United States Leads Berlin Games as Owens Wins Three
The US Olympic team dominates Berlin with a score more than twice that of Germany. Jesse Owens wins three titles in the 100 and 200 meter sprints and the broad jump, setting world records. Glen Cunningham struggles with a leg limp in cold weather, while Gene Wenzke thrives in the same conditions. Baseball notes highlight Iowa players turning pro after the college season and a tight National League race among the Cubs Cardinals and Giants. Additional items cover local golf and billiards, a peculiar base touch incident, and an infield fly rule debate at F and K-City Club.
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United States
Berlin
Germany
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Glen Cunningham
Kansas Flyer
Glen
Gene Wenzke
New York A. C
Soft Ball Loop Leads City Club In Local Ketchup League
F. and K. dropped from the lead after a 5 to 2 loss to City Club, pushing Stahlers into first and City Club to second with six wins and two losses. Franklin defeated the DeMolays 17 to 7 as part of a 14 to 0 early lead, with Helgens and Siebels delivering for the winners and Phelps mis stepping to touch first in the seventh. Out of town games saw Franklin beat Anamosa 16 to 7 and Stahlers lose to Cedar Rapids 5 to 4, as standings and a full schedule for August unfold.
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Bob Spooner
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Kelly Oilers
Iowa City
Jim
Umps
F. and K. Kittenball
City Club
F. and
Stahlers
Franklin
J. Hobart
Innin
Franklinites
Franklins
Ray Helgens
Phelps
Ave
Helms
Null
Spooner
Scherrer
Matthiessen
Eden
Smith
Helgens
Siebels
Rodman
McCullem
Cramer
Gildners
Anamosa
Stuhlers
Gazette
Anamosa Boys
Prison City
Dubuque
Jim’s Cafe
Franklin Boy
Franklin Boys
Bartlett
Lambert
Strcker
Rhativan
Wol Pst
DeMolays
Jim's Cafe
DeMolaye
City
F and K
Stuhless
P and
City Chin
Jim's Gas
Dubuque Elks
Elks
Potosi Brewers
Schlitz Club
Veteran 95-year-old swims with great grandchildren
John T. Gager of West Union Fayette county, a Civil War veteran, is described as still one of the kids as he cools off with a daily swim in a gravel pit on the O. G. Gager farm alongside his great-grandchildren during hot weather.
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John T. Gager
West Union
Fayette County
Gager
O. G. Gager
Playground Series Sparks Rivalry At Private Games
Roy B Moore directs a three team private series with Guler's Goons and Morey's Main Street Gang amid vicious practice matches. The third game is tonight at 6 30 with four wins to clinch. Program hiatus begins tomorrow lasting a week.
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Guler
Morey
Express
Nadine Hall Weds Dr. J. W. Thompson in Monticello Parsonage
Nadine Hall and Dr. J. W. Thompson were married July 22 at Kenwood Methodist parsonage with Rev. Fred B. Thiel officiating. The couple will reside in Manchester. bride is daughter of J. L. Hall of Columbia and the groom a Hopkinton native and University of Iowa alumnus.
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Monticello
J. W. Thompson
Nadine Hall
Kenwood Methodist Parsonage
Fred B. Thiel
Thompson
J. L. Hall
Columbia
Clyde Thompson
Hopkinton
Edna Thompson
Albert Eberhardt
Manchester
Miss Thompson
Roosevelt Hotel
Columbia, Mo
Central College
Fayette
Olin
Lisbon
Monticello High School
University of Iowa
Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity
Merchants End Saturday Drawings Next Week in August
The Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to discontinue the weekly Saturday drawings started in April. The final drawing will be next Saturday August 8. About $800 has been given away by merchants through Saturday and Wednesday drawings in four months. Ticket holders should submit tickets this week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Picnic Plans Hinted for Merchants and Farmers
Members discussed a merchant farmer's picnic but made no definite arrangements. Future meeting to continue planning.
Buck Creek Fair Set For Tuesday Aug 11
The Buck Creek parish will hold its 27th consecutive fair on Tuesday August 11. Prof. H L Tolle of Luther College will deliver the maind dress and is the Republican candidate for Congress from the 4th district. He will speak on non-partisan issues. An amplifying system will be used. Exhibits in agriculture and domestic science will be shown along with athletic events. A chicken dinner and supper will be served at fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children.
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Buck Creek
H. L. Tolle
Luther College
Tolle
Congress
A. A. Rockwell Weds Gertrude Neyensc In Pella
Angelo Rockwell of Lamont married Miss Gertrude Neyenesch of Pella on Saturday July 25 at the Dutch Reformed church in Pella with Rev Mennenga officiating. Rockwell, a composer of band music, has conducted the Monticello municipal band and may assist Jones county fair concerts. He recently composed a band piece for the local band.
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Angelo Rockwell
Lamont
Gertrude Neyenesch
Pella
Mennenga
Rockwell
Monticello
Gene Byers
Jones County Fair
Mr. Rockwell
Mahannah to Speak in Jones County Rural Schools
Miss Nellie V. Morey county superintendent announced that Fred I. Mahannah deputy state superintendent will address school secretaries and treasurers of rural schools on September 17. Morey also on committees to promote eighth grade pupils and draft history questions for state exams.
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Nellie V. Morey
Fred I. Mahannah
Jacobsen Nominated by Democrats for Congress at Clinton
W S Jacobsen son of B M Jacobsen was nominated as democratic candidate for congress at a district convention in Clinton yesterday. Four ballots were cast with J J Locher of Monticello shifting 18 Jones county votes to Jacobsen after withdrawing. Stimpson of Monticello chaired the convention and delivered a political talk. The average person uses 8 to 10 thousand words.
