Taxpayers Association Reports 14 Percent of Institute Costs Collected
Iowa counties paid 1 675 349 to state institutions in 1939, collecting only 14.21 percent of maintenance costs from relatives and estates. Bremer led at 73.14 percent, with several counties following, while Linn and Johnson reported lower shares. The report notes legal requirements to collect from beneficiaries and details whose expenses were supported at various facilities.
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Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Association
Woodward
Glenwood
Oakdale
Dubuque
Toledo
Bremer
Chickasaw
Plymouth
Clark
Louisa
Sac
Cherokee
Mahaska
Crawford
Linn County
Johnson County
Fayette
Benton
Tama
Winneshiek
Buchanan
Jones
Delaware
Allamakee
Now
Clayton
Elizabeth O'Connor Wins Iowa Colonial Essay Contest
Elizabeth O'Connor 18 of Mount Pleasant won the Iowa Colonial essay contest with her piece Mother Clarke Pioneer Woman. The Mount Pleasant High School graduate will receive a $250 national prize and will attend the Iowa department convention in Marshalltown August 6 to 8 as district president aide.
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Des Moines
INS
National American Legion Auxiliary
Elizabeth O'Connor
Mount Pleasant
Mother Clarke
American Legion Auxiliary Magazine
Iowa
O'Connor
Mount Pleasant High School
Frank
Marshalltown
Clayton Man Loses Hand In Car Crash
Leonard Wespans, 35, of Clayton lost control on a graveled road near Waukon at 1 am Sunday. His left hand was mangled and amputated after the car overturned while he held the door. He was taken to a local hospital then Iowa City hospital. Passengers Marcus Robinson Cad Bailey and others suffered minor injuries.
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Waukon
Leonard Wespans
Clayton
Jake Ewing
Iowa City
Wespans
Marcus Robinson
Cad Bailey
Oo Ao
Layton
Four Killed in Dubuque County Highway Crash Toll Rises
The 1941 Iowa highway toll reached 272 after a severe Dubuque county crash described as the worst in 11 years. Obituary notes include Miss Haas born May 4 1924 Delhi daughter of Frank and Haas, with services planned at St Marys Manchester. Survivors listed for Sauerbry and Otterbeck families.
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Strawberry Point
Miss Haas
St. Mary’s Church
Manchester
Ial
Worthington
Frank H. Haas
Delhi
Masonville
Germaine
Lee
Laverne
Gerald
Cletus
Sauerbry
Honey Creek Township
Thomas Sauerbry
Harold
Addie Sauerbry
Otterbeck
David Fogel
Thorpe
Elkader
Louis Otterbeck
John Otterbeck
Oelwein
Scott
Clayton Counties
Wayne Sharp
Volga City
Kenneth Raymond
Donald
Cedar Rapids
Katherine Otterbeck
William Otterbeck
St. Olaf
Charles Otterbeck
Christian Otterbeck
Adolph Possehl
Edgewood
John Scharf
Guttenberg
Dubuque County
Iowa
Surprise Attack Backfires On Goat Herd At Camp Claiborne
Sergeant Frances Condon of LeMars, Iowa, and his 168th infantry unit swept a dark camp at night only to find the apparent enemy a herd of goats. He ordered surrender but the animals did not respond.
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Camp Claiborne
Frances Condon
LeMars
168Th Infantry
Condon
Communist Leader Sees Nazi Defeat By Russia
M. R. Carson Iowa Nebraska Kansas communist organizer predicted Russia would defeat Nazi Germany with Hitler to be hanged from a Berlin lamp post. Speaking at a public library lawn he urged rally behind government to aid Russia and Britain and warned Hitler relies on Lindberghs Hoovers and Wheelers to win over America.
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Des Moines
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Berlin
M. R. Carson
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Public Library
Carson
United People
Russia
Britain
Lindberghs
Hoovers
Wheelers
America
United States
Alfred G. Rigby Dies at 72. Independence Civic Leader
Alfred G. Rigby, 72, prominent Independence businessman and civic figure, died at People's Hospital after two weeks' hospitalization. A Cedar County native, he built a life insurance career from 1895 and served as postmaster for a decade, active in Republican politics, the Buchanan County Fair, the Rotary Club, and his Methodist church. He married Flora Scott in 1898. surviving are his wife and son Scott.
