Wisconsin farmer kills eight with dynamite after family leaves
John Waszak of Muskego Wis confessed to dynamiting the cellar trap and killing eight of his ten children and wife while the rest of the family sang and danced in the parlor. Jacob W. Woshell of Oelwein pled guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge H EB Taylor and received a three month sentence with one month already served deducted. D D Brown, owner of the West Union airship, landed at the Alcorn estate farm when a gust flipped the craft, injuring no one. Dan Hunter left Cedar Rapids for Lincoln Neb for repairs tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskego
Wis
John Waszak
Jacob W. Woshell
Oelwein
H. EB. Taylor
Voshell
Argo- Gazette
D. D. Brown
West Union
Alcorn
Mr. Brown
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Neb
Argo-Gazette
Iowa dairy value and farm notes from 1936 era
The report cites Iowa dairy value at 116,319,998 for 1936 and notes trends in agricultural production, hatcheries, and crop protection. It covers erosion work potential, April hatchery declines, May bookings down 64 percent from a year ago, and 4 H dairy contest prep at Ames with statewide scholarships. It warns on potato pests, canker worm outbreaks near Oskaloosa, defoliation of trees, and cattle pastures recovery from drought with alternative forages, plus feed and egg production issues from improper feeding and weather impacts. It ends with proverbs on perspective and aging.
Brainard Area Social Guests Arranged in Numerous Family Homes
Community notes list visits and dinners across Brainard and nearby towns. Grace Peters, Grace Bartlett, and Rosalie Miller are among those hosted in multiple households including Peters, Lyon, Mays, and Nottnagle homes. Several residents travel to Elgin Clermont New Hampton and Chicago for gatherings, with the Brainard Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Herman Boyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Peters
Grace
Lawrence Howard
Joe Peters
Sidney Patterson
Wilson
Ruth Hitch
Grace Carpenter
Frank Lyon
Raymond Mays
Reuben Miller
Rosalie
Anson Quackenbush
West Union
Harley Helms
Clive Helms
D. Grimes
Irene
Clarence Tripp
John Barnhouse
Lew Gruver
Elgin
Vern Boyer
Herbert Miller
Leo Boleyn
Fred Wede
Vernon
Fritz Nottnagle
Marquette
George Howard
Sidney Nutting
Kenneth Krosa
Clermont
Brainard Ladies’ Aid Society
Herman Boyer
John Rutledge
Henry Danks
Edna Appelman
Edward Billmeyer
Chas. Appelman
Hawkeye
Grace Peters
Guernsey
Martha McAloon
New Hampton
Melvin Boyer
Geo. Howard
Cleve Erhardt
Marie
Marshall Helms
Glen
Clive
Howard Shaffer
Chicago
Genevieve Peters
Youthful Chicago hitch hikers sentenced to life terms
Two teenagers who murdered Ada Carey of Blunt, D. were given life terms at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Frank Wood told the Sumner Gazette he had fresh strawberries from his own bed that morning and challenged anyone to beat that claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ada Carey
Blunt
State Penitentiary
Frank Wood
Gazette
Sumner Gazette
Elgin Local News Notes and Arrivals
Elgin residents visit relatives and travel guests appear in weekly notes involving Walthers Skarshaug Bauder and Crider families. Local workers change jobs at Central States Power and Light, followed by visits and dinners at Yenney and Wolf homes.
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Wm. Walthers
Ekader
Mary Skarshaug
A. G. Bauder
Cedar Rapids
Robert Steele
Central States Power & Light Co
West Union
R. A. Crider
M. Yenney
H. F. Becker
Joe
Kate Kelly
Clermont
Jud Conner
Donald Jensen
Wear Union
Frieda Miller
Postville
Sebastian
Alfred Jenson
Waterloo
Evelyn Barker
Wm. Barker
Wilder Mattocks
Rodessa
Echo
Hobbs
New Mexico
Kenneth Evans
Fredericksburg
Dorene Mattke
Evans
W. C. Falk
A. D. Goby
H. H. Wolf
A. B., Goby
Washington, D. C
Elgin
Goby
Mary Frances Hoyt
Eva Mae Frieden
Weekend Visitors and Personal Notices From Cedar Falls and Garnaville
Tuesday from Cedar Falls notes a student’s summer plans at home while Mr and Mrs Myrlin Feller and son Kay Charles arrived from Moorhead to spend break locally. E A Mecllree and Joanna Mellree visited, with Mellree handing Fayette County Union to new editors. An Elgin piano sale offers a player piano for 39 dollars after 700 dollar shipping. A Garnaville triple anniversary marks fifty four years of marriage for John and Mrs Stiehl Karl Stiehl’s birthday, and Leo Walthers’s first wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Myrlin Feller
Kay Charles
Moorhead
E. A. Mecllree
Joanna Mellree
West Union
Echo
Mellree
Fayette County Union
Garnaville
John Stiehl
Karl Stiehl
Leo Walthers
Want to buy or sell Use a want ad
A brief notice inviting readers to use want ads for buying or selling items. Encourages placing classified listings to reach local buyers and sellers efficiently. Provides a concise prompt without extra details.
Young couples fined for cemetery joy ride in Nashua
Four Nashua youths courted trouble in Greenwood cemetery with a late night joy ride. The caretaker locked the gate and the four appeared before the mayor on Saturday, each fined five dollars as prescribed by law.
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Nashua
Greenwood Cemetery
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Want
Echo Shop
Chester White
Otis Rothlisberger
Illyria
Henry Holzer
W. D. Mattocks
Wadena
Iowa
C. Torkelson Elgin
Ed Bander
Bender Music Service
Elkader
Norge
Elgin Furniture
Elgin Furniture Store
Noetico
M. V. Kiple
Lotto
Echo Office
Bute
Carter
United States
H. H. Bennett
The
Soil Conservation Service
Oskaloosa
Drouth
Mickie
Fred Scholl
Elgin Co-Op
Elgin Nelson's
Gunder Wadena
West Union Rendering Works
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner Bldg
Elgin, Iowa
Hutchinson
Elgin State Bank
Mutual
States
Canada
R. P. Strauch
U. S
Missouri
Sunkist
Walt’s Corner Grocery
Martin-Senour Co
Epsom
Lawdy
Pahson
Paya
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
Falb
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