Manchester Mother And Son Die After Train Hits Car
Mrs H F Gearhart aged 64 and her son Leo 37 were killed when the auto they rode was struck by a Milwaukee northbound train at the county farm crossing two miles north of Delhi at 8 30 a m They were from Manchester and were en route to pick berries Mrs Gearhart died instantly and Leo died at a Manchester hospital at 1 45 p m Surviving husband and another son live nearby A wooden crossing with poor visibility and high banks contributed to the accident Engineer Harry C Montgomery of Cedar Rapids was at the throttle The car was demolished in the crash
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Delaware
H. F. Gearhart
Leo
Milwaukee
County Farm Crossing
Delhi
Manchester
Gearhart
Hiram
Belvidere
Harry Appleby
Hopkinton
Harry C. Montgomery
Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Van Horne Pioneer Honored on Birthday
Special to The Bu 8 Van Horne Iowa's A Fry marked his eighty first birthday with a dinner at his daughter P R Smiths home two miles north of town. Born 1851 in Lehigh county Pennsylvania he crossed to Jackson county in 1854 and Benton county at seventeen in a covered wagon He led a varied career including grain buying insurance and real estate later serving as mayor justice of the peace school board president and township Republican chairman. His birthday gathering drew four of his five daughters and their families with one family absent due to illness.
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van Horne
Fry
P. R. Smith
Here
Mr. Fry
Lehigh County
Jackson County
Benton County
Board of Education
W. J. Donnelly
Marion
Milo Whipple
Cedar Rapids
N. W. Ackerman
E. I. Echternacht
Alpha
Minn
Eichternacht
Farmer disputes false check charge in Grun dy Center case
Roy Wood a Grundy Center area farmer arrested on a false check charge says he deposited the funds in a McGregor Minnesota bank to cover the May 50 dollar check to Smith Elevator Co. The bank applied the money to a $60 note without notifying him and the case proceeds with a Friday hearing before Mayor H K Wilson.
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Grundy Center
Roy Wood
Nashua
McGregor, Minn
Wood
Smith Elevator Co
M. G. Mamminga
Ohio
H. K. Wilson
Des Moines Man Named Imperial Potentate Of Shriners
Earl C. Mills of Des Moines was elected Shrines imperial potentate at the national convention in San Francisco succeeding Jae J. Houston. Mills, formerly deputy potentate, heads the Shrinedom as parade reviews and tributes wrap up with a final parade led by grand marshal Harold Lloyd and an electrical pageant at the Civic Center stadium.
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Earl C. Mills
Des Moines
United States
San Francisco
Mills
Imperial
Jae J. Houston
Chicago
Shrine
North America
Civic Center Stadium
Harold Lloyd
Bloodhounds Track Missing Man Harold Rose Near Madrid
Harold Rose, 38, has been missing since Tuesday night from Madrid Indiana. More than 100 men, bloodhounds and county officials trailed him to the Milwaukee railroad reservoir before ending the search without finding a body or clue to his whereabouts. His family fears he may have taken his own life after a head injury from a prior automobile accident. The trail was retraced with the same result.
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Madrid
Harold Rose
Rose
Milwaukee Railroad
Keystone Bank Declares 25 Percent Dividend Payout
The receiver of Farmers Savings bank announces that checks for the first 25 percent dividend to depositors are ready for distribution after the bank closed February 2. The release will cover about the initial payout amount.
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Keystone
Farmers Savings Bank
Lisbon Boy Named Among Editors Of Iowa Law Review
The University of Iowa Law Review will include 23 editors for 1933 selected by the law faculty from junior and senior students. Among named editors are Jack R. Wollertson of Davenport and Justin Albright of Lisbon, with others from Iowa City such as Donald Brodkey Fred A. Dewey Philip Walker Russell Day John A. Gilmore and Stewart Wilson.
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Iowa
Jack R. Wollertson
Davenport
Justin Albright
Lisbon
University of Iowa Law
Law Review
Law
Law Magazine
Donald Brodkey
Fred A. Dewey
Philip Walker
Russell Day
John A. Gilmore
Stewart Wilson
Iowa City
Unemployed Crowd Reclaims Nordquist Home In Des Moines
A clash over arrears led 50 unemployed men to move Nordquist’s furniture back into his Des Moines home as police watched. police chief H A Alber and ten officers stood by while the crowd prevented eviction, prompting a Thursday meeting of officials to decide next steps. Nordquist, a former mayoral candidate, faced eviction after a court order.
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Des Moines
INS
John Nordquist
Nordquist
H. A. Alber
Alber
Lewis
Iowa U Library Circulation Tops Half Million Mark
The University of Iowa libraries report a yearly circulation of 555 574 to students and faculty ending July 1 1932, with 19 000 new volumes added and expenses totaling 57 557 besides salaries. Grace Wormer, acting director, notes the first time circulation surpassed half a million. Springville descendants of James Reed Jr. held their reunion at Lakehurst Park Maquoketa with officers elected and many Springville attendees listed including Nettie Johnston and Cuyler Reed.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Grace Wormer
University of Iowa Libraries
Springville
James Reed
Polo, IL
New York City
Scotland
Lakehurst Park
Maquoketa
Nettie Johnston
Cuyler E. Reed
Lawrence Reed
Polo, Ill
Willis Brown
E. N. Reed
Wso
C. E. Reed
James Ward
Fiche Reed
Andrew Johnston
Oereed
Ivan Reed
Gwendolyn
Alexander Taylor
Alexander Lee
F. Fuerste
Dubuque
N. G. Bishop
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Sweet
Neva
Elmer
Reed
Polo
Lolin Remington
Martelle
Andrew
John Reed
Linn’ County
Doll And Dog Parade At Elkader Aug 16
Elkader will host a doll and dog parade at the fair on August 16. The event is open to children twelve and under with eight doll prizes and nine dog prizes awarded for various categories including outfits, family size, dog size, training, decoration, and jumping ability.
