Pershing Mine Closes Indefinitely in Southeastern Iowa
More than 300 miners and their families face an indefinite shutdown as the Pershing mine suspends operations at noon Wednesday. General manager LP Love cites weak coal markets and lack of demand as the cause, with many large users already stocked. The mine, a major Iowa producer, had been shipping up to 1,000 tons daily this winter and employs over 300 workers who finished work and cleaned rooms as mules were moved from the shaft. The company hopes for a short shutdown, but fall reopening is uncertain.
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Pershing
LP. Love
Tony
Mr. Love
Love
Iowa
Maytag Loser In Court Over Unfair Competition
The Maytag Washing Machine Company of Newton paid 278000 in damages to Meadows Manufacturing of Bloomington Illinois after a Springfield federal court ruling last Saturday. The suit centered on unfair competition in sales.
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Monroe Mirror
Maytag Washing Machine Company
Newton
Meadows Manufacturing Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Work Of Putting Road To Grade Starts
Knoxville Journal reports the start of grading on Primary Road No 2 from Marion county east toward Pleasantville. Sargent and Roth of Keystone Indiana hold the contract and moved from near the Mozack farm with 80 horses and mules. The crew uses two elevating graders and a large roller, but paving this year seems unlikely.
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Marion County
Pleasantville
Sargent and
Roth
Keystone
King of Jazz Visits Chariton for Hour
Chariton welcomed Paul Whiteman and his orchestra for about an hour Friday morning on the way to St Joseph. The three car special diverted from the main Burlington line. curious locals boarded to greet the famed bandleader who remained cheerful despite recent marital troubles.
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Chariton
Paul Whiteman
St Joseph
Whiteman
Burlington
St. Joseph
Junk Yard Robbers Arrested in Ottumwa Heist
Wapello County deputies arrested Ben Jacobs and others from Ottumwa on a charge of breaking into a junk yard owned by Walter Welch. About $35 in metal and miscellaneous items were reported stolen Tuesday night, April 28, with the loot taken by auto to Ottumwa and sold there. Jacobs contends the payments received were $2.45 and $2.70 from two buyers.
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Tribune En
Ben Jacobs
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Walter Welch
Jacobs
Youth Confesses To Drowning Pal
Ottumwa police say 28 year old Lee Hammersley confessed to pushing Floyd Edwards 17 into a mill race near a restaurant. Edwards body was found days later after he vanished weeks earlier during a dispute over remarks about Hammersley’s sister.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Ottumwa
C. E. McPherson
Lee Hammersley
Floyd Edwards
Edwards
McPherson
Hammersley
Berry
Lee
New Sharon Teachers Work For Less
New Sharon schools have completed a general salary reduction for teachers. E B Axthelm, the superintendent, announced lower pay scales with high school teachers facing a 45 dollar cut, the principal 200 dollars, and primary teachers 45 dollars. New hires will earn 45 to 180 dollars less than exiting staff next year.
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New
Former Hired Hand In Toils Of Justice
Carthage Illinois sheriff uncovers a man accused of forging the name of his employer Will McCoy. The suspect, identified as Marlin Ridgeway, previously worked as a hired hand on the McCoy farm west of town. Investigators report the forged signature was used in connection with a farm-related matter. Further proceedings await in the county seat.
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Carthage
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Knoxville Express
Marlin
Jack) Ridgeway
Will McCoy
Ridgeway Arrested in Carthage for Bad Checks
Knoxville reports Ridgeway arrested by Ray Mosley sheriff at Carthage Illinois. He allegedly passed two checks to his former employer McCoy for about 100 dollars and 16 dollars. The first paid for a car at the Chevrolet garage and the second was cashed at Anspach grocery. Home listed as Mt. Pleasant. Sheriff Ward pursuing Ridgeway for return to Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Ray Mosley
Carthage
Ill
Anspach
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. McCoy
Monroe to Send Firemen to Ames Short Course
Monroe plans to send members of the Monroe Fire Company to the Fireman's Short Course at Ames from May 19 to 22. Chief Warner notes fire fighting science is evolving beyond bucket brigades and hand pumps, urging full attendance to keep Monroe’s fire department efficient.
