Community backing urged for Junior Corn Show in Pella
The manager Mr Ver Meer seeks support for another Junior Corn Show arguing it benefits farmers and has long backing from local businessmen. He points out limited support from farm organizations and urges both the Farm Bureau and Farm Union to back the event, noting the show is farmer organized for farmers. The piece also reflects on Christmas significance and banking stability in Iowa, urging prudent banking and adherence to safe credit practices to protect depositors and state financial prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Ver Meer
Farm Bureau
Farm Union
Chamber of Commerce
Towa
Iowa
Split between South and West over farm relief politics
The piece argues that despite talk of a united front against the New England opposition led by Coolidge, Iowa farmers rejected the Republican ticket. It suggests regional fault lines, noting the South’s peculiarities and the West’s influence by Republican power, and calls for both regions to address their own issues before seeking aid against eastern financial influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
New England
Coolidge
Iowa
Judge Runs for Congress Sparks Constitutional Clash
A district judge who ran for Congress on the Republican ticket received a majority, took a seat, and faced protests. The state judicial department cited timing and jurisdiction limits, while the attorney general ruled the judge could hold both offices, igniting critique of constitutional enforcement and redistricting practices amid party interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Supreme Court
Congress
State Judicial Department
Wallaces FarmFocus Urges Ames School To Embrace Agriculture
Wallaces Farmer endorses former president Raymond A. Pearson in urging Ames State normal to become a university with farming influence. It critiques the state board of education for lacking farmers, calls for farmer representation, and argues the Ames institution should be a premier agricultural and technical school serving both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces Farmer
Ames
Raymond A. Pearson
State Board of Education
Board of Education
the Chronicle
Hammill
John Hammill
Iowa
Iowa City
Ames School
School for Teacher Training and Arts Education
A fragment describes a school dedicated to training teachers and teaching the fine arts and cultural courses, indicating a dual focus on pedagogy and cultural education. It suggests a program combining educator preparation with arts instruction in a cultural education setting.
Eskimo igloo display and holiday gift arcade open in Puritan Drug Store window
Observations recount Case Vanden Berg crafting an Eskimo igloo from bows and cloth, with artificial snow, in the Puritan Drug Store window as a holiday display. The piece notes the display draws attention, compares it to real Eskimo houses, and mentions an arcade of gift items inside the store. It also covers town Christmas tree displays by American Legion members and various local notes about furs, skirts, the P.E.O. Sisterhood anniversary, and Red Cross chapter activity in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Vanden Berg
Case
Pella
American Legion
You Betta Quit Kickin My Dog Around
Monroe Mirror reports a November 25 coon hunt by Gurt Vander Mulen and dog Frisk. They acquired a full blood Scotch Collie near Marigold Springs after rescuing Frisk and bagging eight coons. A fur buyer offered four dollars, mistake noted as opossum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Mirror
Gurt Vander Mulen
Frisk
Gurt
Floris
D. W. Jacks
Marigold Springs
Dieleman coal mine lockout and local notices
Twenty years ago miners at the Dieleman coal mine were locked out after demanding a man to check coal weighing. A son of Mr and Mrs N Schuring, eleven, died at Otley of dropsy. Keller's Lovilia Tribune reported a $2,000 fire destroying the entire plant. Andrew Langerak left for Los Angeles to work in a clothing store. Mrs J C Mitten sprained ankle from a fall on ice. Mr and Mrs R C Payne of Rouleau Sask visit their son Dr H C Payne and family, planning to winter in Iowa. R Van der Ploeg, president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, celebrated his 70th birthday. received a gold headed cane. Henry Renaud came from Sully for business.
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Dieleman
Keller
Lovilia Tribune
Andrew Langerak
Los Angeles
R. C. Payne
Rouleau, Sask
H. C. Payne
Iowa
R. van der Ploeg
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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Phila Chronicle
Sadler Publishing CO
A. Young
Ae. Sadler
Managing Eliter
Rica
Finang
America
Monroe
Adair County
Bloomfield Democrat
P.E. . Sisterhood
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Old College
Mt. Pleasant
Mary Allen Stafford
Muscatine
Red Cross
Atwater
RADIO
Model
Ons Déel
Atwater Kent
Brug Co
Geo. Ver Steeg Black
N. Schuring
Otley
J. C. Mitten
Henry Renaud
Sully
J. E. Shultz
South Side
Broadway
W. C. VerPloeg
Farmer's Produce Building
Geo. H. Lankelma
Stat Bank
Franklin St
Res
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Main Street
Dr. C. I. Fox
Main and
Liberty Streets
J. J. Subenga
Keable Building
J. M. Cook
Bell Clothing
H. O. Wormhoudt
Dentist Office
Pella, Iowa
T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
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