Oskaloosa Man to Stand Trial for Murder
Art Cooper a Black man from Oskaloosa stands indicted for the Aug 25 murder of his 70 year old white mother Jennie Cooper. He was arraigned as not guilty with defense counsel appointed and faces possible first degree murder penalties including hanging or life imprisonment. Special candy offer noted on page 4.
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Art Cooper
Jennie Cooper
Mahaska County
W. T. Martin
Maxwell A. O'Brien
Cooper
Wapello
Ottumwa
Dan W. Hamilton
J. G. Patterson
Jennie
Dan Hamilton
Hamilton
S. W. Reynolds
Patterson
Hugged Girl With One Arm On Crowded Road
A Polk County man paid 50 to M A Barnes of Knoxville to settle damages after his car collided with Barnes' party on a Des Moines street. The incident occurred as Barnes and companions neared the fair, the driver noting the crash felt like two locomotives. The offender gave his name and plate and agreed to return to Des Moines with payment.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Sawbucks
M. A. Barnes
Knoxville
Barnes
Chick
Knoxville Journal
Community Building Plan Questioned By Chamber Meeting
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the American Legion sought guidance on borrowing via a city bond to build a combined Legion home and general community meeting place and auditorium. The plan originally stemmed from a year ago when Fair shareholders donated holdings to the Legion, with donations expected to cover most of the cost then. The note’s approaching maturity and tight money prompted the advisory discussion.
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Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Legion
Pella
The
Pella Wins Milo Tournament In Baseball Showdown
The American Legion team from Pella captured the Milo tournament title last Thursday defeating Prairie City 8 to 7 after a tense rally. Lacona beat Milo in the earlier game and the final matched Pella against Lacona with Ver Steeg pitching both wins. Supporters from Pella traveled to the event with strong bleacher backing.
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Pella
Milo
American Legion
Prairie City
Lacona
Legion
Zondervan
Newton
Legion Boys
Lightning Strikes Church Prompting Panic Averted
In Mexico Missouri Rev J H Hughes used his flashlight to calm a frightened crowd after a bolt struck the First Baptist Church during a Sunday service. Fifty children cried as lights failed, but the minister ordered calm and the audience quieted. Wet, windy weather continued with two big winds in Pella Saturday night, causing tree damage and minor property loss including a bakery cornice and a city water tank top.
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Mexico
J. H. Hughes
First Baptist Church
Pella
van der Ploeg
Nieburg as a Cartoonist at Southern Iowa Fair Exhibit
Anton Nieburg, a Holland-born artist living in Oskaloosa, will display zinc etchings at the Southern Iowa Fair. His works reproduce Middleburg town hall, a Rotterdam cottage, a Netherlands landscape, and other subjects. He owns old European master prints, including an original Rembrandt etching and a Tour engraving. He etches at night in the Y M C A room and aims to become an American cartoonist by studying American life.
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Iowa
Anton Nieburg
Oskaloosa
Nieburg
Middleburg
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Rembrandt
Wonnerman
John Luyken
Tour
Jeburg
Oskaloosa Herald
Rhynsburger to Kalamazoo Social Problems Teacher
Will J Rhynsburger is named social problems teacher in the social science department at Central High School Kalamazoo Michigan for the coming year The Kalamazoo school enrolls over 1000 pupils He first taught at Pella High School where he graduated then taught in Colorado and for the past two years at Sac City Iowa He spent the summer at the University of Michigan preparing for his work
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Will J. Rhynsburger
Central High School
Kalamazoo
Mich
Will
Rhynsburger
Pella
Colorado
Sac City
Iowa
University’ of Michigan
Conference on Wheels Success in Marion County
Flying trip by County Sunday School Supervisors visited Red Rock Otley Bethel Pella Pleasantville Eden Dallas Melcher Columbia Attica Harvey Knoxville to standardize the county. Each school hosted a one hour conference with superintendents covering methods and plans in various divisions.
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Marion County
Red Rock
Otley
Bethel
Pella
Pleasantville
Eden
Dallas
Melcher
Columbia
Attica
Harvey
Knoxville
Hamp Jones
Mergher
Childrens
M. Vander Linden
Young Peoples
Rev. H. Barr
A. T. van Houweling
Agnes White
Nora White
Lon B. Wormhoudt
Lyman
Tracy
Rev
Barr
Young Peoples Department
Miss Stickney Weds Fred A. Collins of Chicago
Miss Georgia Stickney married Fred A. Collins of Chicago last week in Collins-Stickney Ward. Collins is the son of Dr. H. C. Collins of Evanston Illinois. Miss Stickney, sister of Mrs. L. W. Hartley, has been in Chicago with her brother and worked at the Federal Reserve Bank. They will reside at Edison Park Chicago after October first.
Good Samaritan in Hospital After Tractor Accident
L. J. Hauser, hailed as a Good Samaritan, was injured in Jefferson township while helping to free a stalled truck. His Titan tractor, attached to a separator, slipped in reverse trapping him between the machines and crushing the hips. He was taken to Oskaloosa for X rays to assess injuries.
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Hauser
Oskaloosa
Opening Day at Old Central
Opening day at Central College begins with ten o'clock chapel in the old building as classes start and preparations for the new chapel in the gym proceed. Rev Hancamp conducts devotion with a piano quartet. Professor Mulder delivers a thoughtful address on opportunity and seizing it.
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Central College
M. J. Hoffman
Hancamp
Third Reformed Church
Harriet Frush
Lucile Cochran
Magdalene Kuyper
Nicholas Gosselink
John Mulder
Mulder
God
Adam
Domin
Dollar Day Sale Planned by Pella Merchants
Local merchants in Pella announce a Dollar Day sale on Saturday September 24 offering bargains across goods, clothing, necessities and luxuries with many stores advertising one or two highlighted items. The Chronicle urges readers to plan ahead and check the advertisements for value and interest.
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Pella
the Chronicle
Chronicle
Barnes City Fire Destroys Joe Carr Garage
A late night blaze in Barnes City destroyed the Joe Carr garage once a livery barn. Firefighters found the fire limited at discovery but hay in the loft and a kinked hose caused a chemical pressure burst delaying suppression. Loss covered by insurance per the Oskaloosa Herald.
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Joe Carr
Barnes City
Oskaloosa Herald
Cool-A-Ford Demonstration At Pella Chain Works
The Pella Chain Works plans a Friday and Saturday demonstration of a new motor cooling method for Ford cars. The event aims to show benefits to Ford owners and attract local interest as the invention is tested and considered for broader use.
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Pella Chain Works
Ford
Pella
Fatty Arbuckle Scandal At Center Of Death Probe
Public outrage swelled as new details emerged about Virginia Rappe's death in a San Francisco hotel after a party hosted by Watty Arbuckle. Arbuckle faces manslaughter charges while investigators probe alleged liquor excesses, alleged assault, and witness testimony shifts.
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Virginia Rappe
San Francisco
Watty
Roscoe) Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Miss Rappe
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Conference ON Wheels
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Old Central
Barnes City Fire
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