Waterlooo strike widens at two more factories
Workers from Dart Motor Truck Co and Armstrong Manufacturing Co join the walkout after standard demands for shorter hours higher pay and collective bargaining rights are refused. About 1 1 men across seven plants are affected with more strikers expected as the plan expands. First arrests for obstructing rate lines occur. Pickets patrol factory districts amid union rally warnings.
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Waterloo
Dart Motortruck Co
Armstrong Manufacturing Co
Stewart Manufacturing Co
Litchfield Manfacturing Co
Chop
Frank Waermes
Dari Motortruck Co
Stewart Company
Litchfield
D. B. Henderson
G. L.ameron
Henry J. Glazs
Rate Fie
Mullan Avenue Bridge
Waterloo Manufacturing Company
Birdsall
G. W. Wood
Chambers
Henderson
George Weilein
Jacent
Semple
A. G. Abbey
International Association of Machinists
Flo
Central Labor Union
Fami
Galloway Plana
Roass
Labor Tempis
Aiening
Vico
Milnois Central
Carpenters
Danute
Nerman
Rath Packing Company
Typographical Union No. S4i
Typographical Error Sparks Light-Hearted Post About Gun Plans
A cryptic message with garbled text and exclamations circulated, joking about a “spect go safe wise gunll” and a time to “kid me.” The fragmented note read like a stray OCR glitch and drew family and neighbor reactions, reflecting a quirky local communication jumble.
Survey of Iowa rich land amid high living costs
Dr. LaJ C. Gray of the U S Department of Agriculture arrives in Des Moines to organize a state survey on land values and rentals, aiming to identify land classes, tenant versus absentee ownership, and the earning power of Iowa farms. He notes land prices drive rents and not vice versa, with a Midwest boom extending across central Iowa and neighboring states.
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Des Moines
Aug. A
la] C. Gray
Division of Farm Economics
Department
Agriculture
Washington
State House
Gray
Jana
Iowa
Towa
Tenois
Missouri
Middlewest
Wisconsin
Normal or Better Corn Crop Assured for Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa forecasts show a normal or better corn crop as rain in recent days improves prospects. Seed yields range from 12 to 30 bushels with average weights around 27 to 31 pounds per bushel, while spring wheat yields are projected at 14 to 20 bushels per acre. Haying is good and pastures benefit, though cabbage near Muscatine suffers from drought.
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Rock Island
Muscntine
Drouth
War Cripple of 45 on Crutches Studies Way to Earn Living
A forty five year old man crippled after a cavalry fall seeks a living via rehabilitation studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Entered a boys camp in Pennsylvania and plans to study business methods to resume executive duties. The Federal Board for Vocational Education lists hundreds of similar cases aiding disabled veterans through training and placement programs.
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University of Penn- Aftike
Sylvania
Federal Board For Vocational D.C. Auk. T—Aleducation
Ufsue
New Jersey Avenue
Washright
Neuritis
Ihis Legion
Ache
Os Jefferson
YMCA Boys Camp Valued Highly By Informants
The YMCA run boys camp, recently closed, is praised as one of the most successful. Twenty five youngsters attended under Lieuts John Skien and Frank Van Dorn with no accidents or illnesses. Plans for another camp to aid financially burdened boys are in motion led by John T Houser. A touring car will stage the journey through Texas to Mexico, lasting two months, returning by rail.
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Clay
John Skien
Frank van Dorn
John T. Houser
Materistize
Texas
Mexico
Iowans on Way Tour to California
A party of tourists left the city Sunday with thirty-two players in the California City Tennis Tourney. The group includes W. Jillwanger Fred Hood and Jesus. Participants from Galley Dubuque Waterloo and O B Kine strive for a place in the semi finals as they travel to venues in Waterloo.
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Aeta
Jack Skien
Pad J
Waterloo
Des Moines
California
W. Jillwanger
Fred Hood
Jeses
Galley
Dubuque
O. B. Kiine
Felter
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Pritzlie
Ente Sughatr
West Night Gov
Sioux City
Dr. Gray
Will
Wee the Citie
Hell
Iowanson
Pictorial Review Pattern
Sale
Ladies’ Home Journal
Pictorial Review
Dal Davis
Klean Kwick
Tim
Tron
Folly
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