Iowa News Items of Interest From Across The State
Iowa readers get a brisk digest of events including a Sioux City boy’s tragic death after a truck incident, Mason City High School graduates, Cornell College president’s remarks, and observations on Iowa’s finances. The report notes cattle sales at Hedrick, corn crop losses, thefts of auto tires, highway project limits, civil service tests in Belle Plaine, farm vaccination efforts, and various local incidents and economic shifts.
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Hedrick
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Crawfordsville
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Belle Plaine
Clark Coleman
Hepburn Butcher
Clarinda
Rock Island Arsenal
Arsenal
Davenport
Animal Husbandry Department
Ames
Polk County
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Leota Dawes
Earle Sloan Smith
Fort Madison
Miola
Japan
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Peosta
Dubuque
Benera
Iawa Association of the Blind
Vinton
New York
Towa
Bureau of Crop Bdstimates
Desa Moinas
United States
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Chester White
Duro
Jersey
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Yorkshire
Poland
China
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Ayreshire
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Rambouillet
Shropshire
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Muscatine County
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Park County
American car wins Indianapolis race in record time
Gaston Chevrolet drove an American Monroe special to victory at Indianapolis Speedway in 5 hours 40 minutes 16.14 seconds with an average speed of 88.16 mph before about 125,000 spectators. The week also reports AF of L policy talks, Republican delegations, wage-boost disputes, and notable political moves.
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Gaston Chevrolet
Indianapolis Speedway
Chevrolet
Monroe
Polish Troops Advance Between Borsov and Bobruisk Front
Foreign Polish forces seized the Beresina line as they push between Borsov and Bobruisk on the center front under attack from Bolshevik forces. An official Warsaw HQ statement cites progress amid heavy mountain tempest conditions.
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Borsov
Bobruisk
Beresina
Warsaw
Washington Agrees on House Merchant Marine Bill
Conferees in Washington reach a complete accord on the ship bill retaining a seven member permanent shipping board and a $25 million annual reserve. The session also notes departmental and tax rulings, including Supreme Court on income tax for federal salaries.
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Bouse
Senate
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Fourfold plan pushed by National Commander urges prompt action
National Commander D Oller urges quick action on the fourfold optional compensation plan as opponents try to stall with revenue-raising disputes. He argues the bill is sound, benefits dependents and the disabled, and must pass before Congress adjourns to avoid harming future ex-service legislation.
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D’oller
Congress
Frank UN D'Oler
Natonal
Legion
American Legion Weekly
American Legion
Back to Earth With Bump The Oregon and Wyoming land fiasco
The American Legion Weekly notes the land boom in Oregon and Wyoming failed to deliver for many veterans. It argues government plans cannot fix barren plots or grant all desires, but urges that better machinery and land policy could give veterans homes and opportunity, preventing costly stampedes.
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Oregon
Wyoming
American Legion Weekly
Washington
America
Boyhoad
Objects of the Auxiliary and the Legion's Preamble
The article outlines the auxiliary’s aims aligned with the American Legion constitution adopted post 1919. It stresses upholding the U S Constitution, promoting law and order, 100 percent Americanism, community obligation, and mutual helpfulness, guiding formation of auxiliary units nationwide.
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American Legion
Congress
United States of America
Elgble Almerican Wwomen
Legion
Legion Fourfold Plan Aims at Ex-Service Benefits
The American Legion advocates a fourfold program including land settlement for veterans with ten year repayment, home aid for housing purchases, government aided vocational training, and adjusted compensation based on service length. The plan targets those who served, including disabled and deceased veterans, to ease postwar economic adjustment and boost national production.
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American Legion
United States
Legion
Congress
Arains
Ft Dia
Ohlo Post Sets Record in Springfield Legion Recruitment
Ohlo Post in Springfield O raised its Legion membership from 180 to 1700 after a four day blitz. Solicitors worked precinct by precinct in pairs, courting holdouts who donated cash, with business houses, newspapers, and theater partners aiding the drive.
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Ohlo Post
Springfeld
Legion
Springdett
The
Post
Embarrassed Soldier Recalls French Estaminet Incident
The speaker jokes about fear in France recalling a moment entering an estaminet when a Bache seventy seven rams through the doorway and knocks the shanty into the sea leaving him with an awkward prize and a foolish remark.
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France
Two Posts Unite into Argonne Post No 20
Two American Legion posts in Galveston Texas merged their memberships and now operate as Argonne Post No 20. The new post maintains clubrooms a library billiard room and bathrooms for members.
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American Legion
Galveston
Tex
Argonne Post No. 20
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