Snow blankets central states as Easter nears
A Midwest snowstorm coated the central U.S. from Colorado to Iowa and into Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Nebraska, delaying travel and turning Good Friday gray. Snowfalls ranged from four to seven inches in some areas with drifts up to ten feet, disrupting highways and rail traffic across Des Moines and Chicago region reports.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Nebuska
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Illinois
Des Moines
Towa
Kansas City
Rocky Mountain
Ee. J. Dunn
Wolf Creek
Mont
Charles Culpham
Gillette
Wyo
Thornton
Woo
Chicago, Burlington and Guiney
Martin Defies Church Elders in Indiana Hall Trial
W Clyde Martin, owner of a community hall in Palmyra, Indiana, faced a nine hour hearing after elders of the Church of Christ demanded skating and a slot machine be stopped. Judges urged compliance or expulsion, while Martin announced his candidacy for Congress. A separate note says the state highway commission should delay graveling primary road No 8 from Mount Pleasant to the west county line until fall.
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Palmyra
Ind
Ranver
The
Church of Christ
W. Clyde Martin
Martin
Little Southern Indiana College
Otis Scott
Indiana
Mt. Pleasant
State Highway Commission
Mount Pleasant
West County
Snowfall Threatens River Flood Fears Along Mississippi
Snow began before daylight and continued in copious quantities through 9 30 A M worsening flood fears for residents along the Mississippi below Muscatine as a thaw approaches and could endanger the levee.
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
Brookhart Steck Senate Contested Seat Delayed to Monday
Washington April 2 Senate consideration of the Brookhart Steck senatorial contest was deferred to Monday as Chairman Ernst of the Senate Elections Committee did not have the majority report ready The report would favor Steck with the seat arguing voter intent while the minority cites Iowa election laws The two Republicans Shorthidge and Williams have not joined either side awaiting more light before deciding
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Ernst
Senate Elections Committee
Brookhart
Steck
Caraway
Arkansas
Towa
Shorthidge
California
Williams
Missouri
Shortridge
Iowa
Old Time Fiddlers to Play for Radio
Eighteen state champion fiddlers gather in Jefferson City for an all night contest at WOS. Contestants from Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Oklahoma compete for a midwestern title with votes via telegram phone or mail. Governors urge support as thousands of prizes from baby chicks to a forty acre field are offered. Iowa’s team comes from Des Moines with D W Davis and Eugene Richmond.
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Jefferson City
Middle West
WOS
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Sam Baker
State Marketing Bureau
Forty Acre
Fireman in Hospital Makes Gong Triggered Leaps
Sioux City fireman C. O. OLeary, operated on for a stomach ulcer, habitually leaped from bed at hospital gong sounds. To curb this, he was moved to a room at the end of a hallway where bell sounds could not reach him.
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Board of Education
Frances
Textile High School
Heenan Ponie
Browning
Broadway
Associated Press
Sioux City
C. O. O'Leary
St. Joseph's Hospital
Hospital Trane
Endowment Drive Reaches 150000 for Parsons College
Parsons College trustees announce a successful endowment campaign totaling 150000 to fund the Bible department. A 60000 gift from the Synnot estate in Philadelphia was contingent on raising another 100000, now met, per Dr H Sears Thomson of Ottumwa.
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Associated Preen
Ottumwa
Parsons College At
Fairfield
Bible Department
Synnot
Philadelphia
H. Sears Thomson
First Presbyterian Church of
Parsons Board of Trustees
Holmes Sees Corn Remains Best Use For Iowa Land
Ames Iowa April 1 Special. Dr C L Holmes head of Agricultural Economics at Iowa State College says corn offers the most profitable use of Iowa land and farmers should not reduce acreage. He notes weather drives yields more than plant size and that storage costs after six months are small, supporting holding corn over for better prices.
