Federal aid for schools sparks debate in Iowa town meeting
A Johnson County town meeting features Donald J. Cowling arguing against federal aid for schools. He warns subsidies would give Washington power to shape education and threaten freedoms, while local responsibility and decentralization have expanded opportunities.
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Donald J. Cowling
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
The
Association of American Colleges
Cowling
Iowa
Towa
Washington
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Automobiles Stirred Washington History of Early 1900s
The column debates who first drove a car in Washington with Frank L. Wilson recalling Charles H. Keck and Dave Donovan as early drivers. It recalls Chautauqua transportation, horse versus auto debates, and community figures like B. Dol. Robinson. Anecdotes touch on Masonic lodge history and the 1851 origins and 1930 fire.
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Washington
Howard A. Burrell
Dave Donovan
Frank L. Wilson
Charles H. Keck
Hollywood
Calif
Keck
Wilson
Ma Wilson
Milo Patterson
Frank
Mr. Patterson
Mr. Wilson
Townsley Park
Chautauqua
Board of
Chautauqua Transportation
Dol. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Iowa House
Masons Seek Early Meeting Places of Washington Lodge
Wilder C. Bell, secretary of the Washington lodge of Masons, searches for information on ten early meeting places as the lodge begins preliminary planning for an upcoming ob- event.
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Wilder C. Bell
Washington Lodge of Masons
Legion Posts Grow Since Paris 1919 Charter
The American Legion, organized in Paris in 1919, has chartered 16 000 posts nationwide, reflecting its rapid expansion and broad veteran network.
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Paris
The
American Legion
Readings from Davenport crowd share spring hints and humor
Readers recount a Saturday Davenport show and spring hopes. Letters note upcoming turkey poults in April, fuel oil worries for tractors, muddy roads near Grace Hill, and a veteran Wayne Testroet’s hospital visit after wartime injuries. A humorous close on a whale sandwich caps the item.
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S. N. Sorrell
Davenport
Harry Drake
GC. M. Whitacre
Grace Hill
Ed Testroet
Wayne Testroet
Belgium
Oldaker
Phantom Valley ushers Durango Kid with Starrett and Burnette
Durango is again shooting it out with bandits in Phantom Valley at the Fox Theatre. Charles Starrett stars as the Durango Kid with Smiley Burnette as the comic troubadour in this Columbia release full of action and rhythm.
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Smiley
Plywood Becomes Common in Farm Buildings and Silos
Farmers use exterior fir plywood for portable chicken brooders and other buildings to stay draft-free warm and mobile. New silos are built of plywood and old silos lined with exterior plywood for a smooth tight inner surface.
Franchise Petition to Build Iowa Southern Utilities Transmission Lines
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware, Centerville, seeks a franchise from the Iowa State Commerce Commission to erect and maintain electric transmission lines across extensive lands and highways in Washington County Iowa. The plan details a 7620 to 9124 volt system with wye connected neutral multi grounded, outlining route segments through multiple townships and sections from Brighton to Washington and surrounding areas.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Centerville
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Brighton
Township Seventy-four
Washington County
Towa
City of
Washington
5Th Pp. M
Said Township
Range
Said
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Davis County
Stalin
Hitler
Bruce Cowden
Masons
Bell
Odd Fellows of Washington
Covenant Lodge
J. R. Burroughs
Noble
J. Minick
W. V. Mason
Legion
McDaniel’s
Mars
Earth
Senator Ford
New York City
Starrett, Burnette
Doan
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