Wild Life Faces Floods In Louisiana Game Areas
New Orleans reports state and federal relief efforts as floods force wildlife to shift. Louisiana muskrat, otter, beaver and other species suffer, but wildlife director Stanley Arthur hopes most deer and bears survive. He notes muskrat pelts worth millions and describes animals sheltering on rafts amid the flood, with birds and predators adapting to the new landscape.
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New Orleans
Withe
Eeta
Louisiana
Mississippi
New York
United States
Canada
Alaska
Stanley ©. Arthur
Division of Wild Life
Louisiana State Conservation Commission
Theodore Roosevalt
Red Hills
Brother Bear
Singer Reserve
Jungies
Atchafalaya
Arthur
Lodalana
St. Bernard
Plaquemine
J 0
Durham
Mr. Durham
Bayou Bilox
St Bernard and
Caerngrven
St. Bernard and
St. Bernardo
Plaquemine Desolations
Mr. Arthur
Union
The Letter in the Typewriter
Joan discovers Johns letter to Alice taped to his typed note but misreads a second letter from Joan to Dicky. She plots a playful revenge while John confronts her and reveals Mary Anne the typewriter is Johns faithful companion. Their misunderstandings collide with humor and romance.
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Dan
John Alden
John
Joan
As & Surprise
Alice
Joann
Broadway
Mary-Anne
John Allen
Dicky
Dicky Dear
Ohn
Speed of a baseball throw near two miles a minute
An Answered question in Tiberte notes a ball travels about 220 feet per second, exceeding two miles per minute, aligning with speeds of an average pitcher’s throw.
Woman's Confidence in Her Protege Justified
An anecdote from 1798 describes Mrs. Greene praising her protege Whitney for devising a cotton cleaning model after visiting the countryside to sample cotton and fashion a working machine. The tale appears in Waldermar Kaempffert’s A Popular History of American Invention.
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Waldemar Kaempffert
Personal Rules Of Life From a Congested Neighborhood
A teacher collected rules of life from local children. The handwritten list urges obedience and cleanliness, warns against nosiness and crime, and includes cautions about money, theft, and violence with humorous or rough phrasing. The source is Collier's Weekly.
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Bath
Collier's Weekly
Defining Christian Duty to the Fool
A quotation debate on what defines a Christian duty to fools. Dr Naerwood and a bishop discuss whether scripture resolves how a Christian should respond to folly, noting Proverbs and St Paul. Pierre Van Ponssen cites Atlanta Constitu.
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London
Naerwood
St. Paul
Corinthians
Pierre van Ponssen
Atlanta _Constitu
Mystery stories requested for nervous reader mother
A boy asks at a branch library for cheerful mystery tales for his mother. He notes Sherlock Holmes makes her nervous and wants something with a lively murder plot that can be read alone without distress.
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Sherlock
Indianapolis News
Taken at His Word and a Manager’s Telegram
A junior partner reports a distant branch manager overstepping authority and receiving a corrective telegram. The telegram reads that a gas escape in the office requires instructions to be sent, highlighting the need for central oversight.
Anamosa Supervisors Close Canvass on June 16 Election
The Anamosa Iowa board of supervisors met June 18 1927 to canvass votes from the June 16 special election. Totals show 3221 ballots on hard surfacing 2739 yes 482 no and 3109 votes on the issuance of primary road bonds. The proposition was declared adopted and records filed with the county auditor.
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Board of Supervisors
Hughes
Board of Canvass
Anamosa
Anamosa IT
Anamosa III
Anamosa IV
Cass Occu
Castle Grove
Fairview
Greenfield
Richland
West
Rome
Scotch Grove
Stone City
Washington
Wayne
Wyoming
Iowa
Honorable
Jones County
White-Phillips Co
C. A. Stutz
White-Philips Company
Davenport
Jones ,Goun
Wy J. Flughes
Lennar Attest
LaVern Rockstad
County Supervisors Adopts Franchise and Tracks 1927 Road Bids
The board reports 2572 yes votes to 537 no for the franchise adoption and orders a hearing on a transmission line in Richland township for August 2 1927 at 2 pm. It approves White Phillips Co contract terms for bond work and roof shingles, awards guard rail and gravel bids, and adjourns to a later meeting.
