Town meeting outlines plan to build a thriving community center
In a crowded town hall gathering, residents from town and countryside unite to form a cooperative to invest in soil fertility, farm shelter, and local merchants. They stress shared prosperity, nearby doctors and services, and the town’s central role for regional growth.
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al Santel
Ed Morris
Hope Farm
Erved
Tom Rowser
Mr. Morris
Homer Frampton
Homer
Des McElroy
Doc
Jongtun
Town Faces Teacher Shortage in Fall Demand
State Superintendent Mettenaban notes the town is about 1000 teachers short to meet fall needs amid statewide shortages. He cites rising requests from other localities and recalls a shift from requiring photos to districts sending promotional material to applicants and agencies about local schools.
Levi Shepherd 102 Dies at Daughter's Home in Hardin County
Levi Shepherd died at his daughter Mrs. Valentine’s home in Aiden Hardin county aged 102. Born 1818 in Pennsylvania he came to Mardin county in 1866. He witnessed presidents from Monroe to Lincoln and cast his first vote for Martin Van Buren.
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Levi Shepherd
Valentine
Aiden
Hardin County
Pennsylvania
Mardin County
James Monroe
United States
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Iowa
Martin van Buren
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
America
Public dance regulation spreads across Iowa towns
Des Moines police inspect dance halls to enforce orderly conduct and fees. Fort Dodge imposes 75 dollar annual licenses and equal admission for young men and women with no one under 18 allowed. Cedar Rapids posts a list of taboo dances and enforces with inspectors.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Sunken Divorce Granted in Kosuth County Court
At the September term of the Kosuth county district court in Algona, the divorce case brought by John G. Sunken against Hazel Sunken was settled with a divorce granted to John G. Sunken. Both had resided in Elmore for some time, with the facts of the case known to Elmore residents.
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Reptember
Kossuth
Algona
John G. Sunken
Hazel Sunken
Elmore
Elmore Bye
Iowa
Kossuth County
Emmer W. Palmer
Eno W. Palmer
Tint
T. A. Preg
District Court
Cora M,. Frink
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