Wishlist for state air tour with an 11-passenger car
The piece describes a Good Will air tour across the state led by a large tri motor monoplane. Stops include Centerville Muscatine Ottumwa and other towns. A ten passenger car is used, and no airfield is required. Gov Hammill joins the party as discussions about future airport development occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hammill
Centerville
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Towaity
Washington
Railways balk at taxes urging tax justice and efficiency
A statement from the Western Railways committee discusses railroad earnings in early 1928, noting gains over 1926 after wartime taxes. It argues taxes impede service, rising costs, and higher rates, citing reduced freight losses and efficiency gains. The piece frames tax burden as unjust to railroads and their customers.
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Western Railways
Iowa
Tax fairness in Washington County personal property levy
Discussion notes that railroad companies paid about 74 301 83 in taxes in Washington County last year, far more than other taxpayers. It argues for reform to relieve over taxed personal property while ensuring all businesses and individuals bear a fair share to meet railway expenses and support industry.
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Washington County
Iowa
Iowa Farm Conditions Improve Despite Distress Rumor
Iowa National Bank’s study shows continued improvement in farm conditions across 99 districts. Foreclosures decline, land values rise slightly, and more acres are under productive use with easier access to renewals. Farmers grow more optimistic as mortgage burdens ease and stock and dairying pay better.
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Iowa
Hank
Pied Ntitty Cport
Ounties
Story of Winter Walk by Thompsons Market Front
Mrs Care Hancher narrates a chilling tale set outside Thompsons meat market. Two young Redd girls walk home in sleet and biting cold as a traveling man jokes about baskets. The wind and darkness amplify fear while a passerby offers help and questions their safety amid the long, frostbound journey.
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Thompsons Meat Market
Jim Redd
Mandy
Ted
Toni
Dolores Costello Stars In Two Vitaphone Films At Once
Dolores Costello appears in NoaHs Ark and The Redeeming Sin, becoming the first talkie star to front two audibly shown pictures simultaneously. The Warner Bros Vitaphone features with Conrad Nagel showcase her in a vital role, directed by Howard Bretherton with a cast that includes Georgie Stone and Nina Quantero at the Fox Theatre. The Bon Ton Follies headlines at Grah Theatre tonight, starring a vaudeville troupe with James Tubbs, Robert Sisters, and the Five Society Serenaders in a lively musical revue of dancing, singing, and comedy.
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Dolores Costello
Vaudevill
Warner Bros
Conrad Nagel
Audibi
Miss Costello
Vitaphone
Howard Bretherton
Georgie Stone
Lionel Belmore
Nina Quantero
Philippe de Lacy
Warner Richmond
Conrad Negel
Fox Theatre
James Tubbs
Ens
Robert Sisters
Society
Holly
Damascus Shrine Knitting Session At Mrs Reid Home
Members of Damascus Shrine meet Wednesday at 2 30 in Mrs Fred Reid’s home 847 South Town. Bring needle and thimble for Red Cross work with a planned program and refreshments provided by a committee chaired by Mrs Will Harwood.
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Damascus Shrine
Kensington
Fred Reid
South Town
Red Cross
Will Harwood Charman Asta
Transgressor On Water Wagon Requires Right People
A fragment reflects on confidence from youth and current expectations for public figures to align with peers. The speaker notes that taking the water wagon path is easier when the right associates are involved, hinting at social navigation and accountability.
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