Explosion injures Wilford Cox at Fox Cafe gas tank
A gas tank explosion at the Fox Cafe on the square severely injures Wilford Cox, who was refilling the tank in the afternoon after a morning start. He suffers a broken left leg in two places and extensive bruising, with the blast felt nearby.
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Seymour Herald
Fox Cafe
Wilford Cox
Wilford
Terific
Chas. Bierce
Ottumwa
James McCulloch
G. H. Osborn
Standard Oil Co
Bert Bragg
Visits and accidents reported in Johnston and Wayne counties
Will Roe and family visited relatives in Humeston with a return trip home by auto. A Ford driven by Vere Doty collided with hogs owned by L. Ruby & Son west of town, killing two hogs and injuring four others. Doty and Billy Finch were sleepy after a Creston dance. From The Times Republican a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Clayton weighing 14 pounds on Saturday, June 18. The journal notes Bible School fund support, a Promise City wedding of Elevens to Miss Holiday, and Grand Jury indictments against Frank Valkovitch for murder and attempted murder in Seymour. The column observes no murder in Wayne county for 14 years.
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Des Moines
M. C. Sugar
Down South
J. A. Johnson
Line’ville
Johnson
Humeston
Alva Humeston
Lineville
The
Presbyterian Church
Will Roe
Johnston Auto Co
Vere Daty
Beaconsfield
L. Ruby & Son
Ruby & Son
Doty
Billy Finch
Mt. Ayr
Creston
Times Republican
Ernest T. Clayton
Jay Greenlee
M. M. Greenlee
Bible School Fund
Bertha Holiday
Gail
Promise City
M. E
Corydon
W. 4. Morgan
Grand
Frank Valkovitch
Seymour
Pete Morris
Kauza Zezelick
Wayne County
Jenkin
Milan Gravens
Clio
Big Mortgages Recorded in Local Notes
Leon County records show several large mortgages filed in the past week. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. loaned to New York Trust Co. 30 million in a chattel mortgage, the largest filing. Hawkeye Oil Co. mortgaged 1 million to Standard Trust and Savings Bank, and Consumer's Service Station pledged 600 thousand to Producers and Refiners Corp. Mary Greenlee and son Howard visited Des Moines over the weekend, with Mr. Greenlee accompanying them back.
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Leon
County Recorder
Gertrude Keown
Margaret Hurst
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
New York Trust Co
Hawkeye Oil Co
Standard Trust and Savings Bank
Producer's
Mtefiner’s Corporation
Ars
Mary Greenlee
Howard
Des Moines
Mr. Greenlee
Farmer Faces Skeptics But Keeps Faith And Strives
The article argues farmers are unfairly judged by casual economists who compare farm prices with consumer costs. It notes distortions in hog and bacon pricing, wheat and puffed wheat costs, and corn haircut claims, urging readers to see the broader market chain and farmer effort. Orville Dent visited Leon on Friday. Princess shows an absorbing drama Thursday.
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Taurmer
Anvil
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