Iowa Social Work Conference Sets Cedar Falls Meet
The twenty third annual Iowa State conference of social work and second annual probation officers meeting will be held at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls October 6 to 8. Readings include relief administration medical service and state institution collaboration with a full weekend of sessions and a mass meeting on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Conference On Social Work
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Conference of Social Work
Iowa State Association of Probation Officers
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington
Gilchrist Hall
H. C. Horack
Iowa City
State Bar Association
James Devitt
Oskaloosa
State Board of Education
H. C. Horak
G. W. Wood
Waterloo
J. A. Nelson
Winneshiek
Decorah
Wesley Johnson
Dayton
Webster County
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
John H. Peek
Rodney P. Fagan
Iona State Board of Health
Des Moines
H. Harlan
Edwin H. Sands
Teachers of Normal Training
Iowa
College Auditorium
Marion McFarland Walker
Homer H. Seerly
F. E. Sampson
Ralph J. Reed
Dorothy Taylor
Social Service League Health
D. N. Loose
Maquoketa
Jackson County Public Health Association
R. L. Barnett
Atlantic
Cass County Public Health Association
Abbott Thorndike
Sioux City
Cc. F. Steelemith
Dubuque
Business Meeting College
Notice to Contractors for Bridge on Federal Aid Project No 167
Washington County Iowa invites sealed bids for one three span deck truss bridge with beam approaches on pedestal abutments and piers carrying a concrete floor. Bids due 1 30 p m October 12 1922 with 5 percent bid bond. Plans at county auditor county engineer and State Highway Commission Ames. Right to reject bids. Contracts await State Highway Commission approval. A L Griffith County Auditor.
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Washington County
Washington
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Ames
A. L. Griffith
Convocation Opens with Pledge by 5000 University of Iowa Students
Five thousand students gathered at Iowa field for the annual convocation. President Walter A. Jessup urged loyalty to the university and nation as students, faculty, and alumni reflected on the institution’s growth from 124 students in 1855 to a current enrollment around 6,500. The pledge of loyalty was recited with uplifted arms as America was sung and a benediction followed.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Field
Commonwealth
Walter A. Jessup
Jessup
University of Today
America
Ray York
Wedding Honeymoon Tragedy In Iowa City
A car carrying John Hiba and his bride on their honeymoon tour crashed near Iowa City as a wheel snapped and the vehicle overturned. Mrs. Hiba, 19, was killed instantly. Mr. Hiba was badly injured. They were en route to San Francisco.
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Iowa City
Here
John Hiba
City of Many Languages in Constantinople
Observers note a cosmopolitan city where merchants display signs in eight or nine languages. The claim is that representatives of every nation and tribe inhabit Constantinople, with all tongues spoken openly in daily commerce.
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Constantinople
Polk County Medical Society Holds First Annu al Surgical Clinic
Des Moines will host its first Polk County Medical Society surgical clinic October 18 19 and 20 across city hospitals. Prominent physicians and surgeons from all parts will be invited to attend, per Dr A P Stoner president of the Polk county society.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County Medical Society
State Medical Association
A. P. Stoner
Polk County Society
Fayette county wins dairy call contest at Dairy Cattle Congress
Fay ette county boys and girls won top honors in the dairy call contest at the Dairy Cattle Congress. The county led Holstein and Guernsey classes, with Dubuque and Linn counties also placing. The Jersey herd owned by E T Meredith of Des Moines won main honors in that class. Financial Beauty King was named grand champion bull and Etta Brookhill grand champion cow. Carval owned by Harvey Smith of Boswell Indiana was grand champion Belgian mare, with Queen Farcour owned by J I Muench of Ogden Iowa named junior champion mare.
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Waterloo
Fayette County
Dairy Cattle Congress
Dubuque County
Linn County
Black Hawk County
Polk County
E. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Financial Beauty King
Etta Brookhill
Carval
Harvey Smith
Boswell
Ind
Queen Farcour
Ji. E. Muench
Ogden
Iowa
Woman Burned to Death in Red Oak Home
Mrs. William Baldwin aged 40 died from burns in her Red Oak home as kerosene used to hasten the stove fire ignited. Her 14 year old daughter suffered serious burns while trying to save her mother, and five family members faced loss as the interior of the house was destroyed.