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Independence
Alfred G. Rigby
People’s Hospital
Mr. Rigby
Cedar County
Alfred Rigby
Clarence
Cornell College
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Rigby
Republican Party
Buchanan County Fair Association
Flora Scott
Oelwein
Scott Rigby
Oak Grove
Stray Bullet Fatal To Erwin Cooper
Erwin Cooper, 73, of Lansing, died after a stray bullet struck him on his porch last Monday. He died in a La Crosse, Wisconsin hospital from heart attack and shock caused by the accident.
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Lansing (Ap
Erwin Cooper
Lansing
la Crosse
Wis
Iowa WPA clash as district chair accuses official of cuts
Des Moines AP a Democratic intra party dispute erupts as Lester W Drennen district party chairman denounces State WPA Administrator George J Keller for cutting WPA staff. Drennen says Keller will soon take a leave of absence. Keller unavailable for comment. The cut reduced state WPA personnel from 18 500 to 14 000 over weeks.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lester W
WPA
George J. Keller
Drennen
Clyde L. Herring
Keller
Stanwood Laborer Admits Hog Theft From Olin Farmer
Melvin Wittengl a 23 year old Stanwood laborer and farm hand admitted to Sheriff Henry Eichorn that he stole four hogs from Howard Dowell an Olin farmer on May 17 and sold them at a West Liberty consignment sale in his own name He was arrested in Cedar county on calves theft charges and Jones county officials suspect him in a hog theft case The calves were sold at a Anamosa consignment sale Wittengl is jailed in Cedar County with pro se charges and action on the Jones county theft remains undecided.
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Anamosa
Melvin Wittengl
Stanwood
Henry Eichorn
Howard Dowell
Olin
West Liberty
Wittengl
Cedar County
Jones County
Witteng
Eichhorn
Georgia Governor Ousts Manchester Native For Race Coeducation Stand
Governor Eugene Talmadge and a reconstituted Georgia Regents board dismissed Walter D. Cocking, dean of the University of Georgia College of Education, after charges of advocating mixed classes and general equality. The vote to not rehire Cocking followed new charges raising implications he favors race integration and equality in education.
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Atlanta
Board of Regents
Eugene Talmadge Monday
Manchester
Walter D. Cocking
College of Education
University of Georgia
Athens
Cocking
Talmadge
James
Backstage in Iowa Politics by Frank T. Nye
Iowa legislators debate the distribution of defense work to Des Moines and state unemployed workers. A shift in personnel and agency roles surfaces as Roy Souis seeks an executive post. A national aluminum drive outline urges citizens to donate spare aluminumware while preserving essential purchases.
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Pack
State Executive Council
Engineering Examining Board
Roy Souis
Charles City
William S. Knudsen
OPM
F. H. LaGuardia
Office of Civilian Defense
Iowa historian Edgar Harlan dies at 72 in Des Moines
Edgar R. Harlan, 72, longtime Iowa curator and author, died at his Des Moines home after a month of illness. Funeral set for Tuesday at Dunn's. burial Thursday in Keosauqua. He wrote major histories of Iowa and Sac and Fox chiefs, helped establish state parks, and served as secretary of the state conservation board.
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Des Moines
Edgar R. Harlan
Iowa
Dunn
Keosauqua
Harlan
Coralville Bay Boy Kenneth Rogers Returns Home After Disappearance
Kenneth Rogers, 14, of Coralville, Iowa, is found safe with his parents after three weeks away. Disappearance began June 21 when clothes were found along the Iowa River and firemen searched the bank. He claimed to have visited Washington, D C, and other places, and the drowning theory was dropped.
