$50 an Acre Wanted for Lake Land
Brighten article notes a major hurdle for a proposed Washington county lake north of Sandys Hook and southeast of Grace Hill in Brighton township. Land owners seek about $50 per acre for 183 acres, raising costs beyond what supporters deem affordable. If unavailable, Dutch creek site or another option may be pursued to avoid losing the lake project.
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Brighton
Washington County
Sandys Hook
Grace Hill
Brighton Township
Dutch Creek
Goal Creek
Cantoni Reaches Semi-Finals in State Junior Tennis
Tom Cantoni of Washington advances to the junior division semi finals at Des Moines. He faces John Stacy of Adel this afternoon with a finals berth possible tomorrow.
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Tom Cantoni
Washington
Des Moines
John Stacy
Adel
Mrs Palmer Takes Newton Normal Training Post
Winnie Palmer longtime County Superintendent of schools will teach normal training in Newton High School Iowa. She accepted the position this week after investigating its possibilities while at a state convention. Palmer retires as county superintendent next September and begins work in Newton with the new school year.
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Winnie Palmer
Newton
Iowa
Palmer
Bere
Riverside Bank to Pay Out Twelve Thousand Dollars
Riverside bank officials announced a 10 percent dividend to be paid Aug 2 on 75 percent of deposits. The payout totals about twelve thousand dollars, the second since Senate File 111 changed the bank's status on Feb 2. Deposits have risen about forty thousand dollars, with over a thousand dollars collected by the trust fund committee to fund further pro rata dividends.
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Riverside
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
Senate
Auto crash caused by man mistaking bug for tarantula
In Shreveport Louisiana J A Gibbs 83 slapped a bug thinking it was a tarantula and his car veered into a ditch. The driver escaped unharmed.
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Shrevesport
J. A. Gibbs
Gibbs
Plan to Refinance Drainage District No 12 in Two Counties
COLUMBUS JUNCTION July 15 C H Young Muscatine engineer met with the Louisa and Muscatine boards of supervisors in a joint drainage board session at the Muncazine county courthouse to outline refinancing the district debt with federal flood control aid. The plan envisions a gravity outlet for Michael Creek and seeks government permission to discharge through the levee. Young is to apply for aid and for permission to install a gravity sluice at Arker's Creek, mirroring a previous authorization at the low er pumping station.
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Columbus Junction
C. H. Young
Muscatine
Boards of Supervisors
Louisa
Muncazine County Court House
Michael Creek
Young
Arker’s Creek
Roosevelt postmaster literacy demand sparks political clash
A critic from Beverly Hills blasts Roosevelt for proposing postmasters be able to read, calling it undemocratic and a threat to the Democratic party. He argues the plan intrudes on politics and hints at treason while mocking claims about industry control and loot.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Pearls Meet Troop In Rain Postponed Baseball Clash
The American Pearls and Troop F, tied for first in the kittenball league, will play next Wednesday evening after the troop's drill on the troop field. Yesterday morning’s arrangement for last night was washed out by more than two inches of rain making the diamond unplayable.
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American Pearls
Troop F
Keota Couple Visits Washington for Business and Shopping
Mr and Mrs Will Gregory of Keota spent time in Washington on business affairs and shopping.
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Will Gregory
Keota
Washington
Storm Rips Through Area Damaging Farm Yields
A severe storm smashed a barn on the David Love farm near Huskins and burned it after a lightning strike. Neighbors helped save other buildings while heavy downpours and hail caused widespread damage to corn and oats, with rainfall totaling 2.22 inches and street flooding reported in parts of the county.
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David Love
Huskins
Joe McCreedy
Man Wanted in Illinois Is Held
Two Rockford police officers arrived from Lockford to take James Walker back to Illinois. Walker is wanted for breaking and entering and accused of stealing a truckload of furniture from a storage house to start a roadhouse. Accomplice Tommy Intwistle is in custody.
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Illinois
Lockford
Walker
James Walker
Vince Marek
Sherif Harold
Putnan
Rockford
Tommy Intwistle
Oscar
Elmer Odel
Eleven States to Meet in Des Moines on Corn Hog Plan
Farmers from eleven states will gather in Des Moines for a two day conference to draft a plan applying the new farm act to corn and hog production. Officials from the Farm Relief Administration will join as speakers and the meeting aims to shape 1934 production year allotments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Midwest
Farm Relief Administration
Mississippi Valley
Towa
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Mllinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Dakotas
A. G. Black
C. F. Sarle
Gerald Wh. Thorne
Guy C. Shepherd
United States
Goshen College Alumni Hold First Iowa Picnic and Meeting
Goshen college alumni in Iowa gathered at Sunset park for the first annual Iowa Alumni Association meeting. Omer J. Rhodes chaired the organizing committee with Elizabeth Graber as vice chair and Samuel Herachberger as secretary and treasurer.
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Iowa Alumni Association
Goshen College
Goshen
Indiana
Sunset Park
Basket Pichic
Omer J. Rhodes
Katona
Elizabeth Graber
Wayland
Samuel Herachberger
Kalona
Wellman
Southneglish
Kinross
Noble
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Last Stage of Gigantic Flight Is On
Italo Balbo led 24 Italian sea planes over Bowmansville Ontario on the final 70 miles of the 6100 mile trip to Chicago. Thunder storms and river crowds delayed takeoff as the fleet neared Selfridge field.
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Stapo Dalo
Italo Balbo
Italy
Ortebello
Chicago
Balbo
Mussolini
I] Duce
d’Annunzio
Fiume
Rome
Harmon
South Atlantic
Brazil
Pelligrini
Cartwright
Alice
WT. Clemens
Midh
UPI
Gien
Bowmansville
Ontario
Selfridge Field
Montreal
Augusto Rosso
United States
Lake Erie
Mackaye Radio Company
Toronto
Port Huron
Mich
Lansing
Ramos Ranch Claims World’s Smallest Family
Salinas California report states the Ramos ranch near town holds a world’s smallest family. The unit includes five humans, a fox terrier and his mate, plus six pups weighing a total of five pounds.
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Salinas
Cal
Ramos Ranch
Here
Bears Disposal Planned In Clintonville
Central Park authorities decided to dispose of a pet bear after it ran up a board bill of 150 dollars for 12 months due to an enormous appetite.
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Clintonville
Wis
Central Park
Pioneer’s hammer found in wall during log building razing
SHAWANO Wisconsin a hammer dated fifty four years old was unearthed from the interior walls of an old pioneer log house being razed The tool’s discovery occurred during demolition work shedding light on early settler construction methods and material culture in the area.
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Shawano
Wis
Goshen Students Plan Reorganization for Iowa Meet
William Brenneman of Wellman and Gilbert Johnstone of Scotland spoke at a large Goshen meeting. Informal talks followed as the group reorganizes for an Iowa event and plans student activities.
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William Brenneman
Wellman
Gilbert Johnstone
Scotland
Chicago
Goshen
Iowa
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