Wreck Near Boyd Iowa Claims Four Trainmen
Great Western passenger and freight trains collided in fog near Boyd Iowa. Four trainmen were killed and several passengers injured as two engines toppled into a ditch. An inquest is planned, with investigators from Chicago en route to Oelwein to aid state and federal probes.
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New Hampton
Great Western
Boyd
William Larkin
Harry Worm
Charles Messenger
Ole Engelbretson
Herman G. Ottinger
Richard Knutson
St. Paul
Charles Thein
Ruth Johnson
Hammond
Wis
Thein
The
Chicago
Oelwein
Iowa Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fredericksburg
Worm
E. R. Golather
James E. Broderick
Postville student to enter Merill-Palmer school
Bernice Burling of Postville home economics student at Iowa State College will enter Merill-Palmer Detroit oldest school of homemaking in January as one of two Iowa State students chosen to study child development enrollment limited to fifty students.
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Postville
Bernice Burling
Iowa State College
Merill-Palmer
Detroit
United States
Iowa State
Bournemouth Home Radio Penetration Tops Twenty Thousand
More than 21,000 of a total 22,459 homes in Bournemouth England have radios, indicating high household radio adoption. The counts show widespread listenership across the coastal town.
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Bournemouth
Eng
Waterloo Bride In Auto Crash Leaves Bride Unconscious
Mrs. Donald Graham, 24, of Waterloo Iowa, injured in a late night car collision near Cameron Missouri shortly after her wedding, remained unconscious in hospital Monday in St. Joseph. Her husband, a Waterloo attorney, was improving rapidly.
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ST. Joseph
Donald Graham
Waterloo
Cameron
More You Drive Fewer Accidents, Study Finds
Iowa State College psychologist Dr. A. R. Lauer analyzed 2 425 Iowa drivers linking higher annual mileage with fewer accidents. He notes driving rate aligns with automobile control skill tests and cites factors such as cars driven, experience, strength, field of vision, and control handling. He departs for Hartford for three months to conduct highway research tests.
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Ames
A. R. Lauer
Iowa State College
Iowa
Lauer
Iowa the State Safety Council
Thomas McCann of Coggon Dies at 71
Thomas E. McCann, 71, longtime rural mail carrier here, died Sunday night. He retired from federal service in 1920. Survived by two sons Joseph of Minneapolis and Earl of Missoula Montana and two daughters Mrs. Fred Wells and Mrs. W A Riland of South Bend Indiana. Body at French and Sargent chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Dewitt
George W. Bentley
Welton
Maquoketa
Florence C. Irons
Roy
Little Sioux
Raymond
Clinton
C. F. Starr
Leona
Irma Hind
Bert
Rock Island
Louis
Seventh Day Baptist Church
A. T. Bottoms
Iowa City
Iowa City Life Underwriters
I. J. Barron
D. Tom Davis
H. S. Jennings
Fred Huebner
Iowa City Congregational Church
Albert Palmer
Chicago Theological Seminary
University of Chicago
Llewelyn A. Owen
Thomas E. McCann
Joseph
Minneapolis
Earl
Missoula
Mont
Fred Wells
W. A. Riland
South Bend
Ind
French and Sargent
Manchester Club Elects 2025 Officers and Directors
Shannon B. Charlton will lead the Manchester Golf and Country Club next year. Elected officers include Thomas H. Tracey as vice president L. A. Hintz secretary A. E. Dunlap treasurer and directors Louis P. McFadden Reuben W. Teske and William C. Snyder.
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Manchester
Shannon B. Charlton
Parole Board seeks budget boost and nine agents
Des Moines Iowa board of parole asks lawmakers for a 36000 increase raising its two year appropriation to 63619 and expanding staff to nine agents one per congressional district. Matt D Cooney says current two agents cover 475 parolees with 90000 miles yearly and insufficient contact.
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Des Moines
Board of Parole
Iowa
Matt D. Cooney
Dubuque
Parole Board
Iowa Daily Press
Cooney
Otto Karbusicky
Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police
Planning Board
Walker Students Stage Nose for News Play Friday
Walker junior class presents A Nose for News Friday night in the school auditorium. Lead role by Walter M. Skallerup Jr. Cast includes Dale Tenney George Bare Joe Webber Marion Wachal Leon Benesh William McCalley Fern Rogers William Sauer James Bingham George Oliphant Mary Lopata Bernard Henderson and Elmer Zieser.
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the Gazette
Walker
Walter M. Skallerup, Jr
Dale Tenney
George Bare
Joe Webber
Marion Wachal
Leon Benesh
William McCalley
Fern Rogers
William Sauer
James Bingham
George Oliphant
Mary Lopata
Bernard Henderson
Elmer Zieser
Iowa Homesteaders Celebrate First Year On Granger Land
Father L G Ligutti reported good signs for the Granger homestead subsistence project after its first year. Fifty families faced drought and slow mining but remained hopeful. The group thanked God and government at the Church of the Assumption with Gov Clyde L Herring and Bishop Gerald T Bergan attending.
