Hailstorm Hits Plymouth County Area Causing 500000
A violent hailstorm swept a six mile wide path across Plymouth County from Chatsworth Indiana to Kingsley Iowa damaging crops and homes. Le Mars suffered heavy damage with downed lines blocked highways and many injuries reported. Farmers saw corn crushed and cattle losses. two feet of water flooded parts of town.
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LE Mars
B Mars
George Bavick
Hail Insurance Company
Chatsworth
Hawarden
Craig
Brunsville
Neptune
Kingsley
S W Snyder Former Head Of Nut Growers Dies At 72
Center Point Iowa Simon W Snyder 72 prominent nut grower and nurseryman died Wednesday at his Center Point home. He directed for twenty years in the Iowa Horticultural society and was past president of the Nut Growers association of North America. He worked on cross breeding nuts at Snyder Brothers nursery and marketed fresh prunes in Cedar Rapids while reportedly growing olives. He was active in Masonry Eastern Star and Center Point Methodist church. Survived by sister Minnie Snyder and three brothers. Masonic funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Burial Center Point cemetery.
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Gazette
Center Point
Simon W. Snyder
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Snyder
Masonic Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Lawson Snyder
Rapid City
S. D
Arthur J. Snyder
Sydney
Australia
Blairstown Youth Achieves Eagle Scout Honors
Blairstown teen Robert A. Cline, 15, son of Mr and Mrs J R Cline, earned Eagle Scout at the Benton County Boy Scout Court of Honor. He joined scouts January 1929, achieved Star July 4 1930 and Life December 12 1930. now senior patrol leader of Troop 45 led by J C B Peck. He was appointed January 1 1982 and belongs to Blairstown High School class of 1933, the school band, Presbyterian church orchestra and youth club.
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Blairstown
Robert A. Cline
J. R. Cline
Benton County
Cline
J. C. B. Peck
Blairstown High School
Presbyterian Church Orchestra
Young People's Club
Severe hail and wind sweep Estherville crops
A severe hail and rain storm struck Estherville Wednesday afternoon, cutting two gwath about four miles wide. Strong winds shattered greenhouse panes and damaged electroliers. All crops in the affected territory were flattened.
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Estherville
Green House
Clear skies and cooler temps forecast for Iowa Friday
Des Moines AP reports clear Friday skies with cooler air in eastern and southern Iowa. Yesterday temperatures ranged from 90 in Council Bluffs and Burlington to 55 in Inwood, while Esther recorded the heaviest rainfall at 1.78 inches.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Esther
University Receives 5000 Dollar Grant for Sex Research
Under Prof Emil Witschi the University of Iowa will continue sex determination studies using salamanders frogs mice and birds with a 5000 dollar appropriation from the National Research Council. This brings UI's total NRC support to 30000 dollars.
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Iowa City
Emil Witschi
University of Iowa
National Research Council
National Council
Witschi
Lightning kills former Fayette County girl in Rockton
Hazel Garets on, 18, died when lightning struck while she stood under a tree shelter during a thunderstorm in Rockton Illinois. Neighbors say the Garrettson family moved from Fayette County Iowa four years ago.
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Fayette County
Rockton, Ill
Hazel Garetson
Garetson
Iowa
State education board keeps budgets steady despite talks of cuts
The Iowa Board of Education completed a two day session with budgets for five state educational institutions unchanged apart from a previously approved five percent salary slash. No formal reductions were enacted as the board adjourned until September. George T. Baker was reelected president, and standing committees were reappointed with no changes.
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Iowa City
Board of Education
W. H. Gemmill
Des Moines
Gemmill
George T. Baker
Davenport
E. P. Schoentgen
Council Bluffs
Anna
Indians To Attend Montour Schools Again Next Year
Indians from the reservation east of Montour will attend Montour public schools next year under a new US government contract with the board of education. The agreement provides $1,500 annual tuition for up to 18 pupils, with $8 extra per month for each pupil beyond eight.
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Montour
Montour Public Schools
United States
Board of Education
Government
Fireworks Ban Approved for State Parks
ARNOLDS PARK AP The state board of conservation on Wednesday voted to bar future use of fireworks in all state parks. The board also set rules against taking natural fruits and nuts from parks and ordered buoys in parks to follow state regulations under the lake custodian. Submerged hazards must be removed and rocks and reefs in lakes marked with buoys.
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Arnolds Park
State Board of Conservation
Six die in Iowa tragedies beyond age and cause listed
Six persons die in Iowa incidents including Harcourt Dunn of Omaha struck by trolley wire atop a freight car in Ames. Charles Young 54 falls from a hayrack near Lewis. David Butler 38 of Davenport fatally injured in a truck overturn near Oaklawn Illinois. Pearl Eherekta 30 dies after taking poison in Sioux City. Edward Barth 63 mid Amana dies after being kicked by a horse. Mary Lou Haskins 3 struck by car driven by 21 year old Lloyd Buckroyd. Charles Griner and James Hicks injured in crash near Sioux City.
