Silent voice returns after lake ride shock
Norena Eso Norena Brandia of Leighton formerly attended Pella high school regained her voice after seven months following a boating incident at Clear Lake. A wave soaked the party including Betty and Francine De Pregner as pilot A L Riley steered the gasoline launch. Norena shouted I can talk and then told her worried parents the good news.
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Norena Brandia
Leighton
Pella
Clear Lake
Pella High School
Betty
Francine de Pregner
Norena
A. L. Riley
Joan Crawford
Knoxville Express
Father Rescues Boy After Cisterna Fall Near Shenandoah
William Patience, WWI veteran, rushes to save three year old Skippy after he falls through an iron manhole into a cistern about twenty feet deep two thirds full of water. The father swims up a rope lowered by the mother, bringing the boy to safety. Skippy recovered from the cold plunge though shaken by the scare. Northwest of Shenandoah, the Patience family recounts the narrow escape.
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Patience
Skippy
Mr. Patience
Patiences
Shenandoah
Good Luck Sign Blanket Sparks Porch Eruption
Shenandoah Sentinel reports a blanket worn by a Shenandoah woman sparked fears of a Nazi symbol. Residents misread a traditional Indian good luck sign as a swastika, prompting concern before clarification that the blanket predates Hitler.
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Hitler
Shenandoah Sentinel
Tabor Lad Buys Buffalo on Oklahoma Purchase Trip
Bud Schroeder, 11, son of Harry Schroeder, joined a cattle buying trip to Oklahoma with his father. He purchased two buffaloes, now at the Schroeder farm, attracting attention at the homestead.
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Tabor
Bud Schroeder
Harry Schroeder
Oklahoma
Schroeder
Couthercet
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Infant placed in iron lung returns home healthy
The 48 hour old infant of Mr and Mrs Chas Meiers of Rock Port was the first in Fremont County to use a locally funded iron lung. After authorities say the machine aided life saving the baby was discharged in good condition Tuesday. The report notes the device helped calm a fretful infant and secure full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Meiers
Rock Port
Fremont County
Hamburg
Nodaway River
Complete survey for new lake at Corning
The city of Corning will purchase 205 acres, move 40000 yards of dirt, and build a 650 foot clay dam to create a lake replacing the current reservoir. The lake will sit about a mile east, with a two mile shoreline over 66 acres and will be stocked with fish with future city privileges for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
City
Usie
Parents and Soldier Son Miss See Each Other
A fragment from the Afton Star Enterprise and Maryville Forum describes a reunion attempt between parents and their soldier son Julius at a camp. They traveled together partway but had to part as Julius returned to camp before his parents could reach home.
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Suror
Julius
Star Enterprise
Maryville Forum
Quarter in Pocket Feeds Lightning Burn Rescue Story
Ray Ragsdale of Waverly was struck by lightning while sitting in a barn with his dog on his lap. The bolt killed the dog and knocked Ray unconscious, with burns said to be caused by a quarter in his overall pocket. The incident is reported by the Red Oak Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Ragsdale
Waverly
Ray
Red Oak Express
Apple crop stocked as Tay lor county tops records
The county faces its largest apple crop on record with growers optimistic. Maggie Dinges aged seven celebrated a birthday Monday while Allie John marked her seventh birthday last Wednesday. Bankers Crum and Van Fleet have installed a time lock on their Bedford Bank safe.
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Messrs. Crum & van Fleet
Bedford Bank
Local notices & hires from Bedford history
Twenty five years ago Clark Robey and Mable Cavner were issued a marriage license. John A Brice, formerly with A J Bridges, leased the tin shop of W Frank Walker. B C Wilkins recently left with the regimental band for the border. Scott Alcorn of Ponca City Oklahoma visits Bedford friends during Tay event.
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John A. Brice
A. J. Bridges
W. Frank Walker
B. C. Wilkins
Border
Scott Alcorn
Ponca City
Okla
Bedford
Births and Marriages and Accident at Bedford Area
Twenty years ago a son was born to Mr and Mrs Grant Stewart of Conway last week. Miss Mabel Jared and Mr Edward J Hartman both of Bedford were married Tuesday evening at Maryville. They were attended by Mr and Mrs Harry Lambley. Marriage licenses were issued Friday August 5 to Homer L Grace and Irma Q Woodside of Clearfield and on August 10 to August Warneke and Vera Van Camp of Bedford. Everett Taylor of the Taylor Tire Company is suffering a fractured arm and a burn from an explosion at the tire shop.
