Rain and Wind Lash Northwest Iowa Towns
A rain and wind storm hit northwest and western Iowa causing damage across Mason City Sioux City Eagle Grove and other towns. Windows were blown out basements flooded roads washed over and power and telegraph lines were down in several areas.
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Iowa
Mason City
Des Moines
Sioux City
Ephone
Hinton
Merrill
LeMars
Eagle Grove
Broadway
Odd Fellows Building
Grove Hotel
Townsend district convention held in Maquoketa auditorium
Delegates from the Second district gathered at the Maquoketa public school auditorium for the Townsend district convention. Linn county provided the largest delegation under the direction of Dr. H. R. Timpe. Members elected to the congressional board include Frank Williams Davenport C. A. Beil Clinton Banner Howard Cedar Rapids Mrs Irene Kirkwood Dubuque H E Stover Anamosa D S Welch Maquoketa and J Burnett Bettendorf as delegate at large.
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Maquoketa
Townsend
Linn County
H. R. Timpe
Frank Williams
Davenport
C. A. Beil
Clinton
Banner Howard
Cedar Rapids
Irene Kirkwood
Dubuque
H. E. Stover
Anamosa
D. S. Welch
Calhoun to Speak at Iowa City GOP Rally
John Calhoun of Keosauqua Republican candidate for congress from the First district will address a GOP meeting in the courthouse in Iowa City Tuesday at 8 p.m. Walker Hanna of Burlington also speaks. Calhoun will be honored at a dinner Tuesday by precinct and ward committee members.
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Iowa City
John Calhoun
Keosauqua
Walker Hanna
Burlington
Calhoun
Mrs Sadie Rickey Dies After Iowa City Hospital Stay
Mrs Sadie Rickey born Sadie E. Hampsher July 18 1870 Huntington County Pennsylvania died in an Iowa City hospital Friday after an operation. She lived in Wellman with her husband Finley E. Rickey and is survived by two children Ellis South English and Mrs Vesa Walton.
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Wellman
Sadie Rickey
Iowa City
Sadie E. Hampsher
Huntington County
Samuel and
Anna Thompson Hampsher
Finley E. Rickey
Rickey
Ellis
South English
Vesa Walton
Community Notices From West Liberty To Toledo brief
Local items report officers elected by a foreign missionary society in West Liberty. a Tama Tama marriage to a Chicago bride. Solomon Kern descendants reunion in Toledo. Belle Plaine and Osceola reunion notes. Wapello and West Liberty society officers. Toledo obituaries and weddings. Readers gain names, places, and dates across multiple towns.
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West Liberty
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
W. P. Nichols
W. T. Wiese
Anna Oxley
Elizabeth Coffman
George Schafer
Bertha Mosher
TAMA
Gertrude Kathryn Foley
Willard Sheker
Chicago
Ill
Solomon Kern
Tama Park
James Conway
Ben Horner
LaVern Short
Roy Kern
Russell Kern
Traer
DeWitt Kern
Marshalltown
Enos Kern
Iowa City
Gladys Steitt
Howard Conway
Missouri Valley
Lloyd Conway
Evanston
Ray Conway
Perry
Lester Conway
Labor Day Celebrations Across Iowa Spotlight Politics
Des Moines marked Labor Day with parades picnics and street events while many businesses closed. Labor leaders avoided a parade opting for a large picnic as Rep. William Lemke headlined speeches in Davenport alongside Berry Halden Fried Bierman and Henry Talle.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Motor
William Lemke
Union Party
Davenport
Berry Halden
U. S. Senate
Fried Bierman
Henry Talle
Register For Postal Supervisor Meet At Iowa City
The state branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors opens its seventeenth annual convention at the Elks club with more than 150 delegates. Opening talks feature C W Reames John H Cochran W L Slattery and others. a banquet is planned with E A Baldwin toastmaster. The auxiliary meets for its fourth annual session with talks by Mrs Cochran and Jessie Gordon.
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Iowa City
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Elks
C. W. Reames
Cedar Rapids
Railway Mail Service
John H. Cochran
Fairfield
W. L. Slattery
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
W. L. Noah
St. Louis
National Auxiliary
J. B. Meyer
Davenport
E. A. Baldwin
Charles S. Wienecke
Cochran
Jessie Gordon
Iowa City League of Women Voters
Population Drop at Iowa Prisons in July
Fort Madison penitentiary shed 14 prisoners in July as 35 arrived and 52 departed. Anamosa reformatory fell by 26 with 25 sent there and 51 erased. Paroles freed 25 at Fort Madison. 20 were released on expiration. Anamosa issued 31 paroles. 15 sentences expired, two died, two were transferred, one released by court order.
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Des Moines
Fort Madison
Anamosa Reformatory
Anamosa
Iowa Second in Nation for Number of Junior Colleges
Washington AP Iowa ranks second nationwide in junior colleges with 37 institutions, behind California which has 49. The report by Walter J. Greenleaf notes the movement has grown over 20 years to more than 500 colleges, including public and church controlled and independent schools.
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Iowa
Washington
Office of Education
Walter J. Greenleaf
California
Greenleaf
United States
Faces Narcotic Charge In Federal Admission
Frank Morris alias Frank Cotton was turned over to U S Marshal Joe Petrus by Sheriff W W Christian. Morris will be taken to California to face federal narcotics charges after arrest in Mount Vernon for operating an advertising racket at Clarence at Cedar County officers request.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Frank Morris
Frank Cotton
United States
Joe Petrus
Cedar Rapids
W. W. Christian
Morris
California
Mount Vernon
Cedar County
Clarence
Wedding at Wapello Presbyterian Manse
Miss Mildred Kilbourne and Harold Erlandson both of Chicago NL were married at the Wapello Presbyterian manse on Saturday with Dr. J R Fraser officiating the ceremony.
