Small Town Visit Brings News of Families and Farm Woes
Fred Blom visits the Langstraat and Newendorp households near Oskaloosa to share coffee and stories about large families, dairy work, and farm troubles. The piece highlights Lenora Jean Fred and Dorothy Ruth Langstraat, plus Leona May and Elmer Vernon Newendorp, and notes discussions on education, foreclosures, and rural life in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Fred
Oskaloosa
Dorothy Ruth
Pleasant Grove
Lucile van Zonk
Pleasantville
Leighton
Dick Langstraat
Lenora Jean
Clock Tower Craft by H. E. Perkins in Iowa town
In Indianola a clock stand four feet tall, resembling a Hindoo temple, was crafted by H. E. Perkins using a scroll saw begun in boyhood. The piece, planned from patterns his father gifted, emerged after years of work and leisure. Meanwhile a separate incident describes a restaurant robbery with three men, one masked, fleeing after threatening staff and customers.
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Indianola Tribune
H. E. Perkins
Boston Avenue
Mr. Perkins
Four Accidents Hit Tracy In Week Of Wrecks
Tracy reported four injuries in a week amid local mishaps. An insurance man’s car hit a school wagon on Highway No. 2 wounding none of the children and grazing Houser with a head cut. Charles Converse injured by a falling tree while timbering. Ben Scoter injured by a hatchet causing a deep cut to his right foot. Donald Ray suffered a shoulder cut at a sawmill when a swinging axe handle struck him, sidelining him for days.
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Knoxville Journal
Iowa
Donnelley
Tracy
Cecil Frouser
Highway No. 2
Mr. Houser
Houser
Charles Converse
Benscoter
Knoxville
F. P. Ralston
Donald Ray
Donald
Man Interrupts Restaurant Hold-Up Scene
Sigourney Review reports John Baty narrowly missed being the principal in a restaurant holdup near Ottumwa Friday night around 11 80. Bandits held the proprietor and fled with an estimated sum between 17 and 22 dollars as the thiefs waited for the release of the cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Dave Jones
Chariton
Roy Gladson
Ottumwa
Mr. Baty
Sigourney Review
John Baty
Trands Court O Petween
Norwalk Store Hit By Third Robbery In Two Months
A. E. Easter & Son general merchandise store in Norwalk was robbed again last night. Goods valued at about $100, including clothing and meat, were taken after a glass pane was broken. The theft was discovered this morning by a bread wagon driver. Sheriff Houghtaling and Des Moines officers assist in catching the robbers.
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Indianola Tribune
A. E. Easter & Son
Norwalk
Elza Easter
Frank Houghtaling
Des Moines
Frank Mitchell Linotype Man Dies After Surgery
Frank Mitchell of Bloomfield died in Ottumwa hospital at about 1 30 p m Wednesday following an operation for abscessed liver and gall bladder trouble He had worked as a linotype operator in Bloomfield for about 25 years, previously in Moulton and with Davis County Republican and later the Bloomfield Democrat and Davis County Republican shop He leaves a wife and all adult sons.
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Milton -Herald
Frank Mitchell
Bloomfield
Ottumwa
Mitchell
Linety
Moulton
Davis County
Republican
Democrat
Prowl Weapons Halted Break-In At Stockton Shop
Bandits broke into Stockton Food Shop in Newton Jasper County around midnight Tuesday. They removed a small store safe but fled when William Bruce fired at them. The safe was left behind, no money recovered. Police and sheriff officials are investigating the break-in involving Frank and Elvis Stockton.
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Jasper County
Stockton
William Bruce
South Third Avenue East
Bruce
Frank Stockton
Elvis Stockton
Sheriff’s Office
Finger Amputation After Infection in Iowa City
Herman Colyn aged 29 formerly from Monroe had a finger amputated on his right hand in Iowa City after a slight cut during butchering last week became infected. Blood poisoning developed. his wife remains with him in Town City as doctors fight the infection.
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Monroe Mirror
Herman Colyn
Monroe
Iowa City
Ambulance Crash at Claude Spurgin Corner Oskaloosa Trip
An ambulance from Murray owned by R C Ryan failed to make the Claude Spurgin corner on No 2 and overturned near 1 30 a m Saturday. Ryan and his companion were bruised but not seriously hurt. The ambulance was towed to Indianola and another Orr ambulance took the Oskaloosa body. Repeated mishaps at this corner show drivers miss the turn and speed. Markers exist but drivers overlook them.
