Injuries and incidents span from Mohrland to Cedar Rapids
Reports detail John Feerowen’s train accident in Marion requiring left foot amputation, Alma Hopkins’s poisoning death at Atlantic, and Earl Jones’s lightning strike injury. Also noted are Chris Lee’s saw accident, a CCC camp organized at Maquoketa, a Dubuque Thrift Plan robbery, Davenport loss of Mrs Minard in an auto crash, jail records of Clyde Johnson, Iowa liquor law fines for George Zoller and Melvin Harden, and related court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Feerowen
Mohrland
Utah
Marion
Atlantic
Alma Hopkins
Earl Jones
Olin
Chris Lee
Solen
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
CCC
Maquoketa
Cascade
Caves Park
Dubuque
O.C. Minard
Davenport
DeWitt
Minard
The
Peoples Trust
Saving
Anime
Clyde Johnson
Linn County
Johnson
Court House
George Zoller
Iowa
Melvin O. Harden
Des Moines
State Liquor Commission
Harden
Tlinois
Uniform Accounting Reform Faces Rural Schools
Superintendent Nellie Morey explains a 45th General Assembly law creating a uniform accounting system for all districts. Des Moines developed book forms totaling many columns covering funds from bells to entertainments. Smaller rural boards fear complexity and costs, while larger districts begin adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Morey
45Th
General Assembly
Des Moines
Postage Stamp Series Features National Park Views
A ten stamp set from one to ten cents showcases scenic national park views. First release is the one cent Yosemite El Capitan design, followed by a red ink Grand Canyon Bright Angel view. Stamps are larger than average for the art, with sale starting July 16 in Yosemite and July 24 nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite National Park
el Capitan
The
Mattie Booth LeClere Dies in California at 86
Mrs. Mattie Booth LeClere died in Eagle Rock California aged 86. Born June 17 1848 in Iowa she taught at Lenox college and married Geo F LeClerc in 1875. The couple spent years in Dakota Wisconsin and northwest Texas before retiring to Eagle Rock in 1913. She leaves four living children and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Booth LeClere
Eagle Hook
California
A. W. Cramer
Mattie Booth LeClerc
Eagle Rock Presbyterian Church
Glendale
Barbara LeClerc
Friendship
N. Y
Joedy
Dottie Childers
Billy Lee
LeClerc
John A. Logan
San Rafael Hills
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Anamosa
Edmund Booth
Iowa
T. E. Booth
Anamosa Man's Car Found at Marshalltown
Deputy Sheriff H O Robinson traced a mystery to a found locked car with a note from a “Mischievious Lad” signed Clyde Chipman Anamosa Ia whose store was robbed of 200 dollars. The car was recovered in Marshalltown and returned to Chipman after being driven about 4000 miles since June 29. Missing items include a radio spare tire steel casing and heater. Robert Cartano Anamosa resident was being sought in connection with the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Eureka
H. O. Robinson
Borry
Jack
Clyde
Robinson
Clyde 8
Chipman
Robert Cartano
Clyde Chipman
Insurance Company
Marshalltown
Cartano
Pleasing The Sneak Thief And The Prowler
Vacationing households face risk from prowlers reading signs of absence. Unlocked windows, weak locks, and exposed valuables invite crime. Neighbors should watch for signs such as accumulated milk bottles, papers, and empty garages and keep them cleared to deter theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Underground Niagara near Harmony Iowa hosts rare cavern sight
A vast underground river cave labeled Underground Niagara sits near Harmony Minnesota and the Iowa line. Promoted by Al Cremer of Davenport area, the cavern features a 60 foot waterfall, colored crystal walls, a natural chapel, three levels, and constant 48 degree air. Visitors access via a field entrance, with ladders bridges and electric lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Iowa-Minnesota Line
