Exhibition of Manual Art Soon at West High
West high plans a manual training exhibit late in March in the high school building. Enrollment in mutual training is at a peak with 85 students, equating to 170 schoolwide hours daily. R L Ashley leads drafting, focusing on reading blueprints and architectural training across four years. George V Jensen heads woodwork, producing about 300 hand crafted pieces yearly, including prominent sideboards and furniture, with 150 extra students from younger grades. The program emphasizes low production cost, quarter-sawn wood, and student-driven designs, with early stages covering drafting, orthographic projections, and machine detailing.
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West High
Mutual Training Department
R. L. Ashley
Ashley
George V. Jensen
Dil” Cotter
Frehse Jg
Aged Davenport Brewer Married on Deathbed
Davenport man George Mengel died at his home after a nine day honeymoon. He was married on his deathbed to house keeper Barbara Schlapp, sole heir to an estate over 106000 dollars. Mengel, 67, had gangrene and refused amputation. the wedding occurred as doctors feared to operate. A pioneer Davenport brewer, he had recently settled a famous divorce suit and led multiple local ventures including an artificial ice company and storage firm.
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Davenport
George Mengel
Barbara Schlapp
Blanche Maier Reiter Mengel
Judy
Mengel
Germany
United States
Davenport Grain & Malting Company
Tri-City Plate Ice and Storage Company
Joy Gonditions Cause Numerous Accidents in La Porte
La Porte City, Feb 6. The remains of Mrs. D. R. Plant were brought here and laid in state at her brother’s home before a Friday service at Emanuel Evangelical church. Interment followed at Spring Creek cemetery. She died Tuesday in Clinton, Iowa, after stomach and heart trouble worsened by a prior stroke. Surviving daughters Celia Garwood of Rupert, Idaho, and Theresa Rohel of Clinton, and brother R. C. Taylor of La Porte. Also noted are several icy accident injuries, including Taylor’s fractured ankle and a broken urn for Mrs. Exher. Funeral for Mrs. Ashley brought many to the M. E. church. A seven o’clock dinner at Rev. Canelti’s with church trustees followed by prayers. Clarence Miller, Iowa City student, underwent appendectomy and is recovering. School children enjoyed a teachers’ institute in Waterloo.
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G. P. Canelti
Emanuel Evangelical Church
Spring Creek
Clinton
Altho
Mary Taylor
Richland County
Ohio
Iowa
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Township
la Porte
Celia Garwood
Rupert
Ida
Thersa Rohel
Marie Garwood
Rollin Rohel
Harry Exher
HW. B. Lilzer
Gow. Fisher
Ashley
M. Ashley
M. RE
Woman's Relief Corps
G. Cawolti
Clarence Miller
University At
Iowa City
John Miller
Teachers’ Institute
Waterloo
Mabel McGill
Independence
Modesta Mann
Pete Maine
Margaret Banger
Cedar Rapids
Maine
G. L. Stainbrook
Vinton
Dysart
John Betts
Government Building in Vinton Soon
Citizens may bid for the undeveloped lot as a new federal building is eyed in Vinton. An official inspected the site, with $70,000 allotted, and no final location chosen. Mayor Bryant, ill with rheumatism, is expected back soon as work plans unfold amid local donations for the lot. A busy day in Taylor township saw births, family prizes, and an upcoming Heart Song Concert at the Methodist church. A warehouse roof collapse caused minor damage, with insurance on the barn covering losses.
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Vinton
Bramwell
Post Office
Thutalay
Mr. Davis
Tip
T. Mryant
Stork
Taylor Township
George Carter
Hiram Scott
Carl Whipple
Scott
Whipple
A. T. Edwards
Methodist Church
City Manager Bill Approved By Joint Waterloo Committee
A joint committee of Waterloo commercial bodies approved the city manager bill after a late afternoon meeting at the Waterloo city rooms. The panel met for careful consideration and reviewed each section of the draft.
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Waterloo Commercial
Waterloo Cit Rooms
Waterloo bill outlined to form a municipal government
A committee praised the sub committee for its work on a Waterloo bill intended to create a municipal government. The draft aims to cover population laws and related topics and is expected to be completed within a week and presented to the state legislature at Denver.
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Mugicipalithes
Waterloo
Guy
Laws
den Moloos
Jersey cow in Story City yields calf record and sales
A Roose vellian Jersey cow in Story City bred in Nevada lineage has given birth to four calves in eleven months with no twins. Owned by Johnson brothers, the animal was bought for seven dollars, sold for forty, repurchased for sixty, and recently refused at one hundred. The cows provide butter and milk to two families.
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Nevada
Story City
Johnson
Head and Nose Stopped From a Cold
Discover quick relief from a stuffed head and runny nose with Papa's Cold Compound. Take a dose every two hours for three doses to ease feverishness throbbing head and sore throat. Costs 20 cents at any drug store and acts without assistance.
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Papa
Pape
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