Walcott Iowa town prides on debt free status and no church
J W Jarnagin notes Walcott in Scott county with 500 residents has no public debt no relief cases and no church yet. Offbeat tale includes a hitchhiking Minorka chicken that rode four miles back to Carroll with a milk man and a ring rediscovered after 62 years in Kellogg involving Belle Oden Hastings of Des Moines.
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Iowa
Walcott
Scott County
Belle Oden Hastings
Des Moines
Kellogg
Jasper County
Belle Oden
E. M. Antle
Oden House
Antle
Seminole Indian doll finds home in Pella
Mrs. Nora Scholte of Pella in Marion county received a Seminole doll from her brother Charles Keables in Miami. The doll is fully costumed and rests on a cocoanut bark base, highlighting the Seminoles’ famed doll craftsmanship alongside Navajo blanket lore.
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Nora Scholte
Pella
Marion County
Florida
Charles Keables
Miami
Monroe era land patent found in Iowa papers
William Dunning of Iowa Falls, Hardin County, uncovered a 1819 land patent dated April 14 signed by President James Monroe. The document, printed on durable sheepskin, notes a deal made in Cincinnati Ohio and bears the era seal of the general office.
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United States
William Dunning
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
James Monroe
Cincinnati
Corn husker Freese tops state hand husking record
John Freese of near Holland Grundy county works on Pete Kruse farm near Parkersburg Butler county and shucks a state best 3500 bushels of corn by hand in 23 days averaging 151 bushels daily. He husked 178 bushels in a single day while the Kruse field yields 65 bushels per acre.
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John Freese
Holland
Grundy County
Freese
Pete Kruse
Parkersburg
Butler County
Young Freese
Kruse
Apple Tree Budded to Twelve Varieties in Belle Plaine Yard
In Benton county at Belle Plaine C F Heefner nurtures a single apple tree that has been budded into twelve varieties. Originating as a summer transparent tree the plant now bears Roxbury Russet Northern Greening Jonathan Golden Delicious Dutchess Snow Golden Harvest and Johan a new red type developed at Iowa State College.
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C. F. Heefner
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Heefner
Johan
Iowa State College
Ames Boy, 14, Becomes Local Ventriloquist Sensation
Bobby Clarke of Ames Story county follows Edgar Bergen as he creates a dummy from castoff clothing and horsehair. The 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs George Clarke entertains the community with apparent ventriloquist talent.
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Bobby Clarke
Ames
Story County
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Bobby
George Clarke
Youthful hunter injured aiming gun at forehead
Merle Fridlington, a young hunter from Marysville in Marion county, attempted a firing stance with the gun butt against his forehead. The weapon kicked and struck his eye, leaving him unconscious but recovering after the accident.
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Merle Fridlington
Marysville
Marion County
Fridlington
Little Brown Church in the Vale Paint Job Details
New notes reveal the Nashua Iowa church near Chickasaw county was not brown before 1864. After the famous hymn’s publication the building was painted brown to match the hymn’s description, giving the shrine its distinctive color.
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Vale
Nashua
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Stowaway Found Hidden in Merchant's Car
L Bauer a Shenandoah Montgomery County merchant found a stranger hidden in his back seat while driving home. He acted quickly treating the man as a potential kidnapper or robber and taking immediate steps to handle the situation.
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L. Bauer
Shenandoah
Montgomery County
Bauer
Strangers Fined for Intoxication After Police Detention
A man claiming to be a Missouri cornhusker was detained by police and fined five dollars for intoxication after officers removed him from the scene.
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Missouri
Plow uncovers buried treasure in Butler county field
Farmer F R Foory finds a $22 billfold while fall plowing in Butler county. His son Bob had misplaced the wallet in early 1933 in the same field. The faded bills were returned to redemption by a Waverly bank after being sent to Washington for processing.
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F. R. Foory
Butler County
Foory
Bob
Waverly
Washington, D. C
Prowler Damages Thermometers at Mount Vernon High School
A weekend intruder at Mount Vernon high school in Linn county damaged every thermometer by breaking mercury bulbs. No items were stolen and the heating system remains functional only with guesswork until replacements arrive. Police seek leads as investigators review the case.
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Mount Vernon
Linn County
Fire alarm proves false at John Couling farm
Volunteer firefighters from Albert City in Buena Vista county rushed from their beds at dawn to answer a call for a blaze at the John Couling farm. They found Couling tending a brush fire he had started at 6 a.m. as neighbors, misled by the smoke, reported a building fire.