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W. S. Jacobsen
B. M. Jacobsen
Clinton
J. J. Locher
Monticello
Jones County
Jacobsen
Lkewise
Thomas Stimpson
Edith Estabrooks Wins Iowa Women’s Golf Title Again
Dubuque teen Edith Estabrooks captured the Iowa women’s golf championship for the second straight year. She defeated Jennet Jones of Des Moines 9 and 8 after morning up by one, finishing on the 28th hole with five birdies in the opening ten.
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Feith Estabrooks
Dubuone
Herstar
Ishe
Iowa
Miss Estabrooks
Cnly
Jennet Jones
Des Moines
Detroit
Davenport
Miss Jones
West Okoboji
Edith
Fires Spurred by Sun Reflections In Iowa Oats Field
Fire in Norvil Crews farm oats field rekindled on consecutive days as sunlit windshield reflections from Fred Eckley’s parked car focused heat near the field. Nearby Brad ford farmer T L Johnson escaped a fatal train collision when new rails trapped his car, leaped free as a train struck, wreckage scattered across the tracks.
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Dickens
Clay County
Norvil Crews
Fred Eckley
Crews Field
T. L. Johnson
Bradford
Franklin County
Johnson
Johanson
Cornfield Records Show Temperature Fluctuation in Linn County
Dillon Atherton recorded daily soil temperatures and corn growth in a Viola area field. One corn hill grew 2 percent inches on a very hot day as surface soil reached 144 degrees at midday and cooled to 70 degrees before dawn.
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Dillon Atherton
Viola
Linn County
Atherton
Shel don guest shoots 56 on first golf round
Dick Watson a Florida visitor and novice golfer plays as a caddy for Mrs. Earl Jinkinson at Sheldon in O'Brien county. He sinks a downhill birdie 2 on number 1 and cards 56 in his first round ever.
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Dick Watson
Sheldon
O'Brien County
Watson
Florida
Earl Jinkinson
Mr. Jinkinson
Glasses misjudge distance injures Hawarden man
Milton Marshall of Hawarden in Sioux county injured an eye after misjudging distance while wearing sun glasses in a tool house. The broken glasses cut his eyeball when he struck a vice. A second item recounts Orville Vanderpool of Council Bluffs losing 50 dollars after bad company on a Des Moines bus trip. Also noted is Ernie Soll of Manilla tanning a 27 foot python skin after a failed mounting plan and a 350 pound python show in Carroll.
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Milton Marshall
Hawarden
Sioux County
Marshall
Orville Vanderpool
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Mason City
Des Moines
Vanderpool
Ernie Soll
Manilla
Crawford County
Carroll
Satan
Soll
Estherville 82 year old shows stunt on birthday
J. T. Johnston of Estherville Dickinson county at 82 stood on his head to celebrate his birthday and challenge younger men. In Hardin county deputy J E Davidson was knocked down and injured when his car rolled into him in the garage breaking two bones in his leg.
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J. T. Johnston
Estherville
Dickinson County
Johnston
J. E. Davidson
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Davidson
Robbery Plague At Langworthy Farm Consumers Creamery
Farm workers report a robbery at Farmers' Creamery Langworthy as Miller denies involvement while stolen watch records point to a May 1927 purchase from Keyes Jewelry. Investigations include fingerprint checks by state and federal authorities. A separate drowning at Backbone State Park claims Lathrop, 23, as his body is recovered after a boating accident. CCC crews advance a 2300 mile Pacific coast horse and hiking trail project from Canada to Mexico.
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Keyes
Miller
Anamosa
State Department
Des Moines
Federal Bureau
Washington
Mr. Lathrop
State Hqnor
Strawberry Point
Maquoketa
Forrestville
Backbone State Park
Roy Shriver
Lathrop
Jolene
Lloyd Lathrop
Cora Deneke
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Thompson
Card of Thanks and For Sale Notice
DELCO LIGHT PLANT for sale. New batteries. John H. Gerdes, phone 57-F-3. CARD OF THANKS We appreciate floral offerings and assistance of friends at the funeral of our beloved son Wilfred Dress. Kingly accept our thanks. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dress and family.
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DELCO
John H. Gerdes
Wilfred Dress
King'y
R. A. Dress
Lee Byerly District Court Clerk Roles Noted
Lee Byerly is listed as Clerk of the District Court in Jones County Iowa with Julia Foarde named as Deputy in the accompanying notice. The document confirms a clerical assignment and official duties for the court.
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Lee Byerly
Jones County
Iowa
Julia Foarde
Ireton man suffers eye injury repairing bolt
Arthur DeGoei of Ireton Sioux county was hammering a farm bolt when a bolt head chip flew into his right eye. Two tiny fragments lodged in the eyeball and doctors doubt they can save the eye. He risks losing sight.
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Arthur DeGoei
Ireton
Sioux County
DeGoei
Administrator's Notice No 5087 for Sarah B Hosford estate
District Court of Jones County Iowa appoints an administrator with will annexed for the estate of Sarah B Hosford deceased. Creditors must file claims with the Clerk sworn and timely and all debts should be paid promptly to avoid costs. Dated at Anamosa this day of Just Aw D Civil action details show law firm Doxsee Doxsee Heiserman attorneys for estate.
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District Court
Jones County
Charles A. Coxsee
Elizabeth Bohren
Anamosa
Iowa
Sarah B. Hosford
Costa
Soello
Doxsee, Doxsee & Heiserman
Chicago Doctor J F Shallenberger Opens Office on 53rd
Dr J F Shallenberger of 1544 East 53rd Street Chicago announces new medical practice. Ul status unclear but office hours and services implied.
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J. F. Shallenberger
M.D
53Rd St
Chicago
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