Injuries in Pershing Mine and Local Obituary Notice
Rocco Medi ate of Pershing suffered a broken right leg when slate fell in a mine and requires several weeks at Mater hospital. His cousin Paul Mediate, also from Pershing, has returned home after ten weeks in hospital from a prior mine accident. A Thursday service led by Dr. J W Potter at Central M FE church preceded burial in Forest cemetery for Byron R Thatcher's widow Mrs Thatcher who leaves a son B M Thatcher and daughter Mrs Eunice Pervis, plus four grandchildren and brother Carl ton Starlin of Oskaloosa.
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Knoxville Express
Rocco Mediate
Pershing
Mediate
Mater Hospital
Paul Mediate
Rocco
M. FE
J. W. Potter
Forest Cemetery
Thatcher
Byron R. Thatcher
B. M. Thatcher
Oskaloosa
Eunice Pervis
Burlington
Carlton Starlin
Aged Lady Killed in OsKaloosa Auto Crash
Mrs. Sarah Thacher aged 81 died after being struck while crossing South Market near the mission house Tuesday evening. She suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and died about an hour later at Mahaska hospital. The driver William Gordon of White Way Auto Supply Co. did not see her until near the curb. an inquest is set for Friday at Wilcox-Garland chapel. Her funeral is planned for soon.
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Oskaloosa
High Avenue West
Eddyville
Thatcher
Walter W. Roberts
Fourth Avenue West
Gordon
Wilcox-Garland Chapel
Howard Wilcox
Des Moines Man Abandons Auto Near Prairie City
Prairie City News reports that a Des Moines man named Albert L. Yarovsky abandoned an Essex sedan near Lester Dunn farm two miles west of Prairie City. The vehicle, with a red-through crank case, was found with lights on and a temporary owner untraceable, prompting sheriff and Iowa Auto Market involvement to retrieve the car.
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Prairie City
Marshal Eatwell
Lester Dunn
Prairie Cty
Albert L. Yarovsky
Thirteenth Street
Des Moines
Dunn
Eatwell
Polk County
Iowa
Woman shoots man in her home in Mahaska County
Earl Parr, 22, a colored man, forced entry into the William Taylor home in Oskaloosa Saturday night and attacked Taylor. Mrs. Taylor fired, striking Parr in the head. he was treated at Mahaska hospital. Parr’s condition improved as authorities detained Mrs. Taylor pending the outcome of injuries.
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Oskaloosa
Taylor
Homer Litte
Parr
Brooklyn Youth 15 Auto Victim Beachside Tragedy
Melvin Kane 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kane of Brooklyn, died after an auto accident Sunday night near Toledo. The car left the road on 59, overturned a mile north of Toledo. he was found unconscious at two thirty and died at 6:45 Monday in a Marshalltown hospital from a fractured skull and severe head injuries. Kane had recently graduated from Brooklyn High School.
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Montezuma Repticican
Melvin Kane
John Kane
Brooklyn
Toledo
Marshalltown
Melvin
Farm youth dies in Dodge sedan wreck near Brooklyn
A Brooklyn area farm youth, who had been with his father on the family farm since last spring, died in a car crash while en route from Cedar Falls with three Iowa State Teachers college students. The Dodge sedan, owned by his aunt Flora Dolmage, was completely demolished. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church this afternoon.
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Brooklyn
Farm Bureau
Cedar Falls
Lillian Reed
Fred Reed
Keely
Lavaria Smith
P. W. Smith
Iowa State Teachers College
Flora Dolmage
Victor
Presbyterian Church
Bandits Hold Up Sinclair Station At Fairmount
Four unmasked bandits robbed the Sinclair oil station owned by Emmet Johnson in Fairmount Saturday evening around 5 30. They fled with about 5 dollars in cash and some gasoline oil and candy bars. Johnson noticed a Cadillac used by the robbers and a following car. The robbers, described as college age youths, forced him to lay flat while they looted the station and left him tied to a chair. Sheriff Kelly and the detective bureau pursued the case. the Cadillac bore Michigan number 9398 and the suspects remained at large.
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Sinclair Oil
Emmet Johnson
Fairmount
Mr. Johnson
Cadillac
Johnson
Kelly
Newton
Detective Bureau
Passengers shaken in Wabash derailment near Coatesville
Scores of passengers en route to Des Moines in special cars were shaken when Wabash train No 11 derailed one mile south of Coatesville Missouri at 3 30 am Wednesday. One Chicago man Donovitch suffered minor injuries and was taken to a Moulton hospital. Baggage car engine and three coaches left the rails as nine coaches and the engine failed to stay on track. A relief engine later pulled the train through Albia around 10 30 am after it had departed St. Louis and was due in Albia shortly after 4.0.
