Storms Leave Destruction Across Iowa and Wisconsin
Tornadoes and storms ripped central Iowa and parts of Wisconsin on August 8, killing six in Bloomer and near Osseo, Black River Falls, and New Auburn. Widespread damage hit Clinton, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, and Dubuque with uprooted trees, damaged wires, and flooded streets.
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Wm Berg
Bloomer
Chippewa Falls
Osseo
Trempeleau
Jackson County
Black River Falls
Muscatine
Aug
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Wapello
Wis
Werg
Iowa
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Harvest progress boosts Iowa crops as rains aid grain yield
Weather bureau reports indicate widespread showers and near normal temperatures improved crop and farm activity through Aug 6 across central and northern states. Corn progress varies. Iowa sees fair gains with Missouri river lowlands dry. spring wheat ripens, rust noted in North Dakota. harvests in South Dakota and Minnesota yield good results while central plains threshing advances. County notes describe tasseling corn, favorable oats and wheat, and ongoing threshing nationwide.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
United States Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Texas
Iowa
Missouri River
West Gulf
Central Atlantic
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ilinois
Missouri
Central Plains
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Cass
Madison
Rose Segill Visits Harper Last Week
Rose Segill traveled to Harper for a brief visit with local residents and to tour notable sites. The trip highlighted community ties and regional everyday life.
Radio Program Schedules From Across U S Listings
A compiled guide lists radio programming across major stations including WSB Atlanta WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago WLS Chicago KYW Chicago WFAA Dallas WOC Davenport WW4J Detroit WTAS Elgin WDAF Kansas City WOQ Kansas City KHJ Los Angeles WOT CKAC Montreal WIZ New York WHN New York WEAF New York WOR Newark KGO Oakland WOAW Omaha WIP Philadelphia KDKA Pittsburgh WCAB Pittsburgh KGW Portland KPO San Francisco with varied hours for news music orchestra dance talk and religious services across the United States and Canada.
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The
Associated Press
Radio Digest
WSB
Atlanta Journal
Journal
WGR
Buffalo
WMAQ
Chicago News
WLS
Chicago
WQI
KYW
WFAA
Dallas News
WOC Davenport
Ww4j
Detroit News
WTAS
Elgin
WDAF
Kansas City Star
WOQ
Kansas City Unity
KHJ
Los Angeles
WHN
New York
WEAF
WOR
Newark
KGO Oakland
Omaha
Stores and More Stores Policy of J.C. Penney Co
J C Penney plans opening twenty five additional stores this spring as rapid nationwide expansion continues. The company traces growth from 1902 to 1923, adding new states New Jersey and Virginia and reaching thirty five states. Success hinges on site selection, trained managers, and centralized purchasing and support from five hundred existing stores.
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J.C. Penney Co
J. C. Penney Company
Wyoming
Hamilton
Missouri
Mr. Penney
Oregon
Pacific
New York
Atlantic
Louisiana
Gulf
Michigan
Great Lakes
New Jersey
Virginia
United States
Five Pany
J.C Penney Company
Rippling Rhymes at Doodle's Cafe by Walt Makon
A poem celebrates Doodle's Cafe with vivid dinner imagery and praise for the host virtues. It extols the cafe staff and cleanliness while lampooning rival eateries and urging readers to dine there. The piece weaves humor with social commentary on restaurant culture and local voters.
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Doodle’s
Doodle
Agricultural Progress Across Regions Aurora Seed Harvest
The report notes diverse crop activities with oats and corn at various stages. Many areas report good color yields in oats and barley, late corn needing moisture, early crops threshing underway, and blackberries and potatoes producing well while gardens remain busy and markets fill with garden truck.
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Marshall
Franklin
Winnebago
Dubuque
Edna Wallace Hopper Promotes Her Powders To Women
Edna Wallace Hopper says she does not intend to supply powders to women yet offers her own beauty powders at ordinary prices. She describes two types Youth Cream Powder at 1 dollar and a lighter powder at 50 cents, available in white flesh and brunette shades through druggists and toilets counters. Her aim is to provide the finest powders and she notes she would switch to any better product quickly.
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Edna Wallace Hopper
Walton League Reelects Wood Waterloo as Iowa Chief
Waterloo judge George W. Wood was reelected president of the Iowa Chapter Izaak Walton League of America at the group’s second annual convention. Other officers include S A J Faerber Davenport first vice president Dr Conver Ida Grove second vice president E O Vanderveer Waverly treasurer C C Van Dyke Dubuque J H Ladd Pomeroy and A C Willford Waterloo as directors.
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Waterloo
Ang
George W. Wood
Iowa
Izaak Walton League of America
S. A. J. Faerber
Davenport
Conver
Ida Grove
E. O Vanderveer
Waverly
C C. van Dyke
Dubuque
J. H. Ladd
Pomeroy
A.C Willford
Saguaro Fruit Harvest Noted by Papago and Pima Tribes
Tribes in New Mexico eat the fruit and seeds of the giant cactus known as the saguaro, illustrating traditional usage of desert plant resources by Papago and Pima peoples.
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New Mexico
Jade girdles and their musical tinkle in ancient China
In historical Chinese culture men wore jade girdles that produced a delicate musical tinkle as they moved, reflecting customs and craftsmanship of the era.
Uhls Sentenced to 25 Years for Murder Case
Dr. Kim B. Uhls former narcotics sanitarium physician at Overland Park Kansas was sentenced by Judge W G Fairchild to 25 years in Lansing State Prison for second degree murder in the death of Civil War veteran W E B Gibbs.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Kim B. Uhls
United States
Overland Park
Kans
W. G. Fairchild
Lansing
W. E B. Gibbs
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the Cape
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