Two Model T Fords Crash Hurts Two In Southeastern Iowa
In Prairie City last night about 9 oclock two Model T Fords collided near Love's residence. Miss Hagelleen of Ogden suffered a bad forehead cut and Mrs. Hayes was cut on the leg. Hayes and the other occupant's car was driven away free of serious damage. Jenson of Ames needed repairs to his car at Luntleys garage.
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Prairie City News
Mrs. Hayes
Ogden
Love
E. H. Jenson
Ames
Lucy Hagelleen
Thornburg
Hagelleen
Another Bussey murder tale shocks Iowa town
Henderson Emory, described as a frightened Negro, emerged at a Gelderblom residence near Bussey four miles from town claiming he did not kill Joe. He said a lamp toppled and started a barn fire, and he was found near the blaze by Sheriff W. J. Gochee. Emory was jailed as authorities weigh the case amid doubts about the incident and his mental state. He gave Leavenworth Kansas as home and mentioned Omaha Nebr. as a place where trouble occurred.
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Knoxville Express
Joe
Henderson Emory
Bussey
W. J. Gochee
Oskaloosa Herald
Henderson
G. Gelderbloom
Emory
Mr. Gelderblom
Gochee
Gelderbloom
Leavenworth
Kan
Omaha
Nebr
Osceola Man's Car Recovered in Missouri
Sheriff W J Gochee and Cecil Smith recovered the Ford belonging to Smith stolen from in front of the Howard Wilcox home on A avenue east November 9. Two men, George Bridges of Springfield Illinois and Harold Davis of Davenport Iowa, were sentenced to two years in Missouri state prison for robbing the Fly general store in Lancaster November 10 and for carrying concealed weapons. After release they will be brought to Oskaloosa to face theft charges for the Smith car.
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Oskaloosa Times-Globe
W. J. Gochee
Cecil Smith
Lancaster
Smith
Howard Wilcox
George Bridges
Springfield
Harold Davis
Davenport
Missouri
Fly General
Oskaloosa
Newton Man Injured by Automobile
Newton man Jess Wallace aged 52 was struck by a car driven by Mrs Em Dougherty at the intersection of First Avenue East and Eleventh Street. He suffered a broken jaw a scalp wound and a broken small bone in a leg and was taken to Skiff Memorial hospital in rain delaying the report last night officials said he rests as easily as could be expected.
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Newton
Jess Wallace
East Twelfth Street
Em Dougherty
Wallace
T. A. Pickens
Flares Lighted Roof Stunt Draws Crowds in Eddyville
Eddyville Tribune reports a Saturday stunt by Paul Thayer, Chevrolet dealer, using red flame reflections on a metal roof to draw a crowd to his Thayer's garage display of the new 1931 coach and truck. The scare of a roof fire turned out to be flares, not flames, as onlookers searched for ladders and chemicals.
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Eddyville
Thayer
Paul Thayer
Chevrolet
Madison farmer on same place 75 years
J F Jones of Madison township visited the Grinnell Chronicle office to cash his subscription and note he has lived on the same farm for seventy five years. His father Uriah Jones bought the land from the government and arrived in 1853 as a surveyor who charted the first road into Grinnell. He served in the Civil War in the same company as Dan Hays, who recently died in Grinnell.
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Grinnell
J. F. Jones
Madison Township
Uriah Jones
Dan Hays
Lions' $25 Check Boosts Local Trade in Indianola
The Lions club started a $25 check on a November 5 town tour and it has generated $125 in Indianola so far. Over forty merchants are expected to endorse it before it wears out, aiming for $1,000 in business. The chain began with a page ad in the Record and Tribune, passed to Green Bay Lumber for coal, then to the Herald via an ad purchase by Green Bay, and finally used by Seth Shenton as part payment.
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Indianola
The
Green Bay
Herald
Seth Shenton
Des Moines Lions Circulate $100 Local Check Plan
A Herald shop bill payment was made with a check handed to Dr L E Hooper and then to Ady and Myers Drug Store, where the check remains. The same scheme is used to buy goods in the city and nearby areas. The Des Moines Lions are circulating a $100 check as part of the plan.