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Albert City
Buena Vista County
John Couling
Couling
Camp CCC member survives 32 pound rock blow
Richard Beimer of the CCC camp at Knoxville in Marion county was struck on the head by a rock weighing 32 pounds that rolled from a truck. He recovered with only a skull bruise and lightheadedness after examination by the camp doctor.
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Richard Beimer
CCC
Knoxville
Marion County
Beimer
Des Moines Woman Trapped After Street Car Motorman’s Heart Attack
Miss Mary Frost rode a street car to the line end when the motorman collapsed and died. She tried the door levers but could not exit for about 10 minutes until another car arrived and freed her. The deceased was Fred A. Palmer, 52.
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Mary Frost
Des Moines
Miss Frost
Fred A. Palmer
Mount Vernon Woman Showcases Antique China Collection
Mrs. Lois Mitchell of Mount Vernon Linn County displays a cash valued collection worth over 100 with historical pieces from pioneer families. The display includes a blue Staffordshire plate nearly a century old and about 15 Majolica specimens not produced for around 50 years.
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Lois Mitchell
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Mitchell
Fire at Ida Grove home sparked by cigarette in fireplace
A party at a Ida Grove residence in Ida county nearly ended in panic when guests detected a smoke odor. Fire started in the fireplace from a cigarette tossed among dry logs, despite no blaze since spring.
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Ida Grove
Ida County
Cedar Rapids Couple Receive Large Hand Hooked Rug
John Koffman and Miss Virginia Blanchard of Cedar Rapids Linn county wed recently. Their wedding gift was a hand hooked rug 9 by 14 feet, made by the bridegroom’s mother Agnes Koffman and three aunts. The nine month project used 560 pounds of wool and 87 packages of dye.
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John Koffman
Virginia Blanchard
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Agnes Koffman
Fred Melcher
C. H. Walsh
Barbara Leuhrman
East Coast neighbors collide in Marshalltown but reconcile
Two drivers from the same New York apartment building met by chance in Marshalltown Marshall County after a collision at an intersection. They first fought then smiled and shook hands, turning a tense moment into a friendly conclusion.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Marshall County
New York
Sioux City Faces Question of Residency for Nonresidents
Sioux City officials worry about people without homes drifting from Union County South Dakota. SD law says 30 days absence ends residency. Iowa law requires one year. A federal court test case may be needed to decide their status.
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Sioux City
Sioux County
Union County
S. D
South Dakota
Iowa
City Ordinance Forces Peddlers to Medical Exams
In Sidney, Fremont County officials revive an old city rule requiring every peddler to obtain a physical examination by a reputable physician before selling at homes. The revived requirement has led peddlers to avoid Sidney, as residents stamp out transient sales.
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Sidney
Fremont County
Movement Starts For More Safe Driving Campaign
The Centennial Drive to Save 100 Lives 1938 39 was officially launched with Governor Kraschel signing enlistment cards. County offices will distribute pledge cards with 1938 license plates and motorists may enlist to receive a window sticker. An emblem awaits drivers with an accident free year from Jan 1 to Dec 31 1938.
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Iowa State Safety Council
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Executive Council
County Safety Council
Ice Forms Over West Okoboji as Lake Freezes Over
Cold weather over the lown Great Lakes region chills Dickinson County as steam rises from West Okoboji Lake. The surface water cools slowly and a coating of ice begins to form while winter settles on the lake.
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Lown Great Lakes
Dickinson County
West Okoboji Lake
Overpaid His Debt in Ottumwa Man Jailed Again
Wilbur Clarkson of Ottumwa Wa pello county claimed the state owed him about a month in jail. Clarkson faced arraignment on a charge of operating an auto with improper plates and had already served 68 days in jail though the maximum was 30 days. The court ruled he had paid his debt to society but imposed one more day in jail to complete a legal record of action.
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Wilbur Clarkson
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Clarkson
Freak Pig Thrives After Three Leg Gift at Knox Farm
A three legged pig born on W A Anderson’s Knox ville farm in Marion county last spring survives and thrives. Neighbors note its slower weight gain but surprising mobility as curiosity shifts to compassion. A Rock Island locomotive wheel incident in Greene Butler county caused house damage after breaking loose and rolling into a kitchen.
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W. A. Anderson
Knoxville
Marion County
Rock Island
Greene
Butler County
Regretful note on flag insults and Japan response
A Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune reader laments the nation’s lack of backbone as Americans see flag insults and citizens killed. The writer wishes another country would strike Japan, though only by proxy.
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Storm Lake
Enthusiasm Cools as Filipino Reader in Minneapolis
A Minneapolis Journal item notes a Filipino reader in China loses taste for independence amid foreign news. The piece contrasts public sentiment and foreign coverage influencing personal views.
