Interesting Events of Iowa News Highlights
The Des Moines sporting goods firm issued 300 fishing licenses to locals for Minnesota lakes, with Minnesota licenses costing $3.00. Judge Carter of Corydon cites a visiting Englishman predicting U S policy on prohibition could shape Europe, echoed by Rev. Charles S. Medbury. European labor lags behind U S individual production.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Des Moines
Sporting Goods Department
Towa
England
Carter
Corydon
United States
Europe
Charles S. Medbury
Widow Receives Compensation in 1917 Marshalltown Case
The Iowa supreme court awarded $2,595 in workmen's compensation and $100 for funeral expenses to the widow of August Bushing of Marshalltown. Bushing was found dead atop pipes over a boiler at the Iowa Railway and Light plant in 1917. the cause remains undisclosed after twelve years of claims work.
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Iowa Supreme Court
August Bushing
Marshalltown
Bushing
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Grundy County Leads Iowa Potatoes Yield and Value
Grundy county continues as Iowa’s banner potato region with high yield and quality this year and favorable prices. Land valued at 150 dollars per acre in Grundy county reportedly doubles in sale value, as farmers report 250 bushel per acre yields and prices around 1.25 dollars per bushel. Potatoes bring roughly 300 dollars per acre, with some owners noting returns comparable to 40 acres of oats from two acres.
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Grundy County
Iowa
CO. J. Adams
Grundy Center
Iowa receives land for state park near Lake Manawa
Rail carrier gifts the 400 acre tract adjoining Lake Manawa to Iowa on condition it be kept as a state park and fish and game refuge. Nearby reports note mine lease activity by Mississippi Valley Iron company and possible reopening of old mines. Sugar beets worth 1 250 000 dollars to be harvested in northern Iowa with 2300 workers on 19 000 acres, boosting Mason City plant tonnage to a record 185 000 tons. C R I P management reports 776 carloads of exhibits for the state fair plus additional truck deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Waukon
Allamakee County
Mississippi Valley Iron Company
St. Louis
O. S. Bailey
Mason City
Iowa
Belmond
Mandle Mud State Fair
Private homes lure tourists as hotels face new competition
As paved highways expand across the state hotels face rival lodging from private homes in towns and cities. Travelers on the Lincoln highway from Marshalltown to Clinton notice appealing signs offering rooms for rent. National Hotel association president Green notes camps do not threaten hotels because camp tourists travel with equipment and seek self contained lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Clinton
National Hotel Association
Detroit
Green
Advertising professor urges national hotel living campaign
Hugh Agnew of New York University proposed a national advertising campaign to educate people about living in hotels. He warned that motorists pose a serious problem and will become stronger competitors if unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Agnew
New York University
Boeing Air Transport Plans San Francisco to Chicago Run
A Cheyenne dispatch reports Boeing Air Transport will soon operate a passenger service from San Francisco to Chicago via Des Moines. The monster plane will carry 18 passengers plus two pilots, featuring three motors and propellers. It will require 20 hours of day and night flying between terminals, with Des Moines municipal airport rated among the best on the route.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Boeing Air Transport Company
San Francisco
Chicago
Des Moines
Log House at Old Settlers Park Erected in 1837
The log house in Old Settlers park near Fairfield, built by Rhodam Bonnifield in 1837, was moved in 1906 to its current site. The dwelling, on the Agency Road, hosted governors and officials, with Bonnifield and his family traveling from Virginia in a covered wagon. The structure measures 16 by 28 feet and remains well preserved, attracting thousands of visitors annually.
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Fairfield
Old Settlers Park
Rhodam Bonnifield
Virginia
Iowa
Wisconsin
Burlington
Territory
Lucas
Theodore 8
Parvin
United States
A. C. Dodger
Willing Kansas City Boosters Tour Iowa Dance Incident
Four large motor buses carried ninety Kansas City boosters on a goodwill trip through southwestern Iowa. Red Oak hosted a dance social. a Kansas City sheik caused a scene, prompting an apology and continuation of travel the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Iowa
Red Oak
Cascade Residents Attend Funerals and Relatives Gather
Cascade community notices list relatives visiting in town from Chicago Walker Iowa Ottumwa and Anamosa along with transfers of local residents. Ellen Moore 60 dies after long illness with funeral in Cascade and St Martins church. Peter Sedler dies in Dubuque after cancer.
