Old Log Church and Historic Sites Highlight Town News
Davis county residents honor the Hill Log Church built before the Civil War as the oldest in the state with visitors signing a register. The area also notes the Mormon Trace road, the Blackhawk grave, and the upcoming 100th Blackhawk Purchase anniversary. A new state park The Bluffs will open in Appanoose county along the Chariton river with plans for electric lines and shelter houses.
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Davis County
Floris
Utah
United States
Piaris
Blackhawk
Iowa
Appanoose County
Chariton River
the Bluffs
Centerville
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Association of Commerce
City booms with public works and new viaduct plan
The city proceeds with major investments in public works including a municipal golf course expansion and a $600 000 viaduct over railroad tracks. Private development continues with revamping projects and no unemployment issues noted. Aimee Semple McPherson hires Fred Evans as choir director at $9000 for the first year. Evans brings years of music direction in Los Angeles and at Simpson College. Boone county buys 10 000 feet of guard rails for danger spots and will have them painted orange to improve driver warning along highways.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Four Square Gospel
Los Angeles
Fred Evans
Indianola
Simpson College
Prof. Evans
Methodial Episcopal Church
Boone County
Patterson
Hand turkeys farm noted as largest in the country
Adelaide Nichols of Estherville says the Hand farm at Iowa Lake is the country’s largest turkey operation. The Hand couple kept 7900 turkeys and 1100 buff orpingtons before last week, with 6800 remaining after sales. Broilers fetch 6 cents per pound in New York shipments. over $6000 is invested in feed with a brisk profit hoped for this year unless a major issue arises.
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Adelaide Nichols
Estherville
Emmet County
Hand
Iowa Lake
New York
Threshing Crews Find Relief and Light Law Looms
Farmers in farm communities ease drudgery as threshing crews hurry to nearby towns for meals. A new law requires horse drawn vehicles to carry a light or red reflector visible 200 feet at night. Omnibus college tours from Wichita travel to the East with 900 students and 18 buses per division. State fairs offer reduced rail rates across Iowa and Missouri. Glenwood Cave near Independence is being opened for easier public access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Omnibus College
Wichita
Kansas
Iowa
Shenandoah Valley
Washington, D. C
New York
Maine Woods
Quebec
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair
W. F. Miller
Independence
Glenwood Cave
Decorah
Waukon
Independence Boy Scouts
Iowa Leads Nation In American Legion Membership
The article notes 1919 acreage in Scott and Mitchell counties for onions and reports Iowa’s leading rate of Legion membership at 45 percent of state service men totaling 36,208. It cites the national Legion at 1,002,628 members, about 20 to 30 percent of U S service men, and recalls 1922 peak with 44,471 members under national commander Hanford McNider.
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Towa
United States
American Legion
Des Moines
State Legion
National Legion
Iowa
Hanford McNider
Farmers Monitor Tanks For Contaminated Water
Contaminated drinking water harms livestock with various infectious diseases. Regular tank cleaning and exposing water to sunlight help reduce risks. Slaked lime in tanks may deter disease growth while not deterring drinking. Outbreaks listed include hog cholera, mange, necrotic enteritis, blackleg, pink eye, hemorrhagic septicemia, fowl cholera, and cocci diosis across multiple Iowa towns and counties.
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Iowa
Deep River
Conrad
Bennett
Washington
Dysart
Stanwood
Edgewood
Ryan
Fairfax
Victor
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Clinton
Lost Nation
Dubuque
Grundy ‘Center
What Cheer
Dixon
Dunkerton
Hazelton
Monticello
Morning Sun
Fairfield
Alburnett
Vinton
Waverly
Riverside
Iowa City
Columbus Junction
DeWitt
Belle Plaine
la Porte City
Marshalltown
Marion
Dyersville
Manchester
Sigourney
Waterloo
Butter Consumption Increases in Europe and UK
The U S Department of Agriculture reports rising butter consumption in Europe, led by Great Britain where imports from January to June 15 rose about 19 percent vs 1930. Britain also shows 10.3 percent higher imports in the first five months. Domestic output holds, prices climb slightly. Denmark peaks, Australia exports remain record. German demand for foreign butter falls.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Germany
Australia
United States
Mitchell County Dominates Iowa Onion Production in 1929
Mitchell County led Iowa in onion value with 200735 dollars from 1193 acres. The 1929 state total was 617023 dollars with Mitchell accounting for about one third. census figures from spring 1930 show an average gross income of 168 dollars per acre and 139 reporting farms. Scott County ranked second with 188681 dollars from 819 acres.
