Maquoketa Gale-Days Bring Boxing Games on Sept 15-16
Maquoketa hosts three athletic events promoted by Timber City post No. 73 of the American Legion on Wednesday and Thursday September 15 and 16. Boxing, baseball, jumping, and relay races start at 1 pm with 25 cent admission for women and children and 30 cents for men. evening boxing at the Olympic begins at 8 pm with several bouts headlining local and invited fighters.
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Maquoketa
Timber City
Post
American Legion
Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Savanna
Ill
Silini
Charlotte
Snider Eurth
Joe Gentle
Waterloo
Mandol
Oelwein
Jenkins
Bovhard
Mason City
Melichar
Cedar Rapids
Legion Post
Bouchard
Ind
Des Moines
American Legion Athletic Association
Nagby
Snow White Pharmacy
Legion Committee
Leonard Shaw
Frank Carson
Glen Baily
Lester Reinheimer
Haweer
Home Again After Colorado Auto Trip Adventure
Doctor Risting and son Leonard returned home Sunday after a weeks long drive through Colorado. They enjoyed the Rockies romance and camp life near Crag where the trip ended. Doc resumes practice while Leonard plans to start at State University next week.
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Doctor Risting and
Leonard
Colorado
Doctor Shes
Crag
Rockies
Doc
The
State University
Rosenberg Buys Interest to Own Maquoketa Junk Company
Albert Rosenberg closed a deal last week to become sole owner of the Maquoketa Junk Company by purchasing the interest formerly held by Carring.
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Albert Rosenberg
Maquoketa
Burden Too Great The Death of Mrs Alice Carr Bagley
The body of Mrs. Alice Carr Bagley was found face down in the Maquoketa River near Manchester after she disappeared during grief over her husband’s war death in France. Her husband M F Bagley died in 1918. infant loss followed early in their marriage. Mrs. Bagley was born November 23, 1887 in Lamont Iowa and had lived in Lamont Charles City Town and Duluth before her marriage November 7, 1917.
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Alice Carr Bagley
Maquoketa
Manchester
Setardey
France
Elmer Abbott
Mrs. Bagley
Lamont
Iowa
M. F. Bagley
Charles City
Town
Duluth
Minn
343Rd Infantry
S6th
Dollar Day Returns Plans For September Sale
The Dear Day movement grows with city influence and business input. Readers are urged to watch ads for bargains as Dollar Day is teased for a Thursday event, likely postponed a week due to equinox storms.
Black Steps Back as Preston Times Plant Is Placed With Sons
Editor Lew Black Sr after seven years of ill health hands over management of the Preston Times to his sons Elmo and Edwin. Black remains in the editors chair and advisory board while the plant’s day to day operations shift to the two brothers, with expected continued merchant and community support.
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Times
Lew Black
Preston Times
Elmo
Edwin
Black
Preston
Milk thefts alarm Maquoketa residents
Maquoketa residents report thefts of bottled milk from doorsteps. Police are aware and expect swift action against culprits. families in need may receive help from neighbors. The community condemns the petty theft and urges reporting of any milk missing.
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Wilk
Maquoketa
Jackson County Population Drops 6.2 Percent
Official counts from Washington show Jackson County and Maquoketa fall short of 1900 figures. Rural declines exceed urban losses due to smaller birth rates larger farms and more machinery. Yet local prosperity remains, with residents citing strong monetary advancement and a stable citizenship.
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Jackson County
Washington
Lightning Burns Feldermay Barn Near Donatus Massive Loss
A Sunday storm struck the Feldermay horse barn just south of the Lutheran church near Donatus, igniting a blaze that consumed the barn, 600 bushels of oats, eight sets of harness, and left one horse dead or lost. The main barn to the adjacent building was saved. Local residents rushed to help as the fire spread rapidly. The incident is noted as a heavy loss for Mr. Felderman.
