Rock Valley Bee Describes Billboards as Dallant Appeals
The Rock Valley Bee reports that Thomas H. B. MacDonald calls billboards along federal and state aided highways dallant commercial appeals in his annual report. He notes his oversight of federal aid disbursements for road construction and development in Washington and mentions his Iowa roots in Montezuma, Poweshiek County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
Thomas HB. MacDonald
MM. Jardine
MacDonald
4 Y Construction
Washington
Iowa
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Southern Iowa Airway Organizes in Bedford Area
Representatives from Bedford Mount Ayr Lenox and Clarinda formed the Southern Iowa Air Service to operate regular flights across Iowa from Neb City to Keokuk and Omaha, with services including instruction passenger service and aircraft sales. Airports will be built in participating towns as the group already owns several airplanes.
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Bedford Mount Ayr
Lenox
Clarida
Nebri City
Keokuk
Lineala
Nebi
Omaha
Iowa
Jug Express
Christmas dinner inwood park tale defies snow
Inwood park Christmas Day scene in mild weather draws disbelief as a man his wife and several children dine in a sedan near the park. Park caretaker Leslie AL Foote recalls a strange incident involving a license plate and a milk delivery as residents report a festive feast amid calm conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie AL Foote
Towa
Hiwood Herald
Musk Rat Laws Shield Muskrats From Intruders
Charles J. Adams of Grundy Center notes it is news to many that breaking into a muskrat house is a crime. Herman Wiesa of Reinbeck paid a $50 fine for violating a muskrat colony’s quarters near Reinbeck. It is legal to trap during season but illegal to enter a muskrat home to trap him. muskrat homes are protected by law as his castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Adams
Grundy Center
Herman Wiesa
Rvinbeck
Reinbeck
Doon Rendering Works Ad Rounds Up Dead Stock
Doon Rendering Works urges contact for removal of dead stock and offers quick service. Call the phone line at 36 Doon Owa for assistance and pricing. The advertisement emphasizes pay-for-phone-call action.
Assessors Begin Piling Farm Records In Iowa Census
Iowa's annual farm census, compiled by the Weather and Crop Bureau with cooperation from the assessors of Iowa, will soon start. Booklets for data collection have been sent to assessors, with seven analysts arranged to tackle handling issues. The yearly figures are renowned for accuracy, reflecting production trends and efficiency of farming across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Toys Delivered to Des Moines Children by Kiwanis Club
About 10 000 toys were delivered to Des Moines children in Christie's morning by the Kiwanis Club. One hundred autos and trucks were needed for the delivery, all donated. many toys were new. Volunteers painted and prepared gifts while Kiwanis and wives assisted. No toys were given to youngsters over 14. Each deliverer received an age list to match gifts precisely.
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Leis
Des mm Christies
Ivwais Club
van Brunt
Bradley Gang
John Deere
Centur
Gempster
Geering
Deering
Mefermick
DeLavalereator
Concord
H. P. Fuller & Johnson
Lawyer Endures Court Jokes Over Free Speech
A lawyer in Mount Vernon quips about thinking and speaking laws during a case. The judge replies that thinking and saying thoughts are not illegal, and the bench member notes free expression limits. The defendant concedes the recent decision was rotten, yet avoids punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ucular
Sli Chispare
Leen
Beneficial Insects For Peach Trees And Native Swimmers
The article notes ladybird beetles as a major check on San Jose scale and other peach tree pests, with jet black forms bearing two orange spots. It also describes Syrphus and tachina flies, ground beetles, assassin bugs, and praying mantises as helpful to growers. The Bureau of American Ethnology is cited on Indian swimming feats and sweathouse practices, detailing six to seven swimming styles and the sweat bath ritual followed by cold water immersion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Bureau of American Ethnology
The Lombards of Lombard Street London
The Lombards describes Lombard Street as the city of London’s main bank quarter named after medieval Lombard goldsmiths and money lenders. It notes the early longbeards term, spellings Langhord and Langebred, and the later Langbourne corruption meaning long brook, which remains as the ward name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombard Street
Quademn
London
Langhord
Langebred
Langbourne
Long Brook
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Sparton
RADIO
Kearns’ Radio Shop
Rock Valley
le Mars
Tawa
John “Kersbergen
Peter Spruyt
Or. C. Ss
ACME
John Vander Poel
K_& WALPOLE
Eya
Rock Valley Rendering Works
THE
A. L. Halstead
Hiera Lowa Airway
Inwood Park
Muskart
Vander Well & Sons
Jowa
Flany Toys
Post
Bes Moines
Louis Miller
Hudson
S. D
Hawarden
Ana
T. B
Red Shoals
Mike Dykst
Wilkison Bros., Auctionsers
Hudson State Bank
California
Loganberries
Rock Valley, Iowa
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