Ducks and Ice Resources Highlight Iowa News
E J Sidey reports on fattening ducks on a Greenfield farm with 1800 birds needing 10 bushels of corn daily. Iowa sees its finest ice harvest of 16 to 18 inches thick, with 75 men loading 700 to 800 carloads for Chicago and Great Western Railroad storage.
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E. J. Sidey
Greenfield
Adair County
Harbour Farm
Iowa
Red Cedar
Waverly
Oelwein
Chicago and Greatwestern
Shipping Hogs From Iowa to New England Markets
Northeastern Iowa farms ship meat directly to New England as 126 cars of hogs were sent in 1927. Seventy seven cars went to John Reeves in Providence R I and 49 cars to John P Squires Co in Boston. Farm Bureau banquet at Hotel Fort Des Moines serves 988 at 1.25 per plate. crowd fills mezzanine during program.
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Iowa
New England
George W. Sherman
Waucoma
Matt Lynch
John Reeves
Providence
R. C
John P. Squires & Co
Boston
Farm Bureau
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines Aviator Flew Under University Bridge
Floyd Davis of Des Moines piloted a plane at about 100 mph beneath the University avenue bridge over the Des Moines River. He encountered dangerous cross winds as he passed the cement arch and then climbed back into the sky.
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Floyd Davis
Des Moines
University Avenue
Des Moines River
Prosperous Beet Sugar Year At Mason City Plant
The American Beet Sugar Corporation of Mason City plans larger acreage for next season after a strong year. It bought beets from over 14 000 acres producing 131 000 sacks of sugar daily across 81 operating days. About 310 workers ran the factory and another 310 handled beets in the fields. Deliveries came from Worthington Minnesota 140 miles away. The firm projects 16 000 acres to be planted next season.
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American Beet Sugar Corporation
Mason City
Worthington
Minn
Robbins Succeeds Col Hanford MacNider as assistant secretary of war
Col Charles Burton Robbins of Cedar Rapids succeeds Col Hanford MacNider as assisting secretary of war after MacNider's resignation. Robbins completed the army war college course, served with Pershing on the Mexican border, commanded the 67th infantry brigade of Iowa in World War I, and is a colonel in the infantry officers reserve corps. He served on the Cedar Rapids bench and led Iowa American Legion in 1923. His late wife was Gov. William Larrabee’s daughter, and his three motherless children are being raised at the Larrabee home in Clermont, Fayette county.
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Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Iowa
Charles Burton Robbins
Cedar Rapids
Army War College
General Pershing
67Th Infantry
Infantry Officers’ Reserve Corps
Robbins
American Legion
William Larrabee
Larrabee
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa Citizens Generous Than Henry Ford Road Gift
The State Highway Commission notes Henry Ford gave a Massachusetts road project of under two miles costing 280000, while Alexander Coleman of Hillsboro Iowa funded a ten mile road in Henry County costing 320000. Coleman's gift serves his boyhood community. Ford's road goes to a private museum and tourist inn run for profit.
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State Highway Commission
Henry Ford
Massachusetts
Alexander Coleman
Hillsboro
Iowa
Henry
Coleman
Hospital Observes 28th Anniversary at Des Moines Iowa Methodist
The Iowa Methodist Hospital marked its 28th anniversary on January 16. It began with 30 beds and equipment valued around 25 thousand dollars. Today it staffs 149 nurses, 50 physicians on the active staff, and 90 on the visiting staff, with capacity for 300 patients and an asset value of about 1.297 million dollars. Last year 5,040 patients were treated, drawing from 16 states. The hospital operates the largest nursing school in the state besides Iowa City, with 120 students. The facility's annual meeting showed expenses of 271,130 dollars.
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Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Iowa City
Hospital Board
Faith in Iowa promotes Wilder as State Manager
An Iowa promotion highlights A. E. Wilder named State Manager for Iowa by Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. The ad proclaims belief in Iowa and notes Wilder’s 17 years in Iowa insurance, amid a broader piece on Iowa growth and prosperity. Also remembered is Willett M. Hays and a tobacco-free 75 year family business in Muscatine County.
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A. E. Wilder
Iowa
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co
Louisville
Towa
Wilder
Wilton Junction
Muscatine County
Frank Bacon
Bacon
Train Load Canned Beans Shipped From Marshalltown
The Marshall Canning Company shipped 83 000 cases and 792 000 cans in a trainload of canned beans from its Marshalltown cannery to southern markets. Some cars were canned at Waverly. The shipment was 30 refrigerator cars valued at 118 000 dollars. November and December saw additional carloads of corn and beans from Waverly. The company operates factories at several Iowa points.
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Marshalltown
Marshall Canning Co
Wavverly
Waverly
Marshall Canning Company
Iowa
Christmas Seal Sales Report Details by Districts
The report lists individual sellers and amounts from multiple districts including Center Two Ellsworth High Lake Jack Creek Twelve Mile Lake West Emmet Swan Lake Dolliver Consolidated School and county seal sale chair Marie Sorum. Notable totals include Kathryne Jackson $2.59 Irene Doty $2.00 Barbara Thoreson $1.57 and Don ald Olson 50 seals with varied teacher earnings.
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Center
Leontine Kately
Denmark
Myrtle Madsen
C. V. Pringle
Swan Lake
Anna Anderson
Mile Lake
Leola James
Gudrid Nane
Center Two
Jeanette Edwards
Orville Carey
Mary Swartz
Clarence Carey
Mary Lyle
Ellsworth
Kathryne Jackson
Marie Bombarger
John Sidles
High Lake
Irene Doty
Christena Rolfson
Twelve Mile Lake
Barbara Thoreson
Bernard Jackson
High Lake Two
Donald Olson
Swan Lake Two
Claire Nelson
Dolliver Consolidated School
H. H. Claus
Doris Eckhart
Anna Fredericks
Marian McIlwraith
Karen Weber
John Dixon
Marie Sorum
It Is Easy To Meet St Peter A Motorist’s Parody
A satirical prose piece mocks dangerous driving and roadside ego. It lampoons reckless habits like speeding on wet pavement, using trolley tracks, and ignoring warnings. The fool protagonist grins through a grim end, contrasted with comically blunt driving tips.
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St. Peter
Beef Hides and Raw Furs Wanted West of Rock Island Depot
Iowa Auto Parts Co offers top prices for beef hides and raw furs. Located west of Rock Island Depot with phone 170.
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Iowa Auto Parts Co
Rock Island Depot
Gold shipments ease fears of metal shortage
The New York Sun notes that shipments of gold from the United States to Europe are likely to reduce concerns among those who have feared a heavy stock of the metal.
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United States
Europe
New York Sun
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