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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
4
Sheriff A A Robinson's raid on Monroe County confiscated fifteen slot machines. The machines, costing 75 to 125 dollars each, with a total value near 1500, were smashed at the courthouse and sold to a junk dealer Friday morning. Cash found ranged from 70 cents to 18 dollars.
W T Edson failed to see the road ahead and drove his vehicle into a car driven by Lester Wallerich Tuesday night. The collision caused one car to catch fire and be destroyed.
After an automobile fire, players and occupants escaped unharmed with the Helscher vehicle left smouldering at the roadside. Those with Mr. Edson joined other cars to reach Keota, where the game continued.
Harold Denning eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Denning was drowned in gravel pit north of Eddyville about 8 45 am Saturday when the skating ice broke and threw him into several feet of water. Joe Williams fourteen and Rex Williams ten were also thrown in but could stand. Rex carried Harold to safety until help arrived. Mrs Ann McCaffrey summoned their father Charles Williams to pull them out and pulmotor was used but Harold died shortly after 10 am. The Williams boys escaped with a severe chilling and Harold is survived by his mother father and six siblings.
James Harden 56 of Montezuma died after a kerosene can exploded while he was starting a fire. The blast engulfed him in flames burning most of his body. Neighbors extinguished the fire, but he succumbed hours later. Survived by a widow and two children in Des Moines. a Montezuma family native employed by the county as a road worker.
The Otto Elmore home four miles north of Sigourney on primary road 149 burned to the ground last Saturday night while the family was in Fairfield. The origin is unknown. Owned by a Cedar Rapids firm, neighbors rushed to help but the blaze had gained headway. All contents were destroyed, but adjacent buildings on the farm were saved.
Leonard Bush, the 18 month old adopted child of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cook of near Valley Junction, was found dead in bed Monday at about 4 am. The cause is believed to be heart trouble. He had not been strong but seemed to be gaining. Survived by foster parents, a half brother Lewis Cook, four foster sisters Martha Barbara Ellen Naomi Cook, and a foster brother Billie.
David Stinson, 73, of Newton, died Wednesday morning from a heart attack in front of Alva Baker residence. He was found by Mrs. B. Tabor, carried inside by C. A. Walker and Francis Harrington, and pronounced dead by attending physicians. He reportedly was on his way home to East 4th Street South when stricken.
A Dodge coupe remains in Ham Cone's Milton garage after a woman left it there last December promising to return for it with her brothers. She removed the license plates, which were loosely wired, and never came back. State Inspector Haynes later checked autos in the area as part of routine inquiries.
A 1925 model car was obtained by Mr Cone who plans to publish notice and reclaim costs. The ownership certificate, found on the steering column, bears a Remsen Iowa address. Cone has not received word from the Remsen holder about disposal of the vehicle.
Chariton oil station at 8th Street and Court Avenue was robbed of about 16 dollars early Sunday evening. A lone gunman entered, ordered the attendant to the restroom, and fled. The station helper, Cackler, provided a vague description, and officers have no clear direction of the suspect’s departure.
Mrs. George Lloyd of Sigourney, about 36, died Monday night after taking strychnine. Ill health and medical care preceded the act. Survived by husband, five children, mother Mrs. Anna Irelan of Fremont, and brother Frank Ireland of Pasadena. Formerly Miss Margaret Ireland.
A Burlington bus struggled on slick roads Monday evening between Chariton and Russell, veering off road and damaging two cars. George Blanchard of Chariton reported his TM car was badly damaged while parked near the Van Zee home. A Brathwaite vehicle from Detroit, Michigan, also suffered severe damage when struck by the bus near East Lake.
Thieves forced entry at Simpson College Thursday night, breaking the north door glass and safe knob to steal about 75 dollars from the treasurer’s office. They also damaged entrances to the secretary to the president and the dean’s offices, leaving fingerprints for Des Moines detectives.
Starting Saturday February 13 the Rivola theatre in Oskaloosa will screen No One Man a Rupert Hughes novel adaptation from Cosmopolitan magazine. Stars Carole Lombard Ricardo Cortez and Paul Lukas star in a tale set aboard a glamorous ocean liner with a Palm Beach home polo club andMillionaire shore play spot as the backdrop for a wealthy heiress’s search for true love.
The cast features Miss Lombard Ia kas Cortez and stage-trained actor Arthur Pierson born in Oslo Norway. He built his career in Stock engagements in Portland Seattle St Louis and Denver and appeared in the New York presentation of Remote Control.
A big paid show is set for Saturday night February 13 at 11 16 sharp. The notice urges getting typewriting paper and bond stock as new spring lines from Scotch Tailoring follow 40 seasons of selling. Prices start at 17 50 for two piece suits tailored after order is received.
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