Typhoid figures and press releases spark mixed notes
Readers see chatter about a waste paper basket for press releases and a report from the Iowa Health Department noting typhoid fever cases tied to flood times. It cites Dr. Ralph H Heeren on carrier sources and public health measures plus a brief anecdote about D F Towers and Earl Carney meeting in Pittsburg California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Press Association
Times Office
Department of Public Relations
Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Ralph H. Heeren
Heeren
Belive
Dr. Heeren
D. F. Towers
Pittsburg
California
Earl Carney
Earl
Pay Taxes Now Urgent Deadline Notice
Taxpayers are urged to pay taxes by Saturday this week to avoid penalties. The message emphasizes timely payment to prevent extra charges and comply with local tax rules.
Murder at the Diamond G Ranch Kills Homer Gorham
Sheriff Bill Streeter investigates a ranch killing at the Diamond G. Homer Gorham is found dead from an apparently instantaneous gunshot. Foreman Jay Leonard and others are questioned as Halbert arrives claiming urgency. The motive appears complex among workers who disliked Gorham. Halbert arrives fearing the worst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Streeter
Bull
Guy Halbert
Bill
Stansboro
O.K
Sheriff Streeter
Diamond G
Jay Leonard
Gorham
Streeter
Doc Humphrey
Homer
Doc
Humphrey
Jay
Stangboro
Minnie
Secret murder hints spark sheriff’s doubt in town
In a tense exchange Halbert and Streeter confront suspicion after Homer is shot. The sheriff notices the crowd’s uneasy stares and questions whether Streeter’s alibi holds. Jay Leonard and Dor Humphrey loom as possible suspects while Halbert bites his lip at the idea of a killer among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jes
Halbert
Jay Leonard
Jay
Dor Humphrey
Streeter
Homer
Bob Halpert
Deloit receipt reveals old Dried beef hams price
John Mathies found a 60-year old wholesaler’s receipt in a Deloit house purchase. It lists 52 pounds of dried beef hams at 4.81 dollars, about 9 cents a pound. Clarence Wardrip was critically wounded when a rifle discharged while pulled from a jeep. Paul Dieckmann, 7, of Algona, saved 4-year-old Bruce Bowen at Clear Lake after a dock fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mathies
Deloit
Clarence Wardrip
Mt. Ayr
Paul Dieckmann
Algona
Bruce Bowen
Forest City
Clear Lake
Feed and livestock outlook dominates Ashcan meeting
Around ninety attended the K P Hall feed and livestock meeting with W J Turner and Dick McWilliams from Town State College outlining a favorable twelve month feed outlook. They noted ample protein feeds, price controls for cattle feeders, and strong demand for mutton wool and poultry. Rat control and farm inventory tools were also discussed along with cattle costs and break-even feed prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Hall
W. J. Turner
Dick McWilliams
Town State College
McWilliams
Twinned Birthday and County News From Town Brook lyn
Mrs Lily Hicks and Mrs Ella Edwards celebrated their 86th birthday together in Brooklyns Town. A historic barn north of Manson in Pocahontas County was destroyed by lightning, dating from 1888. Dallas County Adel courthouse records are being microfilmed to free space, with about 64 000 pages filmed for storage by County Clerk George Bennett.
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Lily Hicks
Ella Edwards
Brooklyn
Town
Pocahontas County
Carl Elsen
Manson
Dallas County
Adel
George Bennett
Methodist Church Events and Rally Day Observance
Sunday services at the Methodist Church include Sunday School at 10:00 A.M. and Worship at 11:00 A.M. Rally Day observed with Holy Communion on the last Sunday of the month. Numerous church activities and meetings are listed across several congregations with varied times and locations.
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Bac
Ita
Immaculate Conception
Methodist Church
3. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Luther League
Graettinger
South Walnut
Brotherhood
First Lutheran Church
Eatherville
Choral ‘Union
St. John’s
Church For Saviors Lutheran Church
Estherville
Cirucit Luther League
St. John’s Church of Depew
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Fenton
Robert Simonsen
City Meat Market
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Richard H. Wilkinson
Minute
Treeter
Sugie
Patchers
R. W. Ashby
Towa State College
Ang
J. H. Walston
Graettinger, Iowa
C. A. Shiley
A. H. Hobson
Broadway Optometrist
Emmetaburg
K.L
Johnson Vision
B-E.da E. Dappen
Bowery
New York
New York City
Bowerie
Bouwerle
Peter Stuyvesant
Dairy—Phone 247
Ben Boecker Graettinger
Bill Ellis
Wallingford
Royal Typewriter
Carrie Doyle
Francis Ware
White
Main Street
Herman Herke
P. J. Duus
Idella Fleming
Carl T. Peterson
Ruthven
Ed Gothier
Lars C. Petersen
Wayna Potter
J. J. Skow
H. A Elsenbast
Charles Richardson
Graettingar
Sioux City
Sm Rr
Arnolds Park
Towa
A. H
Bob
Rogness
Lost Island Church
Co. Operative Grain and Product Co. Co
Glenn Young
Algo
E. B. Burg
Townee
Donahue
Emmetsburg
Bkow &Graan
Gun
Data
A. Elsonb Nbaat
Thanes
Walaton
Quam
RE. C. Biggs
Emmet Co
C. R. Kitchen
North
Albert Suss
Cabinet Shop Glass
Casper
CAP
Nelson Palo Alto County Abstract Co
State OF
Palo Alto County
Knut
Chris Knudsen
District Court
H. A. Elsenbast
Burt & Prichard
State OF Iowa
Michael Haag
Raymond Haag
Joseph P. Hand
Hone Gragstinger
Algona Rendering Co
Mr. Farmer
Wallingford Ringsted
Earl Tuttle
Davis Packing Co
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