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Iowa City
INS
Kenneth Rogers
Coralville
Lloyd T. Rogers
Kenneth
Iowa River
Washington, D. C
Senators oppose new bases beyond hemisphere
A bipartisan group led by Sen. Charles L. McNary and including Sens. George and Reynolds warned against establishing any new American military bases outside the western hemisphere. They argued Iceland occupation should satisfy strategic needs and cautioned such expansion could push the U.S. toward war with Germany.
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Washington
INS
Iceland
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Senate
George
Foreig
Reynolds
N.C
Germany
McNary
Western Hemisphere
Azores
Dakar
Liberia
Girl Flyer Dorothy Powell Dies in Suspected Love Tragedy
CHICAGO UP Death today had sealed the secret of Dorothy Powell, 24, a white collar worker and amateur aviatrix, who swallowed a poisonous drink soon after. Authorities believed thwarted love rather than an incurable disease caused her act as she died Sunday without disclosing the malady she claimed would kill her.
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Chicago
Dorothy Powell
Miss Powell
Milwaukee
Fragmentary Ad Listing Residents and Requests in Marion
A damaged notice lists numerous residents from Stone City Indiana Harbor Sioux Falls and Marion along with relations and a wanted ad seeking a 3 or 4 room apartment. It ends with an instruction to inquire at the Gazette office in Marion.
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Inquire Gazette Office
Marion
Carter Family Hosts Supper Before Lake Geneva Trip
Supper guests in the home of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon H. Carter included Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Carter and their son Carroll Carter with his wife of Des Moines. They were en route to Lake Geneva for a weekend. Beauty bargain offered Ponds 20c face powder and 10c Ponds Lips, both 25c at Owens Cut Rate Drug.
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Vernon H. Carter
Mr. Carter
F. H. Carter
Carroll Carter
Des Moines
Lake Geneva
Owen
Local visitors and a used refrigerator ad in Des Moines
Grant Tarbell of Chicago visits his aunt Mrs. Ben Bulkley and cousin Elison. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Jones spend the weekend in Des Moines with friends. For sale a Leonard refrigerator in excellent condition. Gordon Hatchery. Phone 134.
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Grant Tarbell
Chicago
Mrs
Ben Bulkley
Elison
Ned Jones
Des Moines
Leonard
Gordon Hatchery
Capron family hosts overnight guests and picnic
Mrs Niels Munsen and her children Margaret and Robert of Capron Illinois will stay Monday with her brother-in-law Andrew P Munsen. A lawn picnic for the group will be held Monday evening. Also invited are Mr and Mrs J Robert Munson of Cincinnati and Mrs Franklin Kemp with her son Lin of Cedar Rapids.
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Niels Munsen
Margaret
Robert
Capron
Mrs. Georges Returns Home After Visit to Ill Mother
Mrs. Herman Georges of Savanna Illinois returned to her home after visiting due to her mother Mrs. Clarence E. Reiter’s illness. Reiter’s condition improved but she may receive no visitors at this time.
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Herman Georges
Savanna
Ill
Clarence E. Reiter
Troop 38 Scouts Plan Lake Macbride Overnight Hike
Troop 38 Boy Scouts meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Lincoln building to travel to Lake Macbride for an overnight hiking trip.
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Boy Scouts
Lincoln Building
Lake Macbride
Seventy Fifth Anniversary Meeting At Coggon Church
Attending the Sunday observance at the Christian church in Coggon were Rev. Vernon H. Carter, Mrs. Bess Golden, Mrs. Roy Mack, Mrs. W. H. Applegate, Mrs. La Verna Crew and Mrs. Rose Reiter.
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Christian Church
Coggon
Vernon H. Carter
Bess Golden
Roy Mack
W. H. Applegate
la Verna Crew
Rose Reiter
Women’s Association aids transport to meeting on Tuesday
Members of the Women’s Association of the Congregational church seeking a ride to the Tuesday afternoon gathering at the H. W. Wiggins home are asked to call Mrs. Norman J.
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Women’s’ Association of the Congregational Church
H. W. Wiggins
Norman J
Guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Monahan Visit from Wisconsin
In their home, Mr and Mrs Jack Monahan host relatives including his sister Mrs Nell Winter of Milwaukee and his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs James Mills of Beloit Wisconsin.
