Federated Churches Unite in Corning Iowa County
R G Wessell of Corning Adams county describes a rural church recovery effort in which a United Presbyterian and Wesley Methodist church merged to form a community federated church. The dedicator sermon was by Rev W C Miles. Community federated churches are growing statewide. A state group forms rehabilitation of abandoned country churches and unites denominations. A separate note details a workers compensation claim where Mrs Griffin received 1251.60 after a fall and the Indiana Casualty case is cited by Commissioner Funk. The Iowa Supreme Court has not ruled on horseplay injury under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.G. Wessell
Corning
Adams County
United Presbyterian
Wesley Methodist
U. P
W.c. Miles
Federated Church
Funk
Des Moines Fort Seeks 1200 Recruits For Civilian Training
C S Walker and R H Faxon oversee enlistments for the civilian training school opening August 1 at Fort Des Moines. Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri including St. Louis will send youths. Iowa’s quota is 1200. The camp grows with 30 new buildings, tents up, and full government support covering transport, food, instruction, drill, and recreation. Eligible young men 17 to 24 may join upon official recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Walker
R. H. Faxon
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
St. Louis
Ninth Regiment Artillery Marches to Fort Riley
The Ninth Regiment Field Artillery now at Fort Des Moines recently marched to Fort Riley Kansas with a full radio outfit. The 24 day march captivated onlookers as the unit broadcast its experiences to Fort Des Moines and other sources. On return, a company will be left at Fort Leavenworth for Citizens' Military Training Camp instruction this summer while the rest head back to Fort Des Moines to instruct 2,000 youths in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Regiment, Field Artillery
Fort Des Moines
Fort Riley
Kansas
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Citizens
Deaths by all causes rise in state figures report
The state board reports April totals with 4,198 births and 2,199 deaths. Deaths by own action lead with 33 in January, 19 in February, and 28 in March, while railroad, auto, and drowning deaths fluctuate. Tumors, influenza, pneumonia, cerebral hemorrhage, and Bright's disease are leading causes. Night air service trials install 50 foot towers with 30 inch searchlights around eight towns for emergency landings. Air mail service remains experimental with unclear routes.
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State Board of Death
Bright
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Montezuma
Reasner
Des Moines
Earlham
Casey
Avoca
Iowa
Inheritance Tax Records Highlight John Morrell Estate
The John Morrell estate of Ottumwa paid the largest inheritance tax in the state, $20,003.48 on an $833,000 estate. The only higher prior levy was the J. S. Callanan estate of Des Moines, paid about ten years ago before the 1921 law, marking the era’s tax record.
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John Morrell
Ottum
J. $. Callanan
Des Moines
Out of the Ordinary Trade Claim Involving Mae Griffin
Mae Griffin, employed in the publishing plant of HE T.eMyedith, publisher of Successful Farming, in September 1921, was seated in a Weir when another employee acted in a way that prompted a workers compensation proceeding. The case follows an unusual application of the act.
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Mae Griffin
HE T
eMyedith
Iowa Motor Vehicle Fees Seen Near Ten Million This Year
Through April 1923 Iowa auto owners paid 7,894,752.05 in registrations for 491,628 motor cars and trailers. W M Caldwellay, superintendent, estimates about 9,000,000 will be collected in the year. May 1 totals nearly matched 1922’s 7,923,388.06. Iowa law allows 3 percent for department operation but far less is needed, with 100,000 left to revert to the primary road fund after last year’s expenses.
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Iowa
W. M. Calladay
Motor Veicle
Secretary of State’s Office
Des Moines Health Chief Reports 1922 City Deaths
Dr. H. L. Sayler states 1922 saw 24 deaths from diphtheria and croup and 9 from scarlet fever in Des Moines. No smallpox deaths occurred. The tally lists 49 deaths from influenza, meningitis, whooping cough and measles, with 39 from influenza and 6 from erysipelas, noting few quarantine rules remain despite precautionary masking and nursing protections.
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H. L. Sayler
Des Moines
Iowa 1921 income statistics from revenue department
Official figures show no Iowa resident earned over 150000 in 1921. Half the heads of families reported incomes around 2000. Returns filed by 111483 people and tax totaled 5837960 dollars. The returns were 71915 and income declined 317789000 dollars.
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Iowa
Revenue Department
District Court Rules 5 Mill Tax on Bank Moneys
Judge Henry F. Wagner in Newton ruled First National Bank and Jasper County Savings Bank v Jasper County follows that banks should be taxed on 5 mills of moneys and credits rather than 80 percent of 224 mills. The decision requires the county to refund about 100000 dollars and may be appealed. The case affects all Iowa banks and tests long standing tax practices.
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Newton
Henry F. Wagner
First National Bank
Jasper County Savings Bank
Jasper County
Warrant totals rise to 53000 claimants reach 98000
The tally shows 53000 warrants issued with claimants now at 98000. The bond issue was set at 22000000 placing beneficiaries at 110000. Claimants have until December 31 1924 to file.