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Wapello
Mildred Kilbourne
Harold Erlandson
Chicago
J. R. Fraser
Massive $2,000,000 Harper's Ferry dam hires 150 workers
About 150 men are employed in the three mile north Harper's Ferry dam project part of a $150,000,000 Mississippi river canalization program. Cofferdams are prepared for concrete work while a temporary bridge is built. An Iowa contractor crews prepare a mile long dike across islands and bottomlands and a loggers' crew clears 13,000 acres as timber will be rafted for sale after the dam is completed in 18 months to two years.
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Harper’s Ferry
Here
St. Louis
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kennedy and Mulgrew Company
Dubuque
Harper’s Slough
Clayton
Allamakee
Maquoketa Delays School Opening Over Suspected Paralysis Case
Maquoketa health board urges delay of public school start amid suspected infantile paralysis case. Jane Buchanan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Buchanan, taken to University Hospital Iowa City. All public gatherings for under 16 halted starting Monday. doctors warn early symptoms mimic many illnesses and caution quiet isolation.
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Maquoketa
George Gay Dies Prominent Iowa City Businessman At 38
Funeral services held Monday at Oatholt chapel honored George Gay 38 prominent local businessman Rotary club president and Christian church and American Legion active member He died Saturday Burial in Oakland cemetery included a Masonic service Survivors include widow two daughters Dorothy Anna and four sons Charles George Robert and Richard his parents Mr and Mrs W A Gay and brother Forman Gay all of Iowa City
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West Liberty
Ladies and Society of the First Methodist Church
Grace Merridith
W. T. Wiese
George VanAtta
Toledo
H. N. Donradson
Presbyterian Church
T. W. Chisholm
Woodlawn
Martha Jane Stewart
Charles Stewart
H. N. Conradson
Will
Cole
Arthur
Green Mountain
Carl
Des Moines
Earl
Vern Norris
Helen Pecenka
John Stewart
Fulton, Mo
Mary Ellen West
Washington State
Tipton
Daniel Barnes
William Barnes
L. H. Gunnemann
The
Reformed Church
Valley Cemetery
Clarence
Gazette
Iowa City
Rotary Club
George Gay
Oatholt
Casper C. Garrigues
Christian Church
Sylvester E. Ellis
Oakland Cemetery
Gay
American Legion
County Church Meeting Set for Mt Auburn Church
The seventeenth eighth annual county meeting of the Churches of Christ for Benton and Buchanan counties will be held at Mt Auburn Church of Christ September 11 to 13. Officers include President S E Wallace and others. programs feature Rev J W McKee and Rev C C Miller with devotions, duets, addresses, and a Memorial service led by Edith Davin.
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Mount Auburn
Churches of Christ of
Young Peoples
C. C. Miller
J. W. McKee
Round Table
S. E. Wallace
S. R. Wall
Cascade Farm Robber Seen Near Monticello Following Escape
A robber who stole $1.50 from Elmer O'Shea and choked his wife last Saturday fled toward Monticello. He was sighted early Sunday in Monticello and west of town, with torn clothing suggesting he crawled fences and fields. A local informant said the man aimed for Des Moines then Kansas City, with 90 cents left. No arrest yet.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Elmer O’shea
Cascade
Des Moines
Kansas City
Monticello
Des Moines Man Elected Iowa Legion Finance Officer
The executive committee of Iowa American Legion appointed Carl Mesmer of Des Moines as finance officer to replace Fred Tesmer of Waterloo. R. O. Garber and Frank Miles, both of Des Moines, were named judge advocate and reappointed Iowa Legionaire editor. The committee also voted to suppress objectionable demonstrations by Iowa delegation at the Cleveland national convention parade.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Carl Mesmer
Fred Tesmer
Waterloo
R. O. Garber
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
Iowa
Cleveland
Townsendite Seeks State Rep Run On Independent Ticket
Jesse L. Richardson debated accepting a Johnson County Townsend club nomination to run as an independent candidate for state representative in the district. He planned to decide at Monday night district advisory board meeting, becoming the first Townsendite to seek state office in Iowa.
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Gazette
Ptowa
Jesse L. Richardson
Johnson County
Townsend
Richardson
Iowa
Three Killed in Labor Day Weekend Auto Crashes
Five Iowans died in Labor Day weekend accidents raising the highway death toll to 315. Dubuque resident Mrs. J. S. Buelow and Burlington's George Wick were fatally injured in a head on collision near Muscatine Saturday night. Phyllis Rhomberg of Dubuque died when the car she rode in crashed into a viaduct. Marshalltown's Mrs. Cora Russell died after being struck on a street. Ottumwa barber John W. Lee was fatally injured when a bus backed over him at a service station.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
John W. Lee
Ottumwa
African M. E. Appoints Pastors in Northern Conference
Bishop John A. Gregg announced pastoral appointments at the six day northern conference session in Waterloo. The list includes J. J. Evans named for Cedar Rapids and other unspecified churches in Missouri and Iowa.
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Waterloo
John A. Gregg
Kansas City
Kan
J. J. Evans
Cedar Rapids
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