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Jack Monahan
Mr. Monahan
Nell Winter
Milwaukee
Mrs
James Mills
Beloit
Wis
Linn De Molay Chapter to Meet at Masonic Temple
Linn Chapter No. 900 Order of De Molay will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple. Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Daubenmier were Mrs Daubenmier's brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William Koering of Tipton and Mr and Mrs L A Son and Mr and Mrs Eugene Daubenmier and their family of Marion
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Linn Chapter No. 900
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Earl Daubenmier
Garden Club Tour Planned at City Park Then Picnic
The Wildwood Garden club meets Thursday at 10 a.m. at the city park for a Marioff gardens tour. A picnic dinner is set for noon at Thomas park. The Women’s Association of the Congregational Church boards meet tonight at 7:30 at Mrs N J Waffle’s home.
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Wildwood Garden Club
City Park
Marioff Gardens
Thomas Park
The
Women's Association of the Congregational Church
N. J. Waffle
Mrs Leta Cornelius Ill with Pneumonia in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Leta Cornelius, employed in Chicago, is ill with pneumonia at St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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Leta Cornelius Een
Chicago
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Kensington Service in Thomas Park This Thursday
The Christian church service group will meet at 12 30 PM in Thomas Park to share a bring your own dish meal. Members should bring their own table service and a dish to pass for the gathering.
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The
Christian Church
Kensington
Thomas Park
Mrs Mary Rogers and Daughter Phyllis Headed to Pasadena
Mrs Mary Rogers and her daughter Phyllis of Pasadena California are en route to their destination. The snippet notes travel plans as part of a longer local notice.
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Mary Rogers
Phyllis
Pasadena, Calif
Sunday Guests at Mrs Miller Home
Mrs Edith Miller hosted guests this Sunday at her parents home Mr and Mrs W A Ladd. Attending were Mr and Mrs Roy Odekirk and their sons Burton and Kier plus Robert Odekirk.
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Edith Miller
W. A. Ladd
Roy Odekirk
Burton and
Kieron
Robert Odekirk
Blazek Family Visits Friends in Iowa City Area
Mr and Mrs Emil Blazek formerly of Marion Illinois Geneva Illinois spent the weekend visiting Mr Varns of Cedar Rapids and friends here Sunday in a short local social note detailing midwest travel and visits.
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Emil Blazek
Marion
Geneva, Ill
J. J. Wallace
Ames
Frank S. Skinner
Prairie Union Club entertains guests and arranges annual picnic
The Prairie Union Agricultural and Literary club hosted Goodyear. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Starry were named a committee to pick a date and place for the annual picnic. Charles Schaeffer sang two solos with Mrs. Gerald Thomas at the piano. Arlene Luedeman played accordion. John Hamilton and his dummy Sidney Sampson performed. Fifty members and guests received refreshments.
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Prairie Union Agricultural and Literary Club
Goodyear
Irvin Scott
Starry
Charles Schaeffer
Gerald Thomas
Arlene Luedeman
John Hamilton
Sidney Sampson
Picnic at Lang Home Honors Crowell Of Huntington Park
A Wednesday picnic will be held at Mrs. Fred Lang’s home 475 Fifth Avenue to honor Mrs. Ruth McGowan Crowell of Huntington Park California. Friends of Mrs. Crowell are invited. Also visiting are Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Carlberg and daughter Sandra Leigh from Chicago.
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Fred Lang
Fifth Avenue
Ruth McGowan Crowell
Huntington Park
Calif
Crowell
Arnold Carlberg
Sandra Leigh
Chicago
Mr. Carlberg
Hannah Carlberg
Lulu B. Secrist
Carlberg
Mr and Mrs Owen Turner Return From Dearborn Visit
Mr and Mrs Owen Turner plan to return Tuesday from Dearborn Michigan where they had been guests of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ray Newman.
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Owen Turner
Dearborn, Mich
Ray Newman
Knight Family Sunday Visit at Lost Nation
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Knight and their daughter Merlene spent Sunday with relatives at Lost Nation.