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Josephine Lauser
Chicago
Strong
Pettinger
Garrity
Michael Takes
Frank
Walker
Iowa
Emeret Koob
John Geary
Royal Breitbach
Ottumwa
Julia Flannigan
Dubuque
Arthur Devlin
Katherine Kirchen
Mary Geary
Michael Geary
Audubon High School
Central Avenue
Geary
Clark College
J. B. Albers
Angeline Albers
George Toussaint
Anna Sadler
Mary Koster
Peter Sadler
C. J. Cash
Charles
Mary Seifert
Anamosa
Ellen Moore
Hillar Koob
Luella
Adeline
Raymond
Balltown
East Cascade
Nicholas Shaeffer
D. D. Moore
Leslie Moore
Carroll
Victoria Moore
Sylvester Otting
Cascade
Henry Shaeffer
St. Louis
Mary Siefert
Co. J. Cash
J. H. Devaney
St. Martin's Church
Thomas Rooney
Peter Sedler
Jackson Street
Elizabeth Schroeder
St. Mary's Church
Sacred Heart Church
Mount Calvary
Social and Local Notes From The Plum Creek Region
Sunday visits with Fred Wollert at Plum Creek are recorded along with a list of attendees at the Waterloo cattle congress including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Egger and several other local families. Birth announcements note Warren Allen born Friday as the couple J L Batchelder and family travel to Earlville. other items mention travel to Chicago with fat steers and visits to Dundee Walker Berlin and Monticello households.
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John Wollert
Fred Wollert
Plum Creek
Waterloo
Fred Egger
Lou King
Edward Bowen
C. K. Greer
Ed Fass
R. E. Chaplin
C. C. Slauson
Dave Wilson
Fred Welter
Clifford Arduser
William Stevenson
Lillian Slauson
R. H. Prull
Montana
Wyoming
Fred Heeren
Elmer
Dundee
Sandhagen
Jack Heeren
Ed Hilers
J. L. Batchelder
Earl Batchelder
Earlville
George Turnis
Chicago
F. J. Welter
Dubuque
Banquet Attended by Notables in Anamosa Evening
Castle Grove Fred Heiken and Mr and Mrs S M Hosford joined the American Farmers Mutual Life Insurance company banquet in Anamosa on Wednesday evening. Eastern Iowa counties were well represented at the event part of a state tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Heiken
S. M. Hosford
American Farmers Mutual Life Insurance Company
Anamosa
W. D. McLaughlin
George Muller
N. G. Manternach
Stony Point
Willie Behrends
Michael Haley
Lovell
Richland
Scotch Grove
Castle Grove
Margaret Stadtmueller
Monticello
Alma Jones
Iowa State College
Ames
Old Cities and Quiet Streets In Reverent Verse
A reflective poem recalls cities with dignity and memory. The speaker likens old towns to cherished books and friends, enduring through generations as winters fade to springs, and suggests God walks their paths on Sabbath afternoons.
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Bert Cookaley
N. Y
Monticello Society And Club News Recap
The Monticello column covers Claire Adams twelfth birthday party at Mrs. Henry Adams home, St. John's Ev Lutheran Aid and many local society gatherings. It notes Rock Garden talk by Mrs. Kate Dunshee at Maples Inn and multiple church and club meetings with crafts, meals, and guest celebrations throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Ev, Lutheran Aid Society
John Jacobs
Scotch Grove
Dunshee
Maples Inn
Kate Dunshee
Cedar Rapids
Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Matthew's ‘Evangelical Lutheran Church
Herman Rickels
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elwin Null
Monticello
Henry Eden
Surprise birthday for ninety one year old Brokens at Johnson town
A large party honored Mr. Brokens at his Johnson town home for his ninety first birth anniversary. More than fifty relatives attended a noon picnic dinner, music, photos, and a birthday cake with fall flowers. He has six children, twenty two grandchildren, and twenty six great grandchildren.
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Jackie Stubler
Stewart Stubler
Mother Goose
Jackie
Eloise Timmins
Patricia McNary
Dwain Sutherland
George Coxsee
Jimmie Bone
Bobby Eggers
Billy Stuhler
Billy Thomas
Jackie Stuhler
George Lovell Adams
Los Angeles
California
Joann Schemmel
Beaver Dam
Wisconsin
Lou Oltman
Mr. Brokens
A. B. Jacobs
Monticello
Luella Oltman
Johnsontown
Margaret Brokens
Autumn Luncheon Honors Miss Alice Hubbard
Twelve at a table attractively centered with a fruit bowl and yellow tapers. Autumn leaf place cards and yellow nut cups framed a birthday cake marked 81 with a tall yellow taper. Mrs Rodman was presented a gift. guests received fruit themed pins. Luncheon planned by Miss Alice Hubbard with help from Mrs Elmer Hubbard and Mrs Clark Hubbard.
Real estate transfers in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns
A series of property deeds shows transfers between multiple parties including Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Co to Ray Venter commissioner of insurance, Anna L Edwards to Margaret Heffernan, and others. Notable amounts include $2,000 for a lot in Wyoming town and $11,600 for multiple parcels in Monticello, with various undivided interests and described sections in several counties.
