Monument to Lincoln in Council Bluffs Celebrated by D A R
The commemorative monument erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution honors Abraham Lincoln in Council Bluffs. Inscribed lines praise Lincoln and note his August 18 arrival and his view of the Missouri Valley from the city, with Union Pacific Railroad termini as key facts. Also mentioned are hogs causing a highway wreck in which students from a Des Moines barber school suffered damages and injuries totaling $252.52. Iowa real estate men meet in Ames to promote farm land sales via a new state association within the Town Association of Real Estate Boards.
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Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Leoneil Bluffs
Daughters of American Revolution
Abraham ‘Edmedin
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad
Villisea
Des Moines
Shenandoah
Iowa
Ames
Town Association of Real Estate Boards
Christian Reformed Church Notice and Activities
Pastor J Gritter leads 9:30 a m English service open to all worshippers. 0 P M Holland service with baptism administration. Preparatory sermon at 7 45. Young People's Meeting follows with a song and talk on an up to date topic. Martha Circle sale Tuesday evening features a quilt project. Large turnout expected. Tuesday 7 30 P M and Friday picnic at Vanden Grove on Decoration Day planned as a community event.
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Christian Reformed Chuch
J. Gritter
Martha Circe
Vanden 1 Grove
Fort Madison Scene Shows Diversified Industry Beyond Prison
Fort Madison relies on more than the penitentiary with Schaffer Pen factory as the largest in the nation and a Santa Fe payroll of 660000 dollars monthly. Fourteen oil pipelines cross the Mississippi here and rail fruit shipments flood through daily. The Keokuk dam causes a two mile river width, twelve feet of silt since 1913, and limited turbine power except at flood stages. Winter low water reduces usable turbines to three, needing two steam plants.
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Fort Madison
Schaffer
United States
Santa Fe
Port Madison
Mississippi
Madison
California
Keokuk
Cherokee County Health Drive Reports Results
Following local Red Cross efforts a county health margin employed by Cherokee County submitted its first report. In four months 2,463 pupils were examined. 164 had hearing issues needing correction, 376 had faulty eyesight, 798 with defective breath ing, and over 2,000 were sent to dentists for dental corrections. Additional ailments were found and treatment arranged.
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Cherokee County
Red Cross
Farm Loan Survey in Iowa by Life Insurance Firms
Life insurance companies with assets over ten billion dollars have deployed staff to survey Iowa farm loan activity across several counties. They assess farm values using land sales data from 1920, 1921, 1925, 1928 and 1924, compiling county records on conveyances and mortgages, foreclosures, and loan shares. They currently own about half of one percent of Iowa land valuation, while state farm mortgage loans from insurers exceed ten percent of estimated land value.
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OWA
Iowa
Revolutionary Soldier Timothy Brown Buried in Elm Grove
Timothy Brown, Revolutionary soldier, buried in Elm Grove cemetery in Washington County Iowa, lies under a bronze bust in a unique grave. His monument names his unit service with Richard Cox and Alex Mitchell in Washington's campaigns at Monmouth, Springfield and Yorktown, enlisting in 1778 and discharged in 1780. He died in Washington County on May 30 1852 at age 90.
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Washington County
J. E. Grayson
Washington
Iowa
Elm Grove
Timothy Brown
Richard Cox
Alex Mitchel
Monmouth
Springfield
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Three Pairs of Twins in One Family Found
One census enumerator reports three sets of twins within a single family in Delaware county. The supervisor, C. B. Scherr, states thirteen people reside in the household but cannot reveal the family name due to government restrictions. Ages listed as 12, 7, and 31% years old.
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C. B. Scherr
Dahuque
Delaware
Buchnan
Bremer
Seherr
Another Claimant for Horace Greeley's Advice
A Chicago United Press dispatch claims W S Verity who died at 97 was the man who sought counsel from Horace Greeley. Verity, young and ill, asked whether to marry and move to Chicago, and Greeley advised him to do both. The letter remains in the Verity family as a prized heirloom.
