Truck Leaves Highway and Burns After Crash near Midway
A Fairy Crest trailer truck left No. 30, crashed through a guard rail, and burned near Midway as fog limited vision. Driver Paul Brower of Chicago escaped. he was carrying tin can tops for Old Dutch Cleanser bound for Omaha. The other driver’s name was not learned.
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Fairy Crest
Paul Brower
Chicago
Omaha
Mr. Brower
Midway Filling Station
Studebaker
Brower
Local Naws and Personals Notes and Visits
Community notices list soybean hay for sale and inquiries at Reporter office. Residents and visitors, including Mrs. B A Cady, Cedar Rapids, and many from LeGrand, Marshalltown, Union, Mason City, Des Moines, and Beaver, are mentioned with weekend visits, dinners, trips, and birthday references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Cady
Cedar Rapids
Rebecca Graham
Grace Ray
Charles O’neal
Sumner
Corwin O'Neal
Winter Roses Dedicated to Charlotte Beane
Poem honoring Charlotte Beane with images of winter roses, vivid seasons, and grandma warmth. Lines evoke enduring affection from Albert Lindley Beane as roses glow despite cold wind and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Greasiey) Beane
Grandma
Ten Years at Anamosa Sentences Two Marshalltown Men
Ben Sharp and Fred Keeler of Marshalltown are sentenced to the Anamosa reform school for breaking and entering. Both 19, Sharp may gain parole for good behavior while Keeler faces no leniency due to a jailer assault and concealed knife evidence.
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Anamosa
Finis
Ben Sharp
Fred Keeler
Marshalltown
B. O. Tankersley
Sharpe
Keeler
Charles Johnston
Pattie
Holland Hardware
Annual Hill Climb Draws Crowd at Devil's Anvil
The annual hill climb at Devil's Anvil drew a large crowd under hot sun. Elmer Turner of Waterloo topped the motorcycles with a flawless climb while a 1932 Terraplane won the auto contest on the west slope. About 1000 spectators were estimated, with no accidents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil’s Anvil
Corney Leech
Richard Day
Newton
Day
Goldfish Found In Mississippi River Native Note
Commercial fisherman William Hayden of Burlington netted an orange red fish weighing about a pound in the Mississippi River. Displayed in a store window, it was identified as a goldfish that had gone native by biologist W. W. Aitken of the Conservation Commission. Wild goldfish are occasionally caught in streams east of the Mississippi but rarely in inland Iowa streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hayden
Burlington
Mississippi River
W. W. Aitken
The
Conservation Commission
Mississippi
Iowa
Aitken
Two Showers In One Week Delights North Community
A light shower visited Monday evening between 8 and 9 o clock with scant rainfall yet a welcome temperature drop. Another drizzle Wednesday morning moistened ground and began grass growth. digging potatoes found dry soil an inch deep. Mr and Mrs John Rhodes Jr of Springfield Missouri visited relatives starting Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rhodes, Jr
Springfield
Christian Endeavor and Church Rally at Friends Church
Friends Church announces Rev. Taylor Guthrie as pastor and hosts a series of meetings from Sunday to Saturday, including Junior C E, Young People's Rally, Christian Endeavor, and Quarterly Meetings with a noon dinner and worship sessions. The sermon topic is The Christian's Aim. A sermon on leadership qualities is quoted.
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Bible
O. W. Johnson
C. E
Christian Endeavor
The
Christian Church
Christian Church Morning Service Schedule Card
Morning service held on the first and third Sundays at 10 a.m. Church School led by Mary Higinbotham, Superintendent. A welcome to all here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Higinbotham
Strand Lutheran Church Dunbar Service Schedule
Strand Lutheran Church in Dunbar Iowa lists Rev R F Wilson as pastor Sunday schedule includes 10am Sunday School and 11am Morning Worship.
L T L Meeting Set for August 12 at Doris Terneau Home
The L T L will meet Wednesday August 12 at 2 30 at the home of Doris Terneau. Everyone is asked to make a special effort as it is the last meeting of current attendance contest and the sides are even.
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Doris Terneau
lLveryone
Acuc
W. C. T. U. Holds August Meeting and Elects Officers
The August meeting of the W. C. T. U. met at Mrs. Maude Gaunt's home. Officers were retained for another year and year end business was discussed. Mrs. Kate Sanders led the program, devotionals were by Mrs. Irma Guthrie, and Irene Humphrey played guitar. A social hour honored Mrs. Guthrie before her move to West Branch. Gifts were given and light refreshments served. The September session will meet the first Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G.T.U
Maude Gaunt
Kate Sanders
Irma Guthrie
Irene Humphrey
Personal letter from Homer G. Biddlecum to Charlottesville friend
Homer G. Biddlecum writes from Charlottesville Indiana July 29 1936 recounting health and mood and life at LeGrand. He recalls church committees inviting him to stay another year and details travels to Ohio Indiana and Kentucky for church and community events. He notes heat waves drought corn crops and family graves including Mrs Biddlecum and his mother. He plans to attend meetings in Plainfield and Westfield and asks for a letter in return.
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Charlottesville
Ind
Hugh
LeGrand
Oregonia
Xenia
Kansas
Annie
Columbus
S. S
Frankfort
Indiana Yearly Meeting
Westfield
Ministers and Workers Conference
Western Yearly Meeting
Plainfield
Prohibition ‘and Public Morals Committee
Yearly Meeting
Homer G. Biddlecum
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Wiletta Hilsabeck
W. W. Arney
Albion
Glen Richards
Dorothy
Minneapolis
Rosa Richards
T. G. Gibson
Dillon
Frank Stevens
James H. Hall
Minerva
Minerva Methodist Church
Ben Underwood
Cornell College
Lois Welker
Oak Park
Lillian Wolken
Lois
Ray Welker
Ray
Dunham Company
George Bridge
Isaac Waltons
Jersey
I. M. Gaunt
George McCord
Robert
Walter Reed
Flora Sharp
Union
Irena Marshall
Prof. McNair
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Frank Outland
B. H. Beane
Blue River
Wis
Madison
State University
Ralph Beane
Alanna and
Blaine
Gilbert
Addie Carey
C. H. Beane
Garwin
L. T. Hibbs
Trena
Muscatine
Ralph Hibbs
Columbus Junction
Ben Baumgardner
Lillian Kennedy
Mason City
Eric Erickson
Des Moines
Erickson
Dessie MelIntire
Velma
Bobby Nordaker
Silas Johnson
Aileen
B. J. Lovell
Evelyn
Miss Lovell
Lena Mary Erickson
Benton Harbor
Mich
L. C. Knudson
Gary
Lake Michigan
Dells
Wisconsin
Albert Lindley Beane
Roland Kumzak
Kumzak
Milford
United States
Amg
Ted Elder
Ledges State Park
Boone
Sey Ie
Taylor Guthrie
Jesus
Sarah M. Piper
R. F. Wilson
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