Wind Storm Strikes Deep River and Surrounding Area
A severe wind storm damaged Deep River and nearby communities Saturday. Many trees and wires were blown down, windows shattered at Farmers Union and Cox store, and farm properties including Ben Gilmore and Ernest Robert’s farms suffered damage. Roads were blocked, requiring county road crews to clear them.
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Excelsior
Ben Gilmore
Her Holderness
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Sunday Ning
Elmer Martin
Fire destroys Mage farm barn near Prairie City
A barn on George Mage’s farm near Prairie City, four miles east and one mile north, burned after a lightning strike Saturday night. Prairie City department fought the blaze but the barn was lost though adjacent structures were saved. Losses are estimated in the hundreds of dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Jasper County
George Mage
Prat City
Prairie City
Gosport Baseball Player Suffered Serious Leg Injury
Leonard McShane of Gosport, 23, broke the left leg in a slide at home plate during Gosport versus Red Rock. He was rushed to Mater hospital, then transported to University of Iowa hospital in Iowa City with his companions Raymond from Lovilla and Mr. McShane’s family.
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Fred McShane
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Depositors Move To Reorganize Prairie City Bank
The City News reports depositors meet at Union Hall to authorize a bank reorganization. R C Coffey chairs the depositor committee with W Hayes H J De Wit L C Downm Poe Taylor and Ernest Wilson. John Van Steenbergen, bank conservator, was authorized to present the reorganization plan to the federal banking authorities.
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Milton Man Injured After Horses Trample him
Wilson Shaw of Milton was injured late last week when the team he led across the pavement near his home spooked by an approaching truck. He was knocked down and trampled by the frightened horses.
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Milton Herald
Wilson Shaw
Milton
Shaw
Home of Keokuk county former representative burned down
The former Keokuk county legislator James Wilson’s home burned Monday around 11:30 am. It was occupied by son William and four daughters Ena Cora Zula and Harriet Wilson. Fire started in the attic and neighbors John Hunting and Robert Cuddy helped raise the alarm. The family moved furniture to safety and will live at John Bannon’s while the house is rebuilt. insurance covers most losses.
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Keokuk County
James Wilson
William
Ena
Cora
Zula
Harriet Wilson
John Hunting
Robert Cuddy
John Bannon
Pitchfork Accident Injures Guernsey Man
Emmett Messer of Guernsey was seriously injured Friday when he fell from a hay mow and a pitchfork handle pierced the lower body. Doctors Crain and Crain of Deep River treated the wound, required several stitches, and administered antitoxin. He is recovering well.
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Guernsey
Crain & Crain
Deep River
Auto En Route To Chariton Burned North Of Indianola
A 1931 Chevrolet coach en route to Chariton was destroyed by fire near the Gericke Service Station on the Jefferson highway north of Indianola at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The driver, an O'Dea Motor Co. employee, swerved to avoid a possibly tailgating car, the vehicle overturned, and bystanders helped right it as flames spread before the Indianola fire department arrived.
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Indianola Tribune
Chariton
O’dea Motor Co
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Gericke
Jefferson Highway
Indianola Fire Department
Newton Veteran Receives Verdun Bronze Medal
Louis R. Mudd of Newton earned a bronze medal from Verdun France for defending the city in World War I. The citation notes this is his second military merit award, with an earlier gallantry citation. Mudd later moved from Bloomfield to Milton and worked in shoe repair.
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Milton Herald
Louis R. Mudd
Newton
Verdun
France
Mudd
Milton
Bloomfield
Two Barns Burn Near Sigourney In Weekend Fires
Sigourney Review reports two barns near Sigourney were destroyed in fires. The M L Smithhart barn southeast of town burned early Sunday, likely from lightning, with hay, grain, harness and tools lost but livestock saved. The Bill Klett Sr barn nine miles southeast burned Monday evening after a passerby noticed flames. about fifty bushels of oats and hay burned, the barn measuring thirty by fifty feet and suspected to have started in a manger from sunlit glass.
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Sigourney Review
M. L. Smithhart
Bill Klett
Sigcourney
Laurel and Hardy Bring The Devil's Brother to Princess Theatre
Laurel and Hardy star in a new feature likely to amuse all ages at the Princess Theatre Oskaloosa for three days beginning Sunday. The comedy follows two bungling would be brigands as they clash with the bandit Diavolo and cope with romance and danger in a lively musical backdrop. The film opens Sunday July 9 with a midnight show Saturday at 11:30.
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Boy Severely Wounded After Pact Incident
A boy sustained a deep two inch cut into his hip severing arteries. Neighbors gave first aid and saved his life before a doctor arrived. Harold remained in serious condition through the afternoon but improved Monday night and is resting well. Doctors have not determined whether permanent disability will result.
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Harold
Monroe County Man Lives On A Farm Seventy Four Years
D N Watkins and his son T J Watkins operate the same 200 acre farm in Monroe county near Ablia where both were born. The elder Watkins, born 74 years ago in a log cabin near Present house, and his wife recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The house now shelters both families and the pair focus much on a high grade Holstein dairy herd though the elder continues to work the fields.
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T. J
Ablia
Monroe County
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Boy Seriously Injured in Bathrooom Accident
Harold Plew 18 suffered serious injuries Monday morning after playing with his brother in the bathroom at his parents home on West Braden avenue. He fell and struck his left hip against a water faucet that broke from the wall.
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Familiar Hall at Hiteman Destroyed by Fire
Monroe County News reports the Redman Hall in Hiteman was destroyed by fire discovered before three. The two story frame building, used for dances and meetings, burned quickly with furnishings from apartments below moved to safety. Paraphernalia of the Red Men and Nir Lodge were lost. Masonic records saved.
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Monroe County News
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Sam Jamison
Joe Curtis
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Sory
Milton Man Defended in Alienation Suit
The Milton Herald reports a civil action for alienation of affections brought by W. E. Groves against Fred K. Stegelman, with damages sought at 10000 dollars. Attorneys Schlegel and Bloomfeldy filed for Groves. Buckles of Keosauqua is involved, and the petition is expected to be filed next month as a matter of public record.
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Milton Herald
Fred K. Stegelman
W. E. Groves
E Schlegel
C. Bloomfeldy
Groves
Stegleman
George Buckles
Keosauqua
Vegetable Salads For Summer Menus From Home Demonstration
A collection of salad ideas using fresh garden vegetables. Recipes include cabbage with apple and marshmallows in mayonnaise, cabbage with celery pepper peanuts and French dressing, carrot and cabbage with raisins, green beans peas cucumbers onion and lettuce, and potato salad with celery pickle onion and dressing. Ends with beet and apple and nut variations.
Passenger Bus Schedule from Pella to Des Moines and Oskaloosa
Bus schedule lists departures from Pella to Des Moines at 9:80 a.m. 3:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. and to Oskaloosa at 5:00 a.m. 8:25 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. All buses stop at Central Park Gate.
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Central Park ‘Gate
Train Service Rock Island Time Table Eastbound Westbound
Eastbound Passenger No. 475 and Westbound Passenger No. 474 Local schedules show 5 15 p m for one direction and 9 14 a m for the opposite. These times indicate daily service windows for local trains on the Rock Island route.
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Earth's hottest days and a death valley cooling twist
The Weather Bureau notes Death Valley's 134 degree record set in 1911 at Furnace Creek, with 136 recorded in the Sahara later. Weather experts say the floor of the valley could have exceeded 186 degrees. Death Valley lies 276 feet below sea level, inviting a warmer extreme.
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Weather Bureau
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