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Merman L. Feldermay
Donatus
Felderman
Meat Market Purchased by Former Local Barber Pickett
Pickett, once a city barber, buys the Baldwin meat market and will begin serving pork chops and jillians on October 1.
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Will Pickett
Baldwin
Local Boy Who Made Good Here Greeting Old Friends
Walter Gregory, a former Magni keta boy and schoolmate of the writer, visited relatives and friends for a day. He is now vice president of the Chipple Of company, with holdings in four states and headquarters in Denver, Colorado. His notable rise is celebrated by his hometown.
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Walter Gregory
Magniketa
Walter
Chippel of Company
Denver
Colo
Charlotte expands acreage for city lots in Mason City
A Mason City realty company bought fifteen acres adjoining Charlotte and divided the tract into city lots for home building, aiming to ease the city housing problem. The Jets will be sold at auction to the highest bidder, with the sale held today.
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Charlotte
Mason City Realty Company
Walker Secures City Property In Fourth Ward Sale
W. A Walker of Route 5 buys the Otto See berger home in the Fourth Ward for 5000 dollars with possession to Marsch ist. The premises are occupied by Mr and Mrs Fred Davis. Also notes visits by Buchner relatives and local guests, a packing move to Jackson Michigan, and a fatal auto collision near Donahue involving Harold Kloppenberg aged 14, injuring several relatives.
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W. Walker
E. N. Walker
Route 5
Otto Seeberger
Fourth Ward
Marsch
Fred Davis
Kodak
Homleys
Sylvester Hayes
Jackson, Mich
Harold Kloppenberg
Mabel Martir
Long Grove
Donahue
Ind
Kluppen
Damage suit and train collision head to Preston court
The District Court opens with a $5,000 damage case Daniel Driscoll versus A W Meyer arguing malicious use of a search warrant and a chicken theft claim. Also listed is C A Hoovier versus C M St P Ry over a crossing accident near Bowman school, seeking $1,073 for injuries from a Davenport and Maquoketa train crash amid Old Veteran Reunion activity.
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Daniel Driscoll
A. W. Meyer
Meyer
Preston
Eal
C. A. Hoovier
G. A. Hoovier
Bowman
Davenport
Maquoketa
Hoogler
Ely
Gregory
Palmer
Beloved Bellevue Couple Wed at University Chapel
The marriage of Miss Carrie Belle Fabb and Mr Charles Louis Bull occurred last Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock in the University Chapel Dubuque. Rev I Berger of the Third Presbyterian Church officiated. Witnesses were Misses Elda Fablinger and Marie Reed. The bride wore a midnight blue tricotine suit. She is a Bellevue High School graduate and has worked as cashier and bookkeeper for Brandt and Weber. The groom, a prosperous farmer from Washington Township, is the son of Henry Buller Dick and a pioneer region figure.
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Martieme
Charles Louis Bull
Carrie Belle Fabblinger
University Chapel
Dubuque
I. Berger
Third Presbyterian ‘Church
Elda Fablinger
Marie Reed
Bellevue High School
Bellevue
Brandt & Weber
Washington
Henry Buller
Auto Accident Near Gharlatte Causes Family Injury
A car in the Paul So unksen neighborhood rolled backward downhill when clutch and brakes failed. Mr. Naughton escaped with minor bruises while Mrs. Naughton sustained serious injuries and the child remained unharmed after the Ford wedged in a ditch. The lights failed during the incident reported by the Charlotte Record.
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Paul Sounksen
William Naughton
Child
Naughton
My Daddy Makes Sorghum Sale Ad
Just Arrved We have that well liked pure aim ber Sorghum again made by R F Mueller Calamus Is The kind My Daddy Makes Francois Grocery Phone Black 20¢ 32aT
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R. FL Mueller
Calamus
Francois Grocery
Special American Legion meeting set for tomorrow night
Notice of a special American Legion meeting tomorrow Wednesday at 7:20 PM for important business. Mrs L L Riggs and son Leros visited Mrs Minnie Bowman in Cedar Rapids over the weekend. Miss Alene Coverdale left Monday for Cedar Falls to attend a Normal course. Miss Mary Goodman visits her brother Emil Goodman Jr in Dubuque for the week.
