Iowa boy booms wireless station links coast to coast
Dea Moinés Iowa December 5 1921 Carroll Wickmire Charter Oak Crawford County high school boy runs a wireless station at grandparents home. He hears radio messages including a Philadelphia Episcopal church service with choir sermon and violin solo and an orchestra in Denver. He gets market reports daily and is excused from school to perform this service for the community.
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Dea
Moinés
Iowa
Carroll Wickmire
Charter Oak
Crawford County
First Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Denver
Colfax Wedding Charivari Ends With Four Cent Treat
In Colfax Jasper county a couple were married recently and a number of boys revived an old time charivari. The groom gave the spokesman a silver dollar and sent the boys downtown to buy a treat. The boy compiled a four cent list of purchases and vanished before the stunned donor could reclaim the money.
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Colfax
Jasper County
Judge backs city order closing Sunday picture shows
Judge Bradley of Plymouth county district court sustains the city of Le Mars in arresting moving picture operators on Sunday. Decision says it is a matter of law and that regulating pictures falls within state police powers. Court finds no discrimination as to classifying Sunday business.
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Bradley
Plymouth County District Court
le Mars
Educator Ben der Seeks Iowa State Superintendent Post
Iowa educators show strong interest in W. H. Bender for state superintendent citing unusual equipment and a broad background. He holds diplomas from Iowa institutions and has served in rural schools, as principal and superintendent in multiple Iowa towns, and held key roles in vocational education and teacher training at Iowa State College and the University of Minnesota. The piece also notes growing support for uniform vital statistics laws to improve birth and death record keeping nationwide, with Iowa adopting reform after the 39th general assembly.
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Iowa
W. H. Bender
Jangaville
Grand Junction
Bellevue
Hampton
Carroll
Department of
State Teachers College
39Th
General Assembly
Russell Sage Foundation
Onc
Legislative Assembly
United States
Fragmentary remarks on passports and nativity laws
A fragment notes the difficulties in proving nativity for passport requests abroad, noting that many Iowa residents past middle age lack legal proof of birth or identity. The text hints at strict or unclear requirements and limited willingness to grant abroad travel documents.
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Iowa
State Treasurer Clarifies Cigaret License Transfer Rule
Treasurer Burbank sought advice from Attorney General Gibson after a dealer transferred a cigarette license with a business sale. The AG opinion is circulated to city councils stating licenses are not transferable and terminate on sale, with the new owner required to obtain a fresh license. dealers must report changes promptly.
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Burbank
Gibson
Iowa
Des Moines School System Outlines City Investment
George Garton reports on the Des Moines public school system costs. There are 72 school buildings valued at 5 million dollars, a new 2.5 million dollar building program adding five schools, 950 teachers with a 150 thousand dollar monthly payroll, 200 support staff with a 15 thousand dollar monthly payroll, and total annual operating costs of 2.7 million. Last year’s enrollment reached 28,819, equating to 104.57 dollars per pupil for the year. District age 5 to 21 totals 35,328, with parochial schools partly explaining the enrollment gap.
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George Garton
Des Moines
Public figures in Fort Madison linked to sweeping crime wave
Fort Madison cites three prominent locals Dr Max G Schlapy Hale Hamilton and Herbert D Brown as central figures while noting a nationwide crime wave. From Oct 1 1920 to Oct 1 1921 Fort Madison prison intake reached 252 with 79 paroled a net gain of 173. Anamosa received 545 and paroled 211 a net rise of 334. Release figures show 97 Fort Madison inmates freed versus 120 at Anamosa, yielding a net increase in both cases.
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Fort Madison
Max G. Schlapy
Hale Hamilton
Herbert D. Brown
United States
Harding
Iowa
Anamosa
Iowa Prison Population Strains Parole System Officials Voice Concern
Iowa faces crowding in its prisons as the Board of Parole cannot release inmates without suitable employment. A labor market shortage leaves several thousand men idle, complicating releases and keeping eligible prisoners confined.
