Iowa Hearings on Military Training Stir Large Audiences
Debates over the state board of education duties on military training draw large crowds in Des Moines while petitions push legislature. The Pickwick Greyhound fleet, with New York written insurance but local agencies, reports quick adjusters after accidents and claims annual premiums of about one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Iowa City
Ames
Des Moines
Boston
Los Angeles
Pickwick Greyhounds
Elliott
New York
Grinnell
Insurance Publication
Pickwick Greyhound Company
Florida oranges and other summer fruits in Iowa markets
Des Moines shoppers see Florida oranges cheaper than Iowa grown apples, sold by weight with bulk shipments arriving regularly. California oranges noted as small due to irrigation limits. Texas grapefruit leads in value while tame rabbit meat gains price and demand. Dam debate, Muscatine and Louisa counties fear river diversion and 5000 acre lake. Pipe lines create jobs and new gas lines, while a Des Moines bridge refines transport.
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Florida
Des Moines
Iowa
California
Texas
Kingsley
C. F. Wissler
Plymouth County Board of Supervisors
Charles Alger
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
Cedar River
Moscow
Louisa County
The
Electric Power Company
Unusual Iowa and Grinnell Fellows Highlight Local News
The article notes the longest bridges in Iowa with Ottumwa’s Market Street Bridge as the state’s length leader. It recounts historic river trade near Bellefontaine, and profiles Grinnell College undergraduates Bernard Tebbens and John Eisen, named Brown University fellows in physical chemistry. It also reports Washington County Boy Scouts seeking a permanent camp near an overhead bridge, per Mrs. Caroline Hayes will.
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Iowa
Market Street
Ottumwa
Bellefountain
Mahaska_ county
Bernard Tebbens
Omaha
Neb
John Eisen
Munich
Germany
Chemical Laboratories
Grinnell College
Brown University
Providence
R. T
Tebbens
Eisen
Grinnell
Phi Beta Kappa
United States
New York
Brown
Washington Co
Boy Scouts
Washington County
Washington
Caroline Hayes
Klan Klavern Tax Exemption Upheld as Klan Building Stands
In Greenfield Adair county a building linked to the Ku Klux Klan remains tax exempt after the state board ordered that it not be taxed this year under fraternal order exemptions. The county board refused a refund for last year’s $197 tax.
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Greenfield
Adair County
Ku Klux Klan
E. J. Sidey
Board of Supervisors
Board of Trustees
The
Klavern
State Board of Assessment and Review
Ambassadors Defined and Their Status
Samuel Johnson notes that ambassadors are ordinary when resident at a foreign court and extraordinary for special missions. He adds they are ordinary in talent but extraordinary in expenses, ignorance, and presumption.
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Samuel Johnson
Rest Extends Strength From Student Bed Study
Pittsburgh professor reports from experiments on 18 college students that longer bed rest yields quieter rest and greater resistance to activity. Capper's Weekly notes the finding.
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Pittsburgh
Capper
Farmer Brown Traps Hawk With Steel Trap Near Kingston
A farmer named Brown set a steel trap in a tree near Kingston New York to catch a chicken stealing hawk. The next morning he found the hawk in the trap and a 9 16 inch trout in its talon.
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Brown
Kingston
N. Y
Cappers
Millers celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary in Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs George W Miller former Jones county residents celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their home 915 D avenue Cedar Rapids Last Sunday Their birth dates place him Oct 14 1859 near Morley and her Nov 5 1861 near Mechanicsville Anamosa elects a city ticket headed by Mayor Clark Joslin with ex Mayor J G Fegan seeking the mayoral post.
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George W. Miller
Jones County
Anamosa
D Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Miller
Morley
East Anamosa
First Street
B. 8. Moyle
Maquokete
People's Ticket
Clark Jostin
Joslin
J. G. Fegan
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
Practical cooking tips for households including serving portions for children and smart crust protection for tin utensils. Advice covers dessert choices with vanilla ice cream, managing burned foods with weak soda, and varying bread types to diversify daily meals.
Disraeli Spars With Critics in Manchester Guardian
A Manchester Guardian columnist mocks Disraeli and critics, arguing gullibility and vanity in public figures. The piece parodies responses to weather, scenes, and political figures including Sir W Jenner and Joseph Chamberlain, noting alleged bureaucratic blunders and the idea of rest as exercise.
