Sully Pupils Lead in Dental Health Corrections Countywide
In southeastern Iowa, Sully grade school achieved two consecutive perfect years in dental health corrections with 100 percent in 1932 33 and 60 percent in 1931 32. County figures show mixed changes across nine municipal schools with Baxter Kellogg Prairie City and Newburg posting gains while Lynnville Monroe and Mingo fell back.
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Jasper County
Sully
Lucy E. Hall
Newton
Dental
Baxter
Golfax
Kellogg
Newburg
Prairie City
Lynnville
Monroe
Mingo
Montezuma Man Gets in Trouble and Wiggled Out
J. E. Scovel and family faced a string of mishaps on a trip to Arlington and back. A flat tire near Cedar Rapids, a rainstorm in Cedar Rapids, and a stop sign encounter in Celawin led to a mayoral summons that was resolved in person. A later golf drive struck a friend and a generator burned out on the return.
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Montezuma Man
Montezuma Republican
J. E. Scovel
Celwein
Jim
Department of the Fine
Knoxville Lad Narrowly Escapes Death in Fall
Johnston Leaty, 12, fell 24 feet from a roof at The Journal office while helping demolish a chimney. He landed on his side, suffered a broken toe, sprained ankle, and bruises, was treated at Des Moines hospital, then returned home after doctors found injuries minor. He is the son of Mrs. Mable Leuty.
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Knoxville Journal
Johnston Leaty
Journal
Journal Office
Des Moines
Mable Leuty
12 Year Old Boy Leaves Home In Oklahoma Trip
Bruce Eliott nearly 12 left Eddyville aiming for his sister in Oklahoma with no money, a road map in overalls, and only a fading hope. After four failed rides nine miles east of Chariton in dusk, D E Curtis, Lucas County farmer, spotted him with a stretched thumb. He awaits relatives at the sheriff's office for return home.
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Chariton
Oklahoma
Bruce Eliott
Eddyville
Court House
Bruce
Albia
Osceola
Iowa
D. E. Curtis
Lucas County
Boy Bruce Returns Home After Adventure Gone Wrong
Mr Curtis questioned Bruce and took him to his home then notified the sheriff last night Bruce slept in a cell but the door was not locked He confessed he knew his mother would worry and had told an older sister before leaving home His father is Des Moines The sheriff notified Eddyville relatives Bruce will return home today with new clothes but baggage includes old garments He hopes to go to Oklahoma despite expecting a spanking.
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Mr. Curtis
Bruce
Des Moines
Eddyville
Chariton
John Smith
Oklahoma
Robbers steal $100 in merchandise from Granger general store
Milton Herald reports two men robbed P. F. Foster general store in Granger Mo Tuesday night, taking overalls blankets shirts cigarettes and clothing worth about $100. A missing car owned by A W Farrell of Granger was found abandoned near the C E Epperly home Wednesday morning. Local sheriffs traced thieves with Mrs W B Harbridge noting two men with packs near her home around 4 am.
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Milton Herald
P. F. Foster General
Granger
A. W. Farrell
Milton
C. E
Epperly
Scotland County
Ross Graham
Davis County
W. B. Harbridge
Farriell
C. E. Epperly
Pouring of Last Concrete on Primary 149 Nears Finish
Sigourney Review reports the final concrete pour on primary 149 is complete and the slab should open to local traffic in about ten days. Two more months are expected to finish shoulders gutters and flames and a Y intersection will be built near Martinsburg as surfacing plans progress.
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Sigourney Review
Martinsburg
Eddyville Barn Destroyed in Fire on A G Bickford Farm
The Eddyville barn west of town on A G Bickford farm burned Monday. The structure served as a garage and work room and housed a Ford pickup and many tools. Insurance covered the loss but it is a sizeable setback for Mr. Bickford.
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Eddyville ‘Tribune
A. G. Bickford
First Mother to Place Wreath Dies in Nebraska
Mrs Minnie Throckmorton 63 of Red Cloud Nebraska, born near Albia, Monroe county, was the first American mother to place a wreath on the Unknown Soldier grave in France. She died of heart disease at her Red Cloud home Wednesday. Survived by two daughters, Moe Kent and Dora Eckler, and several siblings. niece to Lambertson, Anderson, and Hilliard of Albia. She moved from Monroe county at age two.
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Monroe County
Minnie Throckmorton
Red Cloud
Nebr
Albia
France
Throckmorton
Nebraska
Moe Kent
Dora Eckler
Mary EB. Lambertson
Charles Anderson
Charles Hilliard
Summerville Pitts In Great Low Mood Killer At the Rivola
Slim Summerville and ZaSu Pitts star in the comedy Out All Night at the Rivola theatre Oskaloosa booking shows for Saturday Sunday Monday July 22 23 24. The film features Slim as a henpecked mamma s boy and ZaSu in a love nest misadventure with kidnapping dives and a Niagara Falls honeymoon ending amid fast paced gags. The cast includes Laura Hope Crews Alexander Carr Rollo Lloyd George Hackathorne and Shirley Grey in an all star supporting lineup.
