 passenger plates 5000 trucks 200 motorcycles and 150 trailers. Last year 1930 passenger licenses reached about 44000 as a point of comparison. A vendor in Storm Lake faced storms and fish losses as two cribs failed and 9000 pounds of fish were lost. Robert Turner of Lamont Decatur county marked his 985th birthday on Dec 2 after arriving in Iowa in 1865 from Virginia and teaching in rural schools, later serving in the Civil War. Edward H. Cunningham former federal reserve board member and Buena Vista county figure dies, noted for leadership in farm organizations and a keynote address at the first national farm bureau meeting. A state budget brief indicates a 17.7767 million per year request for a two year period ending 1931. Colfax tourism revival is noted with mineral springs and rail connections described, as a new health revival emerges. Transportation costs for consolidated schools remain a key issue for rural education.
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Decatur County
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Iowa
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Newell
Buena Vista County
Edward H. Cunningham
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Cunningham
General Assembly
Cresco
Howard County
State Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau Federation
James R. Howard
Clemens
Marshall County
National Organization
Chicago
Iowa Sees Horticultural Triumph and Snow Ball Mystery
Apple Grove Orchards in Polk county captured the grand sweepstakes at Shenandoah horticultural show as midwestern fruit farming shines. In Grundy county heavy snow action formed rolling snow balls rather than drifts, a first in local memory. Hopkinton residents back former Iowa official F F Merriam now rising as California lieutenant governor. Iowa voters reject a constitutional convention, Spirit Lake state park proposal to be studied, and Sigourney hosts county band formed by Keokuk county schools with Klau de Dick’s plan.
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Shenandoah
Apple Grove Orchards
Mitchellville
Polk County
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Middle West
Robert M. Clark
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa Horticultural Society
Hopkinton
Delaware County
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Long Beach
Calif
Iowa
California
Marriam
General Assembly
House
Republican State Committee
Merriam
Lenox College
Buster
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Klaude D. Dick
Thornburg
Journey Through Persia From Resht To Hamadan
A traveler describes midnight transit by Nash touring car through heat and cold, reaching Hamadan at 9 am. The city sits 6500 feet up with few plants, mud houses, and cobbled streets. The writer notes Esther and Mordecai’s tombs nearby, the old city of Ecbatana, and Alexander’s tomb. The diary covers school life, gender issues, and daily routines in Persia including language study and a bustling garden school building.
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Resht
Iesuin
Hamadan
Hamacan
Ecbatana
Esther
Mordecai
Alexander
Darius
Persia
What Man Is Worth
A corner druggist muses that a man reduced to his chemical components might be worth about ninety eight cents, while another observer dismisses such reduction as unreliable, noting many people cannot be rated so low or high.
Fattening Cattle and Poultry Tips Plus Record Swimmer
Advice on cattle fattening using legume hay and grains, with notes on avoiding extra seeds like cottonseed meal. Cod liver oil in poultry feed advised for vitamin D. Green feed and alfalfa hay needed. Miss Helen Madison of Seattle set twelve world records and twenty seven American records in eight months.
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Helen Madison
Seattle
Hold Boys Short Course Annual Meeting at Iowa State
The annual boys short course at Iowa State College runs Dec 29 to Jan 1 with daily radio programs on WOT at 11 and 1. New features include advanced work for returning attendees and music appreciation led by Miss Fannie Buchanan. The fifth state 4-H boys convention will elect officers, with contests in horses cattle hogs sheep and grain judging across six classes.
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Iowa State College
F. P. Reed
WOT
Fannie Buchanan
Truth or Heroics About Story of Joan of Arc
Investigators challenge the legend claiming Joan of Arc was burned at the stake and show records of her 1486 Metz visit five years after her supposed death. Reports note later marriage records and Orleans gifts, eight years after ashes were said to scatter in the Seine, urging truth over myth.
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Joan of Arc
Mloame Companion
Joan
Metz
Orleans
Seine
Of Course Smart Dog Knew Telephone Uses
A six months old terrier named Dynamite in Denver accidentally triggered a phone call from a jewelry store. The dog jerked the floor telephone and alerted an operator who notified police. A riot squad rushed to the scene, and owners of smart dogs may believe the dog knew what he was doing.
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Denver
Clover Folklore Across Cultures and Legend
The article discusses how shamrock and three leaf plants are linked to Irish legend and Greek lore. It notes Saint Patrick using a three leaf symbol to illustrate the Trinity, mentions shamrock’s Arabic term for three leaf plants, and recounts beliefs about four leaf clovers bringing luck.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
Christ
The Three Greatest Cremona Violin Makers
The Cremona violin masters were Nicholas Amati Joseph Guarneri del Gesu and Antonius Stradivarius. They were hardworking artisans who sold their works for a few florins.
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Nicholas Amat
Joseph Guarneri del Gesu
Antonius Stradivarius
Radio aids patients in St. Mark's operating room
An operating room at St. Mark's Hospital in New York is equipped with radio headphones to distract a patient during surgery while local anesthetics are used.
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St. Mark's Hospital
New York
Birds Guarding Their Territory In Nature’s Alarm
A bird patrols its territory all year, keeping pests away by feeding on Weevil chinch bug and cottonworm while guarding its home. It selects a thicket near human habitation and builds a coarse nest for four to six greenish blue eggs freckled at the larger end.
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Madbird
Anys Nature Magazine
Bunyip Haunts Wingecarrabee Swamp Delayed Sightings Reported
Local Burrawilly residents recall a creature called the bunyip that allegedly roams the Wingecarbee swamp at night. Despite 60 years of tradition, no authentic sighting records exist, only eerie sounds attributed to the legendary animal.
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Wingeeneribee Swamp
Australia
Wingecarebee Swamp
Automobiles Bring Town Life Benefits to Millions of Farmers
Statistics show over five million farmers and their families enjoy town life advantages due to automobiles across the country. A mention notes dry ice wells capable of producing a trainload of ice daily, and oil fields are described as intense freaks in the text.
Bilingualism in Africa Amusing to Americans
An American visitor to South Africa encounters immediate bilingual signage and procedures. Cape Town greets him with English and Afrikaans terms from street to stamp and rail dining cars. Officials print notices in both languages, while locals debate cost and language use.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Adderley Street
Links Houden
Poseel
Suld-afrika
Staten
Kaapstad
South African Railways
Suld
Africeannse Spoorwez
Union
Safer Cleaning Tips For Bathrooms And Farm Prices Slump
Coarse cleaning powders can scratch bathtubs sinks and washstands and hot soap suds with a brush or cloth are recommended. Federal economists say farm prices are depressed due to a weak business mood.
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Locher’s Music Store
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Monticello Sweet Shop
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