Labor Gains Appear Across All Sectors in Iowa
Des Moines April 21 The monthly labor survey shows March employment up 1.1 percent from February with gains in every month since last August. Building activity rises with 614 permits and 816 074 dollars of valuation in March, and three month totals up 632 permits and 1 556 701 dollars in value. Sixteen percent of firms run full time, fourteen percent part time, three percent shut down. Industry notes include 18.1 percent gain in stone and clay products and 67 percent rise in millinery jobs, while iron and steel stay steady with a 7 percent gain.
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Locomotive and Car Shops Extend Regular Hours
The locomotive and car shops will operate at normal force full time for the next 30 days. Officials anticipate business risk but expect April 1925 tonnage and movements to be about the same as the prior year period.
Diamond uses from dental drills to bridges revealed
Uncle Harry explains to Helen and friends how diamonds serve both beauty and utility. He notes the word diamond means unbreakable and describes black river diamonds used in drilling, cutting, and tool making. A dentist's discovery enabled drilling porcelain and the lesson ends with a boast about the ring’s usefulness.
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