Damage suit filed after Iowa truck crash in Tipton
D E Hetrick sues Floyd and Foster Maxson in Tipton district court seeking 7500 damages plus 845.65 for medical care and loss of time after a May 22 rear end collision while Hetrick drove between Rochester and Springdale. He alleges Maxson drove at high speed and caused permanent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
D. E. Hetrick
Floyd Maxson
Foster Maxson
Hetrick
Rochester
Springdale
A. B. Salisbury
Dortha Nauman
Raymond Spencer
Helen Witmer
Bethany Mather
Therra Reid
Mildred Nauman
Evelyn Hamiel
Margaret Woodhouse
Dorothy Argo
J. J. Hamilton
Tipton-Farmer Corn Packing Plant
Annual Picnic of Four-H Club and Farm Bureau Held
The second annual Four-H club and Farm Bureau picnic in Drury took place at T. B. Watson’s home with about 100 attendees. Attendees toured projects, ate a lawn cafeteria lunch, and heard speeches by John Spencer Moody Smith and Bollman before a ball game and contests.
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Drury, Ll
Four-H Club
Farm Bureau of
Drury
T. B. Watson
Watson
John Spencer
Moody
Smith
Bollman
Barn Yard
Harve Bieri
Hershey Hospital
Joe Watson
William Freyermuth
Caleb Larson
Chicago
Cub Giants
Joe Gerber
Joseph Nussbaum
Aldine
Fairbury
Ill
Grandview Board Chooses School Hack Drivers
Grandview Iowa August 23 The board of education named the upcoming year s school hack drivers Route 2 Roy McGill Route 3 Jess Phillips Route 4 J H Buster Route 5 Verne Buster Route 7 Charles Korte Route 8 Walter Hammer Route 9 J B Weir Drivers will gather at the school Saturday August 30 at 1 00 pm to sign contracts and receive hack assignments Also notes charm local visits and family travel in the area the Schweitzers McGills and Younts plus others are mentioned from nearby towns and cities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Board of Education
Roy McGill
Jess Phillips
J. H. Buster
Verne Buster
Charles Korte
Walter Hammer
J. B. Weir
Perry Shellabarger
New Boston
Ill
Jesse McGill
Hallie McGill
Henry Schweitzer
Mear Oakville
Mary Schweitzer
Floyd
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Connor
Everett
Harry Connor
Muscatine
Owen Wehr
Gladwin
Albert Couchman
Ft. Worth
Tex
Couchman
Des Moines
Clyde Yount
Walter Hensleigh Wed in Morning Sun Ceremony
Maybelle Brickwell and Walter Hensleigh of Morning Sun united in marriage in Burlington by Justice of the Peace W. E. Carr. The bride, a local chiropractor, and the groom, employed at the Primary Oil station, will reside in Morning Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Maybelle Brickwell
Walter Hensleigh
Morning Sun
Burlington
Auxiliary Groups Hold Conventions During Conference
Two auxiliary groups plan conventions in Knoxville on Sept. 5 and 6 aligned with the Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Iowa Conference La association meets at First Presbyterian. Bishop Titus Lowe and Dr. Edwin T. Randall are principal speakers. Officers include W. H. Hamilton and John Wormhout among others. The Iowa Conference Brotherhood also meets with officers led by Dean Taylor. Tickets for a Baptist excursion on Aug. 27 are on sale at 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
la Association
First Presbyterian Church
Titus Lowe
Portland
Ore
Edwin T. Randall
Chicago
W. H. Hamilton
Sigourney
John Wormhout
Ottumwa
T. H. Maytag
Newton
W. G. Kerr
Birmingham
Dean Taylor
Fairfield
Iowa Conference Brotherhood
M. H. Weighner
Columbus Junction
A. H. Weir
Outlook Bright for Low Taxes in Hoover Mellon Speech
Washington reports optimistic notes on continuing the 1 percent reduction in income taxes. President Hoover cited items not in deficit estimates that could boost receipts while Secretary Mellon voiced hope the cut can persist. A $75 million savings drive is noted with a year end surplus of $186 million, and the tax cut ranged from $2.75 on $4,000 incomes to nearly $100 for higher earnings.
