Road Bill Means Progress In Iowa Highways
Joe L. Long reports the 16a7 bill passed the senate with one amendment. The measure delays hard surfacing until county electors approve, on a general or special election ballot, with 10 percent petition triggering a vote if the board proposes no motion. The plan aligns with federal contracts and bonds, aiming to speed road improvement statewide and position Iowa as a leading, prosperous community.
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Joe L. Long
Des Moines Register
Senate
House
Board of Supervisors
Whitmore
Florida
Pottow
Tona
America
Two Citizens Missing in Cedar Rapids Mystery
Cedar Rapids reports two disappearances as police investigate James A. Smith a 52 year old retired farmer who vanished from a rooming house on March 2. relatives feared foul play and searched river banks. Lois Baum 15, daughter of Mrs Lettie Baum of Ping River Minnesota, allegedly eloped with Broom the hired man, with no further word.
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Cedar Rapids
James A. Smith
Second Avenue
Smith
Coggon
Lois Baum
Lettie Baum
Ping River
Minn
Anamosa
Baum Beieves
BE. M. Broom
Minnesota
Broom
Pine River
Advertise Iowa goes national in major papers
Muscatine April 12 Iowa will be advertised in two of the nation’s largest newspapers. The Greater Iowa Association is placing full double page ads in the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times on April 20 to promote Iowa’s agricultural and industrial advantages.
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Iowa
Muscatine
United States
Greater Iowa Association
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Times
New York
Association of Commerce
Two Iowa Indians in overseas army.
Tama Iowa April 12 Only two Musquaki Indians reached France. Robert Young Bear serves in engineering, Billy Jones in infantry, and Tom Chuck stayed at Camp Gordon Georgia as a sergeant. Dr. Russell praises their farming and looks for rising education as the tribe plans 1200 acres of oats and corn with government seed aid.
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Tama
France
Robert Young Bear
Billy Jones
Army of Occupation
Tom Chuck
Camp Gordon
D. L. Russell
United States
Russell
Government to Build $10,000 School on Reservation
A tribal leader predicts a new government funded school building this year signals higher Indian pupil motivation. He notes the project’s $10,000 cost shows belief in renewed eagerness to learn among Indian children compared with prior years.
Oldest Iowa woman Mary O Rourke dies at 104
Mary O Rourke of Waukon Iowa the oldest woman in the state has died at 104 the day after her April 8 birthday She left fourteen children four survive her Mrs Thomas O Rourke of Dubuque Patrick James Kaveny and Mrs Hanna Conaway of Crete Nebraska She lived with her daughter in law Mrs Thomas Kevany for twenty years Born in Ireland she came to America in 1840 She will be buried at Cherry Mound
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Waukon
Mary O'Rourke
Iowa
Thomas O’rourke
Dubuque
Patrick
James Kaveny
Hanna Conaway
Crete
Neb
Thomas Kevany
Ireland
O'Rourke
Cherry Mound
Boy Survives After 40 Foot Fall Into Old Well
In Vinton Iowa on April 12 Carl Seely eight and Roger Pyburn eight stepped on a wooden well cover that gave way. Carl plunged forty feet into three feet of water but clung to a pump handle and kept his head above water. Neighbors and relatives aided by cheering him to hold on and stay calm until rescued.
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Vinton
Carl Seely
Roger Pyburn
Harness Lines Tie For Climb To Top
A climber recounts tying long lines around himself to be pulled up, reaching the top of the ascent. The improvised method enabled progression despite the difficulty of the task.
Denied Citizenship in First Local Case Under Enemy Alien Rule
Denied citizen status in Burlington under a wartime rule. Hans Frederick Poehl admitted he had sought exemption from military service as an alien enemy, a move that prevented him from becoming a U S citizen. Judge Hale and expert H W Bode ruled the exemption request barred naturalization.
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Burlington
America
Hans Frederick Poehl
United States
Hale
H. W. Bode
Des Moines
Poehl
Soldier recovers memory after Waterloo arrival
Byron Coolege of Marshalltown regains his memory after waking at Waterloo Iowa. He could not recall his identity or residence when found. He was taken to Presbyterian hospital where he began to recall that he had left a train recently.
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Byron Coolege
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Presbyterian Hospital
Man Lost On Route From Des Moines to Marshalltown
A man traveling from Des Moines to his Marshalltown home became disoriented and wandered off the route. He was found after getting lost. his leg in a cast remains uninjured.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Mysterious Death Shocks Mystic Farmer Near Town
Charles Smith, 50, of Mystic Indiana, was found dead in his buggy along the road to ward town. He had bruised, pale features and may have died of heart disease. a neighbor who met him noon found him unresponsive, with no known enemies. He left home that morning and was well-to-do with a large family.
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Mystic
Charles Smith
Mr. Smith
Oldest Iowa Mayor T F Willis of Clarinda
T F Willis, aged 83, elected mayor of Clarinda, Iowa, is said to be the oldest serving attorney in the bar. He supports the manager system with a city clerk and favors good water through local supply, noting water might be found underground as well as in the nearby river.
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Clarinda
T. F. Willis
Iowa
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