Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized for Busy Readers
Iowa citizens face higher costs for light power and water after state conciliation board findings. Coal surplus and police orders affect dealers. Des Moines schools prepare for standardization boards and training corps fitness exams. The war economy touches labor, banks drop German terms, and heroes from Porter to Gaston are honored.
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Happenings of the World Tersely Told
United States air force reports eighteen enemy planes shot down northwest of Verdun in a single day while American crews lost five aircraft on recon missions. War credits rise to 2.365 billion for France and 7.732 billion for all allies, with a new 200 million credit announced in Washington.
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European War News Wraps Up Major Allied Advances
British forces in France report 172050 prisoners and 2378 guns captured from Germany in the last three months. Other items note Turkey’s armistice surrender, Heidelberg damage, 7000 Turkish prisoners on the Tet, and Austrian withdrawals from Albania. Reports of rail cuts, German losses, and shifts in leadership span London, Berlin, Vienna, and Bucharest with multiple fronts and air raids cited.
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Young woodcutter in Fairfax jail linked to murder case
Lou Hall, jailed near Burke Station, faces charges in the killing of fourteen year old Iva Roy. A midnight exchange with another prisoner reveals grim jokes about the case as detectives and officials listen nearby, while Hall speaks of loneliness and longing for company.
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Washington
Versatile Scientist Kendall Pursues Fish Botany and Travel
Dr. William Converse Kendall, US Fish and Wildlife Service ichthyologist and botanist, authored works on fish topics and earned an MD. A Maine licensed guide and former summer camp organizer, he guides hikes, studies Greek, and collects old china in his spare time.
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Stout Lady Interferes With Hay Cart On Thirteenth Street
A stout woman halts a hay cart midway on Thirteenth street to speak with driver Jimpson who, though deaf, stops the team. Bystanders criticize the meddling while the woman explains the need to share their new address and civic work comments fade as she learns the driver is a trusted, courteous man.
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Proof That Some Statesmen Can't Write Speeches
A street car tale contrasts a Maryland ox cart journey with a modern congressional office task. A woman recalls Henry, influenza, nursing, and secretary work for two congressmen, one Democrat and one Republican, amid hints of sensitive information.
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