Graves launches cabin cruiser for winter voyage from Iowa to the Gulf
Alvin Graves aged 20 son of W P Graves of near Ocheyedan Osceola county starts a winter cruise in an 18 foot cabin cruiser built at home. The boat powered by a six horsepower motor carries 150 square feet of sail and will travel from the Missouri south of Sioux City down to the Gulf then return after several weeks aboard.
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Alvin Graves
W. P. Graves
Ocheye
Dan
Osceola County
Graves
Missouri River
Sioux City
Missouri
Mississippi
Gulf
Harrowing near miss and odd thefts headline Iowa notices
Kenneth Conway, age 3, survived a door mishap at 40 mph when he fell from a moving car near Rock Rapids. A thief returns stolen items to Mrs. Jennie Weeks in Eagle Grove in installments, while Lawrence Kinseth dies after a fishing accident at Rutland. Britt farmers haul 700 tons of beets in 22½ days with one truck. Deputy F E Davis reports unusual fish stomach contents found by Big Cedar River.
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Kenneth Conway
John Conway
Rock Rapids
Lyon County
Minneapolis
Kenneth
Jennie Weeks
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Lawrence Kinseth
Kanawha
Hancock County
Rutland
Humboldt County
Kinseth
W. F. Hopley
Ray Lindhart
Britt
Ernest Sheets
John Haas
F. E. Davis
Big Cedar River
Old Clermont copper shop marks last of its kind
One of Iowa's landmarks the old copper shop at Clermont Fayette county stands as possibly the last of its kind in the state. The 80 year old three story brick building rises above the rock wall of the Turkey river north of highway 13 and forms a prominent feature of the landscape.
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Iowa
Clermont
Fayette County
Turkey River
Highway 13
Dunlap Men Take A Backyard Joyride At Vail
Six men from Dunlap in Harrigan county drove a car through a Vail back yard while a housewife finished washing on the line. The incident occurred on a Monday noted as washday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Harrigan County
Vail
Crawford County
Car Hits Clothesline Pole Leads to Muddy Evidence
A car struck a clothesline pole and dragged the clothes through mud. The occupants, including the woman and her husband Marshal Frank Maguire, were brought to the mayor’s office and received jail terms for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Frank Maguire
Fox taunts hunter as gun jam forces standstill
In Cox Creek near Elkader Clay county Lester Coonfare cannot shoot after his shell ejector breaks. A red fox appears from the brush, walks close to him and sits down amused by the hunter’s disability.
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Cox Creek
Elkader
Clayton County
Lester Coonfare
Coonfare
Melrose Man Confronts Store Over Suspected Counterfeit Bill
David Sheehan of Melrose presented a five dollar bill to Ottumwa store for purchase. The clerk suspected counterfeit and declined the bill. Sheehan had the note checked by Sheriff Goodwin and a local bank sent it to Washington for verification. Bank confirmed it genuine and a $5 draft was returned. The merchant lost a sale.
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David Sheehan
Melrose
Monroe County
Ottunwa
Sheehan
Goodwin
Washington, D. C
Ottumwa
Milford butcher Geckler to retire for winter in Texas
Geckler of Milford in Dickinson county is selling his shop and taking a winter vacation in Texas after 59 years behind the counter. At 71 he began carving meats at age twelve and has run stores in 11 towns, 15 years at Milford, possibly the oldest active NW Iowa butcher.
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A. Geckler
Milford
Dickinson County
Texas
Geckler
Iowa
St. Paul
Pink hybrid tea rose blooms at State Center home
A rose bush at Mrs. A. G. Christofferson’s home in State Center, Marshall County, produced a pink hybrid tea bloom nearly six inches in diameter. The plant, originally planted by her grandfather in Hamlin, Audubon County, was transplanted in winter six years ago and has bloomed intermittently each summer since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Christofferson
State Center
Marshall County
Farm Gate Accident Injures Butler County Woman
Mrs. S P Hodgson of near Shell Rock Butler county was injured at her home farm when a portable gate fell on her trapping her under it. She sustained a broken hip suffered shock and exposure and remained pinned until her husband returned home.
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S. P. Hodgson
Shell Rock
Butler County
Contest winner at Century of Progress prize trip announced
Herman Kiel of Sioux Center won a two week all expense trip for two after his I C exhibit estimate of 8042.83 miles differed from the actual 8042.94 by a fraction. The fair report also notes a sheep loss in a railroad accident near Sulphur Springs and a large popcorn sale in Spencer totaling 45500 dollars at six cents a pound.
