Heavy Rainfall Sweeps Across Central Iowa Farms
Des Moines dispatch reports beneficial rain and some hail across central and eastern Iowa with 4.11 inches at Carroll and lighter amounts elsewhere. Meteorologist S. E. Decker cautions some soil washing near Carroll but no floods, noting overall crop conditions may improve for corn while erosion could offset gains in rugged areas. Temperatures ranged from 58 to 97 degrees with more showers predicted.
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Storm damages town with wind hail and ruin
A Monday storm swept through the town at 4 p.m. causing widespread damage. Trees toppled blocking streets, windows shattered, gardens flattened, fruit torn from trees, and the skating rink and tent left a total loss. Neighboring areas reported similar destruction.
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Memorials for Chris Fredrick and John Hanken
Funeral services were held for Chris Fredrick of Volga City at his daughter's home with burial in Volga cemetery. Surviving are his daughter Lucy Farrell and three sons, 17 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and several siblings. Also noted is funeral for John B. Hanken, 72, at Sand Hill Lutheran church, burial in Oakwood cemetery. he is survived by his wife Ann, three children Martha Heiken, Henrietta Love, and Henry Hanken, plus two brothers.
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New Jersey
David
North Platte
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Minot
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Oelwein
Eliza Waring
Charles Fredrick
Center Junction
John B. Hanken
Monticello
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Oakwood Cemetery
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Ann Tobiassen
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Traer
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Boettcher Funeral Home
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Death notices sweep across Eastern Iowa towns
Relatives report Frank Schillig dies in Pasadena after a life of farming, lodging, and business in Richmond Brighton Kirksville and Chariton. Other local obituaries include A. A. Kromminga of Castle Grove township and Barbara Kupka's family birthday observances in Chelsea. Community events span Monticello fond farewells and Coggon Harvest Home activities with speakers planned by George Wilson.
Wapello Grants 15 Year Power Franchise To Firm
Wapello voters approved a 2 to 1 vote for a fifteen year electric power franchise to the Wapello Utilities Company. A total of 760 ballots were cast with a deadline of December 1, 1938 to complete a new power plant. The ordinance requires a $12,000 surety bond and caps rates at 64 cents per kilowatt hour or forfeiture of the franchise.
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Wapello
Wapello Utilities Company
Ryan Farmer Falls 30 Feet in Farm Accident
Frank Bradle, 60, of Ryan, suffers serious injuries after a 30 foot fall from a hay loft at Ray Guthrie farm east of here. He braces broken ribs and a fractured shoulder from the wooden floor impact.
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McGregor Opens Public Library With Open House
McGregor announces a new public library built with town funds and a PWA project. An open house is planned for Wednesday followed by a band concert by the McGregor Marquette high school ensemble in front of the library. The facility, donated by Logan Blizzard and remodeled, includes a rear room reserved for a local history museum and a second story hall with a kitchen for community events.
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McGregor- Marquette High School
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West Liberty Officer Marries Rockford Girl in Local Church
Trudy Lane youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs N M Lane of Rockford Illinois and Patrolman Warren E Crane son of Mr and Mrs Claude L Crane of Galesburg Illinois were married at the Methodist Episcopal church at five o clock Monday The Rev W A Smith read the single ring ceremony Mrs Smith and Miss Dorothy Smith played nuptial music The attendants were the bride’s sister Mrs Byron Hockenberry and Mr Hockenberry Crane graduated from Waterloo high school in 1928 and Grinnell college in 1932 He has served in the Iowa highway patrol since its origin in 1935 and has been stationed in West Liberty since 1937 The couple left for a brief wedding trip and will settle in West Liberty after returning next Saturday
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Galesburg
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Unionville, Mo
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Waterloo
Grinnell College
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West Libone
Petition Seeks 16500 Bond For Hazleton Water Plant
A petition circulated in Hazleton requests the town council to float a 16500 bond issue for waterworks installation with a plan for government grant of 13500 to supplement the project, outlining funding and approval steps.
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Hazleton
Oplit Looms in Party Conclave in Des Moines
In Des Moines a Democratic Third District battle pits the Willford and Sullivan factions against each other as Ray Reed leads the effort to unseat District Committeeman S W DeWolf. If successful, Albion’s Mrs Sam J Burroughs may also be ousted while E H Birmingham wins another term as state chairman. Secretary Henry A Wallace and Senator Guy M Gillette were billed to speak at the meeting.
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Death of Blairstown farmer blamed on cerebral hemorrhage
Clarke M. Ware 62 of Blairstown died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Coroner J Burrows of Belle Plaine said the body was found near a barn on his farm four miles southwest of Blairstown by a farm hand early Monday. Born in Farmington he moved to Blairstown in 1929 and married Delpha Davis in 1930. Survived by five children Lawrence Iowa City Velda Dallas Tex LaVerne Beloit Wis Gordon Dallas Tex Ruth Junction City Kan an adopted son Donald Ware and three sisters Joe Houston Omaha Ross McKierman Galesburg Ill Margaret Larson Ohio. Funeral arrangements await word from his children.
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Beloit
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Junction City
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Donald Ware
Joe Houston
Omaha
Ross McKierman
Galesburg
Ill
Margaret Larson
Ohio
McGregor Advance Reports Strong Attendance at Wildlife School
The twentieth annual Wildlife School session at McGregor Heights Aug 1 to 12 shows higher turnout. Attendees include Straw berry Point Camp Fire Girls with councillor, 26 Guttenberg Girl Scouts with leaders, the Dubuque Hiking Club, Dr L J Lyons and his summer biology class from Upper Iowa, and new early morning bird hike leader Jack Musgrove. R D Noble of McGregor returns as director for the fifth year.
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Larceny convict Perry Case jailed in Fort Madison
District Judge T G Garfield sentenced Perry Case, a former employee of Story county treasurer, to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary and a $1000 fine for larceny, announced Tuesday.
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Fort Madison
Maynard Area Auto Crash Injures Eight
Maynard August Bachle suffered serious injuries Saturday when his car from Oelwein collided with a West Union car near his farm two miles southwest of Maynard. Eight people including Bachle and passengers Mrs Bachle Carl and Bertha Shores and guests Greisinger of Lancaster Wis sustained head injuries. Both cars wrecked. Shores and Greisinger parties were hospitalized.
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Iowa Sees 15 Of 21 Fatal Drivers Between 40 And 50 MPH
Iowa motor vehicle records show fifteen of twenty one drivers in last month's fatal highway accidents traveled 40 to 50 miles per hour. Total six month fatalities reach 181 with 3,866 injured. six month accidents 5,391. All drivers were men and most were ages 25 to 45.
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Iowa Art Professor Edith Bell Named Director at Frances Shimer
Edith Bell associate professor of art at the University of Iowa has been named director of art at Frances Shimer college Mount Carroll Illinois. She succeeds Elizabeth Moeller and brings ten years of UI art staff experience along with study at the National Academy of Design Europe and training under Waggan Adams. Bell has won Tiffany Foundation fellowships and a Pulitzer traveling scholarship.
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Accidental Verdict In Auto Death Near Homecoming Grounds
A coroner's jury returned an accidental verdict in the death of John Dunn who was struck by a car Thursday night. Witnesses say Dunn was walking home from the homecoming grounds when hit by the vehicle driven by Kenneth Johann.
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