Interesting Iowa News Finds Lost $100 in Charred Box
Clint Hudson of Sibley recovered $100 found in a battered tin box amid February fire debris. A worker cleared rubble and a custodian opened the box to reveal cash with papers and a small record book. Glenn Mayer’s calf tragedy leads to a farm sale purchase. A car driven by Dr. C M Wray crashed into a Town Palls jewelry shop when door width blocked its entry.
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Clint Hudson
Sibley
Osceola County
Hudson
G. F. Chiquet
Town Palls
Hardin County
C. M. Wray
Dr. Wray
Strange color changing visitor puzzles Audubon store
Audubon county residents report a tiny frog that changes colors yet isn’t a chameleon. Vern Osborne, manager of a local grocery, found the creature hopping from a banana bunch. Some say its feet are built differently, leaving doubt it is a frog.
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Audubon
Audubon County
Vern Osborne
Ida Grove Discovers First Printed City Ordinances
Vern Bell of Ida Grove uncovers an 1882 printed book labeled revised containing 23 town ordinances. Found among his father’s papers, it is believed to be the first compilation of Ida Grove’s original ordinances in printed form.
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Vern Bell
Ida Grove
Ida County
Bell
Deputy Cavett Backs Off After Sudden Head Blow
Deputy Sheriff Percy Cavett of Denison, Crawford county, reports a playful wrestling match with his son Norval ended when Norval’s head struck Cavett’s jaw. Cavett says he woke the next morning with no memory of the moment.
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Percy Cavett
Denison
Crawford County
Norval
Cavett
Lamb Attacks Owner Cause Injury in Barn Incident
Mrs James Winslow of Dows Franklin county, age about 70, kept a peaceful pet lamb that suddenly charged her in a barn, throwing her against the wall and breaking her arm between the shoulder and elbow.
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James Winslow
Dows
Franklin County
Kitchen ceiling papered by housewife during spring cleaning
In Ida Grove Iowa a housewife began with kitchen wallpaper after spring fever struck. After dinner she chose to paper the ceiling then the entire kitchen by 4 am. The family woke to an unexpected wallscape.
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Ida Grove
Ida County
Art fan Stanley Kaufman draws Major Bowes receipt
Stanley Kaufman of Rolfe Iowa received a letter from Major Edward Bowes thanking him for a pencil portrait of the radio star Bowes praised the drawing saying it was all right. In Elk Horn Shelby county a longtime drayman F P Frederickson retires after 12 years hauling freight and selling his horses. A Bellevue cat and a pet pigeon share an odd daily friendship.
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Stanley Kaufman
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Edward Bowes
Kaufman
Bowes
Atlantic Northern
Elk Horn
Shelby County
F. P. Frederickson
Frederickson
Tabby
Nick Koob
Bellevue
Jackson County
Koob
Unidentified Salesman May Tie to Farm Harness Theft
Alvin Aldag of near Schleswig suspects a connection between a visiting salesman and the disappearance of a valuable harness from his farm. He recalls the salesman examined the harness with interest during the visit.
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Alvin Aldag
Schleswig
Crawford County
Aldag
Davenport man attacked in residence district
Edward Chandler of Davenport was followed by a stranger who struck him from behind with an iron pipe after several blocks. The man asked to see his face and said he was looking for Joe Snyder, then disappeared, leaving Chandler unharmed but shaken.
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Edward Chandler
Davenport
Scott County
Chandler
Joe Snyder
Farmer Recovers Chickens From Peddler Theft Case
Frank Lowe told deputies in Des Moines he located his hens and rooster stolen earlier. Harry W Franzen bought 13 hens and a rooster from a peddler. deputies released birds at Lowe’s farm to verify ownership, leaving two birds perched in a tree. Lowe kept the birds that returned home. Franzen took the two that remained away.
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Frank Lowe
Des Moines
Harry W. Franzen
Lowe
Poultry Yard
Franzen
Weekly Shopping Notes Concerning Local Stores
Local retailers promote gifts and home goods with emphasis on linen handkerchiefs belts fabrics and patterns. Stores highlight tea refrigerators seeds bicycles sandals and housecleaning items while noting high quality Ferndell Libby's Libby s canned goods and McCall patterns. Tristan da Cunha island residents finish an airplane landing field hoping for a test flight citation.
