Floods Endanger Northwest Iowa As Deluge Ends Drought
Severe rainfall broke drought in northwest Iowa causing floods. Three people were marooned on a bridge over the Floyd River near Merrill, rescued after cries were heard. Big Sioux River rose nine feet four inches, tracks washed out, trains halted, and roads submerged.
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O C Moore
Akron
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Eaton Returns From Europe After Harvard Scholarship
Myrwyn Eaton returned Wednesday from Europe where he spent eleven months studying in the art galleries on a Harvard University scholarship. He is the son of D. HOM Eaton.
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Myrwyn Eaton
Europe
Harvard University
D: Hom Eaton
Former Iowa Justice Lawrence De Graff Dies at Home
Lawrence De Graff former justice of the Iowa Supreme Court died at his Des Moines home from a cerebral hemorrhage. He served 12 years on the high bench after 10 years as Polk County district judge and had been ill since retirement following a 1932 election defeat. Born in Apple River Illinois he studied at Morgan Park academy Dixon college University of Chicago and Northern Illinois College of Law. He was a Republican, a Mason, and a Sigma Chi leader.
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Lawrence de Graff
Supreme Court
Iowa
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Apple River
Hiram
Sarah (Eplett) de Graff
Morgan Park Academy
Dixon College
University of Chicago
Northern Illinois College of Law
State Bar Association
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Monticello VFW Award Honors Local Chapter
Monticello VFW and auxiliary members from across Iowa gathered for the state encampment. Monticello chapter received an award from department publicity chairman Clare Radda for outstanding work during the past year.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
Iowa
Monticello
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Clare Radda
Benton County Pleads for More Relief Funds
Benton County officials presented a request for increased direct relief to State Relief Administrator E. H. Mulock and Governor Herring in Des Moines. County Relief Administrator A C Houlihan, W. d Beatty, chairman of the board, and County Auditor Carl Culver said drought threatens 325 relief families whose $15 monthly allotment for essentials should rise to 18 to 20 dollars to prevent hardship.
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E. H. Mulock
Herring
Des Moines
A. C. Houlihan
W. d. Beatty
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Carl Culver
Benton County
Houlihan
Plan Short Course For Unemployed Teachers
Washington AP reports unemployed Iowa teachers will attend a federally financed class to teach industrial workers about their jobs and related problems. The training center at the University of Iowa Iowa City will run June 11 with students from Iowa Missouri and Kansas. Harry L Hopkins federal relief administrator said Iowa is among states allotted 5 000 each for the short course.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
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Missouri
Kansas
Harry L. Hopkins
Iowa Wa
Fly poison kills baby in Behrens home tragedy
Virginia Behrens, two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Behrens, died after chewing fly poison found by her mother in their home in Walcott. The death occurred Thursday following the discovery Wednesday. AP report notes the toxin led to the fatal outcome.
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Virginia Behrens
Henry Behrens
Virginia
Vacation Bible School Opens In Toledo
Toledo Daily reports will start Monday with supervision by Rev. Glenn S. Hartong Rev. J. H. Yaggy and Rev. Thomas W. Chisholm. Classes to be held in the public school building.
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Glenn S. Hartong
Methodist Church
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Thomas W. Chisholm
Presbyterian Church
Grinnell Men Arrested With 50 Pints Of Whisky
Grinnell residents Jess Routier and Harold Benny about 30 were arrested late Thursday evening with nearly fifty pints of whisky. They planned to dispose of the liquor at the Livestock Exchange barn run by Mayor Bert Whitaker. The mayor said the barn serves farmers and stockmen, not bootleggers, and the men were set to appear in justice court Friday.
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Jess Routier
Harold Benny
Livestock Exchange
Bert Whitaker
Justice Court
Re-elect Herrmann President Amana Community Club
Dr C H Herrmann of Middle Amana is re-elected president of the Amana Community club for the coming year. Carl Finlick of West Amana is vice president John A Noe Jr of Amana is secretary and Henry Miller of Amana is treasurer. The sixty member club spans seven colonies and runs a clubhouse with a stage and games facilities.