Iowa State Line
Harmony
Minnesota
al Cremer
Farley
Iowa- Minnesota Boundary Line
Sail of Iowa
Iowa
Water Supply Problems For Iowa Counties
Iowa counties face drought linked water shortages raising health concerns. Lowered water tables force use of distant supplies risking contamination from cesspools. Test emergency water, protect against contamination, and boil water from surface sources for drinking and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Promptness And Diligence Get A Slap In The Face
Retailers rushed to file sales tax returns before July 20 and faced threats of fines yet many were unaccounted after the date. An extension to July 31 was then granted, raising questions about dealing fairly with state bureaus. Farmers reported fewer chickens on farms and lower egg production June 1 according to USDA data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Assessment
Rural Winois families spend on clothing in 1933 survey
A survey reports the average rural Winois family spent about 101 for clothing in 1933. The piece notes New York City runs tuberculosis study clinics aimed at helping unemployed residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Wyoming couple marks fortieth wedding anniversary
Hiram H Roberts and Lillie Reade of Onslow celebrate forty years since their 1894 marriage in Onslow. They lived near Spirit Lake and Onslow, with service as postmaster and rural mail carrier in Onslow, later moving to Wyoming in 1920 to work as painter and paper hanger. Active in Presbyterian, A F and A M, I C O F, Rebekahs, Priscilla club and W R C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Roberts
Wyoming
Hiram H. Roberts
Lyons
Lillie Reade
Onslow
H. H. Reade
Baldwin
Spirit Lake
Roberts
Presbyterian Church
A. F
A. M
Oo. BE
Albert Anderson
Otto Newell
Wood
Rock Island
Conrad Wendell
Cedar Rapids
William Wilkins
Wellington
Kansas
Edith Eberling
Wilkins
Metal Wolfe
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
F. H. Koch
Erna Holub
Fred Westphal
Arthur Ahrendsen
John McDonald
Monticello
Luther League
Florence Westphal
Elda Brunscheen
Henry Brunscheen
Wyomng
Chicago
Grace Koranda
A. D. Hunt
R.G. Grassfield
Jacksonville
Florida
Glen Hunt
St. Louis
Blackhawk
Maquoketa River
Ruth
Carmen Bahnsen
Ruth Helena Broderson
Wilma Sieveka
Wilma Westphal
Esther Broderson
Helen Hammond
G. W. James
Kathleen
Garnet Eilers
Henry Gerdes
Castle Grove Residents Attend Iowa Bird Life Lecture
Castle Grove 4 H boys and leaders heard Prof Hendricksen of Iowa State College discuss Iowa bird life in Central City last Tuesday evening. Work will begin soon on a seven room dwelling on the John A Hubbard farm to replace the burned one. Local residents including John Smith Coggan Otto Hubbard Ernest Carpenter Henry Caspers and several families attended farm bureau events and business trips last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Schultz
Burlington
H. Groening
Noble Grand Circle
J. S. Parr
Gladys Pealer Janvick
E. S. Pealer
Janvick
McCarthy Construction Company
Davenport
Indiana
W. P. Nicholas
Presbyterian
Curran
F. L. Harrington
Green Street
H. E. McConaughy
Bottomstone
Harringtons
The
Lutheraniehurch
Will Koch
Wyoming
E. R. Marshall
Len Moore
Ralph Pierson
Peter Baker
Gene Cuburson
Homer Perkes
Tipton
Alice Rathje
Chicago
Emil Reimers
Lorraine
Grand Mound
Clinton
Eleanor Herzberger
William Peck
Blackhawk
Jean Layton
Madge Millsav
E. L. Millsap
Jane Golden
Springville
W. S. Roush
Grace Guthrie Houstman
James
James Guthrie
Miss Guthrie
Willing Workers 4-H Club
Albert Schmidt
Grandma Schmidt
Robert Dietiker
Castle Grove
Fred Taylor
Phyllis June
Dietrick Kammerman
Olin
