27 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
1
Residents and church members met to condemn a recent cabaret performance calling it contrary to public morals. A petition circulated urging mayoral action while noting the traveling troupe’s prior local visit in a private car and defending the show’s entertainment value.
A young man from Hawarden suffered serious burns while attempting to heat a gas engine with two torches. Miss Marie Volink and her children recently reached the home of her brother after weeks of travel, costing about 1400 dollars.
Items from Muscatine and nearby towns list visitors and travels. Palm er and LeMars trips, Miss Myrtle and Lor etha Dittmer return to LeMars, Jenson family visit, Johnsons of Hawarden visit relatives, Miss Pereboom to Te Mars hospital, Miss Vietho's Monday trip, Manger City stopovers, and a chicken pie supper at the Methodist church raising a neat sum.
An explosion and fire at a Barua facility injured an unidentified worker and caused severe burns. The blast occurred near a furnace where the victim was assigned, leading to a high-risk rescue and investigation.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maaller last week. John Bogan of LeMars sold a half interest in his monument business to his son Harry, indicating a family succession and local business change.
Chicago and Philadelphia truss expert P Seeley will be at the Depot Hotel Hawarden on Saturday February 3 from 9 am to 4 pm. He claims the Spermatic Shield 38 opens rupture in ten days with no surgery or injections and has U S government documents backing results. Charity cases may be examined without charge.
Mrs Gerrit Van Peursem was the guest of a pleasant surprise party Monday afternoon. The event honored her as she prepared to depart for a several days visit to Chicago.
Washington date undeciphered reports the Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce plans to resume hearings on transportation regulation after a pause due to war pressures. A January deadline for a report is noted with possible extension, as lawmakers push for study before Congress adjourns on March 4.
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