Labor Preference in Iowa Highway Construction Stated
The Rock Valley Bee reports Iowa Labor preference in highway work per state highway official HE Dean. He notes Iowa laborers and local materials dominate road projects with $14 672 of a typical $525 000 per mile going to labor and contractors using Iowa resources. A separate note mentions Rev P M Dobberstein planning a grotto trip to West Bend for petrified wood agates and fossils.
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Iowa
HE. Dean
Osceola County
State Highway Commission
Favorabe
Tion
West Bend
Palos Alto County
P.M Dobberstein
Rev. Dobberstein
Union
Park to be named Pammel in honor of Louis H. Pammel
Devils Backbone near Winterset will be renamed Pammel Park at a June 30 dedication. Louis H. Pammel, longtime ISU botany head and former state conservation board chair, is celebrated as a leading botanist and conservationist. The park honors add to 38 state parks established by the board.
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Tate Park
Louis H. Pammel
Iowa State College
State Board of Conservation
Iowa
Pammel
Stones For the Grotto At West Bend Iowa
Rocks from the Bad Lands of South Dakota will be placed in the famous Grotto of the Redemption at West Bend Iowa. The project aims to complete the grotto with native stones and add to its historic landscape.
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West Bend
Iowa
South Dakota
Large Fish Planting at Spirit Lake and Okoboji
State fish culturist Mr. Bauer reports 54,000,000 pike handled around Spirit Lake and the Okobojis in spring. About 53,000,000 thawed fish placed mainly in Dickinson county. Over 500,000 pike, 4 to 10 inches, released in Spirit Lake and West Okoboji, with 30,000 shipped to other Iowa points.
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Bauer
Spirit Lake
Okobojis
Dickinson County
West Okoboji
Curious Pup Sniffs Smelling Salts And Comments On Taste
A playful scene shows a little boy curious about his mother's headache cure. He samples the smelling salts, exclaims it tastes smart, and asks how it tastes in his mother's nose after recovering enough to speak.
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Mark
Frankness of Little Jane Highlights Social Dining Etiquette
A tale of a neighborly chat where Little Jane boasts of a dining room yet admits they only use it when guests visit. The exchange exposes social pretensions and domestic habits in a concise domestic scene.
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Jane
Local Baseball Team Dominates Early Season
The Rock Valley club opened with four straight wins, scoring 41 runs while opponents managed 14. Local players fill key roles, including a rising group from Junior League, as the town boasts about sturdy progress in the new garden and bakery projects nearby.
Sioux Center News highlights and local travels
Local residents, including M Borgman and A Vander Stoep, visit Sioux City while others attend events in Ames Des Moines and Spencer. Delegates to the State CEL convention in Des Moines are listed. A delivery truck repaint by Roelofs and Van Der Bok is praised for adding store visibility.
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M. Borgman
A. Vander Stoep
Sioux City
Rena Rensink
Edith Vermeer
Ames
Harriet
Lillian
John Vans Wyk
Sionx City
H. E. Franken
Eddyville
Franken
First Reformed Church
AL. Vander Berg
Vander Berg
Sheldon
Anna
Wilmina Eppink
Pella
Towa
Des Moines
Mesdames
P. DeJager
P. J. Bruins
A. Popma
Holand
Minnesota
Myna
Esther Borgman
Alton
Rons
Adam Punt
Pos
Priscilla Vande Brake
Spencer
Wilmina Vande Berg
Elida den Herder
Priscilla Vermeer
Panthy Selntt
Lillian Kempert
Eldine Dykshorn
Esther Borgiman
John Vani Wrk
Rev. L. Bronsting
Roelofs & van der Bok
Traeck
Ed Knorr
Hopkinton Lenox College memorial shaft unveiled
Hopkinton in Delaware county near Lenox College recalls a Civil War memorial. Congress records noted Columbus Mississippi held the first public memorial day in 1860. A shaft erected in November 1865 honors Lenox College students who died in the war, with forty four names inscribed including twenty four students.
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Hopkinton
Delaware County
Lenox College
Colmbus
Mississippi
Hopknton
English in Switzerland a traveller notes quaint English
A traveler returning from Switzerland recalls two hotel notices. One forbids circulating in corridors in bouts of ascension before seven hours of the morning. The other warns travelers not to appear at dinner in evening dress, saying strange gentlemen should not dress as their costumes flatter the souls of maid folk and no work is resulted. The piece suggests Swiss girls are more susceptible than imagined.
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Switzerland
Intelligence of Trees and Climbing Palms
Trees show keen directional sense, finding underground leaks by extending roots to reach the pipe break. The rattan climbs trees, traverses to the next tree, and grows about a foot daily toward distant targets.
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Gaaden
Suite You Need Take Advantage Of Our Liberal Terms
A local business advertises flexible terms for customers, inviting shoppers to acquire suites with generous conditions. The offer emphasizes easy payments, low upfront costs, and broad selection, aiming to attract clientele seeking affordable rental or purchase options.
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A. L. Halstead
Murray Tires
Murray
Murray Tire
Murraco
Murruco
Scher’s
W. Vander Well & Sons
Mitchell and
Third Street
Ecrry
Gard
Greiner Bros
VanderMeer
W. J. Murphy
State Bank
Sioux Center News
London
Gershwin
Rock Valley Furniture Store
Nachman
Sambo
Mandy
Vorhans
Huntting Elevator Co
M. Schouten
Sohn Kersbergen
Ache Dray Line
Sohn Vander Poel
Chevrolet
Ford
Roorda Chevrolet Co
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