Iowa Rail Rates Debate Moves to Statehouse Conference
Des Moines May 2 The Iowa board of railroad commissioners and allies plan a May statehouse conference to study long and short haul tariffs and related laws. Carriers worry setting a short haul rate could trigger similar demands elsewhere while optional adoption limits risk. Also set to implement new motorbus regulation by July 4 with two agency staff in Springfield reviewing Illinois rules.
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Des Moines
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Iowa Traffic League
Statehouse
Elrant Pew
State Railroad Commission
Northwestern
Marshalltown
Great Western
Altho
Boone
Crow
Des Afoinam
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Springfield
Nystam
City Folks and Flowers Invade Woods in Spring
Citizens confront intruders in parks and private grounds as they gather wild plants. Cedar Heights residents report trespassers digging up flowers and farmers lament crop damage from root pulling. Local law enforcement may record offenses. dandelions and other blooms draw attention. A Nashua resident, over 80, was injured after a fall down stairs causing chest injury.
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Cedar Heights
Nashua
Wrank West
Pinnear
McClenahan Cleared in Lecture Fee Case
Judge Popham rules no law barred McClenahan from accepting fees for lecturing at county teachers institutes while state superintendent. No statute required full-time devotion to duties. lectures found not to interfere with office, so compensation valid.
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Popham
Associated Press
Town City
P. EB. McClenahan
R. B. Popham
Johnson County
McClenahan
Ben J. Gibson
Nia
Sista Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lectures Seen as Extra Official Duties in McClenahan Case
The court ruled that Dr McClenahan’s lectures were extra official duties outside his office. It compared a Tren ton N J decision allowing a state institution head to practice privately. The dispute stemmed from his September 8 1922 appearance at the Johnson County teachers institute and a 340 payment from the county fund.
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Mr. McClenahan
Trenton
N. J
Jon
McClenahan
Johnson County
Teachers’ Institute
Teachers’ Institute Fund
Plan to Bring Better Rural Medical Care in Iowa
Iowa State Medical Society proposes training doctors for rural practice with a new medical school, to alleviate uneven physician distribution. Dr. F B Sampson says counties would host hospitals and local labs, with improved nursing service to support rural communities.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
F. B. Sampson
University of Iowa
Altho
Sampson
Gideons Picnic Set for Cedar Heights May 5
Gideons of Waterloo and Cedar Falls plan a Saturday picnic at 4 p m at Community Church in Cedar Heights. Members and their wives and families are urged to attend the event.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Gideons
Cedar Heights
Saturdady
Community Church
Grape-Nuts Promoted as Nutritious Breakfast Cereal
An ad extols Grape-Nuts for nutrition from wheat and barley and its long baking time. It emphasizes digestive benefits, tooth exercise, and a home based contest with a 3500 prize and awards from the Good Housekeeping Institute. It claims broad household utility and promotes retail availability with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Good Housekeeping Institute
Grocere
Grape-Nuts Recipe Contest Rules and Awards
The Postum Cereal Company will buy at least 101 Recipes or uses for Grape-Nuts paying 50 dollars each. Good Housekeeping Institute will award 2500 dollars for the best four accepted recipes with 1000, 750, 500 and 325 dollars. No purchases from insiders. Each recipe on its own sheet with name and address. Ties share identical awards. Requests for quantities allowed. Provide exact servings and tested directions for best results.
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Postum Cereal Company
Good Housekeeping Institute
Good Housekeeping Magazine
United States
Postnam Cereal Company, Inc
Good Housekeeping
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American Chicle Co
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Thos. Lipton
Gilbert Parker
Chas. Higham
Orris
Ae Mls All
Johnnie
Waterfloo, Iowa
LIM Coan
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek
Michigan
Ifteca
Impeltienss Dinger
Cape Scar Lewes
Rurruc
Szposa
Rowen
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