Iowa American Legion Notes on reunions and union endorsement
The Thirty fourth division reunion may be held in Spirit Lake during the state convention Sept 1 2 3 4 with Minneapolis Omaha and Des Moines as other options Dr Malony leads the plan while a conference will decide the final site An 88th division reunion in Des Moines Aug 26 27 28 will involve many officers and committees The Iowa Legion Service and Compensation Drive runs across the state from April 18 to May 30 with broad house to house canvassing led by Commander MacNider National Labor endorsement of the Legion by the Iowa Federation of Labor is praised and the first officers of the Women's Auxiliary are listed The 1922 convention will be Cedar Rapids London post protests a pro German celebration and Commander MacNider condemns it A letter from National Commander Galbraith commends the Service and Compensation Drive and notes Iowa leads in membership The speaker Farr Caddock will address the Argonne Post in Des Moines on June 6 and talks of a fall wrestling match A slacker list for the Seventh Corps area begins to reach Iowa HQ with the June 4 Iowa Legionaire to publish initial names
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Iowa
American Legion
John Henry Maroney
Interstate Association of the Thirty-fourth
Minneapolis
Omaha
Des Moines
Malony
Champaign
Creston
Legion
Thirty Fourth Association
H. H. Polk
E. R. Olmsted
R. Fairall
Rolard Hoyt
House
Waterloo
Leon Ainsworth
Signal Battalon
Parsons
Perry
313Th Engineers
Arnold
Audubon
350Th Infantry
Puesell Carlson
Birne
Middle West
Polk
MacNider
Iowa Federation of Labor
Burlington
Ers
Women’s Auxilary
The
American Legion of Iowa
Donald Macrae
Council Bluffs
Ida Masson
Anna Kane
Sioux City
M. Myrton Shelley
Davenport
Henry Glenn
Ottumwa
W. A. Pickett
Pleasant
Fred Holsteen
Ella B. Zenter
Bellevue
Eda Elliott
Iona Falls
A. c. Wilson
Oelwein
W. A Quinn
Vinton
G. A. Morrow
G. W. McDowell
Story City
C. Bullock
Clarinda
May Bolt
Woodbins
Milo Hanzlik
Cedar Rapids
Fifth District
Iowa Department
London
Hanalik
Lowden
Department
United States
America
Seventh Corps
War Department
Iowa Legionaire
The Mollycoddle fights delight Fox audience
The Mollycoddle at the Fox Theatre features a rare bare knuckle fight between Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery described as a two mile clash with stunts from cliff edges to a roof collapse. Reporters say the action was captured on film and delivered as the peak thrill of the United Artists release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Artists Corporation
Douglas Polibanke
Fox Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Wallace Beery
Doug
Beery
Doug Cuand
Fairbanks
Potato Growers Hire Experts for Iowa Inspections
The Iowa State College extension department engages national potato specialists to assist in potato experiments. C. L. Fitch leads the effort with A. G. Tolaas from Minnesota, E. P. Gibson of Duluth, and C. P. West of Wisconsin to inspect Iowa crops between June 16 and 28, visiting ten counties each, with follow-up visits planned. The group notes Iowa’s rising potato production and potential profits under proper methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
C. L. Fitch
Iowa State College
A. G. Tolaas
Minnesota University
E. P. Gibson
Duluth
Rhinelander
Wis
Wisconsin
Fiteh
Minnesota
Millet good forage for Iowa hay substitute
Iowa State College reports millet as a viable late season forage for dry, moisture-scarce soils. Foxtail millets dominate, with Honearian and Golden/Hungarian varieties differing in maturity. Seed 24 to 48 lb per acre after soil warms, cut before seed forms, and balance with other roughages for horses. Yields range 1 to 8 tons per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Clyde McKee
Farm Crops Department of
Town State College
State Officials Face New Law Over Public Money Payments
Iowa reports suggest a draft law would criminalize accepting fixed salary payments from public funds for any service. Judges and officials face limits on speaking engagements paid from local school treasuries while county auditors note a record bounty on wolves, with an estimated 4000 wolves killed in six months and many litters taken for bounty. A den of wolves near Des Moines was captured alive, and fox killings have increased recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee
Metenahan
Supreme Court
District Court
Istate
Ind
Walnut Creek
Des Moines
Valley Junction
Tax collections in Iowa to exceed one hundred million dollars
County auditors report tax collections and assessments channeling to the state auditor for review by a July board of review. Indications point to total Iowa taxes this year surpassing $100 million, with 1920 totals near $97.1 million and school taxes exceeding $43 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Review
Towa