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Washington
White House
Treasury
Hoover
Mellon
Congress
Beauty Contest Winner Killed in Auto Crash
Alice Finn 21 who held the Miss Des Moines title in 1927 died when a car she rode in plunged into a ditch near Newton Iowa. Her sister Mary and Maurice J Wilkinson were injured but not seriously. A broken steering wheel was blamed for the crash on primary road 14. The trio had been returning from Gilmore City.
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Newton
Alice Finn
Des Moines
Here
Gilmore City
Miss Finn
Martins Go South Looks Like Early Fall
Chicago witnesses a shift as migratory martins depart for the south earlier than last year. Park officials confirm the birds left Washington park weeks ago and observer T. E. Clarke notes no sightings for a week, signaling an early fall.
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Chicago
South
Washington Park
Southland
T. E. Clarke
Hinsdale
Leaves Fortune for Benefit of Michigan People
Manistee Michigan August 23 AP Practically all of the state of Charles F. Ruggles 84 year old eccentric millionaire lumberman and salt manufacturer will go to a trust for the benefit of the people of Michigan under terms of his will filed today The estate valued from 6 million to 50 million includes 30 thousand in personal bequests and 100 thousand as a trust fund for friends in need Trustees Ewald J Pfeiffer Manistee and Charles McPherson Grand Rapids to manage the remainder
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Manistee
Mich
Charles F. Ruggles
Michigan
Ruggles
Ewald J. Pfeiffer
Charles McPherson
Grand Rapids
Couple Dies Hours Apart After 56 Years of Marriage
In Salem, Elwood Pickard 86, a Civil War veteran, died following the death of his wife, Mrs. Elwood Pickard, after 56 years of marriage. The double tragedy occurred within hours of each other, leaving the community in somber tribute to their long union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Elwood Pickard
Salem
Pickard
Employ Teachers in Rural Schools Near Lone Tree
Fremont township rural schools have hired a list of teachers for the coming year across nine districts including Sims, Stocks, Palestine, Potter, Kings, Center, Mumm, Bell, and Shaw schools led by Laurence Forbes Lalu Pizinger Nelavene Wilkinson Cleo Jarrard Rosanna Roupe Miss Stolley Iva Laren Elizabeth Guthrie Miss Jarrard. Local improvements noted include new platforms steps pumps painting and stove replacements. In other news several residents travel to Iowa City Nevada and Clear Lake for visits and events while a Creek river picnic and a traffic collision near Eden Corner are mentioned with minor injuries and follow up care.
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Lone Tree
Fremont Township
Sims
Laurence Forbes
Stocks
Lalu Pizinger
Palestine
Nelavene Wilkinson
Potter
Cleo Jarrard
Kings
Rosanna Roupe
Center
Miss Stolley
Mumm
Iva Laren
Bell
Elizabeth Guthrie
Shaw
Miss Jarrard
Englishmen Sound New Note of Peace at Bar Banquet
Chicago August 23 AP The American Bar association closed its Chicago convention with a peace message. Lord Tomlin said peace must be based on justice and laws with Chief Justice Hughes as guest. Sir John Simon presented a George II silver platter as a gift from visiting British jurists.
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Chicago
American Bary Association
Charles Evans Hughes
Lord Tomlin
John Simon
Simon
The
Bar Association
George II
Sudden Death of Mr Pickard Shock Claims Mrs Pickard
A man died yesterday morning from heart disease and his wife died two hours later from shock, leaving a double tragedy in a single household.
Wapello to Open School September First
Wapello consolidated schools will open Sept 1. Freshmen and sophomores register Friday morning Aug 29 while juniors and seniors register in the afternoon. A R Morledge will head the staff with principals and teachers named, including Alfred Bedford Indianola and Arlene Hoover Wapello. The combined bands of Wapello and Columbus Junction will give a concert Sunday at the Louisa county home. Kappa Tau Betas visited Mrs Lucife Parsons with special guests Mrs Lawrence Martin Davenport and others.
