River to River road gravel contract awarded county wide
Poweshiek county approved a $1.87 to $2.18 per cubic yard gravel plan for 30 miles of the River to River primary road from the Jasper county line near Grinnell east to Brooklyn and No. 7 from Montezuma to near Malcolm with Northwestern Gravel Co. supplying gravel and Johnson & Wiringa of Buckeye hauling. The move includes No. 7 renaming to White Way No. 7.
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Poweshiek County
Jasper County
Grinnell
Brooklyn
Montezuma
Malcom
Northwestern Gravel Co
Matcom
Johnson & Wiringa
Buckeye
Hardin County
Prominent Town Natives at National Republican Convention
Former Town residents played key roles at the Cleveland convention. Theodore Burton of Ohio, temporary chairman and future campaign keynote, longtime Grinnell ties. Michigan State University president and ex University of Minnesota leader Dr Burton traced schooling through Lincoln township and Brooklyn area. Frank Mondell of Wyoming, permanent chairman, spent summers cattle herding in Dickinson County near Spirit Lakes before joining political duties.
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Cleveland
Theodore P. Burton
Ohio
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Mr. Burton
Michigan State University
Brooklyn
University of Minnesota
Michigan
Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
Dickinson County
Spirit Lakes
Cadial
Camp Dodge hosts National Guard training and women in early camps
The report notes Hee Mingnop becoming senior at a military center and Camp Dodge hosting a fire sector in National Guard circles. Brig Gen Dory takes command at Fort Des Moines. Reserve Officers Training Camp begins July 1 with about 25 training slots. Nearly 1,000 youths expected for Citizens Military Training camp August 1 to 30. In Osage, Katherine Johnson, 15, in a Buick, races a local train toward Waterloo, while John Monarhan, 18, tries to beat an afternoon train to Mitchell in a separate incident.
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Hee Mingnop
Avis Lela
Camp Dodge
National Guard
Sis-Ineh
Dory
Omakhe
Bourton Ty
Fort Des Marines
Abeere
Citizens
Tawa
Osage
Mitchell County
Katherine Johnson
Waterloo
John Monarhan
Mitchell
Fine for Killing Wild Ducks Out of Season in Linn County
Justice George S. Lighter. of Cedar Rapids, fined Malcolm Cliner and James Gamble $400 each for unlawfully killing wild ducks on the Cedar River in Linn County. The ducks were nesting, and the fines totaled $100 per bird under federal migratory bird law and state law, as noted by Prof. Forest Ensign at the University of Town. Ensign also faced a radio voice identification incident at a bank, a first in which a voice was used to verify identity for a withdrawal. The article also highlights figures connected to a large bank in Cleveland and a railway brotherhood, plus a long description of exhibits at Des Moines and the corn growers movement in Iowa.
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George S. Lighter
Cedar Rapids
Malcom Cliner
James Gamble
Cedar River
Linn County
Forest. Ensign
University of Town
Professor Ensign
University of Iowa
WITAA
Cave UN
Corn Growers Sociation
Iowa
Pocahontas
Des Moines
Mighty Benton cottonwood falls after century watch
On Mud creek in Benton county a veteran tree, Jube Ball's beloved cottonwood, finally toppled in a strong wind after decades of decline. The broken trunk measured 26 feet around, about 8.5 feet in diameter, and Ed Shortess of Vinton declares it the largest tree in the county, possibly the state. Des Moines elm seeds spread as a garden pest while Des Mathesman sold seed grown from trees in his yard. The old inhabitant recalls never seeing such proliferation before.
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Mud Creek
Benton County
Jube Ball
Ed Shortess
Vinton
Des Mathesman
Des Moines
Sedlacek grows Hubbard squash amid diverse crops in Iowa
FP J Sedlacek of St Ansgat Mitchell county expands to 1000 acres, adding land at high value. He plants three acres of Hubbard squash and runs 200 acres of potatoes 150 onions 40 soybeans 40 cabbage and other varieties. Mrs Cassie Brayton earns Theodore N Vail bronze for fire response in 1923 Wacoma fire. A mobile radio truck tour by R A Hill Davenport visits ramp towns with concerts. Pine pheasants threaten Bremer Butler farms prompting calls for leniency on protectors. A Quasqueton farmer loses a barn but 48 farmers and 108 work horses plow and plant in one day.
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Pershing
Marion County
Iowa
H. M. Hayner
J. Sedlacek
St. Ansgat
Mitchell County
Mr. Sedlacek
Cassie Brayton
Alpha Telephone Company
Waacoma
Fayette County
Theodore N. Vail
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Wacoma
Brayton
West Union
New Hampton
Walecoma
White Way No. 7
Davenport
R. A. Hill
WOC
Moline Truck Company
Hill
Harry Devine
West Coast
Bremer
Butler
Cork
Butler County
Butler County Farm Bureau
Form Bureau
East Lafayette Township
Bremer County
Quasqueton
Buchanan County
Carl Walters
MD Othey
Hot pack canning named best method by USDA
The Bureau of Home Economies of the USDA recommends hot pack canning as the best method. Studies indicate certain vegetables require longer processing times than previously thought, guiding home canning practices.
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Bureau of Home Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Canning Techniques: Hot Packing and Canner Choices
The guide stresses hot packing to shrink thickenings for jars and notes that thick pasty mixtures like corn and sweet potatoes benefit from precooking. Acidity in tomatoes and fruits eases processing, with fruit and tomato canning via water bath and nonacid vegetables via pressure canner.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The Tree as Living Thing in a House Speech
In a House speech Martin L. Davey argues the tree is a living organism with respiration circulation and digestion. He notes leaf breathing root absorption cambium growth and the leaf as the lungs and stomach linking organic and inorganic worlds and that most sustenance comes via vegetation leaves.
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Martin L. Davey
Ohio
House of Representatives
You and I
Are You Rheumatic You Suffer Rheumatic Pain
A promotional line asks if readers endure rheumatic pain and joint twinges and invites consideration of a remedy or remedy related information. The fragment signals an advertisement tone aimed at sympathetic sufferers seeking relief.
Doan's Pills Aid Woman With Kidney Ailments
An Estherville resident, Mrs. G. M. Nicholson of 601 N. 6th St., reports kidney pain and rheumatic discomfort eased by Doan's Pills. She says the remedy improved backache, fatigue, and overall health, praising Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York. Price 60 cents at dealers.
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Mary
Dean
Estherville
G. M. Nicholson
6Th St
Doan
Gas on Stomach May Cause Appendicitis
Advertisement asserts that gas on the stomach causes appendix inflammation and claims Adlerika, with Simple glycerine and buckthorn bark, clears gas in ten minutes by acting on both bowels. It touts use for obstinate constipation and to guard against appendicitis, citing Jay Johnston & Co Druggists.
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Jay Johnston & Co
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Warren Bo Stone
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Brotherhood
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Bresent
Ainsworth
Washington County
Ana Oa Lrakeman
Rock Island
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Walbion Nowers
Eambinton
Puetronen
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Estherville, Lows
Western Electric
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