Meat Producers Debate 1930 Overproduction Risk
Denver January 21 delegates at the American National Livestock association warned that overproduction of meat animals in 1930 could devastate the industry. President I T Pryor urged regulation to domestic needs, preserving markets at home and avoiding reliance on export. He criticized packers for publicity that omits producer facts and urged continued food administration to stabilize prices and prevent disaster for livestock producers.
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Denver
Colo
I. T. Pryor
American National Livestock Association
Pryor
United States
Europe
Food Administration
Snow Stile A Puzzle From Byron On Snow Nature
George F. Byron in the Colum bus Dispatch discusses snow as a natural mystery. He explains six pointed crystals, how flakes form, and why snow falls in winter while rain falls in summer. He notes snow rises from clouds, reaches earth only when cool, and that snow covers vegetation protecting it in harsh winters.
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George F. Byron
The
Columbus Dispatch
Earth
Tropics
Equator
Arctic
The Snow as Kindly Protector of Winter
The piece urges embracing snow as a silent, patient blanket that shields plants and warms the earth. It marvels at snowflakes each unique, praises nature’s design, and counsels readers to study winter flakes and enjoy snow’s quiet beauty rather than fear or resent it.
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Fasure
Border Town Has a Spasmodic Life
United Press reports on Bellgarde, a tiny French border town between mountain oaks and the Rhone, as a peculiar frontier station where travelers are halted, papers checked, and frontier openings occur irregularly. The town thrives on frontier disruptions, with hotels filling when borders close and emptying when openings loom, while a quirky internal boundary blocks even chocolate from one province to another.
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United Press
Bellgarde
Rhone
France
Switzerland
Hellgarde
Geneva
Beauparde
Des Moines Ruling Ends Forced Venerial Examinations
Iowa Supreme Court rules that forcing suspected patients to submit to venereal disease examinations violates civil rights and search and seizure protections. The Wragg case prompts concern over a $90,000 city detention hospital and limits future detentions for examination in disorderly rooms or incriminating settings. Justice Weaver authored the opinion with the full court concurring, preserving habeas corpus grounds but ending new forced medical probes.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Marlin J. Wragg
Justice Weaver
Iowa
Robert M. Haines
Wragg
Buepreme
Abandoned Iowa Basketball Meet Cited By Officials
Widespread influenza quarantine and college disruptions led the Iowa High School Athletic Association to cancel the annual district and state high school basketball tournaments for the year. Financial uncertainty at colleges and travel concerns also cited, with Ames proposing to hold the meet despite the board’s decision.
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Bes Moines
JW. P. Blakely
Fort Dodge
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Town High School Athletic Association
Secrtary
Eugene Whenely
Grinnell
Board of Control
Ames
Des Moines Iowa Checker Tournament Opens Jan 21 23
Entrants for the Iowa state checker tournament gather for an all around event in Des Moines January 21 to 23. Each entrant will play every other in two games, with the four high scorers advancing to the championship. Current champions William Clevenger of Charlesville and George Henderson of Des Moines are already entered. The association holds its annual business meeting Monday night before the tournament opens.
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Des Moines
William Clevenger
Churchsville
George Henderson
Bowling Congress convention to feature 700 teams
Toledo reports the nineteenth annual American Bowling Congress meet will start March 3 with over 700 teams expected. A. L. Langtry, secretary, cites 100 from Chicago, 200 from Toledo, 25 from Buffalo, 25 from St. Louis, and 22 from Detroit with entries closing February 20.
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Toledo
Tere
American Bowling Congress
A. L. Langtry
Langtry
Chicago
Buffalo
St. Louis
Detroit
Wang & Miller Shoe Co Advertisement Offers Ten Percent Discount
Local shoe store Wang and Miller promotes quality rubbers and overs with a ten percent discount in an advertisement. The ad highlights pricing and product range to attract customers.
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Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Borrowed Clothes at Plaza Theatre Tomorrow
The six reel Lois Weber drama Borrowed Clothes stars Mary Kirk and Mildred Harris. The Plot follows a poor but beautiful woman whose life improves after she resists her sister Louise's urging, leading to a uplifting romance and happier ending at the Plaza. Also presented is A Daughter of the Sun, a Hawaiian tale by Levin Howard and Ralph T Ketting, under B. W. Rowland, praised as a paradise setting with a large company.
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Mary Kirk
Louise
Lois Weber
Plaza Theatre
Mildred Harris
Mary
Hawaiian Islands
Paradise
Pacific
Levin Howard
Ralph T. Kettering
B. W. Rowland
Benny Leonard Beats Dundee In Eight Rounds
Benny Leonard lightweights champion outpoints Johnny Dundee in an eight round bout at Newark first regiment armory. Leonard weighed 134 pounds 12 ounces to Dundee 130. Rabbit meat supply notes report two hundred million rabbits killed yearly in the United States yielding about 300000 tons of meat though much is wasted as some are poisoned or shot for skins.
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Newark
N. J
Benny Leonard
Johnny Dundee
New York
First Regiment Armory
Leonard
Dundee
United States
Biological Survey
United States Department- of -Agriculture
Musterole Relief Ad For Lumbago And Aches
An advertisement promotes Musterole as a quick and soothing relief for lumbago and a range of pains. It describes the white mustard oil ointment as non blistering and recommends rub-in application. The copy notes doctors and nurses use it, with prices 30, 60 cents and hospital size $2.50.
Why Swamp Root Keeps Selling in Advertising
Why many heavily advertised medicines fade fast when promises fail. Swamp Root is praised by a druggist for kidney liver and bladder benefits. Testimonials claim relief from urinary issues and uric acid related rheumatism, with sample bottles available by mail.
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Tal
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, WN
Waterloo Daily Courier Reporter
Local Theaters Rush of War Tax Hits Attendance
Dellishine at Theatre Patrons presents A Daughter o the Sun and Te Comes Up Smiling at Crystal with Fairbanks and Daw in a duo of features. Women's Weapons stars Ethel Clayton at Palace. The new revenue law imposes a near doubling of theatre tax, risking further declines in big-city admissions.
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Dellishine
Douglas Fairbank
Crystal Theatre
Mr. Fairbanks
Marjorie Daw
Lis
Frank Gampeau
Herbert Standing
Bull Montana
Billy Elmer
Ethel Clayton
Paramount
Palace’ Theatre
Eros
Miss Clayton
Tax hike push draws public support
The theatre managers face a year of taxes and seek to keep the present rate. They appeal for public backing as calls arise to adjust the levy under a new law and nearly double the burden.
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Copsright
Ternational News’ Service
GeorGe McManus
GOLLY
Maggied
Bottel
Csenens
Phelps
Ache
Jefferson
Indianapolis News
Loganberry
Logan
Berry
Waukesha
Wisconsin
the Waterloo
Waterloo Theatre
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Arizona
Palace Theatre
Florence
REED
Pathe News
Anita Stewart
Charlie’ Chaplin
Mike and
Ike
Powell
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