Iowa and national politics mix in early 1924 talks
A Washington report spurred Iowa debates over Governor Hammill and Coolidge renomination. The piece notes farmer discontent, Lowden support in western Iowa, and doubts a nomination shift. It also covers Lindbergh’s acclaim in New York and President Coolidge retreating to South Dakota for privacy.
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Iowa
Washington
Hammill
Coolidge
Lowdon
Lowden
Towa
Calvin Coolidge
South Dakota
Armour Grain superintendent expelled by Chicago board
The Chicago board of trade expelled Armour Grain’s superintendent for dishonest practices. The evidence supported the punishment, highlighting large scale deception by big traders rather than isolated small wrongs. The piece notes concerns over weather and planting timing affecting corn yields.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Armour Grain Company
Senate defeats Weber O Grady bill on statewide repeal referendum
The state senate rejected the Weber O Grady bill yesterday, blocking a referendum on repealing the state prohibition law. This vote endsAdvocates for repeal now push other avenues to address the prohibition policy.
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Finais
The
Chicago Tribune
Nets of the State
State Senate
Weather Prophet Brown Foresees Unstable Summer
Herbert Jan vrin Brown, a long distance forecaster, predicts a hot but brief summer with late frosts and early heat waves. He warned of heavy April frost that ruined vegetables and fruits worth millions and cut the strawberry crop by millions of quarts.
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Sioux City
Herbert Janvrin
Brown
Congress
United States
Mr. Brown
Government to Issue Smaller Paper Money Bills
The government will issue smaller paper money bills with the first changes seen in the one dollar note within months and all notes up to ten thousand dollars affected over a year. The size will shrink from seven and three sixteenths by three and one eighth inches to six and one eighth by two and five eighths, similar to Philippine currency. The program aims to save about two million dollars annually in production costs and keeps major characteristics, with Washington only on the one dollar bill.
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Washington
Gas Tax Money in Jones County
Jones county receives gasoline tax funds divided with one half allocated to the county road fund and one half to the township road fund for use on roads. For five months starting December through April, totals show 5634.57 and 14329.63 in distributions with primary road funds turned over to the state highway commission.
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Anamosa Eureka
Jones County
Holcomb
Piacing
State Highway Commission
Iowa farm acreage and farm counts rise in 1926
Officials report 84,174,847 acres on farms and 211,637 listed farms in 1926, up from 1925. Assessor reports show 894,034 more acres than the 1924 government census and 1,853 fewer farms due to census tract rules.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Great Boundary Rivers
Spread of Hog Cholera and Related Diseases Listed Across Iowa
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association reports hog cholera at twelve sites last week including Qlin Oxford North Liberty Iowa City Sharon Center Big Sck DeWitt Grand Mound Low Moor Lisbon Manchester Gambril and other districts. Additional notices include novell Far ley black leg in cattle hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle hogs rabies in cows dogs and necrotic enteritis in pigs with Wheatland showing hematuria and fowl cholera in Wheatland Lost Nation and Blairstown.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Qlin
Oxford
North Liberty
Iowa City
Sharon Center
Big Sck
DeWitt
Grand Mound
Low Moor
Lisbon
Manchester
Gambril
Maquoketa
Novell
Farley
Cedar Rapids
Hazelton
Hudson
Blairstown
Durant
Posseville
Lost Nation
Welton
Bennett
Elvira
Calamus
Wheatland
New Liberty
Dixon
Where Colleges May Be Injurious
National Republic argues colleges fail to create original thinkers as students bring minds and take them away. It says colleges provide known science and theories but cannot apply them to real life, risking cynics and snobs. A final unrelated kitchen tip about soap and eyelets follows.
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National Republic
Iowa towns reel from murders, rail accidents and bankruptcies
Local notices report two fatal auto crashes near Cedar Rapids and Martelle, a man decapitated after colliding with a train, and a farmer killed by an automobile on the Lincoln highway. Bankruptcy filings in Cedar Rapids and bank stock sales in Manchester mingle with chautauqua deficits and liquor seizures in Dubuque county.
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Ray Grant
Maquoketa
Blue Book Advertising Corporation
Los Angeles
California
Grant
Cedar Rapids
Frances Phorsky
Charles L. Lubbock
Lubbock
C. R. Whitmore
Galena
Illinois
Des Moines
Quick Quiz Questions From A Page Back
Do You Know? questions cover Blidad the Shu hta the Bridge of Sigha Quaker City author of The Cutter s Saturday Night meaning of as the crow flies definition of Cul de Sac meaning of KLIK. K Volstead Act status fifth wedding anniversary name and Welch Rabbit clues hidden on back page.
Weed Eradication Demos Scheduled Across Jones County
Extension specialist H H Burns will tour Jones County the week of June 20 to demonstrate Canada thistle and quack grass control. With about 350 000 acres cultivated, weed losses run near six million dollars, about 225 dollars per farm. Meetings list locations in Cascade Washington township Monticello Richland Amber Wayne Mechanicsville Rome Hale Fairview Olin Castle Grove and Monticello, with Lowa expert identifying weeds and advising eradication.
