Iowa News Summary from Primghar to Des Moines
A flood of itemized Iowa notes spans Primghar voting on a memorial building, Lincoln township bond proposals for schoolhouses, Rock Valley electric plant bonds, and county road funding. Reports cover farm and dairy trends, mortgage and bank deposit shifts, school growth, and highway plans. Notes include Iowa Farm Bureau funding, alfalfa lime stone ideas, and county officer meetings in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primghar
Mahaska County
White Cloud
Sioux City
The
Loyal Order of Moose of
Davenport
Waterloo
Lincoln Township
Rock Valley
Polk County
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
Iowa
United States
August Grugu
Crawford County
State Highway Commission
Ames
C. L. Stambauer
Covington
Iowa Falls
Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery
Monticello
H. G. Armentrout
Pekin
China
Hick
Burlington
Eoseards
Wright County
Congregational Church of
Lown Falls
Chemes
Wien
Towa
Tipton Consolidated School
Tipton
Lowie Joho
Fem
Johnson
Sweet
End
Vine
G. i. Weaver
Mo. T. Krepper
Cordova Social Roundup Notes Local Travel and Visitors
Des Moines callers, sickness lists, and road conditions populate Cordova week. Residents and visitors include Hattie Johnson, Sybie Donhue, C C Core, Merriman family in Booneville, and Henry Merriman. Travel by train and team. salesmen and doctors describe calling patterns amid rough roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Williamson
Des Moines
Hattie Johnson
R. R. Emerson
Percy
Bartis Klein
R. M. Hart
Henry Merriman
Okley Calman
Baby
Bert Vander Kieft
Bill Karr
Cordova
Frank Adams
Elmer Cooper
George Daily
Wiers
Clarence Brickers
Knoxville
J. M. Hart
Clarence Core
Otley School Election Results and Local News Briefs
Otley voters reelected John Vanden Baard and Albert Sandmeier to fill seats and treasurer duties, with Morris Van Hemert not seeking another term. The note details road conditions, moves, illnesses, funerals, visitors, and a local baby birth, plus attendance at a teachers meeting and various gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
John Vanden Baard
Albert Sandmeier
Morris van Hemert
A. B. Dykstra
Connie Vanden Berg
Fifield
John Steenhoek
Prairie City
J. W. van Gorp
Anne de Vries
Grace
Grippe
Dirk Precken
Almong
Mays
Clarence Rennaud
van Gorp
Will Delona
A. Wittenberg
Gerrit Klein
Traveling salesman visits Otley for Sunday dinner
Willie Vriezelaar of Des Moines, a traveling salesman for T. H. Schintzle and Son, visited Otley with his family over Sunday and entertained his uncle, Wm. Vriezelaar, to dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Vriezelaar
T. H. Schintzle and Son
Des Moines
Otley
Wm. Vriezelaar
Oskaloosa Area Social News and Visits
Oskaloosa and vicinity residents travel and visit relatives this week. Tandy from Oskaloosa rode to Oskaloosa on Wednesday. Miss Brandt visits Pella with aunt Miss De Witt. Drill crew to start on Dave Ekenbaum farm with Art Sedrel as site awaits outfit. George McCombs and mother V B McCombs travel to Lacey to be with ill Mrs Pete Olivier. Anne Shaffer, Oskaloosa business caller, and Misses Anna De Cook and Ruby Seaman visit Vera Sedrel. Mr Evans of Oskaloosa visits Ora McCombs. George and Mrs McCombs visit Luther McCombs. Mr and Mrs John Perfect improving after illness. Verlin Sedrel visits with Robert De Cook. Community club practice postponed due to bad roads. date to be announced. Burr Oak school held last Saturday, none Monday so Miss Pennington could visit parents in Oskaloosa. Wm Brandt family spend Wednesday evening with R D Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Tandy
Henrietta Brandt
Pella
Bess de Witt
Mr. Whitlatch
Bill Wells
Dave Ekenbaum
Art Sedrel
George McCombs
V. B. McCombs
Lacey
V. B
Pete Olivier
Anne Shaffer
Oskaloosa
Anna de Cook
Ruby Seaman
Vera Sedrel
A. C. Evans
Ora McCombs
Luther McCombs
John Perfect
Miss Pennington
Wm. Brandt
R. D. Robertson
24 Football Schedule Ready at Central Ray
