Central College opens with plans for fall work
State Historical Society College opens September 14 with registration on Monday and Tuesday September 12 and 13. Miss Margaret Mennenga of Belmont arrives to study with Prof Sadler, while Prof Woodford reveals big plans for Central College Orchestra next year. A Booster Picnic was held at Sioux Center with glee club support, and local students anticipate piano and music classes before the start of the term.
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Margaret Mennenga
Belmont Town
Sadler
Mennenga
Reformed Church
Belmont
George Gosselink
Theu. V. R
Woodford
Central College
Sioux County
Central
Sioux Center
Penant
Miss Firth
Bromley Smith
Wichita
Kansas
Pella
Loyde Hillyer
Howell Station
Abcess
Sunnyside
Carl Byers
Glee Club
Arie Vander Stoep
Woost Borgman
Heine Ver Steeg
George Dowstra
Hospers
First Reformed Church
George
John R. Mulder
Southern Iowa Breeders Picnic Planned At Braywood Farms
The Southern Iowa Breeders Association schedules a public picnic at Braywood Farms near Oskaloosa on August 3 from 11 to 7. Breeders, families, and club contestants invited, with judging, music, and contests led by I M Reed George Ruby J G Lytle and others.
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Iowa
Cleo Ferguson
J. B. Lytle
L. W. Shaw
George Ruby
G. W. Shockley
Thomas J. Bray
I. M. Reed
Braywood Farms
Southern Iowa Breeders’ Association
Harry Cameron
J. G. Lytle
Chas Hutchinson
Oskaloosa
Plan of Lower Freight Rates In Midwest Conference
Iowa officials plan a joint Midwest case for freight rate reductions to the Interstate Commerce Commission. A state conference at the state house July 28 will gather farmers shippers of grain and hay with representatives of rail concerns. A Chicago meeting formed a subcommittee to prepare a concise showing of grain industry conditions for the August 16 Washington hearing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. H. Henderson
Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
State House
Henderson
State Railroad Commission
Chicago
Interstate . Commerce Commission
Washington
Charles Webster
Iown Board of Railroad Commissioners
Commerce
Marion County Fair at Knoxville August 8 to 12
Marion County Fair returns to Knoxville August 8 through 12 with strong Iowa ties. Organizer C M Gilson leads a big effort featuring T Fred Henrys Band, nightly fireworks, and a top notch racing program with 5000 dollars in purses. Livestock and agriculture exhibits offer 13500 dollars in premiums, plus daily acts and chariot races before the grandstand.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa
C. M. Gilson
T. Fred Henry
Des Moines
Miss Bess Synhorst Visits Des Moines Sister
Miss Bess Synhorst returned from a year and a half in California and the Hawaiian Islands where she continued nursing. She went to Des Moines Friday to visit her sister Mrs. J C Rhynsburger and husband.
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Bess Synhorst
California
Hawaiian Islands
Des Moines
J.C. Rhynsburger
Old Time Mystery Cleared In Peterson Murder Case
A 19 year old unsolved crime in Blairsburg Iowa resurfaces as Willis Peterson is arrested by Polk county Sheriff for the murder of his brother and sister Lena and Thomas Peterson. The case drew in heavy local attention with the mother alleging the crime to her pastor and the claim spurring newspaper coverage. Wilma Vande Geest, patient at the children's hospital in Iowa City, returns home improved after an operation.
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Peterson
Willis Peterson
Blairsburg
Winfred Robb
Polk County
D. ‘Winfield Thompson
Lena
Thomas Peterson
Wilma
Joe Vande Geest
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Seed Co Fire in Clarinda Destroys Elevator and Warehouses
A Friday blaze in the A. A. Berry Seed Company seven story steel elevator in Clarinda Iowa caused nearly 250000 in damage. The fire gutted two adjoining three story brick and concrete warehouses likely starting from a short circuit at the top of the elevator shaft. The loss was partially insured. The firm is described as the largest mail order seed house in the world with a million dollar annual business.
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Clarinda
Iowa
A. A. Berry Seed Company
Belated Fourth of July Celebration at Home
Ivan and Kathleen Sadler postponed their holiday due to Kathleen’s illness and held a belated celebration on Thursday evening with Uncle Billy. Fireworks sparked big noises and sparklers lit the dark sky while everyone stayed safe and uninjured.
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Ivan
Kathleen Sadler
Kathleen
Uncle Billy
Third Reformed Women’s League Bazaar
The Women’s League of the Third Reformed Church will hold its first Annual Bazaar in the church basement at 2:00 p.m. on August 5. Everyone is invited. Mrs. G. Gosselink Jr., Secretary.
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Women's League of the Third Reformed Church
G. Gosselink, Jr
Pilferer's hoard found behind store shed
M Vander Linden found a looted stash in a coal shed behind his store after returning from vacation. The items include cigars rifle ammunition several hammer No belonging property turned over to the marshal. Merchants identified some pieces as from their shops and officials suspect pilfering occurred while stores were open with the shed as a concealment point.
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M. Vander Linden
van der Linden
The Disaster of Nov 1920 and Republican Normalcy
A Deco rah Journal opinion condemns Republican policies since 1921 linking farm price declines wages cuts and unemployment to the 1920 election. Names Lodge Penrose Newberry Harvey Hearst are cited as unpatriotic partners in governance. News notes Harriet Frush and Frances Vander Linden depart for Lake Geneva Wisconsin for a girls Sunday school conference lasting about two weeks.
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Republican Party
Wilson
America
Lodge
Penroise
Newberry
Harvey
Hearst
Decorah Journal
Harriet Frush
Frances Vander Linden
Lake Geneva
Wis
Public School Health Report from Miller County
Mary A. Curldy, County Nurse, presents the second annual report on in home visits and school care from 1920 to 1921, covering 1417 pupils examined and 2584 physical defects found or corrected. The report urges rural water supply, school lunches, and hygienic improvements, urging teachers and boards to provide towels.
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Miller Press
Miller
S. D
Dick van Zante
Red Cross
van Zante
J. H. Cole
Pellai
Pella
Mary A. Curldy
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Legion Boys
Gold Star Post
Gold Star Post No. 89
American Legion
Skunk River
Gary Vogelaar
Legion
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Spirit Lake
Women’s ‘Auxiliary
The
State’ Historical Society
Jim
Jimmy
Marion County Fair
Seed CO
Public School Health Report
South Dakota
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