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H. H. Burns
Jones County
County Weed Association
Lowa Extension
Otto Danneman
Amber
Wayne Township
Will Buckner
Anamosa
Cass Township
L. Jurgen‘sen
Mechanicsville
Rome Township
Glen Sones
Fairview
Frank Phillips
Oxford Junction
Hale Township
Loyal Byerly
Olin
Jackson Township
Loughbrisman
pheasants blamed for crop damage in Monticello letter
Charles D. Chase of Monticello laments pheasant destruction of corn and beets, noting birds fed sprouted kernels and beets in craws. He recalls recent importation, argues birds harm crops, and asks authorities to control or remove them though protected locally.
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Charles D. Chase
Monticello
The
Express
Phenasanta
Pratians
Iowa
Denver
C. D. Chase
Sunday Services At Two Local Churches
The Reformed Church led by Pastor R P Kuentzel holds Sunday school at 10:00 a.m English service at 11:00 a.m and Christian Endeavor at 7:45 p.m The Congregational Church with George W McNary as pastor offers morning worship at 11:00 a.m and a union service at 8:00 p.m in the Presbyterian church with Rev A EB Coe delivering the sermon.
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Cedar Tiey* Wold On
First’ ‘Con Ronntional Church
Westminster’ Presbyterian Church
Westminster Congregational Church
Congregational Church
George W. McNary
The
Presbyterian Church
A. EB. Coe
Presbyterian Services Set for June 19 at Leonard Duckett Church
The Presbyterian Church led by Pastor Leonard Duckett schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. The sermon titled Trust in God will be delivered by The Rev Albert B. Coe. A Christian Endeavor meeting is at 7 p.m. followed by a union service at 8 p.m. with Coe preaching.
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Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett
Albert B. Coe
Church cancels services for meeting in Allison and Wartburg concert
The pastor will attend a Iowa district meeting in Allison next Wednesday at 8 p.m. A Wartburg Normal College orchestra concert will be in the church with a silver offering to cover expenses. McNeill's Hardware promotes heating plant checks and pipe repairs before summer.
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Paator
Lowa
Allison
Wartburg Normal College
Waverly
McNeill
Monticello Deaths and Events Mark June 1897
June 1897 Monticello notices record deaths, marriages, and town news. Louise LeClerc dies aged about 80 after long Iowa residence. Nellie Carpenter travels abroad under Mrs Ada Davidson. H S Richardson resigns auditor post for Monticello State Bank. W S Barker appointed to fill vacancy. Lizzie McNamara and Robert A. Rynerson noted. Ruth Hoag dies, pneumonia. Alfred von Grunigen passes after six days illness. Tom King Jr named deputy auditor. William Hanken wed to Augusta Stadtmueller. Martha Zacher hosts district 6 event. lightning destroys Tobiason barn. Doran farewell as Monticello school superintendent moves to Eldora.
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Monticello Express
Louise F. LeClerc
France
Iowa
Nellie Carpenter
Ada D. Davidson
Richardson
Monticello State Bank
W. 5. Barker
Lizzie McNamara
Joseph McNamara
Castle Grove Township
Nicholas Kehoe
Yervin EB. Reed
Center
Monticello
M. W. Herrick
Robert A. Rynerson
Jones County
Kentucky
Elmer
E. Hoag
Little Ruth
Alfred von Grunigen
Switzer
Isaac Schneider
Tom King, Jr
Weat Union
Ben Behrends
John Bragger
Ben
W. A. Doran
Mr. Doran
Eldora
Mississippi farmer voices multi-crop success near Sallis
Peter Haster writes from near Sallis Mississippi praising multi crop farming. He reports near 300 dollars earned from one and a half acres of beans in eight days while noting high bean prices in Chicago. He discusses cooperative marketing and local tensions amid diverse community. He mentions late wet weather delaying planting but corn can still be planted this month.
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Peter Haster
The
Express
Sallis
Mississippi
Peter Satay
Einey
Chicago
Durant
Monticello
Davenport Auto Races Set for July 4 at Mississippi Valley Fair
The Mississippi Valley tracing association plans an open professional auto and motorcycle meet at the Mississippi Valley fair grounds on July 4 with $2600 in purses. C. H. Ireland of Anamosa will promote, start, and marshal events, as twelve cars compete in the 15 mile final for $1250, weather permitting. rain would push to July 10.
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Tri-Cities
Mississippi Valley Fair
Mississippi Valley Tracing Association
C. H. Ireland
Anamosa
Ireland
Chicago
Iowa
Annual County Farm Bureau Picnic Set for July 4
Jones county plans the annual picnic at the Anamosa fair grounds marking a county wide gathering. A record crowd is expected with ball games sports contests and a keynote speaker. A basket dinner is scheduled at noon and organizers promise activity every minute.
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G. F
Comspany
Polarsik
San Juan
Porto Rico
A. G. Remley
A. L. Remley
Iowa City
A. G
Morley
Board of Supervisors
Clifford L. Niles
Tirzah
Jane
Sinsinawa
Wisconsin
Helen
Mia
Niles
St. Clara’s Academy
Cail McKinatry
San Diego
California
Cail
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Pennsyvania
Ragahip
Carl
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa Fair Grounds
Farm Bureau
Jones County
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
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McCormick
Ed Beam
Dubuque County
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Paul Johnston
Raymond Joseph
John McDonald Hospital
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