Central's 24 football schedule outlines seven games with one open date. Home clashes with Graceland, Penn. away games at Des Moines U, Ellsworth, Iowa Wesleyan. new Loyola University Chicago visit November 8. Spring training planned eight weeks for older and prospective players to build fundamentals before school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettering
Graceland
Penn
Tabor
Central
Des Moines University
Elsworth
Iowa Wesleyan
Loyola University
Chicago
Windy City
Big Lake
Des Moines U
Illsworth
Olwa Wesleyan
There is a title in the affairs of men
The Shield recounts a quip told by John J. Rockefeller as he quotes a Shakespeare line and asks what kind of title leads to fortune. The late John Wanamaker is noted as authority for this story, with a fatherly reply guiding him toward business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Eexecnutive Board
State Association of County Officers
John Wanamaker
John J. Rockefeller
Baseball Candidates Begin Spring Training at Central
Coach Kettering starts daily workouts for pitchers as basketball ends. Veterans from last year join hopefuls from the Freshman class to form a capable staff led by Captain Ver Heul with Rowley Hoeven Bousquet and Schoon. Infield and outfield candidates listed with a busy upcoming schedule including games against U S Bank Still Ottumwa Des Moines Parsons Ellsworth Luther and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettering
Capt
Ver Heul
Monroe
Rowley
Bussey
Hoeven
Pella
Bousquet
Riverside
Schorn
Buffalo
Rowly
Schoon
Rowland
Pershing
de Boer
Hull
Hoogeveen
Lester
Bos
Doon
Neifert
Attica
Butt
van Doorninck
van der Ploeg
Lautenbach
Walkothers
Reeverts
Stout
Punt
Orange City
U. S. Bank
Still
Ottumwa League
Des Moines
Parsons
Ellsworth
Teachers
Luther
Memorials at Central Bay Honor Henry Grotenhuis
The Central Bay notes the loss of Henry S. Grotenhuis who died after his first semester. His family funded a nurses’ room in the college hospital as a memorial, a gesture Central gratefully accepts as a token of esteem and expression of sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Grotenhuis
College Hospital
Central
Grotenhuis
Iowa Farmers Face Licenses for Wild Duck Hatching
Report notes state breeders license required before raising wild ducks by placing eggs under hens with a $10 penalty per bird. Farmers near the state game farm west of Des Moines hatch and sell wild mallards after obtaining a department permit, with local activity noted at Thanksgiving time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Department of Fish and Game
Old Lynn Place
Des Moines
Dr Coles Remembered for Gifts to Central School
Dr Coles and his circle of Central's friends expand with gifts and support. He funded Bible prizes and a new building donation. Four weeks ago Dr Hoffman visited and received a $1000 check toward the new building and a plan to send a bronze Mozart bust for the Ladies Dormitory parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ackerman Coles
A. M
Central
Dr. Coles
Dr. Hoffman
Assistant Coaches Dirks and Ostendorf Coaching Roles
Herman Dirks a Meservey Dirks senior in college assists in class team coaching and will lead spring football training. His teams showed strong basketball in the tournament and he will oversee spring football drills. Herman Ostendorf a Meservey Ostendorf junior has coached class teams refereed the class tournament and officiated at the high school and county events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Dirks
Meservey Dirks
Dirks
Herman Ostendorf
Meservey Ostendorf
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Iowa News
Coa College
Illinoia
George W. Landers
Clarinda
Page County
National Pharmacists Association
Osceola
Florida
Scott County
United Onion Growers’ Association
Pleasant Valley
John A. Beyer
R. W. Cassady
State Department of Agriculture
Jefferson County
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Humboldt
Algona
Bankers of
Iowa State College
W. C. Tyrell
Belmond
Corn Belt
C. F. Curtiss
Forest Mill
Yellow River
Allamaker County
Forest
Lowa
Charles Parsons
Iowa Society of the Friendless
Er. Varsons
Durine
University of Itowa
Otley News
Breen
John Stirneman
John Freeken
J. 2B
Vriezelaar
John de Reus
G. W. Ryke
Henrietta Gauss
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