Highway contracts set in 31 Iowa counties August nineteenth
Ames Iowa Aug 5 contracts for paving graveling grading and bridge work across 31 Iowa counties to be awarded in a two week series of lettings. Principal event Aug 19 at the state highway commission office for paying contracts in Chickasaw Bremer Winneshiek and Pottawattamie counties.
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Highway Commission
Bremer-Chickasaw
Ames
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Commission
Chickasaw
Bremer
Winneshiek
Pottawat
Sini Ossian
Allamakee
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
Harrison County
Construction and Grading Widen Road Work Across Counties
A two week calendar lists county projects including Benton county at Vin tom with 12 culverts, Linn county at Cedar Rapids for guard rail installation on two county roads totaling 233,600 feet, and other grading and graveling tasks in Clarinda and Nuads.
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Appanoose County
Benton County
Cerro Gordo County
Decatur County
Lucas County
Mahaska County
Sac County
Tama County
Washington County
Walt
Age
Clarinda
Vintom
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
VETS EXPECT 371 IOWA REPRESENTATIVES AT PARIS CONVENTION
Des Moines Iowa August 7 1931 state adjutant J Laird reported Iowa will send about 371 veterans to the American Legion annual convention in Paris. About 150 sail aboard the Penland on Sept 7 and the remainder sail Sept 9 aboard the Celtic. The Monahan Post band Sioux City Fort Dodge drum and bugle corps and Davenport auxiliary drill corps are among the units slated to sail.
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Paris
Des Moines
Aus. S
R. J. Laird
Iowa
The
American Legion
Penland
Monahan Post Band
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Drum and Bugle Corps
Davenport
Celtic
Scout Camp Enrolled 384 in Seven Periods
Approximately 384 scouts attended Camp Ingawanis north of Osedar Falls during seven weekly periods ending this week. Period counts ranged 30, 65, 55, 70, 76, 54, and 34. The whale's tooth honors went to eight scouts from various troops. Wendell Harmon completed eagle scout tests. Camp grounds crews work to clean and ready the site for next year.
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Camp
Ingawanis
Osedar Falls
Arthur F. Jury
Scout
Gerald Jass
Waterloo
Willian Rogers
Ericksburg
Wendell Harmon
Waverly
Fire destroys 20000 bushels at Stuart grain elevator
Stuart Iowa Aug 5 The B C Hemphill grain elevator was razed by a fire late Tuesday destroying nearly 20000 bushels of nearly threshed grain. Losses run into thousands of dollars. An explosion of a kerosene tank followed the blaze.
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Stuart
B. C. Hemphill
Fragmentary note on building coverage assessment
Fragmentary OCR reads part of a report noting that portions of the Frain and cl buildings were covered by something unspecified. The incomplete text provides no clear event date or involved parties.
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Frain and
Ins
No Smoking Teachers Condemned by Iowa Union
Woodbury county W C T U closes two day convention in Jonx City urging boards of education to oppose teachers who smoke. The group also passes a resolution opposing political candidates in 1928 elections who run on wet platforms.
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Jonx City
Woodbury County
Boards of Education
Des Moines River drowning shocks Ottumwa swimmers
Froy Tyser, 21, drowned while swimming with two female companions in the Des Moines River at Ottumwa Iowa yesterday. The tragedy occurred as the group swam near the riverbank with authorities continuing to investigate the incident.
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Ottumwa
Froy Tyser
Des Moines
National officers back Iowa Walton League growth drive
A. C. Willford Iowa state president announced after returning from Chicago that national officers and the council of the Isaac Walton League of America will aid a statewide membership campaign and boost conservation efforts. He conferred with Charles W. Folds George E. Scott and Seph Gordon on plans and was assured hearty support for advancement of the league in Iowa.
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Compative Council
Isaak Walton League of America
Iowa
A. C. Willford
Chicago
Willford
Charles W. Folds
George E. Scott
Seph Gordon
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Nashua
Janesville
Bremer County
Chickasaw County
Winneshiek County
Buchanan County
Urbana
Poweshiek County
Baltimore Street
West High
Whittier
Chas ‘V
Simmons
Telit
Fall Millinery
Laterman’s
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Ervin Sternberg
Troop 18
Dubuque
Waterloo Evening Courier
Iowa T
Iowa Daily Press Association
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