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Elkader
Iowa Motor Vehicle Dept Reports Six Month Arrests
DES MOINES AP The semi annual report of William A Stevens head of the State Motor Vehicle department shows 1 529 arrests for motor vehicle law violations in the six months ending July 1 There were 194 949 investigations and 289 576 in fees collected with 12 022 in fines assessed Violations included 382 delinquent license plates 186 for running stop signs 177 for overloaded trucks 167 for failure to display plates and 111 for speeding.
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DES Moines
William A. Stevens
State Motor Vehicle Department
Grandnephew Named Temporary Guardian for A Whaylen
Grundy Center Glen Schuck of Parkersburg is appointed temporary guardian for grand uncle Andred W. Whaylen of Reinbeck by Judge George W. Wood. Application filed by sister Eva line French of Irenton Ia cites Whaylen’s incompetence. Whaylen, 75, owns nine Reinbeck properties rented to fourteen tenants and two nearby farms. Schuck has stayed with Whaylen since his wife Florence Mae Whaylen was shot at the Reinbeck farms on July 1. Cressy R. Whaylen, Waterloo bandmaster and stepson, is in Grundy county jail awaiting the September trial for the death.
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Grundy Center
Glen Schuck
Parkersburg
Andred W. Whaylen
Reinbeck
George W. Wood
Waterloo
Evaline French
Ireton
Whaylen
Schuck
Mr. Whaylen
Florence Mae Whaylen
Whaylen Farms
Cressy R. Whaylen
Grundy County
All-State Band to Play Four Concerts
Iowa City announces the all-state high school band of 45 members from 13 schools will perform four concerts over the next month under Prof. Charles B. Righter. A radio concert will air on WSUI at 8 p.m. each Friday. Members hail from Mason City Waukon Roosevelt Des Moines Washington Iowa City Dubuque Fairfield Glenwood Grinnell Schleswig Renwick LeMars Humeston.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Charles B. Righter
University of Iowa
WSUI
Mason City
Waukon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Washington
Dubuque
Fairfield
Glenwood
Grinnell
Schleswig
Renwick
LeMars
Humeston
Clayton Co Democrats Plan Active County Campaign
An active county campaign was planned at a meeting of the Democratic County Central Committee and candidates. Chairman elect Frank Huebsch of McGregor presided as speaking campaigns were arranged in every precinct and vacancies for committee members will be filled by the county central committee.
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Eleader
Democratic County Central Committee
Democratic
Frank Huebsch
McGregor
County Central Committee
Monticello Man Is Injured In Fall From Light Pole
Fritz Behrends, an Iowa Electric Company employee, was knocked from a pole near Wayne Lutheran church six miles from Monticello. He suffered a broken neck and skull fracture and was in critical condition at John McDonald Hospital. Behrends had worked for the company fifteen years.
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Monticello
Fritz Behrends
Iowa Electric Company
Wayne Lutheran Church
Electric Company
Wayne Township
Behrends
John McDonald
Ingenious pigeon house fire trap found near town
George Kramer discovered a funnel shaped cardboard device with a candle and oil soaked papers arranged to ignite gasoline in a ground can. The trap failed to trigger as the candle burned too far down. The rented pigeon house sits west of town on non resident owned property.
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The
Gazette
George Kramer
Kramer
Manchester Farm Destroyed by Fire
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Ernest E Cowles farm three miles southeast of Manchester at 2 a m Thursday. Edna Cowles awoke her parents and the invalid mother was carried to safety. House barn garage and corncrib burned. only a small share of furniture saved. Cowles carries 2700 in insurance which will not cover the losses. This is the second fire the family has experienced.
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Manchester
Ernest E. Cowles
Here
Edna Cowles
Aurora
Le Mars Man Killed in Train Collision
Nic Eufers, 65, a Remsen farmer, died at a hospital from injuries after a truck was struck by a train at a blind crossing. Survived by his widow, two sons and four daughters.
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LE Mars
Nic Eufers
Remsen
Governor Turner to Address Fayette County Veterans
Governor Dan W. Turner will speak at the fifty second annual Fayette County Veteran association reunion in West Union on Saturday August 20. Eleven Civil War veterans remain, some too feeble to attend, as they vow to continue gatherings while two survive. R Z Latimer acts as commander after J E Fitch of West Union died since the last reunion. Local arrangements are by the West Union American Legion post unit Legion auxiliary and the West Union Citizens club.
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West Union
Dan’ W. Turner
Fayette County
J. E. Fitch
West Union Post
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
West Union Citizens’ Club
West Union School Budget Sees 20 Percent Cut
West Union board of education reduced the coming year budget from 37000 to 29500 dollars a drop of 20.3 percent. Teachers salaries bore the brunt of the cuts while every line item was trimmed as much as possible.
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West Union
Board of Education
West Union Independent School
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Keystone Bank
Iowa Law Review
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South Second Street
A. Whaylen
H. G. Fussell
Second Avenue
Betty Jean Shop
Last Call
E. E. Cowles
Gov. Turner
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