Linch Rainfall Recorded in City and County
Two inches of rain drenched Linch area with 2.04 inches total from steady downpour. Government gauge at N B Slivpy's home notes heavy soaking across Iowa and northern Minnesota. J Anderson of Barclay township reports corn flattened in eastern county fields as stalks loosened by soaking soil. Beneficial effects include revived soil moisture for fall plowing and softened soil for tillage. Official temperatures and gusts unavailable in fragment.
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Wlerico
Ta. Ui
Yesterds
Ta. m
N. B. Slivpy
Iowa
Miineis
J. Anderson
Barclay Township
Paving Blocks Replaced as Storm Floods Streets
Flooding washed away wooden paving blocks between streetcar tracks. Crews from W C F N replace blocks with brick on Fourth Street East over the past ten days. This morning workers diverted to Lafayette Street at Pitt to clear a previously impassable intersection.
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Fourth Street
Lafayette
Pitth
Alos
Joden Pay Condition of Wing Between the Tracks
Fragmentary note reports the condition of the wing between the tracks with unclear details about the repairs or evaluation. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable in the fragment.
Eighty-eighth Division Veterans Meet at Des Moines Fair
Final plans for the Des Moines event run August 6 to 29 as the 88th Division veterans gather. A large delegation from Des Moines is expected with more than 4,900 Iowa veterans and 2,000 to 3,400 from other states. Committee meeting Thursday will set quarters and arrangements.
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Des Moines
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