Life history of J L Buechele Inspiring educator dies
Eagerness for knowledge marked the life of J L Buechele former county and city superintendent at Independence who died suddenly of heart disease. He rose from rural schooling to teaching at country schools then Cornell College and higher posts. Funeral services are private at Petersen Brothers chapel with Dr J Arthur Young officiating. burial in Elmwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Buechele
Independence
Cornell College
Buechele
Petersen Brothers
Arthur Young
Elmwood
Walton League Seeks State Fish and Game Commission
EB H Pryor of Mason City, chair of the Izaak Walton League Town chapter legislative committee, met A C Williford state president to discuss a bill for a state fish and game commission. The proposed six member panel would be governor appointed and oversee the department with duties penalties and budget of about $225 000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. H. Pryor
Mason City
Izaak Walton League
A. C. Williford
Iowa
Fish-And -Game Commission
Fish and Game Department
Willford
Sher
Fabrick Will Distributes 7900 in Bequests Probate Filed
The late George A Fabrick of Cedar Falls leaves 7900 in special bequests to a son in Minnesota a daughter in Cedar Falls a great grand daughter in California local hospitals and churches with the remainder to be split equally between son John W and daughter Anna Elsie Smith who is named executrix all figures are listed as specified in the will filed today for probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Fabrick
Cedar Falls
John W
Fark Rapids
Mini
Anna Elsie Smith
Jane Ogden
Riverbank
Cal
Sartort
Town Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
First M EL Church
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
City finances show cash balance at 277 729 on Jan 7
Avoterico held a cash balance of 277 725 43 in the municipal treasury on Jan 7 plus a 2800 trust fund. The outstanding indebtedness in all funds stood at 854 677 68 versus 875 337 9 on Dec 1. Warrants issued totaled 23879 96 and warrants canceled 45049 60 during the month.
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Avoterico
Charles C. MacKay
Film Institute at Rome Sponsored by Nations League
Geneva January reports a world wide interest in the international education cinema institute established in Rome under League of Nations auspices Italy provides land while the league supervises. The institute aims to promote cinema as a powerful world education element with a governing body including Italian and international figures led by Gabriela Mistral and Vernon Settle. The project is advised by the council on intellectual cooperation and faces the Senate campus call in Des Moines with leadership changes in the Republican caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Jan
Rome
League of Nations
Italy
League
Cippico
Mussplini
League Council
Women's Associalons
Anamal
Plan to Elevate Dam in Egypt May Add 700000 Acres
Colonel Hugh L. Cooper stated that a unanimous international commission recommends raising the Assuan dam by 30 feet to expand Nile valley cultivation by about 700000 acres. The plan, costing $1200000, would double storage, lift land value by roughly $180 million, and take three years to complete amid Egyptian political support and debates over Sudan reservoir projects.
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New York
Hugh L. Cooper
Park Avenue
International Technical Commission
Assusa
Nile Valley
Assuan
Egypt
Sudan
Gebslaw
Mahmud
Col. Cooper
United
Nile
W. J. B. Binnie
England
Dri Thyra Nrenewes
We Wille
Cooper
Mie Mitvervatton
Cabra
New Tire and Battery Store Opens on Fifth Street West
A Burlington newcomer becomes manager of Bennett Tire and Battery Co new store opened January 1 at 313 Fifth Street West. The firm will sell Goodyear tires and Willard Storage batteries and offer associated services.
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Burlington
Bennett Tire and Battery Go
Fifth Street
Goodyear Tires
Willard Storage
Keokuk and Wilson Dams Leader in Hydro Projects
The text notes Keokuk dam in the Mississippi designed by Col. Cooper, plus the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals. It mentions raising the dam from 1907 to 1912 by 16.5 feet at a cost of 7.5 million dollars. It cites 180 sluice openings for sluicing floods and references a large hydroelectric project on the Dneper near Odessa, Russia costing 8.0 hundred million.
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Col. Cooper
Great Keokuk
Mississippi
Wilson
Muscle Shoals
Dneper River
Odessa
Russia
Attendance Improves as Schools Reopen After Christmas
Attendance in east district public schools shows a 95 percent level after Christmas break. Superintendent Charles Wo Kne reports improved enrollment, cites reduced illness, and notes two teachers injured in a recent automobile accident will miss days returning to class.
