More Than 300 Chicks Burned in Iowa Fire
Cordova Iowa March 31 1931 Chester Wayne Bricker was ill on Tuesday and missed school. Mr and Mrs Clarence Bricker and children Marjory and Chester and Ethel Bricker and Chester Bricker were in Des Moines shopping and visiting on Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Bozart on Thursday night March 26 named Ethel. Several local residents attended Odd Fellow lodge in Knoxville. A brooder house with 320 young chickens burned at Connie Vanden Berg's between 10:30 and 11:00 PM. origin suspected as an explosion. Few other notes on neighbors, farm work, and local events.
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Cordova
Iowa
Chester Wayne Bricker
Clarence Bricker
Marjory
Chester
Ethel Bricker
Chester Bricker
Des Moines
Parker
Hart
John Hart
Bozart
Ethel
Melvin Butts
Albia
Moulton
Ruth Hart
Roy Karr
Mildred Covey
R. M. Hart
Lloyd Shilling
Knoxville
Connie Vandenberg
Vanden Bergs
Louie de Vries
Wes Norris
Calvin Bricker
Charlie Ford
Donald
Betty
Connie Vanden Berg
Vanden Berg
John Buwalda
Barthlyn
Buwalda
Otley
Ralph Hart
Monroe Central
Monroe
Clyde Karr
Karr
Fifield
Howell
Enid Murdy
Ellen Murdy
Leonard Palmer
Palmer
Many Garrison
Hazel Bricker
Bricker
Ethel Hart
Grace Karr
Rebekah
Prairie City
Colfax
Bryan Karr
Clarence Core
Oskaloosa
McLaughlin
Lloyd Bricker
R. M. Harts
T. H. Kaldenburg
Arie Waardhuizen
Ed. Gaass
Simon van Dusseldorp
Wm. Rouwe
J. Kuyper
K. Menninga
Pella
F. Tilma
Albert van Houweling
van Houweling
Aalbers
Joe Kool
John Klein
Kool
Arie Diekema
Herman Snellers
George Vanden Berg
Wm. Jessma
Oskaloosa Hospital
Richard Postma
Harvey Snow Storm Strikes Harvey Iowa March 30
A heavy snow storm blankets Harvey Iowa with a full foot of wet snow. Train service on the Rock Island line to Oskaloosa was halted for two days, drifts block streets and roads, while sun in coming days promises thaw. Local construction planned near the Post Office and a push to collect tin from youths for crippled children. Ruth Barker breaks two bones in her left wrist and is treated by Dr Ralston. Benjamin Guthrie suffers rheumatism as the storm continues to affect life in the town.
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Harvey
Iowa
Rock Island
Oskaloosa
Donnie Redding
United States of America
Masonic Order
Ruth Barker
Ralston
Benjamin Guthrie
Climate Change Reduces Bob Sled Use In Region
An article notes the bob sled, once the favored vehicle, is now rare on streets due to reduced snow and a less severe climate. A single specimen appeared recently, highlighting a clear shift from past winters.
Pella Minister Conducts Christian Reformed Services
Peoria Iowa March 30 1031 Mrs G Stouwie of Leighton visits with Ben Vander Molen She attended Adrian Vos twenty fifth wedding anniversary Good Friday services in The Christian Reformed church conducted by Rev Hollebeel of Pella About fifty relatives and forty neighbors joined at the Vos home snowblocked roads forced overnight stays Consistory members visited ill Rev Vander Werp in Prairie City Choral Society postpones program due to roads and minister illness No school Monday due to blocked roads
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Peoria
Iowa
Prairie City
M. J. Vander Werp
Eoma
Choral Society
Otley Schools Vacation and Local Happenings
Otley March notes a baby girl birth on March 7 to Mr and Mrs John Buwalda. residents visit relatives, travel to Des Moines and Oskaloosa for treatment, and a mumps affecting a teacher closes the Otley school briefly. Local families welcome new babies, illnesses, and moves. a fire destroyed a chicken house housing 325 chicks at C Vanden Bert.
Road Man Tells Of The Plight Of Motorists
Knoxville Iowa March 30 snow plow crews faced the worst drifts from Primary 14 to No 63. J A Waddell and crew battled ten foot drifts for hours, motorist rescues, and fences removed to aid spring plowing. Costly work, two quad trucks in shop, 600 dollars for road clearance estimates.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Marion County
J. A. Waddell
Waddell
Concord
Columbia
Guy Langdon
Maintainance
Willard Proffitt
Fred Johnson
Ernest le May
Proffitt
Liffie Rinehart
Louilia
Alia
Albia
Mahaska County
R. T. Johnson
Plow Sweetclover Green Manure at Second Year Growth
To gain maximum fertilizing value from sweetclover grown as a green manure crop, plow it under when the new growth of the second year is well developed and before it begins to mature, ensuring quick decomposition and soil enrichment.
Lee County Farmer Dies By Suicide In Montrose Area
Andrew Philip, a well known Lee county farmer living three miles south of Montrose, was found dead in a shed Saturday morning. Slugs from a shotgun caused his death, with the act believed self inflicted. Coroner notified. doctors Dorsey and Buck attended. The events follow his sale of farm equipment last Tuesday and settlement of debts.
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Milton Herald
Andrew Philip
Lee County
Montrose
Free 44 page book on rheumatism cure by mail
Advertises a large free 44 page book addressing rheumatism arthritis neuritis sciatica and lumbago. Claims a drug free system that readers can start using immediately with no cost or obligation. Directs writing to The Ball Health School Dept. 127 B Excelsior Springs Missouri.
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Ball Health School
Excelsior Springs
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Big Friends
Philip
Martha
George Watts
Byron, Minn
Ruth
Miles
United Paint & Body Co
Franklin van Gorp
Main Street
Aaa
Hall’s Apparel Shop
High Ave
E. Oskaloosa, Iowa
Coats
Circle Brand
Brom’s Hatchery
Veenstra Hatchery
Leighton
J. H. Wake Feed Mill
First Avenue West
Oskaloosa, Ia
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