Decorah High School Holds Graduation Exercises
Decorah high school closed its day with a patriotic graduation program led by Dr. Charles W. Flint from Cornell College who spoke on Finding Ourselves. Eva M. Fleming addressed eighth graders, diplomas were presented by President G. F. Baker, and Dr. H. H. Green opened and closed the proceedings.
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Decorah
Charles W. Flint
Cornell College
Flint
United States
Eva M. Fleming
Eugene Opsahl
Agnes Dagni Swenson
Milton A. Volding
Maude Elizabeth Hines
Maurice Vikre
Ethel Collins
Amy Christian
Harold Arthur Olson
Alvin Olson
Gertrude Anderson
Leonard Goltz
Marjorie Marsh
Alma Volding
Fred Julius Rosenthal
Elda Schwarz
Warren Robert Price
Curtis Bollman
Madge Evelyn Whitney
Rudolph Vincent Anderson
Esther Carlson
Evert Carlson
Hester Cutting
Geneva Darling
Hilda Ellingson
Mae Emery
Harold Hoeg
Ernest Howden
Carsten Ingvoldstad
Blenda Leidahl
Harry Little
Angeline Melans
Ruth Mott
Willie Olson
Gordon Price
Margaret Schremser
Lenora Wheatman
Kathryn Willis
Board of Education
G. F. Baker
H. H. Green
Netty Gunderson
Doris Tuttle
Family Narrowly Escapes Fire At Brook Home
Mr. and Mrs. James Stalder and their two children narrowly escaped death when a fire roared through their Brook residence at 2:30 AM. They fled downstairs through smoke and flames with singed hair, seeking refuge at Mrs. Stalder’s parents’ nearby home. Only a piano and a few chairs survived. cause is undetermined.
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James Stalder
Brook
Dam Break Flood Traps Chelsea Residents After Tama Breach
The Tama dam failure caused widespread flooding at Chelsea on the Towa river. Buildings submerged to rooftops, residents sought refuge on upper stories. Belle Plaine sent rescue parties from Benton county, lifting at least 250 people from roofs. Food shortages followed, with survivors without meals for a day.
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Tama
Chelsea
Towa
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Unpaid Bank Check Carried By Wind Found Near Cartersville
Farmer Jack Veech found an unpaid bank check in a field near Cartersville. It appeared to have been carried there by wind the night of the Boone cyclone. Other papers and photographs have been found carried long distances in the Cartersville area.
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Jack Veech
Cartersville
Boone
Roadmaster Takes Expanded Posts in Cedar Rapids Yard Move
Roadmaster CD Carr, long in charge of Rock Islands for the Decorah branch, is assigned to oversee Cedar Rapids yards in addition to his current track duties. He moves his office from West Union to Cedar Rapide as part of the enlarged responsibility.
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CD. Carr
Rock Islands
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
West Union
Cedar Rapide
Treasurer's Financial Report Second War Fund
Itemized list shows contributions from Winneshiek county towns and townships with amounts credited to W. G. McAdoo Treasury. Branch totals cover Decorah Calmar Ridgeway Ossian Spillville Castalia Fort Atkinson Burr Oak Hesper Frankville Jackson Junction Kendallville Bluffton Springfield Highland Glenwood Pleasant Festina Canoe Decorah Township and miscellaneous subscriptions. Executive note allows Winneshiek American Red Cross 25 percent workshop share. corrections cite Bluffton and Kendallville variances.
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Winneshiek County
W. G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Decorah
Calmar
Calmar Township
Inidgeway
Springfield Township
Shear
American Red Cross
P. S
Winneshiek
Blufftom
Kendallville
C Adams & Sons Succeed C A Adams in Local Firm Change
Fifty years ago C Adams & Sons succeed C A Adams & Co with no business shift. Perry runs the Preston stage linking to the railroad at Conover. A Rushford to Decorah postal route may pass Locust. Rhinehart escaped Waukon jail by digging through a timber wall. Burr Oak schoolhouse ready. teachers Robi Thomson and Charles Commits. Bluffton school nearing completion. Frankville fire destroys Moses Hostettler’s house. Blackmarr woolen mill thriving. Henry Paine proposes joint stock building association.
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C. Adams & Sons
C A Adams & Co
Perry
Preston
Conover
Rushford
Decorah
Rhinehart
Waukon
Burr Oak
Robi. Thomson
Charles Commits
Bluffton Village
Moses Hostettler
Frankville
Blackmarr
Henry Paine
John Meyer Receives Commission as Second Lieutenant
Local readers celebrate the achievement of John Meyer son of G. F. Meyer as he earns a commission and becomes a second lieutenant. The community voices praise for his bright officer prospects and offers congratulations on the milestone.
