Local News Briefs From Kat City and Surrounding Areas
Local residents enjoy visits and vacations across nearby towns. The report notes Mrs. Harr Rudd and Eleanor of Kat Cheer visiting L. C. McSpadden, Barne City and Cleveland visitor E Eaton representing White Sewing Machine Co, with various family trips and hospital updates.
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Harr Rudd
Eleanor
Kat
L. C. McSpadden
Chas E. Eaton
Cleveland
Ohio
White Sewing Machine Company
Awtry and Lankelma
Happenings in Southeastern Iowa Towns
Attempting to drive a Ford car without lights on primary road number 2 east of Rose Hill resulted in serious injuries to Harold Robinson and Forrest Olin of near Delta. Robinson broke a collar bone when crashing into a bridge railing. Olin suffered a badly lacerated hand. Four other party members were uninjured. The crash occurred after lights had gone out and they followed a car with lights on.
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Rose Hill
Harold Robinson
Forrest Olin
Delta
Robinson
Alin
Aged colored man dies after bonfire accident
Ed Taborn, a Negro man about 70, died hours after suffering burns from a bonfire at his Oskaloosa home. The cause is unclear. authorities believe a fainting spell may have caused him to fall into the flames. He was found 100 feet from the fire, writhing in agony with most clothing burned.
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Ed Taborn
Oskaloosa
Veteran to wear Croix de Guerre for wartime heroism
Melvin Saunders of Montezuma is advised he may wear the Croix De Guerre for his World War II era service in France. A letter from his company commander commends his bravery driving the commander's car under fire as bombs fell, noting dangers akin to death.
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France
Melvin Saunders
Montezuma
John Saunders
Saunders’ Company
Woman found dead on porch in Colfax home
Miss Jessie Kinsell, aged over 60, was found dead on the porch of her Colfax home. She was last seen about 6 PM the previous day and is believed to have died about 24 hours earlier. An infection from blood poisoning in her leg is noted, but heart trouble is suspected as the cause.
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Jessie Kinsell
Colfax
Miss Kinsell
Former Monroe man dies suddenly in night
D. C. Phillips once ran Monroe’s telephone exchange for 10 cars. He retired at 10 and said he felt well. Believed to have died about midnight. After Monroe he ran a book store at Indianola four years and later was manager of the Maringo telephone exchange before moving to Grinnell.
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D. C. Phillips
Monroe
Community Leader Active in Church and Civic Groups
A local figure who had charge of a chain of exchange offices was a member of the Ahahat Church and served as a Sunday school worker. He belonged to the Masonic lodge and the Lion Club, showing active involvement in church and civic organizations.
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Exchanites
Ahahat
Masonic Lodge
The
Lion Club
Prairie City Store Gets Fleeced
John Haupt a 20 year old from Louisiana presented a forged check for 46 dollars at De Witts Prairie City store. He bought 20 dollars worth of goods with the check on Monday after quitting work Saturday. The clerk warned him not to cash it, but he departed with merchandise and change. He was pursued, the items recovered, and he was brought to town and fined a small sum.
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John Haupt
Louisiana
Henry Marinus
de Witt
Prairie City
Haupt
Marinus
Dick de Witt
John
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An unclear OCR fragment mentions a route and event amid corrupted text. Readable entities are scarce, making specifics about people, places, or outcomes impossible to confirm from the fragment.
Lovilia Woman Dies From Burns After Fire Incident
Mra. Rowe Ballatik aged 48, wife of a miner and mother of seven, died from burns after she saturated her clothing with coal oil and set them ablaze. Her husband, outside at a wash house, re entered upon hearing a baby cry and found her on a bed engulfed in flames. He wrapped her in bed clothes to extinguish the fire.
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Mra. Rowe Ballatik
Explosion at Ford car work risks eye injury
A gasoline tank exploded while a young man was soldering the tank on a Ford near a road work site. Gas fumes ignited by a torch, blowing out one end of the tank and lodging debris in the worker’s eye. Neighbors and others soon gathered at the scene.
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Irney
Pence
Ford
Condolence Message Prefers Quiet Sympathy Over Praise
An ap og condolence emphasizes quiet respect over public applause. The note suggests solemn acknowledgment is more meaningful than loud tributes, advocating thoughtful remembrance as a better response to loss.
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