County Board Plans Session Renewal Monday
The county board of supervisors adjourned after a three day session and will meet again Monday to decide whether to continue road work. With primary road funds nearly exhausted no new work is planned this season and some unfinished work may remain incomplete. Chief Engineer Frank White and District Engineer Morrison met with the board to advise on the best course under current funds.
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County Board of Supervisors
Frank White
State Highway Commission
Morrison
Chester Tigers Beat Penn Academy On Penn College Floor
The Chester Tigers defeated Penn Academy 21 to 10 on the Penn college floor for their fifth straight win. Chester surged from a first quarter deficit, led by Cherry Bauer and Harland, while Penn’s Klarren Gray stood out. The Tigers head to Lacey on Feb 15, with a short layoff planned to prevent overtraining.
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West Chester
Chester Tigers
Penn Academy
Penn College
Academy
Tigers
Klarren
Gray
Penn
Cherry
T Bauer
Harland
Chester
Lacey
Oates to Preach at First Church in Morning Service
Rev Arthur R Oates will preach Sunday at eleven o clock in the First United Presbyterian church subbing for Rev J Reade Mc Crory whose home is quarantined for scarlet fever No evening service will be held at the First church Oates formerly led the local Presbyterian church and is now on a campaign for colleges of his denomination
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R Oates
First United Presbyterian Church
J. Reade McCrory
Oates
Judge Fred D. Letts Seeks Republican Nomination for Congress
Davenport judge Fred D. Letts announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s second district, opposing Representative Harry Hull. Letts, brother of Floyd Letts and son-in-law of the Haneys of Washington, has strong local ties and plans to remain on the bench during the campaign.
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Fred D. Letts
Davenport
Congress
Harry Hull
Williamsburg
Muscatine
Johnson
Iowa
Jackson
Clinton
Scott
Washington
Judge Letts
Floyd Letts
Washington County
D. N. Haney
Ainsworth
David Letts
Board of Supervisors
Madison Letts
Letts
Parsons College
State University of Iowa
Hull
Crowds Grow at Methodist Evangelical Services
Evening attendance at the Methodist church rose to its largest level since Sunday as Dr W W Bowers and Jesse J Miller directed services. Bowers preached on Ramoth and urged embracing greater religious privileges. Tonight the topic is The Attitude of Christ Toward the Sins of His Day with choir music each service and a two piano accompaniment by Mrs Helen Scott and Mrs J J Miller.
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Methodist Church
W. W. Bowers
Jesse J. Miller
Dr. Bowers
Christ
Helen Scott
J. J. Miller
Many Star Golfers Enter Three MPLORTDA Tourneys
St Augustine Florida February events bring golfers from the north and east to three tournaments over 60 days. The eighth annual spring event runs Feb 19 25, then the women’s third annual March 5 8, followed by the Florida winter championship March 18 22. Winfred Reid notes nearly flawless greens and fairways and recent 18 notes in 69 and a 71 in windy conditions. Mrs Ella K Banning of Cincinnati state champion plans to enter the March women’s tournament.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Winfred Reid
Harding
Florida
Ella K. Banning
Cincinnati
Council Delays Action on Water Works Contracts Again
Council delays two contracts for the Kansas City water works project awaiting papers from Arthur Mullergren. If papers arrive, next Monday will see possible action. Two contracts awarded for deep well and elevated tank. bids in December were high and efforts continue to fit remaining bids to budget.
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Arthur Mullergren
Kansas City
City
A. E. Putnam
Iowa House Limits Per Pupil School Spending
Iowa lawmakers vote to cut school district per pupil spending limits from 100 to 90 in consolidated districts and 80 to 76 in nonconsolidated districts. The amendment, part of House File 110, passed 52 to 4 and moves to the senate. The house also approved municipal court and library measures and heard debate on a marriage bill Eugenics amendment.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Clark
Linn County
Senate
House
Dr A J Droz Expands Office With X Ray Equipment
Des Moines installer F C Morgan completes a large X Ray system for Dr A J Droz new offices. Miss Anna Dylhoff will oversee the machine with Misses Stella Willits Irene Palmer assisting as staff expands to the east to house the suite for efficient radioscopic and floroscopic diagnosis.
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F. C. Morgan
Des Moines
A. J. Droz
Dr. Droz
Droz
Anna Dylhoff
Oskaloosa
Stella Willits
Irene Palmer
Miss Dylhoff
Eunice Scofield Dies in Palo Alto at Nineties End
Friends report the death of Eunice Scofield at her Palo Alto home on February 6. She was sister to William D Scofield and General Hiram Scofield, active in the Presbyterian church, temperance, and community landscaping. Survived by sister Rhode E Mills.
