Ghostly heritage and drivers’ caution blend in memory
A narrator recalls a ghostly parade of ancestors from Virginia to Pennsylvania and Ohio, tracing family roots to Irish and Covenanter lines, then shifts to a warning about modern driving dangers. He notes how speed, blind curves, and new car tech demand fresh responsibility from all drivers.
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Northern Ireland
Charles the II
Virginia
John Campbell
Peggy Fullerton
Moulton Fullertons
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Francis Marion
Prevent Fires Now during National Fire Prevention Week
County city and school paper urges immediate fire prevention during National Fire Prevention Week October 3 to 9. Warns about fire risks from unused summer-stored stoves chimneys and defective wiring and urges thorough inspection and removal of rubbish in attics basements and closets to reduce risk of deadly fires and loss of life.
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United States
Misplaced Caution: Veteran Drivers Cause Most Accidents
A study shows nearly three quarters of highway crashes are caused by experienced drivers with eight or more years on the road who have never been in a wreck. They become careless on modern smooth roads and fail to grasp the danger of high speeds.
Community visits and Jamboree attendances around Ottumwa
A long list of social visits and weekend activities is recorded. Residents and relatives from Ottumwa, Centerville, Albia, Coon Rapids, and Sioux City visited family homes, attended the Jamboree, and helped with moving a barn. A stock show injury to Edgar Peek is noted.
Bowie Meat Market Moves To Mace Building
Bowie Meat Market announces plans to relocate from its current site to the former Gamble Store building. The move will provide the market with expanded space to serve customers in the Bowie area.
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Bowie Meat Market
Mace Building
Gamble
Hilltown Bible School attendance noted at 52
In Hilltown the Loyal Workers Class retains both banners after a Sunday Bible School gathering with 52 attendees. Rural districts showed strong participation, and teachers deserve congratulations for efforts across all schools. Local social updates follow with visits and meals at area homes.
Local families share weekend visits across Coatsville
Mr and Mrs Bud Henson were Coatsville callers Thursday evening Miss Madalyn Graves stayed Friday night with Miss Beatrice Starr Mrs Kermit Horn and sons visited the Henry Horn home last week Mr and Mrs James Graves and children spent Sunday with Bud Henson Mr and Mrs Alvin McClure and daughter Joan and Mr and Mrs Otis McClure and sons visited Percy Black home Sunday Mr and Mrs Paul Burgher and son of Newton spent the weekend at Carl Henderson home Mr and Mrs Bert Horn visited Willard Kinsler Sunday Miss Lolita Starr spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Starr Flavy Lawson and sons Dwight and Duane spent Sunday at Ted Small home Rex Horn of Newton spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Horn
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Bible School
Moulton
C. Hi
Henry Speers
Paul
R. L. Stites
Bud Henson
Coatsville
Madalyn Graves
Beatrice Starr
Kermit Horn and
Henry Horn
James Graves
Madalyn
James, Jr
Alvin McClure
Joan
Otis McClure
Percy Black
Official Fight Pictures At The Iowa Bloomfield Theater
The Iowa Theatre Bloomfield presents for three days the official motion picture of the Louis Farr heavyweight championship fight with blow by blow action and slow motion shots. Also on the program are Slim starring Henry Fonda Pat O’Brien and Margaret Lindsay plus Cafe Metropole with Tyrone Power Loretta Young and Adolphe Menjou in a Continental romance set in Paris. The program opens Sunday with matinee at 3.
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Iowa Theatre
Bloomfield
Louis Farr
Slim
Henry Fonda
Pat O’brien
Margaret Lindsay
William Wister Haines
Stuart Erwin
J. Farrell McDonald
John Litel
Cafe Metropole
Meryy
Seine
Tyrone Power
Loretta Young
Adolphe Menjou
Gay Paree
Hoover vacuum cleaner for sale
Practically new Hoover vacuum cleaner and other household goods offered by V. E. Hornsten. Call or see V. E. Hornsten for details and viewing times.
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KOR
V. E. Hornsten
Dance at Frankel's Hall Kicks Off Oct 2 in Centerville
Beginning Saturday October 2 a weekly dance will be held at Frankel's Hall Centerville managed by Herman Southern. The event promises regular social dancing and community gathering opportunities.
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Frankel’s Hall
Centerville
Herman Southern
For Sale Kerosene Stove Coal Heater and Wood Heater
For sale items include a kerosene cook stove a coal heater and a wood heater listed by Mrs J C Allen contact phone 237 item posted as two weeks past advertisement style in a historical paper.
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J. C. Allen
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Ohio
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Iowa
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Lester Gravitt
iMr
Jim Leonard
Ottumwa
Leonard
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Sioux City
Allred
Floyd Cowell
Edgar Peek
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J. T. Hays
Harry Ogden
Coon Rapids
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Albia
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Menjou Et
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Monterey
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Tinent
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Gregory Ratoff
Charles Winninger
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Menjou
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