Two Spillville Farmers Drown In River As Motorboat Upsets
Over the Labor Day weekend Iowa reports six violent deaths statewide. Drownings include Spillville farmers Edward Loesch 24 and George Mikota 29. Other fatalities noted: Junior Vivian 12 of Ottumwa and Ollie Stewart 52 of Dallas, along with a Davenport coroner inquest into Calloway 37 struck by a train.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Loma Burton
Edward Loesch
George Mikota
Spillville
Junior Vivian
Frank Vivian
Ottumwa
Davenport
W. F. Shelley
Lawrence Calloway
Rock Island
Ollie Stewart
Dallas
Albia
Williamson
Three men drown when boat capsizes on Mississippi River
Edward Loesch and George Mikota both aged in their twenties from near Spillville die in 12 foot water after their motor boat overturns near McDonald dam north of Harpers Ferry. Emil Klinesch is rescued as searchers recover bodies two hours later. Mikota leaves a wife and 3 year old son.
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the Gazette
Waukon
Edward Loesch
George Mikota
Spillville
Mississippi River
Emil Klinesch
McDonald Dam
Harpers Ferry
John Bachem
Antwine Coye
Wisconsin
Klinesch
Art Delphy
Elmer Robinson
Ben Quillan
Loesch
Mikota
Lawsuit Over Injuries Sues Keim for 5177 50 in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Viola Eve land of Cedar Rapids sues Fred Keim of Iowa City in district court for 5177 50 damages after slipping on allegedly faulty porch steps at a Cedar Rapids rental. John Piper names committee for Iowa City National Air Progress Week activities September 11 to 17.
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Iowa City
Viola Eveland
Cedar Rapids
Fred Keim
Keim
John Piper
Walter Good
Kalamazoo
Mich
Detroit
Good
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Johnson County Wildlife Conservation Club
State Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Lake Macbride
Republicans Rally At Jackson County Picnic
The fourth annual all county Republican picnic drew larger attendance than prior events in Spraulding park Maquoketa. Speakers included Emma A Efferding E L Lampe Ed Hill and George Claussen as the gathering opened the 1940 campaign and noted party gains and Fred Cornelius’s 1940 county supervisor win shifting control on the three member board.
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Maquoketa
Spraulding Park
Paul Ahlers
Maauoketa
County
Young Republicans Club
Emma A. Efferding
Bellevue
Women's
E. L. Lampe
Ed Hill
Oxford Junction
Iowa
George Claussen
Clinton
Lampe
Fred Cornelius
Woman Fractures Nose After Fall Into Water Tank
Mrs. Lewis Bincher sustained a fractured nose when she slipped and toppled into a water tank at her Masonville home. She attempted to steady herself with a board which broke under her weight, causing the fall.
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Masonville
Lewis Bincher
Marion Social Roundup Includes Many Visiting Guests
Local notices list visitors to Marion from Washington D C Harmony Minnesota Fort Wayne and Chicago among others. Several residents travel for weekends holidays and family gatherings while others host relatives at their homes. A Labor Day event, a Death notice for Leo Gordon and a conference date in Marion are noted along with community activities and school notices.
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Charles Schaeffer
Marion
Mable C. Reed
Washington, D. C
Clinton Fifield
Harmony, Minn
Larena Fortreid
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sunday district schools meet at Oakville Presbyterian Church
Wapello Oakville Fairview Toolesboro and Morning Sun sent representatives to the first district Sunday schools gathering at Oakville’s Presbyterian church. J W Wiederrecht presided with M H Barnes as president and a slate of officers including Lee Dotson and Mrs Emma Waterhouse among others.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Presbyterian Church
Oakville
Fairview
Toolesboro
Morning Sun
J. W. Wiederrecht
M. H. Barnes
Lee Dotson
Emma Waterhouse
Frances
Earl Smith
Young Peoples
Clyde Torode
Jesse Huddle
J H Chittum
Colesburg
WC TU
Edith Hammond
Emma Grimes
Meta Adams
Mary Gull
Vinnie Lovett
Methodist Sunday School Board
Clarke Shaffer
Bobbie Wessel
Russell Gull
Mae Dittmer
Verda Evers
Leona Shaffer
Lydia Evers
Veterans Protest Pension Deductions at Iowa Home
Twenty three Spanish American War veterans and one Civil War survivor left the Iowa Soldiers home in Marshalltown in protest of pension deductions up to 35 dollars monthly for maintenance under a 1939 law. The board of control set rules requiring singles and those with additional income to pay over 16 dollars, with married men paying 26. deductions can not exceed 35 dollars.
