New Automobile Plates Issued For 1929 In Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa December 10 1928 county treasurers have begun supplying 1929 license plates green with black lettering. Plates made at the Anamosa reformatory only one change the truck plates letter TM now carries the county number. Floyd Bryant husked 143 bushels of corn on John Peterson farm near Sheldahl Polk county in a recent contest. He had 87 bushels by noon while a competitor husked 128. An town doctor warned Hoover before his South American trip Dr Bertha Gee of Lamont wrote him a letter advising him to avoid excess kindness and eat for strength to serve the country. Hoover replied to the letter.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Common County
Anamona
Murmuber
Floyd Bryant
John Peterson
Sheldahl
Polk County
Dininter
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Bertha Gee
Lamont
Decatur County
Missouri Auction Highlights Beef at American Royal Show
The Missouri hotel paid one dollar per pound for beef in the cattle auction at the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show in Kansas City. Muscatine II Hereford, raised by Hillandale Farm in Muscatine Iowa, was named grand champion steer and sold for a dollar a pound to an Excelsior Springs hotel. A rock crusher operated in Adair county supplying crushed stone for Primary No. 25 surfacing, producing 28 loads of eight tons in a single night.
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Missouri
Iowa
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Kansas City
Hillandale Farm
Muscatine
Towa
Excelsior Springs
Adair County
Last of Iowa Commanders Dies at 89 in Washington
David J. Palmer, 89, longtime Iowa political and military figure, died in Washington Iowa. A Civil War veteran he commanded Iowa regiments and later served as state and national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. He also served in the state senate and as state railway commissioner. O. M. Olson of Fort Dodge received the first class Knight of St Olav from King Haakon for service to Norway and humanity. Olson helped found the Norwegian Singers Association of America and wrote music for In Flanders Fields.
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David J. Palmer
Washington
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
State Senate
Eighth Iowa Insantry
Grant
Don Nelson
Shiloh
Twenty-fifth Iowa Infantry
Leutenant
Vicksburg
Atlanta
O. M. Olson
Fort Dodge
Haakon
Norway
T. Stabo
Decorah
Ol Son
Izaak Walton League Holds State Convention in Iowa
At the Iowa Izaak Walton League annual meeting in Fort Dodge A C Wilford of Waterloo was elected president and Mrs F E Whit ley of Webster City was named vice president The secretary treasurer will be chosen by the board of directors with one member from each congressional district A bill was drafted to be presented to the general assembly for passage among other items
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Iowa Izaak Walton League
Fort Dodge
A. C. Wilford
Waterloo
F. E. Whitley
Webster City
General Assembly
State proposes six member commission for fish and game
The fish and game affairs of the state would be placed under a six member commission appointed by the governor with game wardens answering to the body. The Izaak Walton League appears to be evolving into a conservation agency as seen at the convention.
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Izaak Walton League
Perry Clothing Merchant Cancels All Debts
O F Roddan a Perry clothing merchant cancels all debts and notes totaling 25000 dollars owed to his firm. A notary attested statement dated November 22 1928 proclaims cancellation of debts and offers good wishes to Perry Iowa and vicinity.
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Perry Clothing
O. F. Roddan
Perry
F. Roddan
Iowa
Ringgold veteran carves wood flag for state fair
J B Warner of Mount Ayr, Civil War veteran, finished a United States flag carved from wood strips. The 32 by 38 inch piece has 400 solid wood links for bars and hand carved stars. It will be shown at the state fair and then placed in the historical building. Power Boat Hunters Are Arrested. Fifteen duck hunters on the Mississippi river between Keokuk Fort Madison and Burlington were arrested by a federal game warden from Chicago on shooting ducks from power boats. Most violators are boys and they will be arraigned in federal court.
