Pie Baker Sets Record With 185 344 Pies In Eight Years
In Cherokee, Frank and Mrs. Surles run a restaurant where Mrs. Surles bakes pies as her specialty. Over eight years she has baked 185,344 pies, averaging 67 daily and 2,014 monthly, using a coal range and four sacks of flour weekly. She cans 800 gallons each of apples and mince meat annually while managing family duties in a brick home. Fort Dodge forms an air club to develop aviation, planning paid membership, planes, and a pilot school with spring operations. Horse buyers visit Iowa counties seeking draft teams, with Greene shipments and prices ranging 300 to 400 dollars per team. New Jersey and Massachusetts are key markets.
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Frank Surles
Cherokee
Surles
Fort Dodge
Northwestern
Iown
Greene
Butler County
Express
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Iowa Fraternal Insurance Roots in Bancroft and Lyons
The Brotherhoal of American Yeom men started as a fraternal order at Bancroft in Kossuth county and grew into a life insurance association with a Des Moines office. The Modern Woodmen of America began in Lyons, Iowa in 1883 and now has headquarters at Rock Island Illinois. Some charter members from both groups still live in their original communities.
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Iowa
Brotherhooal
Bancroft
Kossuth County
Des Moines
Woodmen of America
Rock Island
Illinois
Lyons
Prison Made Goods Market Auctioned by State Board
The state board of control says prison made goods may be bought for state, county, or municipal use but not for the general public. Chairman Strief notes inmate employment rose with prison industries expansion at Anamosa and Fort Madison as they now outnumber prewar totals. Fort Madison’s furniture factory netted 314,568 for the first half of 1927.
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State Board of Control
Strief
Anamosa Reformatory
Fort Madison
Banks Merge Across Iowa to Strengthen Finances
State banking officials report continued consolidation as Ames Oskaloosa and Knoxville lead mergers. Superintendent L A Andrew cites improved financial tone statewide versus last year. Weather records fall in January with 65 below zero and 64 below on Jan 20. Des Moines Fulton Market ships 3,000 rabbits for holiday trade to Chicago area dealers.
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State Banking Department
State Bankers Association
Ames
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
L. A. Andrew
Iowa
C. D. Reed
Iowa Weatherland Crop Service
Weather Bureau
Fulton
Des Moines
Dainsville
Chicago
Farms Sold in Sioux City Trade District
A Sioux City real estate syndicate reported 500 farms sold in northwestern Iowa over recent months. The top tract averaged about $383 per acre while the overall average sale price was near $200 per acre.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Golden Eagle Captured in Fremont County
State Game Warden Roy Miller secured a live golden eagle with a broken wing near Hamburg. The wingspan measured 6 feet 6 inches. The eagle shipped to the State Game Farm near Des Moines as part of a pair for an exhibit at next year’s State Fair. Eagles are protected under the migratory bird act.
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Roy Miller
Hamburg
Des Moines
State Board of Conservation Plans $100,000 Park Improvements
Hon W EB G Saunders of Emmetsburg, chairman, announced at a recent meeting that the board decided to spend $100,000 on improving Iowa state parks, lakes and reserves rather than purchasing new tracts next year. Iowa has forty state parks and many lakes needing work, and improvements to existing areas are favored over adding new obligations. Board members include Mrs BK Armstrong, Mrs Henry Frankel, J G Wyth, Syron W Newberry, W C Merckens, and S E Bemis.
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State Board of Conservation
W. EB. G. Saunders
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Saunders
Mr. Saunders
BK. I
Armstrong
Fort Dodge
Henry Frankel
Des Moines
J. G. Wyth
Cedar Falls
Syron W. Newberry
Strawberry Point
W. C. Merckens
S. E. Bemis
Fourth Belgians and Percherons Shipments Arrive
The Holbert Horse Importing Company of Greeley Delaware County imported its fourth shipment in 1927, consisting of 15 Belgians and 5 Percherons. They arrived at New York Harbor on December 14, were loaded on the top deck, and the voyage faced one of the year’s worst storms with no losses reported.
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Holbert ‘Horse Importing Company
Greeley
Delaware County
America
Arived
New York Harbor
State Highway Commission Reports 1927 Expenditures
The 1927 state highway report shows 21,940,916.30 spent on construction 16,341,641.75 on primary roads and 782,303.35 on secondary roads for maintenance 3,743,210.00. The remainder covered administration and other expenses. Total county bonds for road purposes issued to Dec 1 1927 amounted to 63,685,657.
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State Highway Commission
Sow Beans a New Iowa Crop in 1927
In Iowa soy beans rose as a field crop, with thousands of acres grown in 1927. Farmers praise results as the plant restores soil, yields high quality hay, and provides protein rich beans with ample oil. Stockmen call it a valuable stock food, while noting its Chinese origins and the term soy meaning a stimulant.
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Iowa
China
Dolliver School Notes Highlight Student Achievements
In Dolliver, third graders Burdette Henrick Larson and Weber plus Alberta Web er achieved perfect spelling this week. The fourth grade studies The Blue Boy, and Frieda Johnson visited grades five and six. Absent due to illness were Griese Hood and Palmer. Merriott Griese and Peterson had top spelling averages. Exams set for Jan 17 and 18 with exemptions for high class averages and limited absences. Adelaide Johnson won’t return for school work. Rachel Ross named girls basketball captain. Pete Mireles left for Kansas City to be with his father. Local declamatory contest scheduled for Feb 2. Dolliver beat Swea City 20 to 22 in a recent basketball game.
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Rachel Burdette
Leona Henrick
Genevieve Larson
Alberta Weber
Frieda Johnson
Viola Griese
Lavon Hood
Theda Palmer
Pauline Merriott
Beatrice Peterson
Rachel Ross
Pete Mireles
Kansas City
Pete
Swea City
Dolliver
We Pay Top Prices for Beef Hides and Furs
Iowa Auto Parts Co announces top prices for beef hides and raw furs. Located west of Rock Island Depot, contact by phone 1170 for details.
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Iowa Auto Parts Co
Rock Island Depot
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San Francisco
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Council Bluffs
Boeing Factary
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Leo. J. Daniels
Adair
Rockford
Ill
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Hena
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Hotel Fort Des Moines
John P. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Hammill
Hughes
Town State College
Holmes
Grinnell
R. RR. Clampitt
New Providence
E. L. Hill
Minburn
John M. Jifunt
Ackley
Oscar Johnson
Legrand
George W. Loeffler
Stockport
A. B. Myhr
Thompson
Roy T. Pullen
Spencer
Ray Redfern
Yarmouth
Adolph Schultz
Silver City
John H. Smith
Center Junction
E. E. Tracy
Nashua
George R. Steen
Muscatine
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V.R
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L. E. Stockdale
Thompson & Sweet South Sixth Street
Iowaas
Josh Billings
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