Companions in Farm Holdup Attack Wounds Youth
Donald Smith 19 of Coppock was shot and seriously wounded during a holdup near the Ben Reece farm five miles southeast of Brighton. Kenneth Hollenbeck 21 of Washington escaped as sheriffs pursued the pair after a failed bank robbery plot. Reece reported two youths forced entry, stole cash and a shotgun, and alerted authorities. Smith admitted plans with a second companion, which reportedly failed.
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the Gazette
Washington
Donald Smith
Coppock
Washington County
Ben Reece
Brighton
Kenneth Hollenbeck
Smith
Fairfield Hospital
H. M. Putnam
Fred McIntire
Jefferson County
Reece
Hollenbeck
Hanford Airlines Introduces Twin Motored 10 Passenger Planes
Sioux City AP report notes Hanford Airlines, now under Thomas F. Ryan control, installed twin-motored 10 passenger Lockheed Electra planes on the Kansas City to Twin Cities route. President A S Hanford Jr announced the service with post office approval. J W Miller became VP and GM.
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Sioux City
Hanford Airlines
Thomas F. Ryan
San Francisco
Kansas City
Twin Cities
A. S. Hanford, Jr
Post Office
J. W. Miller
Douglas Aircraft Company
Miller
Omaha
Sioux Falls
S. C
Hanford
Huron
Aberdeen
Bismarck
Troy Mills Woman Overcome By Heat
Mrs. Charles Nelson, 66, of Troy Mills was overcome by heat at her daughter Mrs. Henry Theda's home on Monday afternoon. Her condition was listed as serious. It was the first heat prostration in the area this year as the temperature reached 98 degrees.
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Troy Mills
Charles Nelson
Henry Theda
Mercury
Shueyville Plans Old-Time Fourth Celebration and Homecoming
SHUEYVILLE The Y P C E of the Shueyville church will sponsor an old-time Fourth of July celebration and homecoming at the Shueyville school grounds. The program begins with band music and group singing at 10 30 a.m. Dr Bohumil Shimek of Iowa City, a local native, will give an address at 11. Afternoon activities include races and other contests.
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Shueyville
Bohumil Shimek
Iowa City
Centennial Celebration Opens in Washington County Iowa
Washington county celebrates its centennial with 7000 attendees as a 21-bomb salute opens a multi day program through July 4. The event features Miss Crawfordsville and Madam Crawfordsville titles, a 100 piece county band, and driver led parades and exhibits across Washington and surrounding towns.
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Washington
Washington County
Adam Ritchey
Robert Noonan
Ritchey
Young Bear
Milburn McKay
Roger Sherman
Crawfordsville
Dubuque Visitation Academy Fire Destroys Wings
A fire at Visitation Academy in Dubuque destroyed three of four sections after an apparent basement wiring fault. Firefighters Captain Patrick McManus Carl Cosgrove and William Gibson were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. 42 nuns and church property were evacuated with injuries minimal. Estimated damage placed at $50,000.
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Dubuque
Visitation Academy
Patrick McManus
Carl Cosgrove
William Gibson
Music Conservatory
Fire destroys four Edyyville businesses after gasoline stove blast
An early Wednesday explosion from a lighting gasoline stove in Eddyville E started a fire that burned one man and leveled four one story frame buildings. Damage exceeds 20000 dollars. Bakery operator C Whitboard was blown through a storefront. his injuries were not serious. Dr E McCrea saved her equipment as the blaze reached Saville Wilcox store and Johnson general store. Gordon Watkins fainted from heat but recovered after treatment.
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Eddyville E
C. Whitboard
Saville and Wilcox
H. C. Johnson
Eppie McCrea
Hillman Family Reunion Held East of Belle Plaine
Mrs Margaret Hillman hosted a large reunion at her home five miles east of Belle Plaine on Sunday. Relatives from Marengo Hartwick Gibson Delta and Belle Plaine attended including Sid Yeaman Frank Dugger Bud Shedenheim Ray Jake L Bladen C L Hillman Ray Leimberer Albert Hillman Donald Hillman and Emmons Hillman among others.
