Log harvest contract and string of local break ins in Iowa towns
A Knoxville firm Clem ents & Clem ents of Knoxville wins a big contract to haul two million feet of logs to St Louis and Keokuk, with harvest to begin soon across central and eastern Iowa. Separate local crimes reported include White Way Cafe burglaries, a Monroe State Savings Bank break in with $5 stolen, and a Central Bakery theft of $6, with a rear door entry and scattered cash and papers.
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St. Louis
Keokuk
Clements & Clements
Knoxville
Iowa
Knoxville Express
White Way
Monroe State Savings Bank
Monroe Mirror
Hiteman Man Dies While Visiting Ottumwa
Axel Anderson longtime Hiteman resident died in Ottumwa at 1:00 Saturday morning while visiting relatives. He lived alone in Hiteman and suffered complications of advanced age. His wife had died years earlier. Funeral services were held at the Friends church Monday afternoon officiated by Rev. Anna Ireland.
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Axel Anderson
Hiteman
Ottumwa
Mr. Anderson
Friends Church
Anna Ireland
Monroe County
Theatre Owner Loses Eye In Accident
Harry Cramer, owner of the Ritz theatre building and its neighboring property, suffered a second mishap after last week’s fire. He reportedly was on a train near Rochester when a package fell from brackets and struck his eye, risking vision already lost in a prior incident.
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Harry Cramer
Ritz Theatre
Rochester
Chariton
Headless lamb born on farm surprises farmer
Ross Atkins of two miles west of the city reported a headless lamb birth last Thursday. The lamb was fully developed aside from the missing skull and facial features, with only two ears joined together.
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Ross Atkins
Davis County
Robberies Hit Monroe Stores Across Three Weeks
An epidemic of small robberies hit Monroe stores over three weeks ending last Thursday with the Central Bakery break in. A till theft of $6 marked the latest incident, the fourth in a string of burglaries affecting local shops.
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Monroe
Central Bakery
Farmer attacked with stove poker near Kellogg
Luther Troxell, a north Kellogg farmer, was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to do bodily harm after hitting Ralph Stecher with a stove poker during a farm dispute over moving a renter. Stecher sustained a two inch scalp gash despite wearing a heavy cap. Troxell was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Harry Agnew pending preliminary hearing.
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Luther Troxell
Kellogg
Ralph Stecher
Troxell
Stechers
Stecher
Mr. Troxell
Harry Agnew
Jasper County
Married at Oskaloosa Church Parsonage
Last Tuesday February 26 Miss Letha Patterson and Clifton Pilkington united in marriage at the Christian church parsonage in Oskaloosa with Rev. Williams officiating. Dwight Childers of Sigourney and Jeanette Pfeaster of Delta witnessed the ceremony.
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Letha Patterson
Clifton Pilkington
Christian Church
Oskaloosa
Williams
Dwight Childers
Sigourney
Jeanette Pfeaster
Delta
Marriage notice from Sigourney Review names witnesses and homes
Mias Pfeuster and Childers were married by Revith. Witnesses included Mrs Pilkington. Mr and Mrs Pilkington will live on a farm two miles from Fremont, and Mrs Childers will reside on a farm south of Sigourney.
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Mias Pfeuster
Childers
Mrs. Pilkington
South English Lady Gill Coffman Killed in Crash
Mrs Gill Coffman formerly of South English and current Waltham Minnesota resident died when a train struck the car she and her husband were riding in east of Chicago while en route to Florida. Her husband suffered minor injuries. The body was sent to Keota. Funeral plans not set. Surviving Avard family listed. Keokuk County News.
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Gill’ Coffman
South English
Waltham, Minn
Florida
Chicago
Coffman
Henry Meis
Homer Coffman
Keota
Eak Avard
Keokuk County
Avard Sr
Bert Avard
North English
Cat, Jar and Matches Mischief
Odds and ends of a Sunday mishap as a Persian cat nudged a wide mouth crock jar containing matches from a radiator. The jar withstood the heat, but the floor warmed, giving Attorney David S. David a cautionary tale about a small spark leading to danger in a quiet home.
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David S. David
Oskaloosa Times-Globe
Lifetime milestone for Mrs Diana Musick in Hatfield
The 105th birthday of Mrs Diana Musick of Hatfield was celebrated February 10 at her daughter Mary Weese's home. A KFNF broadcast plus gifts and cakes connected her with friends she had not heard from in years. Born in Kentucky near Mammoth Cave, she was Sailings by birth, the youngest of a large family, mother of 12 and helper to raise nine more.
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Diana Musick
Hatfield
Mary Weese
Bethany Republican Clipper
KFNF
Musick
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Sailings
Legacy of a Young Band Member in Lamoni Chronicle
The record notes a band member who died ten years ago at age sixteen. It describes her as frail yet healthy in spirit, a hard worker who still enjoys simple house tasks and welcoming visitors. Her family remains scattered with five living relatives and many descendants across generations.
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Band
Lamoni Chronicle
Orpheum Des Moines Opens Community Month With This Thing Called Love
The Orpheum Theatre Des Moines launches Community Month on March 19 presenting This Thing Called Love, starring Edmund Lowe Constance Bennett and Zasu Pitts. An adaptation of Edwin Burke Broadway success, the story follows a lonely millionaire’s attempt to buy love for 25000 a year, with drama music and humor. Additional cast includes Roscoe Karns Carmelita Geraghty Ruth Taylor John Roche and Stuart Erwin. Irene Vermillion headlines the RKO stage attraction with ballet acrobatics and Russian dances.
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Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
Edmund Lowe
Constance Bennett
Edwin Burke
Zasu Pitts
Roscoe Karns
Carmelita Geraghty
Ruth Taylor
John Roche
Stuart Erwin
RKO
Irene Vermillion
Miss Vermillion
Orpheum bills early season vaudeville and film program
Ora Crawford leads six artists including Eddie Hall and Jack Pillard in a breezy knockabout routine while Hanlon Brothers & Company present a pantomimic absurdity. William Boyd stars in Officer O'Brien, a fast moving underworld melodrama. Harry Waiman and His Clownettes perform Rhythm Under The Big. John Steele returns to vaudeville with Rollo Hudson on piano. Little Pipifax closes with his famed stumble and fall.
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Ora Crawford
Eddie Hall
Jack Pillard
Hall
Pillard
Hanlon Brothers & Company
The
Orpheum
William Boyd
Officer O'Brien
Ernest Torren
Dorothy Sebastian
Clyde Cook
Risell Gleason
Harry Waiman
John Steele
Mr. Steele
Rollo Hudson
Little Pipifax
Fun At The Beach Provides Laugh In Parade Of Smiles
A fragment hints at humorous sketches and lighthearted scenes in a seaside pageant. It mentions a well meaning but bungling figure whose antics elicit laughter, with a breezy, playful tone characteristic of upbeat beach entertainment.
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Tures
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa
The District Clerk of Marion County Iowa announces a will on file of Herman Douwstra deceased and a hearing set for April 7 1980 before the Clerk at Knox ville Iowa with all interested parties invited to be heard. Knoxville Iowa March 6 1980. Walter Kester Clerk of District Court.
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The
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Herman Douwstra
Knoxville
Walter Kester
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Coxwell
Dresden
Richo
Ballops Third Floor Furniture Department
Gskaloosa, Iowa
White Leghorn
S. C
Simplex
Henry Hackett’s Hatchery and Poultry Ranch
Leighton
Pella
Standard Oil
Indianea
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