Iowa Highway Patrols Rise From 1916 Efforts to 1987 Growth
The article traces a century long drive to create an Iowa Highway Safety Patrol, led by Mrs. Alex Miller, with key milestones from early failed bills to a 1987 expansion. It details patrol hiring, education requirements, and a 1987 activity report showing 2,284,521 miles traveled, 16,264 summonses issued, 37,580 warnings, 29,280 assists, and 12,376 road obstructions removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Alex Miller
Motor Vehicle Department
Miller
Highway Patrol
Towa Highway Safety Patrol
Walter E. Kaloupek
Towa Journal of History and Politica
Camp Dodge
Shell
Newspapers Cultivated Literary Tastes in 1888 Territory
Four papers published in the Territory of Town in 1888 aimed to make a living and urge moral, industrious farmers to settle in the Black Hawk Purchase. They praised Iowa’s resources and provided local and national news to their communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora
Iowa
Luella M. Wright
Town
Black Hawk Purchase
Revival and social round in Mains area community
Local notes report sick list for Boyer Ridge and visits by Olin Foster and family to John Eaton home. Belle Whicker returns from Fort Des Moines visit. numerous relatives gathered for New Year’s dinner. Revival services start at Mains Fairview church. Residents Mann Moffitt and Delmont Moffitt suffer colds. F E Moffitt processed beef. Trene Moffitt shares thanks and a short poem about holiday gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Foster
Olin Foster
John Eaton
Belle Whicker
Herman-Smith
Fort Des Moines
Gweneth
Norma
Roberta
Dwight Shepherd
Numa Apent
Ira! Boyer
F. A. Boyer
New Years
John McAanel
Clarabelle
Kenneth
F. E
Moffitt
Bob
Ivan
Frank
Floris
Clara Morrison
George Steel
Joe
Des Moines
John van Dalen
Albia
Forest Sutcliffe
Chicago
Ira Boyerend Richard
Vivian . Sutcliffe
Mains Fairview Church
Delmont Moffitt
F. E. Moffitta
Trene Moffitt
Kinser Valley and Rollin McDonough in radio scene
Kinser Valley residents and Rollin McDonough managed radio business Thursday. Donald Darby visited the M B E Boardman and John Robinson homes Thursday afternoon. J Hanan and several named relatives toured the valley midweek. Dorothea and Ronald Darby joined Dorothea, Forrest Alien of Albia and others for visits and New Year gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin McDonough
Donald Darby
M. BE
Harry DuVall
Moravia
Amy Clough
Donald Dr
Satan
Louilia
Dell Wilson
Harry Bracker
Wis Zell
Ted Winer
Earl Boardman
Local Social Roundup Spends Sunday in Town and Visiting Kin
Brompton Erma Schivon spent Sunday afternoon with LaDonna Jean Vance. Paul Stafford was at the Miller home Sunday. George Reid and storms visited relatives in Russell Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elwood Stafford and daughter were dinner guests Sunday at the Clina DeLong home. Mrs Zelma Howking Gus Johnson and family called at the M B Boardman home Sunday evening. Archit Billings and Elmer Vance are in Detroit Michigan this week. W Bivin and family, Chester Sanders and family spent Sunday at the W F and E F Boardman home. Clifton Boardman visited Harold Burton and Preston Hiatt homes in Knoxville last Thursday. Elwood Stafford and C S Miller were business callers in Albia last Thursday afternoon. Mrs John Fisher and son Carl visited with Mrs Henry Horn Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Herman Johnson Erma and Ralph were business visitors in Albia Saturday. F Boardman E F Boardman and daughter Dorothy were visitors Monday evening at the M E Boardman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
C. CO. Coulson
O. E
Bussey
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
T. R
Curtis Burton
Richard
Barbara Burton
Clifton Boardman
Tom Cameron
Harold Burton
Berry Halden
Maudetta
Chariton
Jane Coona
Albia
J. W. Halden
Mangle
Jeff Patrick
Centerville
Patrick
Noice
Jim Patrick
St. Josephs Hospital
Henry Kaldenburg
Marion
Des Moines
Laredo
Moravia
Helen Garretson
Homer Coffman
Leland
Ottumwa
W. P. Donshoo
Oklahoma
California
H.K. Smith
Bunsey
New Years
Ray Harris
Mrs.'Forest Wakefield
Sioux City
P. D. Schreiner
Erma Schivon
M. B. Boardman
Archit Billings
Elmer Vance
Detroit
Mich
W. ©. Bivin
Chester Sanders
W. F
E. F. Boardman
Preston Hiatt
Elwood Stafford
C. 8. Miller
Ancient keys and the dignity of surrender
A brief exploration of early locking devices from seals and knots to curved sickle-like keys. It traces the evolution from tent life to wooden doors, noting the symbol of authority in the biblical “key of the House of David” and medieval customs where surrender required handing over city keys to honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
Transatlantic Steamships Reach New York in 1838
Great Western the first steamship built for transatlantic service arrived in New York on April 23, 1838 after leaving Bristol on April 8. Sirius chartered for a single trip also reached from Cork, drawing large crowds. A New York editor hailed the moment as a new era in science and enterprise and closer ties between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western
New York
Bristol
England
Sirius
Cork
Tle
Space
Taft's Public Service Career Chronicle
Taft held numerous roles including assistant prosecutor collector of internal revenue judge of the Ohio Superior Court United States solicitor general judge of the sixth circuit civil governor of Cuba secretary of war and chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He faced only one other election besides the presidency for the Ohio Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
William Howard Taft
Internal Revenue
Ohio Superior Court
United States Solicitor General
Sixth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Philippine Islands Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Cuba
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Rings Around Moon Weather Myth Debunked
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes that moon rings are not reliable weather indicators. They explain that a thin mist or cloud over the ground with similarly sized water droplets causes the rings, and both droplets and ice crystals are unreliable for forecasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Richmond Times
Fragmented text about Haiphong and beliefs
Fragmentary OCR style note mentions Haiphong, beliefs, heaven and fog, a toad, and a vague moral purpose. Most details are unclear, with several garbled phrases and nonsensical connections. No clear event or identifiable individuals emerge.
