Iowa State Fair Adds Novel Events and Slashes Price
Des Moines reports preparations for the Iowa State Fair, opening Aug 23. New features include a state track meet open to all residents, a national horseshoe tournament, enlarged livestock and horse exhibits, and a reduced admission to 50 cents after three years at 75.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Middle West
Newark
N. J
Children’s and
Public Schools
American Legion
Farm
Bureau
Old Soldiers
China
Thavin
Nightly concerts and a flying circus at the fair week
The fair schedules nightly concerts before the evening show and a horse show in the livestock pavilion during the second week. Thavin's band returns as a headlining attraction alongside eight bands. A special women and children exhibit runs daily. A head on collision between two trains is planned for Saturday August 26, and a six airplane flying circus with acrobatics and aerial battles is also featured.
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Panist
Thavin
Cerne Tones Fashion In Milady's Fall Garb
Paul Davis presents fall window show with gowns and tailleurs in velour and autumn motifs. Dresses and wraps feature mink capes. other window showcases new suits and blouses with matching headwear. Dame Fashion favors sombre blues and blacks as Earl Sterling planned and executed the display.
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Milady
Paul Davis
Earl Sterling
Crossties Cost Illinois Central Upkeep in Year
The Illinois Central reports crosstie costs at more than 20 dollars daily in 1921 with total annual outlay over 4 million dollars. Average tie cost about 1.56 dollars. six ties replaced per minute. maintenance of way and structures bear most expenses. Freight station work at South Water Street handles about 5,000 packages daily, with 1,216,000 packages loaded in one month into 6,945 cars and only 204 misloads. Reweighing and inspection boosted revenues by 11,630.22 dollars in lone-month data. Strawberry volume rose on the Tennessee division, with 646,000 crates shipped this year and projected 800,000 next year. A woman’s hat blew from an Illinois Central train at Iowa Park, Iowa, prompting a supervisor to recover the owner’s address.
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Illinois Central System
Fala Central
Chicago
New
South Water Street
Tilinois Central
R. O. Wells
Wells
Sasa Damare
C. G. Richmond
Ilinols Central
H. B. Gee
Gee
Tennessee Division
Tennessee
Lexpress
Fraight
Iowa Park
Illinois Central
Iowa
Joliet man nets 1005 days straight on railroad job
Damaged text notes J. T. Kyle, an engine foreman at Memphis Tennessee, reporting for duty and working every day for 1005 consecutive days. It claims he passed Sundays and holidays, avoided sickness, and has served Illinois Central for 27 years.
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J. T. Kyle
Memphis, Tenn
Kyle
Illinois Central System
Ames Girl Awarded Music Scholarship
Miss Dorothy Miller of Ames has been awarded a one year piano scholarship at Upper Iowa University in Fayette Iowa. The award is funded jointly by Upper Iowa University and the Iowa Federation of Music Clubs as announced by Mrs Louis B Schmidt president of the Iowa Federation of Music Clubs.
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Ames
Dorothy Miller
G. A. Miller
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Louis B. Schmidt
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Upper Iowa School
Iowa Federation of Music Clobs
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