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G. J. Hughes
John Matthiessen
G. A. Peet
H. P. Barber
F. E. Taylor
Board of Supervisors
Lavern Rockstad
Peet
Taylor
Richland Township
Monticello Express
Matthiessen
V. L. Hanssen
White-Phillips Company
Anamosa
Iowa
Hughes
Connor & Lee
Hampton
George Cronkhite
Perry
Towa
H. J. Murphy
Marengo
McGuire Bros
Cedar Rapids
Ben C. Johnson
Coggan
Myron Baker
Maquoketa
Barber
State Institution Road
One Motion Board of Supervisors
Iowan
Minneapolis
L. A. Oltmanns
H. N. Meyers
Hattie Tebo
St. Anthony & Dakota Lumber Company
Monticello
John Manville
Jones County Treasurer's Semi Annual Report 1927
Harry Holcomb presents the Jones County Iowa semi annual financial report for January 1 to May 31 1927. The statement lists receipts from current and delinquent taxes penalties dog license state road and other funds totaling 704 389 56 and disbursements by state county city and school district warrants bonds and transfers with a balance on hand 307 644 10 as of May 30 1927. The report is certified by County Treasurer Harry Holcomb on June 30 1927.
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Election Board
Anamosa
Election Expense Election Board
Election Expense
Cass
Castle Grove
Clay
R Ve Election Board
Fairview
East Rich
Land
Lrst
B. E
Waggoner
Walter
Waaggoner
C. W
Ishwild & Son
Garnett
A. A
Guhl, Louis
Guyan
S. E
Goldsmith
King
Garrison
W. S
Wwe
Harry
Hamilton
Max
Hanson
J. L
Ants Hay
C. O
Hanssen
V. L
Bridge One
Greenfield
Rome
Scotch Grove
Stone City
Wayne
Wyoming
Hilers
Heyen
C. E
Spikes
W. L
Holub
Geo
MOYHG
Hecae Hubbard
Elmer
Hall Alice
Jackson
Elec
Lovell
Athy Son
Morley
Elec- Election Board
Onslow
West Richtion
Ccc Ee
Lection Board
Washington
Tion
Flers
Grant G
King Drag- French
Geo. F
King Mina Hale Grocery Co
Himebaugh
Harry Holcomb
Jones County
Iowa
Clerk of District
Cou Miscellaneous Receipts M. E. C
Secretary of State
St. Treas
General County
State Insane
County Insane
Teachers’ Institute
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Ilice
Dorothy Douglas
Prohibition
Supervisors’ Proceedings
Wedesday
Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Journal
Aldrich, Len
Ament’s Dept
Adams & Co, J. D
Ahrendsen
Anamosa Lumber Co
Carlson
Henry
Carson
Fred
Chaplin
Callaghan
Pat
la Cc
N. Ry
Eerie Dautremont
J. F
Dirks
Geo. H
TB Indemnity Election Board
Klauer Mfg. Co
Kalouse
Louie
Lammey
Hazel T
F. V
Love
F. D
Lawson, W
Lefeburg Ledger Co
Lenzen
Metropolitan Supply Co
Mirror Printing Co
Morey
Nellie V
Moncrief
R. H
Murfield, Perry
Minneapolis Bridge Co
Mott, Sr, W. O
Reet
McNamara
Louis
King Greb
McMaster
Lizale
McMickle Drug Co
N.W. Bell Telephone Co
Oltmans
Parrott & Sons, Matt
Pease Co
F. W
Paulsen Lumber Co
Harry L
Palmer Co
A. N
Paul
J. D
Peerless Chemical Co
Rummell
Roy C
Rockstad
LaVern
Rohwedder
E. F
Shaw
Helen L
Smith Plumbing & Heating ' Co
Soper
Straka
Jas. G
Stadtmueller, A
Helgens
Hall
A. E
Home Lumber Co
Hoegen
Joseph A
Cone
G. J
Stivers
Ray
Towa Electric Co
Suter & Son
Town Steel & Tron Works
Edwin
Tyler & Downing
Irwin
Johnson
G. W
F. E
Kay
Transportation
van Buskirk
Koch Bros
Vernon
Kokemueller
H. S
Bridge
Kraus
Jim
Kleineck
Whitcombe
F. H
Justice
Koob
Hillar
Petit Juror
Purcell
Kellogg
L. W
H. H
Koppes
P. C
White
A. B
Klipto Loose Leaf Co
Sup- Wilson
Cecil
Vetter
F. S
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