Iowa Miners See Fewer Accidents and Deaths in year
U S Bureau of Mines reports 101 accidents per million work hours in Iowa coal mines down from 193. Employment totaled 17 807 with 7 227 underground and 3 338 355 tons produced. Appanoose County led in safety with 54 accidents per million hours, while Boone Polk Marion Lucas and Dallas also show varied rates.
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U. S
Appanoose County
Boone County
Polk
Marion
Lucas
Dallas
Lost Cherokee sheep found alive after two week blizzard ordeal
Near Quimby in Cherokee county a sheep belonging to Treff Stratton was found alive in a gully after being snowbound for nearly two weeks. The animal wandered from the flock during a blizzard, subsisted on moisture from the snow, and recovered after rescue joining the Stratton herd.
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Quimby
Cherokee County
Treff Stratton
Stratton
Mapleton seniors cap undefeated season in final game
Mapleton high school closed its football season with an all senior starting lineup of 11 players for the final time. The team finished undefeated with only two goals scored against them all season. Next year the coach must rebuild from scratch as new players fill their spots. Prompt payment cost city ten thousand dollars noted for LeMars area.
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Mapleton
Monona County
City Council Settles Accounts at Banks
City council members faced a settlement of recent accounts with banks. The report notes payments were required to resolve the matter and mentions municipal finances and related obligations tied to the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wari
Wa Ae
Gasoline Leak Sets Spring Creek Aflame Near Hampton
Ed Bruns, trapper, threw a match into a Spring Creek branch near Hampton Franklin county and watched water burst into flame. He found a film of gasoline on the surface from a pipeline leak carrying fuel from Oklahoma oil fields to Minneapolis.
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Spring Creek
Hampton
Franklin County
Ed Bruns
Bruns
Oklahoma
Minneapolis
Turkey Day Event Planned in Audubon Observed
Arnold Spencer outlines plans for Audubon Community club sponsored Turkey Day. A large flock of chickens and turkeys will be distributed free and released from the roofs of local business buildings, with winners guaranteed a Christmas dinner.
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Audubon
Audubon County
Arnold Spencer
Chariton Man Keeps 47 Miniature Dogs as Hobby
James Secor of Chariton Lucas county collects 47 miniature dogs crafted from diverse materials. Contributions come from Iowa and other states including Michigan New York and Niagara Falls. Sizes vary from tiny fractions of an inch to six inches. Dogs include thermos bottle replicas gumdrop pups copper dogs incense burner and a bulldog with a derby hat.
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James Secor
Secor
Chariton
Lucas County
Iowa
Michigan
Niagara Falls
New York
Syracuse
Dental oddity and war pension case headline
A five year old girl in Pella Marion county shows repeated tooth replacement with rapid decay and a forecast of a full new set by age six. Separately, George Grinder later Yrjo Jauhola dies in Knoxville Veterans Hospital with no known relatives until discovered relatives in Finland and the US, and a Marion county case seeks return of a $20,000 government payment.
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Pella
Marion County
Nellie Margaret Breuklander
Connie Breuklander
George Grinder
Grinder
Pinn
Yrjo Andreas Jauhola
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Liberty
Veterans’ Administration
Fitchburg
Mass
Finland
United States
Burt Harwood Describes Heavy Burden on New Elected Official
Clarion resident Burt Harwood recounts the strain on a newly elected Wright county Iowa representative. He notes about forty visitors in a few days, plus many group and club meetings to gather input for imminent legislature, and fifteen to twenty office plum contenders in Wright county.
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Burt Harwood
Clarion
Wright County
Harwood
Iowa
Eldora men run corn picker through the night
Ted Broer of Eldora in Hardin county and his helper Claire Clingerman operated a corn picker for 29 hours to finish 25 acres and harvest 1800 bushels. They worked through a night with an elevator used to unload the corn after the field was completed by 5 PM the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Broer
Eldora
Hardin County
Claire Clingerman
Mr. Broer
Weaker Sex No More in Today's Public Life
Reform era shifts challenge old stereotypes as women enter politics business and professions in increasing numbers. The piece notes growing participation and expanding rights marking a turn in social norms.
Radio Theft Involving Traveling Performer Loyalties Shattered
E. E. Gruber of Cresco Iowa reported the theft of a radio from his auto while he toured with a mobile stage. He had picked up a transient in Everly September, fed and clothed him, then found the man and radio gone after a $2.75 sale and Freight boarding. Gruber recovered the radio but lost trust in strangers.