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Monroe Mirror
Monroe Fire Company
Ames
Ralph Warner
Warner
Chief Warner
Monroe
Tries To Mix Liquor With Food Case In Indianola
Luther Young, owner of the Blue Moon Cafe near the square, pleaded guilty before Judge Cooper to maintaining a liquor nuisance. He was fined 300 dollars, plus costs, and sentenced to 90 days in jail. If the fine is unpaid, an additional three months may be added. Mrs. Young, bound over to the grand jury on the same charge, is out on bonds and anticipated to plead not guilty. She managed the raid and denied involvement in the liquor sale, a denial supported by her husband.
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Indianola Tribune
Luther Young
Blue Moon Cafe
Juge Cooper
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Penalty Inflicted For Burglarizing Act
Albert Hammond was found guilty by a jury in district court Tuesday afternoon of breaking into the Rock Island station at Rose Hill and stealing.
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Oskaloosa Times-Globe
Albert Hammond
Rock Island
Rose Hill
Two Men Face Trial and Fort Madison Sentence
The jury deliberated an hour and a half. Hammond and John Murphy were indicted and arrested after a devious trail. Murphy admitted guilt and received ten years at Fort Madison while Hammond sought a new trial as Judge Beckley set May 18 for hearing motions and sentencing.
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John Murphy
Gochee
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Fort Madison
Butterfat at 20 cents a pound marks a long low
Butterfat and cream markets show butterfat dipping to 20 cents per pound at the start of the week, the lowest since 1887. Creamery butter sells about 33 cents a pound while eggs drop to 9 to 12 cents a dozen after candling. Standouts recall past eras when eggs were as low as 3 cents a dozen in summer despite few usable eggs.
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Knoxville Express
Seven Freight Cars Jump the Rock Island Track Near Sigourney
Seven freight cars derailed on the Rock Island line four miles east of Sigourney near the Homer Noller farm last Friday at about 11 30 am. The cause is not known. Traffic between Oskaloosa and Sigourney was tied up until 10 30 pm Thursday when a wrecking crew from Oskaloosa re-railed the cars.
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Keokuk Couty News
Rock Island
Sigourney
Homer Noller
Oskaloosa
Graders Arrive to Start Work on 59
A grading camp established by Ellarton and Elliott will handle grading on No 59 with work expected to start soon. The camp sits on the Albert Fisher property atop the hill, with culvert delays hindering progress but bridges advancing as concrete pours for Buck Creek piers begin.
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New Sharon Star
Ellarton and Elliott
Albert Fisher
Buck Creek
Noted Meinhardi Rupture Shield expert to visit Orkloosa
A renowned Meinhardi Rupture Shield specialist will hold a demonstration at the Down Hotel in Orkloosa lows on Saturday May 23 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The visit targets men fitted by him in recent years, with free demonstrations and no charge.
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Chicago
Down
Orkloosa
Meinhardt
Crawford Ave
Woman near Colfax injured in Iowa collision
Mrs. John Petermeier of near Colfax sustained a severely bruised nose and minor cuts when her car rolled into a ditch after a collision with Harold Holtz’s car on the Baxter to Mingo road. Holtz's vehicle and occupants were uninjured.
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Jasper County
John Petermeier
Colfax
Harold Holtz
Petermeier
Baxter
Mingo
Holtz
Ira
Albert Holtz
Hold Soil Erosion Demonstration At Knoxville Farm
County Agent M. D. Textram and district soils agent Leslie E. Clapp led a soil erosion demonstration on the John Shivvers farm southwest of Knoxville. Black locust and willow planted along a large gully show trees deeper rooted and capable of stabilizing soil, with locusts forming durable posts and willows placed in moist gullies. They note tree planting can stop gullies from widening, though not a universal cure, and emphasize cost and maintenance in protecting tillable land.
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John Shivvers
Knoxville
M. D. Textram
Leslie E. Clapp
Clapp
Policeman and motorist clash over names in traffic stop
A police interaction turns comic as a motorist gives a long, elaborate alias Aloysius Alastair Cyprianius to a traffic officer who warns him not to repeat the trick. A second officer repeats the name exchange in a brief confrontation.
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Aloysius Alastair Cyprianius
Bock
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