Iowa House Approves Highway Improvement Bill
Des Moines reports the Iowa House highway committee endorsed the long debated road measure, voting 20 to 10 to recommend passage. The bill creates primary and secondary highway systems, funds grading and hard surfacing, and ties 75 percent of hard surfacing costs to federal aid and motor vehicle funds. A county option plan and bond mechanisms are outlined, with senate action expected soon. A companion automobile license bill is also nearing introduction, with two main proposals from the joint committee and Senator Kimball’s alternative.
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Des Moines
Thei
House
Senate
Anderson
Greene
Arney
Marshall
Holdoegel
Calhoun
Balkema
Sioux
Becker
Clayton
Scott
Miller
Boone
Alderman
Story
Ways and Jeans Committee
Kimball
State House
Marshalltown School Strike Ends After Conference
Marshalltown Iowa reports the school strike at the high school ends after two walkouts involving about 150 students. A conference with the superintendent is pending as students return to desks or refrain from signing statements. A new tardy rule deducted three percent from class standing and gave three minutes to reach classes.
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Marshalltown
School Man Sues Farmer for $25,000 in Love Affair Case
J W Clendenennen, Beloit high school principal, sues Bainbridge, a Canton farmer, in South Dakota court for damages over alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. Trial set in Canton district court. Mrs Clendenennen, in Sioux City, says her husband is a jealous politician who fears losing her and accuses Bainbridge of causing the rift.
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J. Bb. Clendetinen
Cails
Dakota
Sioux City
J. WU
Clendetinen
Beloit
Bain A. A. Bainbridge
Canton
Clendennen
Walter Wagner
Lincoln County
South Dakota
Pierre
Bainbridge
Clendannen
Anu Ilness
Bainbridges
Altho
Harry Clandennen
Teft T
Mrs. Clendennen
Mr. Bainbridge
Boys Achieved the Impossible
Fort Dodge Iowa reports from March 27 that American soldiers overseas faced losses but achieved feats many deemed impossible. Lieut William W Pinkerton cites Bayonet charges and victories at St Mihiel and the Argonne as proof of American resolve. He condemns politicized inquiries into four wartime deaths and urges pride in soldiers’ sacrifice. An advertisement for Morris Plan credit follows.
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Fort Dodge
Lyattig
William W. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Towa Boy Victim of German Kultur in Enemy Prison
Roy Kuch of Williamsburg dies December 18 in hospital 26 Bavaria reports Washington via Berne. He was listed missing after a western front engagement in September and later found wounded in a German camp hospital. The Red Cross confirmed the death and relatives, including Congressman Hull, sought details. A separate ad promotes Purina baby chick feeds from C. I. Barclay & Son.
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Towa
Williamsburg
Roy B. Kuch
W. F. Harris
Red Cross Eivil
Washington
Bavaria
Berne
Switzerland
Roy Kuch
Wwre
Altho
Congressman Hull
Roy
Iowa Senate Limits Child Labor Hours
Des Moines March 27. By unanimous vote the Iowa senate passed a bill by Representative Weaver of Polk county, already through the house, limiting hours children may be employed. It now goes to the governor. The measure amends the present law reducing work from 10 to 8 hours and, in districts with part time schools, caps weekly child labor at 40 hours for those under 16.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Weaver
Polk County
House
Flour At Sobel An Improbable Flour Price Plan
Sioux City millers argue wheat at 2.26 dollars per bushel cannot yield flour at eight dollars a barrel without losses. They oppose a government plan to price bread at five to fourteen cents by using a 1 billion dollar guarantee to subsidize flour, noting wholesale flour sells at 13.20 dollars per barrel and bread at five cents. The text cites wheat above guaranteed price, export demand, and historical bread farmer share.
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Sioux City
Mil
Drain Exchange
Food Administration
Russian with whisky-filled satchel arrested in council bluffs
A Russian traveler on the St oe line alighted in Council Bluffs and spoke Bol sheviki to officers. His dilapidated satchel, tied with strings, held eight quart bottles filled with whisky. He was arrested and turned over to federal officers.
Four Holy Kotler Soulmates Guilty by Jury in Sioux City
In Sioux City on Tuesday Judge John W. Anderson found four individuals Robbert Hilton Mrs Stennis alias Mrs Robert Hilton J V Zollers and Vesta Moore guilty of immorality after a grand jury indictment. Hilton faces up to six months in jail or a 200 dollar fine with sentencing Friday. Zollers and Moore were tried next with no defense offered and witnesses testifying to spiritual marriages associated with the Holy Rollers church.
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Sioux City
John W. Anderson
Robbert Hilton
Stennis
Robert Hilton
J. V. Zollers
Vesta Moore
Hach
Anderson
Minneapolis
Mra. Atenals
Hilton
J. W. Zollers
Holy Rollers
Zollers
Misa Moore
A. M. Hughes
Virginia Street
Sherif W. H. Jones
Casualty List Reports Iowa Soldier Amid War Updates
Only one Iowa name appears on today s casualty list. Private Oscar Henry Bartley Anita is listed as having died of wounds received in action. Private Clarence P Welter Dubuque is reported returned to duty after previously missing in action. Dr Shallenberger specialist in chronic nervous diseases. Waterloo Hotel Russell Lamson Saturday April 5th 226th visit.
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Iowa
Oscar Henry Bartley
Anita
Clarence P. Welter
Dubuque
Shallenberger
Waterloo
Russell-Lamson
McGregor farmer quits quail shooting over closed season
In McGregor Iowa March 27 a local gun and club member says he will shoot no more quail or prairie chickens amid a legislative move to repeal the closed season. He recalls a past flax crop devastations by grasshoppers and notes a lesson learned from nature and farming hardships.
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McGregor
Iowa
Sland
North Dakota
Prairie hunt ends with dwindling birds and stubborn seed
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a hunter's day out skeet shooting and prairie chicken chasing. He notes forgetting troubles, shooting several birds, and choosing not to shoot more as the day winds down. The cadence hints at leisure, stubborn birds, and a rustic hunting scene.
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Haough
Lost items advertised in Courier notice
A brief classified style note reports a quick search for lost items. It mentions an item with the number 3320 and a lost label inserted in the Courier. The fragment suggests a public notice seeking the owner or claiming a found item.
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Sheips
Jefferson
Morris
Bridge Street
Majestic
C. I. Barclay & Son
State OF Iowa
Sobel
Holy Kotler
Casualty
W.B. Caldwell
Monticello Iil
R. Caldwell
United States
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Caldwell Laboratories
Monticello
SDR
W. B. Caldwell
DE Rane
Timie
Ulgs
Prasad
Oinod
Pune Cape tyTyp
Tyeem Mae Chahaing
Sina Fem
Bong Stemech
Ite
Black Hawk County
America
Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc
Waterloo Storage Battery Co. “Battery Specialists
West Fifth Street
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