Iowa News Roundup Includes Accidents and Elections
A wide set of Iowa items covers drownings in San dorn and Cherokee fatal auto crash victims, plus murder sentencing in South Dakota. Construction bids for Dubuque schools, dam plans near Davenport, and a Cedar Rapids payroll audit follow. Fire at Centerdale store. notable local obits and postmaster appointments round out the period’s events.
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George D. Harvey
le Marsman
South Dakota
Dubuque
Inez Tilton
Cherokee
J. F. Switehart
Des Moines
Iowa Electric Company
Ceder Rapids
Red Cross
Benjamin F. Cimonson
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
A. J. Phillips
Audubon County
Douglas Township
Pocatontas
Frank Huntsburger
Elgin
Huntsburger
Albert
State Conservation Congress
Ames
Board of Supervisors
Grant Highway
Independence
Sioux City
Thomas Jarman
Harwood Bros
Garrison
Iowa
D. Starbuck
Iowa City
H. E. Blackmar
Ottumwa
P. Calgrove
PF. D. Cram
A. C. Fuller
Ernest Horn
H. F. Hu- Rill
Waterloo
Herbert Martin
J. D. Stoops
Grinnell
Cowden
Adair
Centerdale
Jank Kelch
Farmers’ Union
News of the Week Highlights Political Dissent and Disasters
President Harding shows displeasure over Senate fights on the four power treaty while Secretary Hughes lifts arms export embargo to Mexico. House funds deficits with 108.5 million dollars. Hughes and Fordney proposals clash with Harding. Weather, floods, strikes, and accidents cause varied woes across states. deaths reported in Georgia Maine Indiana and Illinois amid a busy national cycle of events.
Artist Veteran John Avardo to Study in Rome for Course Completion
Former Baltimore waiter turned art student John Avardo, recovering from war injuries, will be sent to Rome to complete his artistic course. The American Legion notes his clay modelling talent and the Veterans' Bureau plans, along with others rehabilitated, to vocationalize ex servicemen into skilled trades and professions.
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John Avardo Wil Bn
Veterans’ Bureau
John Avardo
Baltimore
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Roma
Avaldo
Bureau
Avardo
Young Toledo Boy Wins Flag Salute Essay Prize
Mark Winchester, thirteen, of Toledo Ohio, won first prize of 15 in an American Legion essay contest with When we salute the flag. He writes the salute expresses patriotism beyond a mere gesture and honors the flag and its meanings. A Russian girl won second prize, citing fewer pogroms and starving children in the United States.
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Toledo
Buckeye Legion Post
Mark Winchester
American Legion Post
Mark
Russia
Cash Bonus Editorial Endorses Rotating Relief Fund
A Chicago newspaper editorial lauds Hanford MacNider's plan for a rotating fund to loan cash bonuses to needy ex service men. It warns that many receive the bonus who do not need it and argues the fund should extend credit to those in genuine hardship with repayment to keep relief available.
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Chicago
Hanford MacNider
Missed phrasing at a restaurant foible in Legion weekly
A humorous exchange at a dining table features Mr Jessaway correcting language and a server noting baked potatoes are “all over.” The comic bit captures a moment of petulant insistence on words in a 1940s American Legion Weekly tone.
Destroyed French Village Adopted by American Legion
American Legion men revisit Apremont la Foret near Saint Mihiel and discover a ruined village house reused as a memorial. The site honors Holyoke's Twelve Holyoke men and was erected by Wulyoke, Massachusetts, in memory of those who served in the Saint Mihiel drive.
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Apremont-la-Foret
Saint Michiel
American Legion
Wulyoke
Mass
Holyoke
Saint Mhiel
Golden Medical Discovery Praised By Mrs Viola French
A Danville reader shares how Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery helped her regain interest and strength after a nervous period. The testimonial urges readers to obtain the medicine from a local druggist or request free medical advice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Danville
Wr. Pierce
Viola French
Collett St
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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