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Mitchell County
Iowa
Bureau of Census
Washington, D. C
Scott County
Mitchell
Eureka 75 Years: Anamosa Paper’s Longevity Celebrated
The Eureka marks 75 years with notes on founder Mr Booth and successors Louis Gardner George Bye Clifford Niles and the paper’s uninterrupted weekly record. It recalls early telephonic news gathering and the Booths guiding civic life and business integrity in Anamosa.
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South Ford Street
Eureka
Louis Gardner
Jones County
George F. Bye
Mr. Booth
Theaper
Taft
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
League of Nations
Smith W. Brookfiart
Iowa
Harding
Fall
Daugherty
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Gardner
Clifford L. Niles
Bye and Niles
Booths
Anamosa
Bye
W. F. Brewer
Booth
Council Cuts Municipal Taxes Five Per Cent
The Monticello city council lowers the coming year’s municipal tax levy to 40 mills from 45 mills for 1930. The budget is reduced by five percent and the council plans economies to meet the lower levy.
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Council
Monticello
City Water Analyzed Finds Supply In Good Condition
The city water supply was analyzed this month by the state chemist and found to be in good condition. Frequent analyses help determine the water's status.
Cedar County Farmers Face Court Fight Over Bovine Tuberculin Test
Cedar county farmers resisting bovine tuberculosis testing faced court action brought by the state through the attorney general and Cedar County attorney. Judge Ellison heard the case which seeks to enjoin 45 farmers from interfering with enforcement of the law amid questions on penalties and potential constitutionality challenges.
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Cedar County
Ellison
Dawes’ Daughter Arrested for Speeding in Evanston
Virginia Dawes, 17, daughter of former vice president Charles Gates Dawes, was arrested Tuesday in Evanston for speeding. She was released on her own recognizance and arraigned Wednesday after police said she drove 45 miles an hour.
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Dawes
Virginia Dawes
Charles Gates Dawes
Court of St. James
Evanston
Monticello Iowa Council Elects New At Large Member
The Monticello Iowa city council met July 13 1931 to fill a vacancy after F G Matthiessen resignation C E Bates won secret ballot and was sworn in as councilman at large The meeting adjourned to July 27 1931 and later a special session addressed the mayoral resignation of B E First present members notified prior notices filed with the city clerk
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Monticello
Towa
Hoag
Hayes
Bancroft
Cass
F. G. Matthiessen
C. E. Bates
Haegg Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
People’s Savings Bank
B. E. First
Resignation Accepted as City Mayor Bid Adjuted
The adjourned special city council meeting on July 24 1931 accepted Mayor B E Firsts resignation with regret and appointed R C Hoag as mayor pro tem The council members present Hoag Hayes Bancroft voted in favor with no nays The motion to accept the resignation was passed and adopted by the council The minutes note thanks for Firsts good work and wise administration with dated July 24 1931 by R C Hoag the mayor pro tem
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Ray Echternacht
Hoag
Hayes
Bancroft
Cass
Bates
Clean Moral Vaudeville Theatre Seeks Reserved Seats
A local company promises high class comedies and refined drama with talented actors and musicians. The big tent sits on a convenient lot with reserved chairs for adults and children, and morning reservations open at the tent.
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J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
New State Park
Appanocose Co
John van Reke
National Guard
Francis Hartley
Allamakee County
Mr. Hartley
Chicago Tribune
WMT
Charles Rankin
Kanawha
Hancock County
Hollywood Studios
California
Park Findley
Tom Mix
Sells- Floto
Findley
Mix
Grundy County
Grundy
Ottumwa
Manning
Beynon
Anglas Temple Choir
Bureau
Anamosa Eureka
Galbon Tan Bartlett
Soap Deal
Express
Council Proceedings
B. E
Flrst
R. C. Hoag
For
Stuhlers
Hila Morgan
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