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Iowa
Aloe
Hmit
Board of Parole
Veterans Bureau and Red Cross examine former service men
Des Moines serves as the central unit for Iowa with 25 to 35 men waiting daily for evaluation. The staff, including physicians and specialists, assess pensions based on disability, from eight to eighty dollars monthly, plus extras for wife and children. Colfax hospital inmates, totaling 140, are periodically examined here.
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United States’ Veterans Bureau
Red Cross
Des Moines
St. Louis
Hotel Colfax
Colfax
First conference of federated churches closes near Winterset
The first conference of federated community and union churches in Iowa ended at Zion church near Winterset Madison county. Forty churches with 45 delegates attended a 3 day session aimed at saving rural churches. A permanent federation was formed with Rev. R. Lee Kirkland of Zion elected president for the year.
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Federated Community and Union Churches
Zion
Winterset
Madison County
Iowa
R. Lee Kirkland
Zion Church
Nolin Named Secretary in Urbandale Conference Notes
Mrs. Wm H Nolin of Bonturant was named secretary in a note noting a full complement of vice presidents and directors. The conference next be at Urbandale Federated Beach in the suburbs of Desa Pease now presided over by Sheriff Robb.
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Wm.h. Nolin
Bonturant
Urbandale
Hog cholera vaccination schools urged by Iowa act
Iowa experts conduct schools of instruction in multiple counties to train farmers to immunize hogs against cholera. Certificates enable purchase of serum and vaccination. 1920 hog losses rise sharply with counts by county led by Plymouth, Sioux, and Mahaska, per F S Pinney report.
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39Th
General Assembly
Ames
F. S. Pinney
Carroll
Harding
Ida
Jaser
Keokuk
Kossuth
Mahaska
Plymouth
Pottawattamie
Sioux
Public Offices Ordered to Inventory County Property
Officials across counties cities towns townships and schools must inventory all property in public care under a law from the last general assembly. They must file quarterly reports with the county auditor in January April July and October when additions occur. Inventory forms are supplied by the county auditor.
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General Assembly
Ero
Norwegian Lutheran service schedule at Estherville
Estherville North Lutheran Church lists Norwegian service Sunday 10 30 a m English service 8 p m Sunday school 9 30 a m L A and M S meet Thursday afternoon Bring Mission boxes Prayer meeting 8 p m at John E Hanson's North 10th St Confirmant Classes meet as usual Choir 8 p m Friday S A Berge
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Estherville Nor
M. S
John E. Hanson
Phosphorus in Vegetables Supports Dental Health
Phosphorus, an element essential for strong teeth, is found in vegetables like spinach lettuce rhubarb asparagus and in oatmeal and cheese.
Sheriff S sale notice of Graves Breen Co case in Estherville
Special execution issued by the District Court clerk in Emmet County Iowa directs sheriff Thomas Nivison to sell Certificate No 17 representing 186 shares in Martin Securities Corporation on December 28 1921 at the courthouse front door Estherville to satisfy a debt of 13575 21 100 plus 271 53 100 costs and accruing costs auctioned to the highest bidder for cash
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State of
Iowa
Emmet County
E. F. Knowles
J. H. Mitchell
Graves, Breen & Co
A. W. Martin
Artin
Martin Securities Corporation
Estherville
Thomas Nivison
Sheriff Sale Notice From Emmet County Court
Notice states a special execution issued by the District Court of Iowa Emmet County on Ole Knutson against eight defendants. The sale action seeks to satisfy a judgment or lien as provided by law in the relevant court proceedings.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Emmet County
Ole Knutson
Property Sale Notice in Emmet County Iowa
Dickerson townships property in section one township ninety nine range thirty two west of St P M is levied upon as his Real Estate. On December 1 1921 at ten o clock in the forenoon Front Door sell at public auction to satisfy execution for Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Forty seven 47 hundredths dollars debt and Twenty two and 65-100 dollars costs plus accruing costs to the highest bidder for cash.
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Dickerson
Dickerson Town
St. P .M
Emmet
Estherville
Emmet County
Iowa
Thomas Nivison
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