Town Democrats Praise Courted Leaders and Local Needs
The piece applauds Claude Porter for U S senator and Alex Miller for governor, notes Dawes campaign roles, and argues for stronger municipal power and roads funding. It discusses Iowa political figures, urban growth in Pella, and the need for upgraded electric and water infrastructure alongside a planned state primary road bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Porter
United States
Alex Miller
Porter
Miller
Brazil Pulls Out of League of Nations Threatening Work
Brazil withdraws from the League of Nations, posing a threat to the organization’s functions amid surrounding conditions. The move raises questions about the future of collective security and international cooperation as nations reassess commitments and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
League of Nations
Iowa Debate and Detours Mark 1927 Campaign Scenes
Iowa voters face issues from federal land moves to detour signage in Pella and a heated Senate race. Brookhart and Porter loom with Steck’s backing as campaigns rehearse old feuds while hope rises for a shift in federal influence and state prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Congress
Steck
Porter
Dan Steck
Claude Porter
Senate Chamber
Dawes
Towa
Senate
Iowa
Lee County
Lyons
Fremont
Allamakee
Cummins
Iowa Politicians and Brookhart Draw Ire in Primary Debate
The bulletin critiques Haugen Ramseyer Dowell and Brookhart, noting Iowa congressmen’ past records and electability. It questions Haugen and Ramseyer’s achievements while predicting Brookhart’s ability to attract both parties’ votes and facing hungry office seekers tying to his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Haugen
Forth
Fred Biermann
The
Decorah Journal
Ramseyer
Dowell
Iowa
Brookhart
Pella
Cummins
Theodore Roosevelt
Brockhart
Porter
Marriages, sales, and retirements in a small town
Twenty years ago Harry Keller and Lillian McAdoo wed on June 16. J H Soetens sold a 45 acre farm south of town to Dirk De Bruin for 193 dollars an acre, after paying 150 per acre six years earlier. Professor H H Severn returns from Germany to Central College, while Professor Guy G Sears dies after a brief illness. RB Warren, pioneer father of J L Warren, dies in Des Moines at 77. Nineteen inmates at Knoxville state asylum escape. nine recaptured or accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Keller
Lillian McAdoo
J. H. Soetens
Dirk de Bruin
Soetens
H. H. Severn
Germany
Central College
Guy G. Sears
RB. Warren
J. L. Warren
Des Moines
Knoxville
Liberty
Nighttime band rehearsals and newborns noted in town
Recaptured, and the others got away. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ballengee June 24th. The little one is developing early musical tendencies and keeps up nightly band rehearsals until about two o'clock in the morning. J. H. Vander Linden shipped a car load of mules to St. Louis over the Wabash, paying $180 per head for twenty one animals. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lautenbach welcomed a ten-pound son born June 20th. Miss Caroline Van Vliet travels to Iowa City for a six weeks library course to prepare for duties as librarian in the new public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Ballengee
J. H. Vander Linden
St. Louis
Wabash
Richard Lautenbach
Caroline van Vliet
Iowa City
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Newton
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Oskaloosa
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the Sea Beast
A. Warner Bros
New Bedford
Melville
Alamo Theatre
Colorado Springs
City Beautiful
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Pikes Peak
Tony and
Leonard Colyn
Platte Ave
Colorado Springs, Colo
Elinor Glynn
Franklin
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Hudson
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Pella Motor CO
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