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tt Ia
Knights of Columbus Iowa council elects new officers
The Iowa state council Knights of Columbus adjourned a two day convention in Des Moines selecting officers for the coming year. John F. Ford of Fort Dodge is state deputy with Joe McCormick Cedar Rapids state secretary and John Howell Eagle Grove as state treasurer. E R O'Brien Gelwein ey is state advocate and R B Bresetted Clinton state warden. Ford succeeds Harry J. McFarland who did not seek re election. The drive for famine relief in China is urged with more funds sought as Iowa has donated over forty thousand dollars to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Council
Knights of Columbus
John F. Ford
Fort Dodge
Joe, McCormick
Cedar Rapids
John Howell
Eagle Grove
E. R. O'Brien
Gelwein Yey
R. B. Bresetted
Clinton
Ford
State Park Conservation Board
Harry J. McFarland
Davenport
Order
Fonda
Webster City
McCormick
Sioux City Journal
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
State Organization For the Relief of
China
Iowa
Mid-West
State University
Synonym
Iowa City
Hawkins
A humor collage of letters and mistaken names
A Scotsman sends a sweater to his brother but trims weighty slippings for charges. A rail crash yields a punchline about four hours delay before a wedding. A bashful caller misreads a maid and is misnamed Mr Whittacre in a comic social miscue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Whittacre
Henry de Peyster- Krapp
Page County Schools Chief Details China Relief Drive
Clarinda reports Miss Agnes Samuelson county superintendent of schools outlined a China Relief Campaign program to be held in every rural Page county school. She described China's location population government and religion and urged aid for the starving populace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Agnes Samuelson
Page County
China
State rifle meet opens next Monday in Des Moines
The Iowa state rifle shoot opens May 30 at Ft. Des Moines with contestants from across the state. Adjutant General Louis G. Lash er will judge fitness, action runs May 30 to June 1, practice on May 31, and fourtee n marksmen will form the state team for Camp Perry.
X Ray Detects Swallowed Coins At Japanese Mint
A surveillance program at Japan’s mint uses an X ray system to screen exiting staff for swallowed coins. The device scans the abdomen area to detect hidden metallic objects, aiding security and theft prevention within the facility.
Explosion Kills Merchant in Manning Hardware Store
A triple gasolene explosion at Rostermendt and Kuhl hardware store in Manning fatally injures John Rostermendt and seriously burns Miss Ida Grelek. Two children were blown into the street as a brick wall and shed were destroyed. Rostermendt leaves a wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning Manning
John Rostermendt
Ida Grelek
Rostermendt & Kuhl
Rostermendt
Miss Grelek
Amithereens
Rainbow veterans reunion set for Creston June 7
Cres ton veteran leader Colonel Claude M. Stanley announced the Rainbow veterans annual reunion will be held in Creston on June 7. Waterloo and Creston were candidates but Creston won the executive committee’s vote. The program will mirror last year’s Cowne ll Bluffs format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cor
Claude M. Stanley
Creston
Town
The
Rainbow Veterans
Waterloo
Stanley
Cownell Bluffs
Greatest Man: Leonardo da Vinci as Greatest Match in History
Several judges rate Leonardo da Vinci as the strongest cleft for the title of the greatest match in history. The text places him among the era of Shakespeare Luther Erasmus Cervantes Michael Angelo Titian and Raphael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardo da Vinci
Shakespeare
Luther
Erasmus
Cervantes
Michael Angelo
Titian
Raphorel
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Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Mac
8. W. Galbraith, Jr
Farr Caddock
Legion Post
Walnut
Argonne Post
Post
Caddock
J. &. Russell
Lac Mur
Storm Lake
Pouug
State House
C. &. Medbury
Veronica Stapleton
Nurses Association
Jane Delano
France
Marion Crandall
Mary Welman
Fairfield
Mary Elsin Hatch
Edgewood
Maudioll
Kathleen Kennebeck
Carroll
Dorothy Elizabeth Knoeller
Fort Madison
Lorraine Lawson
Marie Beeman
Mary Mahoney
Ramong Bates
Journal’s Farm Department
Washington County
K. OF
John Ford
McComnick
Cora
Express
Leart
Scott
Ladies’ Home Journal
Journal
Pennsylvania
Washington
Brown’s Tire Shop
Adjutant General
Brown
Camp Perry
Covernment Mint
Japan
Sts
Cate
Guilty One
Biotech
Mutual
Cream Station
W. S. Reister & Sons
Colensoe
Washington, Iowa
Tame Rabbita
Ise
Man
R. L. Gibson
Cream, Egg & Poultry
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Duce Va Ito
Property Owners Federation, Inc
Yi Sarton
Doe
Rae
Corinne
Bruns Seed Store
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