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Frank Nye
JR Town Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Marshalltown
State Board of Control
Board of Control
D. E. McCreery
Roy Pullen
P. F. Hopkins
Frederick J.) Swift
Hopkins
Elberon Couple Observe Their 63rd Anniversary
Elberon Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Reimer quietly marked their sixty third wedding anniversary at home in Elberon. Married in Toledo on September 4, 1876 they farmed near Dysart and Traer before moving to Elberon in 1893 and retiring in 1915. Their children include Mrs. Emil Erickson Traer Henry Reimer Hudson William Reimer La Porte City and Mrs. Carl G. Coburn Elberon. they have 14 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Elberon
Rudolph Reimer
Toledo
William Reimer
la Porte City
Carl G. Coburn
Urbana Public School Completes Teacher Additions
Urbana public school opens Monday with class assignments and starts instruction Tuesday. New staff includes Elda Bekemier of Hubbard teaching fifth and sixth grades and Berniece Meylink of Hull teaching first and second grades. Returning are E C Rector superintendent Maynard Newhouse principal and boys coach Jana A Schuster commercial and girls coach Marion Roberts home economics and grades Marion Parr English and music Blanche Crawford third and fourth grades C J Ball band.
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Urbana
Elda Bekemier
Hubbard
Berniece Meylink
Hull
E. C. Rector
Maynard Newhouse
Jana <A. Schuster
Marion Roberts
Marion Parr
Blanche Crawford
C. J. Ball
Maynard enrolls 316 in consolidated school opening
Eastern Iowa notes from Maynard showing total enrollment 316 with 107 in senior high and 86 in junior high. Posts from Hopkinton Brandon Washington Marquette Hopkinton Columbus Junction Colesburg Traer Decorah West Liberty report local events, marriages, divourses, and public notices.
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Maynard
Mrs. L. N. Brown wed at bride’s home in West Liberty
Mrs. L. N. Brown and the groom were married Sunday at the bride’s home by Rev Walter A. Smith of the First Methodist church in the presence of about 30 relatives. Mildred Kennedy and Roger Brown attended. A reception followed. The couple will reside in West Liberty.
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Hilda M. Ellingson
O O Ellingson
Leslie F Heckman
Chris Heckman
Ossian
Littl Brown Church
Nashua
William Kent
Ralph Jordan
Chicago
Decorah High School
Iawa State College
Ames
Miller-Wohl Company
Luther College
Illinois Relief Association
Heckman
West Liberty
Marguerite Kennedy
Joe Kennedy
Darrell Brown
Legion Committee Names Iowa Officers and Chairs
Emil Johannsen of Clinton named state finance officer of the Iowa American Legion. James E Scovel of Montezuma is judge advocate and Frank Miles of Des Moines edits the Iowa Legionaire for the 19th year. Committee chairs cover Americanization, child welfare, junior baseball, legislation, highway safety, veterans’ preference, graves registration, membership and national defense. George M Paradise, new state commander, says neutrality amid the European crisis.
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James E Scovel
Montezuma
Judge Advocate
Frank Miles
Des Moines
Iowa Legionaire
Ben Nichols
F H Cooney
Carroll
Tim Ryan
Council Bluffs
Dan O'Brien
Tom McCabe
Mount Pleasant
George W Callenius
Granville
C. E. Roberts
Keokuk
Ralph W. Travis
Waterloo
National Defense
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
Arnolds Park
Burlington
George M Paradise
Sioux City
New State
Congress
Des Moines Sets September Heat Record at 102 Degrees
Iowa sweltered as Des Moines reached 102 degrees the hottest September reading. Other cities including Clarinda Ames Marshalltown Council Bluffs and Iowa Falls logged 101 or 100 with traces of rain at Cherokee and Albia. A passing low pressure system caused the brief heat wave followed by rapid cooling.
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INS
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Clarinda
Ames
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
Carrol
Iowa Falls
Albia
Cherokee
Maquoketa Couple Wed at Sacred Heart Church
Maquoketa residents Marcella Saville daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Saville and Eugene Berens son of Mr and Mrs Frank Berens of Dubuque were married Monday at Sacred Heart Church by Rev J A Mullen. Bridesmaid Helen Saville and best man Francis Berens. A wedding breakfast for 20 followed at Barretts cafe. Mrs Berens is a Grashem store cashier graduate of focal high school 1932. Mr Berens finished high school in Dubuque and will work there. they will establish a new home in Dubuque.
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James W. Mitchell
Glen McMichael
Methodist Church
Pleasant Grove
McGregor
Mitchell
Osborne
C. H. Robbins
James Mitchell
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James Mitchell Jr
Lavern Mitchell
Harry Mitchell
Strawberry Point
Louis Breckler
Arthur Wilkinson
Earl Luster
Clara Lange
John Robbins
Mederville
Robert Robbins
Edgewood
Hofpeinton
Fern Chambers
James Kerr
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles
Chambers
Hopkinton
Coffeeville
Kan
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Pittsburg
Franklin High School
Los Angeles City College
Washington
Robert R Noonan
Washington County District Court
Justice Court
Maquoketa
Marcella Saveille
W. H. Saville
Eugene Berens
Frank Berens
Dubuque
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. A. Mullen
Helen Saville
Francis Berens
Barretts Cafe
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Focal High School
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