New Flags for All Public Schools in County Counties
Nick Vander Ploeg announces that every public school in Marion Mahaska and Keokuk Counties now has a new American Flag funded by a trust started by George Schee. Interest from the fund buys outdoor flags and metal flagpoles, replacing wooden poles and promoting patriotism among youth with flag displays on school days.
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Nick Vander Ploeg
van Veen-Van Hemert
J. F. Tracy
George Schee
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Mr. Sehee
Third
Iowa Infantry
Grand Army
Schee
United States
Can You Get Teamwork from Your Children
University of Iowa psychology release titled Understanding Iowa Children explores whether teamwork traits can be taught to kids and how parenting style influences cooperation. It discusses developmental stages, social learning, and practical tips for fostering collaborative behavior in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa Psychological Department
Iowa
Household Armistice: Parents urged to teach teamwork
A husband and wife debate war and childhood quarrels linking domestic discipline to future conflicts. They note siblings Jack and Mack, two years apart, spar and imitate parental patterns of competition. The piece argues homes can model cooperation to prevent future fighting and insecurity.
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Sarah
Mack
Jack
Gravel 78 Miles Added to Warren County Roads
Bids for furnishing and placing 63 200 cubic yards of class B gravel on Warren county roads were opened. Project cost about 63 000 dollars with 45 percent funded by the Public Works Administration. Longest gravel stretch spans eleven miles in Richland and ten and a quarter miles from Greenfield to Indianola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
A. T. Traub
S. J. Melson
Public Works Administration
Melson
Richland
Hartford
Milo
Polk County
Greenfield Township
Indianola
James Welch of Pella Dies in Mineola at 67
James J Welch Iowa telegraph executive and former Western Union vice president died in Mineola New York He rose from Pella messenger boy to a 48 year telegraph career and led trunk line systems He served as WWI cable chief and helped Halifax 1916 relief efforts He is survived by wife Maude Stewart two daughters and two sisters Des Moines Tribune
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Messenger Boy
Western Union
James J. Welch
Iowa
Mineola
Mr. Welch
Jill
Pella
Thomas J. Welch
Rock Island
Western Union Telegraph Co
Welch
Knoxville Junction
Western Union Company
Davenport
Des Moines
Telegraph Company
Halifax
Maude Stewart
Clarke Bryan Wilson
Gulfport
Frances Welch
Girl Injured In Car Crash Near Oskaloosa Intersection
Elizabeth De Ronde a 19 year old New Sharon girl suffered cuts on her right cheek and near her eye when the car driven by Frank Stam of Oskaloosa collided with Walter Montgomery’s car at the A venue east and Ninth street intersection at 9 15 p m Wednesday. She was treated by Dr G H Clark and released home. Police report says Montgomery and his wife were east bound on A avenue while Stam with Miss De Ronde and Mrs Stam north on Ninth street during the crash. only Miss De Ronde was injured.
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Elizabeth de Ronde
New Sharon
Frank Stam
Oskaloosa
Walter Montgomery
A Avenue
North Ninth Street
G. H. Clark
Montgomery
Stam
Miss de Ronde
Ninth Street
Oskaloosa Herald
Plane scene burns too soon endangering star safety
Clark Gable pulled Myrna Loy from a burning movie plane during a Too Hot to Handle sequence at New Holland theatre. The burning craft sparked unexpectedly amid a Shanghai crash shot, forcing on set improvisation and a shocked reaction from Gable about the danger.
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Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
New Holland Theatre
Shanghai
Gable
Miss Loy
Jack Conway
Plane Fire Destroys Scene. Gable and Loy Safe
In a repeat scene mishap the aircraft exploded into flames from propeller to tail but the studio fire brigade responded instantly to snuff the blaze. Gable and Miss Loy suffered smoke exposure yet escaped injury.
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Grogey
Gable
Miss Loy
Bay Site for New Post Office at Knoxville
The United States government has accepted the condemnation for a bay site at Knoxville intended for a new post office. The action completes the legal step to acquire the land for federal construction.
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Knoxville
United States
Court actions on property for new post office site north of square
Proceedings were in court regarding the property involved at the site of the new post office located north of the square. Funds have been placed with the federal court clerk in Des Moines for distribution to the claimants. It is hoped work on the new building will begin after the first of the year. Tennessee newspaper note adds a Finnish bank teller gender remark.
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Federal Court
Des Moines
Knoxville Express
Rooster Crashes Car Windshield On Route To Osahoosa
Mrs. Walter Clark endured a strange mishap when a rooster flew through her car windshield near Osahoosa. Glass showered over her coat causing a hand cut but no serious injuries beyond the cracked window. The incident remains a curious tale from a Knoxville Journal report.
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Walter Clark
Osahoosa
Knoxville Journal
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Eastman Cameras
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Whitman
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H.E. Harvey
Swea City
S Traler
Arlo Martin
Curlew
W.p.overholtzer
Grand River
Alo Martin
Cuatew, Ia
Ruanees
Onermolteer
Srand Raven
Sal
Wane
Paul Longstreet
Pell, IA
Warren Co
James Welch
N. Y
Star
Finland
Mrs. Mitten
South Side Square
van den Berg
Westinghouse Toaster
Westinghouse
van den Berg Electric Co
Franklin Street
Chronicle
Kuypers
Chevrolft
Comfort
White Way Auto Co
Chevrolet
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