County treasurer's office swamped by 1925 license plates
Crowds and boxes of 1925 automobile license plates fill the county treasurer’s office, with 12,411 sets of 1924 plates sold in Black Hawk county and a forecasted 13,000 registrations. Counties shift in rankings with Polk and Woodbury atop, while Pottawattamie sits fifth. Plates valued at nearly $200,000 in state revenue next year.
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Stucken
Black Hawk
Pottawattamie
Linn County
Scott County
Polk
Woodbury
C G W Officials Make Inspection
A party of Chicago Great Western railroad officials visited on a quarterly inspection of grounds buildings and offices in the southern division They traveled in a special train and will return to Chicago tonight CG J Hinkle general manager led the party with G C Perkins telegraph superintendent and C J Foster division superintendent among the visitors
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Chicago Great Western Railroad
Southern Division
Chicago
CG. J. Hinkle
G. C. Perkins
C. J. Foster
Strawberries Yield 7389 Quarts To Acre In 1924
California boosters note the harvest from 1.75 acre beds of W H Mitchell at 1700 Baltimore street. For the 1924 season he picked 54% cases of fruit maintaining size and flavor. Yield stated as 7589 quarts per acre with each case holding 24 quarts. Dunlap variety berries.
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California
W. H. Mitchell
Baltimore Street
Corn Progress and Oats Yield Report From Des Moines
A weekly crop bulletin shows corn making good progress and oats yielding well across the week ending July 30. Sunshine was abundant though cool nights slowed corn growth. excessive rainfall caused some damage in several counties. Winter wheat harvests and early barley and rye threshing are under way with Fayette County reporting its best crop on record. Washington recorded a historic single day rainfall of 6.80 inches on July 4.
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Associated Pres
Des Moines
Ourray
Buchanan
Bhick Hawk
Hardin
Washington
Fayette County
Crop Report Highlights Strong Wall Advanced And Truck Crops
Wall advanced and truck crops, except tomatoes, are reported very good. An excellent yield of early potatoes is recorded, jory weather somewhat curtailed the raspberry crop.
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Wall
Nyholn Released by Wisconsin Court Order
Alex Nyholn, detained by Wisconsin Rapids authorities on a wife abandonment charge, was released by order of municipal court judge John W. Gwynne after habeas corpus proceedings questioned extradition. A Telegram from Wisconsin Rapids supported the petition, deeming the continued detention unlawful.
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Alex Nyholn
Wisconsin Rapids
John W. Gwynne
Edief
iNyholn
Picnic at Gas Company draws crowd to Electric Park
Srapleyes of the Citizens Gas and Electric Co. enjoy an all day picnic at Electric Park with about 490 in attendance.
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Srapleyes
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Electric Park
Amusements Leased for Free Picnic at Park
Amusements have been leased by the company and are free to all the picnic era though the regular park attendants are in charge. A picnic lunch and dinner are provided and the afternoon will be spent in sports and games. Dancing will feature the evening's program.
Clergy Training Boosts Speech Clarity and Reverence
London reports that the initiative to improve young clergymen’s elocution and gesture in sermons is endorsed by Archbishops of York and Canterbury. They urge better speaking skills to ensure readers and preachers convey sympathy and reverence, addressing neglect in training.
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London
York
Canterbury
Youth Lost Bicycle After Auto Crash in Street
Edward Danforth of 171 Vaughan is slowly recovering from severe injuries after being knocked down and run over by a car while watching the Eireus unload. His bicycle disappeared, left on the curb, and a passerby was seen carrying it away. A separate note recalls 1922 forest fires destroying an 11 mile strip from New York City to Denver.
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Edward Danforth
Vaughan
Eireus
Young Danforth
New York City
Denver
Brough and Miller Kin Have Reunion in Orange Two
Family reunion for the Brough and Miller clans held at Tanneather grove after church services in Orange Two. Honoring Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miller, with multiple local visitors from Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Minnesota noted among attendees.
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Brough
Miller
Orange Two
Orange
John Lichty
Sirs
Mathson
Spring Valley
Minn
Sundas
Fay Miller
Gringe Hand
Tha
June Alfle
Dows
Joe Gnagy
Dan Gaagy
Hirs
J. B. Glough
Littles Brown Church
Yorm
Art ‘Smith
Jon Lichty
Waterloo
Josia Mcckintey
Leonard Engle
Pennsylvania
P. J. Summy
Miri
Elm. Smith
Dortha
Wilbert Miller
Lope
T. U
W. U. Piente
Ars
John Cunningham
Telinvis
Air. Kwan
China
South Waterloo
Merle Amonson
Washington
Swan
Ira Joie
Trarry Shatzer
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Man
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Procter & Gamble
Jonnie Hartoy
Mt. Morris
O. S. Hamer
Blough
Walow
Afra
Jennie Shick
Adren
Morris Dickys
Ainneapolis
Eldred Lamb
Bere
Lamb
Horton Forney
Wil
Mrs. Dillon Gonagy
Mrs. Gnagy
Mrs. Replogle
Lanella Hoover
Bessigfield
Cedar Rapids
Yelen Miller
Jeriday
Sunga
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