Canada seeks curb on highway billboards
Secretary of State hall and James M. Cox lead a U S delegation in London as discussions touch a new law by Minister Perrault of Quebec to restrict or prohibit advertising along 15 000 miles of improved highways His long advocacy for preserving Quebec scenery and charm is evident as he asserts the law and empowers highway signage controls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrault
Quebec
James H. Doolittle
Shell Petroleum Corporation
St. Louis
Orient
London
Geese Sale Probed as Five Blue Birds Rescued
Three men from Iowa and Nebraska faced charges for illegal possession and sale of five blue geese captured on the Missouri River. The birds were seized and to be released back to the wild. Fines ranged from 25 to 50 dollars for the participants. In June, Iowa officials placed 221 trout in streams across multiple counties, including Decorah, Waterloo, and Waukon, with fingerlings stocked in numerous creeks and rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Department
Theodore Stephenson
Onawa
Wilbur Castor
Gerald Eagleton
Decatur
Nebru
John B. Perry
F. S. Mon- Nette
Nebraska
Fred Schwob
Iowa
Missouri River
Stephenson
Castor
Eagleton
Ofriars
Tout Run
Decorah
Ilollow Creek
Ion
Village
Waukon
Waterloo Creek
Bellevue
Oves
Silver Creek
Wau- M
Bear Creek
Deth
French Creek
Mikon
Coon Creek
Frog Hollow
West Union
M Creek
Trout Streams Near Waukon Aim to Boost Iowa Fishing
In Patterson Creek near Waukon efforts are underway to improve trout stream conditions. The aim is to enhance fishing quality and productivity across Iowa’s trout waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Quail Management Areas Expanded in Southern Iowa
The Iowa fish and game department started a program to set aside game management areas in the southern part of the state to boost quail numbers. Over 9,000 acres of Towa's top quail habitat have been inspected and designated as quail management areas, with farmer cooperation to provide food and cover. C. D. Vernon of Fairfield heads the program as regulations are drafted, while reports note local fish showing unusual vitality and high jumping in Sourwine slough. Minnows have been planted in Lake Wapello under S. P. Baur and J. C. Salyer to bolster prey for larger game fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Department
Towa
C. D. Vernon
Fairfield
Fish and Game Commission
Iowa
Joe Haffner
Roy Uffelman
Ollie Willem
H. E. Holmen
George Hackman
Burlington
Sourwine Slough
Julius Snow
Willard Fain
Lake Medium
Lake Wapello
Davis County
S. P. Baur
J. C. Salyer
Lake Wapello set for good fishing this year
Precautions and preparations underway to make Lake Wapello a productive fishing lake. Izaak Walton League Waterloo chapter distributed kaffir corn seed to 90 farms within the 8,800 acre Spring Creek game management area to ensure winter food for birds. One farmer hatched 12 pheasants from 16 eggs after a dog killed the incubating hen’s nest. Bass season opened June 15 with reports of good size fish though few limits, including several smallmouth over three pounds and largemouth near three pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo I.W.L.A
Waterloo
Izaak Walton League
Spring Creek
The
Waterloo Sportsmen
State Fish and Game Department
Chester McKone
Lawler
Mr. McKone
Fish and Game Department
Sugar lumps banished by calcium phosphate trick
H W Moss chief chemist of Provident Chemical Works in St Louis says adding one per cent calcium phosphate to sugar prevents lumping in damp weather and claims the compound has valuable health properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Moss
Provident Chemical Works of
St. Louis
Frederika Store Site After Previous Fire
Looking Backward column notes Jesse Adams plans a new store at Frederika on the site of the burned structure. Also reports on residents Bessie Leamon and Dorothy Pockles visiting Waverly, construction progress on Louie Schmidt’s new south town house, Pete Goodenbour injuring his back, Bert Miner covering Shores Farm Remedy Co. duties at Sumner, Chas Schultz leaving the E L Kelsey restaurant for Wm Krueger, Oscar Swanson’s return from Germany, and the near completion of Fred Meier’s new residence. Market prices from twenty five years ago are listed for eggs butter potatoes veal hides chickens hogs corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Adams
Frederika
Bessie Leamon
Dorothy Pockles
Waverly
Louie Schmidt
Pete Goodenbour
Bert Miner
Shores Farm Remedy Co
Sumner
John Steege
Chas. Schultz
E. L. Kelsey
Wm. Krueger
Oscar Swanson
Tripoli
Germany
Fred Meier
Ten Years Ago July 18 1923 Local Notes
Ten years ago on July 18 1923 a group including Charles Zell Emil Kettles and his son William left on a motor trip to northern land prospects. Mrs H C Koch underwent an operation at Clasen hospital. Miss Bessie Schwein of the local exchange has been ill. Josiah Stufflebeam died at his son Harold’s home at 62 after several weeks illness. Dr C A Stewart and wife left for Tracr for funeral of uncle John Wiley. Miss Dorothy Hildebrandt visited Clear Lake Minnesota then returned home. Miss Fietta Bang held a kitchen shower before her marriage.