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General Electric
Iowa Electric Company
Rickless Dry Goods
Baty'’s
Libby
Libby's
Kay's
Rickless’ Grocery
Ferndell
Palmer's
Stuhler's
McNeill's
Stuhler
Iverson
Tristan da Cunha Island
South Atlantic
Maquoketa Valley League Schedule Readouts
The schedule shows league games with Maquoketa, Oxford, Bernard, Dyersville, Lost Nation, Cascade, Monticello, and Bellevue across May to August. Key matchups include Cascade at Lost Nation, Maquoketa at Monticello, Oxford at Bellevue, and Dyersville hosting several teams with multiple dates noted.
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Maquoketa
Oxford
Bernard
Dyersville
Monticello
Bellevue
Cascade
Lost Nation
Last Nation
Lost
South American Scenery Holds Interest For An Iona Traveler
A traveler recalls driving from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo and onward to Santos and Guaruja. The route climbs Cerro, with cliffside roads and cloud layers offering vast sea views. Monks laid the ancient road in 1536, and current plans aim to rebuild the padres route for safety and better grades.
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Iona
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Santos
Cerro Or
Cerra
Guaruja
Long Island
N. Y
Cornell College Music Festival 1936 Details Loyola Mount Vernon
The 1936 Cornell College Music Festival spills May 7 to 9 at Mount Vernon. Harold W. Baltz directs the conservatory with Rose Bampton and Jacques Jolas among soloists. Frederick Stock brings the Chicago Symphony for two Saturday concerts, plus Libeus and Wagner selections. Laying of the dormitory cornerstone is planned after the Saturday concert. Mischa Mischakoff and pianist Jolas headline the closing program debuting Beethoven and Gluck.
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Harold W. Baltz
Conservatory of Music
Mississippi
Rose Campton
Cornel Chapel
Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cornell
Jacques Jolas
Juilliard Foundation
Cornell A Capella
Baltz
Horace Alden Miller
Rose Bampton
Beethoven
Jolas
Chicago Symphony
Stock
Moussorgsky
Mozart
Tschaikowsky
Mischa Mischakoff
Gluck
Debussey
Iberia
Richard Strauss
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Iowa
J. W. Jarnagin
Glenn Mayer
Madrid
Boone County
Mayer
James Stedman
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Albert Wilkins
Chicago
Joe
Dave Maddux
Phito
Illinois
Jane Giles
Rachel Rader
Pulaski
Davis County
Tilingis
Anthony Rader
Drayman
Co. M. Kneedy
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Leonard Olson
Charter Oak
Winston Walker
John Seger
Olson
Beery’s
Maquoketa Valley League
Oxford At Maquoketa
Gebbard
Beall
Blanche
Streff
South America
Cornell College Music
Civil Aviation Department
Landon
Emporia Gavette
Messiah
Hartford Courant
Joel Starks
Henry H. Schoon
Arthur Moenck
Anamosa
Town
Zeke Adamson
Kingsley Plano
Victrola
Harm J. Dirks
Center Junction
L. W. Lovell
Farmers’ Grain Company
Scotch Grove
Eliza Meadow
W B. Henrichs
King Phillip
Paul Petersen
R. J. McNeill
Hoosier
John Matthiessen
Universal Milking Machine
First Street
Baldwin
Jennie Lubben
Walter Zubler
Townsend Club
Banner Howard
Cedar Rapids
A. V. Collins
Central City
Sanitary Rendering CO
Jones County
Jones County Abstract Company
Warren P. Lawrence
Mgr
C. A. Coxsee
Eby
Langworthy
Fred Kellum
Shorty
L. A. Elmore
Mary Troy
R. J. Lemke
American Transfer and Storage
S. First Street E
A. W. McGregor Merchants Bank Bldg
McNeill Hardware
Love Brothers Paints
Eclipse Lumber Co
East Side Yard
Harry I. Rodman
Edison
Victor
B. C. Roberts
Dr. Salsbury
Pecane Lake
Peoria, Ill
Rockford, Il
Sioux City
Waterloo
W. H. Null
Nash Coffee
Express Cooking School
Jan Shaw
Home Economist
Mrs
Joe Bading
Bank Nite
Richard DIX
Robert Montgomery
Myrna Loy
Pipe E. Cohn & Sons
S. St. Southwest
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Farmers Grain Co
Baker’s
Lighthouse
Dohnson
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