Iowa Plants Employed 51 324 in February Across 315 Firms
Of 315 Iowa manufacturing and business concerns reporting to the state labor bureau, railway car shops employed 8 078 and meatpacking 6 346. Food products led with 10 220 workers, iron and steel 9 165, lumber 3 610, public utilities 3 815, mercantile 2 562, printing 2 507, and cement and plaster 1 864. Total 51 324 workers, 39 101 males and 12 223 females.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Labor Statistics
May Day Observed for Child Health in Iowa
May 1, 1927, designated as Child Health Day in Iowa as part of a national program. Dr. Henry Albert and Dr. Mae Wabenicht emphasize school and preschool health, the push for diphtheria immunity, and the importance of family physician examinations to detect unseen defects, aiding future physical and mental development of Iowa children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Health
Mae Wabenicht
Des
Moines
American Child Health Association
Henry Albert
Albert
Towa
Penny scales reveal daily weigh ins across city
About 45 penny in the slot weighing machines in depots hotels and stores draw crowds as thousands check daily weight and fortune. Estimated 300 weighings monthly per machine 3600 yearly per machine yields 162000 yearly from all 45 machines plus free scales. Women and children largely use them as some record weight and date on printed cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoirdupois
Glee Club on Tour from Fayette on Seventh Trip
Upper Iowa Girls Glee club leaves Fayette Wednesday for its seventh annual tour of northeastern Iowa towns with the first concert to take place in the opening stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Fayette
Upper Iowa
Concert Schedule Details At West Union And Beyond
The report lists performance dates starting with West Union and continuing through March with shows in Decorah on March 21 Monona on March 22 Independence on March 24, followed by engagements in Clermont and Oelwein on later dates.
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West Union
Decorah
Mononah
Independence
Clermont
Oelwein
Legion Boosts Becker-Chapman Post Membership Drive
About 70 American Legion members were out today and planned another round tomorrow to push Becker-Chapman post past the 500 quota and toward 800 paid up members. A kickoff dinner at Black's tearoom attracted 50 legionnaires and local business leaders who pledged support for community projects in Waterloo. Speakers urged ex-service men to join as a duty to themselves, disabled veterans, widows and orphans, and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amnerican Legion
Becker-Chapman, Post
State Department
Post
Black
Waterloo
Legion
Will A. Lane
First National Bank
Ralph J. Hoxie
Waterloo Fruit « Commission Co
James M. Graham
James Black Dry Goods Company
American Legion
Legionnaires urged to join and give back to government
Hoxle argues membership should focus on what a prospective member can contribute to the organization and public life. He notes legionnaires are well qualified to seek public office and aged members should seriously consider participating in local, state, and national government.
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Hoxle
Legionnaires
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North Wells St
Chicago
She Sweeney Company
Oxford
Joererhoff
Constant Veu
Sycamore St
Nelay America
America
Carrie Blanchard
P. C Co
Ines
Kroehler Davenport
Jacquard
Davenport
Kroehler
Kroehler Group
Values In Kroehler Coxwell Chairs
Hall-Ekfelt Co
Bridge Street
Waterloo, Iowa
Lee He Angle
A Kroehler
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