First Circus Reached Iowa A Century Ago in 1838
The American Arena Company circus toured many Iowa towns in 1838 as a principal entertainment, described as a traveling world of wonders. The arena held up to one thousand spectators, featured six year old Master Howes and clown Jack May, with a military band. Admission was fifty cents.
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American Arena Company
Black Hawk Purchase
Farmington
West Point
Fort Madison
Augusta
Burlington
Wapello
Bloomington
Rockingham
Davenport
Bellevue
Dubuque
Lowans
de William J. Peterson
Palimasest
Howes
Jack May
Sumorous
Iowa
Nhor
Islands
United State
Pacific
San Diego Bay
Senvedro
San Francisco
Calif
Bremerton
Seattle
Port Angels
Aberdeen
Washington
San Diego
United State Navy
San Pedro
Barny
Navy
Bay of
22A
Agal
Pearl Harbor
Sian Trancisco
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Wrangell
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Canal
U. S. Navy
Fanama Canal
South
Colon
Canal Zone
Gonaives
Anmit
Guantarous
Cuba
Harvey C. Harmelink
Memories of a bitter failure and a wartime voyage
A fractured reminiscence recounts a downfall marked by a sheriff’s door sign and the loss of seven years’ savings, followed by a spring thaw and robin reports. It also covers civic praise for the Iowa Public Service Company, Pope Pius XI’s death, a Readers Digest tribute to Abraham Lincoln, and a sailor’s diary from 1937 38 detailing Pearl Harbor era duty and canal passage.
Notice of Appointment of Executor in Hessel Roorda Estate
In Sioux County Iowa the District Court appointed Hessel Roorda Jr as executor of the estate of Hessel S Roorda deceased. Debts should be paid promptly and all claims presented to the executor for allowance at the Clerk of the District Court Sioux County Iowa. PD Wiersma Clerk of Court February 13 1939.
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State OF
Iowa
Sioux County
District Court
Sions County
Hessel S. Roorda
District Court of
Towa
Hessel Roorda, Jr
G. A. Wathof
PD. Wiersma
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Rock Valley Bee
Market Report
E. Eods
Doug
Mercury
Sumlay
Waller Hynes
Towa Public Service Company
Yowa Public Service Company
Pius XI
Pius XV
Reader's Digest
Mid- We West
Hardshin Hkeg
Pernee
Despe
Seore
Bey
Tife
Hey
Hide Ble
Biater
Abraham Lincoln
Pearl
Rock Valley
Vander M
W. EL Schemmer
Posal Plank
Vander Meer Schutz
Eldredge
Adriana Vander
Farmers Lumber Co
Mase
Ted Bauman
Jake ‘Vande Weerd
Halstead
Woman's Club
L. E. Davisson
Emma' Osters
Township Soil Conservittee
Eva Trebon
Deal Loce
Ck Valley
Harvey C. ‘Farmelink
Erto
Peper
Council Proceedings
Heck Vealley
Council of the
F. T. McGill
A. G. Vander Meer
Paul Collenbaugh
R. M. Schutz
Fred Bauder
Schutz
Ted
Barry
Naval Training Station
Barder
Irick Roelofs
Firold Roelofs
G. Vande Weerd
Fre
John
Ander
H. Schemmer
E. Vande Weerd
Piremar
A. Hepmen
I. E. Woolridge
Sohe
Lou
Wengr and State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
South Side Service Station
Ali
Gavan
Iowa Public Service Co