Runaway girl captured after radio tip in Bancroft
Minnesota police traced a 15 year old runaway driving a damaged Overland through Bancroft after a broadcast. Sheriff Hackman detained the girl in Algona while Minnesota authorities, with the girl's father, took charge of the incident ending this stage of her spree.
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Police Department of
Minneapolis
Mankato
Harry Mossman
Bancroft
Daniel Boone
Sheriff Hackman
Minnesota
Algona
Mrs Sam Gross Dies Sudden in Story County
Mrs. Sam Gross longtime Buffalo township resident dies at a daughter’s home in Story county from a stroke. Sons Vern of Algona and Capri of Lone Rock arrived to arrange funeral plans. Services are set for Friday at 3 p.m. in Titonka with burial in Buffalo township cemetery.
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Sam Gross
Buffalo Township
Story County
Vern
Algona
Capri
Lone Rock
Titonka
Record of Iowa Truck Farming Boom at Saint Ansgar
Saint Ansgar in Mitchell county leads Iowa truck farming with 500 cars of cabbage potatoes and onions shipped by mid October. The onion field near Saint Ansgar covers 129 acres and yields per acre set records for cobage potatoes and onions. Northern Iowa farms report up to 400 bushels of potatoes per acre. Advertising notice for Thursday and Friday offers eggs ducks hens and geese with varying prices from E J Hongland Titonka Iowa.
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ST. Ansgar
Saint Ansgar
Mitchell County
Iowa
Fragmented county official notes amid OCR garble
Readable snippets refer to county offices including recorder and coroner with names such as Susie Engler and Elizabeth J. Stesseguie alongside references to townships and clerical roles. The text appears as garbled OCR with partial names and titles and lacks a coherent single event.
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Susie Engler
Seer
Elizabeth J. Stesseguie
SD. Quarton Op
Laird
Local County Audit Shows Poll Totals Amid Confusion
In a fragmented county report Auditor Peterson is listed with no opposition as votes are tallied at Dickinson. The contest centers on the lead between Prookhart and Mendall with several numeric tallies and street references appearing in the shuffled text.
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Teldl
Arrests In Britt Poker Ring Reported By Corwith Hustler
The Corwith Hustler notes a large group of Towrer players were arrested in Britt for gambling. It mentions a representative named Gerwith among those taken, and suggests more could have been nabbed if the dragnet had been earlier.
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Britt
Gerwith
Corwith
Iowa Central
Death of Gar Bolster After Long Bancroft Life
Gar Bolster longtime Bancroft resident died Sunday evening after returning from a Waterloo trip. His sudden heart failure surprised the community and county. Known for tireless bedside kindness and family devotion, his obituary will be printed next week in the Register. Sympathy is extended to his bereaved family.
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Gar Bolster
Bancroft
Waterloo
Altho
Gar
Portland Township
Mr. Bolster
Garta
Register
Price of Victory High in Lone Tree
Lone Tree Reporter notes Iowa State University pride after defeating an eastern team in New Haven. It criticizes Monday class cutting as excessive and questions taxpayers’ return on a large educational expense while urging lawmakers to reconsider allocations.
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Manda
Lone Tree Reporter
State of Iowa
New Haven
General Assembly
Farmer Countassel
Moraye
Towa
Lal
Ora
Gelonly
Che
Collision In Witton Involves Walk Brother Car
A car owned by a Walk brother from Witton collided with Ralph Steimman’s vehicle on Shg mill street at noon. Stehman’s car tore a rear tire from the impact while the Walk car suffered no damage. Stehman, a pupil at But school, drives a Ford with side curtains and did not see the oncoming machine until the crash.
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Andriven
Walk Brothers
Witton
Ralph Steimman
Alto
Shg Mill
Boekelman Brother Dies After Illness in German Township
William Boekelman a brother of Hero Joh and Abbe Boekelman of German township died Sunday in Ackley from tuberculosis and dropsy after a month’s illness. He had planned to travel to Texas for a climate change but grew too ill. A farmer in German township earlier and more recently worked in a garage at Ackley and Waterloo. He was well regarded for his honesty and upright character. His remains were shipped to Buffalo Center on Tuesday with Hero and Abbe, where funeral and interment were held.
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Wm. Boekelman
Lrother
Hero
Joh
Abbe Boekelman
Ackley
Abbe
Texas
Waterloo
Buffalo Center
Farmers Protective Association proposed in Kossuth County
The Farmers Protective Association proposed by the county farm bureau aims to curb farm thefts in Kossuth. A committee recommends forming a five member board, annual township subscriptions of at least 25 dollars, rewards for information, and delegates joining at a meeting in Algona on November 26 at 1 30 PM.
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Farmers' Protective Association
Kossuth
Farmers’ Protective Association
Farm Bureau
Algona
Wayne Rhoades Sets Valley Corn Picking Record In One Day
Wayne Rhoades is named champion corn picker of the Valley after harvesting 122 bushels in a single day. Reported rivals reach around 100 bushels. Albert Kehl once plucked 199 in fall but now suffers rheumatism preventing another record attempt. The Willow crop yields better than expected amid warm weather and tough husks.
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VICKS
Wayne Rhoades
Albert Kehl
Denhart
Saul
Barton Charged With Embezzling From Crystal Lake Firm
Krank Kohlhaas summoned to Garner to testify before a grand jury. Barron, manager of the Crystal Lake Mercantile Co., had his automobile repaired at Kohlhaas Bros. garage and paid 71.76 by check. He is charged with converting company funds for personal use and reportedly behind about 6,000 dollars.
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Barton
Kohlhaas
Barron
Crystal Lake Mercantile Company
Kohlhaas Bros
Algona
Bridegroom Says Bride Was Stolen in Iowa Ordeal
Albert Judd and Doris Wheeler wed at the Little Brown Church, then the bride vanished with her mother and Albert Smith after threats of force. Judd seeks legal recourse to recover his wife as Kanawha residents react to the dramatic abduction and rumored engagements.
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Mr.Judd
Miss Wheeler
Kanawha
Albert Smith
Judd
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Clarion
New Hampton
Little Brown Chuch
Local Web School Baseball Team Scares Frio Opponents
A lively local youth baseball scene reports the Web school team staging a scare of Frio last Friday afternoon to prove their edge over neighboring high schools. The young squad drew praise for their effort, though older critics questioned the tactic as a prank.
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Frio
Political warning and social scandal rumor in Corwith Hustler
A Corwith Hustler item hints at political intrigue involving Lieutenant Governor Ham Will and figures Brookhart and Wallace Short. It questions socialist, labor, republican, and democrat chances in upcoming elections and speculates on a push for a governor's seat two years hence.
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Ham Will
Broole Hare
Brookhart
Wallice M. Short
Sioux City
Corwith Hustler
Man Hunt Reports At Wallingford And Graettinger
Excitement spread as a bound and gagged man was found in a Larsen schoolhouse near Wallingford. He claimed robbery near Fairmont by a negra and a white man, with a long trek by foot to Estherville, then Graettinger. searches by a regional posse yielded no result. The chase moved to Graettinger with depots and river bottom timber scenes. Community notices mention a November bazaar and high school activities, including a prize from the Titania Club and declamatory preparations.
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Walligford
Larsen School
Fairmont
Estherville
Martin County Seriff
Wallingford
Timbers
Graettinger
Ringsted
Cnact
Saovietida
Societios
Edward Brongs
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