Inquiring Reporter Poll on Preferences for Heat or Cold
Five residents express views on weather, weighing heat and cold. L A Sents prefers mild transitional months. H J Vanden Berg favors cooler, non extreme winters. Bart Donai prefers cold, notes difficulty with heat. QO Baughman handles cold better than heat. Marvin Van Gorp likes some warmth but prefers cold for comfort.
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L. A
H. J. Vanden Berg
Bart Donai
QO. Baughman
Marvin van Gorp
Welcome Awaits Visitor To Home Town
A Marshalltown native named Streeter returns to his old town bringing good fortune after a recent visit. He becomes $166 richer as he revisits familiar streets on a short stopover, highlighting a lucky turn tied to a homecoming.
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Marshalltown
Streeter
Bank Remembers Old Customer After His Visit
W S Streeter, visiting to see his parents’ graves and arrange for an amusement company, learns Fidelity Bank recalled an old account in his name with accrued interest of 166. Streeter jokes he had forgotten the balance and appreciates the timely memory.
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Fidelity Bank
W. S. Streeter
Streeter
Knoxville Printer Dies Suddenly
W Ak Wetherall aged 50 formerly Audubon Iowa died suddenly at his home northwest of Knoxville. He was a well known Iowa printer and earlier served as a relief man on the Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ak. Wetherall
Audubon
Iowa
Knoxville
Largest Rodeo Planned for Iowa State Fair
Iowa State Fair officials announce the fourth annual state fair rodeo, a seven night event starting August 28 with $4,000 in cash prizes. Acts include bucking horse riding, bull dogging, calf roping, steer wrestling, and chuck wagon racing, with about double the livestock of prior years brought from western ranges to Des Moines. Approximately 200 contestants are expected to enter, with entry blanks already distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Science Points Way To Perfect Roast
The article explains roasting meat as a precise science driven by research and modern kitchen gadgets led by the meat thermometer. It outlines simple steps for using the thermometer in a lamb roast, from inserting it center to removing the roast when the indicator reaches the lamb mark.
How REA Handles Rural Electric Proposals Process
The Rural Electrification Administration reviews rural project proposals with engineering and legal studies. County Agent Walter Brown describes sponsor information needs, loan terms, and steps from administrator approval to President allotment, Treasury funds, and loan contract execution.
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REA
Walter Brown
Ians
Trater
Son
United States Treasury
Odd Accidents Compile Few Grim outcomes
A Vermonter James Garron searched for missing false teeth in a Massachusetts hotel and believed he swallowed them until a hospital visit revealed the teeth were turned over to authorities for restoration. An earth slide moved A J Burris’s home toward a West Virginia highway, forcing the family to evacuate. Eleven year old Alfred Zuhl was unhurt after a bicycle collision with a street sweeper buried him in dirt though he remained dirty, and a North Carolina woman recovered mobility after a chauffeur crashed into a house, sending it off its supports and prompting her quick escape.
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James Garron
Massachusetts
A. J. Burris
West Virginia
Alfred Zuhl
Michigan
Alfred
North Carolina
Sde
Unadapted Seed May Harm Soil Conservation Payments
Walter Brown warns Marion County farmers via AAA guidance against using unadapted seed for soil conservation crops. He notes regional adaptation matters for Iowa, with kudzu unsuitable for the state and alfalfa requiring lime and phosphate on some soils. He cautions that proof of program performance hinges on a good stand, else farmers risk losing payments and resources.
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Agricultural Conservation
Walter Brown
Marion County
AAA
Ace
Tlr
Tolley
Iowa
Mr. Brown
North Central
Corn Belt
Missouri
Brown
Energy rights of way provisions for construction
Provisions cover arrangements for constructing facilities, securing energy wholesale access, and obtaining easements for rights of way as needed.
Science Nibbles From the Era of Big Predictions
A translated AMA Journal note says pneumonia treatments show promise. Dr. Jeans of Iowa City touts a device detecting 95 percent Vitamin A deficiency via night vision. US Public Health tests find rain doesn't clear air impurities across 14 industrial cities. Dr Kuiper of Holland reports a 1000 ton per cubic inch dense star. German engineers foresee 600 mph bullet cars via magnetically propelled, air-suspended transit through giant rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Jeans
Iowa City
United States Public Health Service
General Kuiper
Holland
MIT Develops Radium Poisoning Treatments Now Curable
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers report new diagnostic and therapeutic methods for radium poisoning, previously deemed incurable, showing promising early results and potential clinical impact.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For Sale and Lost in Town Classified Fragments
Modern home near Park 611 Franklin Street inquire Andrew Schippers one mile south of town. Lost between Dunreath and Pella a 10 gallon steel can full of keewan for return to Sview Station. Jersey cow, good condition, phone 265. Wormhoudt Store. Used Teed Box Son Furniture.
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Park
Franklin Street
Andrew Schippers
Dunreath
Pella
Sview Station
Wormhoudt
Son Furniture
Chance For Men To Enlist In The U S Army
Colonel Milton H Taulbee recruiting for the District of Iowa seeks forty enlistments for Fort Des Moines posts. Openings include 80th Motorized Artillery and 14th Cavalry with clerks and typists needed in the Quartermaster Department. Applicants 18 to 25, single, good moral character, pass physicals. Send letters to Old Federal Building Des Moines.
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Milton H. Taulbee
District of Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Taubl
80Th Motorized Artillery
14Th Cavalry
Quartermaster Department
Army Recruiting Office
Old Federal
Town
Disinfection and science ideas spark broad claims
WATER disinfection with chlorine reportedly cuts typhoid death rates. Elk Lake Oregon sits a mile above sea level. Queen Mary space details hint at dual ships with a six foot gap. The Washington Medical School cites leprosy diet notes. A 15,000,000 volt atom smasher plan is proposed by Carnegie researchers. Princeton students form Veterans of Future Wars seeking early bonus payment. Mothers of Veterans of Future Wars establish a Vassar auxiliary. Cook County mosquito pilots plan to color and release 50 million insects to map flight ranges.
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Elk Lake
Oregon
America
United States
Washington
M. A. Truve
Carnegie Institution
Princeton
Join In With The Fine Organization Chorus
A short call to belong in a friendly group inviting earnest attention. The verse repeats enthusiasm for joining and expresses gladness in being part of the chorus. The text resembles a village song or pledge to join a community.
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