Automobiles reshape Des Moines historic sites into parking spaces
The Rock Valley Bee notes how cars transform the city core. Historic hotels like Mtorn House and Sabin House become parking stations. The former Iowa State Register site near Kirkwood and other landmarks now host autos, illustrating broad changes from the automobile era.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Register
Kirkwood
Giana Operta
Berchel
Dolliver
Salfisger
Autems- Viles
Sabin
Oriui
Rodtsevelt
Deportation of Mexican laborers highlights harsh summer season
Fragmentary report notes Mexicans employed in sugar beet districts of northern Texas are sent home at public expense. A family of 12 was repatriated from Manely with six winter charges, while relief groups in Texas provided reduced rates and food to cover their journey back to Mexico.
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Towa
Mexico
Manely
Royal n. Holtraghi in Brisk Demand ook
A fragmented report notes brisk demand involving Royal n. Holtraghi and mentions Feldman for va with State College engineering Stes and a department. The text references a legislative move mandating teaching in public schools and a county battle over immigrant or state school matters amid a broader education push.
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Royal N. Holtraghi
Feldman
State College Engineering Stes
Lowa
Professor Holbrook Addresses Iowa Audiences for Free
Prof Holbrook has delivered his address over 3000 times to Iowa audiences, with local communities paying only expenses while the College of Ames donates his services for the state's benefit as the weather warms.
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Holbrook
Iowa
College of Ames
Father of Scientific Wrestling in Iowa Visits the State
Farmer Burns, famed trainer of Frank Gotch and other champions, toured Emmetsburg and Graettinger Iowa. He lives in Omaha where he runs a school of athletic instruction. At 71 he remains robust with a slight limp from an old leg injury. He preserves a full set of teeth and avoids tobacco alcohol and heavy meats. He also visited Rock Valley last summer during Watermelon Day.
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Iowa
Bagus
Frank Gotch
Emnetsburg
Graettinger
Omaha
Farmer Burnis
Burns
Rock Valley
A Practical Plan Aiding the Hungry in Dorsing Iowa
O A Swith city marshal outlines a plan to aid tramps by having them prepare their own meals at the hall. He solicited funds totaling 312 dollars for food purchases. Local businessmen pledged weekly support, and he reports a typical daily meal distribution of six to ten men unless severe weather interrupts.
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O. A. Swith
Dorsing
Iowa
Farmers Union Meeting in School House District 4
A Farmers Union meeting will be held in the school house in District No. 4, Stonk Township, on Monday, January 4. Peter Winkel and Peter De Vaies will be the principal speakers. All are welcome to attend. the meeting opens at 7:00 P. M.
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Farmers Union
Stonk Township
Peter Winkel
Peter de Vaies
Mr. Palmer
Quips and curios from a busy day in town
A bank teller asks a customer what he desires and the man replies golf but seeks a check cash. A husband notes his wife’s puff makes a fine shoe brush, and a Los Angeles dog inherits 5000 dollars. Various witticisms on money, literature, and plans fill the page with local newspaper mood.
Fragmentary medical note on patient care and recovery
A doctor records a conversation with Mrs. Kelly about Vand’s condition. The patient reportedly had a dry fever reading, a blood pressure device used, and received hot beer as treatment before returning to work.
Community notes reflect holiday generosity and upcoming events
A Rock Valley note details a charity receiver declining paid work, recalling a hard year with mixed profits. Santa Claus figures and the American Legion distribute gifts near the square as the community prepares for a January 27 and 23 benefit at the Orpheum Theatre for the local library. The show features historical figures and promises both interest and value. A spring rain left the ground soaked and waterlogged.
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Alexander Hamilton
Orpheum Theatre
Beneft
U. S
George
Washington
Allander Hamilton
Weather Confounds December With Spring Like Warmth
December ends with unusual rain and unseasonal warmth as forecast for the month proves erratic. The narrator notes crossed wires in the weather man’s calendar and a grass green as in May, with no indication of what may follow.
Yearning Soul Seeks Sympathy for Aid via Magnet of Mind
A letter to the editor argues for a humane relief effort driven by shared hardship. The writer imagines a powerful device to reveal hidden distress, laments local aid restrictions, and extols compassion through neighborly aid. He shares dog stories of loyalty and questions social comfort, entitlement, and licensing.
Polk County Pays Large Sums for Support of Dependents
Polk County taxpayers through county government provide over 700000 annually in charity to the blind mentally defective widows and children and needy war veterans or survivors. About 2500 dependents look to the board of supervision as Des Moines disburses funds to agencies.
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Polk County
Lief
Des Wines
Ames firm forms to market cornstalk plastic items
An Ames company incorporated with $95,000 capital plans to manufacture cornstalk plastic products and other goods. Dimlan serves as president, A Gill as vice president, and Arthur Bnek as secretary, per Secretary of State filings in Greenwalt’s office.
Spirit of the West Rally Speech Targets Wall Street
An agitprop verse rails against Hoover era policy, labeling Wall Street leaders as greedy and promising fair prices for Iowa farmers. It denounces tariffs, bankers, and Yankee rivals, pledging resistance and punishment for traitors while urging a Western united front to secure just prices and self sufficiency.
Radical schemes and sheep among radical action
Mount Pleasant Iowa tale shows a man and family driving through town to solicit aid for a consumptive wife claiming to seek Colorado treatment. Children canvass neighborhoods with petitions, later found to be fictitious, as a business man uncovers the scam exposing a nationwide repeat of the same scheme.
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Mount Pleasant
A. A. Patterson
Colorado
Oeof
Wastefulness of Bread Baked Goods
Des Moines bakeries discard unsold bread and feed it to swine rather than let it go to waste. The public favors freshly baked loaves, causing oversupply of day old bread. Dealers cannot gauge demand, so excess production becomes waste.
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Cole
Des Moines
WNEW Marriage Law Faces Few Supporters Across State
Tax reform hearings show near unanimous demand to repeal the last legislature’s five day advance notice for marriage licenses. The effect drains state funds as many couples wed in Missouri. Bloomfield reports few licenses issued. Schuyler County Missouri clerk issued 379 licenses since July 3, with 143 to Iowans. Judge Hale notes 138 of 152 ceremonies this year were for Iowans, mostly from Des Moines and Olimmva.
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General Assembly
Bloomfield
Iowa
Missouri
H. B. Wilson
Schuyler County
Imposy ers Seek Public Aid Floyd County Board Review
Floyd County board of supervisors examined the public charity roll and released findings. Two brothers on the list own homes and have stored food while another has held steady employment. Two young women were aided but their well to do families prompted an income-adjustment opportunity. A man receiving aid also has funds to continue car payments.
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Board of Supervisors
Floyd County
Squirrels Use Auto Horn In Nut Stash Near Riverside
Witness Roy MGR er reports a curious scene in Riverside Washington county where thrifty squirrels stuffed a car horn with hickory nuts. A garage man found a nut under the engine while Rev Jacobsmeier prepared to attend a church ceremony in Ottumwa. More than a quart of nuts had been packed into the horn, now sounding clear and strong again.
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Riverside
Washington County
Roy Mgrer
Jacobsmeier
Ottumwa
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