Liberty highway plan routes through Muscatine to Pacific
Oskaloosa Herald reports the Liberty highway or broad way aims to run from Portland to the Pacific via Muscatine and Council Bluffs. The Muscatine Association of Commerce backs the route, with Truman Pierson as national president, planning hard surfaced links from Muscatine to Omaha and beyond under new Iowa road laws.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Oskaloosa
America
Broadway
Atlantic
Pacific
Muscatine Association of Commerce
A. J. Magnua
Illinois
Iowa Highway Commission
Council Bluffs
Truman Pierson
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Portland
New York City
Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
Washington
D. C
Moline
Rock Island
Ill
Pacific Coast
Ore
Davenport
Tri-cities
Columbus Junction
Pella
Sigourney
Des Moines
Omaha
Pierson
plang e_arnings
Hasinains
Atlantic Seaboard
Oskaloosa Herald
Judge Applegate's Home Burned In Guthrie Center Fire
The Guthrian reports Judge J H Applegate’s residence in Guthrie Center burned on a Saturday near noon, with an estimated loss around 15000. The fire started on the roof near the chimney as Judge Applegate was away in Knoxville for court. Poor water pressure hindered firefighting. insurance reportedly 3500, and wind limited spread to the single building.
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Judge Applegate
Guthrie Center
Guthrian
J. H. Applegate
Knoxville Journal
Correcting Defects Found in NYC School Children
The New York Department of Health reports over 163000 defects corrected through physical exams of city school children. It notes a drop in defects found among job applicants in 1923 versus prior years, reflecting improved screening outcomes.
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New York City
New York Department of Health
Gospel Meetings in Reform Churches Begin January 11
A two week series of Gospel meetings arranged by First Second and Third Reformed churches runs from January 11 with local preaching and singing. Overflow sessions will be at neighboring churches due to large Sunday crowds. Sunday theme at First Church is Gods Idea of Human Life with overflow at Third Church. Week subjects include Witnessing for Christ Making Life Count Christ's Claim on Men The Good News Seasons of the Soul all are invited.
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God
Christ
Collections for Chinese Missions Report and Plea for Pledges
Mrs G S Baron treasurer reports the Jubilee Fund of the Women's Board of Foreign Missions. Funds already paid include Otley Mission Society and Banner Bearers for the Girls High School Amoy China totaling 898.95 with an additional 182.10 from YWCA Central College and various churches. Pledges remain to be paid by mid month to complete the collection.
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G. S. Baron
Women’s Board of Foreign Missions
The
Reformed Church
Midnight Fire Destroys Dwelling Near Grimes Plant
A late night blaze around eleven o'clock Friday drove the family of Jacob Rook from their home near the Grimes Canning plant. The house owned by J. H. Van Vliet suffered heavy roof damage and water exposure to belongings. Rook carried insurance on household goods. Firemen arrived after a delayed alarm caused by a whistle failure. neighbors assisted the displaced family as the fire was quenched and repair plans were not yet known.
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Jacob Rook
Grimes
J. H. van Vliet
Rook
van Vark
Fire Department
Public sale of Abe Van Nimwegen assets
Public auction on Friday morning January 16 at 10 o'clock on the premises includes livestock implements and household effects from the late Abe Van Nimwegen.
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Abe van Nimwegen
Oska shoplifters held over city thefts and forgery
Two men S L Doherty and L M Gurry and Mrs Grover Nicholls of Des Moines are jailed in Oskaloosa after being linked to multiple shoplifting incidents at Mandel Style Shop and Oppenheimer Alsop. A dress and coat were found in their car and a forged $950 check bearing L C Moore’s signature was used to pay for an overcoat.
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Oskaloosa Herald
S. L. Doherty
L. M. Gurry
Grover Nicholls
Des Moines
Lee Shaver
1Erm Alsop
Oppenheimer-Alsop
Emma French
Oskaloosa
L. C. Moore
Wright
Oppenheimer- Alsop Company
John C. Whittmore
Many Children Leave School in Iowa
A study of sixteen Iowa cities shows high dropouts by grade with 84 percent leaving by eighth grade and rising percentages by higher grades. National estimates place about 1.1 million youths ages 16 to 18 who have permanently left school, and the Child Labor Committee cites roughly one million ages 10 to 15 leave school yearly to work.
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Iowa
United States
National Child Labor Committee
City Dogs Must Be Licensed In January
City Ordinance No 122 requires dog license payment during January. After January a 50 cent penalty is added. Pay license and obtain dog tag at the office of city clerk.