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Albia Union-Republican
Des Moines
Wabash
Coatesville
Donovitch
Chicago
Moulton
St. Louis
Albia
Sheriff Called To Settle Quarrel In Bloomfield
Bloomfield Democrat reports Sheriff Leo Fouts and Deputy Boss Graham responded to a Thursday morning call to quell a family feud south of the Burlington depot. The Weiss and Worrell families, sharing a house, began with a minor argument between Mrs. Charlie Weiss and Mrs. Buck Worrell, escalating into a near all out conflict as both sides recruited supporters. An armistice was signed upon arrival.
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Bloomfield
Leo Fouts
Weiss
Worrell
Burlington Depot
Charlie Weiss
Buck Worrell
Fouts
Boss Graham
Worrells and Weisses Reach Settlement Over Family Feud
Mr and Mrs Worrell filed assault charges against the Weiss family. Justice F W Baum fratten heard the case and advised that one family must move since the house cannot hold two families. He dropped the case after recommendations.
Fox Terrier Buried Seven Days Finds Way Home
Delta Press reports Jim Rea's six month old fox terrier vanished February 27. After snow and a search, the dog returned March 6 showing severe starvation and dirt caking its fur. Tracks led to a pond bank hole where the animal had chased prey and become wedged, then freed itself.
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Delta Press
Jim Rea
Rea
Simpson Fails to Make Up All-Conference Team
The Associated Press all Iowa conference selections omit Simpson. Welcher Ulrich, once a top forward, does not earn even second team due to Simpson’s poor season. Central, which beat Simpson 52 25, is named honorary all star, with coaches deeming no stronger offense or defense exists this season. Central is hailed as Iowa’s best college team.
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Indianola Tribune
Associated Press
Simpson
Welcher Ulrich
Central
Iowa
Jerry and Her Baby Grands at Des Moines Orpheum
Vaudeville bill features Jerry and Her Baby Grands showing in Des Moines on Wednesday March 18 with Corinne Tilton singing her songs and Leon Fields and Tommy Bell performing Fighting for Fun. The big screen feature The W Plan portrays a modern war behind German lines with actors Brian Aherne and Madeleine Carroll. Beginning March 21 Ten Cents a Dance Lionel Barrymore production follows.
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Jerry
Orpheum Theater
Des Moines
Corinne Tilton
Tleon Fields
Tommy Bell
Brian Aherne
Madeleine Carroll
Lionel Barrymore
Orpheum Presents Barbara Stanwyk in Popular Song Review
The Orpheum brings Barbara Stanwyk in a lively film where she plays a dance-hall hostess who finds romance among a lineup of paying patrons. Monroe Owsley, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Crane, Sally Blane, and Blanche Friderici feature. A vaudeville bill follows with Carl Shaw, Jimmy King, Joe Rollo, and the Gibsons. The night also includes Sam Hearn in The Political Fellow and The Radio Texans in In A Radio Studio.
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Orpheum
Barbara Stanwyk
Miss Stidhwyk
Monroe Owsley
Ricardo Cortez
Phyllis Crane
Sally Blane
Blanche Friderici
Carl Shaw
Jimmy King
Joe Rollo
Audrey
Eva Gibson
Miner Dies From Strange Liver Disease in Williamson
Monroe County News reports 83 year old Thomas J. Hyde Jr. a Williamson miner died Friday at the Miners Hospital after a Febru ary 28 admission for an unusual liver disease described as gradual tissue death. He had been injured by a mule kick three months earlier but recovered before illness. Dr. D. J. Glomset of Des Moines assisted in an autopsy with local physicians. only two similar cases found in over 5,000 autopsies in the Midwest. Final verdict awaits further study. Funeral services at Williamson today at 12:30 with burial in Ottumwa.
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Monroe County
Thomas J. Hyde, Jr
Williamson Miner
Hyde
D. J. Glomset
Des Moines
Albia
Midwest
Williamson
Ottumwa
Missouri Firemen Are Snowbound
A group of St Joseph Missouri fire department members were snowbound in Chariton over the weekend while en route with a fire truck bought from Ottumwa. Fire Chief Obansky Captain Joe Traynor Mechanic Dutlow and American Le France Mechanic Hale were among the party.
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Chariton
Fire Department
St. Joseph
Ottumwa
Missouri City
Obansky
Joe Traynor
Dutlow
le France
Hale
Chariton Fire Dept Urged To Find Suitable Housing
Emphatic disapproval of the current fire department quarters is voiced, stressing the need for a proper building to house the high-priced firefighting equipment and ensure effective service.
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Chariton Fire Department
There and Back dash for a round trip ticket
A man bursts into the station with under a minute to spare and demands a round trip ticket. In a frantic exchange he insists on returning to the same place, muttering as authorities scramble to assist before the train departs.
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a cleansing antiseptic treatment for pimples and skin troubles. It claims immediate relief with first application and complete cure after short use, with a money back guarantee and a clean non greasy residue.
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Moone
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