Annual Thankoffering Meeting at First Reformed Church
The Women's Foreign Missionary society held its annual Thankoffering Meeting on November 20 at Mrs. Jack Vande Weerd’s home with 30 members and five guests. A Thanksgiving program was presented and the offerings totaled 322.16. A luncheon was served by hostesses Mrs. Viande Weerd Mrs. Harmelink and Mrs. Vander Ploes.
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the First Reformed Church
Jack Vande Weerd
Jake Viande. Weerd
John Harmelink
James Vander Ploes
Red Cross Roll Call In Rock Valley Reach Gently Strong Support
The Red Cross membership drive began Monday in Rock Valley with committees reporting encouraging response. Funds stay local to aid emergency relief with some sent to National Red Cross dues. List shows dozens of donors including Mrs. M Huie A G Halstead Mrs I E Eldredge and many business names. next week continues.
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Red Cross
Rock Valley
National Red Cross
Huie
A. GL. Halstead
I. E. Eldredge
C.W. Jacobs
Harvey Barnard
G. de Brin
Ars
G. de Brnin
Mas
F. Gunvink
John Weimer
Joan Covert
Lea Grossenbure
G. van Surksem
J. P. Schutt
Dick Roelofs
D. J. Scanlan
B. Hansen
Valley Cafe Farmers Lumber Co
W. A. Edington
Elmer Miller
Family History Hobby Traces 33 000 Relatives Back to 1578
Harry Bread an electrician at Humboldt Town has spent almost 12 years tracing family connections. He believes he now has direct authentic data on 33 000 members of his clan gathered from every state and stretching back to 1578.
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Harry Bread
Humboldt
Breed
Traciy
Union
SIREN CONCERTS AT IOWA FALLS CHANGED TO NOON
In Iowa Falls Towa the Friday siren time shifts from 6 PM to 12 PM noon. For over four years the steam whistle has sounded weekly to test operation. When run by Hampton Surfs it sometimes lingers in hymn tunes like Home Sweet Home and can be heard for miles.
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Iowa Falls
Towa
Hampton Surfs
Cops Play Cupid In Des Moines Marriage Run
Night officers George Hunt and Harry Willetts of Knoxville Iowa helped a Des Moines couple wed at an hour when justice was scarce. They escorted the lovers to County Clerk Don L Remy then to Justice Homer Bosland where a ceremony was performed.
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George Hunt
Harry Willetts
Knoxville
Iowa
Des Moines
Don L. Remy
Boke
Homer Bosland
Unlucky Start for Earl Wasner in Armstrong County Race
Earl Wasner of Armstrong County faced a rough start as he was whipped from the beginning in the race. The outcome remained uncertain as the event unfolded.
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Earl Wasner
Armstrong
Emmet County
Trena
The No 1 Office Need Protecting Eyes With Light
Mr Business or Professional Man is urged to prioritize proper indirect ceiling lighting over desk lamps. Eye strain from single spot lighting tires workers and reduces efficiency. Well illuminated offices and shops improve patronage and help employees see merchandise clearly.
Emmet county corn-basking contest ends abruptly as Wagner withdraws
Wagner drew number 13 in the Emmet County corn-basking contest and started in the unlucky position. Within a few minutes he sprained his wrist palm fully and had to withdraw from the event.
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Emmet County
Wagner
Unique wedding at Lincoln Community church Tama Iowa
Bert Lyle Robinson married Miss Victoria Smith in Lincoln Community church Tama County Iowa. The log cabin church, built over 13 years ago, hosted its first wedding since erection. Couple’s names to be engraved on a brass plate for wall display amid Tama County’s rural church traditions.
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Bert Lyle Robinson
Victoria Smith
Lincoln Community
Tama County
Iowa
Lincoln Church
English Starling Killed in Corning Iowa
An English starling, a rare bird in the United States, was killed by Glen Bisler at Corning, Iowa. The bird, introduced from England, is described as beautiful yet undesirable, larger than a sparrow with black and tan-tipped plumage and iridescent males.
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United States
Glen Bisler
Corning
Towa
England
Malaria Reported in Swea City Iowa
Doctors in Swea City Iowa treat a malaria case linked to travel from a camp near Cartersville Missouri. Everett Lester, visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Ole Molan, developed malaria during his stay and required care. physicians note they rarely see malaria in Iowa.
Chief of Police Hounds Stray Dog in 26 Mile Chase
Chief Wendell Nelson of Chantton Chariton pursued a stray dog through streets in a long chase. The dog remained elusive until the tireless pursuit ended with capture after a 26 mile chase, illustrating Nelson’s determined style.
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Wendell Nelson
Chantton
Northwest Mounted Police
Nelson
Chariton
Car Runs Amuck In Crystal Lake Neighborhood
Emil Damm parked his car in front of his hillside home in Crystal Lake Town. After hearing a strange noise he found the car tearing down the hill and leaping the curb into the Olof Weith residence. The car crashed through a wall, knocked a bed across the room, frightening the occupants but causing no injuries.
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Emil Damm
Crystal Lake
Damm
Olof Weith
Calf Eats Dynamite. Farm Man Kills Animal
R G Meyers a farmer at Essex Iowa faced a rare hazard after his calf ate dynamite. Although the explosive did not detonate the calf developed distress. Fearing an explosion Meyers deemed the situation unsafe and killed the calf to prevent further danger.