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Harcourt Dunn
Omaha
Charles Young
Lewis
David Butler
Davenport
Pearl Eherekta
Sioux City
Edward Barth
Oskaloosa
Mary Lou Haskins
Des Moines
Dunn
Ames
Young
Butler
Oaklawn
Chicago
Everette
Barth
Middle Amana
Haskins
Lloyd Buckroyd
Charles Griner
James Hicks
Iowa Highway Contracts Awarded for 500000 in Road Work
The Iowa state highway commission let contracts totaling about 500000 for paving grading graveling and bridge and culvert work on primary roads. Paving 31 miles costs 407601 with additional grading seven miles 18815 graveling 26 miles 3960 and bridges and culverts 35000.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Hamilton-Hardin
Williams
Alden
Iowa Falls
Wright Construction Company
Des Moines
Wright County
Goldfield
Clarion
Booth and Olson, Inc
Sioux City
Jacques Jolas To Present His Final Concert This Friday
Jacques Jolas renowned pianist and Cornell summer instructor will give his final recital of a five concert series Friday in the Mount Vernon college chapel. A Stone City art colony delegation is expected. the program features Albeniz, Revel, Debussy, Prokofieff, and Medtner in a modern recital highlighting post romantic and contemporary works.
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Mount Vernon
Jacques Jolas
Cornell College
College Chapel
Stone City
Jolas
Prokofieff
Medtner
Paris
Albeniz
Tax Levy Reduced At Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs reduced the municipal tax levy by twelve and a half mills for the coming year in a bid to save taxpayers about 85000 dollars after state examiners reported the city’s finances were precarious.
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Council Bluffs
City of
Elgin and Fairfax social notes headline Iowa brief
Special to The Gazette reports social events in Elgin and Fairfax. Elgin hosts guests from Cedar Rapids St Paul and Marquette at a dinner. a Fayette resident Mrs Coleman suffered a sunstroke and heart attack with five children listed as survivors. Fairfax marks Margaret Rogers seventy ninth birthday with many relatives present including Russell brothers and Tomlinson sister. Tipton fire department responds to Edith Eller farm vehicle fire along primary road No 74 causing heavy damage to the car.
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D. M. Parker
Coleman
Fayette
Vern Gale
Floyd Coleman
F. A. Holmes
Oclwein
Leon Knight
Decorah
E. W. Taylor
Washington
Fairfax
Margaret Rogers
John Cronk
Montana
William Russell
Andrew Russell
Joseph Tomlinson
la Jolla
Calif
Norman McNee
Watkins
Ed Miller
al Johnson
Herd Russell
Andrew Mitchell
Norway
Jack Russell
Elmar Tow
Atkins
Dave McNee
Olive Burgess
He Weichman
Shell
Jake Gasser
Jrr
Margaret Heidt
Oelwein
William Sayers
Marengo
Orville
Wallace Rogers
Tipton
Edith Eller
R. D. Wingert
Grand Jury Delays Verdict in Mefford Parental Shooting Case
An OsKaloosa coroner's jury found Suel Mefford died of a gunshot fired by his son Irvin but asked the county grand jury to investigate further. The inquest mostly supported the youth's defense as Mrs. Mefford testified the father threatened the family and reached for a shotgun when Irvin shot.
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Oskaloosa
Suel Mefford
Mahaska
Irvin
Irvin Mefford
Birthday Dinner Honors Elder Mrs Seyfert at 89
Mrs Josephine Seyfert the oldest woman in town was guest of honor at a Tuesday birthday dinner at the Joseph Seyfert home marking her eighty ninth birthday.
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Josephine Seyfert
Joseph Seyfert
Scientists Verify Tests on Old Gold Tobacco Quality
Two leading university scientists conduct tests to compare brands against the Old Gold standard. They offer copies of their signed report to authorities on request to P Lorillard Company Inc in New York City for reference in future assessments and improvements.
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New York
P. Lorillard Company, Inc
West 40Th St
New York City
Old Gold Proclaimed Cooler Smoke in 75 Tests
New York Testing Laboratories found Old Gold to burn cooler than three other leading brands after 75 heat tests using an Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter. Director G Brinton Jack Jr noted studies spanned eight months and used cartons from regular retail channels with no cigarette company involvement.
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New York
K. P. Monroe
Gar-Baker Laboratories
Walter R. Knapp
G. Brinton Jack, Jr
Jack
Mr. Jack
B.t.us
NEW York Testing Laboratories
Old Gold averages 156 B.T.Us. Cooler than Brand Z
Old Gold posts an average of 156 BTUs cooling, outperforming Brand Z in efficiency. Consumers compare energy output and efficiency between the brands, highlighting Old Gold as the cooler option in tests.
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B.t.us
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