Iowa News and Comment by J W Jarnagin
Long column of Iowa notes with Mrs Hohaus in Nebraska City describing a pet mockingbird that imitates a radio song, plus state fire safety appeals and a wild game custodial farm near Des Moines. Reports cover old settlers union at Mars Hill, tallist C M Robinson, Polk County billboard ban, farm mortgage stats, pow wow dangers to Indian progress, and sourcing farm organization protests against rail rate hikes in the Corn Belt.
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Iowa
WHO
Bankers Life
Des Moines
C. W. Hohaus
Nebraska City
Mississippi River
Mars Hill
Wapello
Davis County
Floris
Jones
Albia
C. M. Richards
Toledo
Tama County
Ards
The Monster Opens at Alamo Theater This Week
Roland West presents The Monster based on Crane Wilbur stage thriller at the Alamo Theater. Lon Chaney stars as the surgeon whose twisted brain guides the horrors of his sanitarium. Johnny Arthur appears as an amateur detective who blunders into the mystery.
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Roland West
Crane Wilbur
Alamo Theater
Lon Chaney
Hunchback of
Notre Dame
the Monster
Johnny Arthur
Chaney
Pella City Council approves franchise petition and raises notices
The August 18 1925 regular meeting of the Pella Iowa city council saw approval of a petition by Meyer Langerak to submit a telephone franchise question to voters and first reading of the governing ordinance. Reports recommended no action on opening alley block 21 North Pella and postponement of a water pumping unit, with costs for a July 23 1925 special election to be paid by the franchise applicant. Bills totaling 504.62 for coal at the light plant were approved. The federated club will use electric lights on athletic fields at no cost. A sidewalk order for long lot 8 east annex to Pella requires construction within twenty days. The mayor and clerk were named delegates to the League of Iowa Municipalities meeting August 25–27. A warrant was authorized for the comfort station committee funds. The council adjourned.
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Pella
Iowa
Fultz
Meyer Langerak
North Pella
Light and Water Committee
Water Works
Federated Club
West Park
League of Iowa
Comfort Station
A. C. Kuyper
Book Shop Promotes Educational Success Line
A local Book Shop advertises a complete line of high school books to help youths maximize educational opportunities. The message promotes using available resources to achieve success in life.
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J. A. Tracy
Towa
George B. Coon
Spencer
Clay County
C. M. Robinson
John Fechter
Robinson
Barnum and Bailey and
Sells Brothers
Australia
Knoxville
Robinson Brothers
C. M
Board of Supervisors
Polk County
John Stewart
H. I. Foskett
Shenandoah
Center Township
Mills County
Prairie Township
Fremont County
Garfield Township
Montgomery County
Morton Township
Page County
Nebraska
Missouri
South Dakota
Kansas
Minnesota
Corn Belt Committee of
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railways
Chicago
Corn Belt
Department of Education
Commonwealth
May E. Francis
Miss Francis
Hermine Schneckloth
Davenport
Scott County
General Assembly
H. C. Payne
Broadway
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Main Street
Dr. C. I. Fox
Main and
Liberty Streets
J. J. Subenga
Puritan Drug Store
J. M. Cook
Bell Clothing
H. O. Wormhoudt
Jaarsma Bakery
T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
Jaarsma’s Bakery
Lloyd Warner
Master Doedyns
American Kennel Club
Mendelssohn
Elijah
America
McGregor
Sligh Co
Grand Rapids
Rockford
Sligh
Simmons
Sir Gregors
Oskaloosa
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