Iowas Road Law Explained by J L Brookhart
Brookhart explains the Thirty eighth General Assembly road law dividing primary and secondary systems, funding via primary road fund and federal aid, road zones, and bond options. He notes voter approval needed for hard surfacing, outlines assessment limits, and discusses county finances and automobile funds shaping paving plans.
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Washington Courty
The
Evening Journal
General Assembly
37Th General Assembly
Act of Congress
Federal County Co-Operation
Federal Aid
State Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
Automobile Fund
Washington County
Pauly Thar
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Internal Remedy For Catarrh
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. internal treatment reaches the disease through the blood. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, prescribed by renowned physicians, uses tonics and blood purifiers to treat catarrh. Testimonials and free literature are available from Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Fairfield Eyes State Park Site on Ceded Chautauqua Ground
Fairfield reports a state conservation committee will study sites for new parks and may accept Chautauqua park by the association with rights to hold assemblies. The 30 acre site with an 8000 seat auditorium could become a World War memorial, while existing parks cover the city.
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Fairfield
Chautauqua Park
Franklin Park
City Water Works
Webster City rendering plant faces injunction suit
H S Bourne and eight others file in district court a request for a permanent injunction to close John LaForge and Sons rendering plant in Webster City Iowa alleging nuisance health menace obnoxious odors and flies carrying germs near the southeastern suburb site LaForge & Sons operate a chain of plants in Iowa with the local facility described as highly sanitary by its owner The plaintiffs once sought relief from the state board of health and city council noting state law now governs plant inspection and control The case will proceed in court
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Webster City
H. S. Bourne
District Court
John LaForge and Sons
LaForge & Sons
Des Moines
Iowa
LaForge
Bourne
State Board of Health
Interest Grows Over State Cities Near Rendering Plants
The topic draws close attention in cities and nearby areas with rendering plants. Officials and residents monitor developments, weighing health and environmental impacts amid ongoing discussions and policy considerations.
Shortage of Agricultural Engineers Sparks High Salaries
Ames August 2 The country faces a worker shortfall in agricultural engineering with Iowa State College head J B Davidson reporting thirty new hires needed. Salaries reach up to 6900 dollars from manufacturers and 1500 to 4500 for college and federal roles as demand outstrips supply. Davidson notes growing needs from irrigation drainage farming and planning. Of 103 Town State College graduates, 98 remain alive and each is in significant service.
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Ames
J. B. Davidson
Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Davidson
Town State College
Yanks Wed German Girls in Luxembourg Marriages
Major Thomas Hallowell of Fort Madison reports American soldiers wed German girls to circumvent orders against fraternizing. He says twenty German brides were aboard his ship crossing the Atlantic and notes good relations between soldiers and locals. He observed German factories operating at full blast and adequate food and clothing.
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Washington, D. C
Luxemburg
Thomas Hallowell
Fort Madison
France
Hallowell
Corps
Coblenz
Atlantic
Germany
Southeastern Iowa and a Well Known Newspaper Fan
A concise report notes southeastern Iowa coverage by a renowned local newspaper, highlighting regional reach and the publication’s prominence in reporting.
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Iowa
Nan
Fainting at Altitudes Cited in Air Force Casualties
Maj. Murdock Bannister of Ottumwa told Van Buren county physicians at a picnic that 20 percent of air force casualties in Europe came from German aviators and 80 percent from fainting by Allied airmen. He said altitude limits cause fainting unless training tests address it, noting losses were four times those from enemy attacks before measures. About fifty guests attended with several named locals participating in the program.
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Air Force
Messrs
Russell
Sherman
Craig
Neff
Egerly
Ottumwa
Bannister
Graber
Stockport
Herrick
Wright
Calhoun
Grace Bell
Joke on tire trouble differences between America and France
The Stars and Stripes joke notes the contrast in reactions to a tire blowout. It plays on American exclamations of shock and French restraint by humorously suggesting a more casual response in France.
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Frech
America
France
Why does a hen cross the road question noted
A Boston Transcript quip notes that the riddle of why a hen crosses the road posed no difficulty to a man with a garden on the opposite side, highlighting a simple chicken humor observation.
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Boston Transcript
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