Air mail route change rumors stir Cedar Rapids interest
E M Height visiting Cedar Rapids fuels talk that the Iowa City air mail station may shift routes through Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Chamber official C D Manson denies plans to claim Iowa City concessions, notes cities seek prestige and emergency landing fields remain limited to emergencies. Salvation Army Major Penfold outlines parole efforts and weekly prison services with ongoing corps inside prisons nationwide.
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E. M. Height
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
C. D. Manson
Chamber of Commerce At
Towa City
Towa
Penfold
Iowa
Salvation Army
Army
Salvation Army Conducts Prison Sunday Services
Representatives of the Salvation Army took full charge of services at state institutions including Fort Madison Anamosa Rockwell City and Mitchelvile as well as eighteen county hostiles presenting character and inspirational talks on annual prison Sunday March 10 many revival services were conducted.
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Salvation Army
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Rockwell City
Mitchelvile
Maizwood Company Buying Cornstalks for Wallboard
Maizwood company in Dubuque is the sole factory in Iowa making wallboard from corn stalks. Local counties supply raw material with Grady county shipping 2,500 tons in 15 to 18 carloads. About 2,000 acres yielded stalks. workers were paid 40 to 60 cents per hour. Farmers earn $1.50 per ton, with profit in preparing stalks for shipment.
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Maizwood Company
Dubuque
Towa
Grady County
Highway Commission May Straighten Many Primary Roads
The Town Supreme court upheld state highway control power to relocate primary roads and condemn right of way under the state highway control act. In Boone county an appeal from Judge Clock’s decision by W D Jenkins aimed to block shortening and straightening the Lincoln highway between Boone and Ogden. Justice William D Evens wrote that primary roads run from limit to limit and are not county or sectional. control is vested in the state highway commission, not county boards.
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Town Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Clock
Boone County
W. D. Jenkins
Lincoln Highway
Boone
Ogden
Wiliam D. Evens
Supreme Court
State
Hghway Commission
County Boards of Supervisors
What Will Conditions Be 25 Years Hence
During a special legislative session speakers imagined future travel. They cited Col. Lindbergh praising an electro magnet as a gasoline substitute for airplanes and possibly cars, arguing highway use could decline as travel shifts to air power. Predicting 25 years ahead, paved highways might be unnecessary.
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Col. Lindbergh
Hense
Iowa Farm Activities Ahead of Last Year Report
CoD Reed director of the Town weather and Crop Service issued crop report March 28 noting earliest in years. Much oats sown in March and plowing seeding proceeding with diligence. ground in prime condition. Corn shipped into counties where last year’s crop failed. in Delaware county over 200 cars received, seed corn tests show no trouble from poor seed.
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Cod. Reed
Townweather ‘and Crop Service
Delaware County
Nebraska
Kansas
Wealthy Recluse Bequeaths One Fourth to Methodist Church
Karl W. Bol of Rock Rapids reports that Wm H McDougal a wealthy recluse died in Kanawha Town leaving about 300000 in assets including 1410 acres free from encumbrance and 70000 in personal property The will left one fourth of the estate to a Northwest Town Conference annuity fund The conference treasurer Q P Miller received 52500 in cash recently and within three days 30000 was invested with the remainder to be invested soon
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Karl W. Bol
Rock Rapids
Wm. H. McDougal
Kanawha
Northwest Town
the Methodist Church
Q. P. Miller
Study shows lower death rate from alcohol in big cities
Miss Cora Frances Stoddard of National AV analyzes 20 largest American cities noting 445 fewer alcohol deaths in seven years since 1917. The report cites a 46 percent drop in alcohol related deaths by 1926 versus pre prohibition, and cites insurer data from Metropolitan Life and New York Life.
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No. TU
Cora Frances Stoddard
National AV. A7
in_surance
Arthur Hunter
New York Life Insurance Company
Doon News Items Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Doon notes list Dr. Bird moving his office to the building next to the Postoffice. Florence Klock visits Doon friends Medway and Tuesday. Families Jackson, Mann, and Klovstad relatives travel to Peterson Iowa and Rock Rapids. Clara BKlutman heads to Inwood for future employment. Swanson and Trigg households visit Sunday. Kahlens Lewis and Martha Lewis visit Rock Rapids. Miller family also in Rock Rapids. Junior Class Play Cyclone Sally draws strong attendance and praise. Visses and Kradenier join Rock Rapids visit.
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DOON
Bird
John Mason
Postoffice
Florence Klock
Sioux Falls
Doon Friends
Medway
J. J. Jackson
Frances
Vélma
Frances Mann
Peterson
Iowa
Andrew Klovstad
Hazel
Beulah Buis
Marie Trower
Rock Rapids
Clara
Bklutman
Inwood
Hendriena
Whythe
Geraldine Visses
Patricia Kradenier
Ireton and Vicinity News Brief Items
Harold Beermink underwent a tonsil operation at Sacred Heart Hospital Le Mars last week. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Hooks and their children visited at the P De Jager home Sunday and Monday. Pete and John Haverhall shipped four carloads of cattle Tuesday and drove to Sioux City for the sale. Mrs BR 8 Miller and Mrs F M Taylor drove to Orange City Friday for a girls club leaders training school conducted by Miss Bauer from the extension service at Ames. Morris Kinter is a guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Kinter while attending Morningside. Mr and Mrs Oren Riter of Hawarden were Sunday callers at the J Riter home. Mr and Mrs Stewart Brodie of Le Mars visited here Sunday and Monday. Miss Edith Bohline of Glidden Town was a guest of her sister over the weekend.
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Ireton
Extension ‘Service Department
Ames
Morris Kinter
Morningside
Fred Kintey
Oren Riter
Hay Warden
J. Riter
Stewart Brodie
le Mars
Edith Bohline
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ACTHA
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East Side
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George O'Brien
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