Easter Lilies Decorate Pella Church Open House
An impressive aster custom was observed at a Pella church in Marion county as about 70 Easter lilies adorned the altar for an Easter Sunday open house. Organ music filled the service while visitors prayed and meditated in the reverent atmosphere. Mr and Mrs H E Boehmler of Hampton reporting their winter in St. Petersburg Florida and the hazardous drive home amid floodwaters in the southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Marion County
H. E. Boehmler
Hampton
Franklin County
St. Petersburg
Florida
Middle
Election mixup at rural school causes split voting
George Stittensburg sparked a rural Knox county election disturbance while home quarantined for Scarlet fever. Officials fled postelections split between inside and outside polls. Wayne Baker held inside votes. John Crossen outside. Stittsworth acquitted, another election may be required.
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George Stittsworth
Knoxville
Marion County
Wayne Baker
John Crossen
Stittsworth
Thieves Loot Farm Barn In Page County Corn Heist
Thieves damaged the gate and corn crib at Isaac Taggart’s farm near Brad dyville Page county. They hauled away about 120 bushels of corn and left corn scattered in the yard. Several fine colts foundered after nibbling the corn. Tenant Jim Ross discovered the theft and summoned a veterinarian. officers were called. The horses recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Taggart
Braddyville
Page County
Jim Ross
Hair fire and helmet tales from Iowa roundups
Dr Effie McCollum Jones of Webster City suffers severe scalp burns after a hair dryer fire ignites inflammable combs. P J Thielen near Audubon creates a tin helmet for his bull to deflect its charge, refining it after a near chase. Fort Dodge students cope with bike parking with assigned spaces and a red padlock penalty. Gus Bartles of Wilton Junction preserves a lifelong wood carving hobby with a large farm shop collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie McCollum Jones
Webster City
Hamilton County
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Deputy Frew Brawls With Suspected Thief In Strenuous Car Chase
Albia deputy William Frew, unarmed, tackled a speeding car after detaining a suspected chicken thief. The struggle occurred in the thief’s vehicle as it sped toward the sheriff’s office, ending with Frew escaping the dangerous ride. The thief drove off. Mr and Mrs John Wesley Gould of Marengo celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Gould is 91 and Mrs Gould is 88. They eloped to Marengo in 1867 after parents thought them too young.
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William Frew
Albia
Monroe County
Frew
John Wesley Gould
Marengo
Iowa County
Gould
Fire destroys double garage at Cloud residence Manchester
Two cars owned by Mr and Mrs Cloud were destroyed when a fire swept a double garage at their Manchester Delaware County home. Mrs Cloud witnessed the blaze but the heat prevented removal of the autos. A gasoline tank exploded spraying burning fuel toward the residence, which was saved. Loss about 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Cloud
Manchester
Delaware County
Oldest Iowa car Jane 1901 returns home
Louis J. Calta of Iowa City owns Jane an Elgin 1901 model the oldest automobile in Iowa. It was among the first cars to frighten horses at 12 mph and bears the name on its high seat. The grandfathered car was left by Mike Calta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Calta
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
Jane
Calta
Mike Calta
Child nearly dies from iodine cough remedy mishap in Colfax
Three year old Little Jackie Hummel of Colfax, Jasper county, drank what he thought was cough syrup but found iodine instead. His throat and stomach burned severely. The incident follows repeated parental dosing with cough medicine. In unrelated notes, Co R Holt of Algona sold dishes to 4 H girls and later redeemed his own ticket. Veteran photographer E A Neal of Keota is 81 and Iowa’s oldest active. Little Brown Church in Nashua reports 136 weddings in first three months of 1938 led by Rev William Kent with 129 ceremonies.
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Jim Dougan
Hubbard
Hardin County
Jim
Dougan
Jackie Hummel
Colfax
Jasper County
Edwin Hummel
Co. R. Holt
Algona
Kossuth County
Holt
Ee Holt
E. E. Neal
Keota
Keokuk County
Iowa
Neal
Little Brown
Vale
Nashua
Chickasaw County
William Kent
Kent
Iowa Falls to Restore Fire Whistle Concerts
Residents of Iowa Falls in Hardin county look forward to moving the city fire whistle to a protected location. The unique siren, which produced tunes, had its balancing weights frozen in winter and disconnected. Officials plan to relocate the device so weights won’t freeze and melodies can resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Stranger foreign object found on Iowa farm
Frank A. Kutz of near Rockwell City in Calhoun county found torn rubber pieces in a field that proved to be remnants of a large yellow balloon. A card with a New Jersey address and the date December 17, 1938 was among the debris and has been saved for follow up.
