News from Washington celebration and local ties
Correspondents report a festive Washington celebration praised by attendees. Locals Jake Chapman helped with corn for Lee Davisson, and a Muscatine reunion brought Chas Rowe and Jim Hanley together. Robt Davisson welcomes a new daughter, Galen William Bull joins Ralph Bull's family.
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NIRA
Washington
Jake Chapman
Lee Davisson
Chas. Rowe
Jim Hanley
Mr. Rowe
Mrs. Hanley
Muscatine
Dale Sprague
Iowa City
Orlo Green
Robt. Davisson
Robt. Jr
Ralph Bull
Galen William Bull
Grant Griffith
Wess Webster
Voliva Announces Ban on Women in Men’s Clothing
Zion Illinois bean giant bulletin board set to warn that women entering Zion in male apparel face arrest for ordinance violations and possible confinement. Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva orders a sign quoting Deuteronomy 22 6 about prohibiting garments deemed of the opposite sex.
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Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Voliva
Iowa Dairy Boom Drives Countywide Prosperity
Iowa reports a strong shift to dairying in the past year with high cow demand and easy loans for farmers to buy cows. The commission cites health benefits, soil fertility, and steady profits, noting nationwide dairy growth and plans for calf clubs, purebred sire promotion, and breed association support in 1922.
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F Eves
J. P. Eves
State Food and Dairy Commission
Iowa Insurance Agents Meet in Mason City August 1–2
More than 200 fire and casualty agents will attend the Iowa Association of Insurance Agents convention in Mason City August 1 and 2 with headquarters at the Hanford hotel. Governor Preus of Minnesota is expected to speak on state insurance.
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Mason City
Iowa Association and Insurance
Hanford Hotel
Preus
Minnesota
John F. Stafford
Chicago
the Sun
Ray Warner
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota Association
A. J. Verran
Des Moines
W W. Waddell
Most Religious Town in Iowa Claims Devout Population
Lamoni, July 8. The town with 1,700 residents says it is the state’s most religious, with over 1,600 churchgoers. All attend the Reorganized Church or the Methodist Episcopal, and Sunday baseball and open shops are banned. A lodging house quip follows, reflecting local humor.
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Lamoni
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Days Saints
The
Methodist Episcopal
Dr Montgomery to leave Parsons for Centre College presidency
Dr R Ames Montgomery president of Parsons college Fairfield and former First Presbyterian pastor resigns to accept unanimous call to Centre College Danville Kentucky. Trustees led by M T McClelland consider the move. Montgomery expected in Fairfield soon from vacation in Livingston Montana. The resignation follows June 14 announcement he would lead the Kentucky school famed for Bo McMillan and the Praying Colonels.
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Ottumwa
R. Ames Montgomery
Parsons College
Fairfield
First Presbyterian Church
Parsons
Centre College
Danville
Livingston
Mont
Montgomery
Kentucky
Bo” McMilllan
Farmer Bitten by Rattler Through Shoe
Cascade farmer Drew Kennedy stepped on a rattlesnake in a path while picking berries near Monticello Iowa. The bite occurred through his shoe, the wound was cauterized, and Kennedy fully recovered.
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Monticello, Ja
Andrew Kennedy
Cascade
Kennedy
Conference for Church Workers at University of Iowa
Speakers of national and international prominence will address the sixth annual religious workers conference at the University of Iowa July 18 to 21. Rev Boocock of Buffalo and Dr Starbuck of Iowa City lead lectures on education and psychology of religion with multiple talks by university figures and round table discussions. Public lectures campus plays and commencement are scheduled with no attendance fees.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
William H. Boocock
Buffalo
N. Y
Boocock
Edwin D. Starbuck
Glenn N. Merry
G. W. Stewart
George F. Kay
College of Liberal Arte
William F. Russell
College of Education
Charles H. Weller
Thomas A. Knott
Ernest Horn
Man's control leads to divorce over forced bobbed hair
In Kansas City, Mrs Mae G Tork won a divorce from John Tork after testifying he forced a bobbed haircut on her in defiance of her wishes. The judge questioned the fashion justification as the case unfolded.
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Kansas City, Mo
Mae G. Tork
Thomas B. Buckner
He Planted Clover and Found a Field of Daisies
In Jefferson Indiana Greene county farmers expected forty acres of clover from the old Springer place but the crop bloomed into daisies. The owners, angered by the mix up, cannot sell viewing rights or profit from the unexpected display as the market prices for daisies stay low.
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Jefferson, In
Old Springer Place
New England
Du buque Board Backs No Work No Tobacco Policy
Du buque Iowa July 10 The county supervisors endorse fewer Judge Lindsey decisions and urge hard labor for inmates. When inmates asked for tobacco the board cut the allowance a year ago and said no work means no tobacco. They stressed jail is punishment not entertainment and that work provides the limit on tobacco for those able to work. The discussion ended with a note about Dale Stuirhs eh visiting his uncle in Oskaloosa.
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Dubuque
Lindsey
de Ding
Iowa Farmers Buy Record Machinery Cash on Hand
Iowa farmers are buying near prewar levels for farm machinery and paying cash at high rates, with strong demand for milk separators and hay tools. Dealers report a sharp May and June rise, especially in southwest Iowa, while binders remain slower. Bankers back cash purchases as John Deere and other firms report robust spring and early summer sales.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Alec Adams
International Harvester Company Distributing Center
Lowa
J.P. Middour
Hmerson Brantingham Implement Company
W. E. Austin
Twin City Machinery Company
J. Cc
Case Machinery Company
John Deere Plow Works
Plan to Provide Adequate Coal for Threshing Farmers
Governor Kendall expressed optimism after an all morning meeting with United Mine Workers official RE Morgan and Iowa labor leaders about resolving coal shortages for threshing. Morgan declined to reveal a concrete program until all parties are consulted while Cunningham of the Iowa Farm Bureau noted fuel remains ample in most counties aside from those at mine mouths.
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Des Moines
Kendall
RE. J. Morgan
Albia
United Mine Workers
J. C. Lewis
Iowa,Federation of Labor
Jb. C. Cunningham
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Br. J. Morgan
Morgan
E. C. Cunningham
Cunningham
Mercury Reaches 115 in Oregon Town
Portland reports continue as heat grips the state with The Dalles topping 116 degrees, the hottest official reading in Oregon. Weather officials warned no relief expected as heat persisted across cities yesterday.
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Oregon Town
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Dalles
Weather Note: 91 Degree Peak Shifts to Eastern Oregon Warmer
The report records a maximum temperature of 91 degrees with eastern Oregon experiencing warmer conditions overall.
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Oregon
Iowa Soldiers Bonus Act Authorizes 22 Million Bond Debt
Iowa authorization for 22 million dollars in bonds to fund a veterans bonus for those who served 1917 1918 with a state administered bonus board and 350 maximum bonus per person. The act sets sale terms taxes to repay debt and requires voter approval in November 1922.
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Iowa
United States
General Assembly
State of
Iown
Des Moines
Treasury of
State
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Bonus Board
Executive Council
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
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DR. Montgomery
New York Post
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Dale Stuirhs
Oskaloosa
Charlie Shurts
MENT
Hic Cash Business
Louisville Courier-Journal
Stude
A. E. Putnam CO
Clara Kimball Young
FOX Theatre
Students Army Training Corps
District Court
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Walter C. Ramsay
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