Democrat Leads For Recorder In Torn Election Split
After canvassing 20 precincts in the Long Brillhart race, the board found a mess in Indiana township where 30 votes for Long were not tallied and 17 other ballots counted wrongly. Long’s net gain about 47 votes could erase Brillhart’s 23 vote plurality. With 12 precincts left, outcome remains anyone’s. The error mainly due to absent voter ballot initialing. The process will take four to five more days to complete after examining about ten thousand ballots. The Knoxville Journal notes the weary attorneys and judges expect a finish.
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Indiana Township
Long
Brillhart
Sue PP
Knoxville Journal
Government insurance policies arrive for World War soldiers
A handful of twenty year endowment policies issued by the government as adjusted compensation for WWI soldiers have arrived in Pella. The payout varies by length of service and overseas time, with younger men receiving more. Rus Van Zante’s policy for 1040 dollars, dated January 1, 1945, is the first heard.
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Pella
Rus van Zante
Rus
National Guard
168Th
Relation of Education to Income Findings
Bureau of Education statisticians report the average schooling spans from 4.05 to 9.08 years in the United States. States with longer public school life show higher per capita income, while illiteracy concentrates in states with shorter schooling.
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United States
United States Bureau of Education
Hogs Stolen From Henry Vande Voort Farm Near Oskaloosa
Thieves killed and carried away several hogs from Henry Vande Voort near Oskaloosa on Friday night. Evidence of two or three carcasses on the snow indicated the loss. The hogs were loaded into a bob sled drawn by horses with small shoes, allowing tracks to be followed toward Pella. Sheriff traced the sled to Pella but lost the trail in town. thieves not yet found.
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Henry Vande Voort
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Pella
Sioux County completes graveling of primary roads
The Volksvriend of Orange City reports Sioux County has graveled all its primary roads and reduced need for an engineer. Northern counties like Northern Iowa lead in road work, while Marion lacks gravel. The paper notes Sioux’s surfacing is easier due to geography and material availability.
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Volksvriend
Orange City
Sioux County
Iowa
Sioux
Marion
Does Legislature Shape Our Schools
The Iowa General Assembly considers future required subjects for all public schools after recent mandates for Physical Training and Health Education, Citizenship Training, and vocational subjects. The writer questions if lawmakers should add new subjects now or wait until schools and normal teachers are prepared.
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41St General Assembly
Iowa
General Assembly
United States
New Chevrolet Wins Attention at New York Auto Show
The Chevrolet line drew exceptional notice at the New York Automobile Show with experts and the public admiring the beauty of the models, new semi-elliptic springs, longer frames, roomier bodies, and Duco finishes in all colors. Dealers report full production as demand surges and expect record sales for 1926.
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New York
Chevrolet Company
Chevrolet
Feeder Company Annual Meeting Held at Pella
The Garden City Feeder Company held its annual gathering with branch house men salesmen and other reps from distant points called in for year end consultation. Canadian reps have grown notably and business rose substantially with no plant shutdowns. Attendees included A A Wood Wichita John Schleich Peoria P H Thomas Columbus J A Vander Wal Minneapolis C W Troxel Sioux Falls John Jorgenson Fargo Henry Veenman Lincoln John Hughes Mason City George Schneider Washington A B Barker Regina Mr McGregor Miss Hume and others from Brandon Manitoba. A banquet at the Memorial Building in Pella hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary drew nearly two hundred. The program featured Dutch entertainment readings by Miss Jennie June Stureman and songs by Miss Edith Sedrel plus readings by Jake Van der Wort. The evening’s highlight was a keynote by Alex Miller of Washington Iowa who spoke on The Traveling Man as an Ambassador of Sunshine and criticized certain anti Catholic sentiments while praising patriotic Catholics. Continued in next column.
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Garden City
Pella
A. A. Wood
Wichita
Kans
John Schleich
Peoria
Ill
P. H. Thomas
Columbus
Ohio
J. A. Vander Wal
Minneapolis
Minn
C. W. Troxel
Sioux Falls
S. D
John Jorgenson
Fargo
F. P. van Gorp
Des Moines
Dutch Schmidt
Schmidt
Harve
Frances Sheehy
Edith Sedrel
Jennie June Stureman
Twaalf Paar Klompen
Jake van der Wort
Chronicle
Alex Miller
Washington
Iowa
Chautauqua
Lyceum
Miller
Pelle
Guali
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Otley
S. S
OSKA
Feeder Company Annual Meeting
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