Bussey Miner Killed By Freight Train In Iowa
George McFall an eighteen year old Bussey coal miner was killed instantly at Bussey around 7 30 pm when he attempted to board a Burlington freight train. He fell between cars and was fatally mutilated by the wheels. The youth leaves a family and had recently learned of a Prairie City bank robbery in progress but no robbery occurred.
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Knoxville Express
George McFall
Bussey
Burlington
Prairie City
Elmer
Man Rescued After Leap Into Brookdale Pool
Harold H Humphrey of Memphis attempted to end his life by leaping into a shallow pool in Burlington yards on Brookdale avenue. Chariton youths pulled him out, Dr Robb used a Pulmotor, and he revived. He was jailed for investigation, epileptic, with four dollars found. Relatives sought as county officials decline hospital care.
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Harold H. Humphrey
Memphis
Tenn
Burlington Yards
Brookdale Avenue
Chariton
H. N. Smith
Smith
Robb
Lucas County Board of Supervisors
Petition Seeks Removal of Monroe County Supervisors
A petition signed by about one hundred prominent taxpayers was sent to the Iowa attorney general in Des Moines requesting the removal of all three Monroe County Supervisors. It cites two silent members and Tuck law violation charges from the state auditor’s report, noting countywide sentiment. The move follows a recent delegation from state departments hinting at such action to gauge public opinion.
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Monroe County
Des Moines
Monroe County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Attorney General’s Office
Fire destroys corn at Ray Thomas farm near Valeria
A fire at the Ray Thomas place near Valeria burned a corn crib and 8,500 bushels of corn Sunday night. Colfax and Mitchellville fire departments fought the blaze from about 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. using water drawn from a deep well via windmill suction with limited hose.
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Valeria
Ray Thomas Place
Colfax
Mitchellville
Lightning splits tree and shatters Weldin home windows
A bolt of lightning shattered a poplar on Frank Spangler's lawn Friday night, driving a five foot splinter through the J. N. Weldin sleeping porch window into the kitchen. The blast sprayed glass across four rooms and left about five hundred splinters on the lawns of both homes.
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Frank Spangler
J. N. Weldin
Wind Plays Havoc With Tent Show At Barnes City
Strong Friday winds tore a large hole in the top of the Kingdon brothers tent near the stage and at the main entrance but the show continued. This is the second time the Kingdon Players faced such damage in Barnes City. The troupe, well liked, left Sunday for Millersburg then Keota for several days.
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Kingdon Brothers
Kingdon
Barnes City
Millersburg
Keota
Westercamp Wrecks Car Trying to Flee State Officers
In a Friday morning chase Mrs. Bertha Westercamp rammed her car to escape state agents. The incident resulted in her husband’s jail stint and her admission to Skiff Memorial Hospital in Newton. Authorities also confiscated thirty six gallons of alcohol at the scene.
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Bertha Westercamp
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Westercamp Couple Held After Highway Chase Near Newton
Floyd Westercamp and his wife fleeing state agents led by James Ronick were pursued from Davenport along Highway 32 east of Newton toward the municipal airport. Mrs Westercamp lost control, suffering a forehead gash while Floyd was cut on the nose and bruised. They await action by County Attorney A M Miller.
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Newton
Floyd Westercamp
James Ronick
Davenport
A. M. Miller
Checking Up On Her Future Son In Law
Knoxville Journal reports Sheriff Ira A Ward received a letter from Pryor Oklahoma asking about W M Kelly a former Knoxville resident. The writer seeks Ward s help to determine Kelly s reputation before his daughter s marriage inquires note Kelly is 32 and five feet tall ex soldier and that his parents are deceased. The letter requests any information about his character and suitability for marriage with the daughter.
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Ira A. Ward
Pryor
Okla
W. M. Kelly
Knoxville
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Ward
Native Of Pella Dies In Sheldon
Herman Ver Steeg was born November 22 1868 in Pella Iowa and died June 16 1931 in Sheldon at age 62. He moved to Sioux County as a child, later owned a barber shop in Sheldon, and was survived by a large family and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at his home and the First Reformed church in Sheldon with burial in Hull. Buckwheat crop notes and cattle fattening trial results from the U S Department of Agriculture follow.
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Sioux County
Herman Ver Steeg
Pella
Iowa
Sheldon
Orange City
Ver Steeg
Marie van Gyp
John Keele
Margaret
Hull
Gordon Mackie
Cora
Ada Ver Stee
Ames
Mildred Ver Steeg
Sioux Center
Nick
Monroe
S. D
John Ver Steeg
Hubert Maris
Boyden
John Grooters
William Grooters
Sanborn
Otto Rouwenhorst
Marion
S.D
George Tott
Sibley
East Ninth Street
First Reformed Church
J. A. Vis
Hope Cemetery
Anglers Question Potomac River Ownership Under Case
Maryland attorney general cites an old boundary view placing the Potomac rights on the opposite shore. Virginia and West Virginia anglers fear licensing and access changes with potential cross border fees for non residents. A July conference is planned with Maryland officials to seek a mutual solution and District anglers hope for representation.
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Washington, D. C
Darling
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac River
American Game Association
Washington
Virginias
Potomac
Swepson Earle
District of Columbia
Old Tulip Poplar in Falls Church Named Living Memorial
A three hundred year old tulip poplar growing in Falls Church Virginia’s church burying ground has been chosen by the Daughters of the American Revolution as a national living memorial. The tree, once shading George Washington, witnessed revolutionary and Civil War events and now sits near the Lee highway six miles south of the Key Bridge attracting visitors nationwide.
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Falls Church
Virginia
Daughters of the American Revolution
America
National Society of the D. A. R
Martin L. Davey
Davey Institute of Tree Surgery
George Washington
Washington
Lee Highway
Key Bridge
Courthouse Statistics and Births Lightly Noted
Marriage licenses issued include H J Baumann and Gladys Fisher of Lacona and William Harris and Myrtle Miller of Des Moines among others. Legal births list Dena Heemsbergen of Red Rock born June 2 1931 and Gerald Duane Robuck Knoxxville born June 13 1931 along with Harold Morris Harvey born June 7 1931.
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H. J. Baumann
Lacona
Gladys M. Fisher
William A. Harris
Des Moines
Myrta Miller
Henry A. Scholten
Pella
Helene F. Slob
Forrest L. Bishop
Knoxville
Gladys Anna Weldon
Lovilia
Herman Bacon
Pleasantville
Clay Ticket
Dallas
Carl Michelson
Emma Irene Hull
Dena
Everett Heemsbergen
Red Rock Township
Gerald Duane
Ora W. Robuck
Harold Lewis
George Morris
Harvey
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Bussey Lnd
Hayesville Bank
Sigourney Review
Elmer Mertz
Hayesville
Prairie City News
Indianola
Indianola Tribune
Barnes City News
Monroe Mirror
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Country Club
de Goes
Goetz Country Club
Scout
MR. Goetz Brewing CO
M. & M. Star Bottling Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Charles Broadwater
Henry Fairfax
Kelvinator
United States
Kuyper Lumber Company
Pella, Iowa
Ford
Detroit
F.C.B. Detroit
Barrer
Spor
Universal Credit Company
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