Twins birth ties to wedding anniversary in Davenport hospital
Mrs. Ralph Sievers of New Liberty in Scott county gave birth to twins in a Davenport hospital on the couple's first wedding anniversary. The event aligns with a twin family pattern and notes a Durant physician with twins of his own. In Pottawattamie county Avoca, a kitten escaped death after a wringer accident, recovering unharmed.
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Ralph Sievers
New Liberty
Scott County
Davenport
Chris Mohr
Avoca
Pottawattamie County
A West Branch Family Builds A Six Son Household
Mr and Mrs Alfred F Anderson of West Branch Cedar County observ ed a single rule courtesy guiding their blended family. Seven years into the marriage each teenaged son from previous marriages is now college bound or already studying. The community celebrates the six young men’s mutual respect and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred F. Anderson
West Branch
Cedar County
Andersons
Stormy LeMars meeting ends with relief director attacked
Plymouth county supervisors chairing at the LeMars courthouse saw relief director Harry Cannon leave with a missing tooth after Mrs. Sumner Knox assaulted him during testimony. Knox said her husband was discharged for untrustworthiness and acted in defense of his record.
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Plymouth County
LeMars
Harry Cannon
Sumner Knox
Cannon
Knox
Mystery of Terris farmer's disappearance deepens
Arthur Chapman 25, a Terris area farmer in Dickinson county, vanished after visiting J E Seaton real estate in Spencer to discuss buying a home. His parked car remained. police later detained a Sioux City beggar, Arnold Cornell, who had $2600 on deposit and a Sioux City bank slip, then fined him and ordered him out of town.
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Arthur Chapman
Terris
Dickinson County
Chapman
Spencer
Deyon
J. E. Seaton Real Estate
LeMars
Plymouth County
Arnold Cornell
Sioux City
Alibis, Beads, and Bank Fires Mark Iowa News Snippets
John Borcher fled a Davenport officer and was booked for resisting an officer after stating his two dollar case would spark a kangaroo court in jail. A historic Indian burial tree near Ida Grove recalls chiefs and war gear in Moorland. A 14 year old Sioux City counterfeit student admits making about a dozen nickels using a wooden mould. Pomeroy bank workers endure a freezing winter furnace outage with multiple heat sources in use. Silent Bill Perry at Audubon county home remains unspoken.
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John Borcher
Scott County
Davenport
Borcher
Jona
Ida Grove
Ida County
Sioux City
Tom Farley
Farley
Veteran vows silence after heartbreak ends with trip to New York
After fifty years of silence, a man agrees to an all expenses paid trip to New York to appear on a radio program and tell his story. He had sworn to remain silent since his childhood sweetheart left him at the altar to marry another man.
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New York
Dwarf inside fish reveals three surprises
A Clear Lake man reports a mid winter pickerel weighing 334 pounds. Inside the fish he found a nine inch perch, and within the perch a baby pickerel measuring four and a half inches. The tale highlights an extraordinary catch in Cerro Gordo county.
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J. T. Jensen
Clear Lake
Cerro Gordo County
Jensen
Boy 11 Protests Poisoned Dogs In Council Bluffs
In front of a house on a Council Bluffs street a sign by 11 year old Sheldon Kochel declares The meanest person in the world is the one who poisoned my dog. The text notes Fluffy and three other neighborhood dogs were poisoned recently.
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Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Sheldon Kochel
Sheldon
Fluffy
First Overalls From Pella Factory Recall
John G. Klein who heads the Pella plant in Marion county recalls wearing the first pair of overalls produced there more than 30 years ago. He wore them when the plant started operations in 1908 as a fireman filling coal for the heating plant. The factory now has a large plant shipping thousands of overalls jackets and more to all parts of the United States.
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Pella
Marion County
Klein
United Ai S
Cresco man jailed after pistol gambit in tavern
Albion Schoor aged 19 pulled a .25 caliber pistol in a Cresco beer tavern and smashed a glass narrowly missing a woman. The sheriff arrested him on a charge of carrying concealed weapons in Howard county.
