Iowa Senate votes change in state fair board selection
A proposal by Senator Fulton to elect state fair board members by district delegates passed 28 to 6 in the Iowa Senate. The change shifts from district representatives chosen at large delegate conventions to district delegates selecting their own district member. Debate highlighted the fair's high standards and concerns over the current system.
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Des Moines
State Fair Board
Iowa Senate
Fulton
Jefferson County
Senate
Aero
House
Price Albia
Walton
State Desk Board
Buser
Gilchrist
Hale
Haskell
Holdoegel
Mead
Newberry
Reed
Sentiment Grows for Pavement in Poweshiek County
Poweshiek county residents voiced strong support for paving main roads at a Grinnell Commercial Club meeting. Senators Bowman and Cessna outlined that annual road costs per acre are nominal and urged surfacing White Way No 7 from the Jasper county line to Victor and primary No 59 from Montecust to the Tama line.
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Grinnell
Poweshiel County
Grinnell Commerceial Club
M. L. Bowman
Black Hawk County
Iowa Good Roads Association
Cessna
Poweshiek County
Poweshlek County
Jasper County
Victor
Montecust
Tama Line
Gilman
College of Medicine Clinic Set for March 18 19
The State College of Medicine at State University of Towa will hold its thirteenth annual clinic in Towa City March 18 and 19. President Walter A. Jessup of Iowa University will address the meeting Tuesday evening and Dr Alfred N. Richards of the University of Pennsylvania will speak Wednesday morning on Some Recent Experiments on the Function of the Kidney. Clinics on various topics will run both morning and afternoon sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Towa City
College of Medicine
State University of
Towa
Hit
Walter A. Jessup
Iowa University
Alfred N. Richards
University of Pennsylvania
Colwell Man Heads to Japanese University as Commercial Teacher
Clarksville Iowa February 27 Floyd Raisty son of Elmer Raisty Colwell visited his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Frank Naisty and other relatives during a trip from Iowa en route to a Japanese university where he will teach commercial studies.
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Colwell Man
Japanese University
Clarksville, Ta
Floyd
Raisty
Elmer Raisty
Colwell
Funt
Mra
Frank Naisty
Iowa
Indian student to join Nagasaki university post
The subject will travel home after visiting family and then depart for Nagasaki Japan to take a government post as professor at the higher commercial school of the university. He was selected by Dean Phillips who would have graduated in June. The position offers 2850 dollars for eight months plus 14400 dollars for transportation.
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Glen Bartlett
Botha-Alta
Canada
Glen Easterly
Colorado
Nagaski
Japan
Higher Commercial School
Dean Phillips
Rev William Pence James Leaves Fort Madison For Galesburg Call
Rev. William Pence James, longtime rector of St. Luke's Fort Madison, resigns to accept a call at Grace Episcopal church in Galesburg. He formerly served as pastor in Mason City and St. John's church, and was dean of the Dubuque diocese for six of eight years.
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Marshalltown
William Pence James
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Church
Fort Madison
Grace Episcopal Church
Galesburg
James
Mason City
St. John's Church
Dubuque
Clergy Move Sends Minister From Mason City in 1920
An earlier year report notes a pastor left Mason City for Fort Madison to fill the pulpit. Copenhagen reports a near end to the Greenland sovereignty dispute with Norway. Politiken says Norway may acknowledge Danish sovereignty but allow Norwegian enterprises in Greenland waters.
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Mason City
Fort Madison
Copenhagen
Norway
Denmark
Greenland
Politiken
Enmark
Irish Mail Trains Run Despite English Rail Strike
Dublin reports the English railway strike has limited impact in Ireland with mail trains continuing operation. Officials note service remains steady as disruption remains largely contained to Britain.
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Dublin
Englsh
Ireland
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Mitchell County
Co-Operative Farm Organizations
BAYER
Biocoaceticac
State College of Medicine
Wm. P. James
Bellans
Railway Svyrike Little Feu
Ning
Myestock
Belfast
Sound Values
Seach Ags
Hartmann
John M. Nix
Iranklin
Waterego
Ladies’ & Children’s Munsing Union
Godot
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