Auto Crash in Southeastern Iowa Leaves Car Demolished
Milton Herald reports Milton area residents Edgar Scalf and Orpha Humphrey injured Saturday night when their Model T Ford left the pavement between here and Pulaski, rolled end over end off a bridge, and was wrecked. Scalf suffered leg injuries and scalp cuts, while Humphrey endured a chin wound needing stitches, a knee injury, and a crutch for support. The pair, returning from Ottumwa, said they briefly nodded and fell asleep.
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Orpha Humphrey
Here
Pulaski
Scarf
Humphrey
Ottumwa
Will You Sign This Will You Sign This
Territorial text outlines an auto owner’s guarantee to pay for injuries and damages from an accident plus hospital and legal costs. It pledges real estate and other property as security and threatens license forfeiture if insufficient, advising to see an insurance agent before an accident.
Lovilia Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash
Mrs. Bert Wallace aged 51 of Lovilia was instantly killed when the car she rode in was crushed in a collision on highway No 60 four miles northwest of Lovilia. Irvin Wallace driving the car with the victim, and Mrs Mattice of Ft Dodge driving the other car with four girls. Wallace daughter was slightly injured. The family was en route to Valley Junction to visit G E Stilwell. Polk county coroner held no inquest.
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Lovilia Press
Bert Wallace
Lovilia
Irvin Wallace
Mattice
Ft. Dodge
Wallace
Valley Junction
G. E. Stilwell
Polk County
Pleasantville Man Undergoes Eye Removal Operation
M. S. Beckwith of Pleasantville is recovering after a hospital operation in Des Moines to remove his left eye. A wood-splinter accident during whittling eleven weeks ago fractured the eyeball near the nose, with brief hospital stays before and after the surgery.
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Knoxville Express
M. S. Beckwith
Pleasantville
Des Moines
Beckwith
Barnes City Park to Shine with New Floodlight System
Barnes City Park gains floodlights after months of planning. Six 1000 watt lamps will illuminate kitten ball grounds, with games scheduled nightly from 8 to 12 except Sundays. Local and surrounding teams have organized to compete in this healthful sport.
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Barnes City News
Barnes City Park
Cat Burglary Fails as Cat Impersonates Intruder
Mrs Trimble read to pass time while Dr Roy Trimble answered a night call. A noise above led her to believe a man would break in. The sheriff arrived to find a large cat leaping from the roof, ending the scare amid laughter.
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Montezuma
Guy Trimble
Youth Rider Hurt As Team Bolts With Cultivator
Ray Baker, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Baker of a town 30 miles away, was driving a cultivator when the team spooked and bolted. He was thrown, breaking both arms with the left above the elbow.
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Milton Herald
Ray Baker
Curtis Baker
Ray
Doctors Set Fracture After Injury
Doctors G and Earl Gilfillan set the broken bones after the incident. Ray is recovering as well as could be expected at this writing.
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Earl Gilfillan
Ray
Alf Timmins Kills Himself At Chariton
A. H. Timmins, 61, Chariton businessman and longtime community figure, died by suicide Monday at 3 30 PM in his Chariton home. A .26 caliber revolver was found by his bed with the gun, shell, and bullet. Doctors cited business and family worries as factors. Timmins had served on the city council 1921 25, and on the board of education 1926 31, and chaired the Lucas County Red Cross chapter at his death.
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A. H. Timmins
Chariton
Timmins
Board of Education
Lucas County
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Mail Carriers Picnic Planned in Bloomfield
Rural mail carriers from about a dozen southeastern Iowa counties will attend a large carrier picnic in Bloomfield on Sunday September 11. Local carrier Harry A. Smith attended a carriers meeting at Malcolm last Wednesday and invited the group, which has accepted. Nearly 250 visitors are expected. All postal employees of Davis County join in entertainment efforts for the meeting and Bloomfield civic organizations are expected to cooperate with the carriers to promote the event.
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Iowa
Bloomfield
Harry A. Smith
Malcolm
Cartiers
Farmers Hide At Chicken House To Catch Thieves
Ed De Haas and John Carter hid near the De Haas chicken house Sunday night to trap raiders. Estes Weldon appeared, took fuel from a tank, ran after shots were fired, was captured after a struggle, and confessed to thefts in Knoxville before recanting. He implicated several others, but evidence was weak.
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de Haas
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Prairie City
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Knoxville
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Snake” Sanders
Red Rock
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Public Health Warns Against Bonus Army Washington Camp
The U S Public Health Service warns the Washington gathering of the Bonus Expeditionary Forces poses health risks to the men and returning states. Camp facilities are inadequate and disease spread could occur, with meningitis smallpox scarlet fever typhoid measles and other illnesses noted. Iowa reports weekly communicable diseases as of June 16 1932 and urges dissuading men from joining the Bonus Army.
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Washington
Bonus Expeditionary Forces
Iowa
Polk
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Blackhawk
Lyon
Johnson
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Story
Wright
Leadoff power fades as Sox top Yankees 2 to 1 in eight
Multiple MLB results across games include Leeds pinch triple in the 8th guiding the White Sox past the Yankees 2 to 1 while additions detail Giants over Cubs 6 to 3 on Billy Herman error, and Ton Piet delivering for the Pirates in a 5 to 2 win over Boston.
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Cubs
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What's On the Radio Weekly Feature Reflections
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Rubinoff and Richman Radio Program Charms Listeners
Sunday evening broadcasts feature Rubinoff the violinist described as a one man orchestra. Harry Richman accompanies, with Jim mie Wallington providing announcer duties. The NBC feature airs 7 to 8 PM on WHO and WOC and other network stations and is highly praised.
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Harry Richman
George Jessel
Eddie
Cantor
Jimmie Wallington
WHO
WOC
Farm Bureau Picnic Highlighted By Washington Talks
Ottumwa program hosted by Wapello County Farm Bureau will feature a four hundred piece band for the Fourth of July celebration. Ed O Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, will speak at 2 p.m. on Congress actions and farm legislation, with Hazen inviting neighboring counties to attend.
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Ottumwa
Glenn Hazen
Wapello County
Ed O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Congress
O'Neal
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