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Iowa
Albion Schoor
Cresco
Howard County
Schoor
Early Grasshopper Hatch and Youth Health Notice
Hopper Tom Dragoo of near Anthon in Woodbury county found a live small grasshopper inside his home suggesting an early season. Dorothy Blank, 15, of Shenandoah in Page county, has been deemed cured by the state hospital at Town City after forty years of illness and thirty six operations, yet she has missed only a half year of school.
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Tom Dragoo
Anthon
Woodbury County
Dragoo
Dorothy Blank
Shenandoah
Page County
Town City
Dorothy
Broker's Escape Plan Into Car Ride Ends With Question
John A. Staley in Investment Digest tells of a broker who sought a vacation by driving away. He plans to paste a New York Stock Exchange picture on the radiator and drive until someone asks what he is doing.
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John A. Staley
Investment Digest
New York Stock Exchange
House Divided Against Itself in U.S. Labor Split
The Sibley Gazette-Tribune notes mounting disunion within unions and farmer organizations, arguing division weakens labor efforts. It cites a famous Lincoln line to frame the era’s fractures and calls attention to the growing split in organized labor in America.
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Sibley Gazette-Tribune
United States
Commemorates us in a casual rhyme
The verse by Stanton A. Coblentz reflects on how past stories of love birth ships and gold lose luster as modern eyes scan faded pages. The speaker notes actors vanished long ago and mocks the page as a curious, distant record of forgotten adventures.
Jones County Supervisors Action on Homestead Credits
Jones county board of supervisors met in Anamosa on January 27 1938 and again February 1 1938 with Chairman Herman Helgens and five supervisors present. They approved multiple 1936 1937 homestead credit applications and authorized filing actions for the Prentice school fund loan, with the chairman authorized to sign.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Board’ of Supervisors
Jones County
Herman Helgens
Holst
Shimerda
Board of Supervisors
Helgens
Bailey
Mayberry
W. H
Anna Prentice
Bhai
Suaya
Hidat
May
County Auditor
Batley
R. H. Streeper
Lovell Corporation
Tolst
Morley Road
Local Board of Review
Mayerly
F. F Daly
Picture composition basics for harmony and contrast
An instructional piece explains composing pictures as arranging elements for balance and clarity. It discusses contrast between gray and light areas, avoid lines leading out of the frame, and how shapes and lines create weight and pattern to produce a pleasing overall feel.
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John Way Guilder
Anamosa Board Adopts Budgets and Notices 1938 Actions
The Jones County board approved leasing the Wallace building first floor and basement to Lloyd Cannon and Carl Mumm. It accepted 1937 and 1938 reports from justices of the peace and the county highway engineer, authorized loan and tax actions, abated part of the 1987 tax list, and ordered numerous county payments and notices for non residents.
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Lloyd Cannon
Carl Mumm
Wallace
Anamosa
Mays Jerry
Bailey
C. FY. Shimanek
Ray Echternacht
Holst
Mayberry
Countyighway
C. A. Spaethe
Fle
M. J. Cass
W. H. Prentice
Chicago and North Western Railway
Iowa
Pf. Jones
Alfred Moore
Elmer Jaeger
Jones County
Otho Hughes
John Holmes
C. R. Smith
Lillian Stingley
McMickle
J. W. Gordon
M. Bisenius & Sons
St. Anthony & Dakota Elevator
Vadena Finney
Geo
C. Lawrence
Anes
Fr. C. McGowan
Pierce County
Ald
Matt Parrett & Sons Co
Anamosa Lumber Co
Anamosa Water Dept
Stoke Baty
Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Journal
A. Ray Fairbanks
H. H. Schoon
Ernest Schwab
J. Ingwersen
N. Easterly
Argus McConaughy
A. R. McDonald
R. H. Russell
W. H. Grace
George Behrends
George Heiken
Clark
Dennis Duljea
R. J. Martin Jr
Wm. Harms
L. A. Oltman
John Hughes
Ethel Barnhart
Boone Blank Book Co
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Alta Byerly
Capital City Electric Co
Carstens Bros
J. Cash
Higley Chemical Co
M. F. Hogan
L. W._ Holley & Sons
Koch Bros
Geo. C. Lawrence, Et
D. McCain & Son
Newson & Co
Agnes Foley
E. W. Gordon
Jones County Oil Co
Long's Dept
Sarah Loomis
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
H. D. Miller
H. Proctor
Otto Riedel
Lynn Roller
H. W. Rumple
H. W. Skeley
St. Anthony & Dakota Elevator Co
Anamosa Jo
Co. F. Cody Co
Crescent
St. Supt. of Printing
American Corp
Car Sale Promises Wide Selection at Low Prices
A dealer claims a vast assortment of makes and models priced to sell, signaling strong value for buyers seeking variety and affordability across the showroom.