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Tau
Missionary Gannaway Leads Armenian Orphanage Network
Dr C R Gannaway of Pleasant Grove Iowa directs a Beirut Syria based orphanage housing 16000 Armenian refugees many as orphans, credited by officials for halting typhus and smallpox. His wife Ruby Pearl Davis also contributes to relief work with 14000 girls in Ghazir while son Theodore runs workshops to train older orphans for self support.
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C. R. Gannaway
Pleasant Grove
Iowa
Near East
Beirut
Syria
Turkey
Smyrna
Winneshiek County May bounty payouts detailed
The Winneshiek county auditor in Decorah lists May payouts: 1,312 gophers for $131.20, 422 woodchuck scalps for $63.30, two aged wolves and thirteen cubs for $72, and sixteen rattlesnakes for $24. Ivan Sebert of Bluffton township contributed ten rattlesnakes, all large, ranging from ten to twenty buttons.
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Winneshiek County
Decorah
Ivan Sebert
Bluffton Township
Steamboat Harry G. Drees Strands Near Hastings
The steamer Harry G. Drees, slated for summer service between St Louis and St Paul, reached Hastings Minnesota stranded on a sand-bar seventeen miles from St Paul. After release no further attempts to reach St Paul, and upper Mississippi navigation was abandoned. Excursion boats thrive at Dubuque Clinton Davenport Muscatine and Burlington, runs to the Keokuk dam attract crowds, lights and bands making river trips popular.
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Harry G. Drees
St. Louis
St. Paul
Hastings
Minn
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Muscatine
Burlington
Keokuk
Audubon Annual Squirrel Hunt Won by Fuller Team
Audubon reports the annual squirrel hunt won by the side led by Rev. M R Fuller of the Evangelical church. Fuller was high point winner with 77 striped squirrels 13 gray squirrels and 7 crows. Scoring valued striped squirrels at three gray squirrels at five and crows at five points.
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Audubon
M. R. Fuller
Evangelical Church
Shelby county arrest over deer heads and hides prompts fine
A prominent Shelby county citizen was arrested with the heads and hides of two deer while mounting them, facing a $200 fine. P. B. Brown of Harlan notes that deer numbers have fallen drastically, suggesting one man may be responsible for about 109 killings, and that multiple $200 fines could severely affect his farms if proven.
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Shelby County
P. B. Brown
Harlan
Overproduction? Roberts warns Iowa grads on economy
George E. Roberts of New York City told 520 Iowa State College graduates that the real cause of hard times is debt expansion from past prosperity, not falling prices. He argued world demand failing and population growth demand arts and science gains and industrial efficiency to avoid harsher future.
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Iowa
George E. Roberts
New York City
Iowa State College
Roberts
United States
Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
The Weather Bureau forecast for June 25 to June 30 calls for scattered thundershowers early in the week with generally fair skies later. Warm conditions in the first part of the week, followed by normal temperatures afterward.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Upper Mississippi
Tower Missouri
Letter to Editor on Volstead Act and enforcement
Estherville Iowa readers are urged to examine if federal, state, and municipal efforts to enforce the Volstead Act are sincere and effective. The writer defends press accuracy, criticizes misquoting, and argues enforcement hinges on prompt action against violators and support for honest public officials in Upholding the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Iowa
Rev. LaGrone
Smith
Legislature of
New York
Supreme Court
Vindicator
Republican
Hood
Fools Knock Says Speaker and Philosopher Sermon Feed
The speaker derides critics as destructive while Rev J W La Gronne quips on foolhardy taunts. Dr John Timothy Stone at Iowa State College delivers a baccalaureate sermon urging constructive criticism, successful leadership, and service minded thinking aligned with law and authority.
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John Timothy Stone
Chicago
Iowa State College
Patterning Life After the Ant Not The Bee
A Philadelphia Inquirer reflection contrasts the ant and bee as models of industry. It notes many men imitate the self sufficient ant’s frugality rather than hoarding for others, suggesting a mindset preference for practical independence over shared gain.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Weathering Notes on Light and Color Perception
A fragment explains how color appears as water vapor in the air absorbs red and blue light, making the remaining light look yellow. It discusses how the eye perceives hue when atmospheric conditions alter spectral components and the resulting glow.
Notice to Contractors for Estherville County Home Bid
The Board of Supervisors of Emmet County Iowa invites bids for erecting a County Home located three miles south of Estherville. Bids due 1:30 P M July 19 1923, opened in County Auditor's office Estherville. Plans by Thorwald Thorson Forest City Architect. The board may reject any or all bids. Plans from architect J J Klopp County Auditor.
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Board of Supervisors
Em‘met
Iowa
Esther_ie
Estherville
Thorwald Thorson
Forest City
J. J. Klopp
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State News
V.R
Hia Pid Paiger
J. W. LA Gronne
Rexall Drug Store
Chevrolet Distributors
Chevrolet
Richardson Brothers
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