Iowa engineers urged to join June Safety Emphasis Month
Des Moines reports county and city engineers asked to cooperate in reducing auto accidents in Iowa. W O Price of the state highway commission urged aid to eliminate traffic hazards during June Safety Emphasis Month. Suggested projects include repainting signs, removing shrubbery near corners, painting lanes at intersections, and repainting street parking stalls.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. O. Price
Iowa State Highway Commission
W A Sheaffer Pen Company Grants 16 Percent Midyear Bonus
Fort Madison Iowa employees totaling about 1200 will receive a 16 percent bonus based on six months earnings ending May 31. President C R Sheaffer says it is the largest bonus since the plan began and the tenth payment under the program to reward craftsmanship and reduce waste. the bonus will be paid June 28.
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Fort Madison
W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company
C. R. Sheaffer
Driving care basics need full learning
The note urges comprehensive study of safe driving habits to prevent accidents. It emphasizes attentiveness, adherence to traffic laws, and continuous practice to build skilled vehicle handling and responsible road behavior.
Wife of Former Gray Merchant Dies in Manilla
Mrs. James Rutherford 55, formerly of Gray, died yesterday in Manilla. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Manilla Presbyterian church. Surviving: husband James Rutherford, six children and five grandchildren. Burial in Vail.
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Audubon
Manilla Presbyterian Church
James Rutherford
Gray
Rutherford
Vail
Grant Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Travels
In Grant Iowa on June 19 special notes list residents traveling home from visits and weekend stays. Fred and Mrs. Smith with Gerald Schuler return to Glenns Ferry Idaho after a Clark Givans visit. Families from Davenport and Fullerton Nebraska visit Ames and Omaha connections. Several others spend weekends with relatives in Ames Council Bluffs and Chicago.
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Philip Huggenberger
Omaha
L. C. Johnson and Sons
St. Charles
W. M. Kole
Carl Mueller
Chicago
Seymour Enarson
Blanche Bourck
Council Bluff
Ernest McAninch
Tonkawa
Okla
Phoebe McAninch
Doris Hendrickson
Ed Devereaux
Sam Sprague
Clifford Embree
Guy Barnes
Eleanor Ann Jones
Davenport
N. H
N. H. Jones Home, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shafer
Velma
Beulah Shafer
Charles Ruhl
Jay Bryson
Afton
Bert Otis
Rolland Schmidt
Sons of Lincoln
John Weahley
Avoca Briefs Highlight Local Church and 4-H Dues
Rev. Elmer C. Christensen leaves for Luther League convention in Beresford South Dakota causing no church services June 23. Rev Joseph Gerlt will speak at Benson Illinois mission rally next Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Crane and daughter visit from Cheyenne Wyoming. 4 H delegates from East Pottawattamie attend state convention at Ames led by Joyce Wisecup Mildred Hoeppner and Mrs E J Wisecup among others.
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Avoca
Elmer C. Christensen
English Lutheran Church
Beresford
S. C
Joseph Gerlt
First Lutheran Church
Benson, Ill
Lloyd Crane
Cheyenne
Wyo
Local figures join county committee event at Waveland
Ley Virginia Johnson and Mrs Ed Russmann along with James and Mrs Frank ONeill and Mrs H F Hayes attended a county committee meeting in Waveland. Also present were Mrs Louise Scott home demonstration agent and other local members.
Local Social Roundup From Extra News Briefs
Mr and Mrs Melroy Bills and Mr and Mrs Vic Rucker spent the weekend at the northern Town lakes. Roy Dryden and Dallas Dryden with D W Wright visited Fort Dodge. Walter Minerman traveled to Omaha on business. T H Godwin and son Thomas and Wayne Smith spent a week at Lake View. R H Payne and daughters Betty Jane Janet and Marguerite with Fred Nelson and children were weekend visitors at Marshalltown.
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Melroy Bills
Vic Rucker
Town Lakes
Roy Dryden
Dallas Dryden
Fort Dodge
D. W. Wright
Walter Minerman
Omaha
Minerman
T. H. Godwin
Thomas
Wayne Smith
Lake View
R. H. Payne
Betty
Jane
Janet
Marguerite
Fred Nelson
Marshalltown
Lucky for Short But Not for Long
A brief sports or feature note refers to someone nicknamed "lucky" being expected to face a turning point soon, hinting at a shift or consequence in the near future. Further details are not provided in the fragments.
Mrs W A Denham Dies in Cumberland at 78
Mrs. William A. Denham, 78, long time Cass county resident, died at 5 15 pm at her Cumberland home after a year of ill health and a paralytic stroke six months prior. Born June 12 1862 in Warren county Iowa she moved with parents to Tama then Cass county in 1879. She married Sept 1 1901 and lived on a Massena township farm until 1921 when they moved to Cumberland. Survived by five children Edna Tom Dr Bert Denham Sedie Chambers Edgar twelve grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral at Cumberland Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 pm Rev C W Woollard officiating burial Massena Center Cemetery.
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Cumberland
William A. Denham
Cass County
Denham
Massena Township
Misa Edna
Tom
Bert Denham
Sedie Chambers
Etna
Edgar
Massena
Avoca Scout Troop Chooses New Leadership
The Avoca Boy Scout troop renews its charter with Tony Schneider as scoutmaster and Deane Petersen as assistant. The advisory board lists Fred Petersen as chairman, O. HL Rutenbeck activities, Dr G T Rienert finance, Rev How ard Linderst service, and Dr William K E Hay with Clarence Zimmerman. One accident may be one too many Drive Carefully.
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Avoca
Tony Schneider
Deane Petersen
Fred Petersen
O. HL Rutenbeck
G. T. Rienert
Howard Linderst
William KE. Hay
Clarence Zimmerman
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