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Rivola Theatre
Oskaloosa
Stank
Pierce
Jon
Sam
ZaSu
Slim
Niagara Falls
Chinatown
Summerville
Miss Pitts
Sam ‘Taylor
Laura Hope Crews
Alexander Carr
Abe Potash
Perlmutter
Rollo Lloyd
George Hackathorne
Shirley Grey
Mrs Dallas Richardson Buried In February 1932
Mrs Dallas Richardson and her mother were buried here in February 1932.
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Dallas Richardson
Sigourney Man Dies From Crushed Leg Injury
D R Wilson a 51 year old Sigourney man died after a cultivator accident near What Cheer last Wednesday. His leg was crushed when lines went under the machine and a wheel dragged him as horses panicked. He died Friday morning after gas gangrene and meningitis set in despite amputation. Neighbor James Davenport and Henry Herman assisted and moved him to Sigourney hospital.
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Keokuk County
D. R. Wilson
What Cheer
Wilson
James Davenport
Ir. Davenport
Henry Herman
Sigourney Hospital
Fremont cashier dies by self-inflicted gunshot
J Githens, 44, cashier of Farmers State Savings bank in Fremont, shot himself through the left temple with a 38 caliber revolver early Tuesday. The body was found slumped in his car seat a mile northeast of Fremont at 9:30 AM by farmer Mark Schultz, and taken to the Fremont Cooperative Funeral association home.
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Patriot Chronicle
J. G. Githens
Farmers State Savings Bank
Fremont
Githens
Fremont. Cooperative Funeral Association
Mark Schultz
Farmer Discovers Suicide Notes After Morning Car Sighting
Ira Roquet reported passing a car at about 6 o clock and seeing a man inside who seemed intoxicated. Two letters found in his pockets addressed to his wife and to D L Akerman of Fremont reveal funeral instructions and intent to die by one own action dated June 27. One letter mentions business worries as a possible cause.
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Ira Roquet
D. L. Akerman
Fremont
Akerman
Githens
Damage Seen in Warren County Cornfields
Indianola Record reports cornfields in the southern half of Warren county within White Breast and Liberty townships showing damage by bugs. The note highlights affected areas and local agricultural impact.
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Warren County
White Breast
Liberty Townships
Invasion of Chinch Bugs Reaches Flying Stage
County Agent L J Nickle reported after touring the area that the chinch bugs have reached the flying stage and no further damage from this brood is expected this year. He warns that next year the second brood could infest the northern half of the county. He plans fall and winter recommendations to burn fence rows and corn stalks to destroy eggs.
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L. J. Nickle
Chinch bugs threaten Iowa corn across southern counties
Entomologists at Iowa State College warn chinch bugs may infest two thirds of Iowa corn. The current brood has destroyed about 20 to 25 percent in the southern tier. adults are spreading north, laying eggs for a new brood. Barriers of oil or creosote offer partial protection, but not foolproof.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
C. H. Richardson
Town
State College
Ilinois
Towa State College
Ames
Towa
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Court
The Clerk of the District Court of Iowa in Marion County advertises a last will and testament for John A. com deceased on August 7 1933. All interested persons may appear for the hearing at the clerk’s office with DON L. REMY as Clerk and L R Clements as Deputy in Knoxville Iowa dated July 8 1938.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
John A. Com
Don L. Remy
L. R. Clements
Knoxville
Atlantic Mayor Beaten in Robbery for 50 Dollars
Atlantic Iowa Mayor Joseph Bernea was beaten near unconscious Monday by a bandit who robbed him of 50 dollars. The incident is reported amid a wider feature in The American Weekly, highlighting a real life drama.
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American Weekly
Peace GO Herald
Joseph Bernea
Atlantic
Iowa
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America
Good Housekeeping
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Jena ‘Rink
Musical Gazette
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Stranger Than Fiction
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Pella
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Gezel Blacksmith Shop
E. Hollebrands
Osteopathic
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F. F. Carpenter
Franklin Street
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J. J. Sybenga, M.D
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H. C. Payne
Broadway
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Pel
T. G. Fultz
A. C. Kuyper
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Joe de Hoog
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F. M. Roberts
Flarold Clements American Legion
John
N. Vander Linden
George Ver Steeg
American Legion Auxiliary
H. Byers
Wm. Vander Voort
Bapti
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Vanden Bei W. Pletenport
Ray de Haan
First Reformed
Anthony Haverkam
Wm. Bosch
Second Reformed
Anthony
Udell L. Hendricks
Insurance Agency
Kuyper
Music House
North Side
Star Auto Co
NEW England Granite Works
John Liter
Bos & Wynberg
Cook & Son
Main Street
Chevrolet Service
WAY Auto CO
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