Veline and Farm Life Across Iowa and the World
A. E. Veline, longtime Hardin county farm official, educator, and church superintendent, reflects on a varied career. After teaching at Cedar Falls and serving in the Philippine Islands, he married Lillian Faint in Manila and toured the globe. Back in Iowa he led Eldora schools before acquiring and developing a 120 acre Hardin county farm with thoroughbred stock, a diverse orchard, and a Shetland pony herd. He also oversees a local Sunday school.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. E. Veline
Hardin County Farm, Bureau
State Teachers College
Cédar Falls
Bureau of Education
Philippine Islands
Lillian
Manilla
P.I
Butler County
Hardin County
Congregational Suday School
Eldora
Des Moines Leader Chairs National Vocational Education Meeting
W H Bender of Des Moines chaired the national vocational education department program at a major Chicago educational gathering. He is a national figure due to the success of his four years directing the state vocational training program.
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W. H. Bender
Des Moines
National Teachers Association
Chicago
Bender
Ainsworth lauds corn fuel fight and Iowa crop gains
Col Leon W Ainsworth of Des Moines hails his campaign against burning corn for fuel as prices rise. He notes Iowa corn on hand up 70 million dollars since December 1, wheat up 11.5 million, oats up 6 million, with 60 percent of 1921 corn still on farms valued at 57 cents a bushel. Potahontas county bought corn for courthouse heating. Murco powdered milk from Waukon, Allamakee county, has only three other U S factories.
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Leon W. Ainsworth
Des Moines
Iit
Ainsworth
Iowa
Potahontas County
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Osceola Sheriff Targets Remaining Member Of Notorious Gang
Sheriff West of Clarke County pursues the last gang member after a stolen car pursuit near Murray last fall left C. W. Jones dead and others wounded. Eddie Adams was killed in Wichita after killing a detective. Frank Foster is jailed in Creston. William Finterman is held in Leon after naming another suspect. Ten guards guarded the arraignment to prevent escapes. Gov Kendall and Clarke County Board of Supervisors posted large rewards.
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Sheriff West
Osceola
Clarke County
Murray
C. W. Jones
Eddie Adams
Wichita
Kansas
Medical Department
University of Kansas
Frank Foster
Creston
William Finterman
Leon
Kendall
Board of Supervisors of
Freeman National Identification Bureau taps Osceola appointee
L W Webster of Osceola Clarke county is named to represent the Freeman National Identification Bureau. The central bureau at St Joe Missouri gathers missing and unidentified dead data from newspapers, churches, police and hospitals, aiding locate of the missing and relatives of the dead. A Boone county judge holds tobacco use by a wife as ground for divorce in a suit filed by A Eugene Hora against Agnes Hora.
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Osceola
Clarke County
L. W. Webster
Freeman National Identification Bureau
St. Joe
Boone County District Court
A. Eugene Hora
Agnes Hora
Omaha
Hora
Dairy growth spurs farmers back to milking cows
State dairy official W B Barney notes grain price drops push farmers to dairying. Fourteen creameries added in 1921, with twelve to fifteen localities planning new creameries. Higher land values in the north linked to increased soil fertility from dairy farming. Also, half a million young trout are stocked in northeastern streams and lake-trout eggs will be hatched at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake. Federal funds will match state in securing green pike eggs to be hatched and distributed across Wisconsin lakes.
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W. B., Barney
Barney
West Okoboji
W. E. Albert
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Wisconsin
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
State to let contracts for 1923 automobile plates
The state executive council will let contracts for 100000 dollars worth of 1923 automobile plates and is receiving bids on 469000 pairs of plates for autos along with 40000 truck plates 2000 dealer plates 500 used car dealer plates 4500 metrocycle plates 25 motorcycle dealer plates 2000 official plates 100 motor car official plates 300 trailers 20000 chauffeurs and 10 used motorcycle dealer plates Secretary of State W C Ramsey estimates about 20000 more pairs will be used in 1923 than this year.
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State Executive Council
W.C. Ramsey
Meteoric flash seen as ash colored snow across Lyon county
Residents report a long lasting flame in a clouded sky before a blizzard. Snow ash colored and melted water carried bluish scum and a sharp sulfur taste. Similar sightings span half the county, suggesting a meteor flash and meteoric dust contaminated snow and streams.
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Lyon
Falling horse population alarms Iowa township assessor
J C Gillespie of Le Mars quotes assessor Jack Lauters that the rural township shows a sharp decline in horses and colts with only fifteen yearlings and fifty five two year old colts found. The township records average four horses per farm versus state eight per farm. Similar trends appear in other townships, risking future horse shortages. Lauter urges farmers to raise colts yearly to meet ongoing demand.
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le Mars
Jack Lauters
Lauter
Bellevue carpenter to lead New Guinea mission project
W H Siemers of Bellevue Jackson county will depart mid March for New Guinea to supervise carpenter work for the Lutheran Foreign Mission Board of the synod of Iowa. He will be away five years as part of the mission effort. New Guinea is the world’s second largest island after Australia.
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W. H. Siemers
Bellevue
Jackson County
New Guinea
Lutheran Foreign Mission Board
Synod of Iowa
Mr. Siemers
Lutheran
Australia
Callenius haul 23600 bushels corn and 5000 oats for storage
O F Callenius and sons of Sioux county hauled 23600 bushels of shelled corn and 5000 bushels of oats to Farmers Elevator Co Hospers. The Callenius farm covers 560 acres with corn surplus from 1921 and seed for this year. J J Seerley, Burlington attorney and landowner, received his rent share from the Mississippi bottom farm above Burlington, totaling 11000 bushels of corn, suggesting a 22000 bushel crop.
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O F. Callenius
Burlington
Mississippi Rive
Eight men await execution at Fort Madison penitentiary
Inmates on death row at Fort Madison are eight men sentenced to hang within the coming year. Names and lines: Eugene Weeks Des Moines April 15 1922 Orrie Cross Des Moines May 1 1922 Ira Pavey Sioux City May 12 1922 William Orlander Fort Dodge Aug 11 1922 Joe Williams Des Moines Feb 9 1923 Archie Burris Ottumwa March 9 1923 Roy Maupin Des Moines March 10 1923 plus Earl Throst Waukon March 2 1928.
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Fort Madison
Eugene Weeks
Des Moines
Orrie Cross
Ira Pavey
Sioux City
William Orlander
Fort Dodge
Joe Williams
Earl Throst
Waukon
Archie Burris
Ottumwa
Roy Maupin
Roomy railroad repair shop built northeast of round house
Thirty years ago a repair shop was constructed for the railroad company northeast of the round house. Mrs. Druley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, arrived from Chicago to visit relatives. J. H. Peterson of the Emmet House is seriously ill with pneumonia, and his child has also been ill. Charles Carpenter plans to move into the Rev. Toothacre house next week, while Western Union Telegraph Co. has opened an office uptown.
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Round House
A. Bradley
Local items note store convenience and land sale
Mr Little's drug store proves convenient for business people and others who avoid a depot walk. Mrs N P Nelson of Denmark township died last week Wednesday leaving a husband and five children. George F Lambert from Floyd county bought 240 acres in Armstrong Grove via Emmet County Land and Abstract company. Dr Salsbury returns to resume practice. his wife’s health improves.
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George F. Lambert
Floyd County
Armstrong Grove
Emmet
Salsbury
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American Relief Administration
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Horn
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America
Chesterfield
Liggett
Myers Tobacco Co
Garette
Estherville State Bank
Ane
Ae Om
Rae Clostio
Kuppenheimer
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