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Wapello
A. R. Morledge
Alfred Bedford
Indianola
Caroline Kendall
Ames
B. C. Ream
Trenton
Hubert Beal
Laurice Hicklin
Betty Davison
Ruth Beck
Hedrick
Zella McNeal
Emma J. Hauge
Story City
Lucile Michaelwite
Council Bluffs
Grace MacCormac
Letts
Helen Zook
Garden Grove
Lucife’ Parsons
Lawrence Martin
Davenport
Mary Brown
Mayme Davison
Pearl Gardner
Ainsworth School Set to Open with New Superintendent
Ainsworth consolidated schools will open Monday September 1 with E R Butterworth new superintendent. Butterworth formerly led Plainfield schools and earlier Princeton. Staff includes James H Cole man principal and coach Miss Edythe Forsythe and others. Eighth grade moves from high school freeing two more electives. registration is September 1 with short classes that day and full school begins Tuesday.
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Ainsworth
E. R. Butterworth
Plainfield
Butterworth
Princeton
Iowa
James H. Coleman
Edythe Forsythe
Louise Madison
Alberta Swan
Fannie Cole
Gertrude Morrison
Lola Grimm
Ella Crawford
Marjorie Foster
Jim Davis Clarinet Player Honored in Sharon Homecoming
In Sharon Pennsylvania on August 23 AP reports the Hon. James J. Davis former iron puddler and labor secretary will be present at a homecoming as plain Jim Davis the clarinet player in the old citizens band. Curtis and other notable state and national figures attended the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Old Citizens
Jim” Davis
Sharon Steel Mills
Jim
James J. Davis
United States
Pennsylvania
Curtis
Old Citizens’ Band
Family Picnic Honors Guest in Wilton
Wilton Iowa August 23 William Bryant of Los Angeles California was guest of honor at a family picnic at Weed Park Muscatine Thursday evening for his seventy second birthday A large birthday cake decorated with 72 candles was centerpiece Those present included Mr Bryant Mr and Mrs Harry Griffith Mr and Mrs Clarence Fulton and son Richard Mr and Mrs Albert Crowe daughter Thelma and son Robert of Muscatine and Mr and Mrs Weldon Crowe and two children of Rockford Illinois Bryant has spent the summer with his daughters in Wilton and Muscatine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couchman
Ft. Worth
Little Delores Holiday
Muscatine
Gerald
NaDean
Mary Berk
Dale
Gussie Ftexroth
Englehart
Davenport
George Silberhorn
Priscilla
Virgilia Williams
Mt. Vernon
George Dunfrund
Jimmie
Barbara
Strawberry Point
Herbert Gipple
Clyde Younts
Kathryn
Leola Mae
Riverside
Everett Schweitzer
George Schweitzer
Mary Schweitzer
Auto
Los Angeles
Calif
Weldon Crowe
Rockford, Ill
Bryant
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Sesson
Margaret Hoskins Smith
Arlene Schnack
Edwin Small
John Osmers
Henry Bouland
Mary Smith
Minnie Friederichsen
Amanda Wise
Helen Nelson
Thomas Perry Nelson
Thomas Perry, Jr
Plainfield
N. J
A. T. Nelson
L. C. Krebs
Bernice Wilcox
Mary Jane
McKay
Iowa City
Helen Shuger
H. W. Thurston
D. W. Small
LeMoyne Weierhauser
George Wilkerson
Chicago
Cubs
Giants
F. A. Maurer
I. L. Kelley
Yellowstone Park
Harry Gordon
Madison
8. D
Wilton
Mary Thurston
Jeanette
Herman Thurston
Keith
Donna Ruth
LeClaire
Henry Thede
Lon Chaney in Hospital Very Ill Says Studio
Lon Chaney, veteran film character actor, is in St. Vincent's hospital in Los Angeles and reported to be very ill. Studio officials say he received two blood transfusions last night after returning from New York where he underwent throat surgery two weeks ago.
