State News: Pie Baker Sets Record in Cherokee
Mrs. Frank Surles, owner of a Cherokee restaurant, baked 185,344 pies in eight years, averaging 67 daily and 2,014 monthly. She uses a coal range, four flour sacks weekly, cans 300 gallons of apples and the same amount of mince meat yearly, and manages a brick-building business and home. An air club forms in Fort Dodge with plans for planes, field, and pilot instruction, charging about 250 dollars for membership. Horse buyers tour Iowa. seven cars shipped from Greene with prices from 300 to 400 dollars per team.
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Frank Surles
Cherokee
Surles
Greene
Butler County
Express
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Two Iowa Fraternal Insurance Groups Mentioned
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen began as a fraternal order at Bancroft in Kossuth county and grew into a large life insurance association with a Des Moines office. The Modern Woodmen of America originated in Lyons, Iowa in 1883, now headquartered in Rock Island Illinois, remaining a leading benevolent life insurer. Some charter members from both groups still live in their original communities.
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Iowa
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Bancroft
Kossuth County
Des Moines
Woodmen of America
Rock Island
Illinois
Lyons
Prison Made Goods Marketed for State Use
The state board of control announces prison made goods may be bought for state county or municipal use but not by the general public. Chairman Strief notes inmate numbers at Anamosa reformatory and Fort Madison prison exceed prewar totals yet employment remains high due to expanded prison industries. Fort Madison furniture factory shows a net profit of $14,568 for the first half of 1927.
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State Board of Control
Strief
Anamosa Reformatory
Fort Madison
Banks Merge Steadily As Iowa Officials Cheer
State Banking Department and State Bankers association push bank consolidations with several mergers in Ames Oskaloosa and Knox ville amid reports of improving financial conditions across Iowa. Heat records rise with January numbers and a Des Moines market ships 3000 rabbits for holiday trade to Chicago and beyond.
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State Banking Department
State Bankers Association
Ames
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
L. A. Andrew
Iowa
Fulton
Des Moines
Dainsville
Chicago
Many Farms Sold in Sioux City Trade District
A Sioux City real estate syndicate reported 500 farms sold in northwestern Iowa in recent months. The highest tract sold for 383 per acre and the average price across transfers was about 200 per acre.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Golden eagle shipped for State Fair exhibit
State Game Warden Roy Miller secured a live golden eagle near Hamburg with a broken wing. The 6 ft 6 in wingspread bird was crate packed and sent to the State Game Farm northwest of Des Moines, joining another captive eagle for next year’s fair exhibit. Eagles fall under the migratory bird act.
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Roy Miller
Hamburg
Des Moines
Fourth Belgians and Percherons Shipment Reported
The Holbert Horse Importing Company of Greeley, Delaware county, announces the fourth 1927 importation of Belgians and Percherons. Fifteen Belgians and five Percherons arrived at New York harbor on December 14 and were transported on the top deck through one of the year's worst storms without any loss.
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Holbert Horse Importing Company
Greeley
Delaware County
America
Arived
New York Harbor
Wallaces' Farmer Honors Prominent Farmers in 16 Class
Wallaces' Farmer selected sixteen prominent Iowa farmers for good citizenship community effort and agricultural achievement. A banquet at Hotel Fort Des Moines drew 150 attendees including 1926 masters degree recipients. John P. Wallace and Henry A. Wallace gave diplomas as Governor Hammill and others spoke.
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Wallaces
Hotel Fort Des Moines
John P. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Hammill
Hughes
Iowa State College
Ames
Holmes
Grinnell
R. R. Clampitt
New Providence
E. L. Hill
Minburn
John M. Hunt
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
WHO
Gasoline Tax Totals Over Seven Million in 1927
State Treasurer R E Johnson reports gasoline tax receipts for 1927 totaling just over 7 million dollars, up from 1926 by more than 2 million. Administration cost was 0.00194 percent. Disbursements to municipalities and individuals reached 363,891.95, with salaries and travel expenses at 14,295.14. Tax proceeds fund the primary road system, county roads, and township roads with primary roads receiving half and the other systems each a quarter.
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R. E. Johnson
State Highway Commission 1927 Annual Report Summary
The 1927 annual report shows 21,940,916,830 dollars spent on construction with 16,341,641.75 on primary roads and 732,803.35 on secondary roads. Maintenance outlay reached 3,743,210 dollars, with remaining funds covering administration and other expenses. County road bonds issued through Dec 1, 1927 totaled 63,685,657 dollars.
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State Highway Commission
Sow Beans a New Iowa Crop
In Iowa soy beans emerged as a major field crop by 1927 with thousands of acres harvested. Farmers praise its soil-restoring foliage, high quality hay, and protein rich beans that yield substantial oil. Stockmen call it the most valuable stock food plant. The bean, native to China, is widely known as soya.
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Iowa
China
We Buy Beef Hides and Raw Furs in Iowa
Iowa Auto Parts Co. offers top prices for beef hides and raw furs. Located west of Rock Island Depot, contact at phone 140 for prompt payment and pickup arrangements.
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Iowa Auto Parts Co
Rock Island Depot
Dolliver School Notes Highlights And Events
Dolliver school notes show top spelling scorers Rachel Burdette Leona Henrick Genevieve Larson and Alberta Weber with perfect weeks while Pauline Merriott Viola Griese and Beatrice Peterson lead in spelling. Exams set for January 17 18 with criteria for exemption, new basketball captain Rachel Ross named after Adelaide Johnson leaves for family illness. Pete Mireles departs for Kansas City. declamatory contest on February 2. Dolliver defeats Swea City in a recent basketball game 22 to 20.
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Rachel Burdette
Leona Henrick
Genevieve Larson
Alberta Weber
Frieda Johnson
Viola Griese
Lavon Hood
Theda Palmer
Pauline Merriott
Beatrice Peterson
Adelaide Johnson
Rachel Ross
Pete Mireles
Kansas City
Pete
Swen City
Dolliver
Swea City
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Cedar Falla
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Strawberry Point
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Des Monjines
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