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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1932
Page
3
Paul Nalevanko, 19, was bitten on the back by a five foot blue racer hanging in a hedge on the Nalevanko farm Wednesday evening. He was cutting brush when the snake struck through his shirt and overalls. He sought medical attention in Lovilia and no serious results followed.
Rene Dupont aged 46 of Bussey was fatally injured at Rex No 5 coal mine near Loilia when slate fell on a prop he was mining off. The slate, reported six feet long and two feet wide, crushed him. He died several hours after being taken to the Albia Miner’s Hospital.
Mr Dupont born in France is survived by his wife and three children Margaret Della and Cecil. Funeral services were held at the Bussey Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 oclock conducted by the pastor Reverend Lawrence Hight of Louilla assisted by Reverend Miers pastor of the Bussey M P church Burial was in Bussey cemetery.
Dr. R A Hills of Russell recovered his medicine bag and instrument case after leaving them in his car at Crystal Lake during a barbecue. Sheriff J S Smith and Lucas county officials searched the lake area. Dewey Rubie found one bag in a pasture and another nearby. Officials believe the thief discarded the items when they had no material value.
Jasper Jennings and Henry Richmond of Chariton face charges after a Sunday night crash that left six people injured. Jennings admitted intoxication and was sentenced to 30 days in Lucas County jail with parole revocation sought. Richmond is charged with leaving the scene and failing to report. he pleads not guilty and awaits a hearing as a grand jury case likely binds him over.
Richmond drove a Jennings owned machine and tried to pass on U S Highway 34 east of Chariton on Sunday night. He collided head on with Howard McDonald 18 of Russell and Jennings car careened into McDonald car. The Flanders car occupants were injured and treated in Albia. Richmond reportedly fled the scene. Jennings was apprehended.
In Rutledge near Wapello county, a wild animal sighting sparked a posse from Ottumwa. The so called gorilla was Andy Meyers gathering honey, wearing a horse-hide coat and fur mittens with a screen over his head to shield him from bees, not a beast.
A large hay and stock barn and a double corn crib and granary on the William Rutherford farm, located about a mile and a half west of Ewart, were destroyed by a blaze Friday evening likely started by faulty wiring. Firemen from Montezuma, Grinnell, and local volunteers contained the fire after the Montezuma and Grinnell crews arrived. the house narrowly escaped, with most furniture removed. The barn held a steam engine, separator, harness, and other gear, all damaged or destroyed, and the crib contained about 2500 bushels capacity with only fifty bushels of corn left.
Warner Bros presents William Powell and Kay Francis in Jewel Robbery a lighthearted dramatic comedy from Ladislaus Foder and director William Dieterle, featuring Alan Mowbray Helen Vinson and others. The film roles have Powell as a charming sly robber and Francis as chic Baroness Teri set in Vienna. It opens at Rivola theatre in Oskaloosa for four days starting Saturday September 3.
A house fire damaged oats and destroyed fifty bushels of wheat in the granary. Some oats were salvaged for feed. The loss was covered by insurance. A large crowd gathered, with cars packed in both directions from the Rutherford home as volunteers helped and were thanked for their efforts.
Within ten minutes after a call to Clarke county sheriff, Sheriff Houghtaling and night marshal Tom Schooler captured three stickup artists. The quick response ended the robbery in progress, with the suspects detained by county law enforcement.
Sigourney Review reports 30-year-old Austin Wyble died after a car driven by Keith Dunton struck him a mile and a half south of What Cheer. Wyble suffered compound fractures, severe shock, and internal injuries and died at Mahaska county hospital in Oskaloosa. Coroner Harry B. Reynolds ruled the death accidental with no inquest.
Wyble jumped from a Dodson World's Fair Shows truck carrying equipment from Rock Island to What Cheer for the county fair. He ran into the road to grab apples from an orchard and was hit by a southbound car. He was rushed to Mahaska County Hospital. a passing motorist assisted him at the scene.
Seven arrests were made in Davis County last week by local and state officers. Four suspects were taken into custody by E. C. Haynes, state inspector, with three distinct counts noted among those detained. The report highlights ongoing enforcement activity across the county.
In Davis County seven cases heard by Justice F W Baumgarten. Merryman and three Davis County residents paid fines for missing proper lights on hay wagon and autos. Tom Dabbey Sherman Stiver Bloomfield were jailed thirty days with hard labor for illegal liquor. Carl Kampf Illinois jailed costs paid. all plead guilty. We go up in the air quite often but not by airplane. Chronicle Want Ads bring results.
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