Visiting Day at the Health Factory
In a scene filled with tired workers and wary humor, Hileen Dorialley and Rusty endure a grueling shift at the health factory. They joke about the crowd of onlookers, debate the heavy workload, and reflect on the exhausting routines that echo the day's pressures. Sylvia Cranaton weighs the baby formula while Eileen laments the energy wasted on the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hileen Dorialley
HCHL
Rusty
Ryder
Darling
Sylvia
Cranaton
Eileen
No. 7 Ward Sparks A Nurse And Visitor Clash
A hospital scene unfolds as Eileen confronts a lone man about a glass of water near a patient. Rusty, exhausted from night duty, observes visitors in rich finery as the nurse protects patients from potential danger while the stranger charm warms her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty
Sylvia
Miss Ryder
Volcda
BE. C. H
Paris
Eileen
No. 7
Gil
Uetor
Rusky
Tome
Iowa to Launch Preschool Dental Health Program in 1988
The Iowa State Department of Health announces a new preschool dental health program to reduce tooth decay and improve mouth hygiene. Beginning in Story County in January, it will use volunteers, literature for parents, and public health nurses to educate families and support community agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maternal and Child Health Division
Iowa State Department of Health
Story County
State Health Department
Health Department
Iowa
Log Cabin Symbolizes Pioneer Frontiers Life and Spirit
A historical note on the log cabin as a symbol of the American frontiersman telling how leaders like William Henry Harrison and Abraham Lincoln grew up in such homes. It details frontier independence, cooperation in building homes, and social log-raisings, citing Dr. William J. Peteratn and the Iowa Journal of History and Politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Iowa Frontier
Log Cabin Methodist
Dubuque
Log Cabin
God House Frontier
Iowa
William J. Peteratn
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
State Historical Society
Hiatteville Social Notes Highlight Hiatt Family Visits
Evelyn Hiatt returns to Earlham school work after a ten day rural visit. Numerous Hiatt family members and local residents attend gatherings at various homes and the Frank Hiatt residence. A social gathering of 47 neighbors occurs at Gus Hiatt home with fruit salad cake and coffee served. Dorothy Rose visits Memphis Missouri after a week in Albia and at Lloyd Rose home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hiatt
Earlham
Iowa
Newman Daniels mi Kenneth
Moulton
Janis
Harley Burton
Robert
Moravia
Curtin Burton's
Lute Hiatt
Rubye
Frank Hiatt
Martha Hiatt
Virgil Dooley
Evelyn
Pearl Hiatt
Orville Burton’s
Ladies Aid
Mary Meadows
Juanita Dooley
Rubye Hiatt
Carl VanZante
Lloyd Rowe
Harley Burton’s
Gus Hiatt
M. E. McDanel
Dorothy Rose
Memphis
Albia
Lloyd Rose
Richard Hudgens
A. S. Hiatt
Don Pettibone
Frank Heckman
Missouri
Sewal
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O. T. Foglesong
Albert Brain
Earl Henderson
L. C. Main
Kirkeville
Roy Oughton
Lester Brain
Ruth Johnson
Don Blackman
Iowa City
Wm. Young
Ernest Kurtzweil
Mya
G. T. Harn
Zell Strunk
Watson Rolands
Unionville
Lawrence Roland
Sidney Helms
Avaniake
Homer Utterback
Slater
Burdette Utterback
Betty
Bishop
Herbert
Herschel Johnson
Rex Firkins
Fairfield
Marion Adams
Chester
Lake’ Wapello
J. T
Forest Easter
Rockford, Til
Birdie Main
Glen Fowler
Odell
Andy Brown
Iconium
Othe Lea DuVall
Drake University
Turner &Son
Boyer Ridge
Kinser Valley
Brompton
Haipong
Weller
Hiatteville
Lyle Hopkins
South Side Square
Edna
Castles
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Chet Broshar
The
Peoples Life
eMake
Kodak
Veach Drug Store
Rexall Drug Store
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