Trucker Saves Town by Stopping Fuel Flow
Darrell Munson 44, a gasoline trucker, shut two outlets to stop a burning gasoline flow at a Standard Oil bulk station in Greene Iowa. He died in flames and is credited with possibly saving the town of 1 200 residents from disaster as nearby storage tanks loomed. He served in World War II and was active in the American Legion. Surviving relatives include his mother wife and sister.
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Greene, Ta
Darrell Munson
Munson
Standard Oil Bulk Station
Jean Montgomery
Claude Tack Post
American Legion
William Munson
Stanwood Horseman Dodson Dies After Stroke
Stanwood horseman Dodson 72 died at home after a paralytic stroke. lifelong resident, he helped supply horses to major stables and shipped thousands with E H Schloeman. Survived by wife Margaret predeceased, daughter Dorothy, sons Hobart and Roy, sisters Ollie Dodson and Mrs. George Soper. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church.
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Stanwood
E. B. Dodson
B. S. Dodson
George B. Douglas
Cedar Rapids
Washburn Stables
Minneapolis
E. H. Schloeman
Dodson
Margaret Spear
Dorothy
Hobart
Wampa
Idaho
Roy
Estes Park
Colo
Ollie Dodson
George Soper
Clarence Big Day Celebration Planned for Saturday
Clarence hosts the annual Big Day sponsored by the Clarence Commercial club on Saturday August 21 with a 10 30 band concert 11 a m contests 1 p m more music and acts including the Dexter Duo Cedar Rapids roller skate artists Musical Chapmans Shirley Ann and Ted acrobatic dancers and ventriloquist W E Ryan plus a Mechanicsville versus Clarence ball game an old folks dance and other amusements
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Clarence
Clarence Commercial Club
Dexter Duo
Cedar Rapids
Chapmans
Shirley Ann
Ted
W. E. Ryan
Mechanicsville
West Union girl weds Hawkeye school superintendent designate
Miss Helen Miller of West Union married Owen Olson, son of Mrs. O. B. Olson, at Holy Name rectory. The couple, witnessed by relatives, plans a northern Minnesota trip before resuming life in Hawkeye where Olson will serve as superintendent.
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West Union
Helen Miller
Henry Miller
Owen Olson
O. B. Olson
Holy Name
James H. Roche
Mary Wilbur
Charles Miller
Henry Wilbur
Olson
Minnesota
Upper Iowa University
Clermont
Luther College
Mapleton, Minn
Hawkeye
Delaware County Budget Slashed
Delaware County board of supervisors proposes a budget of 246 012 for the coming year, down 130 044 from last year. Affected funds include General court expense poor insane county bonds and emergency with a small rise for fair ground maintenance to 1500.
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Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
Anamosa And Viola Men Hurt In Crash
James Anderson of Anamosa and Roy Rice of Viola were injured when Rice lost control on highway 161 near Langworthy. The car turned over several times in a ditch. Both men were taken to John McDonald hospital with severe arm and hand cuts and head bruises. Anderson released Tuesday. Rice under observation.
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Monticello
James Anderson
Anamosa
Roy Rice
Viola
Rice
Langworthy
John McDonald Hospital
Anderson
Mrs Gene Bradford Dies After Washington Accident
Mt Vernon widow 32, daughter of Mrs Jennie Simpson, died Tuesday in Washington state from an automobile crash Sunday. She served in the legislature and funeral rites were held in Seattle with burial there. Memorials are planned in Clermont at Union Sunday school for her. Survives include three brothers Earl, Dean, Ross and two sisters Lenore and Mrs Charles Barrett.
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Mount Vernon
Gene Bradford
Jennie Simpson
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Union Sunday School
Clermont
Anna Larrabee
Seattle
Bradford
Earl
Dean
Ross
Chicago
Lenore
Charles Barrett
Two Men Injured In Accident Near Decorah
Carter McBeath is hospitalized in Decorah with severe body bruises and cuts after a late Tuesday crash when his car veered into a ditch north of Burroak and hit a tree. Charles Jennisch, his passenger, suffered lesser injuries. The men say another vehicle sideswiped them.
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the Gazette
Decorah
Carter McBeath
Decorah Hospital
Burroak
Charles Jennisch
McBeath
Sioux City Receives Four Inch Rainfall Disturbing Iowa Weather
The weather bureau reported general rain across Iowa with the southeast corner cooler by five degrees. Sioux City logged 4.18 inches of rain by 7 am Wednesday, amid unsettled skies and thunder showers forecast for Thursday. Keokuk posted Tuesday’s high of 94, Decorah saw 60 for the low.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Keokuk
Decorah
Iowa Miners And Coal Operators Sign Wage Pact
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Coal Operators association and district 13 of the United Mine Workers signed a two year contract ending a long dispute. The wage deal mirrors the Appalachian agreement of April 2 and raises pay by about 50 cents per day, lifting average daily wages to $6 and adding about half a million dollars annually for all workers.
