Iowa Tornado Report Challenges Publicity Claims
GD Reed of the Weather and Crop Service says Iowa averages ten tornadoes yearly from 1918 to 1922 with paths totaling about 125 miles, 43 injuries, seven deaths, and $845,976 in damages. He notes 1918 was worst and argues public attention is excessive. He also cites Des Moines night school progress with a 57 year old pupil learning English and Russian reading.
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GD. Reed
Towa ‘Weather and Crop Service
Iowa
Reed
Des Moines
Quito
Walter O. Allen
Muscatine Woman Sues Fiancé Over Injury During Engagement
Miss Blanche Varney files for 50000 in Muscatine district court against Paul Bruno claiming injuries from a blow to the face. The couple had been engaged to marry. Varney alleges damage to her left eye and smashed glasses.
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Muscatine
Blanche Varney
Paul Bruno
Muscatine County
Traveling con man swindles Clark family. convict sent
Joel Clark of Madison county traveled to Phoenix last fall where a companion posed as him at the telegraph office. The impersonator sent $1,500 to Delbert Clark, son of Joel, claiming a serious auto crash. The crook was later caught in Los Angeles, convicted in Phoenix courts, and sentenced to five years. Telegraph firm may repay. out of court settlement discussed. Also elk horns found near Bailey's Ford, Delaware county, measured nearly five feet with seven points.
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Joel Clark
Madison County
Phoenix
Arizona
Clark
Mr. Clark
Del
Telegraph Company
Bailey’s Ford
Delaware County
Fred Pettson
H. O. Pettson
Dam Project Awarded for Pinhook Power Dam Concrete Work
The contract for the Pinhook power dam on the Maquoketa River in Jackson County has been awarded to Price Bros., Inc., of Dayton, Ohio and Lansing, Michigan. The bid is about $230,000 and covers only concrete work and dikes, excluding machinery. This forms part of a larger Hydro Electric Co. water power program inaugurating a dam and lake extending to the palisades along the river.
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Pinhook
Maquoketa River
Jackson County
Price Bros., Inc
Dayton
Ohio
Lansing
Mich
Hydro-Electric Co
Maquoketa
Tragedy in Creston Family Ends in Murders and Escapes
Ruth Emerson widow of Roy Emerson of Creston dies by her own hand in Pittsburg resolving a family tragedy. Her son Roy Emerson was convicted of murdering his mother after estate disputes and later escaped jail, then hanged himself near Keller ton. The tale ends with a note on a widow’s letter condemning society and a tobacco industry update in Fayette county.
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Ruth Emerson
Roy Emerson
Creston
Pittsburg
Iowa
Charles Emerson
Kate Emerson
Stoge
Roy
Mount Ayr
Kellerton
Clarinda Residents Recall Shiloh Visit by J C Glasgow
Miss Mabel Kenea of Clarinda says J C Glasgow of Clarinda who served under General McClearand at Shiloh in 1862 visited the battlefield sixty one years later on April 6 and 7, 1923. He traveled with his daughter Mazie Glasgow and Mr and Mrs J F Martin from Clarinda after wintering in Orlando Florida. Glasgow, after surveying the field, concluded that Grant and Sherman erred in saying Confederates did not mount a surprise assault.
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Mabel Kenea
Clarinda
Page County
J. C. Glasgow
McClearand
Shiloh
Mazie Glasgow
J. F Martin
Orlando
Fla
Mr. Glasgow
Gen. Grant
Gen. Sherman
Ferry traffic surges on Mississippi crossing at McGregor Prairie du Chien
With no wagon bridge between La Crosse and Dubuque, ferries have become a major business on the Mississippi. Two purpose built auto ferries now ply the river, carrying large loads between McGregor on the west bank and Prairie du Chien on the east. In 1922 a total of 10,523 automobiles and 39,502 passengers were moved. Wanamingo owner Joseph Zimmerman reports 4,902 cars and 16,090 passengers, while Rob Roy III operator George F. Freeman says 5,621 cars and 23,412 passengers were transferred.
