Knoxville Hospital Enlargement Reported in War Funds Plan
Officials say congress funds for war hospitals may be used to enlarge the government hospital at Knoxville. In Iowa thirty former soldiers in Des Moines and twenty five in Dubuque contract hospital with fifteen in Davenport receive no care, totaling about 120 veterans in state institutions denied government treatment.
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Knoxville
Congress
United States
Des Moines
Dubuque
Davenport
Iowa
State Fair Grounds Post Office Contract Awarded
Iowa state fair grounds will add a brick post office building costing 2225 dollars. Sized 25 by 30 feet, near the current post office, modern in design to speed mail handling during the fair which draws up to 35000 campers and 10000 exhibitors. A west wall along the race track adds a steel guard rail barrier to protect spectators at automobile races.
Largellinsis Manufacturing Expansion At Waterloo Iowa
Deere concern at Waterloo expands to double capacity with land purchase for plant growth. The large facility employs hundreds of men, with many workers owning cars and being college graduates returning to manufacturing. The city experiences a manufacturing boom and rising wages.
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Largellinsis Manufacturing
Iowa
Deere Concern
Waterloo
Toline
Tilingis
Wut
United States Highway Organization Advances Nation Road Plan
At the United States Good Roads Association meeting in Des Moines Col T L Kirkpattick of Charlotte NC urged a federal road program costing two million dollars yearly for twenty five years to finish a national system of 1 506 124 miles The plan reimburses states for existing roadways and aims at great east west and north south transcontinental lines funded by the general government Committees were appointed to push the plan at national party conventions and demand its inclusion in party platforms.
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United States Good Roads Association
Des Moines
Col
T. L. Kirkpattick
Charlotte
N.C
Local Socials and Town Notes from Doon and Surroundings
Loretta Dreier of Urtonville visits W H Dreier home while Bruins and Nagels from North Dakota and Clinton return home. Hull guests at Joe Kleesnie’s include Mr and Mrs John Murphy and children. Kruger of Alvord visits Fred Engeling. Melvin Thompson and Wallace Triggs head to Sioux Falls for work. Lutske, Kleespi St Leone and Pearl Richevers at Island Park Rock Rapids Friday. Schultz of Sioux City visits parents here Sunday. Ardeda family moves into Jake Brinkhous residence. John Brinkhous visits Jake Brinkhous home. Frances We Dowell of Sioux City visits Doon Sunday. Farmers Savings Bank fails to open Thursday morning.
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Loretta Dreier
Urtonville
Minn
W. H. Dreier
Bruins
N. D
Hemian Nagel
Clinton
John Murphy
Hull
Joe Kleesnies
Henry Kruger
Alvord
Fred Engeling
Melvin Thompson
Wallace Triggs
Sioux Falls
Sylvia
Esther’ Lutske
Mayme
Kleespi St Leone
Pearl Riche Vers
Island Park
Rock Rapids
Miss Schultz
Sioux City
Mag
Simon Ardeda
Jake Brinkhous
John Brinkhous
Jake Brinkhons
Aliss
Frances We Dowell
Doon
Farmers Savings Bank
Ireton and Vicinity Week of Local Social Notes
Ireton and Cuba City visitors plan to stay in the fair house while Porter makes farm improvements north of Breton. Harker family attended a sister’s wedding in Le Mars. Russell Griffith underwent an operation. Brookings residents Weaver Karr and family were weekend guests. Barr reports good crops though some illness. Simmons and Hawkins families visited, Hawkins heading to Wilkesbarre. Mrs. H O Plumb, former Ireton resident, died in Minneapolis and was buried there. Morey Black and daughters plus Miss Mary Noon visited LeMars. Ray Woolridge and family from Rocky Valley were weekend visitors.
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Ars. Linnie Porter
Cuba City
Wis
Fair House
Ba. Porter
Ayill
Breton
Leslie Harker
le Mers
Harker
Russel Griffith
A. S. Karr
Brookings
Weaver Karr
Famie
Barr
M. . Simmons
Merxl Simons
Pasadena
M. G. Simmons
Wilkesburrough
Penn
Hawkins
Horr
H. O. Plumb
Ireton
Minneapolis
Morey Black and Daughters
Mary Noon
LeMars
Ray Woolridge
Rocky Valley
Ministers Benefited by Eagle Grove Town Follows Large Giving
H. W. Barnes of Eagle Grove Wright county notes the town’s significant contributions to the Ministry praising Roy McVicker Thos Stockdale B A Distad Terrence McDermott J W Howell Thos Mulligan Thos O Tool and Mrs Carrie Lucas for their highly credible work.
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H. W. Barnes
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Roy McVicker
Thos. Stockdale
B. A. Distad
Terrence McDermott
J. W. Howell
Thos. Mulligan
Thos. O'Tool
Carrie Lucas
Barnes
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Sheldon
C. Scher
State Bank of
Rock Valley
Ben
Meylink
Ediat
Peters Harness & Shge
THE
Halstead
Jack Sprat
Jack Sorres
Jack Sprat White
National Biscutte
Corner
Igwa Lebangn
Igwa ‘Smhere
United States Highway Organization
BOON
Iretow and
Vichnty
Sheldon, i
the Eye
Todd Drain
al Vear
America
Iowa Public Service Co
Faicet
Lil Fairbury
Post- Faixbury
Vugteveen & Wynia
Orpheum
Rex Bell
Chicago
Ralph Ince
Allson
May Nervoy
Leo Grassenberg
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