School Week in County Observed Across Nation
The period December 5 to 21 is designated School Week by the national commissioner of education with Iowa focus. County Superintendent H C Moeller reports instructions from State Superintendent PLE McClenahan urging civic groups to hold meetings on education and ministers to preach on education.
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National Commissioner of Education
United States
Iowa
H. C. Moeller
PLE. McClenahan
Rotary
Lions, Kiwanis
Spokeman's
Police rounds report thefts and arrests downtown
George Stearns was arrested by Captain Tom Morris for investigation of a shotgun theft and pawn. Actor Jack Williams and show girl Ruthi Gibbs were arrested in a hotel on a complaint by a night clerk and released on bonds. bonds forfeited at court. A money changer and ticket punch were stolen from a terminal station. No arrests in Thanksgiving 24 hours, police court docket set after midnight.
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George Stearns
Tom Morris
Stearns
Jack Williams
Ruthi Gibbs
A. D. Wilson
C.F. & N. Motorman
Mystery Peerless Eight Car Found Abandoned
Police note a seven passenger Peerless Eight touring car left near the Rock Island depot unclaimed. Officer Denneston moved it to the station after noting no identification yet license numbers led to Union Motor Car Co. The garage reported no knowledge of its removal or purpose for the street abandonment.
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Young
Union Motor Car Company
Jury awards 8500 in accidental death suit
In West Union Iowa on November 26 a Grundy county jury awarded $8500 in the estate of Boleyn against the Rock Island railway for the death of a section hand who fell from a moving handcar June 28 1916. The suit had sought $25000. A machine that speeds automobile body painting was also described as a new invention in the report.
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West Union
Gistdet
Boleyn
Rock Island Railway
Big Raise Shown in Farm Values of 3 Iowa Counties
Preliminary census figures from January 1920 report farm value increases in Benton Bremer and Dubuque counties. Bremer shows 94.4 percent rise, Dubuque 91 percent, and Benton 109.3 percent since 1910, with total 1920 farm values around 44.8 million dollars and 263 thousand acres used, noting shifts in ownership and tenancy.
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Iowa
Washington, D. C
Benton
Bremer
Dubuque
Bremer An
Coe Receives Endowment For Chair Of Religion
West Union Iowa November 26 A chair of missions and religious education will be endowed at Coe College to support religious studies and related programs.
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Coe
West Union
Coe Col
Mdermott Bankruptcy NetS Creditors Small Sum
The bankruptcy filings show creditors owed small amounts. A statement lists the totals and named creditors, indicating a straightforward dissolution with minimal claims. The document highlights the number of creditors and aggregate debt, suggesting limited outstanding obligations.
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M’dermott
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