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Herman Kiel
Sioux Center
Sioux County
Illinois Central Railroad
I. C
Kiel
Hans Sondergaard
Sulphur Springs
Buena Vista County
Coon River
Church Services and Christmas Messages in Prairieburg Area
A compact listing of church schedules for Prairieburg area churches on December 9 including St. Joseph Catholic Masses at 7 and 9, confessions Saturday, and weekday 7 services. Also notes St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran German and English services, Sacred Heart Catholic with 8 and 10 Masses, confessions, and first Friday devotions, plus Methodist Episcopal worship and Wayne Zion German service with Sunday school and Christmas pieces for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J.willins
Wartburg
Dubuque
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
John Otten
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies' Aid
Luther and the Bible sermon series at Congregational Church
The Congregational Church invites all to worship with minister Samuel G. Gutensohn. Morning service at 11 includes a sermon on The Chief Priest and Scribes at the Cradle. Church school at 10 and youth meeting next Sunday. Missionary society meets Wednesday at 3.
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Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
the Missionary Society
Ernest Shelley
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grosshelm
Judas
Iscariot
Brotherhood
Dr. Patterson
Charles Luett
Thomas Shover
Merle Hutton
John Shover
Sam Rhatigan
Bible Sunday and church bazaar announced
The note invites all teachers for Bible Sunday with a message theme Finding the Book. It recalls the annual bazaar and church supper in the basement Thursday from 5 to 8 pm and bazaar booth items. Also plans a young people meeting and Ladies Aid gathering next week in the church basement.
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Ladies’ Aid
Drama Club Chooses Thespian Dramatic Society Name
At the high school meeting the dramatic club voted to name itself the Thespian Dramatic Society, tracing to Thespis the father of tragedy. A point system for membership was proposed. initiations planned for Thursday include Sam Schuetz and several others. Honor roll students listed with scores across seniors juniors and sophomores.
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Thespian Dramatic Society
Thespis
Lorraine Hein
M” Club
Sam Schuetz
Mary Jane Stewart
Hilda Balster
Jean Liddy
Junior Hobart
Paul Allen
Richard Hearn
Verdon Richardson
Honor Roll Fragments From Junior High Details
Honor roll data lists freshmen Dorothy Otten Kathleen Carlsen Jean Royden Bernice Hnavyliwick Vernon Steiner Josephine Mec Neill Dennis Tobiason Betty Thomas Margaret Deischer Edith Ferring Frances Bone Charles Field Robert Wahl Leslie Balster Mary Jane Veitch Josephine Ricklefs Wanda Podhaski Miriam Lovell Doris Lubben Eleanor Stewart. Honors show scores ranging from 89.74 to 95.25 across grades with mentions of honorable mentions.
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Robert Wahl
Leslie Balster
Mary Jane Veitch
Josephine Ricklefs
Wanda Podhaski
Miriam Lovell
Doris Lubben
Eleanor Stewart
Seventh grade scores for Shirley Hobert Wilma Grossheim
Shirley Hobert tops the list with 94.25 points followed by Wilma Grossheim at 92.25 and Lucille Huibregtse with 91.25 in a seventh grade assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Hobert
Wilma Grossheim
Lucille Huibregtse
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J. W. Jarnagin
Daschund
Patricia von Lichenstein
Germany
Nick Hansen
Dysart
Tama County
United States
Pax
Hansen
Chicago
Olive Bixby
Corning
Adams County
John Thompson
Chase
Fox “Kids
Hunter
Butcher
Mammoth Rose Blooms
Train
Max Manning
Guy Pullen
Spencer
Clay County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wm. J. Macaulay
Epworth League
Drummond
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Oir
Frances Steck
Helen Holst
Norma Jean Bevan
Ada Egger
Carol Naylor
Dorothy Rolls
Marie Paulsen
George Fraser
Paul Hanssen
Lucily George
Wilma Kuhns
Alice Rabenburg
Marion McVay
Jo Royden
Velma Tobiassen
Helen Havlichek
Hilda Bal
Ford
Madsen Motor Company
Lee Fora
Monticello
Santa Claus
Stahler’s Grocery
Stuhlers
Grocery Department
Madsen Motor Co
Watkins
W. W. Morgan Hopkinton
The
Watkins Dealers
Albert Hackbarth
Miles
Ross Baty
Express
Uhlers
Monticello’s Christmas Store
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