Route change eyed for U S 63 near Oskaloosa
A state highway survey crew near Oskaloosa signals a possible new U S 63 route southeast of town. Opposition favors a path via University Park and Wright, rather than the Cedar corridor, with the shorter Wright option noted. Officials decline to comment while paving and grading plans for 1928 are rumored.
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Oskaloosa
State Highway Commission
Fremont
University Park
Burlington
Wright
The
Highway Commission
Cedar
Mahaska County
Attempted robbery foiled at Leon post office
Edward Reynolds, a Leon post office clerk, repelled two masked bandits in a dawn robbery, sustaining a shattered right arm from a bullet as the men fled after grabbing about $25 from the cash drawer and abandoning plans to rifle the safe.
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Edward Reynolds
Leon
Reynolds
Dut Tey
Ousted Monroe official seeks immediate trial
R E Canning, a Monroe county board member briefly ousted by court order, demands an immediate trial on charges of irregularity raised by five residents. Allegations include taking a can of lard and ham from the County Home without payment and baying drain tile on his brother’s farm. Trial date has not been set, but must occur within ten days.
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R. E. Canning
Monroe County Board of Supervisors
R. W. Smith
Canning
Emmitt Bell
Albia
Smith
New oat bread at Iowa Experiment Station
A new oat variety named Togold, developed at the Iowa Experiment Station, promises high yields and strong straw for upland, worn soils. It shows excellent rust resistance, surpassing Towar and Richland in trials, and aims to replace Richland on challenging land while delivering plumper kernels.
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Iowa Station
Ames
Iowa
Richland
Iowa No
Togold
United States
Canada
Towa
Bureau of Plant Industry
Electrical blasting methods cut forest fire losses in the Northwest
Field reports from the Logging Insurance Underwriters Association show electrical blasting reduced fires from blasting operations to nearly zero in Oregon and Washington. In 1926 total losses reached 343,817 with a 42 percent share from blasting fires and 58 percent from other causes. 1927 saw zero blasting-related fires and an estimated 100,000 from other causes, covering camp buildings and logging equipment losses.
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Oregon
Washington
Logging Insurance Underwriters’ Association
Forest fire causes linked to blasting operations
Pacific Coast Manager for the agents notes most forest fires from blasting start by the fuse end or smoldering fuse tossed into underbrush. R B Murphy comments that timber losses are not counted here and logging operators largely agree on the view.
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Stanng
Henbee
R. B. Murphy
Pacific Coast
Murphy
Iowa Conference schedules announced for basketball and football
Directors of athletics from Iowa Conference colleges met in Des Moines to reveal winter basketball and next fall football schedules. Central hosts multiple games against St Ambrose Parsons Upper Iowa State Teachers Simpson Des Moines U and others with dates spanning January through November including key series with Penn and Buena Vista.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Central
American Institute
St. Ambrose
Parsons
Wesley
Upper Iowa
Penn
Simpson
Des Moines U
Iowa Wesleyan
State Teachers
Denne
Penn, ‘Oot! Sept. 830—Central
Des Moines University
Missing Knoxville car found at Albia
Sheriff Robinson of Monroe County notified Marion authorities that a Ford owned by Swift Taxi of Knoxville, missing for over a week, was found in Albia. The car was rented by L. R. McBroom, a barber at Duffy's shop. Pedhrama gave a short low check as deposit, saying he was bound for Melcher, and has not been heard from since. His wife in Knoxville has no knowledge of his whereabouts.
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Sheriff Robinson
Monroe County
Marion County
Swift Taxi
Knoxville
Albia
L. R. McBroom
Duffy
Pedhrama
Melcher
Knoxvillans Seek New Ford In Evening Quest
Six Knoxville men chased a newly arrival Ford from Des Moines to Knoxville. They waited in Monroe and Prairie City, dined, faced cold and a vigilant police view, then rode the car back to Knoxville after a late transfer. The car sped along at about sixty miles per hour with a Lincoln closing the gap.
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Ford
Knoxville Journal
Knoxville
Monroe
Des Moines
McMaster Motor Co
Prairie City
Car display draws crowd at McMaster Motor Co
About 200 people watched a new car on display at McMaster Motor Co on Monday before it was moved to Newton Monday evening.
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McMaster Motor Co
Newton
Prairie City Banker Rescued From Gas in Garage
Hugh G. Little cashier of the First National Bank at Prairie City nearly died Sunday when he was overcome by monoxide gas in his home garage. Mrs. McKiveen and Mr. Little were visiting. the garage doors locked automatically, trapping him until a rescue at about 1:00 PM.
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Hugh G. Little
First National Bank
Prairie City
John H. McKiveen
Little
Klason
Gas incident injures man in garage and hospitalizes him
A man exposed to gas in a garage caused by a flare up was assisted by his wife and neighbor to exit the building. L. King aided in removing him to the house where doctors treated him. The gas effect has worn off and he is recovering at home with rest advised for several days.
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Sererial
Automobiles and Soap Firms Tied by Glycerine Use
At an Atlantic City board meeting Ameri can Soap and Glycerine Producers argued autos aid cleanliness by increasing glycerine use as an anti crease agent. The discussion linked automotive demand to soap quality and consumer hygiene.
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American Soap and
Atlantic City
Soap maker taps new market for glycerine in cars
A soap manufacturer expands into glycerine for automobile cooling systems. The move helps stabilize glycerine prices, reduces reliance on traditional soap markets, and aids competition with foreign soap producers. The byproduct finds demand among motorists as winter antifreeze, improving production economics amid evolving markets.
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Sai
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Ambrose
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