Free Baby Clinics to Be Held in Marion County
A series of free baby clinics organized by the Division of Maternity and Infant Hygiene at State University will run from July 30 to August 4 across Attica Otley Dunreath Gosport Franklin and Pleasantville. Clinics welcome babies under two and examine children aged two to seven who are underweight or not perfectly well. private exams with limited attendees and parental presence are emphasized.
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Marion County
Division of
The
State University
Women’s Department
Marion County Farm Bureau
Ryke
Otley
Summit Township
Otley School District Plans Special Bond Election
Notice to Otley Marion county Iowa electors announces a special election at Otley Savings Bank on August 20 1928 from 1 to 6 pm. The ballot asks whether the district should issue bonds totaling 16000 for a school house site and building and equipping a school house. Secretary T H Kaldenberg Jr signs as the school board official.
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Otley Independent
Otley
Marion
Iowa
T. H. Kaldenberg, Jr
Otley Correspondence Reports Local Happenings
Richard Drost of Vriezelaar and Drost buys lots in Vrieze laar estate and plans a home. Renaud family returns from a two week trip to northwestern Iowa and Dakota. Van Speren family back from Colorado and Nebraska. Miss Mary Heemstra sustains severe burns. recovering. Will and Jimmie Vriezelaar lose two milk cows in quick succession. Harvesting and threshing under way. Fifield section crew car-train crash injures two. one fracture, others with cuts. G Vander Kieft home under diphtheria quarantine. Leonard ill but not seriously. Renaud and McKeever trips to Oskaloosa. Delis Van Zante family reunion on old home place.
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Fifield
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Lewis
Man From Mahaska Bucks Road Trolls Michigan Law
A Mahaska County man travels through Michigan and Illinois using a Michigan license to drive home. He speeds on a sparkling road in Illinois and is stopped by a motorcycle officer who jokes about Michigan drivers. The officer lets him go after noting the license, warning to slow down. The tale ends with the driver continuing home.
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Mahaska County
Michigan
Illinois
Big bullfrogs found in Cedar river bayou near Iowa City
University of Iowa professors H C Horack and Frank Horack report a discovery six miles south of Iowa City in a Cedar river bayou. The nonnative bullfrogs far exceed size of local species and are noted for their deep guttural croak.
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Cedar River
Iowa City
H. C. Horack
Frank Horack
University of Iowa
Keeping the Boy on the Farm
An essay argues that farm boys often leave for the city due to allurements of urban life. It notes that modern farm conveniences and steady rewards can persuade youths to stay, boosting productivity and family fortunes. The piece cites Iowa meatpacking scale and Polk County stats, plus a road detour near Otley and Pella.
Pershing Man's Car Kills Lovilia Man
John Coons a 40 year old coal miner from Lovilia Ia died at Dr Yocum hospital after injuries from an automobile crash four miles east of Chariton Saturday night E W Pierce of Pershing Ind driver of Coons car was badly cut but expected to live He was arrested for reckless driving while under the influence of intoxicants and manslaughter charges may follow
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Chariton
John Coons
Lovilia
Dr. Yocum Hospital
E. W. Pierce
Pershing
Coons
Pierce
Joe Piper
Piper
Gas On Stomach May Cause Appendicitis
Constant gas causes inflammation which may involve the appendix. Simple glycerine buckthorn bark etc or Adlerika helps any case gas on the stomach in ten minutes. Most medicines act only on lower bowel but Adlerika acts on both upper and lower bowel and removes all gas and poisons. Ideal Pharmacy in Otley by R. V. McKeever Druggist.
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Otley
R. V. McKeever
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Attica
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Hamilton
G. W. Ryke
Dunreath
Harrison LeGrand
Monroe
Gosport
C. W. Hunt
Knoxville
Columbia
Franklin
Mary Holland
Pleasantville
Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Otley Clinic
Otley, Iowa
Otley Motor CO
Richard Drost
Vriezelaar & Drost
Vriezelaar
Peoria
Harry Renaud
Nancy
Robert
Dakota
O. van Speren
Colorado
Nebraska
Mary Heemstra
Will
Jimmie Vriezelaar
G. Vander Kieft
Leonard
Clarence Renaud
R. P. McKeever
Oskaloosa
Delis van Zante
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Polk County
Pella
Ies
H. L. Renaud
Otley Savings Bank
Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich
J. B. Vriezelaar & Son
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