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Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Company
Ray Venter
Anna L. Edwards
Margaret Heffernan
Laura D. Elliott
Hus
Edith M. Martins
Pansy F. Kephart
Anna L. Glick
Keller
Fisher
L. A. Shanda
Emma Dolge
Wyoming Town
Secor
Ben R. Ohe
Carl A. Schatz
Davidson
Monticello
Ben R. Che
William H. McDaniel
Lover’s Lane Road
Emil Resig
Herman Dirks
Scott & Skinner
Strawberry Hill
Anamosa
Thomas Broderson
Mary Alden
John JD. McCrea
Clarke A. Hubbard
Turck
Nutrition Experts Warn On Child Malnutrition In Iowa Schools
Iowa State College nutrition specialists say malnutrition is the most common and most underestimated health problem in school children. They urge early screening and targeted dietary programs to address widespread deficiencies.
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Nutrition Specialists
Iowa State College
Koolmotor gasolene praised for quick start and smooth ride
A city reader extols Koolmotor gasolene as high test with instant starting and rapid acceleration. It claims smooth hills and effortless cruising, urging drivers to visit Cities Service stations to fill up with Koolmotor gas.
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Spain
Oskaloosa
George Hufford
Ham Lawson
J. S. Lanphere
Leighton
Billie
Iron
Allamakee
New Airplane Service
F. E. Johnson
Spencer
Roy A. Jarnagin
Peterson
John Jelden
Everly
Julius Ingwersen
Lake Park
Swift
Armour
Cudahy
Wilson
The
Fair Association
Donald Fliss
North Dakota
Canada
C. B. Clingman
Oclwein
D. E. B. Clingman
Town City
Portal
N. D
U. S
Dakota
W. F. Miller
Independence
Buchanan County
8. Daniels
Daniels
Massachusetts
Elsie Potwin
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Henry Adams
Claire
St. John’s Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid
Mrs
Paul Schuetz
Mrs. Schuetz
H. R. Huibregtse
Missionary Society
Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
H. E. Deischer
Jerusalem
Frank Stimson
Farm Bureau
Stadtmueller Home
Joe Fairbanks
Harry Fairbanks
Brownsville
Texas
Lucille Scheele
John Scheele
Virginia Hearn
Evelyn Semmert
Eldora Semmert
Mabel McVay
Ada Egger
Garnet Eilers
Dorothy Otten
Frances Steck
Marjorie Kennedy
Helen Reichart
Gertrude Henderson
Mildred Rathbun
Laura Lehman
Betty Rathbun
Mary Dexsee
Edinburgh
Arch Grimes
Donald Sutherland
Janet Hazard
Perrine
Henderson
Kill
Kare Klub
LaVetta Perrine
Ann Henderson
Kill Kare Klub
J. H. Perrine
Margaret Kaste
Woman's Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
George Guyan
E. B. Hicks
John Fraser
Harriet Coughlan
Frederick Stahler
Mr. and
Mrs. Walker Berlin
Walker Berlin
W. R. Parrott
Loren
Clark
Lem Berlin
Sanborn
Art Yates
Rock Rapids
Bruce Cropp
Gertrude
Fred Berlin
Pauline
Grace Marsh
Will Holmes
Clarence Matthiessen
J. O. Farnham
Billy
H. D. Miller
Sylvester Miller
Stacy Miller
Morley
Clarence Green
Ray Echternacht
Echternacht
Asa Lambert
McGregor
Mrs. Echternacht
H. E. Adams
B. ©. Roberts
A. M. Maurice
Roberts
Albert Stuhler
Charles Northrop
Nanette Baker
Ocean Beach
Henry Carpenter
Thomas George
Prokofieff
Serge Prokofieff
Hark
Liszt
Ignaz Paderewski
Rachmaninoff
Ossip Gabrilovitsch
Rubenstein
Ignace Friedman
Brahms
Arthur Rubenstein
Schreiner
Gilbert Rockstad
E. E. Reed
W. W. Stickford
John Bateman
G. W. McNary
Myrtle Rockstad
Mrs. Allamand
Lorenz Allamand
Ruby
Miss Townsley
Edie
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidges
Mrs. Coolidge
John Brokens, Sr
Onslow
D. A. R. Chapter
Francis Shaw
Ralph Bone
Will Hiller
Samuel Pfell
B. EB. Rhinehart
J. D. Paul
Mary Remley
Hilda Hartman
Sally Erb
Henry Carpenter, Sr
Ashley
Calif
G. L. Lovell
A. G. Rodman
Alice Hubbard
Clover Leaf Club
Callahan
Hess’ Sale of
Poland
China
Silverman
Majestic
Conqueror
Liberty Lad
High Line
Sportsman
J. Hess
Worthington, Iowa
Duroc Jersey Boar and Gilt
Woodlawn Farm
Martello
Anamosa Fair
Zip
Zipper
W. B. Meeks
Les
Paco Verease Meters Bey
Cities Service
Ahi
Tien Omar
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