The Sheriff Gets a Tip
A posse corners a Crossroad saloon to trap Nick Bacchelli fleeing toward the border. Sheriff Osmund and Mose Anthony deny a stick up as a girl arriving with Bacchelli hints at his plan. The barkeep is gagged while deputies scramble to respond as Nick makes his move.
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Jone
Steva Q Osmund
Mosé Anthony
Steve
Mose
Barkeep
Sheriff Osmund
Nick Bacchelli
Sea
Mose Anthony
Arizona
Osmund
Nick
Early Alsatian airship built in France with 9000 cu ft envelope
About a century ago in France an airship was constructed with a 9000 cubic foot envelope. A long car hung beneath, meant to be rowed by up to two oars men, but the craft proved too heavy to lift.
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France
Birthplace of Notables Greenock in Glasgow Port
Greenock in the Glasgow port area is noted as the birthplace of two famous figures James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, and Captain Kidd, the noted pirate.
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Greenock
Glasgow
James Watt
Capt Kidd
Magna Charta Myth Debunked by Royal Signature Myth
A London Answers Magazine piece claims Magna Charta was not signed by King John, noting he could not write his name and that the document bore a royal signature mark. Barons insured witnesses, while most of the original charter was destroyed by fire about two centuries ago.
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John
Runnymede
London Answers Magazine
Stradivarius Maker Dies at Ninety Three in Cremona
The famed Stradivarius creator, born 1644 in Cremona, rose from trained violinist to master luthier. He studied wood for decades and refined an arch shape larger than earlier designs, with Collier's Weekly noting a model perfected between 1695 and 1714. He reportedly produced about one violin per week, totaling around three thousand, yet fewer than 250 Stradivarius instruments survive today.
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Stradivarius
Cremona
Amati
Collier's Weekly
Duties of the Court Crier and a Centerville Visit
The court errer proclaims opening and adjournment announces admission of bar and juror calls and witnesses. C M McFatridge was in Center ville Monday afternoon.
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Pers Gons
C. M. McFatridge
Centerville
Cull The Non-Layers During December or Early January
Non laying pullets occupy floor space and should be culled per W M Vernon Iowa State College poultry extensionist. Favorable laying period is late Sep to Nov, so handle flocks in Dec to Jan to remove non producers. Slow maturing pullets are unprofitable and identifiable by pale comb pale face and vent and head.
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W. M. Vernon
Iowa State College
Attendance at Sunday School and Yuletide Plans in Iconium
Residents of Iconium and nearby towns report a warm Christmas season with church activities across the Church of Christ and Methodist congregations. Children performed a Sunday program, a yuletide event featured gifts and a large dinner, and neighbors visited Mrs. Dora Hellyer and other locals. A fire near Jim Shehan’s farm damaged part of the home while Lady Methodist group held a cooperative dinner for about 60. Additional social calls touched Centerville, Des Moines, and Oskalossa as December 1936 events unfolded in a bustling holiday schedule.
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California
Arizona
Iconium
Methodist Church
Santa Claus Arived
Fern Masman
Centerville
Will Free
Dora Hellyer
Mayme Callen
Ray McCord
Roy Miller
Allie Derby
Albcia
Church of Christ
Edith Tarr
Algin Derby
Vosburgh Ranch
Edward McCord
Carrie Turner
Dwight McCord
Chas. Youngker
Clarence Whitehead
Maude Whitehead
Clarence Sheldon
Seante
Jim Shehan
Vera Firkins
Rosa Beaty
Orin Lyon
Jesse Tennis
Oskalosa
Alecia McCord
Roll McCord
Paul McCord
Edward
Algia Derby
Lyda Argo
Glen Turner
Chas. Argo
Coy Swift
Grandma Thompson
Pleasant and Brown Families Share Local Visits
Mr. Pleasant and Mrs. Howard Besco attended Hilton Atd Thursday. Homer Brown and John Kenton were Albia callers Thursday. Harold Brown helped Tom Mc Crorys butcher Tuesday. Otha Taylor Pearl McCrory Velda and LeRoy Brown Ruth Dorothy and John R Kenton attended a Christmas program aby Hilton Friday night. Edward Points called at W A Browns Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Homer Brown and Homer Charles and Mr and Mrs Edmund Brown and children spent Sunday at Homer Browns. Edward Points called at W A Browns butcher Monday. Tom McCrory was a Moravia caller Monday.
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Howard Besco
Hilton
Homer Brown
John Kenton
Albia
Harold Brown
Tom McCrory
Otha Taylor
Pearl McCrory
Velda
LeRoy Brown
Ruth
Dorothy
John R. Kenton
Aby Hilton
Edward Points
W. A. Brown
Homer Charles
Edmund Brown
Enon Bible School Christmas Program This Tuesday Evening
Enon Bible School hosts a Christmas program on Tuesday night with vacation announced for the rest of the week. Helping Hand club met with Mr and Mrs B S Faber with two present. men cut wood, women sewed quilts and embroidered lunch cloths, and a gift exchange entertained all. Mrs Reid performed a notable exhibition of the forgotten child. Mr and Mrs Keith Roberta visited Mr and Mrs Hilbert Roberts in Des Moines Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Earnest McKay and children celebrated their Christmas.
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B. S. Faber
Reid
Keith Roberta
Hilbert Roberts
Des Moines
Earnest McKay
Local Social Notes from Farson and Albia
Dinner with her mother in Farson on Sunday. J C Lockman and family were Sunday callers at R 8 Faber’s. J J Selby visited the Lot Dale home in Albia Saturday to meet his new great grandson, child of Ruth Dale Clark and Mrs J T Van Devin and Leo, and Arthur Shai had dinner at L B VanDorin’s. Geo Reid and family were Sunday afternoon callers at Smith Giltner’s. Mrs E G Hawk and Mrs Wm Giltner attended a Farm Bureau meeting in Albia last Wednesday. KE Hawk delivered soil conservation papers to Des Moines Tuesday. Mr and Mrs L B VanDorin and Louis were Monday evening callers at Geo Shaw’s.
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Farson
J. C. Lockman
Faber’s
J. J. Selby
Lot 'Dale
Albia
Ruth Dale-Clark
J.T. VanDevin
Leo
Arthur Shai
L. B. VanDorin
Geo. Reid
Smith Giltners
Unlucky Reader Recalls Dark Hoe Tripping Incident
A reader letter recalls stepping on two hoes in darkness, the handles striking the temple and knocking him cold. The note ends with a holiday greeting to the editor.
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Merry Christmay
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Vid Yardman
Associated Newspapers
WNN Service
Tconium
Methodist
Merry Christmas
Harry Stamos
Potts’ Men’s Shop
East Side Square
Iowa
Mr. Pleasant
Enon
Turner
Moravia
Ambulance Service
Standard Soybean Mills
24Th
Cottage Street
D. K. Orelup
Peoples National Bank of
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