Seventy Six Farms Seen Amid Weather and Market Talk
West Chester correspondent notes Geo W Sherman and three sons touring the area glad about corn and oats prices. He praises town land value, road prospects, and highway improvements while arguing good roads benefit farmers more than schools. He cites driving weather and roads as keys to local progress.
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West Chester
Geo. W. Sherman
Seventy Six Township
Miles, Oxden
Gordon
Weather Folklore and Weather Talk From Ames
A narrator riffs on weather predictions based on rheumatism and wind direction. A preacher’s Hell sermon and a crude racist joke appear alongside a rural forecast claiming oats and hay will prosper, corn will follow with minimal plowing, according to Ames fruitless weather chatter.
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Crow
Hell
Ames
Rural Route No 4 Social News Caledonian Style
Washington R R 4 May 2 local notes report visits by Frank Scranton family Toward Silas Caldwell Ed Squires and child Jim Thompson home Matt Stiles of Ced ar Falls Iowa visiting Fred Telford home planned trip to Noble and relatives No. 4 school closed for summer after a program by Mrs Telford and pupils with picnic Clara Witting stayed with Velma Kephart for program and picnic Rosie Lewis visited by Cal Reenblossom
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Washington, R. R
Frank Scranton
Silas Caldwell
Ed Squires
Washington
Jim Thompson
Matt Stiles
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Fred Telford
Noble
Keokuk County Awakens on Primary Road Paving
Keokuk County considers paving Primary No 2 and graveling other primary roads to avoid any extra tax. Northern Iowa counties plan bond votes to shift costs to the state while southern counties like Washington prepare to vote in June on paving No 2 and graveling roads including a mile in Wellman Brigh ton Crawfordsville and Riverside.
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Keokuk County
Keotu
Iowa
Wrehington Co
Wellman
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Riverside
Keokuk County Paving Plan Urges Local Road Funding
A statement urges Keokuk County to pave Main Street No 2 and gravel Nos 77 149 and to improve primary roads through Keota What Cheer Richland South English Martinsburg Hayesville and Hedrick. Proponents claim costs equal to current gas and auto taxes and warn funds would otherwise be spent in other Iowa counties.
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Keokuk County
Keota
What Cheer
Richland
South English
Martinsburg
Hayesville
Hedrick
Iowa
County Road Improvement Plan Put to Voters
Washington county supervisors propose a comprehensive road program for a special election on June 8. It includes paving primary road 1 through Brighton, paving road two across the county, graveling the Red Bull, and paving 1 mile each at Wellman Riverside and Creffordsville. The plan uses road funds to pay bonds with no extra tax, and assessments against adjoining land are repealed.
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Brighton
Washington County
Wellman
Riverside
Cre
Fordsville
The Wrong Attitude
Riverside notes a farmer refuses Red Cross support citing past crop bailouts as his reason. The author counters that the nation faces grave flood damage worse than past events, urging empathy for southern farmers and urging local readers to reconsider their stance.
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Riverside
Red Cross
Father of Waters
Lowa
Denies Prohibition Is Proved Failure In Public Claim
Judge Hubert Utterback of Polk County declares Prohibition is not a failure despite enforcement flaws. He criticizes Andrew Mellon’s control of federal enforcement, but notes notable improvements in conditions and cites Supreme Court confirmation of the law’s constitutionality.
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Des Moines
Hubert Utterback
Polk County
Andrew G. Mellon
Cain
Utterback
Mellon
United States Supreme Court
Bankers Life Case Opens in Des Moines
A Des Moines court hears Bankers Life Company’s alleged mishandling of $8 million in policy funds. District Judge Franklin notes potential collusion between plaintiff and Bankers Life lawyers as openings begin.
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Bankers Life Case
Des Moines
Bankers Life Company
Franklin
Piaekerai Life Company
Aratopni
Marshalltown Leads Suit Claim Fails in Court Hearing
Marshalltown, the lead plaintiff in a related suit, charged a claim but failed to present supporting evidence when brought into court. The action highlights challenges in substantiating allegations during litigation proceedings.
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Marshalltown
Rival Flyers Abandon Paris Attempt After Lindbergh Flight
News from New York reports Captain Charles Lindbergh's Paris flight shifts plans of rival aviators. The Bellanca monoplane ends its Atlantic bid as designer Bellanca withdraws. Charles Levine announces the Plane will stay in its hangar. Commander Byrd and crew weigh a flight to Spitzer Gen or Honolulu in place of a direct Paris attempt.
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New York
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Bellthea
Bellanca
Charles’ Levine
Columbia Aircraft Corporation
Richard Byrd
Byrd
Spitzergen
Honolulu
Brighton Enterprise reports Fred Morrison gathers bank furniture for sale
Fred Morri son arrived in town last week and loaded most of the State Bank office furniture. He now has several banks in his charge and collected the furniture to facilitate sale in Washington.
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Brighton
Fred Morrison
Washington
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J. D. Dayton
Wolf Floral Co
Warren
Mrs
Daisy Simmering
Roy Finch
Donald Foss
Florence Gardner
Edwin Griffith
Donis Endicott
Robert Griffith
Harold Fulton
Gertrude Hamme
Scott & Hardin
W. 5
Reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Corbin & Barrett Bootery
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Sidney Coon
Gleone Caldwell
Edith Carr
Dean Bevins
Harvey Burham
Elizabeth Campbell
Helen Carson
Myrtle Carbaugh
Washington High School
Commercial Savings Bank
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