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Ted West
East District
Harmal
Charles Wo
Linine Keenis Bey
Sean Astondaner
Able Ness
Pubuis
Hlness
Ass Ployey
Edison
Tod
Jen Bente
Cut Towne
Lows
Virginia Wikson
Sloane Warner Eaitish Jhitor High School
Illinois Central objects to Waterloo-Dubuque bus line plan
Illinois Central will formally object to the Royal Rapids Chicago plan for a Waterloo to Dubuque bus line. The Iowa Railroad Commission will review the application at the January 20 meeting. Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern filed prior objections, claiming priority rights, as the electric railway pushes its permit.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Waterloo
Dubuque
Royal Rapids Corporation of Chicago
W. 8
Willams
Et Pastes
Illinois Cental
Chicago Corporation
Iowa Railroad Commission
Tlinois Centrai
Hingis Central
Wiliams
Chicago
Midwest Shippers' Advisory Board
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
Electric Railway Company
China Abolishes Temples in Nanking Mall Street Sweep
Shenghai, Jen reports that the Nanking municipal government plans to abolish all temples and shrines along the mall streets to curb superstition and attract modern development. The move targets traditional religious sites as part of a push for progress and new buildings.
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Shenghai
Jen
Nanking
Arctic Expedition Yields Diverse Wildlife Finds
New York reports that Dr. R M Anderson led a Canadian arctic voyage aboard Beothic lasting 45 days with 108 birds 19 mammals and various fishes collected. Seabirds at Hakluyt Island and walrus seal and fox remains noted. arctic lemmings foxes and owls discussed amid broader impacts on North American wildlife.
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New York
R. M. Anderson
National Museum of Canada
Department of Mines
Boothic
Lfe
Nerk
Greenland
Hakluyt Island
Smith Sound
Anderson
Arctic
Canada
United States
Devon Island
DANDRUFF Cure Claim With Liquid Argon Promises relief
A period ad touts liquid argon as a dandruff cure. It advises nightly application of four ounces to moisten the scalp, rubbing in to dissolve dandruff. With multiple treatments, all signs and itching reportedly vanish and hair becomes fluffy and soft. The remedy is said to be available at drug stores.
Kidney Health Cures Salts Drink Promotes Clean Kidneys
A well known authority warns that poor diet can clog kidneys causing rheumatism headaches and other ills. Begin drinking soft water and take four ounces of Jed Salts in a glass of water before breakfast to flush kidneys and neutralize acids. The remedy, made from grape and lemon acids with soda, is inexpensive and safe.
White footed mouse discoveries near Hudson Strait
On Port Burwell near Hudson Strait a rare Hudsonian white footed mouse capturing five specimens. Two Labrador phena comys misidentified as a rare mammal. This finding extends known range beyond timbered zones, with only 16 specimens currently extant. Royal Canadian Mounted Police collectors aided the National Museum with data on Arctic mammals and range limits.
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Port Burwell
Hudson Straight
Hamilton Inlet
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
National Museum
Whales and Seals Taxonomy Revision Reported
A field check revised names for whale species and several seal types including ringed, harbor, harp, bearded, and hooded seals along with other related species to ensure accurate classification. The update reflects updated scientific nomenclature and improves record consistency.
Revised Edition of Hebrew Scriptures Plan of Scholars
A plan to prepare an authoritatve edition of the Hebrew text of the scriptures was outlined at the first public meeting of the American Academy for Jewish Research at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Professor Max L Margolis of Dropsie College presented the paper. D S Blondheim read it in Margolis’s absence due to illness. The plan envisions 40 scholars across Europe, Asia and America working for 10 years under a general head to direct the project, noting the Masoretic text in common editions is unreliable for vowels and other details.
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New York
American Academy For Jewish Research
Jewish Theological Seminary
West
Max L. Margolis
Dropsie College
Philadelphia
D. S. Blondheim
Academy
Margolis
Europe
Asia
America
Jewish scholars urge international edition of Hebrew scriptures
The report urges creating an erudite, interconfessional edition of the Hebrew Bible inviting Christian and Jewish scholars to cooperate. It envisions American Jewish leadership and capital for a project estimated to cost over 560000 dollars. Papers by H A Wolfson and S Barot were read. L Ginzberg was absent in Palestine, presiding was Prof Alexander Marx.
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H. A. Wolfson
Harvard University
S. Barot
Jewish Institute of Religion
Academy
L. Ginzberg
Palestine
Alexander Marx
Jewish Théological Seminary
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Walton League
Commission For Game and Fish
G. A. Fabrick
Film Institute AT
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Senate
Capcus
Des Moles
J. ©. Sian
B. M. Stoddard
Slann
Conbly
Losesee Speece
St. Claire
Albert W. Stevens
Street
Jerry
Wain Line
Indientes
China
Red Cross
Vicks
Museum Head
Plan of Scholars
West Fourth
Frank
Rothers
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