Red Oak Crime Wave Continues Girl Attacked by Strangers
In Red Oak Iowa June 29 a 11 year old Marjorie Morton was chased by two men near West Coolbaugh street. An unidentified motorist frightened them off as she cried for help near the Dearborn ice driveway. The assailants fled when a passerby intervened. Thieves also struck W. W. Windle Motor Co and Sinclair oil station, stealing merchandise except $27. Police gathered fingerprint evidence from a window as part of the investigation and continue local checks.
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Red Oak
Little
Marjorie Morton
Henry Morton
West Coolbaugh Street
Kéric
Dearborn
W. W. Windle Motor Company
Sinclair Oil Station
Marne News Special Correspondent Highlights Local Visits
In June 1929 Marne residents share weekend visits and travels. Mr and Mrs Joe Peters and family visited the Hills. Leona Gunderson went to Omaha to see sister Mrs Clinton. John Gunderson stayed with his parents near Anita. Families from Marne traveled to Shenandoah and Roebeck, visiting kin and relatives.
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M Ed Kellogg
John Krambeck
Marne
Water bonds sold for Massena park tank project
Carlton Beh and company of Des Moines purchased the Massena water bonds for 20780 dollars for a 30000 gallon water tank to be placed in the tourist park here. C W Roland is the contractor. NT Want Ads bring results.
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Massena
News-Telegraph
Carlton Beh and Company of
Des Moines
Massena Water
C. W. Roland
Avoca Boy Reaches Texas After Stopovers in Iowa and Oklahoma
Lieut. Howard Turner son of attorney F A Turner and Lieut. Stevenson left from Omaha in large Douglas bombing planes after visiting relatives in Avoca and nearby towns. The planes could not land at the local field and went to Omaha then returned by auto. A pilot paused at Villega to visit relatives and join the group in Muskogee, Oklahoma, before heading to Kelly Field Texas to take delivery of three new planes bought for U S forces. Turner, West Point graduate and skilled flier, helped meet Lindbergh on his return to America and served as his escort in Washington.
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Avoca
News-Telegraph
Howard Turner
F. A. Turner
Stevenson
Omaha
Ee Turner
Oakland
Viligea
Muskogee
Okla
Kelly Field
Texas
Uncle Sam
Turner
Lindbergh
America
New York
Paris
Washington, D
Lieut
West Point
Crops Look Good Anita Area Says Corn In Good Condition
An extended auto trip through Cass Audubon Adair and Guthrie counties finds corn in excellent condition with good color and few weeds. Favorable weather for a week could push yields above average, with no major damage reported and no hindrance to a bumper harvest.
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Anita
News-Telegraph
Cass
Audubon
Adair
Guthrie
Church of Christ Holds Annual Dinner and Social Meeting
Elliott Iowa June 29 special to News Telegraph the Church of Christ held its annual dinner in the church basement on Sunday The Christian Endeavor society also held its monthly social and business meeting Friday evening in the church parlors Officers elected Merle Reed president Mable Powell first vice president Gale Woodling second vice president William Stiles secretary Frances Falk treasurer A social hour followed the meeting Fresh meats were offered for sale.
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Elliott
News-Telegraph
Church of Christ
Endeavor Society
Merle Reed
Mable Powell
Gale, Woodling
William Stiles
Frances Falk
Anita Concert Band Praised in Local News Feature
Special to News Telegraph praises Anita Concert Band as among the best in towns, with members from Anita Adair and Atlantic under Rasmussen of Anita. Weekly concerts on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday attract large crowds and warm applause, urging fuller audience appreciation and encouragement.
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Anita
News-Telegraph
Adair
Ada
Weffort
Miss Stone Returns to Teach in Cedar Rapids
Anita Iowa June 2 Special for News Telegraph Miss Mayfred Stone who taught history in Cedar Rapids last year spent several days in Anita with her parents Mr and Mrs A B Stone and relatives. She left Thursday for Dear Maine to join friends and travel west by way of Canada returning about Aug 1. She has been re elected history teacher at Harrison School Cedar Rapids for the coming year.
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Anita
News-Telegraph
Mayfred Stone
Cedar Rapida
Mro
A.B. Stone
Dea! Maines
California
Pray
Canada
Miss Stone
Harrison‘school
Lots of Griswold Shippers on Cattle Market
Griswold Iowa June 29. Edwin Drake shipped five carloads to Chicago and Omaha. Forsythe Morton shipped one carload. J W Walkinshaw one and a half cars. Wesley Proctor one and a half cars. J W Yarger one carload. Kriger Proctor shipped two cars to Omaha.
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Griswold
News-Telegraph
Edwin Drake
Chicago
Omaha
Forsythe & Morton
J. W. Walkinshaw
Wesley Proctor
J. W. Yarger
Kriger & Proctor
Villisca Man Ends Life in Barn Near Villisca
Red Oak Iowa June 29 In a despondent mood Carl F Spencer 24 hanged himself in a barn at the home of his father in law George McNeill about five miles north of Villisca He was an ex soldier and formerly served at Fort Crook Neb He was married to Bonnie McNeill about a year ago and the couple have no children
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Red Oak
Carl F. Spencer
George McNeill
Villisca
McNeill
Spencer
Fort Crook
Neb
Bonnie McNeill
Anita Grocery and Market Sold in Anita Iowa
The grocery store and meat market owned by L. E. Pray & Son for the past three years was sold Tuesday to Samuel G. Jewett & Sons. They will take possession Friday and plan to relocate permanently to Anita after returning from California where no suitable opening was found. Mr Pray and son have not decided their future plans.
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Anita
Samuel G. Jewett &Sons
Jewetts
California
Pray
Oldtimer visits Wiota area as cross country traveler
Arthur Aborn, longtime Wiota resident now living in Oklahoma and California, returns via southern route and plans to California after a few days. Mrs. C G Woodman and daughter Margaret visit Mrs. John Marshall west of Wiota. Clause Barnholdt and relatives depart for a Dakotas and Montana vacation with a stop at Yellowstone, accompanied partway by Mrs. E C Holcomb and Shirley Joanne Huff.
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Wiota
News-Telegraph
Arthur Aborn
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Cail
Miami
Fla
Washington, D. C
Iowa
California
C.G. Woodman
Margaret
Stuart
John Marshall
Clause Barnholdt
Henry Barnholdt
Atlantic
L. L. Barnholdt
Edith
Glen
Congregational Ladies Aid to Meet at Mrs Wise Home
Anita Iowa June 29 Special to News Telegraph the Congregational Ladies Aid society will hold an all day session Thursday at the home of Mrs Walter F Wise with a covered dish dinner served at noon. Estate of late E W Johnson settled heirs are Mrs Lurinda Wise Mrs Nellie Richards and Mrs Josie Zimmerman. An officer questioned a man who drew a bad check Saturday night. Miss Anna Nelson visited Grandma Bain last week.
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Anita
News-Telegraph
Congregational Ladies Aid Society
J. R. Stuhr
C. H. Bartley
W. E. Fish
Iowa
E. W. Johnson
Lurinda Wise
Nellie Richards
Josie Zimmerman
Long Beach
Calif
Cfty
Anna Nelson
Grandma Bain
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Cumberland
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Tex
Silk
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Atlantic, Iowa
Kips
Kig Features Syndicate
Ine
By Carter
Rowen
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Avoca Boy
AIR
Anita Grocery and Market
the Park
Wionett
Ai Cchle
Cities Service Oil Station
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ED Cushing
Pyaat
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