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Mississippi
la Crosse
Dubuque
McGregor
Prairie du Chein
Joseph Zimmerman
George F. Freeman
Ballast Plant Details in Iowa Rail Work
Story City reports 200 grade teachers in city and county schools with averages of 112.50 in city and consolidated districts and 87.50 in rural schools. Historical note recalls a ballast burning plant near Williamsburg and new material trials by C B and Q south of Leon Des Moines line. American Ballast Co. contract for 140000 cubic yards involves 100 carloads of fuel and burning gumbo to boost ballast quality.
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Paul Olson
Story City
Story County
Milwaukee Railway
Williamsburg
Iowa
Leon
Dacatur County
C. B. & Q. Company
Missouri
American Ballast Co
Northern Sugar to Plant 15000 Acres of Beets in Iowa
Northern Sugar Corporation plans contracts for 15000 acres of sugar beets in northern Iowa this season, with 13000 acres already signed in March. Growers to be paid 5.50 per ton, market trends to lift payments through October to January, and projected net per acre on beets stands around 38 after costs, versus corn or oats.
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Northern Sugar Corporation
Mason City
Waverly
Belmond
Iowa
Campaign to plant Iowa's largest tree program
George Schaller, a Storm Lake banker and landowner with a sizable tract along the lake's southern shore, promotes a sweeping tree planting drive across Iowa. He envisions vast stretches reforested and urges support for the ambitious project.
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George Schaller
Storm Lake
Iowa
Average plow land values rise across states in 1945
A Washington report states the average value of plow lands in the United States on May 45 was 66.58 dollars per acre. Only three of the 48 states reached 100 dollars per acre, with Iowa at 163 dollars, Illinois 126 dollars, and California 113 dollars, as the nation notes rising land values.
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Washingtgate
United States
Iowa
Illinois
California
YMCA camps for boys announced across Iowa
Dates for boys camps from Okoboji to Sioux City were announced by the state Y M C A with several programs including junior and general younger boys camps in June July and August plus Hi Y training camp. William Goodell will direct operations at the University of Iowa Y office. The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs plans an illiteracy eradication drive, with a list of 22 680 names updated and sent to J Cunningham Ames for coordination. A Keokuk kite string death and a Sioux City incident warn of high voltage wire dangers to children. experts urge safety education.
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Y.M. C. A. Imp. ii Okobiji
Alperal High School
Jumée
Council
Bluffs
Sioux
City
William Goodell
University of Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
W. H. Snider
State
Washington,d. C
Iowa
J. Cunningham
Ames
Keokuk
Sioux City
Church of Christ Scientist Service and Funeral Notice
Anamosa on May 8 1920 held a military funeral for John Baum but the body was not his. Cecil Scott War department agent brought a body to burial and a health permit to move the Riverside remains to West Virginia. The true body was Carlky Collier of Pliny West Virginia. Extended notices follow. The church’s May 6 service topic Everlasting Punishment and Sunday School at 10. A reading room hours Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 to 5. Also a note on courtesy in public transit.
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Anamosa
John Baum
West Virginia
Riverside Cemetery
Cecil Scott
War Department
Baum
State Board of Health
Riverside
Bauvin
Carkky Collier
Pliny
West “Virginia
Moth Problem In Hives And Stored Honey Described
Paddock notes bees face moths that lay eggs in and around hives. Tiny worms hatch, reach the comb center, and mature into moths again. Strong Italian strains help control moths, while worms also damage stored honey.
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Estherville Woman Back Pain
An Estherville resident Mrs. M. J. Stokkeboe reports severe kidney trouble with persistent backache. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills from Johnston & Co.'s Drug Store, her pain eased quickly and she now keeps Doan's on hand. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo manufactures. Price was 60 cents at dealers.
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Dean
Estherville
M. J. Stokkeboe
Doan
Johnston & Co
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S. B. Carter
West Union
Viroqua
Wis
Wisconsin
Carter
Church OF Christ
Chicago
Loop
Perfct
Clark and
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Home Co
DE Laval
Kilgore
Klocow
Taylvacine
Maryland
Virginia
No ‘Carolina
Tony
South Carolina
Georgia
Jel Poleo Baed
Treasury Savings
Savings System
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C
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Gar
Auto Supply Co
Lincoln St
Tracey
Auto Co
Cor. N. Sth
Borreson & Schatka
Chas
Higinbotham
Main St
Grover
Larsen Bros
Huntington
Towa
Hentington Garage
Main Ste. Hentington
Main
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