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R. G. Meyers
Essex
Iowa
Meyers
Tenant Farmer Johnson Seventy-Year Insight From Badger Area
Andrew Johnson, a tenant farmer near Badger, has rented the same farm for fifty years. Now 66, he began renting at 16 from the late C. W. Maher and continues to lease from the Maher estate. He never held a formal lease, yet he consistently made money through fluctuating years in agriculture.
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Andrew Johnson
Badger
Johnson
C. W. Maher
Maher
Veteran railroader George A Hoover retires after 50 years
George A Hoover of Tama Iowa receives a pension from the Northwestern railroad after half a century with the line. His brother John served 49 years with the same company. Hoover began memory of helping his father and brothers feed engines and retires with honors as a conductor. He witnessed railroading shift from wood burning locomotives with hand brakes to streamlined safety practices.
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George A. Hoover
Tama
Towa
Northwestern Railroad
Read
John
Geaver
Waverly Tackle Goter Called His Shot in Game
Waverly Iowa fans recall Lawrence Goter, tackle for the high school team, as he turned to Nashua players and promised help. On defense during a Nashua drive, quarterback John Kirkland fired up the team. Goter then recovered a Nashua fumble after the snap, prompting laughter and a nickname.
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Waverly
Iowa
Lawrence Goter
Nashau
John Kirkland
Guter
Nashua
Strange Malady Strikes Orange Garage Mechanic Audringa
Charles Audringa, a garage mechanic from Orange, has a mysterious illness that numbs his limbs and spreads through his body. He can no longer feel his hands or grasp objects. Local doctors could not diagnose it, and he was sent to the state hospital in Iowa City for study and treatment.
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Charles Audringa
Orange
Andringa
State Hospital
Iowa City
Greene woman suffers string of accidents in Chicago
Mrs CV Cave of Greene Iowa lay on a hospital bed in Chicago after an auto crash en route to eye surgery. She broke an arm and injured a knee, was taken by ambulance to Chicago where eye surgery succeeded, then suffered a ruptured appendix and underwent emergency operation.
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CV. Cave
Greene
Iowa
Chicago
Cave
Hicago
Tama man knocked down by dog attack on terrace
U S Johnston of Tama Iowa was knocked down after a large bulldog leaped from a terrace in front of O B Wilcox home. He suffered a fractured arm and multiple muscle strains and will require several weeks to recover.
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U.S. Johnston
Tama
Iowa
Johnston
O. B. Wilcox
Hard Luck 13 for Sioux City Family Alleges String of Surgeries
The Willard J. Smith family of Sioux City says 13 has been their unlucky number with 13 surgeries for wrist issues over 534 years. They report five quarantines and injuries including a broken collarbone and a broken ankle.
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Willard J. Smith
Sioux City
Smith
Poor Deputy Learns Paperwork Complications
Deputy Danielson of Cherokee county explains the job extends beyond arrests to filing duties. He recently sorted and filed over 8,000 driver's licenses in alphabetic order, with more copies to be added periodically to the county records.
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Cherokee County
Danielson
Nature on a spree at Marvin Watson home in Iowa
During a recent electrical storm near Searsboro Iowa lightning struck a large tree near the house ripping a six inch by seven foot splinter which buried itself through an automobile. Chickens sheltered under the car were killed. The bolt then followed a wire clothesline to a workshop tearing a roof hole and demolishing a clothesline pole.
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Nature
Marvin Watson
Searsboro
Iowa
Sports Fans Follow the American Boy Sports magazine ad targets teen athletes
Readers are invited to subscribe to THE AMERICAN BOY to access interviews and fiction that boost tennis, basketball, track, swimming, and more. Editor Griffith Ogden Ellis notes coverage from Minnesota and Pittsburgh teams, plus profiles of Jack Medica and Ray Daughters. Subscriptions cost 1 dollar yearly, 2 dollars for three years, with 50 cents added for foreign addresses. copies on newsstands 10 cents.
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Griffith Ogden Ellis
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Jack Medica
Ray Daughters
Eastern High School
Washington, D. C
Baste
Florida
America
Datict
Mich
Jowa in Egypt Cheers Hawkeyes Score Thrill
Dr. Charles A. Laughead of Tania Egypt, a 1933 University of Iowa graduate now with the Am srigau mission in Tanta, heard Iowa's victory over Colgate on the NBG network. He felt the game’s 54 yard line thrill and sent a report to Coach Ossie Solem.
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Jowa
Egypt
Land of the Pyramids
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Hawkeyes
Colgate
Charles A. Laughead
Tania
Laughead
Des Moines
Amsrigau Mission
Tanta
Ossie Solem
Jaws
NBG
de. Laughead
Martins and Birds Fight for Shafar’s Orchard Nests
Shafar of Spring Hill Iowa reports crows hawks and bluejays plunder his chickens and songbird eggs until a neighbor opens a pasta house. Since then he sees fewer losses as martins drive away predators. He notes seven bird nest types near his home including dove robin and woodpecker.
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Shafar
Spring Hill
Iowa
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