County Board Proceedings August 15 1929
The Marion County Board met with all members present to receive bids for graveling county and township roads. Fred Nodosovich was awarded the lowest bid. Items 1 3 5 6 were awarded by boards. item 4 University Street in Pella not awarded. A temporary transfer of 15000 to the Bridge Fund was approved for Howell bridge reconstruction with return planned within a year. The Board adjourned to September 2, 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nodosovich
Slater
Iowa
H. F E. Clark
F. W. Reynolds
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines River
University Street
Pella
Peter Tysseling
Homer E. Clark
Flw. Reynolds
County Road Fund
County Bridge Fund
Howell Bridge
Marion County
iSona
Trans Bridge Fund
Peter Tusseling
Fred QO. Hall
Fred O. Hall
Orpheum Des Moines Opens Week With Side Street Screen
At the Orpheum Theatre Des Moines the winter season begins with the new Radio Pictures release Side Street featuring the Moore Brothers in a New York family drama. Also on the bill Goss and Barrows perform Good Morning Lady, plus Don Valerio and Virginia Diaz as wire dancers. Four Devils, starring Janet Gaynor, opens Sunday September 22 through Tuesday with a star cast including Mary Duncan Charlie Morton and Farrel McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Des Moines
Talking Pictures
Radio Pictures
Moore Brothers
Side Street
Forty-ninth Street
New York
Tom
Matt
Owen
Goss
Barrows
Don Valerio
Italy
Virginia Diaz
RKO Va
Janet Gaynor
Sanday
Murnau
Mary Duncan
Charlies Morton
Farrel McDonald
Barry Norton
Nancy Drexel
Udevalle
Circus Romance and Vaudeville Then and Now
Miss Gaynor stars in a circus tale where a sweetheart is stolen by an audience member. Old clown Mc Donald fathers a quartet of aerial youths, with a top tent finale and high photography. Ethel Parker and Fred Babb headline a vaudeville bill titled Bits of Personality, plus Col Fred Lindsay novelty. Winnifred and Mills perform an original divertissement, Pathe News and shorts complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gaynor
McDonald
Great Heights
Ethel Parker
Fred Babb
Phillipine
Fred Lindsay
Winnifred
Mills
Pathe News
Flaugh Recovering After Runaway Accident Near Gescport
James Flaugh, 32, remains under treatment at Mater Hospital after a runaway wagon crash last Tuesday. He suffered a broken pelvis when his front team bolted and toppled him. the rear team then stepped on him. Flaugh, reportedly remarried, is recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Flaugh
Mater Hospital
Flaugh
Gescport
Faagh
Accident injures visitors and locals in Des Moines area
A Des Moines man Ivar Attica and his brother were traveling to Alia for Labor Day when an altercation near a site caused a fall. Attica sustained four fractured ribs and a large forehead scar but no lasting injuries are expected. In Dallas John Perry and nearby farmer John Glover underwent appendectomy last Thursday. both are recovering. Lydia Brady received goitre surgery over Monday and is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aikeworth
Noa
Eman Cugu
Ivar Attica
Berrinus
Des Moines
Alia
Harrison
John Perry
Dallas
John Glover
Lydia Brady
Pig Crop Train Draws Big Crowd in Knoxville
In Knoxville Iowa on June 18 about 1500 visitors flocked to the Burlington Pig Crop Special stopping at 9:00 p.m. The event promoted profits from larger sows and efficient barns, drawing a diverse audience and highlighting agricultural progress. The Chicago newspaper affiliate coverage accompanied the tour.
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Knoxville
Vsc
Afawipa
Burlington
Chicago
Scrlnecan & Quincy
Swine Train Tour Promotes Profits for Iowa Farmers
A Burlington railroad led outreach train through southern Iowa with speakers from the Burlington, extension service and Iowa State College. The trip showcased hog production methods, sanitation, and market planning, emphasizing steady swine production to stabilize profits. Experts urged litter marking, reuse of sows, proper feeding, vaccination, and cleanliness to reduce losses and improve gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Farm
Burlington
H. Ford
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
Val Kuska
Omaha
Walter Remley
St. Louis
Remley
Burlington Road
Rex. Beresford
Extension Service
Iowa State College
P. Cc. Taff
J. A. Barger
Iowa Bureau of Animal Industry
Rex Beresford
E. L. Quaaife
Ellis Rail
Roy Snyder
K. W. Stouder
J. O. F. Price
Cholera Central
Towa
J.C. Galloway
Arthur Clyde
Ahd
PL Milken
Nanafeetanens” Associa Ile
Pigs Raise Concerns at Farm Exhibit and Prices Fluctuate
The report discusses cyclical price changes in pork, noting three year averages and production responses. George Bycroft of Adams County shows breeding stock with pigs weighing about 300 pounds at 6 1/2 months, including cross bred Chester White sows mated to a Poland China boar. C Verwers of Van Wert exhibits full siblings to Iowa pig crop contest winners. An exhibit on diseased pigs illustrates poor conditions, while a movable hog house model and water supply innovations are displayed. A Kansas City bootlegger case ends the list of topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewe
Burlington
Twenahr
Iowa
Mr. Quaife
Mgr
Beresford
Professor McDonald
Mr. McDonald
Stouder
Doctor Stouder
Quaife
Galloway
Mr. Galloway
The
Agricul
Tural
George Bycroft
Adams County
Mystery Millionaire Actor Found Dead After Indictment
A wealthy theater figure, once cited by writers as a model of glamour, faced murder charges after a grand jury indictment. The following day he was found dead in his hotel room with a self-inflicted pistol wound, ending speculation about his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bler
Very sudden high tide on a high
A brief notice reports a sudden rise in tide impacting local shoreline. The event disrupted coastal activities and prompted warnings from authorities about waves and hazards to residents and visitors. No injuries or damages cited in readable text.
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Proceedings of County Board
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Rochester
Jefferson Transportation Co
Harrison Gere Meane
Numsaugh
High Ave
West Oskaloosa
Oppenheimer-Alsop CO
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Delta Press
Oskaloosa
Joe Kegley
Pennington & Mateer
Lester Butler
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