Woman shootsVan Horne youth at Wheeler station in Iowa
At the Wheeler filling station near Vinton three Van Horne men after closing time engaged in a fight with Mrs L M Wheeler the station owner. She fired a .32 caliber pistol wounding John Strelinger in the leg. Strelinger and the other two men are held on assault charges with hearings set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Wheeler
No. 30
L. M. Wheeler
John Streliner
van Horne
Streliner
Liberty
J. A. Ruhl
Streitner
Charlies
George Johnson
Nile Morena
Wheeler Station
Gus McClellan
Four Die In Vinton Auto Crash Near Highway 218
Four people died or were fatally injured in a head on collision six miles northwest of Vinton on Highway 218 Saturday afternoon. Rex Grovert 22 of Vinton and Harry Seely 32 of Vinton died at the hospital Rex Grovert’s car a Chevrolet roadster and Copley’s Pontiac sedan collided near the center of the radiators. Mrs Nellie Brubaker of Davenport was reported in critical condition with a fractured sternum and ribs and head injuries. Richard Copley 65 of Davenport Scott county supervisor died shortly before 9 Sunday. Mrs Copley scalp wound complications caused death Sunday. Rostell a passenger described the crash and indicated Grovert urged slower driving. Rex Grovert son of Henry Grovert, Valparaiso student and Vinton native, was to be 22 August 2. Funeral arrangements set for Tuesday at Fry funeral home and Trinity Lutheran church. Seely funeral Tuesday 2:30 at family residence Evergreen Cemetery. Copley body transported to Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Rex Grovert
Richard Copley
Davenport
Highway 218
Harry Seely
Scott County
Nellie ‘Brubaker
Copley
Brubaker
Jud Roszell
Grovert
Seely
Roszell
John R. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Nile Morena
Burrows
Garrison
Rostell
Henry Grovert
Benton County
Vinton High School
Valparaiso
Ind
Morris
Ishma Grovert
Chicago
Fry Funeral Home
Trinity Lutheran Church
Theo. Schliepsick
St. John’s Cemetery
Eldorado Township
Harry G. Seely
Charles G. Fort
Methodist Episcopal Church
Evergreen Cemetery
J. A. Bills and Son
Horace Seely
Mr. Seely
Mr. Copley
Winners Host Luncheon After Bridge Club in Center Junction
Center Junction reports the Women's bridge club winners entertained by the losers Friday at the Nelson home. Three tables played with Mrs. low and traveling prize awarded to Mrs. Paul Smith. guests included Mrs. Scott and others. Hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Women’s Bridge Club
C. H. Nelson
Low
Paul Smith
Scott Eee
E. F. Kleineck
George McDonald
E. Kl.tomlinson
T. Stanton
Peter Prahm
O. O. Watson
F. L. Himebaugh
Paul Paulsen, Jr
G. Vanderstoep
Iowa City Waterworks Offer Rejected by Company
Iowa City council sought to buy the waterworks for 200000 but the holding company declined the offer. Councilman Edward W. Sybil indicated a plant appraisal, estimated at 5000, would be requested at the next meeting. The appraisal would determine the city’s purchase rights, with a September vote anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Water Corporation
Edward W. Sybil
Wellman Woman Elizabeth Bottomfield 70 Laid to Rest
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Baptist church for Elizabeth Jane Bottomfield 70 who died at her Wellman home on Thursday evening. Born in Aller ton Pennsylvania she came to Iowa in 1862 with her parents I N Bottomfield and Mrs Bottomfield who settled near Wellman. She leaves a half brother William Hunter of Cinston Iowa and an adopted son Alvin Smith. Burial was in Wassonville cemetery north of Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
John Dostal
Ed Zak
Joseph
Maquoketa
Dostal
Czechoslovakia
Redlands
Calif
Wellman
Baptist Church
M. L. Dewey
Elizabeth Jane Bottomfield
Miss Bottomfield
Iowa
I. N. Bottomfield
Allerton
William Hunter
Cinston
Alvin Smith
Wassonville Cemetery
Iowa records 650 violent deaths in four months
Des Moines AP tally shows 650 Iowans died violently in four months. Auto crashes caused 97 fatalities. accidental burns 31. rail and train crashes 27 and 14. drownings 17. homicides 24. firearms 23. landslides 11. other causes 14 plus varied categories such as suffocation and electric shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Anamosa Man Hurt When Train Hits Auto at Morley
Morley night collision injures Dillon Sones 45 a farmer from Anamosa. His stalled auto remained on the tracks and was dragged about 40 feet by a Milwaukee freight engine. He suffered a broken rib cuts on the head and arm and bruises before crawling free. He was returned to his home.
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Morley
Dillon Sones
Milwaukee
Sones
A. O. Sones
Anamosa
Here
Fourth Is Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Of Couple At Vinton
Mr and Mrs H C Green of Vinton celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary on the Fourth of July in Vinton. Daughters L C Reinhard and J Lilja attend with families from Marion. Roy Inger of Hastings Neb unable to attend. The couple married in Vinton and lived near Traer before returning to Vinton where they have resided since. Mr Green born 1859 in Adams Center NY. Mrs Green born 1854 in Mahaska county Iowa. Mrs Green attends Vinton Methodist Church.
