Waterloo Pair Die As Plane Crashes On July Fourth
Two Waterloo residents Roy Lightfoot 53 and Richard Berry 19 die when Berry’s plane stalls and dives to ground. Berry a licensed pilot with 500 flight hours. Lightfoot a construction worker. Survived by families. Berry’s crash follows Newton and Bancroft incidents as July Fourth toll rises.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Roy Lightfoot
Richard Berry
Waterloo
Berry
Ray Berry
Waterloo Courier
Lightfoot
Newton
Bancroft
Towa
Harry Coffie
Sigourney Man Killed After Being Struck by Car
Sigourney John Ludwig 76 died after being struck by a car driven by Mrs Raymond Goeldner on highway No 92 near Sigourney. He stepped into the road after signaling and ran into the vehicle. He was born near Sigourney and lived on the same farm. survived by brother Joe Ludwig. Funeral at St Peter and St Paul’s Cleary Creek with burial in Clear Creek cemetery.
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Sigourney
John_ Ludwig
Raymond Goeldner
Ludwig
Goeldner
Plains Township
Joe Ludwig
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church
Cleary Creek
Clear Creek Cemetery
Plane Crash Near Bancroft Hits Fourth of July Crowd
Motherville and two passengers Thomas von Dank and John Johnson were injured when Cof fie's ship forced landing after a stalled motor left the plane 200 feet up and crashes on the Joe Moser farm near Bancroft. Seven people injured leaving Chariton fireworks show were treated in hospital. driver Guy Cox, 19, Ackworth, held after failing to stop, claiming no parking.
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Motherville
Coffie
Joe Moser
Bancroft
Thomas von Dank
John Johnson
Chariton
Guy Cox
Ackworth
Cox
Keokuk Man Dies From Powder Mill Explosion Injuries
Charles Kries, 60, of Keokuk, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in an explosion at the Du Pont powder mill in Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Charles Kries
du Pont
Iowa Solons Oppose Roosevelt Lending Bill Amid Debate
Washington AP reports Iowa lawmakers react to Roosevelt’s $3.8 billion lending plan. Rep Ben Jensen warns of deep debt and bank failures, linking it to last decade’s panic. Republicans Karl LeCompte Fred Gilchrist John Gwathne Thomas Martin criticize entangling government finance with private lending. Other officials defer or oppose pending analysis.
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Roosevelt
Iowa
Ben Jensen
Karl le Compte
Fred Gilchrist
Ben Franklin
John Gwathne
Okhand T
Lam
Thomas E. Martin
William Jacobsen
Guy M. Gillette
Clyde L. Herring
Vincent F. Herrington
Henry Talle
River Victim: Death of Charles Olson Recorded as Drowning
Charles Olson, 70, was found dead in the Missouri River south of Manawa. The council bluffs inquest recorded his death Wednesday as drowning.
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INS
Charles Olson
Missouri River
Manawa
Heavy Rain Deluges Washington Area and Surrounding Localities
A Monday downpour drenched Washington and nearby farms, flooding basements and submerging parts of the $159 000 federal underpass. A storm damaged the Flynn estate east of Riverside, wrecking a barn and corn, while rail lines including Rock Island between Cotter and Columbus Junction faced washouts. Train service was disrupted for hours with rerouting and later restoration. In Letts and Indian Creek area storms forced river flooding, washing out track and damaging homes and crops, with broader agricultural disruption reported.
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the Gazette
Washington
Flynn
Riverside
Harvey Wilson
Board of Supervisors
Rock Island
Yrailroad
Cotter
Columbus Junction
Letts
West Liberty
Milwaukee
Muscatine
Indian Creek
Here
Rock Island Lines
Fourth of July Parade Bypasses Streets for Sick Children
A parade in Garner went five blocks out of its route Tuesday to allow the three children of the J C Steinberg family, quarantined at home with scarlet fever, to view the procession.
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Garner
J.C Steinberg
Centennial crowd of 25 000 fills Iowa City park
Iowa City capped its centennial celebration with a 25 000 person crowd at City Park. George Koser said gates kept cars out and tickets sold out at the gate. Heat reached 95 degrees as concessions and pioneer groups packed the grounds for a fireworks finale and exhibits on progress from 1889 to 1939.
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Iowa City Park
Iowa City
George Koser
Koser
Martin Birrer
Johnson County
Fireworks display draws crowd to city park
The crowd gathered along an embankment to watch fireworks as old time fire fighting methods were contrasted with modern city practices. Twenty policemen controlled traffic at the park while one minor accident occurred. Sherman Cox, 79, was hospitalized after a collision with a parked machine. Barbers expected a rush from citizens who had grown facial hair for the event.
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Mercy Hospital
Barbers
Citzens
West Couple Observe Golden Anniversary
Special to The Gazelle Mr and Mrs Duke Ehrman celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their West home Tuesday They were married in Cedar Rapids on July 4 1889 Mer Ehrman was born in West October 27 1868 the son of John and Louisa Ehrman Mrs Ehrman is the daughter of Charley and Fredricka Kraus Shewie born in South Amana April 22 1805 They became the parents of six children Charley Frieda and Louise deceased and Ed of High Amana John of Marengo and Mr Marie Mastellar of Chicago There are nine grandchildren
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Duke Ehrman
West
Cedar Rapids
Mer Ehrman
John
Louisa Ehrman
Ehrman
Charley
Fredricka Kraus Shewie
South Amana
Frieda
Louise
High Amana
Marie Mastellar
Chicago
HIRE RAZES STORE ROME AT NASHVILLE
Maquoreta Carl Frandsen's general store at Nashville burned. Origin of the fire was unknown. The Frandsens returned home from a picnic to find their building in flames. Account books and groceries were saved. seven children lived in the apartment above. Neighbors alerted volunteers who fought the blaze. storage tank did not catch fire. Loss estimated at about 8000 dollars.
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Carl Frandsen
Nashville
Frandsens
Muaquoleta
Francis Morehead
Ulysses Mohr
Mat Cateh Lire
Frandson
Woosters
Franden
Oxford’s Oldest Resident Mrs Mary Douglas Dies
Special to The Genette Mary Douglas aged 91, longtime Oxford resident and widow of a Civil War veteran, died at home after illness. Funeral services were held at Federated Church with Rev Troy Organ Butith. burial followed at Tiffin cemetery. Survivors include four sons Charles Grover, John Oklahoma City, Elmer Sioux City, Albert. daughters Mrs Fred Henderson. fifteen grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Mary Douglas
Federated Church
Troy Organ
Charles
Grover
Cale John
Oklahoma City
Sioux City
Albert
Mis Fred Henderson
Oxford
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