October Sets Up New Heat Record All Over State
Des Moines reports Iowa Octobers set new heat records with 85 degrees on Oct 25 at the Des Moines station, hotter than most recent Octobers though 87 occurred in 1889. The piece notes longer-term cold snaps and warm spells, a history of October temperatures, and a summary by Charles Reed on 53 winters, showing recent decades milder winters after a prior cooling trend.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
Inwood
Malvern
Mills County
Bloomfield
Davis County
Charles Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Reed
Periodic Shifts in Winter Warmth and Cold Threes
The article notes a 12 to 14 year cycle between exceptionally warm and cold winters, with a warm spell followed by a standout cold winter around the eighth or ninth year and another warm winter around the twelfth or thirteenth year. It cautions that such periodicities can vanish, preventing reliable predictions for 1928-29 or 1929-30.
Walnut Man Dies From Self Inflicted Wound
Walnut Iowa resident William F. Kevan aged 66 is dead from a self inflicted bullet wound in the local vicinity. Authorities reported no immediate motive and investigation continues.
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Walnut
William F. Kevan
Veterans Dedicate Bronze Memorial Tablet at WAC Hall
Civil war veterans and 170 members of the Woman's Relief Corps gathered at Memorial hall for a dinner and program centering on the dedication of a bronze tablet bearing Gen John A Logan's order establishing Memorial Day. The tablet was presented to Rob ert Anderson post by the WRC auxiliary and placed in the hall. A technical commission also said the Leaning Tower of Pisa shows no immediate danger but needs stabilization.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Memorial Hall
John A. Logan
Robert Anderson Post
Woman's ‘Relief Corp
Pisa
Infantile paralysis cases quarantine on Manhard Street
Charles Locke a 30 month old son of A. R. Locke 424 Manhard street was placed under quarantine for infantile paralysis. He is the fourth active case under quarantine with three others expected to be released soon Clifford Kearney 1922 Black Hawk street George Buchan 517 Wellington street west and Juanita Current 221 Baltimore street are the others ill all in good condition Four scarlet fever cases also quarantined in the past two days.
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Charles Locke
A. FR. Locke
Manhard Street
Clifford Kearney
Black Hawk Street
George Buchan
Wellington Street
Juanita Current
Martin
Cedar Falls Wins Rogue Contest In Seven Games
Cedar Falls players won five of seven rogue games played yesterday here against a Jens Fork group. Local participants include J. H. Byers C. N. McMugh Bimmett McBride Paul Callen and Marty Brown with readers noting children names Jean Mercurio Caroline Nelson Louis Nelson and Leo Kelly listed in the event context.
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Jean Mercurio
Jefferson Street
Caroline Nelson
Louis Nelson
Smith’ Street
Leo Kelly
Bluff Street
Cedar Falls
Rogue
Terday
Jens Fork
Am Www
Oat Srt
J. H. Byers
C. N. McMugh
Bimmett McBride
Paul Callen
Marty Brown
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Waterloo
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James A. Burns
Toronto
Canada
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