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Frank A. Kutz
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Katz
New Jersey
Beesting on the Tongue At Wash Day
Mrs Hank Thomas of Griswold Cass county suffered a painful sting on the tongue when a bee resting on a clothes pin was jarred free during wash day. The incident occurred while she removed clothing from the line using both hands. The bee’s sting caused immediate distress as she spoke of the unusual accident.
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Hank ‘Thomas
Griswold
Cass County
Stranger in Farm Attire Cashes Check at Webster City Bank
A man in farm clothes entered a Webster City bank in Hamilton county and presented a $578 check. He asked for $300 cash to "handle a deal" and sought to open an account with the remaining funds. The bank processed the transaction and the man departed. The check originated from a bank in Clarion Wright county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Hamilton County
Clarion
Wright County
Forged Check Shocks Clarion Sale Pavilion Visitor
A supposedly signed check drawn on the Clarion sales pavilion was deemed a forgery after it arrived in Clarion. The stranger who accepted the money vanished with 300 dollars. In Iowa Orange City voters narrowly supported a municipal hospital proposal but fell short by one vote of the 60 percent requirement.
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Clarion
Iowa
Orange City
Sioux County
Monte of the Week lineup dazzles with stars and Technicolor
The Monte announces a week of film features from Friday to Thursday. Highlights include Call of the Rockies and Theodora Goes Wild starring Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas, plus Our Gang Bare Facts. A Yank at Oxford with Taylor Barrymore and Maureen O Sullivan and Quintupland headline Sunday Monday.
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the Monte
Charles Starrett
Irene Dunne
Melvyn Douglas
Theodora Goes
Lionel Barrymore
Maureen O'Sullivan
Oxford
Dionne Quins
Hollywood
Paramount
Tropics
Dorothy Lamour
Ray Milland
Lynne Overman
Dorothy Howe
J. Carrol Nash
Gene Autry
Red River Valley
Smiley Burnette
Judith Allen
International Settlement and Two Gun Justice At The Bijou
A program note announces International Settlement starring Dolores Del Rio June Lang and George Sanders, followed by Tim McCoy in Two Gun Justice with added shorts. Sunday through Tuesday bring Love on a Budget starring the Jones family with Jed Prouty and Shirley Deane, then Bel Mir Bist Du Schoen and Love, Honor and Behave with Priscilla Lane and Wayne Morris.
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Dolores del Rio
June Lang
George Sanders
Tim McCoy
the Jones
20Th Century-Fox
Jones
Bonnie
Granny
Jed Prouty
Shirley Deane
Spring Byington
Russell Gleason
Kenneth Howell
George Ernest
June Carlson
Florence Roberts
Billy Mahan
Alan Dinehart
Dixie Dunbar
Marvin Stephens
Indianola
Towa
Wise Precaution in Cherokee Times on Roosevelt Spending
The Cherokee Times urges caution as it scrutinizes President Roosevelt's spending patterns. It warns against profligate waste and emphasizes prudent financial restraint in government actions.
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Roosevelt
Social visits and gatherings in Sand Spring area
Reports list numerous visitors to Elkader and nearby towns including Cox, Miller, Davenport, and Batchelder families. Highlights note a bridal shower for Margaret Faber, birth Rita Marie to Maurice Nebel, and a Sand Spring Homemakers meeting with program and refreshments.
