Towans Picnic in Sunny California to Iowa exiles
Former Hawkeye residents enjoy a reunion at Bixby park Long Beach on August 12 with a Golden Wedding Pageant. A large crowd, reminiscences, and a county registration list from Marion show many old friends gathering amid earthquake recovery in California.
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Hawkeye
California
Bixby Park
Long Beach
Burbank
Marion
Iowa
Marion County
Knoxville
Community Directory Of Local Residents Listed
A long roster of names appears including Ida Herbert Taylor Asa Vandermast J. M. Whisley W. A. Young Mrs A M Reynolds Bessie Talbot Jordan Hazel Bonecutter Frank Wingfield Marion Lyons Albert Proffitt W E Sanders D B Craven G F Cannon Otley Swan Red Rock Newbern and others in a local listing of residents and families, likely for social or civic purposes.
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Ida Herbert Taylor
Asa Vandermast
J. M. Whisley
W. A. Young
A. M. Reynolds
J.B. Po
W. W. Williams
Mex Cowden
Williams
Watson Dykstra
Smorenberg Millam
Ben Thomas
Cora Scarff Brewster
Bessie Talbot Jordan
Hazel Daisy Bunch Bonecutter
al Rose
Attica
P. H. Russel
Columbia
G. D. Whaley
Durham
Geo
W. Baar
Flagler
G. F. Cannon
Lovilla
S. G. Payton
Otley
R. C. EB. Stradley
Swan
Joseph Rice
Red Rock
G. W. Dard
Newbern
Public interest swells over local swimming pool idea
The Inquiring Reporter surveys townspeople on a proposed swimming pool. ARIE KLYN questions the financial side while SAM favors a pool if not opened on Sundays. JOHN VAN ESSEN calls it a community necessity, L. F. BOUSQUET wants it in public works, M. VANDEN OEVER worries about funding, MARSH GRANT supports action by city council, and others seek a viable plan amid tight finances.
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Arie Klyn
Sam
John van Essen
L. F. Bousquet
Marsh Grant
Condensed News of State and Nation highlights
Deaths and incidents across Iowa and national events are reported. Earnest Morrison found dead near a railroad highway in Davis county. Rev. George T. Moore killed by a truck accident in Des Moines. West Burlington shops reopen, hiring 600 to 650 former workers. A dog tax planned from Oct 1. Keokuk county population note. Marion county reports 16 transgressors. U S troops sent to Cuba. Harriet Allen shot by rejected suitor Bruce Moore. Chicago officer Joseph Hastings killed by bandits. A woman who never walked saves five relatives by crawling down stairs.
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Harriet Allen
University of California
Bruce T. Moore
Central Airport Fortunes Flip Despite Turbulent Shoot
On location in California Aug 17 18 19 the outdoor picture Central Airport faced rain cold wind and flight hazards. Stuntwoman Mary Wiggin was crushed by a heavy actor, pilot Paul Mantz crashed and was hospitalized, a plane wrecked missing vital gear, and a costly tri motor had to be bought. Yet the film, praised as one of the finest air pictures, delivers a glowing romance of peacetime heroism with Glenda Farrell Harold Haber Grant Mitchell James Murray Willard Robertson among the cast.
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Mary
Central Airport
Richard Barthelmess
Pella Theater
California
Mary Wiggin
Paul Mantz
Sally Eilers
Glenda Farrell
Harold Huber
Grant Mitchell
James Murray
Willard Robertson
KITTENBALL LEAGUE RESULTS AND TOWN NOTES
Weekly kittenball results list Aug 10 to 15 with teams Jockeys Kemble Florist Star Amster dam Rolscreen and Monroe Reds in varied matchups. Key boxes include batters and pitchers and a note that a seventh inning home run decided a game. Also mentions Knoxville tournament win by Pella All-Star over Union township and a school day question about learning.
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Star
Amsterdam
Sels
van Niewaal
Dingeman
Thomassen
Monroe Reds
Shell
Monroe
Vande Kieft
Fennema
Shell Ralbers
Ver Meer
Pella
Knoxville
Union Township
Donal
Vanden Berg
Ver
Meer
A Discordant Note on Recovery Act Policy
The Al bia Union Republican reports business leaders question Administrator Johnsons approach and warn the Recovery Act may need tempered use. They prefer cautious policy and warn against overreach while signaling willingness to cooperate if measures prove effective. Marine Corp tactics are criticized as unsuitable.
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Albia Union-Republican
Marine Corp
Unclear rights to a dictator questioned in brief note
A fragment discusses whether literate Americans have slowed their rights and whether the current form of government suits the country. The text questions where such governance fits and whether voters remain fit to sustain elected authority.
Stolen cash recovered by sheriff after paint card clue
Indianola Tribune reports Sheriff Houghtaling recovered $32 stolen from Osceola Lumber Co by two Romany women, part of a gypsy band camped near Osceola. A paint card bought paints while one woman chatted, the other tapped the till. Sheriff Stansell alerted.
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Indianola Tribune
Stansell
Clarke County
Houghtoling
Mark Champlin
Evansville
Houghtaling
Osceola
Pella Market Quotations and Local Ads
Quotations from Farmers Co operative Exchange and Farmers Union Marketing Association list cash Be and eggs prices, poultry by weight, hogs and other items in Pella Iowa area. Local ads promote for sale mowers, tractors, cars, farms, lighting plant, and miscellaneous goods plus lost found notices and farm listings.
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Towa
Leghorn
Cox, Leghorns
Farmers Union Marketing Association
FOR RENT AND SALE ITEMS IN LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS
A mix of rental and sale notices appears, including rooms for rent near the square and a store room suitable for barber or beauty services in Hotel Pella. Vehicle and appliance deals show Maytag washers from $59.60, gas engines, electric motors, and a good two wheel trailer with farm tools. Gypsy camp incident ends with recovered stolen money and repeated thefts noted by Clarke county officials.
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Van's Motor Service
Ed van Gorp
Hotel Pella
World War II era ad and wacky quips collection
A quirky weekly column from Van Den Berg Electric Co features a blend of ads for ABC Washers and electric water heaters, various humorous quips, and short jokes. It includes a playful barber shop banter, a farmer’s rustic remark on trouble caused by a lane, Roosevelt quips, and a cartoonish street car gag.
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van den Berg Electric Co
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J. W. Johnson
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Cuba
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Kittenball League
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A. Dykstra
Franklin Street
Cometley
Chronicle Ofice
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Forrest Verloeg
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van Houweling Auto CO
Pella Exchange
H. Fennema
Fowler Telephone Bldg
Hoekseman Broa
Lautenbach & Vor Ught Insurance Agency
Schuring
J. H, Shinn Hatchery
Sheriff Houghtaling
Yassah
Old Link
ABC Washers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ram
Oll
Ohl
ABC
Century of Progress
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Unk
Graham Or Soda
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Jello
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