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Disraeli
Manchester Guardian
Gull
Sir W. Jenner
Bournemouth
Emas
Jericho
Joseph Chamberlain
Afraid of Life in a Forced Confrontation
A character frets over fear of life while another urges boldness. The dialogue centers on facing life head on, with heavy emphasis on overcoming fear and seizing control. Vivid lines compare courage to facing danger and embracing action.
The Moon’s Dawn: Harsh Light Rends Lunar Night
The text describes the moon’s rapid transition from darkness to daylight without atmosphere. Dawn brings stark, colorless light as sunlit features emerge abruptly against the surrounding black terminator. The contrast between bright lunar terrain and the still nightward landscape is sharply defined.
Food Calorie Guides By Prof Mott
A 1900s summary states daily calories for adults and children. It cites Prof W H Mott Ram noting women need 2500, sedentary men 3000, hard workers 5000 and claims females use food more economically. It adds that fourteen year olds count as adults for consumption.
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W. H. Mottram
Health First Ballot Ranks Life Happiness Traits
The National Union of Students survey across English and Welsh universities lists key happiness traits. Top priorities include a sound constitution and sense of humor, with valued factors such as a brilliant career, an assured future, blameless reputation, and a strong persuasive manner.
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National Union of Students
Enylland and
Wales
London Observer
Lafitte the Pirate King of the Gulf
A historical sketch details Jean Lafitte’s rise from a New Orleans blacksmith to a Gulf smuggler and pirate mastermind. He led an army of about a thousand, built Baratarian harbors, and profited from slave capture before aiding Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. He later settled near Galveston, faced capture, and ultimately vanished in mystery.
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Purhnough
Lafitte
South
Pierre
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Lafittes
Cuban
Jean
Barataria
Washington
Latitte
Gulf
Jean Tatiite
Andrew Jackson
Baratoria
United States
Tafitte
Galveston
Texas
Minsetf
Wheeler Syndicate
Exclusive Beach Resort Echoes Class Distinctions
A Los Angeles Times fragment recalls a privileged Santa Barbara enclave where a lawyer’s daughter overhears a neighborly gossip line. The remark mocks a newspaper man as surprising for his chosen profession, highlighting social labels.
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Santi Barbara
Los Angeles Times
Administrator’s Notice of Mabel Bader Estate
The district court of Jones county Iowa has appointed R J Bone as administrator of the estate of Mabel Bader deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within the legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello February 21 1931. Doxsee and Doxsee attorneys.
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District Court
Jones County
Town
Mabel Bader
Monticello
Iowa
R. J. Bone
Doxsee & Doxsee
Executors of Anna M. Bohlken Estate Notice
In Jones County Iowa executors P H Paulsen and Paul T Schuet z request all claimants against the estate to file sworn statements with the clerk within legal time or be barred. They urge immediate payment to the undersigned to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa February 21 1931 Coxsee Coxsee attorneys for the estate.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Anna M. Bohlken
Anamosa
A. D
P. H. Paulsen
Paul T. Schuetz
Coxsee & Coxsee
Administrator's Notice in Jones County Estate Case
District court in Jones County Iowa issues notice in the estate of Anna Kathrina Brockens deceased proved with will annexed. Administrator with will annexed Austin Stadtmueller, attorney J Locher, dated February 19 1931.
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Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Cedar
Bonstetter
Kossuth County
Judiciary Committee
Bald Eagle
C. A. Charles
Hartley
O’brien County
Will Lorch
Bock
Paullina
Central National Bank of
Des Moines River
State Highway Commission
Robert Lauer
Groves
Cherokee
Lauer
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. Thompson
Chicago and North Western
Creston
J. C. Lucas
Madrid
Boone County
Napier Consolidated
Supt. Benasoner
Fife
Finch
Kansas City Star
Nere
Jean Lafitte
Lowell State Bank
Doxsee
Mary Agnes Allison
P. Sutherland
Towa
Anna Kathrina Brockens
Austin
Prunes
Santa Claras
Jones
Robertson Bros
Rite-Way Grocery
Purina
Wty
Sopp
Kd. Huibregtse
Anarmmeine
Manchester
Empire
Kelly Tires
Ford
SICAL
Applian
Fmeire
Ata
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