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J. B. Warner
Mount Ayr
United States
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Burlington
Chicago
Oil Drilling Resumes Near Rockport After Strike
Prospecting for oil at Rockport near the Iowa Missouri line east of Hamburg has resumed after a previous stoppage when oil was struck at 1400 feet. Drilling will continue to reach 2000 feet with operations also under way near Clarinda and in Sac county.
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Rockport
Hamburg
Iowa
Clarinda
Sac County
Iowa Canned Corn Will Feed the Marines
Four thousand cases of corn packed by the Rockwell City Packing Co will be sent to the marine base at San Francisco for shipment to marine out posts in other countries.
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Rockwell City Packing Co
San Francisco
Farmer Holds Stray Deer Found Near Fairfield
Victor Rott, living six miles east of Fairfield, shelters a young deer after it hopped into his barnyard among calves while Miss Gladys Read, a Buchanan school No 6 teacher, spotted the animal trotting along and witnessed its appearance near the Root farm.
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Victor Rott
Fairfield
Dickinson County School House Robbed Again
A rural school in Spirit Lake township, Estes school house near Spirit Lake, was robbed on a recent Sunday night. Thieves stole a Victrola, about a ton of coal and two windows. No arrests reported. This marks the second robbery at this school.
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Dickinson County
Estes
Spirit Lake Township
Spirit Lake
Dorothy Tompkins
Tamworth Hogs and Fox Bros Grow Tamworth Herds
Fox Bros owners of Tanfalfa Farm near Des Moines report the largest pure bred Tamworth herd in the United States with 600 to 700 head, each pedigreed, and over 14000 dollars of hogs sold since January 1, 1928. Their show herd earned 16 Champions and Grand Champions across nine fairs, including the International Livestock Show in Chicago. Ducks also flock to Iowa lakes after abundant rain and warm weather. Thousands of ducks stopped at Storm Lake area for weeks.
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Fox Bros
Des Moines
Jefferson Highway
Panama Canal
Panama
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Cudahy Bros. Packing Company
Cudahy
Wisconsin
Mississippi Valley Farms
Savanna
Chicago
Iowa Lakes
Storm Lake
Waterfowl favored by preserve and river regions
Reports from the west lake area and Missouri River describe heavy waterfowl numbers and an unusually successful hunting season with many ducks and geese in evidence. Separately, a generous legacy is confirmed to Maude Rog ers Petricek who aided Elizabeth Best in 1913 and is to receive $10,000 on January 1, 1929 per Bests will.
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Little Lake
Missouri River
Iowa Holds Supremacy in Apple Production at Cedar Rapids Show
Iowa apple growers dominated the horticultural show with 17 states in competition. Charles F. Bishop of Mitchellville won sweepstakes and several class prizes for Jonathan apples, Willow Twigs, and five boxes, earning $400. Robert M. Clark also claimed top trays for Grimes Golden. Other winners included Svesstier Brothers in vegetables, Mrs. C. S. Osborne for home canned goods, J W. Schlenker for best honey, Snyder Brothers for nuts, and Greene Floral Co for top flower display. Iowa farms total 213,490. about 1,000,000 residents live on them, with 117,420 owner-operated and 96,070 renter-occupied.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Charles FR. Bishop
Mitchellville
Poly County
Robert M. Clark
Bishop
Jonathans
Clark
Grimes
Svesstier Brothers
Polk County
C. S. Osborne
Runnells
J. W. Schlenker
Des Moines
Akeny
Snyder Brothers
Center Point
Greene Floral Company
Oskaloosa
Seral Des Moines Firms
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Volk County
Ge Face
Curesis Coome
Comet
Wilder
Ter
Rock Crusher
Louis Mathwig
Huntington
Estherville
Dunnell
McCormick
Deering
McCormick- Deering
John Deere
Rock Island
Janesville
Monarch Steel Delaval
John Berger
Foshier & Erb
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Ringgold County
Yowa
Itill
Amstrong
H. P. Rock Island
C. H. Elwood
His Trust & Savings Bank
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