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Calmar Courier
John Meyer
G. 4. Meyer
John
Hauls Coal With Tractor
H P Nicholson traveled from his farm to Ossian in a International tractor hitched to two double-box wagons loaded with four tons of soft coal. He controlled the throttle himself as the kerosene powered tractor drew the load with ease, suggesting autos and tractors may soon haul heavy loads exclusively.
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Ossian Bee
H. P. Nicholson
H. P
Hen lays egg in buggy on town trip
Frank Hemesath found a hen in the rear of his buggy as he tied near Torske's shop on Friday. The hen laid an egg during the ride to Ossian, then clucked in triumph before being captured and returned home.
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Ossian Bee
Frank Hemesath
Torske
Large Consignment of Booze Seized in Reed Dry Law Violation
Police seized a shipment of whiskey totaling 120 quarts from St. Paul to Mason City after ten boxes of quarts and pints remained unclaimed since last Saturday. The Wells Fargo express office was visited and the booze was taken as evidence. The case is now with U S District Attorney F A OConnor.
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St. Paul
Mason City
Wells Fargo Express Office
U. 8
F. A. O'Connor
Proposal to Straighten Upper Iowa River at Dorchester
In Allamakee county Dorchester plan proposes straightening the Upper Iowa River to prevent field flooding during heavy rain and save valuable cropland, inspired by Minnesota’s Root River project.
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Dorchester
Allamakee County
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa River
Windstorm damages Northwood area barns and stock
A windstorm Friday night caused serious damage in the Burgett's Bridge neighborhood four miles north of Northwood. The Johnson farm barn was destroyed and considerable stock was killed or injured, though no dwelling was struck.
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Burgett’s Bridge
Northwood
Johnson Farm
Weekly Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley
The United States Weather Bureau in Washington D C forecasts showers on Tuesday and again on Thursday or Friday for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys with seasonal temperatures through June 10th to 15th.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Cresco Bay Captured by Germans
Lieut. Edward Isaacs son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Isaacs was aboard the transport President Lincoln torpedoed and sunk on June 2. He and 23 crew members were captured. Isaacs, Annapolis 1914 graduate, is married. family lives in Newport News Virginia. His listed address in dispatches is Fort Huachuca Arizona.
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Cresco Plain Dealer
Edward Isaacs
B. Isaacs
President Lincoln
Isaacs
Annapolis
Newport News
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
Cyclone Destroys Barn and Causes Odd Escape
A small cyclone near Oeclwein demolishes the W. S. Fink barn at 529 Fourth Ave S. It lands debris on the Will Dailey porch breaking windows. A setting hen buried in debris emerges, escapes, and hides under a table in Dailey house. Three horses in the barn remain unharmed. A local optometrist ad follows.
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Oeclwein
W. S. Fink
Fourth Ave. S
Will Dailey
Smitherjoone
Dailey
Fink
Bad Fire at Oelwein Causes Heavy Industrial Loss
A spark from an electric welding machine caused a fire at the Oelwein Chemical Co and Utensil Co with total direct damages likely at least 60 000 dollars. Utensil Co faces about 40 000 dollars in losses to machinery raw materials and finished products while Oelwein Chemical Co may incur 3000 dollars in materials and fixtures and the building owner 12 000 to 15 000. The Utensil Co ran a night shift and 40 50 thousand finished pans and two carloads of sheet steel were lost. A car of sheet metal on the siding was moved to safety with little damage.
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Oelwein Chemical Co
Utensil Company
Utensil
Oeelwein Chemical Co
Utensil Co
Age of the Earth vs The Costs of Liquor
The latest estimate places Earth's age at 100,000,000 years. Yet some men value the age of their liquor more than the planet's history, making the drink the greater concern.
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C. W. Flint
Winneshiek Co
Ridgeway
Lincoln Township
Madison Township
Orleans
Ossian
Military Branch
Military Township
Spillville
Sumner Township
Castalia Branch
Castalia
Bloomfield Township
Fort Atkinson
Washington Township
Burr Oak Branch
Burr Oak Township
Hesper Branch
Heeper
Hesper
Jack
Jackson Junction
Jackson Township
Fremont Township
Orleans Township
Bluffton
Highland Township
Glenwood Township
Pleasant Township
Teaetarereres
Festina
Westenes
Can Township
Canoe Township
Acumenee
Decorah Township
City of
Wee
Eceatenons
Red Cross
Ieeeepee
Republican
Biddy
Mason City Times
J. H. Conigisky
Optometrist
Winneshiek Hotel
Cresco Bay
Kauffman
E. H. McMasters
Oelwein
Phoebe Lingoln
River St
M. J. Soukup
THE
Adams Seed CO
Wier Surivay Brand
BEN Bear CO
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