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Los Angeles
Lon Chaney
St. Vincent's Hospital
Motion
New York
Local social notes and weekend travels around Iowa and beyond
In Muscatine and nearby towns residents joined church and social gatherings as the WCTU planned a Monday evening meeting at the Methodist parsonage. Visitors included Mrs. Bernice Wilcox and Mary Jane, while out-of-town trips covered trips to Chicago and Yellowstone Park. In New Jersey Jack Holt, here for an airship film, was slightly injured in a car crash colliding with a traffic beacon.
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Toms River
N. J
Jack Holt
Holt
Cedar County Land Sells for 220 Per Acre
Tipton Iowa August 23 report states a land deal in Cedar County closed at 220 dollars per acre. The sale details include the price and location, with Cedar County farms involved.
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Cedar County
Funeral Held for Kathryn Wright Gray in West Liberty
Funeral services for Kathryn Wright Gray aged 49 were held at Snider's chapel in West Liberty. She died August 15 after a seven weeks illness at her Las Animas Colorado home. She was born September 3 1881 in West Liberty and later married William H Gray of Mechanicsville in 1908. Surviving are one son William Frances Gray one sister Laura Manlove a niece Mrs Spencer Higgins and a nephew Lewis E Manlove. She served as postmistress for two years. The Rev Frank W Sutton led services with pallbearers L A Whitneagnols Ray Patyadler and A O V Morris. Relatives from out of town included Robert McDonald of Chicago and Mr ge John Lynch of Mechan ce. Last chance to give kiddies an outing before school Baptist excursion Wednesday August 27.
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Ida Wright
Union Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Walter Ruesser
Peggy
Laramie
Wyo
Philllip Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Morning Sun
Oakville
George Wilson
Moscow
J. J. McDaniels
W. J. Giffin
Cambridge
Dewey Pickard
Janie Pickard
Mt. Pleasant
J. W. Hannah
J. F. Hunter
Robert
S. M. McClure
Witchita
Kas
R. M. Baird
Iowa City
Ralph Hensleigh
Salt Lake City
J. T. Hensleigh
J. W. Cavan
Zella
Jake Waterhouse
R. H. Cavan
West Liberty
Kathryn Wright Gray
Snider's Chapel
William H. Gray
Mechanicsville
William Frances Gray
Laura Manlove
Spencer Higgins
Mare Island
Calif
Colorado
Manlove
O. V. Morris
Robert McDonald
Chicago
Ge John Lynch
Mechance
Farmers Bank Farm Sales Reported In Fairfield Township
Erwin Butterbrodt bought a well improved 100 acre farm from Farmers Savings Bank of Bennett at 220 dollars per acre cash. The property lies in Fairfield township three miles east and one mile north of Tipton. A second deal saw C E and Lillie Small sell an 80 acre farm to Otto and Lillie Edler for 250 dollars per acre cash. No trades involved in either sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Butterbrodt
Farmers Savings Bank of Bennett
Fairfield Township
Tipton
C. E
Lillie G. Small
Otto
Lillie Edler
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DE. Hetrick
Maxson
Farm Bureau
Grandview Board
Mariies
Luella Brown
Violet Rouse
Ralph Berry
Miss Rouse
Orient
Berry
Story Zimmerman
Bobby
Mollie Zimmerman
Clarence Huff
Dorothy
Junior
John Eden
Geeraldine Eden
William Livingston
Nevada
Clear Lake
J. R. Musser
Genevieve
Mildred
Frank Allbrecht
Lawrence Burgess
C. C. Raymond
William
Velma Colton
Frank Poland
Earl Hinkley
Helen
Lela
Ced
Jack Sherburne
Elmer Eden
Dick Murphy
Murphy
Francis Boswell
Eden Corner
Mehalek Bridge
J. D. Musser
Jean
Donald
Anna Houseal
Western Front
Fox Scrip
I. Greate
Joe E. Brown
Alice Duer Miller
Claudette Colbert Monshughee
FOX Movie Screen Vaudeville
News Horton
Journal
Jim Davis
Weed
Gray
West Lib
Erty
Bur
Old Home
Muscatine Music House
W. J. Burnett
Steinway
Vose & Sons
Cable
Haddorff
Schumann
Brinkerhoff
Jesse French
Straube
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