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Vinton
H. C. Green
L. C. Reinhard
John Lilja
Marion
Roy Inger
Hastings
Neb
Traer
Mr. Green
Adams Center
N. Y
Iowa
Mrs. Green
Mahaska County
Enoch
Elizabeth Murphy
Mary Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
California
Evening radio schedule details and featured programs
A dense listing of radio programs by time block across networks NBC CBS WABC WJZ WLS WSM KOIL WEAF WMAQ WLW WENR and others. It notes musical programs dramatic readings and variety acts through prime time with pages of station call letters and hosts.
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NBC
WJZ
WLS
WSM Koil
Sam
CBS
WABC
WMT Kmox
Kate Smith
WGN
KMOZX
Richard Crooks
WEAF
WOC
Inbc
Shey, Se
WMAQ
Kay Denna
Andy
WSM
Rles Carlile
Ciara Ie
WIZ
WFAA
Round Towners
WMT
Our Daily Food
WSMS
Weap Woc
Household Institute
WEAP
Wix
WLW
Adelea Ano
aBe Mi
Grace Ellis
WHO Brewer Orch
OnsOeergs
Washington
KMOX
EMBC
Columbia Elon Etch
Ann Leaf
Woman’s Review
Mormon Tabernacle
Virginia Arnold
KMBC
Tommy Christian
Charles Gilbert Spross
Mills Bros
Ana
Wabc $Bec
Billy’ Jones
Ernie Hare
Cramit and Soneene
KYW
Wiliam Hard
Stine Ee Erck
Walter Basith the Band
Who Erwane Smith Swan Muse
Ben Bernie Orch
Ed A
Oscar Guest
WIZ Wles
Ed Wynn
Wenr Koil
Lerdé
Orch
Irene
I Agnew
WAMQ
Henry Henderson 84 Central City Pioneer Farmer Dies
Henry Henderson 84 lifelong Republican and civic helper died. Funeral set at Congregational Church at 2 30 p m Tuesday with nephews as pallbearers and a male quartet providing music. Burial at Blodgei cemetery Henderson born June 25 1848 in St Reinie Canada later moved to Iowa with parents. He married Hannah Blodgett in 1876 and served on the Jackson township school board for twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Henry Henderson
Congregational Church
William
Ernest
Henry
Earl
Walter Henderson
William McTavish
R. L. Phelps
Walter Elsworth
Reginald Blofield
R. G. Hatch
Blodgei
Mr. Henderson
St. Reinie
Canada
William Henderson
Scotland
Yorkshire
England
Iowa
Jackson Township
Linn County
Es Puedes Bee
Hannah Blodgett
Henderson
Cressy R. Whaylen Charged With Murder
Waterloo Legion band leader Cressy R. Whaylen is jailed in Grundy Center after being formally charged with murder in the shooting death of his stepmother Florence Mae Whaylen. The crime occurred Friday near her husband’s farm close to Rein and a preliminary hearing is slated for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Cressy R. Whaylen
Waterloo Legion
Florence Mae Whaylen
Rein
Whaylen
H. T. Wagner
Waterloo
Death Toll In Lard Explosion Raised To Three
Funeral arrangements were under way on Monday for three people killed by burns from boiling lard that exploded after boiling over an open flame in a Keiler Wisconsin home seven miles from Dubuque. Mrs Henry Uthe 25 and her daughter Darlene 5 died late Saturday while Mrs John Uthe 53 the mother in law died Sunday. Dorothy 3 another daughter was burned but not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Keiler
Wis
Henry Uthe
Darlene
John Uthe
Dorothy
Mount Vernon Band Concert Draws 5000 Crowd
Five thousand residents and visitors packed Mount Vernon main street for a band concert sponsored by merchants. Wrestlers training for the Olympics under Coach Dick Barker staged five minute bouts on a hill side platform on South Second Avenue. G. L. Hill directed the events with tap dance solos by Hildred Colon and vocals by Dr. B. M. Regan enhancing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Dick Barker
South Second Avenue
G. L. Hill
W. G. Powers
Miss Hildred Colon
Dr. B. M. Regan
Red Oak Man Kills Wife Then Himself
An inquest was scheduled into the slaying of Mrs. Francis Coonley and the death by self-inflicted wound of her husband F. A. W. Coonley. He shot his wife in the head and then turned the gun on himself at the Lunsford home. The couple, aged 27 and 23, had been married three years and were caring for the Lunsford children during a movie outing. Coonley formerly worked as a Shenandoah station operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Oak
INS
Francis Coonley
F. A. W. Coonley
Coonley
H. Frank Lunsford
Coonleys
Lunsford
Fourth of July Celebrations Across Iowa
In Des Moines crowds marked Independence Day with farm bureau picnics and speeches. Ottumwa hosted Edward A. O'Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation, while Waverly featured Gov. Dan Turner. Adel heard President Charles E. Hearst, and Perry hosted Veterans of Foreign Wars events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
George Washington
Ottumwa
Edward A. O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Farm Bureau
Waverly
Dan Turner
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Adel
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Perry
Woman Fugitive From Iowa Wounded In Bandit Fight
Oklahoma City police held two robbery suspects after a gun battle Sunday. Mrs Arvetta Smith 28 wife of Edwin Smith escaped from an Iowa reformatory and was wounded in the clash. Edwin Smith and his brother Jim were captured and $77 loot recovered. Edwin Smith admitted two Iowa and Oklahoma grocery store holdups and a car theft at Waterloo Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Arvetta Smith
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Edwin Smith
Jim Smith
Waterloo
Man Undresses in Street and Walks Off in Blanket
Des Moines residents report a man undressing in a quiet street. He piles his clothes and walks away wrapped in a blanket. Police confiscate the clothing and search the area. An ID card names Harold A. Clark of Elmwood Park Illinois and a return ticket to Chicago is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harold A. Clark
North Seventy-seventh Street
Elmwood Park
Ill
Chicago
Margaret Mills Anamosa Woman Dies After Illness
Mrs. Margaret Mills 75 a resident of Anamosa for thirty years died Sunday at her home after months of illness. Born Margaret Inglis Mills in Ayershire Scotland March 4 1857 she came to the U S at age two. Survived by three sons Walter D George A and Ray J and several siblings. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Bride funeral home conducted by Rev Beggs.
