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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1932

Page

7

Interesting World War I Veteran and Local News In Iowa

Geo Patrick of DeWitt a former German Army veteran and American Legion drum and bugle corps member recounts his WWI service from 1915 to 1919 including wounds in Romania Krakow Monte Gruppo and Italy. Sigourney bans new poplar trees citing sewer, wind risk, and litter. editor Raymond braves a bandit on a Moravia road and subdues him before continuing home.

DeWitt, Clinton Co Geo. Patrick American Legion Legion H. A. Grantland DeWitt Mr. Patrick George Patrick Europe Patrick Legion Corps Roumania Russia Krakow Italy Monte Grupo United States

Locomotive Engineer Killed In Watkins Accident

Engineer Douglas Mansfield of Clinton was killed while at the throttle of a North Western passenger train near Watkins Benton county. A freight train passed in the opposite direction and a board struck him in the head as he leaned from the cab window. Mansfield had served the railroad for nearly fifty years.

Douglas Mansfield Clinton Clinton County North Western Watkins Benton County Mansfield

Accident marred Minburn track meet shot by bullet shell

An alarming accident at a Minburn track meet in Dallas County occurred when the starter fired shells with bullets instead of blanks. A runner was shot in the left foot as athletes dashed from the line, prompting immediate investigation into the mishap.

Minburn Dallas County

Two Iowa Accidents Highlight Courage and Care

James Rhodes of Newton recalls Leo Laughlin a young farmer from near Imogene Page county who burned badly when his clothing caught fire after fainting at a barnyard fire. Laughlin was taken to Council Bluffs hospital in serious condition. In Manning Carroll county Emil Coetsch saved lives by flagging a missing rail section as a train approached earning a gold wrist watch from Great Western railroad officials.

James Rhodes Newton Jasper County Leo Laughlin Uttle Imogene Page County Laughlin Council Bluffs Great Western Railroad William Goetsch Manning Carroll County Emil Coetsch Ralph Turner Waverly Bremer County J. F. Grawe Mr. Turner

Guthrie County Jail Unoccupied After Four Years

Guthrie Center jail sits empty for first time in four years with ten days in 1927 when no one stayed. Officials attribute decline in crime to lawful behavior, not policing failures.

Guthrie County Guthrie Center

County Supervisors Approve Tax Refund Requests and Appointments

The May 5 1932 county supervisors meeting covered grants of tax suspension for Mrs. Frank Leaper Anamosa and refunds denial for Ralph Crim under state law. They set June 6 1932 for primary election officials and counted boards while naming weed commissioners and approving bids for road surfacing projects. Recess then resumed with health nurse retention and various financial authorizations approved.

Board of Supervisors Taylor Barber Harms Frank Leaper Anamosa Matthiessen Russell Ralph Crim H. N. Rundle Castle Grove Township E. C. Vaughn E. F. Rohwedder Fred Westphal C. A. Hanson H. R. Morse J. W. Morse C. B. Shaffer BE. N. Stoffel Mary Brown Peter Eichhorn John H. Peters Monticello Jones County Fair Ground Jones County Fair Association Anamosa Fair Association Richland Carl Schneiter Lovell George Ambuehl Castle Grove Will Hiller Cass E. W. McNamara Fairview C. Hartman Greenfield J. C. McConaughy Jackson George Mardorf Rome Cyrus Lamb Hale W. E. Jones Scotch Grove J. W. Livingston Madison J. N. Smith Clay E. A. Horton Wyoming Oxford Martin Petersen Washington Pat Callahan Wayne H. H. Zimmerman F. E. Taylor

Vote for E. C. Vaughn in the June 6 primaries

A political advertisement urges voters to back E. C. Vaughn for state representative at the upcoming June 6 primaries. The brief notice emphasizes the candidate and the voting date without additional context.

E. C. Vaughn

Economy pledges seal a candidate’s pledge to taxpayers

A candidate vows economy in office, tax reduction, and faithful service if elected, promising prudent management of affairs and dedication to all taxpayers and voters.

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