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Geo. F. Specht
W.F
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Assassm
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Dwight Pulver
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FE Mp
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Oe Boller
Blorenes Dirks
Salary Gamble
Louis Havelka
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R. D. MclIntyre Ins
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Towa Electric Co
Dr. W. Af Bronson
Anamasa Lumbar Co
J. L. Conwell
T. W._ Coon
Rent Fleetquipment Co
Wodoval's Pharmacy
SION
TONG
Kacena Co
W. Blood
W. Clark
J. Darsee
H. F. Dolan
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Herman Feinglebart
ANG Cloning
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W. Gordon
W. L. Hart
Glen McLaughlin
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H. Ferry
Gildner & Hanson
John Gordon
Fred J. Kay
L. W. Kellogg
Midland Chemical Co
Schoon
Standard Oil Co
Barron Motor Supply
McLaughlin Et al
J. P. Fee Welch Printing Co
W. Evers
Iowa Builders Supply Co
TB Nails
J. D. Conwell
Roe Auto Electric Shop
Arend Balster
Carl V. Bock
Steel & Iron Works
Frank Kolarik
Adolph Kernen
I J. MM. Lingern
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Larimer Hardware Co
Marl Lehman
Martin Rousa Tractor
Budpes
Ralph Mead
Kate Morse
Rock Niles McMaster
Arr Supply Co
Cascade State Bank
Waliam Clark
H. Dearborn & Co
Diamond Bros
Farmers Mutual Creamery Co
R. Fishwild & Son
Lyman French
Hale Store
Hunter & Son
R. L. Hyde
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J. EB. Davies
Karl H. DeShaw
John H. Fraser
Jos. A. Hoegen
M. I. Nederhiser
Hazel Las
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T. M. Redmond
MCCUE
Crete
P. Rogers
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Ae Saul Bros
Wim. G. Schoon
Booteh Grove Nursery
Skelley
Lulan Sting
Henry Thrun
Provis Ooin Elevator Co
Rouse
Hart H. DeShaw
Csnyrasburg
Taidern
de Pool
Nenesese
Ezabeth Dearborn
Alva C. Hdwards
W. Kvers
Mw. Gordon
Hurst Grocery Co
I J. Jansen
Marguerite Morning
D. McLaughlin
St. Anthony & Dakota
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Cvocnim
Ray D. Blakesley
Gauch
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Care
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Sunny Crest Sanatorium
H. J. Mayberry
Ee. Hlenry Stuveran
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Soca
J. J. Locher
Fred Althen
Ralph Ditch
Wm. J. Bailey
C. F. Bock
Gay McConaughy
W. J. Stover
Lee Sams
M. J. Tallman
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L. R. Bobst
Howard Ireland
I Weers
Lea Sanis
Leigh Lint
T Earl Sherman
Fred Carson
Clarence Appleby
George Minnis
W. Husmann
Henry J. Dirks
Melvin Switzer
Doh Pablaca
Carl Rickels
R. EB. Chaplin
John Kavanaugh
Martin Nelson
Henry Dirks
Raymond Hugeans
Tans M. Petersen
Cale Welty
W. KK. Monts
J. G. Thede
Leo Hughes
Geo. J. Specht
Ailen
Geo. Ie
Specht
Senate
County Poor Fund
Center Junction
Center Junction Independent
Frank L. Himebaugh
Bhimerda
S P Coal
Black Arrow &P
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E. J. Farley
Fisher
Chevrolet
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