Community notices of meetings visits and marriages across towns
Joe McCabe attends Mid-West beauty show in Chicago at the Sherman hotel. Lloyd Clark couple visit Cedar Rapids to meet Edna Mae Andreas of Spirit Lake. Frank Tedrow and family leave Bloomington after extended visit. Bert Thompson drives to Springville with son Dicky to visit grandparents. A Sunday meeting invites attendance. Rev Beil of Constin to speak. Schweitzer and daughter visit Richland township and Hayden home. Fort Des Moines relative Robert Drinkwater visits grandfather and aunt. band member studies music for promotion. Carl Schneider family hosts Lunacy visit. others travel. J B Swinburne and Mary Irene Hageman wed in Long Beach. Swinburne, longtime Delhi newspaper man, turns 89 soon. Ad note promotes The American Weekly in the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
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Robert J. Drinkwater
Fort Des Moines
William Drinkwater
Irene Edwards
U. S. Cavalry Band
March 1918 Events From Monticello Express
Twenty years ago in March 1918 Monticello records show George Waite at Iowa State College in Ames, Harry Maire enlisting for Jefferson Barracks, several marriages including John Dietiker and Mary Guyan, and deaths such as Richard Redmond, Chris Tschantz, Frieda Bohren, Mrs. Mary C. Howell, and Mrs. Martha Byam. Various local moves and services noted.
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The
Monticello Express
George Waite
Iowa State College
Ames
Harry Maire
United States Army
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
John Dietiker
Mary Guyan
Roland Kuentzel
Richard Redmond
Downertown
Fred Burrichter
Chris Tschantz
Monticello
Frieda Bohren
John Yossi
Lowell Township
John Beeks
Mary C. Howell
Cedar Rapids
Lyman
Milldred Mirick
Charles Sutherland
Longmont
Colorado
Laude & Puleston Tle
Siegfried Guyan
Martha Byam
Clark Byam
Bowen's Prairie
Anna Janssen
Otto Lang
Scotch Grove Township
Ralph Batchelder
Joan Batchelder
McDonald Hospital
Lyle ©. Tompkins
Bernice Levis
Wyoming
J. H. Parr
Anton Matthiessen
San Jose
Calif
Llness
Express Cooking School Demonstrates At Gym
Mrs. Speidel, renowned for work in Iowa and Nebraska public schools, leads a three day cooking school at the gym March 23 24 25. Demonstrations show exact measurements and step by step methods, drawing many housewives eager to learn new recipes and techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Iowa
Nebraska
Interesting Visitor Delval Tales From Eagle Grove
E J Delval from Casablanca Morocco toured Eagle Grove Wright county to inspect farm implement factories and sales agencies. He noted French Morocco buys U S farm machinery. In Clarinda Page county Jake Crawford pocketed eggs valued at 12 cents per two dozen. Bill Srite reported him to police and Justice Tom Johnston fined him ten dollars or three days jail for shoplifting.
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E. J. Delval
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Mr. Delval
Casablanca
French Morocco
Delval
Morocco
United States
Jake Crawford
Clarinda
Page County
Crawford
Bill Srite
Tom Johnston
Shoes Recovered From Barn Stolen Goods Case
Three youths found a pile of old shoes in an abandoned barn on the Joe Verba property. Nine pairs of shoes were identified as stolen and returned to owners. Two pairs remain missing.
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Joe Verba
Car Upset Near Northwood Ends With Laughable Egg Loss
Mrs. Iver Iverson and her son Jay escaped unharmed after their car veered off the road near Northwood in Worth county and overturned into a ditch. They were transporting nine dozen eggs to Northwood to sell, with only four or five eggs damaged and only slightly cracked on one end. A robe wrapped around the case helped the load shift without jarring the occupants. The incident was noted for its humorous angle.