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Marion County News
Claude Spurgin
Murray
R. C. Ryan
Ryan
Oskaloosa
Orr
Oskaloosa Police Put on Civil Service List
Oskaloosa police and fire departments are now on the civil service list after ordinance passage on the third reading. The change shifts control from the mayor to civil service commissioners, with the chief and mayor retaining some influence. Police say performance has been good and no replacements were sought.
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Oskaloosa
Tribune
Ayor
Police Commission
Civil Service Commission
Sigourney Lady Found Dead After Heart Attack
Mrs. Anna Sattler, 78, was found dead in bed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc Creedy in Sigourney. Death is believed caused by a sudden heart attack after a ten day illness. She lived in Sigourney most of her life and was preceded in death by her husband and one child.
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Langstrart
Ierpeeres
Lamesirsat
Caughver
John Ver Meer
Ver Meer
van Garp
Dick Langstraat
Wwe
Mrs. Langstraat
Pleasant Grove
Lawrence
Mabel
Mos Langstraat
Leonean Riom
Tampa
Teskeme
Feline
Gezel
Franklin van Gorp
Arnold Ver Fleur
Blom
Langersk and
Vander Linden Drug Store
Bernie Vander Linden
Langerak
BR. Oh
Charlie Newendorp
King
Thoughtful Eough
Nate
Mr. Newendorp
Newendorp
Netherlands
America
Leightot
Anna Sattler
Charles McCreedy
Sattler
Sigourney
Student swaps sedan for porker and cash in Iowa tale
Davis County Republican Today reports a University of Iowa law student agrees to exchange an old sedan for a 240 pound hog plus 1.50 in cash after a stalled car incident on federal highway No 34 east of Albia. The student later consumes the pork at the Alpha Phi sorority house during semester exams.
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Davis County
Iowa
John E. Miller
Albia
University of Iowa
Monroe County
Earl Cottrell
Miller
Alpha Phi Sorority
Passenger Bus Schedule for July 1 1932 from Pella
Bus departures from Pella to Des Moines at 8 26 A M 2 26 P M and 7 41 P M. Pella to Oskaloosa at 8 30 A M 3 30 P M and 7 45 P M. All buses depart Central Park G 928.
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Pella
Des Moines
Eave Pella
Oskaloo A
Orpheum Des Moines Preview No Other Woman and Laughter in Hell
The Orpheum Theatre begins Friday January 27 with No Other Woman starring Trene Dunne and Charles Bickford aided by Gwili Andre and Edie Linden in a story of modern marriage and ambition. On January 31 through February 2 Laughter in Hell stars Pat O’Brien Merna Kennedy and others in a gritty mining riot drama based on Jim Tully’s novel.
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Orpheum Theatre
Trene Dunne
Charles Bickford
Gwili Andre
Edie Linden
Bickford
Irene Dunne
Hell
Jim Tully
Pat O’brien
Merna Kennedy
Gloria Stuart
Berton Churchill
Tom Brown
Ames Board Curbs Married Women Teachers Rights
The Ames public schools will no longer hire married women for teaching after this year unless they must work for financial reasons or are the family breadwinner. The ruling opens posts to single women, who previously filled positions as wives seeking extra income or luxuries.
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Ames
Philosophy of Endurance in a Storms Lyrical Verse
The piece reflects a resilient speaker resisting fear during perilous weather and debt. It weaves humor and faith, noting gratitude for minimal hardship and a playful stance toward danger, with a nod to John Kendrick Bangs as a literary influence.
Woman Is Resting After Typhoid Inoculation
A woman inoculated against typhoid before travel stays in bed avoiding visitors. An intimate friend arrives and a lighthearted message goes downstairs to explain she is in bed. The note adds she was intoxicated yesterday and has a bad headache.
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Leona May
Edith Marie
Elmer Vernon
Georgia Ver Ploeg
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Oskalooza
Iowa High Ave
Eaton’s
Newton
Sigourney Lady
Keokuk County
Porker
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Fred Lautenbach
Dave Verought
South Side Square
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Electric Woodrow
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