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Town News Items of Interest for Easy Readers
A survey of local items recounts drownings including Charles Bartlett in Casper and other tragedies. farm and livestock notes cover cattle sales by George Pulver, corn prospects near Knoxville, and wild-bee stings on a Maquoketa farmer. Local officials discuss air mail land plans, fires, floods, accidents, and rising Des Moines taxes and property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Charles Bartlett
Atlantic
Casper
Wyoming
Knoxville
George Pulver
Earlville
Chicago
Shenandoah
Delaware County
Grover C. Jackson
Mapleton
University of Oklahoma
George A. Retmcke
Muscatine
Knights Templar of
Iowa
Iowa City Commercial Club
Francis L. Connor
Anamosa
Martin Teshak
Ma‘quoketa
James Pederson
Westeb P
Clinton County
Ole Leeson
Callope
Tingley Manufacturing Company
D. Boone Hatfield
Carroll County
Riche C. M
St. P
Albert Vevem
Iowa City
Carnegie
West Council
Clarke Millgat
Reavoner
Babe Linn
van Meter
George Bently
Council Bluffs
Lake Manawa
Colfax
Cedar Rapids
Rose Blankle
James Benshelk
Pires
Wther Stansberry
Clifford Edwards
Coalfield
Miller's Creek
Eddyville
Sreck Bank
Internal Revenue Department
Alfred Freshour
Young
Corning
Burlington
GHA
Melrose
Russell
Soldiers Home
John Myers
Des Moines
Cottage Grove Avenue
William H. Hamilton
Ames
Hamilton
Company Co
Ninth New York Infantry
Oskaloosa
County Wool Growers Association
Claus Bilelenberg
Schleswig
Bielenberg
Schywig
Kiron
George 8. Dick
State Department of Public Instruction
Towa
Charles Heldridge
Milford
Heldridge
State Park Conservation Board
Palisades
Juliue F.breitenstein
Buling