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Merle Knight
Merlene
Lost Nation
Whitcombs Host Dinner in Springville
The Misses Minnie and Metta Whitcomb and their Dayton neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Harold Munson with son Jack visited Mr. and Mrs. Bert Whitcomb for a Sunday dinner at their Springville home.
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Minnie
Metta Whitcomb
Harold Munson
Jack
Dayton, O
Bert Whitcomb
Springville
Woods Visit To Kohl Home In Local Ties
Mr and Mrs J E Woods of Long Beach California arrived Monday for a visit at the home of Mrs Woods sister in law and brother Mr and Mrs E L Kohl in town.
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J. E. Woods
Long Beach
Calif
Woods
E. L. Kohl
Mrs Brockway Convalesces Then Heads to Spirit Lake
Mrs Marian E Brockway former Marion resident convalescing at her daughter’s Nichols home recently visited by Mrs George M Hibner and Mrs Fred Snyder. She then went to Spirit Lake and Estherville for a month with her son Walter accompanying her.
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Marian E. Brockway
Marion
Nichols
George M. Hibner
Fred Snyder
Brockway
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Walter
Mrs Courtney Visits Savanna Friends After Ten Day Tour
Mrs. M. W. Courtney returns from a ten day visit in Savanna Illinois with Mrs. A. J. Elder and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Christianson during which she stayed in their homes and visited local sights and friends.
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M. W. Courtney
A. J. Elder
H. B. Christianson
Savanna
Ill
Herbolds Attend Iowa City Picnic
Mr and Mrs Louis Herbold Jr and family and Mr and Mrs L P Herbold attended the Sunday picnic at Iowa City. Eighty eight were present.
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Louis Herbold, Jr
L. P. Herbold
Iowa City
Rathje Visits Grandparents in Cedar Rapids
Helen Maxine Rathje spends a week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Barlow in Cedar Rapids.
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Helen Maxine Rathje
Mrs. N. E. Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Walther League Meeting At St Pauls Church This Tuesday
The Walther League of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church plans a gathering at the church on Tuesday in the afternoon. Members are to assemble for a church group event and discussion.
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The
Walther League of St
Cheerful Companions Plan Picnic at Harvey Trimble Farm
The Cheerful Companions class of the Christian church will hold a picnic supper Wednesday at the Harvey Trimble farm east of Marion on highway No. 94. Each family attending is asked to take
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Cheerful Companions
The
Christian Church
Harvey Trimble
Marion
Highway No. 94
Oscar Martin Taken Ill in Sioux Falls Hospital
Oscar Martin has been reported seriously ill in a hospital in Sioux Falls South Dakota. The statement identifies Mrs. Clark as the former Eva Edgar of Marion.
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Oscar Martin
Sioux Falls
S. D
Clark
Eva Edgar
Marion
Des Moines Davenport Firms Get Contracts For Small Arms Plant
Senator Herring said the War Department awarded contracts to four Iowa firms for a 30 million dollar small arms plant near Des Moines. Des Moines firms Weitz Company and McLaughlin Brothers, and Davenport firms Central Engineering and W. O. Priester were named. The operating contract went to United States Rubber Company. Palmer said the President may designate Des Moines as a defense area to secure FHA worker housing loans.
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Washington
Herring
D-Ia
War Department
Iowa
Des Moines
Weitz Company
McLaughlin Brothers
Davenport
Central Engineering Company
W. O. Priester Company
United States Rubber Company
Charles Palmer
Kobe Port Closed to Foreigners for 10 Days
Shanghai reports the Japanese port of Kobe will be closed to foreigners for ten days starting Tuesday as part of a Japanese propaganda push to scare Russia and the world. Foreign quarters doubt a direct attack but expect Japan to target French Indochina next in a tense regional campaign.
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Shanghai
Kobe
Siberia
Russia
Farmer Walter Grotegut Injured in Hayload Fall
Walter Grotegut a Ludlow township farmer fell from a hayload Friday and suffered a dislocated kidney. He was taken by ambulance to a Rochester hospital for treatment.
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Waukon
Walter Grotegut
Ludlow
Rochester
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