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Iowa City Notes From War and Civic Week
A roundup of local items: Cedar Falls reports large hospital grounds and labor by patients for a mile sand quarry project. War Service Corps pursues delinquent war pledges with pro rata refunds. Iowa State College draws diverse students seeking naturalization. two ask citizenship while renouncing Ottoman and Persian allegiance. Governor Harding invites a national Parks conference in Des Moines with Interior Secretary Payne. A white owl shot in Allamakee County is described as a rare specimen. Iowa's Carnegie libraries require annual taxes. one town failed to meet obligations. Deer sightings rise in northwest Iowa. rural mail routes use cars owned by carriers. Camp Dodge defense argued by American Legion. Bell system merger creates Northwestern Bell with high filing fees. Health clinics expand in Albia and Monroe County focusing on tuberculosis and ENT exams. Legislation proposed to slow trains at crossings with 400-foot signals and removal of obstructions. War-era salary boosts for county officials face automatic rollback, prompting calls for adjustment. A Des Moines recruit from Montana serves at Camp Lewis. Iowa honors include Medal of Honor for Col. Emery J. Pike. A Mrs Johnston plans surgery after attending Jews City.