Automobile Plunges Off Viaduct At Gladstone
A Tama Tama County accident left LeRoy Skeels Anamosa injured with a leg fracture and J F Markwell of Center Point bruised after their car plunged through Gladstone viaduct rails and fell 37 feet striking a pole. The tow car detached. Skeels son Harlan Skeels rode along, escaping unharmed.
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Tama
Gladstone
Highway
LeRoy Skeels
Anamosa
A. J. Wentzien
J .F. Markwell
Center Point
Skeels
Harlan Skeels
Monticello
Raymond McGee
Charles Priby]l
Belle Plaine
Petit jurors named for Fayette County September term
West Union lists a large slate of jurors called for the September term of Fayette County district court. Names include Gilbert C. Anderson Clermont Lillie Boic Hawkeye Elizabeth Borland Oelwein Glen Boyer West Union Katherine Brabham Elgin Dean Brownell Fayette P S Clow Randalia Walter Dennler Elgin Ruth Duke West Union Iane Elmer Oelwein Catharine Flynn Waucoma A M Gantenbein Maynard Helen Grimes West Union William Hackman West Union G J Hanson West Union J H Herwig Arlington Austie Holzer Elgin J F H ouseholder Oelwein S M Jennings Wadena Emil Krause Sumner Albert Lusson Waucoma Lee M Marquette West Union M A Moser Hawkeye Glen Myers Waucoma Sue McConnell Oelwein John Nuss Jr Hawkeye Ole Paulson West Union Jesse Reid Oelwein William Reusser Elgin John Rush A J Severin George J Schatz West Union Ruth Shine Oelwein James Sires Sumner Pearl Smith Hawkeye J C Steggall Oelwein Mrs L H Stranahan Fayette Arnold Stumme Clermont Nels P Toft Oelwein Effie Wetherbec Oelwein.
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West Union
Fayette County
Gilbert C. Anderson
Clermont
Lillie Boic
Hawkeye
Elizabeth Borland
Oelwein
Glen Boyer
Katherine Brabham
Elgin
Dean Brownell
Fayette
P. S. Clow
Randalia
Walter Dennler
Ruth Duke
Iane Elmer
Catharine Flynn
Waucoma
A. M
Glen Myers
Sue McConnell
Ocelwein
John Nuss, Jr
Ole Paulson
Jesse Reid
William Reusser
John Rush
A. J. Severin
George J. Schatz
All of
Ruth Shine
James Sires
Sumner
Pearl Smith
J. C. Stegga
Zonite advertised as germ-killing feminine hygiene aid
Thousands of women learn to use Zonite for hygienic purposes in douches. The ad claims it instantly kills germs on contact and is safe for delicate tissues while deodorizing and promoting daintiness. Over 20 million bottles reportedly sold.
Edgewood youth pleads guilty to breaking and entering
Marvin Freidhey, 19, of Edgewood, pled guilty in Judge H E Taylor's court to breaking and entering at night. He received a sentence not to exceed 10 years in the Anamosa men’s reformatory and was taken there by Sheriff E W Carlsen. Lloyd Bradley, 24, of Waterloo, remains jailed while awaiting next Monday’s appearance. Emory Ginnett, 18, a parolee from Eldora, was returned to the training school after alleged robberies in Wood Center Elkport and a Waterloo car theft. John E Winchel, 34, of Guttenberg pled guilty to operating while intoxicated and was jailed three months. Francis Close, 27, of Dubuque, bound over to the grand jury on seven-check fraud charges in Clayton County.
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Eleader
Marvin Freidhey
Edgewood
H. E. Taylor
Anamosa
E. W. Carlsen
Lloyd Bradley
Waterloo
Carlsen
Bradley
Emory Ginnett
Fenstermann
Wood Center
Elkport
Eldora
John E. Winchel
Guttenberg
Taylor
Francis Close
Dubuque
Carlson
Clayton County
Ray Barton
Funeral Services In Marengo For Dr S R Swain
Dr. S R Swain 71 died Monday at his daughter Mrs Virginia Ayres home in Keystone. Funeral conducted Wednesday at Marengo Methodist church by Rev G G Hunt. Burial in mausoleum. Swain, born in Iowa City, studied pharmacy then dentistry at the University of Iowa and Northwestern. He practiced here since 1892, married Ada Price in 1895, four children, two surviving Emilie Humzelman Galena and Virginia Ayres Keystone.