J. H. Kammerman
Emil Poppe
Earl MceLaughlin
Onslow
Hans Yaggi
Paul Dietiker
Monticello
John Redmond
Cascade
Lara Hanna
Anamosa
Laura Sinclair
Warren Rees
Buffalo Township
Hosford
John
Claude Mason
Oxford Mills
Central City
Hendricksen
Iowa State College
Iowa
John A. Hubbard
John Smith
Coggan
Otto Hubbard
Ernest Carpenter
Scotch Grove
Henry Caspers
W. B. Meeker
Martelle
M. M. Sinclair
Laura
Farm Bureau
Henry Barrack
Hopkinton
Community notes from East Cass Township and surrounding areas
East Cass Township residents report social visits among the Deischer Harper and Howie families at picnics near Anamosa. Worm outbreaks threaten alfalfa and sudan grass with County Agent Smith planning control measures amid historically rare incursions. Several local families and guests gathered at concerts and at farm homes in Anamosa and Morley, with threshing starting on the Balster farm and oats yield described as light and mold-prone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Harper
Vinton
Harold Deischer
Harper
Deischer
Robert Howie
Anamosa
Clifford Fairbanks
Morley
Lester Fairbanks
Sudan
Smith
John H. Kray
Virginia
Louis Stoddard
Leir
Des Moines
Henry Poppe
Will First
Ellen Mae
Monticello
Betty Jane Harford
Lee Hannan
Herbert McCullough
Ella Watt
St. Louis
Missouri
McCullough
Spring Lake
Minnesota
Watt
Grace Benedict
Earl Benedict
Mabel
Esther Darrow
C. B. Darrow
Lyle Uhr
Robert Balster
Louis Origies
John Gerdes
John Ricken Ard
Milton
Roger
George Dirks
Garl Brockhohn
Tugwell to Speak at State Fair Farm Bureau Day
Rexford G. Tugwell a Roosevelt brain trust member and Undersecretary of Agriculture will headline the Town State Fair Farm Bureau Day Monday August 27. He will deliver the principal afternoon address and be introduced at the amphitheatre as amplifying equipment ensures clear hearing amid a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Tugwell
Chas. BE. Hearst
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Short Items Of News From Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Eureka reports local moves including Mr and Mrs Fred Sievers leaving for Jackson Michigan with household goods where Sievers will sell for Town Electric in Michigan as in Anamosa. County Attorney Marvin C Levsen travels with Chicago party on business to Arizona possibly Los Angeles, via southern route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sievers
Jackson
Michigan
Sievers
Town Electric Company
Anamosa
Marvin C. Levsen
Chicago
Arizona
Los Angeles
Calif
Monticello
Olin
Jack Mellecker
Ames
Jack
State College
Omaha
Chemical Warfare Department
Government
Artillery
Edric Martin
Mina Drach
Martelle
Independence State Hospital
Martin
Cedar County
Roy Bullock
Onslow
J. M. O'Rourke
Delaware County
Independence Institution
Bulllock
O'Rourke
Hopkinton
Montt
Experiment in NRA reform aimed by General Johnson
The piece asserts General Johnson advocates a commission to take over NRA duties, while the president favors keeping him as a tool. It portrays Johnson as convinced the experiment to reform or remove the NRA has faltered but not abandoned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Johnson
NRA
Tao
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American Retailers’ Association
Milady
United States Department of Agriculture
East
Cass Township
Theatre
Lowa
Universal News
Spitfire
Katharine Hepburn
Tom Tyler
Paramount News
AIR Tonic
Charles Ruggles
Mary Boland
Lilian Tashman
Six
Hollywood
Colective
U.S
To &L
Cello
Independence
Eichhorn
Jones County
Iowa Women's Republican Club
Henry Kruse
Hale
L. L. Doolittle
B. E. Rhinehart
Rhinehart
Montlerile
Anamosa Eureka
Joe Fisher
Leroy Smith and His Orchestra
Chiffon
Beery’s Dry Goods Store
Iinclin
Hepburn Electric
Amarice
Katharine
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