Tornado Insurance Ad and Film Show Notice
A notice urges wind insurance protection from Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Assn agent R Pr Strauch and promotes two free movie tickets for Confidentially Connie at Avalon theater July 8 and 9. Also offers a wood turning lathe for sale in Elgin via Alfred Ruckdaschel, phone 2372.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Frank Christen
Elgin
Echo Office
Town
Avalon Theater
Will Martin Amundson
R. PR. Strauch
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Assn
Tfp
Jessie S. Byers
West Union
Echo
Connie
Alfred Ruckdaschel
Big Battle Brewing in Next Year s Elections
Robert J. Spayde, 35, of Oskaloosa, named assistant U S district attorney for southern Iowa in a $5 940 a year post. He will work under Roy L. Stephenson, the newly appointed district attorney for southern Iowa, following years of active Young Republican and Republican politics in Mahaska County. The article notes ongoing legislative fights over land purchases for a warehouse near the statehouse and past moves to convert liquor storage space into offices amid protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Spayde
Oskaloosa
U. S
Iowa
Spayde
Roy L. Stephenson
Des Moines
Mahaska County
Native of Sioux City Joins County Finance Panel
Native of Sioux City, a lawyer who has practiced in Oskaloosa since 1846, signed on to accept appointment to the county party finance committee. The piece notes a network of political and civic events, including a picnic with Iowa and Nebraska GOP figures, weathered by colorful attire and sparring governors, plus road, memorial hall, and G A R items in transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Nebraska
Bill Beardsley
Bob Crosby
Newtecaike
GOP
David Martin
James Schramm
Ed Boyle
Clear Lake
Gerald Bogan
Demo
Frank Moorhead
Ten Hours on a Frozen River in a Blizzard
Nelson recalls forty years as caretaker at Bumping Lake Dam in Goose Prairie Washington. A pioneer and Backwoodsman, he left city life for the Cascades with his bride to guard 22 miles of telephone line and endure a harsh winter with skiing to repair a break 17 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spa
Nelson
Bumping Lake
Goose Prairie
Wash
J. 1H
Goose Priorie
Bumping
Bumping*Lake Dam In the, Yakima ‘Valley
Washington
Cascades
Kitty
Blizzard Reunion in Snowbound River Quest
A narrator recounts a harsh blizzard hike to reunite with Kitty. After days of heavy snow and ice, he forgoes dry ground, navigates icy riverbeds, and treks ten hours before reaching a shelter and finding Kitty awaiting with a lantern. Their embrace marks a devout reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Everchanging Seasons and the Great Architect of Nature
A reflective narrator describes four seasons and the forest’s beauty. The speaker speaks of evergreen growth, moonlit summers, thunder-loud storms, and autumnal color, then winter’s snow, calling nature a fairyland. They invoke the Great Architect walking along the river in January, their beacon and guide.
Dr D H Hopkin Retires After 40 Years In Glidden
Dr D H Hopkin, longtime physician in Glidden since 1914, retires after nearly four decades of medical practice. Known for steady care and local service, his retirement marks the end of a prominent era in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glidden
D. H. ‘Hopkin
Yards Closed Sat Afternoons in June July August
Public notice states yards will close on Saturday afternoons during June July and August. In emergencies call C B Schomate 2082. Also notes unloading of a car of asbestos siding shingles in colors green gray ivory and white. A dated anecdote about a baptism and a pastoral greeting is included, with casual rural scene details featuring calves and a query about dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Schomate
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Alvin
Rae-Beck
Donald Larson
Postville
Gerald Schneider
Clermont
FR. P. Strauch
Meyer’s Hatchery
Oliver
Wadena
Guy Gould
Liz Paynter
John Deere Baler
Raymond Benson
Glen Yearous
Selmer Groth
National Automate
Inez Shaffer
Moore’s
Dial
Adc
R. T. Paynter
George Butikoter
Higin
C. R, Piano Co
1St Ave
N.E
John Lentzthaler
James Olson
E. Howard
Walter Lehman
Elgn
Russell Wenger
Ade
Noel Brockway
Statehouse
State House
State Conservation Commission
Claud Coykendall
Towa Good Roads Association
Coykendie
Amy Noll
Grand Army of the Republic
Noll
State Historical
James Martin
Sutherland
London
Ee London
United States
George W. Melove
Rep
Nev
Economic World
Europe
Asia
England
Ssowi Federation
Independent
Dusmens
Brittain
Britain
Billons
Douglas MacArthur
America
General Macarthur
John Tillotson
West Union Auction Exch
Floyd W. Whitford
Mgr
Thiele Bros
Barn
Livestock Exchange
G. W. Alderson
Mgr. Orvin Thompson
Wenger
Harry Wenger
Dean
de Landon
HaniRhy
Mandy
Berg
A. Net
State College
Elgin Cooperative
Max Medberry
Mer
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