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Gazette
Marengo
S. R. Swain
Virginia Ayres
Keystone
G. G. Hunt
Swain
K. P. Lodge
Irene Bishop
Florence Kell
Stephen Ralph Swain
Iowa City
George and
Emilie Swain
University of Iowa
Ada Price
Williamsburg
Emilie Humzelman
Galena
Methodist Church
Masonic
K. P
Lightning Stuns 13 Farmers 17 Horses Near Manchester
A storm spared few as 13 farmers and 17 horses at the Ralph Stackhouse farm were knocked by a bolt. Ray Gearhart, prostrate on a cement step, received the worst injury and was taken for treatment. The same storm cracked two houses and ignited minor fires, with rainfall totaling 2.31 inches.
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Manchester
Ray Gearhart
West of Manchester
Ralph Stackhouse
Gearhart
E. J Gootee
East Fayette Street
Elias Pinch
Gootee
William Nickerson
West Main Street
Louis Frantzen
Mr. Frantzen
Cost To Operate State Autos At 2 Cents A Mile
Des Moines report shows state owned vehicles averaged 0.02187 dollars per mile for eight months from Nov 1 1939 to July 1 1940. Fleet totaled 265 cars traveling 5 323 981 miles at a cost of 116 461 dollars. Highway patrol cars logged 3 103 362 miles. agriculture 522 831. geology 2.97 cents per mile. parole 1.64 cents per mile.
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DES Moines
INS
George Hesalroad
Hesalroad
State Highway Patrol
Department of Agriculture
Geological Survey
State
Damages Denied in Daly City Honeymoon Death Case
In San Francisco a federal court jury ruled against the kin of a honeymooning couple who died from asphyxiation in a Daly City auto court last November. After thirty minutes deliberation the panel overruled damages claims of Cleo Welch’s parents and James Welch’s mother, all from Des Moines, totaling 150000 dollars. The couple, Cleo Lucille Allen Welch, 23, and James Welch, 91, reportedly did not extinguish a gas heater the night of November 2. Their bodies were discovered two days later.
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San Francisco
Daly City
Harry A. Allen
Cleo Lucille Allen Welch
Mary C. Welch
James Welch
Des Moines
Welch
Decorah Couple United in Marriage at Lutheran Church
Martha Ann Leni us daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Lenius and Joseph Claire Allwood son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Allwood of Oelwein were united in marriage by Rev O Glesne at Decorah Lutheran church parsonage. Attendants were Howard and Ann Wendland. The Allwoods will live ...
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Decorah
Martha Ann Lenius
Frederick Lenius
Joseph Claire Allwood
Joseph Allwood
Oelwein
Glesne
Decorah Lutheran Church
Howard
Ann Wendland
Allwood
Will
Passenger Demands 15000 After Cedar County Crash
Valeria M Fuegen of Cedar Rapids files a $15000 damages suit in Cedar County District Court over a May 2 collision on Primary 30 near Mechanicsville. She alleges Milford Miller of Chicago drove 75 mph causing a head on crash with C B Angus. The Miller car rolled four times, ending 160 feet east of impact, and Fuegen says her injuries left the lower body permanently paralyzed.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Valeria M Fuegen
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
C. B Angus
Angus
Miss Fuegen
Miller
Iowa City Building Permits Surpass One Million in July
Des Moines area cities issue permits valued at 1,367,017 for July up from 996,923 a year earlier. Davenport reports 51 new dwelling permits valued at 202,191, Des Moines totals rise, Cedar Rapids issues 35 permits for 142,050, remodeling permits decline nationwide.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Department of Health
Davenport
United States Arsenal
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Rainfall forecast as Iowa waters rise across cities
Rain drenches Iowa with many towns reporting inches of precipitation. Des Moines airport logged 3.24 inches and Griswold 4.9 inches as rivers flood, while storms threaten more through Thursday. Lightning struck a Dubuque resident and a Muscatine man escaped injury after a bolt near a dock.
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Des Moines
INS
Carroll
Sioux City
Creston
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Griswold
Mount Pleasant
Perry
Boone
Davenport
Monroe
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Amesi
Burlington
Wnisnabotna
Elliott
Baughman Creek
Walter Stolz
John Stiner
Muscatine
Municipal Light Plant
Resignations Thin Iowa National Guard Roster
About 100 guardsmen and family heads resigned from Iowa's national guard roster over the past three months reducing strength to 4,474. Col Ralph A. Lancaster said many are unavailable due to dependents and will receive honorable discharges as surveys show most are already out.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
National Guard
Ralph A. Lancaster
Burke-Wadsworth Bill Seeks Large National Guard Callups
The Burke-Wadsworth bill envisions 55 000 National Guardsmen called up starting Sept 15 with a similar number called each month through January. Coupled with trainees and regulars the nation would reach about 900 000 military personnel.
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Burke-Wadsworth
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