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Des Moines
Iowa Coal Operators Association
District 13
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt Defends Democracy Against Concentration Power
The article argues that pioneers colonized for religious and personal freedom, not feudal rule, and that democracy grew through compromise between commoners and elites. It cites Macaulay warning that pure democracy risks liberty, with Jeffersonian democracy defending against top‑heavy rule, while noting ongoing clashes over suffrage, property, and governance.
Child Drowns in Farm Stock Tank Near Winthrop
A 2 year old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy McAtee, drowned in a stock watering tank on their farm six miles southeast of Winthrop. The child disappeared during chore time and was found in the tank. A physician from Winthrop failed to revive him. Surviving are the parents and a brother. funeral is Thursday at 2 p.m. at the family home.
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the Gazette
Walker
William McAtee
Guy McAtée
Winthrop
Democracy of the heart and majority rule in America
The speaker defends democratic government as preserving liberty and civilization. They quote a statesman on learning and wealth, affirm support for majority rule, and celebrate pioneers and Virginia Dare ancestors as models of steadfast democracy against attacks on republican institutions.
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Macaulay
Ofi
Free ALLI MIN Garlic Tablets Sample at Ford Hopkins Drug Store
Cedar Rapids residents are urged to visit Ford Hopkins Drug Store for a free sample of ALLI MIN Essence of Garlic Parsley Tablets for High Blood Pressure. Dr. Frederick Damrau of New York City backs the tablets and reports success in reducing blood pressure and alleviating dizziness and headaches. A two week course costs 50 cents.
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Ford Hopkins Drug Store
Cedar Rapids
Ford Hopkins
Frederick Damrau
New York City
Six spies executed in White Russia band case
The Minsk Daily Worker reports that six members of a Trotzkyite and rightist band of spies and diversionists were executed in White Russia. The article names no individuals and provides no dates beyond the report of the Wednesday execution.
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Moscow
White
Russia
Minsk Daily Worker
Central City Missionary Meeting Postponed by Ladies Aid
Central City The Jordan Grove Ladies Aid society announces the postponement of its missionary meeting previously set for an unspecified date. The rescheduled time is not provided in the readable copy.
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Central City
Jordan Grove
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF
A compilation of short notes from towns including Earlville where Lawrence Bacon fell 25 feet while working. Clarence hosts a Gay family reunion for about thirty members. Edgewood opens a $10,000 mill. Thornburg sees Evelyn Randal resign. Clermont holds a four pupil recital and two-act play. Grand Mound elects new Commercial Club officers and plans a fall festival. Marengo approves a 1937-38 budget and bond levy changes. Riverside notes funeral for John F. Younkin, Civil War veteran. Grand Mound reports two boys injured in a cliff tumble at Eagle Point park.
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Earlville
L. E. Sill
Lawrence Bacon
Clarence
Harry Gay
Lars Larsen
Ernest Gay
Tipton
Madge Gay
Mabel
Wilton
West Branch
Hazel Snyder
Charles
Marilyn
Mildred
Cedar Rapids
Henry Burgensen
Albert Lea
Minn
Hershel Gay
Medford
Ore
John Budelier
A. W. Lyle
Edgewood
Louis Perrinjaquet
Clermont
H. B. Greenley
Lois Olson
Betty Follett
Laird Cline
Franklin Olson
Lorraine Follett
Grand Mound
Commercial Club
William Strunck
Leo Kelly
A. D. Barker
Jens Geronzin
Paul Lichtenstein
Marengo
Riverside
Methodist Church
John F. Younkin
C. E. Fitzsimmons
Judson T. Perkins
L. R. Bates
R. I. Marner
Harold Cress
Robert Allen Women's Relief Corps
William Ingram
Estelle Critz
Clair Flynn
Edward Bushek
American Legion
Henry Mannsmith
Clarence Rummelhart
Norval Flynn
Hubert E. Doud
Andrew Birrer
Cloyd Whitlock
Taps
H. C. Borup
Jimmie Green
W. E. Green
Johnnie Green
Meryl Green
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
Army Plane Crashes And Burns Kills Two Officials
Washington report says Col. William C. McChord chief of the operating division and Sergt. Michael J. OConnell died when their large army plane crashed and burned near Goochland Virginia on Wednesday per the war department announcement.
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Washington
William C. McChord
Army Air Corps
Michael J. O'Connell
Goochland
War Department
Boone Mayor Elected Leader of Iowa Municipalities League
Mayor J E Irwin of Boone was elected president of the League of Iowa Municipalities to succeed Mayor J F Walter of Mc Gregor. Mayor O B Rogers of Newell was elected vice president and Frank G Pierce of Marshalltown was named secretary treasurer. Walter was named to the board of trustees for a three year term succeeding Mayor Hugo Gebert of Denison whose term expired.
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Des Moines
J. E. Irwin
Boone
League of Iowa
J. F. Walter
McGregor
O. B. Rogers
Newell
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
Walter
Board of Trustees
Hugo Gebert
Denison
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