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Sibley
Osceola County
E. E. Gruber
Cresco
Howard County
Gruber
Everly
Clay County
Bibley
Ottumwa Nabs Suspected Gyp Artist From Milton
Ottumwa police hold a man believed to be a clever gyp artist who traveled from Milton to pitch a fake business sale. He sent unsigned cards from Wichita Kansas asking owners to sell their businesses and posed as a Merchants Finance agent, collecting a $25 retainer before allegedly beating a local hotel out of a rent bill.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
Milton
van Buren County
Wichita
Kansas
Merchants Finance Company
Ottum
Wayne Zion Lutheran wedding and community notices
Miss Hannah Hayen will wed Louie Behrends at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. J Willis officiating on Wednesday at 10 am A dinner at the bride's home will follow Rehearsals for the Christmas Eve program are underway under Rev. Willis Other items include county institute attendance by Amber and Black Oak teachers Reuben Dress birthday and anniversary celebration near Monticello Community events feature visits, farm sale, and social gatherings across Jackson township An American Legion banquet in Anamosa and a Cotton Blossom Singers program in Piney Woods provided entertainment
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Hannah Hayen
John Hayen
Wayne
Louie Behrends
Theodore Behrends
Scotch Grove
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Rev. J. Willis
Rev
J. Willis
John Conley
Ed Conley
Platte
Florence Ireland
Wilma Craig
Amber
Lee Bartels
Black Oak
County Institute
Anamosa
Reuben
Monticello
Mrs. Dress
John Husman
Antioch
Carl Husman
Wise Owl Club
Jackson Township
Evelyn Stivers
Cletus Boland
Joe McGovern
Cedar Rapids
George Andrews, Jr
Ora
Center Junction
Carl Osterkamp
Osterkamp
Weather notes on cold spell and farm conditions
The report records a week of low temperatures marking the season's coldest period. Road conditions are still good. Farmers have limited corn left in fields and several are gathering wood nearby.
Farmers Mutual Insurance marks 25 years in Castle Grove
Castle Grove observes the twenty fifth anniversary of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association founded in 1907 with initial directors J A Mc Laughlin James Hogan Dennis Delay Andrew Davidson and J A Howle. The group grew from 60 members and just over $60 000 in risks to about 650 members and roughly four and a quarter million in coverage. The note adds community updates from meetings and local activities amid severe winter weather.
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Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
J. A. McLaughlin
James Hogan
Dennis Delay
Andrew Davidson
J. A. Howle
E. J. Noble
Arthur Fairbanks
Thomas F. Kehoe
8. M. Heaford
Henry Stadtmueller
Anna Heiken
W. F. Tints
W. D. McLaughlin
C. A. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
Fred Kromminga
8. M. Hosford
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Tedies’ Aid Society
The
Lutheran Church
Raymond Kromminga
Livestock Sector Led Farm Income Decline 1929 32
The livestock industry sustained the major portion of the reduction in farm income from 1929 to 1932, the United States Department of Agriculture reports.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Messiah Performed at Cornell Next Sunday
Handel’s The Messiah will be produced by the Cornell Oratorio Society on December 18 with 150 singers directed by Harold W. Baits. The Cornell Symphony Orchestra accompanies four soloists Olive June Lacey and William Ross from Chicago Ruth Pinkerton and Francis Garman. Prof. Horace Alden Miller will play organ with Helen Venn on piano.
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Cornell College
Cornell Oratorio Society
Harold W. Baits
Conservatory of Music
Oratorio Society
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Olive June Lacey
William Ross
Chicago
Ruth Pinkerton
Francis Garman
Cornell Conservatory
Miss Lacey
Middle West
Apollo Club
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Ross
Dan Beddoe
Daniel Protheroe
Horace Alden Miller
Helen Venn
George Frederick Handel
Handel
The Messiah Premier and a Geographical Weight Note
A brief history of Handel's The Messiah from its Dublin premiere with the composer conducting to the Hallelujah chorus at Covent Garden. It notes the work's three parts and proclaims its Irish dedication. Also reports a nautical weight fact: a 110 pound body weighs 190 pounds at the equator per the U.S. Naval Observatory.
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Dublin
Handel
Convent Garden
England
U.S. Naval Observatory
Grenadine Made From Pomegranate Juice Process
Grenadine is prepared from pomegranate juice boiled with sugar to yield a red syrup. The Sahara Desert covers more than 3.6 million square miles in northern Africa.
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Sahara Desert
Northern
Africa
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M. L. Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Sir Turk
George
Will Allender
George Ferguson
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Woodbury County
Sheldon
O'Brien County
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Des Moines
Legion Boys
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Los Angeles
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Indio
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Aguada- Hente
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Rock Island Lines
Valley National Bank
Dee Moines
Rock Island
Cornell
Wirth Cleaners
Earl H. Deshaw
Stuhler
DR. Burris
D. C
McNeill
Leonard T. Arduser
Paramount Theatre
Killian
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
First and
Sycamore Streets
E. A. Hubbard
George Hubbard
E. A. Hubbard Funeral Parlor
Monticello, Iowa
Aman
Stuhlers
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