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Grant Stewart
Conway
Mabel Jared
Edward J. Hartman
Bedford
Maryville
Harry Lambley
Homer L Grace
Irma Q. Woodside
Clearfield
August Warneke
Vera van Camp
Everett Taylor
Taylor Tire Company
Taylor County
Iowa
Missouri
Bedford veteran George B Warren marks ninety first birthday
Civil War veteran George B Warren of Bedford celebrated his ninety first birthday on Thursday and local events included Mrs Chas Wintermute of Conway and Mrs Mason of Clearfield with notices of community greetings. Guy Thompson received a new Plymouth car from the Creston American Legion Post in an early Tuesday surprise.
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George B. Warren
Bedford
Guy Thompson
American Legion Post
Creston
Glacier National Park Trails and Glaciers Chronicle
Scattered in Glacier National Park Montana are ancient glaciers formed tens of thousands of years ago. The article notes White explorers in 1810 and the park's 1537 square miles with Waterton Lakes joining as an international Peace Park in 1932. Roads and passes offer road views of Blackfeet and Grinnell Glaciers near Many Glacier as storms rage and winds lift roofs.
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Glacier National Park
Montana
Canada
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Logan Pass
Grinnel Glacier
Many Glacier
Innovative well and sprinkler keep cattle cool in extreme heat
A farmer north of Glenwood keeps 400 cattle hydrated with a deep nine foot well and a sprinkler system that circulates water over a 60 foot diameter area. The setup, pumping about 20 gallons per minute, cools the herd while utilizing two water tanks above.
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Glenywood
Opinion- Tribune
Nu l ph Sl iding Off the Stack Accurad
Fragmentary OCR suggests a technical or product note about a component slipping from a stack and being labeled Accurad. No clear entities or date provided.
The Big Store at Rialto Theatre
The Marx Brothers comedy The Big Store stars Groucho Harpo and Chico with Tony Martin at Rialto Theatre showing Friday and Saturday August 8 and 9. Private detective Wolf J Flywheel protects department store heir Martha Phelps as rival Grover schemes to seize control.
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Marx Brothers
Tony Martin
Rialto Theatre
Wolf J. Flywheel
Groucho Marx
Martha Phelps
Margaret Dumont
Tommy Rogers
Flywheel
Wacky
Harpo Marx
Ravetli
Chico Marx
Tommy
Protection Society
Joan Sutton
Virginia Grey
Ravelli
Willian
Grover
Douglas Dumbrille
Martha
Auld Fair Weeks and Navy Recruiting Notes
The column describes local fair week with Ilo Wilson's skating rink as a highlight and notes on marriages, gypsies, stock barns, and 4 H youths. It then advocates Navy enlistment, detailing benefits, training, pay, and government ads encouraging volunteers or the draft. The tone mixes local whimsy with national defense calls.
The Great Lie at Rialto with Bette Davis and George Brent
Bette Davis stars in The Great Lie with George Brent at the Rialto Theatre for Sunday and Monday August 10 and 11. The film is a modern American love story about a woman who rises for love, with Mary Astor as the rival feminine menace and a strong supporting cast including Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Sam McDaniel Russell Hicks Thurston Hall and Jerome Cowan.
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Bette Davis
Rialto Theatre
George Brent
Miss Davis
Mary Astor
Lucile Watson
Hattie McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
Russell Hicks
Thurston Hall
Jerome Cowan
Wagons Roll At Night at Rialto with Bogart Star Cast
Humphrey Bogart Joan Leslie Eddie Albert and Sylvia Sidney star in The Wagons Roll At Night at Rialto Theatre on August 13 14. Bogart plays a carnival owner guarding a soft spot as romance and fatal actions unfold among the troupe with Eddie Alberts love interest and a dramatic aria of loyalty and danger.
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Humphrey Bogart
Joan Leslie
Eddie Albert
Sylvia Sidney
Rialto Theatre
Bogart
Florina
Matt
Sylvia
Eddie
Joan
Sig Rumann
Chiff Clark
Charley Foy
Clara Blandick
Aldrich Bowker
Sunshine Club hosts cool ideas and bread making demo
GUSS The Sunshine Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Everett Franklin. Roll call featured suggestions on how to keep cool. Thelma Gray and Marjorie Stroud demonstrated making whole wheat bread as the entertainment. Refreshments were served. The Helping Hand Club and families had a picnic at Chautauqua Park in Clarinda. Other local gatherings included vacations and family reunions in Clarinda Pueblo Colorado Spencer and Spencer Iowa.
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Sunshine Club
Everett Franklin
Thelma Gray
Marjorie Stroud
Helping Hand Club
Chautauqua Park
Clarinda
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