Richardson Seeks Another Term as Iowa Railway Commissioner
R M Richardson of Cedar Rapids, a state railway commissioner with twelve years of traffic experience, leads in solving transportation problems. A Fellow of the International Institute of Traffic, he serves on advisory groups for the Interstate Commerce Commission and national railroad associations. The post covers railway administration, motor bus laws, and high tension electric line extensions.
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J. W. Jarnagin
R. M. Richardson
State Railway Commission
State House
International Institute of Traffic
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
Iowa
Richardson
Cedar Rapids
Educational Exhibits at the 1928 Iowa State Fair
Iowa school children compete for a total of 1247 dollars in cash prizes at the August 21 to 31 fair. Four prize divisions cover rural schools grade schools high schools and collective exhibits for entire districts. Agnes Samuelson is superintendent and Jessie M. Parker is director of the exhibit department.
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Iowa
Fair
Agnes Samuelson
Jessie M. Parker
Congressmen Propose Label-Free Corn Sugar Products
Congressman Cyrenus Cole and Senator Capper jointly introduce bills to allow corn sugar sweetened products to skip labeling. The move argues labeling casts doubt on quality. Cole plans to present corn sugar catsup samples to colleagues to oppose sugar industry efforts.
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Cyrenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
Capper
Kansas
House
Senate
Fox brothers own largest Tamworth swine herd in U S
E F Fox president of Fox Chemical Co Des Moines and his brother BE M Fox own the nation's premier Tamworth herd on a 160 acre Ankeny farm. They keep 600 to 1000 pedigreed Tamworths year round. The breed originated with Sir Robert Peel at Tamworth England in 1812 and first entered the U S in 1882.
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E. F. Fox
Fox Chemical Company
Des Moines
BE. M. Fox
United States
Ankeny
Tamworth
Robert Peel
Peel
Ireland
England
Thomas Bennett
Rossville
Illinois
Towa
Fox Brothers
Highway accidents in Iowa 1927 report
The Iowa board of railroad commissioners reports 33 deaths and 161 injuries from highway grade crossing accidents in 1927 involving autos or horse drawn vehicles. Daylight crashes outnumber night, 93 to 38, with 27 incidents where view was blocked by buildings or embankments. Six governors pledge to attend the United States Good Roads association meeting in Des Moines May 28 for a five day session.
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Iowa
Iown Board of Railroad Commissioners
United States Good Roads Association
Des Moines
J. A. Rountree
Birmingham
Ala
Ben 8. Paulen
Kansas
J. E. Erickson
Montana
J.'G. Richards
South Carolina
J. E. Martineau
Arkansas
H. H. Horton
Tennessee
Gov
John Hammill
Town
John W. Strohm
Steam and Gas Trains Compared on Branch Lines
A railway expert notes that two car steam trains cost 80 cents per mile to operate while gasoline trains cost 60 percent less. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Milwaukee and Great Western are both increasingly using such trains on their branch lines.
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Ger
Milwaukee and Great Western
Neighbors discuss aid rules for dogs and autos
O T Myers of Afton, Union county notes Decatur county will not aid poor families who own a dog. He observes many counties refuse aid to those with autos, arguing a unified dog and auto license classification would simplify the process.
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O. T. Myers
Afton
Union County
Decatur
Drake University reports record enrollment in Des Moines
Drake University at Des Moines records the largest enrollment in its history with students from 90 of Iowa’s 99 counties. The school hosts attendees from 30 states and six foreign countries, reflecting unusually high statewide and national participation.
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Drake University At
Des Moines
Iowa
Interurban Lines Face a Hard Proposition
Interurban railways struggle as cars and better roads cut demand. Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern seeks permit to operate bus service from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids while commission had approved Waterloo to Mason City. court injunction awaits Supreme Court ruling.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Murphy Calendar Company Leads Global Calendar Production
The Thomas D Murphy company of Red Oak is the world’s largest calendar maker with annual sales around 300 million dollars. Led by Thomas D Murphy, the firm counts William Cochrane, a former Monroe resident now state senator, among its ranks. Calendars reach far worldwide with illustrations by top artists. Murphy once flew to Omaha to obtain a photo and autograph from Charles Lindbergh for a calendar embellishment.
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Thomas D. Murphy
Red Oak
Monroe
Jasper County
William Cochrane
Senate
Lindbergh
Omaha
Murphy
Birds travel record and city fire safety measures noted
Dr. F L R Roberts reports a bronze grackle banded June 8 1927 found in Beaumont Texas Feb 7 1928 by R E Harder. Mount Pleasant bans wooden shingles and dynamite sales to cut fire risk. Greene County mourns Celete Miller 88 who traveled the world solo thirty two times including a Sahara camel trek.