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Charles Zell
Emil Kettles
William
Wm. Meurhost
John Ganske
H. C. Koch
Clasen Hospital
Bessie Schwein
Josiah Stufflebeam
Fred Warnke
Minnesota
Fietta Bang
Five Years Ago Affects Denver Road Closure and Reunions
July 11 1928 notes Highway No 59 closed through Denver as Bryant Paving Co arrives with a large gang. A family reunion honors Albert L Pries of Washington DC at Mrs Mary Pries home. Mrs Ernest Drewis and others travel to Canistota South Dakota for a nerve specialist interview. Hazel Rettig and Helen Garland visit Cambridge and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bryant Paving Company
Mary Pries
Albert L. Pries
Washington, D. C
Ernest Drewis
Frank Koch
Frederika Drewis
Henry Schmidt
Canostatta
South Dakota
Hazel Rettig
Helen Garland
Cambridge
Des Moines
Town Council Minutes Under Mayor Mc Cumber Presiding
The town council met with Mayor C L Mc Cumber presiding. Present were Wm Ambrose F C Bang H H Buhr Wm F Krueger C L Meyer. none absent. Minutes approved as read and bills allowed including Tripoli Oil Company Rettig & Meier Tripoli Leader H H Sorg Buchele Lumber Co C A Stewart Geo Waterman etc. Adjournment moved and carried. A W Buechele Town Clerk.
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C. L. McCumber
Wm. Ambrose
F. C. Bang
H. H. Buhr
Wm. F. Krueger
C. L. Meyer
Tripoli Oil Comany
L. H. Fink
Garland & Son
F. D. Kimbal
Geo. Waterman
Nels Debel
A. W. Buechele
Central States Power and Light Corporation
Serbie
Schumacher
Standard Oil Co
Penington Super Co
Bint
Ula
Indispensable Newspaper Advertising Advances Norge’s View
Howard E. Blood of Norge Corporation argues under the National Recovery Act newspaper advertising will drive value focus over price. He says production will rise, advertising volume will grow, and consumers will shop with informed choices, as Norge highlights its Rollator refrigeration and cabinet design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Blood
Norge Corporation
Mr. Blood
Norge
Giant 200 inch telescope eyed for Venus Mars view
A University of California bulletin notes the 200 inch telescope may reveal the moon within 25 miles of earth and distinguish objects 30 feet apart. The instrument, built with a lens ground at a California Tech campus and cast in Lynn Massachusetts, will likely see about twice as many stars as the Mt. Wilson 100 inch telescope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mars
University of California
Frederick C. Leonard
California Institute of Technology
Lynn
Mass
Leonard
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Notice to all depositors and creditors in Tripoli Bank case
Notice to all interested in the receivership of the Tripoli State Bank of Tripoli Iowa. The Clerk of Bremer County Iowa holds the Interlocutory Final Report by L A Andrew Superintendent of Banking as Receiver. He seeks discharge and exoneration of bonds after June 30 1933. Objections due by July 18 1933 at 10:00 a m in Waverly Iowa to contest approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli State Bank OF
Tripoli
Iowa
L. A. Andrew
State of
Tripoli State Bank
Notice of Will Probate Bremer County Iowa 1933
A last will and testament of W. H. Tegtmeier is on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Bremer County Iowa. Probate is set for July 24 1933 at 10 o clock a m at the courthouse to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. The clerk H C Richmann signs and seals the notice dated June 24 1933 at Waverly Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Bremer County
Iowa
W. H. Tegtmeier
Waverly
H. C. Richmann
Home Sweet Home author John Howard Payne remembered
The Indianapolis News notes John Howard Payne born in New York in 1792 wrote the beloved Home Sweet Home. He authored plays Brutus Charles II and Clari the Maid of Milan. Payne served as American consul in Tunis from 1841 and died there in 1852. The song was set to a Sicilian tune by Sir Henry Bishop.
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John Howard Payne
New York
Brutus
Charles II
Clari
Milan
Covent Garden Theatre
London
Tunis
Sir Henry Bishop
Indianapolis News
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Proven Relief for Headache
Sufferers from headache neuralgia toothache backache and rheumatic pains report better results than anticipated. Countless American housewives rely on Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as essential medicine. Readily available at drug stores for 25c or 1.00.
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Dr. Miles
Women Build the Home Theme Poem Proclaims
A reflective verse contrasts bricks and roofs with living bonds. It credits women as the builders of true homes and honors Eve’s presence as a timeless force shaping domestic life. The piece elevates loving deeds over material structures.
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Earth
Eve
Paradise
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Merica
State Hall
Jas. M. Cox
B. weReynolds
Firestone
Leila Bederkahn
Texas
Mary Dach
la Grange
Dach
Chuck Klein
Philadelphia Nationals
Council Proceedings
D. W. Bates
Town
A. D
J. N. Demy
C. E. Moodie
Chiropractor
Waverly Savings Bank Bldg
M. B. Sellers
Bank of Sumner Bldg
A. M. Stegeman
Sorg Drug Store
E. C. Claus
Paul Schober
Bankers Life Insurance
Buhr
W. H. Wehrmacher
Fred Rewoldt
First National Bank
H. W. Krueger
Main Street
M. M. Kingsley
Herman Kleiss
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