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Herald
Indianola Hardware Co
L. E. Hooper
Hooper
Ady & Myers Drug Store
Des Moines Lions
P. T. A. Organizes At Taintor School
New Sharon Star reports patrons and teachers at Taintor organized a Parent-Teacher Association led by Mrs Zella Johnson and Miss Erma Krout from Oskaloosa. Leonard Leydens is president with Charles Garner as vice president Ava Faulkner secretary and Lowell Robertson treasurer Afton Hull chairs Membership and Mrs A G Hull heads Programs. Regular meetings set for the first Wednesday each month.
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New Sharon Star
Taintor
Zella Johnson
Erma Krout
Oskaloosa
Leonard Leydens
Charles Garner
Ava Faulkner
Lowell Robertson
Afton Hull
A. G. Hull
Tainter Association
75 Men at 22 Wagons Husk Corn for Edgar Timmons
Barnes City News reports on a community harvest in Pleasant Grove township. In a show of neighborly support for Edgar Timmons during illness, about 75 men and 30 wagons husked and gathered a hundred acres of corn on Wednesday November 12. The first wagon arrived at 6:00, work continued until 3:20, and dinner was provided by roughly 25 local women.
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Barnes City
Edgar Timmons
Pleasant Grove Township
Bob Sanders
What Cheer
Timmons
Man Lives After Being Declared Dead
Wm H Delzell 86 of Marengo was visiting his sister in law Mrs David Delzell on October 27 and was found apparently lifeless. The doctor declared him dead and he was placed in bed. He stirred later and showed life, startling the doctor who had never seen such a case. In a day or two he was about as usual.
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Knoxville Journal
Wm. H. Delzell
Marengo
David Delzell
Let Contracts For Paving Of Roads
Knoxville Journal reports that bids will be received November 25 for paving five and a quarter miles in Marion county and one and a fifth miles in Monroe county plus a new road from Pleasantville to the Warren county line. No. 2 will run west to join the Warren county section. culvert work and No. 2 near Tracy progress. a Des Moines river bridge is under construction. No. 14 approaches to a new bridge near Jack Mark's hill. old bridge removal planned.
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Knoxville Journal
Knoxville
Centerville
State Highway Commission
Marion
Monroe Counties
Marion County
Monroe County
Pleasantville
Warren County
Tracy
Des Moines
Bellefountaine Hill
Jack Mark's Hill
Whitebreast
Young Bride in Serious Accident Near Charles City
Keota Eagle reports Mrs. Paul Greiner, three weeks married, was seriously injured at home when a tractor corn picker entangled her left arm. She suffered a mangled arm requiring shoulder amputation, a scalp wound, and multiple cuts. Her twin sister Margaret also involved in double ceremony.
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Keota
Paul Greiner
Charles City
Mrs. Greiner
Rat Snap advertised for rat and mice control
Puritan Drug Co Ideal Pharmacy promotes Rat Snap for rodent control. Claims include no odor, irresistible bait for rats and mice, and varying sizes for kitchens, cellars, farms, and factories.
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Puritan Drug CO
Ideal Pharmacy
Local wedding in the Bohrofen family circle
The ceremony was held in the community with both bridegroom brothers born locally. Mrs. L. W. Bohrofen and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bohrofen attended the wedding, underscoring family ties and local roots.
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Ing Brothers
L. W. Bohrofen
Alvin Bohrofen
Campaign to Help Unfortunates by Newton Kiwanis Club
Newton Kiwanis Club launches a winter clothing drive to aid city residents in need. A post office basement receiving station will collect clothes shoes toys and other garments for distribution through local aid groups. Junior and Senior high school students repair and redecorate toys for Christmas distribution. committee led by W N Jasper includes F C Nelson and others.