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Iver Iverson
Jay
Northwood
Worth County
Royal birth draws memories for Dutch veteran
News of a royal birth in Holland stirs C. J. Duykers of Oskaloosa. He recalls serving with the King's Grenadiers under King William II and guarding the infant who would become Queen Wilhelmina. The baby slept in fine clothes at the Hague palace while the public viewed her daily.
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Holland
C. J. Duykers
Oskaloosa
Mahaska
Grenadiers
William II of
Wilhelmina
Hague Palace
Miner Killed by Electric Shock at What Cheer Mine
Tom Armstrong a 38 year old coal miner at What Cheer in Keokuk County died after slipping on a muddy floor while pushing a coal car. His left arm touched live electrical wires and insulation at that point was broken, causing fatal electric shock.
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Tom Armstrong
What Cheer
Keokuk County
Armstrong
Fate
Poultry Farm Improves Work Life With Mantle Radio
Life at Henry Hackert poultry farm near Pella Marion county improves as Hackert provides a mantle radio in the turkey house. Two men stay on constant watch over the valuable birds with living quarters, easing a formerly lonely job.
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Henry Hackert
Pella
Marion County
Spencer Runaway Locomotive Destroys Trailer Home
A locomotive veered out of control in Spencer Clay County and toppled onto a trailer home near the Stambach residence. The engine tender struck a tree and pushing the house to ruin. Mrs. Stambach narrowly escaped injury by fleeing just before impact.
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Eers
E. W. Stambach
Spencer
Clay County
Stambach
Fatal Burns From Fuel Oil Incident in Carroll County
Helen Bell a 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Vivian Bell of Coon Rapids died at a Carroll hospital from burns received while fetching fuel oil for an oil burner on a windy day. She set the oil down near the fire and her clothing ignited causing fatal injuries.
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Helen Bell
Carroll
Carroll County
Helen
Vivian Bell
Coon Rapids
Alligator Mail Prank Delivers Baby Gator to Iowa Home
G C Egbert of Iowa Falls laughs at a challenge from George Aldinger of Florida. Aldinger sent an infant alligator two feet long by mail as proof he reached Florida, just after bidding Egbert farewell in his trailer.
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G. C. Egbert
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
George Aldinger
George
Egbert
Florida
Aldinger
Baby injured by electric floor plug in Keosauqua
Robert Regur aged 20 months suffered severe mouth injuries after placing his face on an electric floor plug at his parents home in Keosauqua Van Buren county. The shock burned his mouth and may require grafts while the mother attempting to help also received a shock.
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Robert Regur
Keosauqua
van Buren County
Lost watch charm found in Storm Lake backyard
H. E. Barrick of Storm Lake in Buena Vista County reports a watch charm lost in his backyard for more than 15 days has been recovered. The item is now being returned to its owner.
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H. E. Barrick
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Watch Charm Found On Snow Triggers Surprise
John D Otto, a next door neighbor, found a shiny watch charm in snow and ice and handed it to the Barricks who were astonished by its perfectly preserved condition. They wonder how it ended up on top of the snow.
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Srceed
Hanna
John D. Otto
Barricks
Otto
Missing man found after night in water gutter
Kenneth Shuberg, 19, of Sneer in Clay county, was injured weeks ago by a car. He disappeared from home wearing only sleepwear and was found in a water filled gutter, suffering exposure and likely a mental lapse related to the prior accident.
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Kenneth Shuberg
Sneer
Clay County
Emmetsburg man guards receipts with shotgun by bed
Mat Zeimmet of Emmetsburg in Palo Alto county keeps a loaded shotgun and pistol under his pillow to protect his country oil station after it was robbed six times in six months. He says the risk is worth the effort to safeguard his business.
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Mat Zeimmet
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Zeimmet
Farmers End Up In Ice Water After Wind Lands Car In Ditch
Tama county farmers Robert Mitchell and Kenneth Mc Elhinney were soaked after a gust of wind drove their car into a water filled ditch. They emerged chilled but unharmed.