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C. H. Herrmann
Amana
Herring Guest Of Honor At Convention Of U C T
Gov Clyde L Herring attended the Iowa grand council session of the U C T as guest of honor speaking at a luncheon and a public meeting after a parade through Keokuk. E B McMaster of Vancouver shared honors as supreme counsellor of the order. Colletta Rowcliffe and Paul Seydel wed in Yankton with Seydel teaching math and band in Hayti and Mrs Seydel a Yankton graduate.
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Coletta Rowcliffe
Yankton
S. D
Paul Seydel
Mary Mathews
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H. E. Seydel
Kedta
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Cornell College
Hayti
Seydel
Yankton College
Three Die in Thursday Accidents Across Iowa and South Dakota
The Associated Press reports three deaths from Thursday incidents. Ferdinand Bucholz, a Mitchell County farmer, died as wind and rain wrecked his farm and left his two sons critically injured. Elmer Hess, 48, Swaledale, Iowa, perished when his hog truck overturned and trapped him in a ditch near Mason City. The Rev. T. H. Jeyes of Nevada, Iowa, chaplain at the Iowa Sanitarium, died when his automobile was struck by a Northwest train at a Nevada crossing.
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Mitchell
S. D
Elmer Hess
Swaledale
T. H. Jeyes
Seventh Day Adventist Church
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Bucholz
Hess
Mason City
Jeyes
Iowa Sanitarium
North Western
Nevada Street
Thousands Of Fish Dead From Drought In Hopkinton Pact
Hopkinton reports about twenty thousand crapples perished in a pond as bayous dried up near the Rat Cliff bridges two miles up the Maquoketa River. Local fishermen O W Smith Curtiss Grigg Henry Lewis and Manly Bryan removed over 100 survivors and moved them to the river. The Maquoketa River and its tributaries appeared nearly dry.
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Ratcliff
Maquoketa
O. W. Smith
Curtiss Grigg
Henry Lewis
Manly Bryan
Marengo awards road contract for 13.5 miles of grading
L. H. Holscher of Victor wins with a bid of 17 463.08 to grade and widen 13.5 miles of road from Ladora to Millersburg. His excavating dirt bid is 12 cents per cubic yard with higher culvert rates. Horrobin Co. of Iowa City lands 335 mile all gravel job for 7 338, at 6.4 cents per gallon oil and 2 dollars per ton gravel.
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L. H. Holscher
Victor
Ladora
Millersburg
Horrobin Company
Iowa City
Hunting and fishing licenses see higher fees but lower revenue in Iowa county
In the first 60 days of sale, Marengo records show hunting and fishing licenses priced higher this year. Roy G. Faas notes that last year a combined license fee of 1 dollar produced 503 dollars, while by June 1 this year 213 fishing and 76 combination licenses brought in 403 dollars.
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Marengo
Iowa
Roy G. Faas
U.S. Will Finance Iowa City Sewage Disposal Project
Iowa City will receive federal financing for a proposed sewage disposal plant. Mayor Breene received a letter from C. C. McCall chief counsel of the PWA declaring support while noting no funds for storm and trunk sewers until Iowa Supreme Court rules on the Simmer law. Project total cost about 750000 with 264000 for the treatment unit.
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Harry D. Breene
C. C. McCall
PWA
Breene
Supreme Court
Iowa
Stanwood Councilman Ira Mackey Dies After Heart Attack
Ira R. Mackey prominent Stanwood resident and councilman died at home Thursday at 7 am after a heart attack Wednesday evening in downtown. Survived by wife, son Kenneth, mother, one brother Ray, and sister Mrs. Parley Winchip. funeral at the local Methodist church Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Ira R. Mackey
Lew Mackey
Cedar County
Harleen Miller
Miller, Mackey and Hoyman
Ray Mackey
Mechanicsville
Parley Winchip
Olin
Funeral for Mary Cline Held in Hopkinton
Funeral services for Mary Cline 94 oldest Hopkinton resident were held at the Methodist church with Rev. Soule officiating. Born in England she came to America at age six and was mother to six living children including Mrs Ira Boots Mrs Marion Boots Thomas A Frank E J H Cline and Sarah who lived with her.
