Lauritzen £0.5I Awarded School House Contract
Independence Iowa January contracts for St. John's school building awarded after 11 bidders for the general contract at 30300, 10 bidders for plumbing and heating at 4600 awarded to Shannons Hardware, wiring and fixtures not signed but likely to Ideal Electric & Radio Co for about 1600. Total cost about 38000, completion by September 1, 1926. Building 101 by 61 feet, two stories, 11 rooms plus gymnas, ell rooms, storerooms, and toilets. Gymnasium basement 66 by 44 seats, central two stories high with classrooms on east and west sides, top floor eight rooms. Largest top floor room the high school room over gym. 275 students anticipated. curriculum 12 grades.
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Independence
St. John’s
Ideal Electric & Radio Co
Farmer Dragged Half Mile Injured on Carroll Township Farm
John Zmolek, a Carroll township farmer, was dragged for about a half mile after being thrown or falling from a horse while guiding a cable. He suffered severe bruising and skin scrapes from hips to shoulders as the horse stepped on him twice, but is expected to recover.
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Wotan
Myre
John Wu
Miguel
John Zmolek
Carroll Township
West High Declamatory Contest Sets Feb 4 Night
West High School hosts a home declamatory contest to select four representatives for the quadrangular event with Cedar Falls high East High and Teachers College Training high on Feb 11 and the triangular contest with first and West High and Teachers College high. Miss Leila Tinghes announced the event. A separate note warns of poisonous fish called Nesh in the Philippines.
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West High School
East
West High
Cedar Falls High
Teachers College Training High
1St
Teachers College High
Leila Tinghes
Tama County Farm Sale Signals New Tenancy Change
Gladbrook Iowa January 2 At the Henry Jentzen farm sale closing out before retirement Adolph Jentzen will take charge of 208 acres on a six farm block totaling 1280 acres in Tama County The Jentzen holdings have long supported six farms with steady income as noted by G F Stansberry guardian of the estate The Dohms family members Henry senior and junior and John Dohms have farmed these tracts for years Adolph succeeds after a 23 year tenure by Henry Dohms Sr The region houses multiple Dohms holdings and a history of annual earnings
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Gladbrook
Henry Jentzen
Henry Dohims, Sr
Adolph
Jentzen
Tiphms
G. F. Stansberry
Gilman
Buardian
Grinfell
Stansberry
Henry Dohms, Sr
Henry Dohms, Jr
John Dohms
Dohms
Monday Blues Tied to Common Protein Source Says Iowa Professor
Prof Gilbert N Houser of the University of Iowa links the blues and rattler venom to protein particles improperly digested. He notes Sunday dinners rich in protein and inactivity can cause languor, with tiny amounts of these ring proteins potentially harmful.
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Kentucky
South Dakota
Gilbert N. Houser
University of Iowa
Houser
Labrador natives' crafts shown at Charles City
A display at Charles City Community House features Labrador natives crafts and hooked rugs, many with sled dogs bears and snow huts. The exhibit includes Labrador scenes drawn by Wilfred Grenfell, some books autographed by him, and a library purchase.
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Labrador
Charles City
Wilfred Grenfell
Stephenaville Man Guilty of Stepson Murder in Death Verdict
Stephenaville Texas January 28 F M Snow confessed triple murderer found guilty of killing stepson Bernie Gaunaly by a 4 to 3 jury with a death penalty verdict at four in the morning He was charged also with the murder of his wife and mother in law and a second count awaits further action.
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Litchfield
Afrs
Fonmerly
Taiais
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Lauritzen
Farmer
The
Philippines
Iowa Municipal
Farmers Loan
Taayith & Johnson National Bank
Hmswares
Lem Peters
Nanch
N.Y
Rube Goldberg
Chubre
Lem
Tama County
le Mars
J. A. Root
Root
Fuller Brush Company
Sioux Clay
BAYER
Safe Aspirio
Sallesteacld
Young Coal CO
Drs. Debe
Debe
Debe, Dent
W. Sth and
Defferson
Waterloo, Ta
Wes
Master Masons
Waterloo Lodge
Masonic Temple
John F. Simpson
W. V. Sibert, W. M
Young
Bobbie
Willow Tan Cale
Gueivly
Chandy
Wrigleys
Wrigley On
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