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Belle Plaine
Margaret Hillman
Sid Yeaman
Marylin Cranston
Gibson
Frank Dugger
Delta
Bud Shedenheim
Ray
Jake
Lighting Highways Urged As Safety Plan
Prof M S Coover of Iowa State proposes night lighting for Highway 65 Ames to Des Moines and a highway 30 lighting project through Ames to set a model for state wide illumination. He cites night accidents, cost estimates, and compares lighting with traffic safety studies from Des Moines and an eastern highway.
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Ames
Des Moines
M. S. Coover
Iowa State College
Coover
R. A. Moyer
Moyer
Sioux City Man Named In Truck Hijacking Case
George Scott identified Harry Markell of Sioux City as a hijacker in the June 18 highway 71 truck theft near Spencer. Markell faces robbery with aggravation kidnapping and larceny of a motor vehicle charges. bond set at 10000 with a July 30 preliminary hearing.
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Spencer
George Scott
Harry Markell
Sioux City
Highway 71
Markell
J. G. Crockett
Frank Margolin
R. A. Fillion
Scott
Superior
Wis
Hotel managers say waitresses rarely stay to learn dining service
Managers believe waitresses rarely remain long in hotels to master the craft and thus are unlikely to replace men in dining room work.
Conroy Building Destroyed in Fire Loss About $4700
Ed Wiebold’s two story Conroy building housing a grocery and living quarters burned in the early hours. Fire discovered at 2 30 a m by Clarence Hall. Loss totals about 4700 with 3500 on the building and 1200 on contents partly insured. Marengo and Williamsburg fire crews assisted.
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The
Gazette
Conroy
Ed Wiebold
L. E. Slaymaker
Wiebold
Blairstown
Clarence Hall
McGregor Man Leads Iowa Conservation Board
Logan Blizzard of McGregor succeeds Mrs. Henry Frankel of Des Moines as chairman of the Iowa state conservation commission. Blizzard, a former Newton resident and Jasper county native, moved to McGregor in 1917 and runs a crushed stone sand and gravel business. He was named to the commission May 17, 1935, by Governor Herring. Blizzard's term ends July 1, 1941. He is a Republican.
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Iowa State Conservation Commission
Blizzard
Newton
Jasper County
McGregor
Conservation Commission
Herring
Wilson Reports Primary Campaign Expenditures
Des Moines AP: George A. Wilson reports spending 3586.31 dollars in Iowa's June 1 Republican governor primary with 704.51 dollars in contributions. John H. Mitchell, Fort Dodge, led Democratic attorney general spending at 359.70 dollars and J G Devine of Humboldt spent 321.88 in the Republican secretary of state race.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Secretary of State
Iowa
John H. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
J. G. Devine
Humboldt
Sioux County approves paving bonds for roads
Sioux County voters approved a $1,000,000 bond issue by a margin over two to one with about 5,000 casting ballots. The program will pave about seventy miles of east–west highways in the county, following a pattern similar to the state program. Lyon county awaits its vote Thursday.
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Orange City
Ins
Iowa
Sioux County
Lyon County
Moon Temperature Drops During Lunar Eclipse
During a lunar eclipse the moon’s temperature fell from 194 degrees above zero to 152 degrees below zero within a few minutes, a dramatic thermal change observed in the event.
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John Jones
Alma Lins
Ainsworth
Irene Burmeister
Rebekah
Richmond
Wellman
West Chester
Dubuque Academy
Eddyville
Laur
Mytt Mets
Sam Pinsky
Delicatessen
3Rd Ave
M’gregor Man
Conservation Board
Logan Blizzard
Henry Frankel
Logan
Wilson
Smalekofes
Third Avenue
Simmons
Elias Tien
Smulekoff
By Simmon
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