Cyclone Strikes Near Washington and Tama Damages
A cyclone and wind storm hit Iowa with hail and thunder Tuesday night. In Tama two warehouses were damaged. Washington area farm buildings and trees were destroyed. Williamsburg church windows worth 1000 dollars were demolished. Cedar Falls post office roof corner knocked off as a workman escaped injury. More heat was forecast for Thursday by the weatherman.
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Iowa
Tama
Washington
Williamsburg
Cedar Falls
Arnold Pyle Wins Sweepstakes Prize In Iowa State Fair Art Contest
Damage report from a severe wind storm along with a sweepstakes win by Arnold Pyle at the Iowa State Fair Artists' Competition. Central Fibre Products mill damaged, warehouses ripped, stock spoiled, several farms and residences hit by fallen trees, roofs, and barns destroyed. Communications were down. repair crews worked through the night.
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Tama
Central Fibre Products Company
Arnold Pyle
Windstorm Destroys Church Window and Town Damage
A severe electrical storm Tuesday afternoon blasted Williamsburg with wind and hail. A $1,000 church window was blown in, small buildings toppled, chimneys fallen, shingles scattered, and trees uprooted. Telegraph and electric service were disrupted as farms near Jonas Tschopp suffered extensive damage to outbuildings and fields.
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Williamsburg
Jonas Tschopp
Storm Ravages Toledo with Hail and Wind Damage
A Toledo wind hail and rain storm hit Tuesday afternoon uprooting trees tearing limbs down and snapping telephone and electric poles. A corn field west of town was stripped by hailstones as large as hens eggs. Rain fell for about one hour totaling 1.2 inches.
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Toledo
Cyclone damages Hayes farm near Washington Iowa
A small cyclone hit Mrs. Perry Hayes farm on Tuesday destroying two buildings and many trees. One building was carried about 30 feet. Continued on page 14. Col. 4.
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Washington
Perry Hayes
Benton County jury list and state fair art prize details
The article notes 75 Benton County residents drawn for petit jurors at the September term in Vinton with reports of jurors names. It also covers Arnold Pyle of Cedar Rapids winning the Iowa state fair salon sweepstakes with a landscape study of Rock Island cranes titled Big Hooks and second and fourth prizes in other categories, amid a boycott by some Cedar Rapids artists over rental fees.
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William E. Henning
Arnold Pyle
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Regional School of Art
Rock Island
Pyle
Grant Wood
University of Iowa
Operative Artists of Iowa
Progressive Art Group
Granby Building
Art Students Workshop
Stone City
Francis Robert White
Little Gallery
Cris
Don Glasell
Howard C. Johnson
Round House
Vinton
Benton County
Pearle Albert
Brandon
Helen Bare
Walker
Jennine Barron
van Horne
Harold Beatty
Clement Bevins
Gretchen Beyer
Belle Plaine
Maye Brown
Dysart
Lynn Burrell
Center Point
Bess Burrows
Louis J. Buelow, Jr
Luzerne
Jerry Bunze
Louis Coberly
Shellsburg
Jennie Conklin
Ruth Craig
Frank Crisman
Ina Davis
Watkins
James Driscoll
Clarence Duncalf
Roy Ealy
A. H. Fry
Van
Blairstown
Frank Kouba
Bertha Kroyman
Keystone
Amber Lahn
Helen Lassen
Corine Lee
Sue Luckritz
Archie Martin
Garrison
Nellie Martin
Elsie Meyer
Adolph Model
Hans Nelson
Rozella Norwood
Henry Oehlerich
Walford
Elizabeth Wheeler
Wanda Winter
Child Drowned In Water Tank Near Hopkinton
Harold Edward Weber sixteen months old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Weber drowned in a tank at the Gestel farm three miles east of Hopkinton Monday evening. The family had been eating watermelons before chore time when he was missed and found in a shallow milk house tank. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Sand Springs and burial was in Worthington cemetery with Rev A Landlot in charge.
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Hopkinton
Harold Edward Weber
Arthur Weber
Gestel Farm
Here
Sand Springs
Worthington
A. Landlot
Cotter Resident Chauncey Stapp Dies by Own Action
Chauncey Stapp age 45 of Cotter shot himself near his Columbus Junction home. County coroner called death after body found near the barn. He is survived by parents wife Leona Pugh and three sisters. funeral planned at Columbus Junction. Littleton school opens with 29 pupils and Dorothy Rundell of Oran as teacher.
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Columbus Junction
Chauncey Stapp
Cotter
George Jamison
Wapello
Mr. Stapp
George Stapp
Leona Pugh
Stratton
Colo
Prize Davis
Frank Hauenstein
Walter Kauffman
Littleton — School
Dorothy Rundell
Oran
Butter Thieves Strike Again At Wesley Creamery
Looters took butter worth 1500 dollars from the Farmers' Cooperative creamery in Wesley Iowa. The state bureau of investigation sent Agent Tom Lacy to trace the gang, which has raided more than twenty creameries in recent months. Tracks show a light truck used to haul the butter away after midnight.
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Wesley
North Iowa
Farmers’ Co-operative
State Bureau of Investigation
Tom Lacy
Frank Moorhead
Rahn Surrenders to Sheriff in Assault Warrants
Fred Rahn a Bruce township farmer charged with assault turned himself in to Sheriff Leland A. Fry after a warrant was issued. He posted a 506 dollar bond and was released until his hearing before Justice J. A. Ruhl on September 4. The charge was filed by Karl W. Fischer, former district court clerk, who said Rahn attacked him at the Rahn farm on business.
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Vinton
Fred Rahn
Bruce Township
Leland A. Fry
J. A. Ruhl
Rahn
Karl W. Fischer
Kolache Day at Mount Vernon Sets Stage for Talks and Treats
Mount Vernon hosts the third annual Kolache Day with talks by Senate candidates from three parties. 10,000 kolaches will be dispensed as the municipal band performs. events include amateur contests, street sports, and exhibits. Republican Berry Halden speaks at 3 pm, former Labor George Buresh at 11:30 am, and Democrat Guy Gillette at 7:30 pm with organizers Bert Avery and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Mount Vernon
Lincoln Highway
Smith Garage
Dillon Holcomb
Charles Berdenny
Harold Fisher
Berry Halden
Treasure hunt for millions tied to Iowa estate
Iowa officials pursue an inheritance tax and heirs in a case centering on bonds believed hidden by the late R. B. Brown. Special assistant attorney general James B. Ryan says up to four million dollars may be at stake, with bonds possibly linked to Brown’s Oregon death and his friend Mrs. Sarah E. Smith-Scollard. Authorities report portions of the estate already located in St. Paul Denver and Vancouver, and question remains whether Brown was murdered or died by accident.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
James B. Ryan
R. B. Brown
Oregon
Sarah E. Smith- Scollard
Brown
Ryan
Washington State
Smith-Scollard
St. Paul
Denver
Vancouver
Can
Lost Nation Celebration Friday Sept 2 features baseball and bands
Post No. 381 of the American Legion in Lost Nation plans a September 2 celebration with band concerts concessions rides and other attractions. London and Lost Nation meet in a key league game after a marching band demonstration and the evening dances at the new Legion hall.
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Lost Nation
Menzo Whlle
The
American Legion
London
New Legion Hall
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