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Red Oak
William Baldwin
Baldwin
Butter judging highlights Iowa lead in butter classes
LAVA LEADS IN BUTTER WATERLOO Iowa samples dominate judging with forty entries from several states and Canada. E H Rohrsen of Waverly wins whole milk butter with 95.75 percent, C A Day Sumner places second, 95.05. Ed Anderson Manly second in cream butter scoring 96.05, John M Hansen Coulter second 96. Wisconsin seizes cheese honors as Brew er county tops butter contests. Twenty pound tubs were judged.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Canada
E. H. Rohrsen
Waverly
C. A. Day
Sumner
Ed Anderson
Manly
John M. Hansen
Coulter
Brewer County
Iowa Asked to Buy Ten Million Seals For the Red Cross
Iowa citizens will be asked in early December to purchase at least ten million Christmas seals to fund the fight against human tuberculosis. The sale, run by the Iowa Tuberculosis Association with collaboration from the state health bodies and the American Red Cross, supports local and statewide anti tuberculosis campaigns without state or federal aid. Governor Kendall may head a new committee, with help pledged by Farm Bureau, American Legion, and others to sustain the rural drive and bovine tuberculosis efforts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
State Board of Health
Oakdale
State Board of Control
American Red Cross
Kendall
State Association
Farm Bureau
American Legion
State Federation of Women's Clubs
State Federation of Labor
The
Farmers Union
T. J. Edmonds
Flags for all Tama County schools in Tama
George W. Shee of Primghar Iowa manager of the Iowa Patriotic Fund presents flag poles and large flags to Tama county schools. He is visiting with two helpers, erecting poles on schoolhouses across the 128 schools. He funds the project gratuitously.
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Toledo
George W. Shee
Primghar
Iowa
Iowa Patriotic Fund
Tama County
Shee
Stafford of Lime Creek Two Nominated for County Supervisors
R B Stafford of Lime Creek Two is Republican nominee for the 1923 term on the Washington county Board of Supervisors. A 27 year resident of the county, he has farmed in Seventy Six Cedar and Lime Creek Two. He pledges conservative, efficient county governance with low taxes and careful use of public funds.
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Lime Creek Two
Washington Do
Board of Supervisors
Stafford
Washington County
Cedar
Lime Creek
Sioux City Mayor to Speak in Storm Lake Despite Opposition
Wallace M. Short, Sioux City mayor linked to I W W, has secured a speaking date in Storm Lake on Wednesday Oct 4 at 5 o clock. C A Peterson owns a vacant lot stand and invited the mayor, while one Storm Lake paper refused to advertise the address.
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Sioux City
Wallace M. Short
Haywood
Storm Lake
Short
C. A. Peterson
Midget Poses as Police Traffic Cop in Sioux City
A midget at a local playhouse claimed to be an honorary San Francisco police member and acted as traffic cop at a busy Sioux City corner at noon. His presence drew a crowd, necessitating two extra officers to manage the jam.
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Sioux City
San Francisco
DAR Board of Management to Meet in Des Moines
Miss Amy Gilbert regent of the Iowa Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution calls the board of management to meet in Des Moines on October 4 at the Hotel Savery. A 6 30 dinner will be served in the Harris Emery tea room.
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D. A. RL
Board of Management
Des Moines
Amy Gilbert
Staite Center
Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hotel Savery III
Harris-Emery
Des Moines Honors Col. Albert W. Swalm in Funeral Services
In Des Moines on October 2 a fitting tribute was paid to Col. Albert W. Swalm, former U S consul at Bermuda. Lafayette Young and Maj. S H M Byers spoke of his public service and friendship. Rev E N Owen led the service at St Pauls Episcopal Church.
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Des Moines
Albert W. Swalm
United States
Bermuda
Lafayette Young
Maj. S. H. M. Byers
Mr. Swalm
Mr. Young
Major Byers
Oskaloosa
E. N. Owen
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Eighteen Foreign Students Attend Grinnell College
Grinnell College reports 780 students this year with eighteen foreign enrollees. Countries represented include China Japan Jamaica the Philippines Canada and France. The American council on education named three newcomers from China and Japan and five other foreign students this year. Nebraska leads other states with 31 students, followed by Iowa Illinois 14 and South Dakota 9.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
China
Japan
Jamaica
Philipines
Canada
France
American Council On Education
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
South Dakota
Missouri
Minnesota
North Dakota
Michigan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Montana
Wyoming
Washington
California
Ohio
Alabama
Pennsylvania
New York
Personal property valuation declines nationwide in 1922 report
Des Moines reports a $125 million drop in personal property value from 1921 to 1922 after executive council adjustments. Hors es, cattle, swine, and sheep show large declines while coats rise slightly. money and credits fall dramatically. The study by Fred Porter of the state auditor's office summarizes kit asset categories and total losses.
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Des Moines
Fred Porter
State Auditor's Office
Executive Council
Mrs Robinson and Daughter Change Trains at Fairfield
Mrs E J Robinson and her daughter Ethel of Fairfield changed trains here this morning for Keota where they will spend the day.
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E. J. Robinson
Ethel
Fairfield
Keota
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Franklin Johnson
J. B. Butler
Fort Dodge
Lucy M. Sickles
Housing Bureau
C. E. Hunn
O. E. Klingaman
State University
Nation of Community Forces
Public Welfare Bureau
Tee
O. K. Klingman
Flora Dunlap
O. F E. Kliingaman
Union Services
Owen R. Lovejoy
National Child Labor Committee
Iowa University
University
Dairy Case Awards
Dairy Congress
Rochester Avenue
Hercules
John Deere
U.S
John Schintler
John A. Yoder
Audt
W. J. Webber
Red Cross
George Shee
Tama
R. B. Stafford
Frank I. Mann
Mr. Mann
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Chicago
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