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BE. H. Cox
Edwin Miller
Des Moines
Leta Cox
Center Junction
Donald Travers
Manchester
Dale Jones
Elkader
Harriet Lorton
John Eden
J. L. Batchelder
J. E. Brondel
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Behrends
Elmer Timmer
Dyersville
Clement
Lester Lang
Charlotte Kay
Onslow
Lester Wilson
Ryan
Dave Wilson
Cap Arduser
Donald
George Arduser
Delhi
Dean Morton
Fred Egger
Earl Neil
Edward Fass
Waterloo
Minnie Heeren
Lillian
Elmer
Arnold Sandhagen
E. H. Cox
Ray Chaplin
Bethany
Jay Boots
C. J. Stevenson
Prairieburg
Fred Eggiman
Wilma
Francis Atkinson
Ernest Wahl
Batchelder
Elmer Heeren
Cyril Stevenson
Margaret Faber
Ben Rahe
Maurice Nebel
Rita Marie
Alfred Egger
Sand Spring
Mesdames Wahl
Cox and Wilson
Chester Lang
Betty Wilson
Miss Pound
Real Estate Transfers including Monticello and Center Junction deeds
Multiple transfers listed with consideration of $1 and other values. Thomas Chambers to I M Rodman for Lot 500 Railroad Add Monticello. Diedrich Schrader and Minnie to John H Schrader for several lots and parcels in Monticello area with detailed metes and bounds. Eva Hanken Bancroft and Glenn A to W E Tuetken for blocks 6 7 8 9 10 Center Junction. John Inglis to Robert L Inglis for Lot 5 Sec 15 83 2, 21 acres. John Inglis to Robert J Inglis for 16 acres and 27 1/4 acres in Sec 14 15 83 2.
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Thomas Chambers
I.M. Rodman
Monticello
Diedrich Schrader
Minnie
John H. Schrader
Stine
Nis
East
Christian Kohler
H. J. Lang
Cascade
Louis Schrader
Lucretia Schrader
Monticello State Bank
Eva Hanken Bancroft
Glenn A
W. E. Tuetken
Center Junction
John Inglis
Robert
L. Inglis
Robert J. Inglis
Wayne W. Yager
Marguerite
City National Bank
Clinton
Cronkhite
A. L. Remley
Ruth K
State Board of Social Welfare of
Crockwell
Anamosa
Oxford Junction
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Otto Schlemmer
Clara Schiemmer
Spec
Engel Lake
John B. Hanken
New
Mary Bret
Anna Kostachek
Frank
Mike Vacek
T. W. Hunter
Mable A
Hallie May Shoemaker
Harlan H. Shoemaker
Althea May Hay
Arend Poppe
Eliza
Conrad Poppe
Margaret
George Poppe
Margaret Poppe
Johnson Poppe
John Jacobs
Abbie J. Sheridan
John Wagener
George D. Bort
Alyce E
Property transfers listed in Jones county records
A compilation of numerous real estate transfers and mortgages in Jones county listing grantees grantors parcels descriptions and considerations. Transactions include undivided interests and joint tenancies with prices ranging around 1.00 or larger sums, various lots and blocks in Monticello Oxford Junction and Anamosa, and deeds to banks and state boards with taxes addressed.
Property description transfer and patent details noted
A legal land description references Milo A Lehr and James Anderson with sections 36 31 32 in township 83 range 5 4 and 3, including multiple lots and advertised acreages totaling 313 acres more or less, with a consideration of $1.00 and a patent transfer for 40 acres in section 23-83-3. Dated 1964.
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Milo A
Lehr
James Anderson
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Audubon
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Gus Bartles
Wilton Junction
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Bartles
Ed Gill
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Gill
Eastern Air Line
Miami
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Federal Land Bank
Ursula Allen
Bernice Allen
George Allen
Gretchen
Louisa Fitzsimmons
James BE. Bort
Earl
H. DeShaw
Selma P. DeShaw
Bradstreet
F. E. Stimson
H. M. Carpenter Jr
Niles T.meltesen
Fourth Street
Lee Herr
Hulda J
Louise Matilda Svenksen
Olin
Henry Eichhorn
Jones County
Cascade State Bank
Sher
Hill
W. Cascade
William Weets Sr
Dewey Weets
Jessie Weets
Iowa Midland Ry Co
Mary Burkert
C. G. Thomas
Lightfoot
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
Walter Nanke
Velma Nanke
Spee
A. R. Embree
Laura Hunter
Andrew L
Pearl R. Workman
Reid C
Alice R. Baker
Fred L
Catherine 8. Lindley
Archie L
Earl H. Lehr
Bessie
Ash
Goodyear
Goodyear Speedway
Clark Bros. Tire and Battery
The
Jones Co. Farm Bureau
Soil Conservation Board
Don S. Ruhl
Morley
Milwaukee Road
McCormick Deering
Shaffer
Guntax Company
Curtin Oma Pe
Clinton Company
Bt Ch
Sperff Foods
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