Farm Bureau Holds 1928 Knoxville Meeting And Plans
At Knoxville the annual Farm Bureau gathering laid out 1928 officers and directors, naming W. A. Hollowell as president and Clyde Darnell as vice president plus S. A. Roberts secretary and S. L. Walker treasurer. The meeting approved major 1928 projects for 4-H and Girls Clubs, soil, swine, marketing, and livestock demonstrations, and outlined service programs including fertilizer trials, seed certification, pest control, orchard spraying, rodent control, vaccination schools, cow testing, poultry records, and farm accounting, with a goal of expanding county club work and a summer Ames tour for 500 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Court House
Knoxville
W. A. Hollowell
Clyde ‘Darnell
S. A. Roberts
S. L. Walker
C. S. Harvey
East Knoxville
L. T. Newton
West Knoxville
Peter Tusseling
Lake Prairie
Clyde Wright
Union
Ora Welch
Franklin
Charles Beechout
Indiana
Ralph Hart
Liberty
N. J. Ruple
Clay
Blaine Core
Pleasant Grove
E. E B. Goff
Dallas
Waldo McCorkle
Washington
Oscar Hodgson
Swan
John Vanden Board
Summit
F. E. Brown
Red Rock
Jesse Hegwood
Polk
E. C. Andrews
Franklin Township
O. L. Stroud
Imere and Girls Clubs
Cow Test Association
Cow Test Association: Complete the Organization of A Cow Test Association
Ames
Smallpox costs cited by state health official in Iowa
Dr. Henry Albert notes 1926 saw over eleven hundred smallpox cases with quarantine costs and nursing expenses, and Cedar Rapids averages 164.22 dollars per case for smallpox, scarlet fever, or diphtheria. He advocates universal vaccination for infants and revaccination for exposed or at risk individuals, detailing vaccine reactions and immunity.
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Towa
Henry Albert
Cedar Rapids
Albert
Department of Health
John the Baptist and Jesus in Mark and Isaiah context
Sunday School lesson introduces Mark as gospel focusing on Jesus in action with John the Baptist as forerunner. Discusses Mark's authorship, audience, and style, compares Matthew and Luke, and notes prophetic links from Malachi and Isaiah about making paths straight. Mentions Paul and Barnabas dynamics and Mark’s role in early church history.
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David
God
John the Baptist
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
John
Christ
Jesus Christ
Baptist
The
Heavenly Voice
Paul
Mark
Peter
Barnabas
Marcus
Philemon
Timothy
Matthew
Luke
Malachi
Isaiah
Nathan
My trip to Chicago with the 4 H delegation
James Rees recounts a Rock Island Railroad funded trip to the International Live Stock Show and National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Iowa led with 147 delegates among 1,300 youths from 44 states and Canada, touring stock yards, packing plants, museums, spies towers, and banquets from Des Moines to the Hotel La Salle. He thanks the railroad and county agent for making the trip possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rees
Pleasantville
Rock Island Railroad Co
Des Moines
Chicago
Hotel la Salle
Canada
Iowa
Sears & Robuck Co
Wilson & Co
Armour
Morrison Hotel
Field Museum
Hotel Sherman
Argo Refining
Argo
Ill
Tribune Tower
Spy Glases
Lincoln Park
International Harvester Co
International Harvester Company
Notable Women in Arts and Feats Across Nations T
Women compete in radio and opera contests across the United States and Britain. Agnes Davis, 23, wins 5000 dollars, a gold medal, and two years tuition in a national radio contest in New York. Myra Allison, 81, of Indianapolis travels 80000 miles yearly by road and air and eyeing future airplane purchase. Elsie Boardman, London, earns ovation as Carmen with the British National Opera Company. Lady Malcolm of England leaves 276000 dollars for charity including oat meal drinks for horses. Anita Loos, author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, reportedly drafting a sequel But They Marry Brunettes. Anna Vrana of California posts 11 seconds for 100 yards, seen as a rising sprint star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Davis
Denver
Atwater-Kent
New York
Myra Allison
Indianapolis
Maryland Gazette 200 Years Observed at Annapolis
A Maryland Gazette exhibit marked two centuries since its 1762 origins. Items illustrated show early news and ads including witchcraft executions in Vienna and a slave's punishment. An advertisement announced sale of about 200 slaves. The issue celebrated a royal birth and noted the paper's long, sometimes suspended, run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Gazette
Annapolis
Vienna
George IV
Librarian of Congress
Des Moines Ottumwa Keokuk Train Schedule Frieght Note
Train numbers and routes shown for Des Moines with Ottumwa Keokuk and Bodan connections. Local freight rules require shipment by 5:00 p m the previous evening. Some trains operate daily while others run on limited schedules and carry passengers.
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Neo Ir
CMB
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Bidonan
Wabash Time Table for Howell Iowa Westbound Limited
The Wabash timetable lists westbound and eastbound Limiteds for Howell with nonstopping notes and Harvey stop times. Local freights 70 and 71 carry passengers from Howell, typically arriving around 11 00 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. on alternate days.
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Howell
Iowa
Harvey
Aberdeen man shoots self after dream of death
After telling his wife he had dreamed he would die, David Murray of Aberdeen Scotland rose and shot himself dying instantly in the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jess
Amos Wells
Jesus
Ray
Son of
David Murray
Aberdeen
Scotland
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Farm Bureau Exchange
Marion County
Gladstone
Pelouhet
Black City
William L. Watkinson
Jordan River
Jericho
Joshua
Jordan
J. A. Lapham
Miles
Elvir
Staips
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Elsie Boardman
London
Carmen
British National Opera Company
Malcolm
England
Anita Loos
Anna Vrana
California
Chevrolte
White Way Auto CO
Pella, Iowa
High Ave
West
Oskaloosa
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