Iowa News Roundup With Alimony, Robberies And Flood Tales
A chaotic Iowa column reports on a divorce alimony award of 66 thousand? no 66 427, car chain mishap reaching a second story window, pelicans over Tabor, a Capri wedding license miscue, and other local notes. It notes alimony payments for Mrs Stock, a 15 pound muskalonge catch, tubercular cattle in Mason City, and a water rescue by a horse tail near Griswold. The item lists bank robbery suspects in Lincoln and Omaha, judges and editors meeting, airplane trips between Lisbon and Garner, and football score at Gilmore City. The piece mixes quirky weather, legal actions, and community anecdotes from across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty ‘Ig
Louis ‘Aasgaard
Knight of Pythias Grand Lodge
Salem Lodge
Cascade
Dena Stock
Storm “Lake
Tabor
Albin
Don Fish
Henry County
Muri McDonald
Laurens
Frank Hudek
Pocahontas
R. V. Hoffman
Oelwein
Greenville
Lincoln
Neb
Everett Johnson
Minneapolis
Clay County
Raymond Yorty
William Decries
E.S. Marshall
Gilmore City
Wonders of America Mounds in Southwestern Illinois
The article describes a group of about seventy earthwork mounds in southwestern Illinois, said to be the largest remaining prehistoric site north of Old Mexico. It notes unknown dates and purposes, mentions Monk's Mound as the greatest, legend of Trappist monks, height over 100 feet, and an estimate of 8,000 men over two years to build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
St.Louis
Mexico
California
Economical Dishes From Field Mushrooms And Smothered Calfs Liver
A feature on using field mushrooms to create affordable family meals. Instructions describe harvesting, cleaning, and simple sautéed mushroom dishes, plus a detailed recipe for smothered calf’s liver with bacon, vegetables, and a rich sauce served with beans.
Trade schools for girls deserve equal access and training
The piece argues for more and better trade schools for girls, noting current scarcity versus male options. It cites a girl who had to travel far for photography training, now running a local business and teaching the craft, and urges towns to establish vocational schools for women to prevent overreliance on stenography and to foster independence.
Witty musings on ambition and misread signals
A fragmented column muses on family status and public perception. It jokes about inflated headcount, the head of a family, and the timing of opportunities that pass by when one hesitates. The piece ends noting a sportsman who admits to knowing all but what he does not.
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Marshalltown
Cass County
Acteaee
Roy Neal
Dery
Griswold
Waterloo
Iowa
Keokuk
Byron W. Preston
Supreme Court
Birch Island Lake
Wisconsin
N. E. Wheeler
Kellerton
Court House
Lon Schneider
Lisbon
N. D
Garner
Carl George
Laurens Sun Force
Grinnell
Bank
Senter
Sam
I. M. Christiansen
Clarinda
Bend
Humboldt
Alta
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Irene
Shoust
Wes
A. Green County
Toy
His County
St. John’s School
Sacred Heart School of Pocahontas
Gilmore
Burley
Tod
Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
Kaiser Auto Co., Pocahontas
Wonders OF America
Western Newspaper Union
THE
Lfe
Canon Farrar
Western
By Jessie Roberts
Trade Schools
the Arrow Rolfe
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Kelloggs
Great Majestic
Aste
A. B. Symes
Rolfe, Iowa
Fair Acres
Poland
T. B
T. M. Simonson
RF. D
Rolfe
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