Heaviest Loser in Contest and Car Seizure Case
Sigourney Review reports a 1921 pledge by Ward Jiggs Utter to Iowa Memorial Union sparked lawsuits statewide. His pledged $100 was attached to his car used for bullheading trips. Sheriff Beasley sold the vehicle for $7.50. costs rose to about $19. Jiggs lost the car and the plaintiff paid roughly twelve dollars in costs.
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Sigourney Review
Ward
Jiggs
Utterback
Iowa City
Hmself
Iowa Memorial Union
Beasley
Fire Damages Clarence Grovier Home After Hidden Blaze
A northwest town residence owned by Clarence Grovier suffered fire damage Friday evening though none of the occupants smelled smoke. Mrs Grovier heard fire noises from the attic above the bathroom and found flames with firefighters extinguishing the blaze using water and chemicals. The bathroom and a bedroom sustained significant water and chemical damage while the origin appeared to be a spark venting through a chimney hole in the attic. If not for prompt action, the house might have burned completely.
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Delta Press
Clarence Grovier
Ollock
Grovier
Sakayane
Sigourney Man Tires Of Pantry Tapping
Sigourney man faces pantry tapping incident as fragmented text suggests repeated phrases and unclear context. wounded transcription omits clear names, dates, or actions. Reader cannot determine event, location specifics, or outcome from the garbled OCR snippet provided.
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Sigourney Man
Trainman Seriously Injured in All ageman Steps From Train
A baggage man on Passenger Train No 4 from the west slipped from a depot door and fell to the ground injuring his back. He clutched lunch money in his hand when found. He was taken to Yokum Hospital for treatment and was expected to be confined another week. He is reported to be getting along nicely.
Wade Garner Hurt In Accidental Shot Near Davenport
The incident reports Donald Garner, age 17, son of Ester Johnson of Davenport, living with Mr and Mrs ALT on the old Josiah Benson farm southwest of town. A shell lodged in a gun Saturday, leading to injuries. Neighbors and family were notified and actions were taken to search the area for the shell and ensure safety.
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Montezuma
Donald Garner
Ester Johnson
Davenport
Alt
Hame
Josiah Benson
Town
Imeelt
Elocke
Veteran Railroad Dispatcher Retired After 52 Years
Monroe County remembers John Robert Young a longtime Creston division dispatcher who guided trains for 52 years and began as a call boy in Albia. He leaves behind 62 years of railroading service and many longtime friends in Albia.
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Monroe County News
John Robert Young
Creston
Burlington Railway
Young
Albia
Albin
Check Flusher Was Not Fairfield Killer
Monroe Mirror reports Harry Beatty, Shell Oil station proprietor in Monroe, concluded Ray Hansen alias Harold R. Conklin did not match the man sought for the Wright killing and for issuing worthless checks. Beatty had examined a suspect prisoner brought to Fairfield and a Packard car incident at the Monroe station involving a $26 check from a Pennsylvania firm with a closed account.
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Monroe Mirror
Ray” Hansen
Fairfield
George Alden Wright
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Beatty
Shell Oil Station
Monroe
Hansen
Harold R. Conklin
Kansas’ City
Beatty
Jasper County
Pennsylvania
Monroe Postmaster Harry Perrin Quits in 1919
Harry Perrin resigns after long service as Monroe postmaster since 1918 and as assistant beforehand. He plans to pursue other business after year’s start. A civil service exam will be held January 9 to fill the postmaster position, per notices from Congressman Ramseyer and publisher K Wilson. Local notices posted in Monroe lobby.
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Monroe
Harry Perrin
Perrin
United States
C. W. Ramseyer
By. K. Fyilson
Jasper
Mirror
Fragmented OCR note on examination application filing
Brief OCR fragment shows phrases about an examination application filed with a city civil authority. Mentions names like Deer ember loyd and Batber, unclear context, and scattered punctuation. No coherent event or outcome can be discerned from the readable text.
Indianola Builds Huge 400000 Gallon Water Tank
Construction on Indianola’s new 400 000 gallon water tank is advancing with eight steel legs finished and tank sections set. The tower is rising on eight concrete piers and the structure is slated to be filled before Christmas. The city will gain the largest water tower for its size in the state and improved fire protection and water supply.
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Indianola
Break In At Davis County Attorney Office Reported
Davis County sheriff and county attorney report a break in early Sunday at the county attorney's office. Intruders smashed the basement north door and entered the office locking and likely entering the safe containing liquor evidence tied to bootlegger cases. Fingerprints were taken from the scene as investigators probe motives.
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Davis County
Sheriff's Office
Davis’ County
Ross” Graham
Court House
Graham
Biever
Tio, Pha Eee
Suveillan
Chronicle Wey Christmas Presente About
A fragmentary note on holiday time and children browsing catalogues for toys and asking what Santa Claus might bring. Mentions pictures of skates books wagons and other toys and a child asking what to get for Bobby or Susie.
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Santa Claus
Bobby
Susie
Christ
Immunity as a Christmas gift against diphtheria
Parents should consider giving their children immunity to diphtheria through toxin-antitoxin immunization, a three-dose process over a week apart, to prevent a disease that mostly harms under sixes. The piece notes costs, outcomes, and disease statistics from Iowa for the week ending December 10, 1931.
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Tommy
Iowa
Booth i
Billy
Towa
Polk
Chevrolet Boosts 1932 Business With New Models
More than 89,000 people are back at work after a two week shutdown for inventory. The public announcement cites 20 million dollars worth of new cars or parts and states Chevrolet Motor Company has restored its normal workforce under W S Knudson, president and general manager.
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W.S. “Knudson
Follo Cevrolet. Motor, Company
Chevrolet Relies on Steady Staffing Through Demand Fluctuations
The Chevrolet Motor Co announces a policy to keep near equal payrolls, varying hours with demand, and building inventory in peak periods. About 84,000 on payroll locally totaling 34,000 nationwide workers, with 25,000 in Detroit area plants and 20,000 at Fisher Body, plus 35,000 dealers and sales staff, totaling over 9,000 people directly linked to Chevrolet products. The firm, citing 1931 conditions, aims to preserve employment and supports the 1932 Chevrolet rollout.
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Detroit
Flint
Saginaw
Bayne
Chevrolet
Fisher Body Corporation
Chevrolet Motor Co
Mich
Raglan Sleeves Prove Comfortable for Child's Dress
Raglan sleeves on a child's dress offer greater comfort than set-in or kimona sleeves. They are easier to make, require no fitting at the shoulders, and allow growth room without widening the garment across the shoulders.
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Adams
Keokuk County
Danny Adams
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Ageman
Seard
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Sheaffer
Ansco
Heerema Drug Company
John Heerema
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