Iowa State News and Comment Highlights 1919
A collection of Iowa public notices and feature items covers the state house building plans and funding, rail travel shifts, war risk insurance medical cases, highway truck allotments, legal tussles over class funds, notable farm leadership, and local sports nostalgia. It notes the proposed temple of justice east of the state house, costs and timelines, antiwar activity, and profiles like Mannie Klinck and R Putnam, plus university medical facilities for veterans and landmark community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
Iowa
Temple of Justice
State House
Capital Extension
Bryant School
Far Capital Extension
Haskell
Cedar Rapids
Kimball
Council Bluffs
Moore
Guthrie Center
Hauge
State University
Lond City
Bureau of War Risk ‘Insurance
United States
Public Health Service
War Risk Insurance Bureau
University of Iowa Hospital
Court clears divorces amid alleged plots and crimes
The state supreme court case reveals a conspiracy between two women and two men to swap spouses. One divorce granted after Mrs Telford’s witness. the judge later cancels Mrs Harvey’s divorce. Grand jury probes proceed. Meantime Rev. Lynn George Kelly, jailed and acquitted in Villisea ax murders, seeks money in Chicago for a potential damage suit. Detective Wilkerson tied to the plan. Algona’s John Stavely disinterred a lion and sold the hide for $175 to a Mazon City tannery, valuing it at $400. Paul Skorupinski, born in Russia, becomes Paul C. Shelley and will lead Charlton schools after a stint at Corning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omnalia
Ohawa
Onawa
Fiaide
John Telford
Lynn George Kelly
Loran
Iowa
Omaha
Wilkerson
John Stavely
Algona
Yankee Robinson
Stavely
King of Beasts
Mazon City
Paul Skorupinski
Russia
Corning
Paul _C
Shelley
Charlton
Farm Bureau Seeks Production Cost Figures for Key Crops
Farmers' Bureau urges compiling actual cost data on production of corn pork beef and related products to counter misleading propaganda from packers and large manufacturers. The effort aims to provide accurate figures to support farm interests and policy discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm, Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Farm Accounts Meetings Planned At Estherville Armstron
Community sessions explain farm account keeping and cost production figures. Attendees may start a farm account and receive a free book. Talks cover farm management. Meetings set for Monday June 9 at 8 30 PM Court House Estherville and Tuesday June 10 at 8 30 PM High School Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rik Ft
Court House
Estherville
Armstrong
Soybeans show promise in local farm trials
Interest in soybeans grows this spring with farmers planting them in corn for silage or hogging down. Advocates claim beans do not reduce corn yield, improve soil nitrogen, and offer high feed value. Demonstrations led by Fred Himebauth near Betherville test 26 varieties to compare performance for hay seed and forage under local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Himebauth
Betherville
Farm Bureau
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