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Ames
Iowa
Br. C. L. Holmes
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Department
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Agriculture EK Economies
Iowa Agrcultural Experiment Station
Towa
Holmes
Bulletin
Farm relief gains favor as cotton group leans supportive
The House Agriculture Committee heard southern leaders say the American Cotton Growers Exchange likely backs the corn belt farm relief bill. Leaders discuss an equalization fee on base crops, possibly including cotton, while hearings extend beyond next week and Secretary Jardine will be consulted on pending bills.
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Associated Preece
Washington, D.C
House Agriculture Committee
American Cotton Growers Exchange
Cotton
Washington
Rubey
Missouri
Jardine
Representative Little
Kansas
Rockefeller foundation to fund Iowa county health centers
The Rockefeller foundation will cover half the cost of creating and maintaining county health centers in Iowa. Dr Don M Griswold state health commissioner says the plan is optional for counties and, if adopted, provides a physician two nurses and a clerical assistant.
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Iite
Associated Press
Des Moines
Rockefeller Foundation
Iowa
Don M. Griswold
Woman Pioneer Insurance Dealer
Miss Martha Pattie of Mason City is noted as a pioneer life insurance dealer active since 1911. She began selling after teaching in Winona Minnesota, partnered with relatives, then ran her own agency after her partner married. Pattie serves clubs including the Business and Professional Women’s Club where she is a national vice president. the group will meet in Des Moines this summer.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Martha Pattie
Pattie
Winona
Minn
Business and Professional Women's Club
Des Moines
Corn Prices and Farm Response in Northwest Iowa
Farmers seek small cash reserves to hold corn through the growing season as prices stay low. Dr Holmes notes low corn prices help feeding costs but may spur livestock expansion, with northwest Iowa counties relying heavily on direct corn sales while much of the state feeds more than it raises in a normal year.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Holmes
Se. Holes
Iowa
Retail Prices for Cream and Milk Drop in Sioux City
Sioux City dealers report a one cent drop in dairy prices with milk at 10 cents per quart and coffee cream at 10 cents for a half pint. Operators attribute the decline to dairy advertising campaigns and higher production boosting demand.
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Soo City
Sioux City
Campaten
Polar expeditions weigh flag over new Arctic lands
Polar explorers plan northern flights this season risking flag sovereignty questions as nations race to claim lands possibly near the pole. The Byrd expedition leads American efforts amid cautious diplomacy and Canada’s declared blanket sovereignty along the Arctic triangle.
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Washington
Andrews Seeks Tightening of Volstead Act Provisions
Washington April 2 The administration proposed seven amendments to strengthen the Volstead act for better enforcement. Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury, completing his first year as prohibition administrator, helped draft the bill introduced by Senator Goff. The measure was sent to a Senate sub committee for inquiry as Congress debates prohibition.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Andrews
The
Treasury
Goff
West Virginia
Senate
Coolidge Declines Iowa Lake Okoboji Summer Visit
President Coolidge responded to Iowa Governor Hammill about a Lake Okoboji summer invitation. He thanks the state for the gesture but says no definite plans exist and acceptance is unlikely.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Coolidge
Lake Okoboji
Hammill
Arctic Discovery Debate Shapes Canadian Claims
The article examines how explorers and officials dispute sovereignty over unknown arctic lands north of Cape Canada’s blanket claim. It notes visual discovery as a weak basis for ownership and outlines patrols to occupy lands, plus the potential for air base sites to support future Europe to Asia travel via the polar route.
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State Department
Washington
MacMillan
Byrd
United States
Cape
Canada
Mounted Police
Arctic
Europe
Orient
Navy
Los Angeles
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Palmyra, Ind
Roller Skot
Cinderella
Edward Browning
York
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Children's Society
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Mr. Browning
Vincent Pisarra
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Eugene Richmond
Gong
Parsons College
Rene
Dr. Holmes
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John Hammills
Okoboji
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Harry (. Carmer
Laura Harris
Memphis
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