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Robert Mitchell
Kenneth McElhinney
Tama County
Farm Bill Sets Quotas To Curb Crop Surpluses
Iowa State College extension director R K Bliss outlines marketing quotas under the 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act for cotton corn wheat tobacco and rice. Quotas require a two thirds farmer vote in surplus years and apply to producers above minimum plantings with loans used to hold excess stock. referenda determine timing and scope for corn and wheat.
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R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Bliss
Shoes Stolen in Mount Vernon Puzzles Police
Mount Vernon in Linn county seeks a shoe thief who targets ladies footwear. Numerous families report missing shoes and wonder who is behind the unusual spate of petty thefts.
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Mount Vernon
Linn County
Obituary: A G Whitney 73 Public Code Editor Dies
Ulysses Grant Whitney 73 longtime Iowa supreme court reporter and code editor died at his Sioux City home after a heart ailment. He served as code editor and supreme court reporter since 1914, worked at the state house daily until illness, survived by wife, a daughter Mrs Taylor and two sons George and Craig. Funeral services held Tuesday.
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Ulysses Grant Whitney
Supreme Court
Sioux City
Union
Iowa
Whitney
Cornell College
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa Code Comission
State House
Mrs Wm J Macaulay Suffering At St Luke's Hospital
Mrs William J Macaulay wife of the pastor of the Methodist church now in Toledo lies in St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids with a severe arthritis rheumatism. She hopes a course of treatments will ease her pain. Mr and Mrs A B Grimes and Mr and Mrs C A Coxsee visited last Sunday evening as her condition has worsened since Thanksgiving.
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William J. Macaulay
Ee Ree
Methodist Chi
Toledo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Rio de Janeiro Sees Hottest December February Weather
Rio de Janeiro records extreme heat across December January and February with record high temperatures throughout the summer season. Local authorities advise residents to stay hydrated seek shade and limit outdoor activity during peak sun hours.
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Rio de Janeiro
Anamosa D A R Chapter Hosts Saturday Meeting
Anamosa hosted a regional gathering of the Francis Shaw chapter D A R with Monticello Mount Vernon and surrounding towns represented. State regent Mrs Imogene Emery and invited senior students from Monticello and Anamosa attended as honored guests.
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Monticello
Mount Vernon
Martello
Onslow
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Francis¢Shaw
E. Smykil
Imogene Emery
Edgar Beach
Regent
Cass No. 6 School Open House Demonstrates Student Work
Cass No. 6 school hosted an open house on Friday February 25 from 2 to 3 30 inviting parents and friends. Olive Lauber the teacher led twenty five pupils in displays of workbooks notebooks graphs maps and written work while students from primary to eighth grade showcased reading poems geography and history summaries.
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Cass No. 6
Olive Lauber
Mr. and Mrs Good Embark On Several Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs George Good depart for Fort Riley Kansas to visit his two daughters Mrs Walter Smit and Mrs Donald Snyder before traveling to Albuquerque New Mexico to see Mrs Good s brother William Rickels They will also visit Mrs Good s brother Ludwig in Texas and her brother Gerd in Detroit Michigan They plan to spend several weeks away after years in the restaurant business here
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George Good
Fort Riley
Kansas
Mr. Good
Walter Smit
Donald Snyder
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mrs. Good
William Rickels
Ludwig
Texas
Gerd
Detroit
Mich
Density and war spark debate in Oskaloosa Herald
The density of population is cited as a chief cause of war in the paper's discussion. A provocative suggestion claims less dense societies would hang warmakers and live in peace.
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Oskaloosa
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Lost Nation
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Castle Grove Township
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Chicago
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Springville
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Constin
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Long Beach
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American Weekly
Next Surup
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Mrs. Frances Spiedel
Iowa News
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J. W. Jarnagin
King’s Grenadier
Turkey
Carri County
Webster City
A.G. Whitney
Wm. J. Macaulay
Chester A. Condit
Gérald Schoon
University of Iowe
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Eli
Wirth Cleaners
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Helem Mack
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Joe's Beauty Shop
Landis
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