Center Junction Tractor Trailer Burns Near DeWitt
A Batchelder and Smith semi truck carrying cattle was destroyed by fire eight miles east of DeWitt on Sunday night. Driver Mr. Smith and cattle owner Mr. Andresen escaped injury as the cattle were removed unharmed. The fire's cause remains undetermined.
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Center Junction
Batchelder
Smith
DeWitt
Chicago
Andresen
Annie L. Doran
Frank Doran
Cedar Rapids
Pioneer Cemetery
Doran
Dillon Mead
East Main Street
Lyman Meats
Montana
Truman Stanton
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Guy McDonald
Will Hansen
Robert Hansen
Lisbon
Arlo Brady
New Mexico
Koschmann
Inter-Seminary Union
Fellowship of the Dubuque Seminary
Epworth
Olin
Monmouth
Robert Manley
Leroy Dirks
Mary Sue
Guy Piercey
Grundy Center
Courtney
Miriam Courtney
Ethel Courtney
J. B. Seehusen
Chester White
Wellman
Mon
John’’ Hinrichs
Eva Waggoner
T. E. Stanton
Boyd Christensen
John Loop
Hopkinton
Billy
Harry Chase
Charles Luett
John McNeilly
Monticello
Peter Prahm
E. H. de- Shaw
Scotch Grove Snowbound With Travel Halted
Scotch Grove residents endured heavy drifting snow for ten days causing mail and train delays and road blockages. The Community club will meet with Mrs Laura Heeren in Monticello on the 20th for an all day gathering with dinner. Galen Kuhns broke both bones in his ankle last Saturday evening. A baby daughter was born to Miriam Courtney Piercy in Waterloo. Delbert Husmann returned home from a trip to Arizona and California earlier this week.
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Scotch Grove
Laura
Heeren
Monticello
Galen Kuhns
Miriam Courtney Piercy
Waterloo
Delbert Husmann
Arizona
California
Understanding skin color pigments in humans
The article explains that race coloration results from a mix of yellow and black pigments, along with creamy white tissues and red blood under the skin. It notes albinos lack the black pigment and have reduced yellow pigment, altering appearance.
Richland Roads Blocked by Deep Snow and Drifts
Richland is cut by heavy snow with horses and sleds common on many lanes. A car owned by Leonard Boos remains buried for two weeks as plows can not pass. Last week four men shoveled a half mile to let a doctor reach the Schwendinger home. Nearby residents and visitors are named among movements and relocations around Monticello and Aurora.
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Richland
Leonard Boos
Louis Schwendinger
Donald R. Maire
Georganne
Aurora
George Hein
Paul Schneider
Red Falls
Minn
Henry Wismeier
Schneider
Gottlieb Schneider
Minnesota
Rhinehart Coden
Vernon
Monticello
Frank Schneiter
Jerry
Sharon
Odens
Dodens
Schweitzer
Schweiter
Ed Rice
Willis Doden
Anamosa
Rhinehart Doden
Walter Heath
George Allen Jr
Hopkinton
Audrey Lincoln Weds in Onslow Marriage Ceremony
Audrey Lincoln daughter of Mr and Mrs L R Bonney wed Johnny Gerdes son of Mrs Kate Gerdes in a single ring ceremony at the Wyoming Lutheran parsonage Rev Groening officiating Attendants were Ray Bonney and Miss Fonda Fuhlsang The bride wore aqua blue street length gown with black accessories and corsages. Gerdes is an ex serviceman now employed by Floyd Horton They will reside in Onslow
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Gerdes
Floyd Horton
Onslow
Monticello
Louie Jensen
Jensens
Juills
Harold Bonney
Hamilton Field
Calif
Richard Schmidt
Mate Harrs
Davenport
Robert Pohlner
Cayroll
Marvin Thompson
John Hinrichs
Harold Waggoner
Onslow Agricolae
Cedar Rapids
Daryl Paulsen
Harry Paulsen
Wreck Near Wyoming Leaves Hoffert Injured
Robert Hoffert 30 of Barney Iowa suffered serious injuries after a collision with a truck driven by Blaine Harbert Maquoketa near Wyoming on highway 64. He and his wife were taken to Mercy hospital Anamosa for treatment as snow reduced visibility.
