Oddities and notices from Iowa editorials and towns
A compilation of Iowa items notes a 13 year old in Audubon hospital with a hidden shard of glass after an Easter auto accident, Fayette Toteem poles mark the city entrance, Goose Lake seedlings replace drained wetlands, a Palm to Pines highway route proposal, and mentions Walter H Butler Kansas City politics and an Abraham Lincoln bridge idea. It also reports cement price drops saving Grundy county paving costs and tax rulings on Ku Klux Klan property in Greenfield, with state banking department clarifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Charles Neel
Greene County
Goose Lake
Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
International Falls
Braddyville
Page County
Villisca
Carroll
Sac City
Storm Lake
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Palms To Pines
Grundy County
State Board of Assessment and Review
Klan Klavern
Greenfield
Adair County
Dingwell
Ku Klux Klan No. 62
Board of Assessment and Review
Statesaid Board
Bank department blamed for bank closings and loans push
Weekly papers accuse L. A. Andrew and examiners of bias against banks aiding farming communities. The state banking department counters that it intervenes to prevent bank closures. Meanwhile the U S Veterans Bureau in Des Moines has issued about 17 000 checks totaling 6 177 571 57 with 100 new applications daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Andrew
State Banking Department
Congress
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Des Moines
Woman Wins Old Fiddlers Contest At DeWitt
At DeWitt Iowa the American Legion circus featured an old fiddlers contest with five men and one woman. Mrs Charles Drollinger won the prize of ten dollars marking a notable example of women’s equality. Other notes cover Iowa towns bidding for a veterans hospital and a Grinnell College student securing a University of Iowa chemistry fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Clinton County
American Legion
Charles Drollinger
Grinnell
Raymond Tseng
Lu Ho
Tunghsien
Peking
China
Grinnell College
University of Iowa
Tseng
Drunken Drivers Sent to Pen by Creston Judge
A Creston judge in Marshalltown Times Republican era sentences two drunken drivers to twelve months in the pen. The piece suggests a reforming influence and hints at possible longer terms. The Detroit News notes calls to the presidency in 1933 reach new ears among unlikely supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Creston
Detroit News
Community fire truck plan divides Monticello and farmers
Farmers push to buy a regional fire truck while city taxpayers oppose leaving town. A compromise keeps the Monticello truck housed and manned with half operating costs covered by the city in exchange for use when needed. The plan follows similar efforts in Michigan Ohio and Indiana and relies on new rules and farmer involvement.
Scotch Grove News Beat Highlights Local Visits
Scotch Grove reports Mrs F D Sinclair and baby Janet Marie returned from McDonald hospital Monticello last Friday. L B Callahan visited Anamosa last Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Arlo Blanchard of Hopkinton stayed with Mr and Mrs L J Schlemm e on Sunday. Mrs Violett Lange and three children from Ozark visited Scotch Grove late last week. The morning services in the Presbyterian church last Sunday were.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam Mission Band
Esther Sinclair
Anamosa
Albert Schrader
Rex Albert
Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
Henry Rickels
Fred Graham
David Glenn
Ernest Wright
Charles Bates
Monticello
J. W. Callahan
Glenn
Emma Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Monticello High School
Town City
L. E. Hutton
Merle
L. J. Schlemme
Fritz Schlemme
Otto Powlishta
Farm Bureau
F. D. Sinclair
Janet Marie
McDonald
Evening May 12 Program Promises Music and Moving Pictures
The event features an entertaining program with moving pictures of a notable character and several music specials. John Null will perform and other musicians are expected to assist. 4-H girls will serve lunch at the conclusion. Relatives from near Dubuque visited the Loomis home, then Cedar Rapids for a J J Gregory visit. Mr and Mrs George Moats and family and others gathered in Center Junction to honor Kent Moats and family as they move to Independence for his new job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Null
Dubuque
H. A. Loomis
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Gregory
George Moats
May Himebaugh
W. B. Clark
Center Junction
Kent Moats
Independence
Moats
Rock Garden Sits At Wayne Lutheran Church
Rev. Arhelger of Wyoming and Rev. Willms of Wayne attended the Dubuque conference in Lost Nation. Mrs. Willms stayed in Wyoming. A fine rock garden appeared at Wayne Lutheran church with John Coden contributing the rock. The baby girl Lucille Margareta Husman was baptized last Sunday. George Unruh of Wartburg Seminary preached at Wayne Lutheran church on May 3. Dubuque students Ben Nagel George Unruh and John Reents were dinner guests at Rev J Willms home last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arhelger
Wyoming
Willms
Wayne Township
Lost Nation
Dubuque
Wayne Lutheran Church
John Coden
Will Husman
Lucille Margareta
George Unruh
Wartburg Seminary
Ben Nagel
John Reents
Town farmers plan to feed more temporary pastures this spring
Town farmers expect a surge in temporary pastures this spring after several years with limited grazing options. Officials note anticipated gains in forage availability and cattle feeding flexibility as seasons shift.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Fayette
Upper Town University
John D. Clinton
M. E. Church
Greyearth
Flandreau
Walter H. Butler
Kansas City
Joseph H. Sweeney
Osage
West Union
Butler
University of Wisconsin
Mississippi
George W. Graham
Oakville
Louisa County
New Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa Line
Washington
Veterans’ Hospital
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Swanson
Bailey
Waukon
Allamakee County
Elizabeth Spaulding
Leity
Spaulding
Selah Trowbridge
Wayne County
Legislative Assembly
Algona
Backus
Shenandoah
Earl E. May
Ohio
Maine
Ed Rushing
Fond du Lac
Wis
E. McLaughlin
Castle Grove
Michigan
Indiana
Maquoketa
Elizabeth McLaughlin
L. E. Black
Max Wortman
John Kurt
Cascade
Frank Miller
H. I. Rodman
John G. Caspers
W. E. van Buren
Tipton
G. J. van Buren
John Cordes
Cass
Helen Spahr
Buck Creek
Joe Barron
W. F. Hintz
Glenn Bancroft
Forrest Deischer
Salem
Swift’s
Ious
Len
Suter’s Market
Chevrolet
Star
Ford
Dodge Business
O. K
Essex Coach
O.K
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Monticelo, Iowa
Jones County
John Deere
Starr
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