Interesting Events Of Iowa News
A compilation of brief local items from Montgomery, Cherokee and OBrien counties. Highlights include 74 year old farmer Robert Docker still vigorous after 63 years in Montgomery. car stolen from Ben Spitzbarth then found at Spirit Lake. Shel don Congregational church birth day bank robbed for the third time of about two dollars. Clinton toddler Gerald Daley, 18 months, surviving a 20 foot fall with a broken hip after a second floor accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Docker
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Docker
Ben Spitzbarth
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Spitzbarth
A. J. Nordstrom
Spirit Lake
Congregational Church
Sheldon
O’brien County
China
Gerald Edward Daley
Clinton
Clinton County
Gerald Edward
Edward L. Daley
Daley
Gerald
German sword found buried on farming land in Page County
Tony Hughes, a Shenandoah area farmer, plowing a field in Page County uncovered a sword buried about nine inches deep, dating to a bygone era. The blade resembles a German dueling sword, raising questions in the Irish dominated community about how such an item ended up there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Hughes
Shenandoah
Page County
Germany
Iowa Postal History and Odd Animal Tales
Hints about Iowa postal history note the 1837 Dubuque Mills post office and early letters before papers and parcel post. Other items describe Isadore Patterson and Claude Housman hunting a seven foot winged eagle, a ten hog swap saga ending with nine blessed events, a muskrat versus police dog clash, and a Council Bluffs horse Sweetheart injured after a car strike returning to its foal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Kenefick
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Iowa
Dubuque Mills
Dubuque
United States
Animal Kingdom
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Sweetheart
Fred Merford Stables
Rider Leaves Louise McKean Beside Road in Fatal Crash
A rider named Louise McKean died after a fall while racing with her horse. She lay beside the road with a skull fracture and did not reach the stable. For days afterward her colt whimpered nearby, searching for its mother among other horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise McKean
Popcorn Heist Hits Spencer Elevator in Clay County
Thieves raided a Spencer popcorn elevator, stealing 120 sacks of corn weighing 100 pounds each, totaling 1,440 dollars. They bypassed marked sacks and may try to sell at markets. authorities warn markets and urge vigilance to catch the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Clay County
Red Oak Fire Crews Respond to Nine Week Fires
Red Oak firemen in Montgomery County attended nine blazes during Fire Prevention Week, the busiest week yet in 1935. Most fires were small roof or furnace-related incidents, including a fire at the Country Club near Red Oak. none proved serious, and alarms exceeded any month previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Country Club
Sibley visitor jailed after nap incident at Hoffman home
In Sibley Osceola county a man visiting the Joe Hoffman residence for a quiet rest alarmed granddaughter Hilda Hall. He declared he would take a nap, prompting her to call police who removed the inebriated transient for the night. The sports section notes archery’s prominence with Dr. C. L. Nevins of LeMars, a leading longbow advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Bum
John Jones
Jack Purdy
Robert Weyhauch
Sibley
Osceola County
Joe Hoffman
Hilda Hall
Hoffmans
Towa
C. L. Nevins
LeMars
Plymouth County
Nevens
Soap Lake
Spokane
Wash
Golfing official fights ivy and a city clock crisis
Ida Grove school superintendent M. M. Schell found his golf ball stuck in a weed patch that turned out to be poison ivy causing a painful rash. In Maquoketa the 1890 town clock with a bronze bell nears breakdown after 45 years of service, threatening the town’s routine until repairs can be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Schell
Ida Grove
Ida County
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Obituary Collector Charles Atkinson Near Ladora Iowa
Charles W. Atkinson a farmer near Ladora in Iowa County keeps obituaries gathered from newspapers or secured by other means. The note hints at a morbid hobby of preserving death notices and clippings for his personal archive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Atkinson
Ladora
Iowa County
Atkinson
Local genealogist amasses two thousand obituaries
He began with a desire to build a family tree and gathered as many obituaries as possible to map the family history. Now he has saved over 2000 obituaries and compares his hobby to others finding joy in stamp or coin collecting.
Church Calendar Highlights Local Congregations
Multiple Iowa churches publish their Sunday schedules with Sunday schools, worship hours, leagues, and special services. Notices include Nov 7 Ladies' Aid meeting at St. Matthew's and Reformation services at Wayne Zion Lutheran with offerings for mission work.
Church Schedule and Meetings For Next Week
Next Sunday services include Sunday school at 10 am and Morning worship at 11 am with German and English messages titled A Voice from the Deep and Memories That Cast Shadows. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon in the church basement. Young people meet Wednesday evening in the church basement for the monthly social. Consistory to meet after next Sunday's service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Congregational Christian Churches of America
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
Roberta Clark
Mrs Stadtmueller Wins $5 Prize in Oshkosh Program
Mrs Stadtmueller of Castle Grove township won a $5 prize Saturday after hearing the Oshkosh overall program over the radio. She collected a check at George Stahler's Sons clothing store and said she would use the money to boost her fall wardrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Stadtmueller
Castle Grove Township
George Stahler
D A R Luncheon Set for Monticello November 2
A D A R luncheon will be held in Monticello on Saturday November 2 at 1 o clock. Francis Shaw chapter Daughters of the American Revolution members hosting include Mrs L F Balster Mrs Will Hiller Mrs John Mathiessen Mrs A F Walker Mrs Ralph Bone and Mrs H A Deischer. The program in charge of Mrs John Dale Paul and Mrs Edgar Beach will be Approved Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.A.R
Monticello
Francis Shaw
Daughters of the American Revolution
L. F. Balster
Will Hiller
John Matthiessen
A. F. Walker
Ralph Bone
H. A. Deischer
John Dale Paul
Edgar Beach
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Iowa News
Jarnegin
J. W. Jarnegin
Postoffice History
American Eagle
Isadore Patterson
Claude Housman
Waterloo
Waverly
Bremer County
L. E. Callison
Chariton
Lucas County
Callison
Dr. Lazear
Derby
Bow and Arrow Hunter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wm. J. Macaulay
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Luther League
John Otten
Ladies’ Aid
Prairiesburg
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Stephen J. Kucera
Hopkinton
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
St. John's
American Lutheran Church
Center Junction M. E
V. Williams
Vera Moats
Epworth League
Endeavor
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J. Willms
St. John’s Evangelical
Lazio
Boynton
Smartwear
Leytze Maytag
Indiana
Maytag Co
Gottleaber Bros
Farmers’ Grain Co
Scotch Grove
Lee Tracy
Tom Tyler
Jones County
Samuel Goldwyn
Fredric March
Merle Oberon
Herbert Marshe
Todd and
Kelly
Ted Lewis
Ted Healy
Nat Pendelton
Otto Kruger
Martha Sleeper
Tillie and the Sheriff
Three Tune Tossers
RED and His Arkansas Ramblers
Murray Sisters
TOM Sawyer
ONE Man Band
Hunky and Dory
THE
Sunflower Girls
Susan
Zasu Pitts
Hugh O’connell
American Legion Hall
Whoten
Universal Credit Co
Detroit
FORD
Kllow
Ford Symphony Orchestra
Fred Waring
His
Columbia
NETWO
Madsen Motor Company
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