Neighborhood News and Visits Across Town
Community notes report visitors from Tain ter to Gerrit De Jong and Bondurant resident Biarsh Neff touring Otley. Local families attend church events in Bibra, Bussey, Pleasantville, Millerton, and Pella. A hospital stay for Mrs Portinga shows slow improvement while Daleville experiences a bee sting and a light Tuesday shower prompts wishes for rain.
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Bibra
Morris van Heemert
Millerton
Leon Bluilenberg
Albert de Joode
Elton Cade
Pleasantville
G. A
C. Vander Wiet
C. van Buren
William Dykstra
Bussey
Frank Portinga
J. M. van Vliet
Pella
Daleville
Otley Birth Announcement and Car Collision Report
Otley notes Henry Muilenberg family welcomes a son as second child while a car collision near town involves Dick Vander Kieft Dan Ralnbely and John Tilma with details incomplete in the fragment indicating local events and a party unnamed.
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Henry Muilenberg
Dick Vander Kieft
Dan Ralnbely
John Tilma
Courthouse Statistics Snapshot of Licenses Births and Legal Listings
Marriage licenses issued include Guy Masterson Bussey Julia Baker Bussey Kenneth Brown Kni Jamita Snodgrass Knoxvi Prescott Stienwek Pella Le Carrie Van Englehoven Pella and legal entries for James Crouch Des Moines Lillian Poole Minneapolis Joseph T McNamara Las Vegas New Mexico Margaret Gype Waterloo Cornelius Van Nieuwerhuizen Jennie Olivier Ed Lewis Newton Births list several Knoxville area births with names parents and dates including Eva born May 31 Wayne June 17 Charles July 9 James July 31 Ruth August 8 Donald August 10 Marie August Flaine afd and Feddy July 12 in various townships.
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Guy J. Masterson
Bussey
Julia M. Baker
Kenneth C. Brown
Kni
N. Jamita Snodgrass
Knoxvi
Prescott W. Stienwek
Pella
le Carrie van Englehoven
James Crouch
Des Moines
Lillian Poole
Minenapolis
Joseph T. McNamara
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Margaret A. Gype
Waterloo
Cornelius van Nieuwerhuizen
Jennie Olivier
Birthstin
Donald
Azzie Cox
Indiana Township
Marie
C. Durham
Augus Flaine
James Elll
Feddy
Harold Jones
Polk Township
Des Moines Hosts Large Diamond Jubilee State Fair
Des Moines announces the town’s Diamond Jubilee State Fair opening with predictions of record crowds. Activities include Children’s Day with free admission for under 15, auto races, circus shows, aviation events, livestock judging, and a grand fireworks finale The Last Days of Pompeii. Derby Day, Music Day, and various special observances follow with Farm Bureau Day Old Soldiers Day State Day Old Settlers Day and Livestock Parade Day leading to a grand finale on the 30th featuring auto races and the baby beef sale. The event is described as the largest and most costly agricultural and livestock fair Iowa has held and the largest in the country.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pompeii
Towa
Public Health Note On Stamps And Health Risks
Officials warn that licking postage stamps can spread disease. The advised method is to lick a finger and rub the stamp from the back, allowing glue to remain on the finger to be licked off later.
Iowa highway signs curb stop and go traffic boom
The Iowa highway commission tightens rules on roadside sign placement and speed. It bans extra caution signs on primary roads and warns towns to stop relying on red light revenues from tourists. Deputies are assigned to enforce stricter reckless driving laws as part of the crackdown.
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Iowa
Fie Ata Ie
Commission
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Incomplete OCR Story Appears in Local Paper
Fragmentary text shows odd garble about a person or event with unclear names and places. Readable lines reference an eye witness or witness statement and a possible address or event location, but critical details remain unreadable in this OCR excerpt.
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