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Granger
L. G. Ligutti
Church of the Assumption
Clyde L. Herring
Gerald T. Bergan
Fayette County Engineer Resigns After Long Service
A. D. Finch resigns as Fayette county engineer effective January 1 after a tenure since 1920. O. C. Thompson of Black Hawk county will replace him. Thompson has eight years as county engineer and was Waterloo city engineer. Finch will live in West Union and work as district salesman for Gibbs and Cook Tractor.
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West Union
A. D. Finch
Fayette County
O. C. Thompson
Black Hawk
Finch
Gibbs and Cook Tractor Arai Equipment Company
Des Moines
Mason City
Thompson
Waterloo City
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau Outlook Meeting Names Directors
Solon notes the Farm Bureau outlook meeting at St Marys auditorium with Cedar Big Grove and Newport townships represented. Elected directors include William Steinbrech Cedar Charles Novotny Big Grove and George Krall Newport.
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Solon
Farm Bureau
St. Mary’s Auditorium
Cedar
Big Grove
Newport
William Steinbrech
Charles Novotny
George Krall
Linn County Shows Lowest Per Capita County Government Cost
Iowa Taxpayers association report notes potential saving of 813 978 dollars or 17 percent in 1935 if counties kept expenditures to the per capita average of the three lowest in each population group. Costs totaled 4 723 309 dollars with Linn at 1 38 per person and Osceola at 3.00.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Linn
Osceola
Appanoose
Woodbury
Scott
Pottawattamie
Polk
Black Hawk
Jasper
Story
Clayton
Henry
Taylor
Decatur
Adair
Fire Destroys Store And Garage Near Waukon
Undetermined origin fire Sunday morning leveled a Rossville general merchandise store and an adjacent garage ten miles south of Waukon. Damage pegged at $4,000. The insured buildings housed contents. a new truck in the garage was lost. Store owner P. F. Dravis will rebuild as business continues from the Fred Leaf garage. Local firemen fought the blaze but could not save the structures.
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Waukon
Rossville
P. F. Dravis
Waukon Groceryman
Fred Leaf
Mortar Board Unit Formed At Grinnell College
Grinnell college announced a national charter for a Mortar Board chapter replacing the Cap and Gown society. Charter members include Elizabeth Shhoulberg Akron president Fran ces Hansen Omaha secretary Marguerite Fulton Columbus Neb treasurer Eve James Chicago librarian Nancy Griffin Salt City social chairman and Elizabeth Ann McAlpin Chicago. The charter has been sought since 1924.
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Grinnell
INS
Mortar Board
Women’s Honorary Society
Grinnell College
Elizabeth Shhoulberg
Akron
Frances Hansen
Omaha
Marguerite Fulton
Columbus
Neb
Eve James
Chicago
Nancy Griffin
Sae City
Elizabeth Ann McAlpin
Brooklyn Man Held On Drunk Driving Charge
C. E. Sleggel a 50 year old Brooklyn resident is jailed in Washington county on a 1000 bond for driving while intoxicated after a weekend incident five miles north of Washington. He may also face operating a car without a license and is on parole from Mt. Pleasant where arrests for intoxication led to parole. He obtained a liquor permit while on parole violating state law. He was bound over to district court from justice court.
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Washington
E. Sleggel
Brooklyn
Washington County
Sleggel
Mt. Pleasant
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W. E. Rochford
Minnesota
Western Surgical Conference
Kansas City
Farmer
Iowa News
Irving H. Borts
186Th Hospital
136Th Medical Regiment
186Th Ambulance
E. B. Bush
Ryan
Hubert Phillips
Maerita Donahue
Lorraine Mahoney
Rose Underwood
Donald McEnany
Oxford Junction
Elizabeth Nowachek
E. A. Grimwood
Anna Powelka
J. E. Davies
Arabelle Zak
Anna Burda
Emma Shimerda
Emma Thorne
Pearl Wright
L. A. Wright
Olin
Wilbur Barnhart
William Barnhart
Geneva
Ill
Raymond Nowachek
Wyoming
Barnhart
Clarence
Clarence High School
Baldwin
Ernest Balster
Mrs. Balster
Jake Werden
Onalee
Ellen
Margaret
Freddie
Ernella
James Stanton
James
Howard Rowden
Clarence Morehead
Carl Werden
Ellen Werden
Roy Werden
Norway
Eastern Star Chapter
Gertrude Jennings
J. C. Jennings
Elizabeth Wheeler
Chester Towe
Ruth Schloeman
Jessie Towe
Ruby Tuttle
Hazel Wheeler
Masonic Lodge
O. H. Huyck
W. M
F. H. Thomas
S. W
Royal Tuttle
J. W
R. I. Carroll
O. H. Tuttle
Wrecking Service
Messinger & Sons
Dial
Merrill R. Pierson
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Iowa State Board of Education
W. H. Gemmill
Gemmill
Sanfords
Waterloo Bride
Thomas McCann
Coggon
R.j.reynolds Tobacco Company
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
George Mills
Towa Daily Press Bureau
Prince of Pipe Tobaccos
P. A
Walter Skallerup
Rae
Linn County
Memphis
Tennessee
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