Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized for Busy Readers
A broad roundup notes a 173000 drainage project near Dyersville, paving plans for Washington and Davenport, and funds for Humboldt Legion home. It lists bankruptcies of William Light and John Dixon, fires in Red Oak Hamburg and Persia, robberies at Joyce, court actions on grand jury, and a mix of county records, honey production leaders, and Supreme Court cases. It mentions a six-town amateur baseball league plan, upcoming hangings, a midwest estate dispute, and statewide fire losses in 1921.
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Dyersville
J. A. Wasson
Panora
Iowa
City Council of
Washington
Council of
Davenport
American Legion of Humboldt
William L. Light
Green County
Red Oak
Hamburg
Persia
Joyce
John C. Dixon
Woodward Laborer
Hagmeir Brothers
Keokuk
Garber
Demitru Subeff
Alonzo Hendry
Waterloo
Hugh Curry
W. C. Williamson
Clarinda
United Presbyterians
Ray Smith
Carl Erickson
Blencoe
Smith
Carlson
Erickson
John Sevenich
West Union
Old Society of the St. John's Norwegian Church
Sarah Lynam
Sioux City
Moffit
Tipton
Atlas ‘Wheel Company
R. W. McKibben
Fayette County
G. 0. Smith
Oelwein
Bentley Consolidated School
Council Bluffs
Bentley
Pleasantine
Supreme Court
William Kubll
Liberty
E. A. Reed
Pacific Junction
Ethel Smith
Salt Lake
Frank Hendrickson
Minatara
Neb
Reed
Villisca
Clayton County
Woodbury County
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Crop Service
Fred Carr
Rock Island Railroad
Grinnell
Carr
J. W. Willett
Tama County
WH. A. Budlong
EH. R. Casebeer
Des Moines
Murs Company
Helen M. Curtis
van Buren County
Federal Aid Fund
H. W. Schultz
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Dagle Grove
Lehigh
Badger
Pilot Mound
Archie Burris
Ottumwa
Ft. Madison
Burris
Hattie Renfro Bates
Bill Olander
Eugene Weeks
Orris Cross
Ira Pavey
Harl Throst
Waukon
Joe Williams
David Strader
Sarah Armstrong
Strader
Linn County
Western Life Insurance Company
Davidson
Belle Plaine
Troy Township
Monroe County
Iowa City
Eldora
Fort Madison
Fred Porter
Office of State Auditor
Porter
Yowa Tuberculosis Association
Eugene Davenport
Sinois University of Agriculture
Kansas Becomes Free State After Bleeding Conflicts
The narrative recounts Kansas history from Coronado to statehood, noting French and U S control, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Immigrants from both sides clashed, federal troops intervened, and Lawrence and Topeka emerged amid anti slavery sentiment. Kansas joined the Union as a free state in 1861. The piece links these events to the rise of the Republican party.
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Kansas
Coronado
Louisiana
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Texas
Lieutenant Pike
Missouri
Arkansas
Leavenworth
Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society
Lawrence
Topeka
Republican Party
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Student Council Enforces Law On Campus Paths
The Student Council acts to curb campus cutting after noting uneven student disdain for the Ladies’ Auxiliary sidewalks. They resolve that no more direct cuts across the campus will be indulged in, acknowledging the auxiliary’s sacrifice and urging obedience.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Campus Conduct Leads to Public Discipline on Friday
A campus ordinance violation crackdown names five repeat offenders including professors Heemstra and Watson Del De Haan Calvin Bosch and Ruth Sikkink. They spoke on stage after chapel and others were fined as the student council urges walking on sidewalks to avoid forming hard paths.
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Heemstra
Watson
del de Haan
Calvin
Ruth Sikkink
Leota Schakel
Mary Lowry
Mildred Overman
Jake van W
Ray
Tobacco Users Are Poor Students At Grinnell College
Grinnell College officials led by President Main studied tobacco's mental effects. Non-smokers scored 48 percent versus 27 percent for smokers on a scholastic test with a zero at minus 60. Men averaged 37 percent while women averaged 44 percent. Chapel attendees outperformed those who played hockey and dorm residents fared better than non dormitory students.
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Grinnell College
Main
Tempted to Steal Subtle Thoughts From The Boston Transcript
A brief item quotes the Boston Transcript remarking on a petty purse attraction felt by a young man as he notices a purse and considers what might be inside. The line conveys a moral fragment about temptation and theft.
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Boston Transcript
The Reward of Humble Testimony for the Lord
The lesson surveys the faith of a hopeful little maid and Naaman’s cure via Elisha in Israel. It contrasts childlike trust with royal pride, urging humble witness for Christ and obedience to God over display. Authorities and scenes include Elisha, Naaman, Gehazi, and the Jordan.
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Elisha
Elijah
Kingdom of Heaven
Jehovah
D. L. Moody
Naaman
Damascus
Israel
Ben-hadad
Syria
Jordan
Jesus Christ
Charles of
Bala
British and Foreign Bible Society
R. F. Horton
Nanman
Gehazi
Frances the Leper
Philos Triumph Over Advansonians In Tight 11-7 Clash
The Central Rev reports a 11 7 basketball win for Philomathea over Advansonians after a fast 3 pm start and a 15 minute period limit due to a Philo Arethian meeting. Lautenbachs Vander Stoep led Philo offense with early 10 0 edge while Reeverts boosted Advance comeback effort.
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Philos
Advansonians
Philo-Arethian
Lautenbachs
Vander Stoep
Pats
Dutch
Reeverts
Philomathea
Debates and performances at the high school
The Sophomore class hosts debates on abolishing motion pictures and secret societies. Bessie Vander Ploeg and Gerrit Popma perform in county declamatory contest. The Do Without Club and Hi Tri notes cover a Lincoln program and a bluesy orchestra moment. Professor Pepp comedy at the high school auditorium funds an athletic shortfall.
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Bessie Vander Ploeg
Gerrit Popma
Miss Bonar
Bussey
Marion County
Pella
Bessie van der Ploeg
Lafayette
Pepp
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Donald Waechter
Garret Wormhoudt
Wormhoudt
Robert Byers
Pat
Mike Stories
Earl Vander Meide
Lincoln
Dorothy Gambell
Frances Ver Steeg
Elizabeth Butts
Bertha Plette
Helen Gaass
Pres. Waechter
M-Tri
Hi-Tri
Sophia Lautenbach
Elizabeth Bruinekool
Whispering Hope
Harry
Marie van DeHaar
Harriet Toom
Esther Kuyper
Russia
Father
Minerva