Sleepy Hollow Bridge Project Advances With New Abutment Footings
At Sleepy Hollow south of Mason City Route 29 the old bridge wreckage is moved and earth filled for a new bridge. Last Friday 120 yards of concrete poured for the north abutment, 118 oak piles 40 feet long driven beneath it. The R A Cullinan and Son crew of 12 will grow as concrete pours occur with crane operators Kenneth Wharram and Merle Smith.
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Sleepy Hollow
Mason City
R. A. Cullinan
Tractor crushes pinning farmer but yields no injuries
Vernon Dowell was pinned under a tractor on his Greenview area farm while piling corner posts. Lawrence Ayers and Art Behrens freed him with a wrecker from Cramer Implement Co. He was checked by a local physician and found to have no broken bones or internal injuries.
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Vernon Dowell
Greenview
Lawrence Ayers
Art Behrens
Dowell
Cramer Implement Co
Beaver Trapper Shows 62-Lb Be a ver in Emden
In Emden on Friday evening George Wagner displayed a 62 pound beaver measuring 30 feet long trapped by his son in law Dick Slack of Delavan along the Mackinaw river. Residents had rarely seen a beaver at close range and it drew much interest. The Chicago Motor Club warns motorists to clear a path by slowly backing a car to pack snow before parking and to cover slick spots with sand or cinders for safe starts later.
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George Wagner
Emden
Annimal
Dick Slack
Delavan
Mackinaw
Emden News
Chicago Motor Club
Strip Mining Begins on Shelby Romine Farm in Banner Drainage
The Needley Construction Co started strip mining on the Shelby Romine farm in the Banner Drainage district. The first coal load was sent to Kingston Lake river dock on Tuesday as plans had been under discussion for years. The T P W Ry began a switch track toward the area but later abandoned it.
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Needley Construction Co
Shelby Romine
Banner Drainage District
Kingston Lake River Dock
Wheeler
Glasford Gazette
Chicks Saved In Broiler Blaze At Local Farm
About 1,300 baby chicks being brooded at Smig Feed and Fertilizer Service on the corner of N Tonica and E Pine streets were saved from a fire early Thursday. Phil Starr, tending the chicks, woke to smoke and extinguished the blaze in the brooding room before firefighters arrived. no major damage was reported.
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Smig
N. Tonica
Pine Street
Phil Starr
A. K. Furrer
Starr
Mason City Banner Times
Water haul facilities installed in Marionville
The city and Empire District Electric Co. install a large main near the fire station to provide easy loading for water haulers. The piece notes a day trip should be limited for safety per the Chicago Motor Club and warns on driving fatigue and car sluggishness related to a weak gas pedal spring.
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Marionville
Empire District Electric Co
Freepress
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago Motor Club Service
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