Weather and disaster toll top 1936 nationwide record
An Associated Press survey reports 1,300 deaths in the United States in 1936 from cold weather floods tornadoes and related disasters. It notes 542 cold weather deaths 548 from tornadoes gales and lightning and 214 from floods. Major damage included 6,583 homes destroyed and 622,060 people affected.
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NEW York (Ap
United States
Associated Press
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Wheeling
W. Va
American Red Cross
Arizona
Louisiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Iowa
Oregon
Donkey Rescues Master From Jail After Theft
A Cairo man traced his stolen donkey to a captor on a road and brought the man to a police station to prove ownership. The donkey walked home unaided after being released on a bridge, ending the imprisonment scare. In Marengo, junior class plans a May 7 banquet under Bernice Gilmore and Marjorie Frazier with a full committee. Also noted are wolf drives in Bulgaria that killed up to 250 wolves in a single operation.
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Cairo
INS
Gene
Marengo
Marengo High School
Bernice Gilmore
Marjorie Frazier
Doris Langlas
Margaret Dower
Annetta Fesler
Richard Darling
Dewey Sparrowgrove
Rosa Furlong
Gerald Weldon
Art Hatter
Ireta Rinehart
James Madison
Garth Hite
Kathryn Peters
Gail Stockton
Ode
Bulgaria
Anna Smith
Harry Coffman
Nick Wallerich
Richland
Methodist
John D. Brower
Toledo
Everett Faulconer
Traer
L. L. Sawyer
Clutier
Clutier-Vining
Vining Savings Banks
Coggon
Elizabeth R. Graul
Leslie Graul
Joseph E. Lingren
Genoa
Neb
Church of Christ
Donna Graul
Clair Moore
Charles Miller
Center Point
C. E. Shepard
Evelyn Caldwell
Brandon
Brandon High School
Ruby Johnson
Geneva Hay
Bernice Davis
Miss
Elberon
Methodist Church
Austin Goetz
Mabel Nebendahl
Maxine Gillespie
Albine Dvorak
Leo Mochan
George Strachata
Joe Novak
Elsie Wotrobeck
Eleanor Norton
Lee Dunning
Dorothy Novak
Wilma Kucera
Lillian Dvorak
Ellsworth Wiley
Emil Machan
Joyce Perrin
TAMA
Phyllis M. Inman
D. W. Hoffman
Lloyd J. Spire
Ansel Spire
South of
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
A. P. Meyer
Charles Thorne, Jr
Tama High School
Spire
Palo
Glen Bostrom
John
Inez
Shirley Ann Krueger
Dorothy June Stookey
Roberta June Yates
Lois Irene
Anna Belle
Richard Boyd Yates
Beverly Ann
Virginia
Tougante
Janet Sue Wagner
Bonité Hayes
Rita
Max
Ardis Milton
Louise Swallom
Naomi Little
George
Jean Kanellis
Lloyd Milton
Ardis
L. E. Atchison
Hopkinton
Bernice Edgar
J. C. Edgar
Andrew Patton
Thomas Patton
Reformed Presbyterian Church
R. K. Patton
Sterling
Kan
F. E. Allen
Loretta Edgar
Washington, D. C
Albert Edgar
Chicago
Cranford Mortuary
Rose Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Fred Mitchell
Kellogg's All-Bran Endorsed For Constipation Relief
A reader letter praises Kellogg's All-Bran for easing constipation after trying other brands. The writer cites doctor's advice to eat bran and notes All-Bran's bulk plus vitamin B and iron, claiming it cleanses the system and outperforms fruit or vegetable bulk. It is sold by grocers and made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Calmar candidate for county attorney in Winnebago
Carl Nystrom to run in the June primary for the Republican nomination as Winnebago County attorney. He has practiced law in Calmar for four years.
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Calmar
Carl Nystrom
Winneshiek County
Nystrom
Nancy Page Quilt Pattern Featured for Idaho Design
Florence La Ganke describes a modern quilt top using grosgrain ribbon and scraps in a log cabin style. The piece outlines pattern tracing, cutting with extra margin, and fabric color options, with directions to obtain the Idaho pattern by sending 3 cents and a self addressed envelope to Nancy Page at The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Nancy Page
Idaho
Nancy Paze
Cedar Rapids
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Oxford Junction
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Johnson County
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