Diplomatic career spans 1925 entry to Warsaw honors
Stockholm Sweden reports a diplomat who began service in 1925 and was decorated by Poland before a proposed journey to the South Pole. The plan includes 200 pounds of borehound candy from Under wood Candy, shipped to Hampton Roads Virginia for Antarctic voyage supplies.
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Stockholm
Siweden
Foreign Service
Warsaw
South Pole
Underwood, Candy Factory
Oskaloosa
Antarctic
Naval
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Campaign for nine foot channel urged by Copp meeting
Hon W E Copp congressman from Iowa 1st district will preside at a Minneapolis meeting September 14 to launch a campaign for a nine foot Mississippi river channel. Three groups sponsor the effort Upper Mississippi River Barge Line Mississippi Valley Association and Upper Mississippi Improvement Association with many river towns invited to send delegates.
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W. E. Copp
Congress
Iowa
Minneapolis
Missisippi
Upper Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley Association
Upper Mississippi Improvement Association
Missippi
St. Paul
St. Luis
Biz River
Copp
Owl Strikes Bus Driver in Early Morning Collision
Yellow Way bus driver J. T. Hervert was driving at about 10 miles per hour along the Lincoln Valley when an owl crashed through the windshield striking him in the forehead. The impact stunned him as passengers remained aboard and the vehicle continued.
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J. T. Hervert
Raaf
Not Gypsies Band Linked to Dallas Robbery Case
Le Sweeley of Dallas County reports a group alleged to be Gypsies arrested for a robbery near Wanked but released as guilt could not be proven. A woman showed a contract with royalties of about 42 a day from a Tea Dome company. One girl spoke better English and claimed Eastern college graduation while most children were babes in arms. Indian children aged ten become government wards until 21 and cannot travel with parents. The group traveled in two high powered automobiles.
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le Sweeley
Dallas County
Téa Dome
Eastern College
Cattle Auction Prices Lift Dairy Stock at Ankeny Sale
Twenty four head sold by S C Farlow and C E Jackson at Ankeny Polk County averaged 132 dollars with fourteen grade Holstein cows averaging 158 dollars. Top prices reached 214 dollars for a cow and calf pair and 200 dollars for a single cow Meteor Fourd in Davis County. John Goodwin, working on a highway near Floris, Davis County, struck a hard substance with his pick. A large chunk of corroded metal weighing 89 wounds was exhumed. part sent to the State University for analysis found pure copper. It is believed to be a meteorite that fell long ago.
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S. C. Farlow
C. E. Jackson
Ankeny
Polk County
The
State University
New Bridge Begins Across Missouri River
People from fifteen or twenty towns in Iowa and Nebraska gathered on the Missouri River banks for a celebration of a crossing project. The bridge group notes the endeavor has long been sought by residents and will shorten the Lincoln Highway by about 26 miles on its western route.
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Missouri River
Towa
Nebraska
Peters Shoe Store offers Firestone tires and shoes
Peters Shoe Store advertises Firestone built tires at low prices matching mail order houses and radio stations. The shop promotes tire and battery services and a new stock of Big Four shoes for women girls and children.
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Trabe
Peters Shoe Store
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Ange
Boon, Iswa
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Lowa
Geo. W. Childs
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Brush
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Koster
Rock Valley Grain CO
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Jay Bee
Huntting Elevator Company
WM. Schouten
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