Fire marshal seeks law to curb arson and fund fire equipment
Des Moines reports from the Fire Marshals' association convention in Memphis. A. Tracy, elected president, aims for a uniform arson law nationwide and pushes Iowa to raise millage for fire gear from 1.5 to 3.5 4 mills in smaller towns. The group also backs standard booths in motion picture venues and nonflammable film options. The event featured a droughts course at Ames with training and first aid demonstrations. Frisian language revival discussed in Friesland with schools churches and local government involvement.
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Des Moines
A. Tracy
Fire Marshals’ Association of North America
Memphis
Tene
Tracy Ws
Aps
Association
Iowa
State Association
Tracy
Manning
Legis
Motion Picture
Ames
Engineering Extension Department
Towa
H. J. Callahan
Fort Dodge
Wilkim Matson
Hits Crew
Risian Language in Holland Feels English Like Speech
Leeuwarden, Holland, Oct. 25. Anglo-Saxon visitors note that the Prisian tongue of Holland’s far north resembles English in many words and phrases, with enough similarity to be mistaken for a Dutch dialect. A society years ago formed.
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Leeuwarden
Holland
Jury Hears Suit for Sixteen Thousand Dollars
A Waterloo case before Judge E B Stiles began at 11 a m with Mrs Kathrine Kirsch suing J H Hadley for 16000 in damages over alleged mis representation in a real estate exchange. The deal reportedly traded two Waterloo houses for 166 acres in Bremer county.
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E. B. Stiles
Division of District Court
Kathrine Kirsch
J. H. Hadley
Minnesota ready to keep its roads free from snow
St Paul Minnet 25 LP shways of Minnesota will be into free from snow this winter announced by C M Babcock state highway commissioner Plans completed for combating snowfalls during the 1926 1927 cold months with a greater force of equipment and men than ever before Winter traffic heavy extraordinary measures required 800 team patrols 27 motor patrol graders 29 light tractors 31 trucks 18 trucks with heavy plows 18 tandem units 8 5 ton tractors 27 10 ton tractors with plows wings and wideners to handle deep drifts and unusual situations The state will have increased snow fences and a larger fleet to maintain clear roadways
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St. Paul
Minnet
Minnesota
C. M. Babcock
Snow fence project expands to millions of feet
More than 1 600 000 feet of snow fence are planned with an increase of 700 000 feet over prior totals. The barrier will shield traffic along many miles of highway that would otherwise be snowbound during winter storms.
Bob Jones Reveals Secret of Success at Rotary
Evangelist Bob Jones told Rotary Club members that success comes from doing what God wants, not wealth. He warned against business that ignores faith and cited the idea that success includes life purpose and environment. The event featured remarks by James I Heaton and music by The Triple B Trio and others. Rotary bowling first meeting announced for Whiteside alleys.
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Bob Jones
Rotary Club Today
James I. Heaton
Sane
Larry Storra
Ethel Brinkman
Harry D. Bermett
Ralph Bernett
Unva Numbera
Wayden
Rotary
Whiteside Alleys
Station Agent Hart Injured After Truck Strike
Clinton la Oct 28 P F c Menison agent for the Chicago Northwestern railway at Low Moor Tu is in a Clinton hospital suffering injuries from a train striking a truck he was hauling along the station platform. The impact threw him down injuring his jaw.
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Hart
Clinton
F. c. Menison
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Low Moor
Tuberculosis and consumption relation explained in radio talk
Dr. William J. Limwson Jr. notes that deaths from tuberculosis dropped over 20 years, crediting early detection and treatment. He emphasizes tuberculosis becomes consumption only in advanced stages, urges annual physicals to uncover incipient disease, and stresses recovery odds depend on stage at diagnosis.
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New York
William J. Limwson, Jr
Albany County
Lawson
Two Iowans Reported Dead in Quake in Armenia
Constantinople reports say several American Near East Relief workers injured in the Russian Armenia earthquake. Names from Iowa include Charles Carroll McGregor Mattie B. Johnson Burlington and Ines Webster Galesburg. Lininakan orphanage severely damaged with many children injured and offered shelter to the homeless.
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Armenia
Arvin
New York
The
Near East Relief
Charles Carroll
McGregor
Mattie B. Johnson
Burlington
Ines Webster
Galesburg
Lininakan
Nerolu
Dorothy
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