Four Newton Boys Shot in Watermelon Patch Incident
Four Newton youths Roy Woods Ray Wyatt John Baker and Lester Wheatcraft were shot Tuesday night near Colfax by a farmer while seeking watermelons. Wheatcraft sustained severe injuries with no. 3 shot lodging in back legs and hand. The boys pledged to press assault with intent to kill charges upon county attorney’s return.
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Newton
Colfax
T. A. Pickens
Roy Woods
Ray Wyatt
John Baker
Lester Wheatcraft
Guy Wade
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Pickens
George Campbell
Jasper County
Marriage Licenses Issued by District Clerk Since Last Report
The clerk of the district court issued licenses to Ibert W. Van Diest and Elizabeth De Haas Groven, plus Florence Promite and Arzie Cox, and Verly Vorhi.
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Ibert W. van Diest
Elizabeth ‘de Haas Groven
Florence Promite Arzie Cox
Verly Vorhi
Births Record Set Across Town in Sept 1927
The Chronicle lists multiple births during the past week in Knoxville and surrounding townships. Adeline Desplanque, Orlin Mullen, Walter J McCulley, Josephine Vanderburg, Carrell Williams, Ray Bailey, Betty Spaur, Wilma Brubaker, Raymond Provenzano, James Mart, Lester Durham, Vera Whitlatch, Evelyn Bachman, Willa Brubaker, Norma Cowman. A farmer north of town yielded four ears of corn weighing almost five pounds for seed, using Yellow Dent variety and noting good moisture and readiness for storage.
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Adeline Desplanque
Walter Desplanque
Knoxville
Orlin Mullen
Hallie Mullen
Walter John S. McCulley
Walter McCulley
Hamilton
Josephine Vanderburg
Cornelius Vanderburg
Clay Township
Carrell Dewane Williams
Sam Williams
Ray Harold Bailey
Charley Bailey
Polk Township
Betty Josephine Spaur
Thomas A. Spaur
Indiana Township
Wilma Collene Brubaker
Russell Brubaker
Washington Township
Raymond Joseph Provenzano
James Provenzano
Pershing
James Norman Mart
James C. Mart
Lester Harvey Durham
Christopher E.durham
Vera May Whitlatch
John Lewis Whitlatch
Evelyn L. Bachman
Frank Baughman
Willa Farna Brubaker
Norma Lucille Cowman
Earl Cowman
Pleasant Grove Township
Chronicle
Final Week of Stevens Shoe Store Ad in The Chronicle
The Chronicle notes the final week of sale at Stevens Shoe Store in Oskaloosa. Articles of Incorporation filed with County Recorder Dave Hawkins show Stevens Shoes, successor to Clendenon and Son, with capital of 25000 dollars. Roy E. Stevens and Manley O. Stevens of Ottumwa and John Beaty of Oskaloosa listed as incorporators. Roy Stevens serves as president and treasurer, John Beaty as vice president, Manley Stevens as secretary. The Oskaloosa store is separate from the Ottumwa parent but to be run on the same lines as the pioneer operation.
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the Chronicle
Stevens Shoe
Oskaloosa
Stevens Shoes
Clendenon & Son Shoe Company
Dave B. Hawkins
Roy E. Stevens
Manley O. Stevens
Ottumwa
John Beaty
Ottumwa footwear store rooted in 46 years of service
Orlando Stevens founded the Ottumwa business in 1881 and it stands as a twin to the Clendenon company store of Oskaloosa. The Oska loosa store will keep the Clendenon name for now, but Ottumwa will lead in policy and practice offering the best lines of footwear for men women and children. Mr and Mrs C Boender Jr of Chicago visited relatives in Pella recently and planned to travel to Des Moines before returning home.
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Ottumwa
Orlando Stevens
Clendenon Company
Oskaloosa
Tumwa
C. Boender Jr
Chicago
Pella
Des Moines
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Oskaloosa, Iowa
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Lendenon
High Avenue West
Rollins
Stevens
Grahams
Iowa
Lace
Graham
Madras
Gillette Razor Blades
Poland
China
Harold J. Veenstra
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