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Wyoming
Robert Hoffert
Barney
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Blaine Harbert
Maquoketa
Petersen Produce Company
Hoffert
Henry Eichhorn
C. R. Smith
Martin Petersen
E. F. Rohwedder
Oxford Junction
Olin
Peter Hansen
Doland
S. D
Frank Millsap
Ed Riches
J. W. Morse
East
St. Luke's Hospital
Wendell Betty and Son
Springfield
Ohio
Lester French
Life Saving Spiders Helped Save Wartime Sailors
A radar device weighing just over a pound used a spider web design to reflect signals from planes and ships. Reflections appeared as pinpoint lights on search craft radar, guiding lifeboats to safety for thousands of men adrift at sea during the war.
Castle Grove Roads Blocked With Snow
Castle Grove reports slow road clearance after the worst blockade in years. Schools closed as teachers and students cannot reach buildings. Market stock remains immovable and farmers have been snowbound for weeks. Will Albers will hold a closing out sale on the 24th and move to Monticello. Jimmy, the young son of Mr and Mrs Leo Chapman, has been a
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Castle Grove
Will Albers
Will Lubben
Monticello
Local notes and hospital visits from Iowa town
Several residents are mentioned in the county record with hospital stays and health updates. W R Cartano delivered cattle to a buyer in Dyersville. Mrs Eda Van Buren received a birthday postcard shower. Mrs Mary Oltman sought medical care in Monticello. Lyle Hosford and son Larry attended basketball games in Anamosa. Friends of Mrs Henry Barrack, now in Hopkinton, report her illness at John McDonald hospital.
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Iowa City
W. R. Cartano
Dyersville
Eda van Buren
Mary Oltman
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Lyle Hosford
Larry
Anamosa
Henry Barrack
Hopkinton
John McDonald
Real Estate Transfers Across Morley and Surroundings
James O Bradley Gladys E Wilma Hightshoe and James E transfer property to Max and Gladys Jurgensen by deed consideration described as a bounded parcel totaling 40 feet north and 240 feet east of a southwest corner. T W Hunter and Mabel A to Mary Minnie Daub deeds cover Lots 7 and 8 in block 1 of Wurzbacher's addition Morley. Vernon Carson and Mable to Delmer W and Dorothy Culver joint tenants deed 3000 dollars Lot 14 block 24 Carter and Plannigan's.
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James O. Bradley
Gladys E
Wilma Hightshoe
James E
Max
Gladys Jurgensen
T. W. Hunter
Mabel A
Mary Minnie Daub
Deeds Transfer In Anamosa Between Parties Involved
Multiple property transfers in Anamosa described with parcels on Cedar Street and Crockwell's ABC addition. Names include Jennie Hughes Otho F Parks Marion Elva Smith Clyde Verna Howard Joe Porter and Leah Mae Porter with joint tenancy deeds values listed. Part of land north of C and NW railroad right of way and north of railroad right of way described by metes and bounds.
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Jennie Hughes
Otho F
Sarah Parks
Marion
Elva Smith
Clyde
Verna Howard
Joe
J. C
Leah Mae Porter
Crockwell
ABC
Anamosa
Set
Right of way description for a land tract in section 11-84-1 west
A fragmented right of way description cites a tract beginning at a corner, then south 1207 feet to the C and NW Railroad, then west 513 feet parallel to the railroad, then to a point 642 feet west of the start, and east 642 feet back to the beginning in section 11-84-1 west.
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C & NW
Superior Broiler Growth Factors in Early Feathering
Early feathering signals a superior broiler or fryer. Marketing value rises if the bird gains rapid weight between three and six weeks and ends with a broad breast.
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Jones County
Kuriger Bros
Audrey Lincoln
Chevrolet
Jimmy
Leo Chapman
Monument Co
George Timmins
Gamble Store
Gamble
Richard
del Monte Coffee
Rochester
Floyd’s Grocery
Cedar Street
Davis Street
City of
Electrolux
Paul R. Bender
E. Grand St
Keered
Sovern Farm and Home Store
Kaiser Hydraulic
Crosley
Severn Farm & Home Store
John Deere Store
Fone
Lincoln
Mr. Herndon
Devaney's
Devaney
Cascade
Iowa
Durham
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