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Minneapolis
China
Real Estate Transfers in Jones County
Jones County records cover transfers from November 19 to 25 including Inez S Bevans and Marian A Bevans to Frank D Stoddard for multiple lots in Anamosa, tax deeds to City National Bank of Clinton, and other conveyances. Notable entries include E A Grimwood to Merle A Hall, Wm Shaffer to Wilbur A Shaffer and Maude Beatt, and First Farm Land Co to George Rieniers with extensive parcel descriptions.
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Jones County
Inez Sue Bevans
Marian A. Bevans
Frank D. Stoddard
J. D. M. Crockwell
Anamosa
George H. Walworth
T. E. McNamara
City National Bank of
Clinton
Hess
Olin
E. A. Grimwood
Merle A. Hall
Wapsipinicon River
Wm. Shaffer
Wilbur A. Shaffer
Maude Beatt
Preston
Hale
First Farm Land Company
H. M. Carpenter Jr
Chas. M. Luett
George Rieniers
Blanche Collier Mead
Wm. T. Mead
Center Junction
Marian Dawson Mabey
Chas. P
Eleanor Dawson
Flora A. Dawson
Willam T
Mabel I. Tomlinson
Frank Whalen
Bridget Farrell
Shaw
James F. Whalen
Land transfers and trust settlement deeds filed in Jones county
A series of real estate conveyances and assignments are recorded in Jones county Iowa. Transfers involve Onslow Lumber Co. Center Junction. Anamosa. Monticello. West Cascade. and trusteeship settlements dated 12 30 16. Debtors include John Rider Wallis and multiple heirs with parcels across several townships.
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Addie Scott
C. Vincent Sweet
Ethel Sweet
Holst
Toni
Onslow Lumber Company
Onslow
Center Junction
P Ry Co
John Rider Wallis
William Buron Wallis
Helen Baird
Joseph Allen Wallis
Irma Woodward
James Harold Wallis
Sara O'Neil
Hill
West Cascade
Dubuque County
W. H. Frazer
Jones County
Ray Lawrence
Roy Lawrence Sher
Bertha Dawson
Onalee Dawson Evans
C. R
Dorothy Dawson Power
H. T
Blanche Collier Mead
Wm. T. Mead
Miles Howard Dawson
Della Dawson
Iowa
Minnie B. Englehart
Harry
Property transfers and quitclaim descriptions in Anamosa area deeds
The document records multiple property transactions including transfers to Frank Kambersky and Cara Kambersky by Charlies A Nadherny and Albina, mortgage-like notes totaling $1.00, and a sale of Eureka building space in Booth’s subdivision to James J. Conmey, Lawrence J. Conmey, Margaret M. Conmey and Anna T. Conmey with associated easements and a second story lease. It details a 2 acre parcel transfer to Sadie Coppess and Earl S. to Henry Zaruba and a 10 rod wide strip along C. M. & St. P. Ry with right of way, plus quitclaim of space above stairways and portions of the Eureka office building.
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Wdte
Frank Kambersky
Charlies A. Nadherny
Albina
Carane Kambersky
Sadie A. Coppess
Earl &S
Henry Zaruba
F. E. Holub
Frank A. Merrill
Anamosa Lodge No. 40
C.F
James J. Conmey
Lawrence J. Conmey
Margaret M. Conmey
Anna T. Conmey
Booth
Fisher
Anamosa
Eureka Building
Eureka
Eureka Office
Conveying a Narrow Space Adjacent to Hallway
The description runs along one side of the building and then along the partition wall to the outside, conveying the space immediately adjacent to the present hallway for $1.00.
Mania in Speed Dreams Questioned by Psychologist
An Omaha World-Herald inquiry asks how a psychologist explains a driver’s rush of superiority when roaring past another vehicle. The piece probes the thrill and risk of aggressive speeding behavior and its underlying psychology.
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Omaha World-Herald
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Carroll County
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C. C. Pye
Robert E. O'Brian
C. W. Storms
Nature's
Henry Eichhorn
Jones J
Equitable Life Assurance Ty
Josephine Jones Freeman
Lyman H. Baldwin
L. A. Miller
Nellie Hackett Miller
Austin & Warren
Louis L. Blizek
Agnes
Robert Barber
Jennie Bedell
G. H. Walworth
N. Y. Fair
Carrie Waggoner
F. B. Sigworth
Paul T. Schuetz
Clara Schuetz
Marie E. Woellert
Varvel
Monticello
Caroline
Charles A. Nadherny
Public Road
Star Farmer Hog Feed
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