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Jasper County
Newton
Newton Kiwanis Club
L. C. Brewer
Kiwanis Club
A. P. Twogood
W. N. Jasper
F. C. Nelson
Arthur Vaughn
W. E. Petersen
J. H. Warburton
T. A. Pickens, Jr
Vandals damage Gun Club building at New Sharon fair grounds
Considerable damage found by Gun Club members preparing for the annual coon feed. Window panes broken, door torn from hinges, three barrels of clay pigeons shattered, traps damaged, stove pipe down. No motive given. investigators look into possible malicious act.
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New Sharon
Gun Club
Knoxville Lady Dies at 94 in Knoxville Home
Mrs Hanna Gullion died last Saturday November 15 at the home of her daughter Mrs George McGruder in Knoxville at age 94 years 4 months 2 days Born Hanna Simmons July 13 1836 in Cook County Illinois She married Thomas Gullion April 1 1853 and had eleven children Survived by four daughters and two sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Gullion
Attica
Knoxville
McGruder
Iowa
Indiana
California
M. P
Blackman
Gullion Cemetery
Knoxville Express
Hanna Gullion
George McGruder
Hanna Simmons
Benjamin and
Frances Simmons
Cook County
Ilinois
Thomas Gullion
Adaline Quick
Newburg
Ore
Margaret Caulkins
Sarah McGruder
Dannie Gullion
Rebecca Hall
Russell
Isaac Gullion
John Gullion
Eddyville Produce Man Found Dead in Ottumwa Garage
Eddyville resident Eugene Burnough, owner of Burnaugh Produce Co, was found dead in his car in his Ottumwa garage from carbon monoxide poisoning. He moved from Libertyville to Ottumwa at 19, later settling in Eddyville in 1929. Survived by wife Marietta, a granddaughter, two brothers, two sisters, and several in-laws. Funeral held at Lester Jay funeral home with Masonic burial in Ottumwa cemetery.
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Eddyville Tribune
Eugene Burnough
Ottumwa
J. R. Wellstead
Burnough
Burnaugh Produce Co
Burnaugh
Libertyville
Lilburn Produce Concern
Eddyville
Marietta Burnaugh
Dorothy Jean Burnaugh
John H. Burn
Lester Jay
R. E. Beetham
D. D
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Gas Relief From Diapepsin Claim Prompts Testimony
Mrs A P Gentry of Minneapolis recalls years of indigestion and gas then finds quick relief with Pape's Diapepsin. She says tablets ease heart pain and digestion, bananas now settle, and she urges others to try the remedy or request a free sample from Wheeling West Virginia.
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Pape
Wheeling
W. Va
Fifteen Year Old Girl Disappears Near Mitchellville
Helen Scholl a 15 year old Mitchellville high school student vanished Tuesday night from relatives with a run away note. Sheriff Findley joined the search after reports she talked with Margaret Siner about running away. She is described as about 4 feet 10 inches, 120 pounds with blue eyes and light hair, wearing a dark hat gray plaid fur collar coat and black oxfords. Her father lives in Canal Winchester Ohio and she has been living with Mellie Weaver.
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Newton
Mitchellville
Sheriff Park
A. Findley
Polk County
Helen Scholl
Helen
Canal Winchester
Ohio
Mellie Weaver
Margaret Siner
Wright Depot Agent Dies Sudden at Wright
I C Weber 65, station agent for the M and St L railroad at Wright, died suddenly at 6 30 am Tuesday after arriving at the depot to begin work. He had heart disease but appeared well, and is survived by his wife.
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Oskaloosa
Men Seek Inspiration or Consolation in Wives
Some men look to their wives for inspiration and others for consolation, reflecting varied emotional support roles within marriages across communities.
Men Should Gauge Weight by Height in Old Health Ad
Dr Leonard Williams lists men ages 40 to 44 with normal weights for heights from 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft 1 in. The ad endorses Kruschen Method for fat loss and urges a four week regimen including diet changes and a daily half teaspoon Kruschen Salts, priced 85 cents per bottle for four weeks, available at Ideal Pharmacy.
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Leonard Williams
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