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Miss Eunice Scofield
Palo Alto
California
Miss Scofield
William Scofield
Dr D. Scofield
Hiram Scofield
William
Eunice
Miss Eunice
Presbyterian Church
Scofield
Rhode E
Professor Mills
Mills
Mill
Phillips Placed on Convention Program
T. R. Phillips proprietor of the West Side Drug Store is slated for a national convention program of the Photo Finishers Association of America on February 21 and 22 in Minneapolis. He will discuss Increasing Membership Needed to Widen the Usefulness of the P F A of 4 He also serves as secretary and treasurer of the organization formed last year at Cedar Rapids by Iowa photo finishers. Membership is expanding across the United States and the first annual convention is expected to draw a large crowd.
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T. R. Phillips
West Side
United States
Lowered drainage tax after court ruling near Kalona
Judge D W Hamilton reduced drainage assessments in the Kalona case of Martha G Snider. The 20 acre tract drop from 70 to 30 percent and the 40 acre tract from 50 to 20 percent. Small tract now $306 and large piece $419.62. McAvoy pleads guilty to liquor nuisance. Two divorces granted Bean and Garner. Romine suit continuance denied. receiver requested. Hamilton to adjourn court to next Wednesday. Dusenberry guardianship hearing held.
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D. W. Hamilton
Martha G. Snider
Kalona
County Board of Supervisors
McAvoy
William H. McAvoy
S. W. Livingston
James C. Bean
Irene Bean
Nellie H. Garner
Edwin Willrockson
Sigourney
Hamilton
Dusenberry
Johnson Attacks Campaign Managers in Coolidge Clash
Sen. Hiram W. Johnson denounces Coolidge campaign managers as "ridiculous and absurd" for claiming broad convention support. He says Republicans must clean house or voters will force change, accusing southern delegate maneuvering and northern primary denial as signs of a Bourbon campaign impeding free expression. The remark seeks to rally GOP clean up before the convention.
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Washington
Hiram W. Johnson
Coolidge
South
Minnesota
What We See in Others Unconscious Light of Self
Essay fragment suggests artists reveal inner truth by shaping marble as the sculpture mirrors the creator. The passage notes perception and projection influence the work and the viewer alike, implying self insight emerges through art.
Reflection on suspicion and inner seeds of baseness
The quote argues that true suspicion of another hinges on recognizing similar baseness within oneself, asserting that accusation rests on self-awareness of one’s own flaws. It treats moral judgment as an inward measure before judging others.
Conscience Hatches Ghosts as Inner Reflections Rise
A pensive piece notes that internal conscience can conjure phantoms of doubt and memory. The author observes how remorse and imagined threats haunt daily choices, shaping behavior and moral judgment in subtle, persistent ways.
Compensation. Mrs Hoyle and Mrs Doyle discuss storm delaying opera
Mrs Hoyle laments being kept at home from the opera by the storm. Mrs Doyle quips that it will give them something to talk about when they go later.
Speed Limit In Sweden Quip Cites U S Difference
A humorous remark by American Lumbrian contrasts Sweden’s 22 mph city and 28 mph rural speed limits with U S practices. He notes the sum difference and cheekily compares road rules across nations.
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Sweden
Curious Water Spider Builds Subaquatic Home
The water spider constructs a dwelling beneath the surface to stay submerged longer. It gathers air at the surface and transfers it into its underwater retreat, enabling extended periods below. After multiple trips, the web holds enough air for substantial underwater residence.
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Chester Bears
First Church
Birmingham
Chailice
Frank L. Wilson & Co
East Side Square
MET
Lyon
Lyon Baking Company
Wolf Floral Co
McKihinney's
Dr. A. J. Droz
Eunice Scofield
Phillips
Evening Journal
H. R. Crayton
Herman Meyers
Henry Berdo
So3tf
Inquire Journal
White Yard
Jersey Bull
J. J. Baird
Poland
China
Charles Zieglowsky
S. C. W. Leghorn
Tom Baron Strain
D. J. Alliman
Wayland
Fruit and Pecan
Call
Garl B. Hardin
Burpee
Crawfordsville
Stanley Miller
Mutual Life Ins. Co
N. Y. Tel
Black
Warner Finance Corporation
F. & M. Bank Bldg. Agit
Warren’s
McElhinneys
Wabash Times-Star
Ralph
Ralph Thompson
A. W. Clow
Friedrich Nietschze
William B. Shelley
Church of Christ
Cana Soce Sas Socares
Aletitie
Chamberlain
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