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Attetion
The
American Legion
L. L. Riggs
Leros
Minnie Bowman
Cedar Rapids
Alene Coverdale
Cedar Falls
Mary Goodman
Dubuque
Yber Brother
Emil Goodman, Jr
Quiet wedding unites Lenore Meginnis and Leonard Westridge
A small ceremony was held at the bride's mother's home at seven A M uniting Miss Lenore Frances Meginnis and Mr Leonard L Westridge both of Chicago Rev W M Puree officiated The bride a former Maquoketa girl with noted music talent and the groom a Chicago businessman and veteran After a wedding breakfast the couple left for New York and Boston en route to a Chicago home expected by Oct 15
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W. M. Puree
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Lenore Frances Meginnis
Leonard L. Westridge
Chicago
Maquoketa
Upper Iowa University
University of Nebraska
Chicago Conservatory
Westridge
W. C
France
Wesmidge
New York
Boston
Tramain Mackey Wedding in City Presbyterian Church
The wedding of Miss Alvilla Tremain and Waldo Mackey took place at the Presbyterian Manse with Rev W F Vanderlippe officiating. The couple will reside in the city after October 1 as the groom is an assistant cashier at the First National Bank. The bride, raised here, has been a frequent visitor and tonight Mr and Mrs W A Mackey arrived from Chicago to stay with Mrs Mackey's grandfather HH Hutchins.
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Alvilla Tremain
Waldo Mackey
Presbyterian Manse
Chicago
Our City
First National Bank
Rey
W. A. Mackey
Disappearance of Sabula White and Blue Star Insumery Owners
Sabula Gazette reports Baniy Antin and Morris Wessel owners of the White and Blue Star Insumery vanished Wednesday night last week taking personal belongings and unpaid bills totaling 500 to 1000 dollars. Unpaid cream accounts and local bills were left, with rumors of larger sums debunked and belief of eventual apprehension and settlement.
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Baniy Antin
Morris Wessel
The
White and Blue
Star
Sabula
Sabula Gazette
Otter Creek Bear Cats Fall To Maquoketa In Hectic Game
Otter Creek Bear Cats slugged seven hits and five runs but lost to Maquoketa who totaled eleven hits and eleven runs. Gibson pitched for Maquoketa allowing no earned runs while Shields held Otter Creek to a solid game. Highlights included Bailey collecting two singles a double and a triple for Otter Creek. Savanna and Charlotte are slated to meet Maquoketa next, with further games teased for the tournament.
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Maghoketa
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Shields
Baily
Bears
Savanna
Charlotte
Otter Creek
Tabahpore
Sizoeed
Lee Oakley
Stokesbury
Lee Beck
Hickson
Roy Corkley
O'L al Beck
Aran
Waters
Aebre PO AE
Auto Fire Destroys Sedan Near Storer Schoolhouse
A D A sedan from Star Taxi caught fire south of Dobuque near Storer schoolhouse while traveling to Maquoketa. The car was completely destroyed with tires and valuables taken later by a thief. Henry Francois assisted by returning occupants to Dobuque.
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Star Taxie
Dobuque
Maquoketa
Storer
Henry Francois
Plonder
Lamotte News
H. Gale Buchner
Population Gain in Scott County Largely Davenport Driven
Census figures indicate Scott county population up 231 percent since 1, driven largely by Davenport City’s wartime activity and riverfront industries. Rural districts show little change while smaller towns largely hold steady.
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Scott Go
Scott County
Davenport
Farm accident leaves teen with severed arteries
Surfer? last Friday evening around five on Route 4 Clarence Romer suffered a severe hand injury while working on his father’s farm. His left hand was caught in a hat cutter, cutting two arteries. He nearly died before aid arrived and is now weak but improving in hospital.
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Clarence Romer
Route 4
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