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Hopkinton
Alfred Marolf
Marolf
Bren County
Switzerland
America
Wilton Junction
Mary E. Valet
Fred Stock
Harry A
Glenwood
Lee W
George A
Mason City
Ruth
Cedar Rapids
Forrest Johnston
Coggon
Roy
Benjamin L
Marion C
Presbyterian Church
David de Best
Hopkinton Cemeery
Anamosa
Margaret Mills
Margaret Inglis Mills
Ayershire
Scotland
Hale
W. J. Mills
Walter D
Chicago
Ray J
Iowa Mutual Claims Attorney
J. W. Waite
John
James
George Inglis
Gresham
Oregon
Dan Inglis
Cambridge
Bride Funeral Home
Beggs
Iowa Sees Cloudy Fourth Of July Parades
Des Moines reports cloudy Independence Day across Iowa with hundreds of parades and celebrations under overcast skies. Threats of rain hover as showers are forecast for late afternoon and evening, though western portions may see fair weather Tuesday according to a federal meteorologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Poron
Capitol excursion steamer hits span in river crash
The Capitol excursion steamer, carrying 500 passengers, collided with a draw span at the North Western railroad bridge Sunday night. A near panic followed as thousands watched. The boat drifted two hours with a torn gangplank and a cracked prow hole. an electrical storm raged and the river at the point runs 60 feet deep.
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Clinton
Capitol
North Western
Presbyterian Young Folk Have Conference
Cedar Falls hosts a six day Presbyterian Young Folk retreat at Riverview park led by Iowa church leaders. Key speakers include P H Pollock Bryn Mawr Minneapolis and E G Williams Westminster Des Moines with others from Ames Cedar Rapids Lincoln Neb New York Philadelphia and Los Angeles offering devotionals recreation and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Riverview Park
P. H. Pollock
Bryn Mawr Church
Minneapolis
E. G. Williams
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
H. S. Buffum
L. Myron Boozer
Ames
J. R. McCull
Three Talks On Drama Scheduled At S I U
Iowa City announces a July drama lecture series by Paul Green Lemar Stringfeld and Clark of New York. Green will appear July 6 14 after his play Tread the Green Grass is staged July 16 to 19 with Stringfeld providing the musical score. Clark attends the first University of Iowa production.
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Iowa City
Unia of Iowa Department of Fine Arts
Paul Green
Lemar Stringfeld
Clark
New York
Green
Green Grass
Stringfeld
University of Iowa Actors
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Wheeler Oil Station
John Strebner
Iowa News
Oelwein
A. Swartz
C. H. Brown
A. J. Artus
Glenn G. Kidd
Chamber of Commerce
Elks Home
Masonic Temple
Wildwood
Randalia
Anson Lewis
Caton
Larry McAlpin
Carlye Lewis
Corning
L. W. Coates
Sunnyside
Wash
West Union
Deelwein
Fayette
Hawkeye
Ventura
Maynard
Imogene Robertson
Everett Rice
Moline
Raymond Nolan
Rice
Hobson
Robert B. Pike
H. A. Neeb
Pittsburgh
Winthrop
Masonic Lodge
Ford
Opera House
Board of Education
Alex McDonald
Oakdale Sanatorium
Jackson County
John Rannals
Howard
Frank
Buchner
Andrew Cemetery
Buckhorn Creamery
Buckhorn Church
Creamery
Anamosa Man
Farm and Home Hour
Vbc
Waz i. Yorker Orch
Mount Vernon Entertainment
Ray Mills
Presbyterian Young Folk Have Conference
Buck
South Second Street
Paor
Dublin
Garry
Rebecca
Sunny Brook
Marion Nixon
Ralph Bellamy
Charley Chase
Vincent Lopez
Mpematssmoens
Peter
Rialto
Joe E. Brown
Weex'vays
Whele
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