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Hopkinton
Mary Cline
Methodist Church
Soule
J. H. Cline
West Union
Sarah
Thieves Loot Iowa State SAE House In Early Morning Robbery
Thieves ransacked nearly every room in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at Iowa State college and carried away cash and valuables totaling about 700 dollars. The haul was taken in a car owned by Charles Harding of Omaha, a fraternity member. About 30 to 35 men were asleep in the house when the robbery occurred.
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Iowa State College
Charles Harding
Omaha
Shortage Of Water Threatens Fairfield
Fairfield councilmen consider curbing water use amid looming shortage. Residents urged to skip lawn sprinkling and car washing while City Engineer Amiel Reichstein seeks to pump all available water into one reservoir to reduce evaporation.
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Sns
Iowa
Amiel Reichstein
Cat Adopts Rabbits In Odd North Environs Tale
Monahan home north of town hosts a cat that kidnapped and adopted seven young rabbits over several days. Needy rabbits are fed milk by eye dropper as the feline sunbathes in its new family, showing contentment with seized brood. In Toledo Roy B Richards 55 died near Boone while inspecting a railroad signal system.
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Grand Junction
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Harrison elevator torn down for road improvement
In Columbus Junction the Harrison elevator at Oak and Main the half century old frame building of G D Harrison is being demolished to clear the new route of primary road No 2 Local material will be reused by Mrs H L Harrison of Long Beach Calif for a building on Main street south of the I O O F hall to house the Litbein Produce company the present tenant
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Harrison Elevator
G. D. Harrison
Oak
Main Streets
H. L. Harrison
Long Beach
Calif
Main Street
Litbein Produce Company
Tenan
Prominent Grinnell Woman Mrs Morrison Dies at 80
Mrs D S Morrison 80 longtime Grinnell resident died Thursday after weeks of declining health. Born Davenport April 21 1854 she moved to Grinnell in 1857 1875 graduate of Grinnell College married to David S Morrison founder of Grinnell Glove Co. Survived by seven children grandchildren great grandchildren two sisters and one brother Funeral planned Saturday at 6 30 p m at the home of Dr and Mrs P E Samers.
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D. S. Morrison
Morrison
Davenport
Grinnell College
David Sutherland Morrison
Grinnell Glove Company
P. E. Somers
Fred Morrison
C. F. Chase
Lincoln
Historical
Drummond
Searchlight Clubs
Ella Pierce
Grace Hollingsworth
Des Moines
B. J. Ricker
Chico
Calif
P. E. Samers
Malcom Boy Hurt After Runaway Mule Team
Grinnell seven year old Malcolm Bow ers son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bow ers was critically injured Thursday when a team of mules he held broke away trampling him He was moved to a Grinnell hospital where he had not regained consciousness late Thursday night He suffered head and internal injuries.
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Gazette
Grinnell
Dean Bowers
Thomas Bowers
Malcom
Grinnell Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Schmidt at Zion Reformed
Mrs. Anna Schmidt, aged 80, was buried after funeral services at Zion Reformed church on Wednesday. A Lincoln township resident for 56 years, she leaves five sons William Charles Herman Joe and Fred and three daughters Anna Rinehart Henry Roggentein and Lewis Knock, plus 32 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Victor
Zion Reformed Church
Anna Schmidt
Frandy praises Chesterfield cigarettes for quality and mildness
Frandy says Chesterfield cigarettes are well filled with tobacco of proper length and size. He notes they burn and smoke well and are milder than other brands, making them his preferred choice.
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