Iowa News Notes and Comments Highlights Local Edict and Tax Hikes
Des Moines reports on school boards restricting teacher conduct including dancing and Sunday movies at Shenandoah and Carroll. The piece notes Goose Lake drainage costs and state tax exemptions for veterans. It covers Iowa State College leaders’ honors, nurse licensing exams, forestry proposals, and a $75,000 fraud suit over a prized boar in Benton County.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Shenandoah
Carroll
J. B. Hungerford
Ernest Melberg
ofBenton
Tow & Brothers
Norway
Benton County
Tow
Melberg
Pickett
Thomas Tow
Mad Dog Case In Keo Kuk Raises Hydrophobia Fears
A dog infected a hog in Keo kuk ignited concern for hydrophobia while the dog was executed and sent to Iowa City for brain testing confirming rabies. Pleasantville records show only $2 fines in a year and praise strong morals. Bankers in Chicago stress horses as solid security amid farm value volatility.
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Keokuk
Iowa City
T. Kiddoo
Live Stock National Bank
Stock Yards
Chicago
Iowa
Mid-West
Farmers Toss Potatoes and Beet News Across Iowa
Mitchell county farmer F J Sediacek plants 400 acres of potatoes using certified northern seed and deep cultivation. Beet sugar prices collapse from 30 to 7 per hundred in Des Moines. Belmond factory idle. Northern Sugar Corp takes over Belmond beet contracts. Father’s illness spurs family to work. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy advertised for stomach ills.
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F. J. Sediacek
St. Ansgar
Mitchell Equnpy
Iowa
Des Moines
Waverly
Belmond
Wright County
Northern Sugar Corporation
Mason City
Father
Mayr
Lemmon's
Advt
Iowa school taxes favor consolidated districts in Black Hawk county
The report compares tax levies for school purposes in Black Hawk county. Consolidated districts Dunperteton, Hudson, Jubilee, Orange township levy 28 to 39.9 mills, while city districts Cedar Falls, LaPorte City, West Waterloo, East Waterloo levy 69.2 to 85.5 mills, showing consolidated rates less than half of city rates. Iowa drains vast land, notes 6,383,000 acres drained and 727,600 unimproved, with drainage 15 percent of area valued at 50,614,186 dollars. Iowa leads in school health work with National Tuberculosis Association banners. Miss Theresa Dansill directs the health crusade department.
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Goose Lake
Greene County
State Executive Council
Black Hawk County
Dunkerton
Hudson
Jubilee
Orange Township
Cedar Falls
LaPorte City
West Waterloo
East Waterloo
Iowa
Hawkeye
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
National Association
Theresa Dansill
Modern Health Crusade Department
State Tuberculosis Association
Ozark's Truthful James
Searcy Citizen argues that true success comes from hard work and honesty rather than new methods, praising the enduring old formula.
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Ozark
James
Searcy
Iowa Fire Loss Report Highlights Citywide Blazes in 1920
State fire marshal J A Tracy urges fireproof booths for motion pictures and other venues. In 1920 Des Moines led with 664 fires and $1 022 635 in losses. total among 19 cities was 2 386 fires costing $3 109 760. Major causes include defective wiring and unknown causes with many large losses in stores, barns, and urban dwellings. 105 deaths were recorded from fire.
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Des Moines
J. A. Tracy
Boone
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dubuque
Ft. Madison
Ft. Dodge
Iowa City
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Mason City
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Waterloo
Sioux City
Creston
Hedrick
Webster City
Truth Not Aways Supreme I s Impossible
Sid Ded Tunkina presents a quip about honesty and trust in a humorous aside. The speaker notes that people avoid dentists who cannot promise not to hurt them, underscoring the value of truthful care.
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Sid Ded Tunkina
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Rome
Hughes
Harding
Washington
Italy
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Henry C. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
House of Representatives
Forestry Department
Ames
MacDonald
State Board of Horticulture
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Marion County
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Kellys
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