County Supervisors Take Charge of Secondary Roads
County boards and township trustees discuss the secondary road program for the coming year. Township trustees under the Bergenian act act only in an advisory role on highway locations. About 100,000 dollars is invested annually in secondary roads in Iowa. Roughly one fifth comes from gasoline tax and the rest from tax levies. The Bergman law creates construction and maintenance funds and levies may be allocated to either fund as needed. Most counties with about 1,000 miles of secondary roads will spend much on maintenance.
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Boards of Supervisors
Tawa
Seed Testing Method for Germination at Sioux County Farm
The Sioux County Farm Bureau reports germination tests on seed corn from the late November cold affecting yields. It describes a rag doll seed tester using muslin, numbered slots, and kernel sampling to predict stand. Warm storage and seven day reading determine viability, noting even perfect germination cannot ensure a flawless stand.
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Farm Bureau
Heavy Embargo Planned on Iowa Graveled Roads
State Highway Commission to bar loads over three tons on selected graveled routes to protect roads during spring breakup. Embargo signs to be posted on roads likely to suffer frost damage, with maps published to show restricted segments and aid motorists.
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Iowa
Perio
State Highway Commission
Lump of Gold Found in Chicken Crop
Grimes of Osecola Clarke county reports a chicken brought to Bert Woods by near Oseclua yielded a small pea sized, smooth gold fragment after dressing the fowl. A jeweler confirmed the find though the source remains unclear whether from gravel mixed in cement or a tooth filling lost.
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WMC
Grimes
Osecola
Clarke County
Bert Woods
Oseclua
Dickson
Mr. Dickson
Iowa Leads The World In Number Of Telephones
Iowa reports 454 743 telephones, an average one per 6.3 persons, per the Department of Commerce. California follows with 14 752 telephones and one per 6.2 persons, Illinois 1 114 747 with one per 6.6, while Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania show higher per person counts.
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Iowa
Towa
Department of Commerce
California
Minois
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Renart
Card of Thanks for Help During Illness and Death
We thank friends and neighbors for help kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of our father and Mrs John Blankespoor Min and Mrs E Blankespoor.
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John Blankespoor
Min
E. Blankespoor
Minister Slighted During Leeds Bank Robbery
Leeds suburb of Sioux City, the Olivet Presbyterian pastor Mr McIntesel unknowingly courted danger when, in a hurry to reach downtown, he briefly approached the van at the bank scene. Five bandits fled the bank and jumped into a car, leaving him irritated but unhurt.
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Leeds
Sioux City
Tew
Alm
Mointoseh
Olivet Presbyterian Shurch
Che Rey
McTntesel
Belutioe
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