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United Press
Chicago
W. S. Verity
Rat City
Torace “Gresley
Yong
Man
Josiah B. Grinnell
College Town
Greeley
Chicago Dispatch
Verity
Des Moines Garden Club to Sponsor Annual Flower Show
The Des Moines Garden Club plans a large flower show on June 6 7 and at a 1200 acre park by the Des Moines Water Company along the Raccoon river. Exhibits, garden parties and diverse flora promise educational value with national attention. Officers include President Mrs Forest Huttenlocker and Vice Presidents Mrs W G Dumont and Mrs B N Hopkins. secretaries Mrs C B Giehrest and Miss Mary Lonese Allen. treasurer Mrs Fred Moore.
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DES Moines Garden Club
Des Moines Water Company
Raccoon River
Forest Huttenlocker
W. G Dumont
B. N. Hopkins
C. B. Giehrest
Mary Lonese Allen
Fred Moore
Nightingale Anniversary Highlighted by Iowa Hospitals
The 110th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale was observed in Iowa with emphasis in Knoxville government hospital. Delegations from Des Moines and veterans groups attended, arranged by John J. McMahon. The state health bulletin noted her pioneering nursing and Crimean War efforts that cut death rates.
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Florence Nightingale
Iowa
Government Hospital
Knoxville
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
PUPILS AND TEACHERS ENTER ESSAY CONTESTS
Twenty five Town school children and two teachers entered the 1930 national safety essay contest sponsored by the highway education board in Washington. Entries closed May 9 in Miss Agust Samuelson Iowa superintendent of public instruction. Winners include gold, silver and bronze medals with cash prizes. Iowa hopefuls could win gold watches and a Washington trip for top national prizes.
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Highway Education Board
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Washington
Increase in Supervisors Attracts Many Candidates
After the passage of a secondary roads bill and the removal of township trustees, many seek the board of supervisors. The expanded duties boost per diem and make the supervisor role more attractive in most counties ahead of the primary.
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Boards of
Eagle Under Threat Amid Alaska Bounty on Eagles
Alaskan hunter offers 56 cents per bald eagle killed prompting over 5000 deaths in 79 months. The eagle, symbol of America, is blamed for preying on salmon, young deer and various game birds as its status declines.
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America
Iowa Cities to See State Air Tour This Summer
The third annual airplane tour of Iowa will start from Des Moines on June 16 and visit Burlington Davenport Iowa City DeWitt Marenzo Charles City Mort Dodge Sioux City Algona Essherville Ermetsburg Atlantic Creston Centergie and Ottumwa. Intervening points will feature the formation in flight. The event aims to attract a large audience and showcase various aircraft.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Davenport
Iowa City
DeWitt
Marenzo
Charles City
Mort Dodge
Sioux City
Algona
Essherville
Ermetsburg
Atlantic
Creston
Centergie
Ottumwa
Baccalaureate and Commencement News From Sioux Center
Sunday services at First Reformed with Rev Stoppels delivering the address. Commencement exercises set for Wednesday at the High School auditorium. Various local births visits and illnesses noted, including a baby boy born to the Luthers and a mother in Omaha visiting her children. The senior class plans the play Take My Advice on May 20. Prof Heemstra conducted services at the First Reformed church.
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First Reformed Church
Stoppels
American Reformed Church
Bull
Abbay
van Muyden
HE. Franken
Michigan
Mr. Franken
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
H. de Groot
Omaha
the Luthers
Mays
E_ Franken
Northwestern Junior College
Maizolith From Corn Cobs Tested For Industry Uses
A Washington dispatch reports corncobs and cornstalks boiled in two caustic baths then compressed and cooled form a dense material named maizolith. The Bureau of Standards and Iowa State College are jointly studying its production and properties, noting potential for electrical insulation, noiseless gears, and replacement for handles knobs washers and similar components.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Iowa State College
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Corcil
Nickle
Alaska
TOWET
Whippet
Rock Valley
Horace Greeley
Hospital Bay
Sioux Center
Silwaukee Road” Station
THE
Milwaukee Road
Foppe
Pioneer Store Company
Hawarden
Sioux County
U. S. Tires
U. S
Greiner Bros
Rock Valley, Iowa
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