Plan To Observe Rural Life Week Declared In Iowa
Gov John Hammill proclaims October 14 to 20 as Rural Life Week urging state and local farm organizations, clubs, schools, and agencies to coordinate programs highlighting the potential of agriculture. Emphasizes soil fertility, industrial use of farm waste, and nationwide leadership from Iowa in agricultural policy. Des Moines September 12, 1929.
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Blaws
United States
Iowa
American Country Life Association
Iowa State College
Ames
Lowa
John Mill
Country Life
Sixie
State of
Jaws
Des Moines
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John Hammill
Smith
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A promotional health prompt touts weight loss for women through simple steps. It promises fat reduction, increased vigor, a shapelier figure, clearer skin and brighter eyes, claiming many women gain energy and beauty by following a plan.
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Weisel
Play on campus to aid dramatic equipment at Central
MEW suAGOS man NEAR CENTURY MAREK play has enjoyed a long run on the professional stage and we are sure it is one that will please a Pella audience. The cast includes Charles Unger Doxie Putnam Angie Rose Geraldine Sande Noord Nancy Grayce Wes selink Mrs Homans Jane Asche Sarah Jane Gerald Newgard John Leila Hindman Mary Jean nette Van Zee Blossy Cornelius De Jong Mike William Kooi Abigail with Belle Bogard Lois Smith Julia Swanson Eunice Straks Henrietta Kregel Ruth Dykstra. Central students back this undertaking and all proceeds will aid equipment for dramatic work on campus Watch for the date.
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Pella
Charles Unger
Doxie Putnam
Angie Rose
Geraldine Sande Noord
Nancy
Grayce Wesselink
Mrs. Homans
Jane Asche
Sarah Jane
Gerald Newgard
John
Leila Hindman
Mary
Jeannette van Zee
Blossy
Cornelius de Jong
Mike
William Kooi
Abigail
Belle Bogard
Lois Smith
Julia Swanson
Eunice Straks
Henrietta Kregel
Ruth Dykstra
Central
October historic events in American history
October marks key milestones from Columbus's landing on 12 1492 to major Revolutionary and Civil War events. Notable occurrences include Burgoyne surrender Yorktown naval actions and the British surrender aftermath, plus fires and deaths of Poe Webster and Lee.
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Columbus
New World
Baratoga
Burgoyne
Cornwallis
Yorktown
U. S
Chicago
Argonne Forest
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
Edgar Allan Poe
Daniel Webster
Robert E. Lee
Who Invented School in Charlemagne's Era
The piece ponders who started formal schooling and attributes blame to Charlemagne the emperor. It notes his desire to organize education and hints at a debate over whether he invented schools.
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Charlemagne
Emperor
Happenings in Southeastern Towns
Local brief notes from Southeastern towns highlight community events and routine happenings. Names and places are mentioned in passing, with no single dominant story to expand into a fuller report.
Grading Contract Awarded for Glendale Road Upgrade
The Oskaloosa Times Globe reports contracts awarded for grading 63 miles from Spring at the water works north to Dale Creek. Material will be hauled from Lacey for one machine, while the M and St L railroad adds a switch two miles south to handle the other. Gravel has been spread on the Glendale road from Stewart's corner to Union Mills, with the county and state highway commission planning further spreading up to the county line.
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Dale Creek
Lacey
Tha Place
Glendale
Stewart's Corner
Union Mills
State Highway Commission
Oskaloosa Times-Globe
Sigourney Resident In Peculiar Condition
Frank Churchill, a Sigourney resident injured in an automobile accident in the northwest part of the state, has been very ill the past two days. He was reported to have one arm in a sling and the other hand tied up, and had been seen around the square telling people he was uninjured. Monday he was unconscious part of the day.
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Frank Churchill
Sigourney
Frank
Adoption Interest in Missing Knoxville Boy Declined
Authorities in Knoxville report several residents showed interest in adopting a missing child, but officials deemed the plan inadvisable. The case continues to attract local attention as investigators pursue leads regarding the boy's whereabouts.
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Salmentee
Knoxville Journal
Train collision disrupts service near town after wreck
In the Pas Engers and mail were taken by auto tos point three miles south of town where another crew arrived with bi crew in a fete borers after the wreck. The track started immediately at 9:20 the track zi im, wt ae ee dsuile Teibune.
Albia Coach 15 Seriously Ill
Albia coach 15 is reported seriously ill, linked to L. E. Strong and A. Al in the fragmentary notice. The brief item states health concerns surrounding a local coach with limited identifying details. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
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ALBIA
Searsboro Lad Meets Instant Death In Car Accident
A lamentable accident near Searsboro, Iowa, last Sunday fore noon killed Dita Lunn, a popular Searsboro lad. Taylor of Malcolm drove his father s Ford sedan with Jimmy Lunn as passenger. They were unfamiliar with the road, speeding toward Malcolm when a bump on the approach to a bridge caused the car to overturn. Taylor escaped. Lunn died from his injuries.
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Dita
Taylor
Lunn
Tragic Scene Details Incomplete Narrative
Fragmentary text describes a man moving a boy's body to his mother's home and notes the community's recognition of the deceased and impact on his widowed mother. The passage is clearly cut and lacks full context or names.
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Bharon
Goat Farm Brings In New Stock Amid Forage Shortage
A rural farm reports bringing in goats to utilize forage resources after a period of shortage. Local producers note improved herd management and potential gains in milk and meat output for the season.
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