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F. L. R. Roberts
Spirit Lake
Iowa Ornithologist Union
Roberts
Beaumont
Texas
R. E. Harder
United States Biological Survey
Washington, D. C
Ruth Springer
Guy R. Miller
Greene County
Phoenix
Ariz
Celeste Miller
Miss Miller
Sahara Desert
Iowa air route plan links Sioux City to Chicago
A conference in Fort Dodge outlined a commercial air route from Sioux City to Chicago with promised ports at Sioux City Fort Dodge Cedar Falls Waterloo and Dubuque Other cities along the line may join The plan aims to extend west to Cheyenne and Denver currently served by the transcontinental airmail route.
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Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Chicago
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Dubuque
Cheyenne
Denver
Federal Office Building Planned On Walnut Street Site
The riverfront project progresses with a four story federal building footprint of 74 by 205 feet. It will span 280 feet east west on Walnut street and 180 feet along the river, providing 46 offices plus space for the department of justice to handle federal affairs in the city.
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River Front
Walnut Street
Department of Justice
Uniform Registration Automobile Laws Proposed
The Iowa motor vehicle department reports efforts to standardize automobile registration laws across states. A Kansas City meeting of secretaries of state passed a resolution urging legislatures to adopt uniform registration requirements to avoid out of state visitors being forced to register in host states, with Oklahoma cited as an example.
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Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Secretaries of State
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Anamosa Eureka Highlights County Ties and Local Events
County Engineer Floyd Vetter attended a state highway commission meeting in Ames. Wedding trip notes cover Mr and Mrs Kenneth Humpel visiting Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. Monticello hosts a county tournament with receipts of 357 dollars and a 58.42 dollar share for Anamosa. Married life milestones mark 35 years for Marsh F Meredith and Lucinda Grayson. Probate notice records for the will of Bern hard H Tobiason filed in Jones County District Court with a scheduled April 3 probate hearing.
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Floyd Vetter
Ames
State Highway Commission
Kenneth Humpel
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Amarila
Humpal
Monticello
Anamosa
Family record notes children and grandchildren in Iowa
The text lists three children with two sons living Daniel of Anamosa and Ray on the home farm in Iowa. A daughter died at seven after moving to Iowa. Four grandchildren are also mentioned as living.
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Daniel
Anamosa
Ray
Iowa
Boy Scout Hike and Knives Highlight Maquoketa Trip
Last Saturday a group of fourteen Boy Scouts hiked to Dale's bridge on the Maquoketa crossing. They tested knife and hatchet use, made broilers and fuzz sticks, and staged a string burning contest won by Senior Patrol Leader Bill Stickford. Four knives were lost with two recovered, and one borrowed knife was linked to a suspected advantage.
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Maquoketa
Dale's Bridge
Simon
Bill Stickford
Noted Poet Quotes After Dinner Contests Delight
The writer reflects on fast contests delaying dinner yet bringing delight. The evening featured varied fare from fried onions to hot biscuits, ending with a reflective quip about age and sin attributed to Petit-Senn.
Probate Notice of Last Will in Jones County
A probate notice in Jones County lists the filing of a purported last will for Sanchel Sulzener and sets March 26, 1928, for final proof and probate at the county district court. The notice is dated February 29, 1928, signed by Deputy Wilma M. Ruhl.
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Jones County
Bernhard H. Tobiason
Berntara H. ‘Tobiason
Jones Co
Sanchel Sulzener
Said
Samuel Sulzener
B. G. Rees
Iowa
Wilma M. Ruhl
Doxsee
Notice of Siliheriff's Sale in Jones County Iowa
Sheriff John Bodenhofer announces a public auction of Hugh Corbitt property in Anamosa Jones County Iowa on March 24 1928 at 9 30 am. The sale funds a February 20 1928 judgment in favor of Lowell State Bank for 13000 plus costs 249 35. Property spans multiple sections totaling about 300 acres north of a public road within township 85 north range 1 west fifth p m. Subject to rights of redemption.
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Iowa
Monticello
Jones
District Court
Jones County
Lowell State Bank
Hugh Corbitt
Anamosa
Towa
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Iowa News
Tanworth
JG Brdagr
Passen
Mount Pleasant
Des’ Moines
The
Anamosa Eureka
Marsh F. Meredith
Washington
Mr. Meredith
Meredith
Boy Scout
Co. Ee
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Geo. L. Lovell
J. W. Coxsee
D. P. Sutherland
J. W. Doxsee
H. W. Wilkinson
T. M. Redmond
R. J. Bone
Monticello State Bank
Federal Reserve Bank Banking House
State OF Iowa
H. M. Carpenter
Wm. Stuhler
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
Wm .Stuhler
H. M.carpenter, Jr
F. G. Matthiessen
R. A. Cartang
F. E. Hicks
V. L. Hans
Petit-Senn
Boyz
Karl Renk
W.W. Stickford
Beauty
Main
Room
Lincoln Building
Dubuque, Iowa
Sileriff
John Bodenhofer, Sherif
New York City
Rickless
Onticello, IO
the New Home Sewing Machine CO
Mrs. Weaver
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