Sugar Factory Waste Blamed for Iowa River Fish Kill
A government bureau report links the Belmond sugar beet factory waste to the destruction of all fish over a 50 mile stretch of the Iowa river from Belmond to Iowa Falls. The investigation notes mortality began mid November and continued into December, affecting all species and producing large carcasses at riffles.
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United States
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Pollution Stains Iowa Streams From Belmond Factory
An investigation found dead fish below Belmond but none above, as a sugar factory reportedly ceased releasing wastes in late December. The case illustrates how factory effluent polluted a 50 mile stretch, prompting calls for pollution controls and waste pretreatment to protect health and water use.
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Belmond
Towa
Three in Family Apply for Divorce in Muscatine
In Muscatine the local divorce court hosts three members of one family. Mrs Clara Fowler has a divorce from Clarence Fowler granted on cruel and inhuman treatment. Margaret Bell seeks a divorce from Charles Bell. Dan MeIntire, brother of both, defends against Nettle McIntire in a separate suit.
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Muscatine
Clara Fowler
Clarence Fowler
Margaret Bell
Charles Bell
Dan MeIntire
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