Iowa's interesting items from Sioux City to Dubuque
Iowa towns report wide events from Sioux City air show with 10 000 attendees and 40 planes to coal mine fires at Centerville to corn damage in Audubon county. Keokuk hosts Gov Hammill and Irwin reception while Fort Dodge opens 65th G A R encampment. Ames awards road contracts over 3 million dollars and Cedar Rapids seeks Richard Ritter. Des Moines cites milk output per cow.
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Sioux City
Rickenbacker
RB. L. Robbine
Fort Worth
Texas
Bedford Midshipman Roy Jackson Receives Honor Ensigns
Bedford midshipman Roy Jackson son of this place is named among selected midshipmen who received honor commissions as ensigns by Secretary of the Navy Adams. He graduated June 6 at the U S Naval Academy, ranking in the top third of his class. Des Moines Edison scholarship contest for Iowa is set for June 18 with the winner advancing to Washington for final exams. Iowa City William Diamond, 13, of Sheldon wins first in science in the state intelligence tournament and Opal Crane of Holstein takes top in world history. Boys lead in eight subjects while girls win four.
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Bedford
Roy Jackson
Adams
U. S. Naval Academy
Jackson
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Iowa City
William Diamond
Sheldon
Opal Crane
Holstein
Moravia Notes Then and Now Relate Gardener Quips
A Moravia update lists visits among local families including Jeff Patrick Ide Mangle Albia and Cass Hamilton. Other items note Charlie Foster Des Moines Talbert Moore family and Wanda Jones visits. A novelty line mentions a white blackberry in Georgia and a boast about learning to lean on a hoe after 12 years.
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Earl Rouse
Jeff Patrick
Ide Mangle
Albia
Lee
Grant Tadlock
Ben Jones
Jess
Funkhouser
John VanZante
Prairie City
Lloyd Brown
A. J. Brwon
Carl Hamilton
F. P. Hamilton
Guy Bales
Newton
Charlies Foster's
Baby
Ruth Hinote
Cass Hamilton
R. J. Funkhouser
Ulsa Mangie
Talbert Moore
Des Moines
Jim] Moore
Charles Foster
Charlie Foster
Bonnie
Barbara Burton
Wanda Jones
Moravia
Small loss on reactor cattle in April report
Iowa Department of Agriculture figures show farmers lost only one fifth of the appraised value for reactor cattle in April instead of one third. The average appraised value was 115.47, with salvage 51.42 and indemnity 41.12, totaling 92.54 received by producers, yielding a farmer cost of 22.95 per head. Only two percent of cattle tested in 1928 reacted to the tuberculin test.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Legger
M. G. Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Thornburg
Scattersburg Social Roundup At Local Homes
Mr and Mrs A Bentrode and child visited Geo McCumber and relatives for several days. Mrs Austin McCarty and Bernice, Mrs M West from near Ash Grove were callers at W Tomlin. Gerald Irrely visited Ray mond Lockigan. H M T Adams and W T Irelan visited at Raymond Lockman. H McCumber family recent visitors to Geo McCumber. Families and relatives shared Sunday visits at multiple homes including Tomlin Darby Coltrain and Selby households.
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A. Bentrode
Geo, McCumber
Austin McCarty
Bernice
M. West
Ash Grove
W. Tomlin
Gerald Irelay
Raymond Lockigan
H. M.T. Adams
Cad Adams
W. T. Irela
Coltrain Hone
Fred Caltrain
Walter Gideon
Cleo Tock
Williams
Mite Selby
VanDorin relatives hosted at J L Jones home
The Van Dorin relatives and neighbors gathered Sunday at J L Jones home for a day of visiting and ice cream. Attendees included A O VanDorin family, G L Innes family, W H VanDorin family, R S Faber family, J C Lockman family, W T VanDorin and Fredie, Carl Bettis family, Darin Wailes family, E G Lincox family, Bayard Neff, Chas Jones, Clifford McDanel, Zadie VanDorin, Mary Closter, Clara Selby, Cy Jones family.
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van Dorin
J. L. Jones
Record Auto Year Expectations Lift Car Sales
The automobile editor of a New York paper forecasts 1229 as a record year for car sales with a 50 percent rise in some East regions. Engines, bodies, and durability lead improvements while comfort and mechanical benefits promise longer life. demand suggests buyers aim to secure new cars early. Summer starts Friday, June 21.
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New York
East
Locusts Called Rip Van Winkles of Ragdom
The seventeen year cicada or locust will appear in southern Iowa counties this year. Iowa entomologist C J Drake says the insect spends 17 years underground before short adult life. Most damage comes from the female laying eggs. Adults are loud briefly, then silent. Last brood was in 1912. Drake asks readers to report sightings to map distribution.
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Iowa
Insect World
C. J. Drake
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Dr. Drake
Drake
Ames
Readeta
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Centerville
MacConville- Denis
Appanoose Field
Audobon
Audubon County
Chris Christensen
Carmeron
Keoqkuk
John Hammill
Hammill
Muscatine
Misaigaipp
Keokuk
John N. Irwin
Fort Dodge
Allied Patriotic Societies
J. W. Ewing
Willisea
J. W. Stratton
Creston
Ottumwa
Irving Lindberg
Nicaragua
Capitol
Managua
U. S
Iowa State Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Richard Ritter
A. G. Agnew
Clarinda
Thussday
American Legion
Clarinda Company
Lamoni
Ruth Greenwood Hatfield
Woodbine
Will Thompson
Here
Thompson
Lorimor
Davenport
Howard Nahrang
Ove College
Robert W. Stewart
Chicago
Col. Stewart
Coe College
Tipton
Cadar County
Id Raiders
Bald Heath
Nual
John FP. Matthews
Hospers
J. A. Anglehart
Sioux County
Emerson
Emerson School Board
Burlington
Jim Taylor
Kansas City
Taylor
Towa City
Iowa Hat
Supreme Court
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Clinton
Stephen H. Bush
University of Laws
England
Belgium
Germany
Italy
France
Switzerland
Sane
Montreal
Megentia
Rhine
Shakespeare
Dubuque
Luther Synod of Iowa
Ohio
Buffalo
United States
Frank Monroe
G. G. Veach Owner
Georgia
Red River
Hyatt
Beret
F. W. Hiatt
Frisia Oe Tractors
N&s Corn Hasker
ENON
Slyodine
Lambags
Sciatica
Smitil Prig Store
M. E
Boardman
Brompton
Moravia Ball Park
Ross
Bradwell
Allison
Hull
Chilly Blues
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