Balbo Visit Highlights Aviation Turning Point
General Balbo and Roosevelt dined at the White House as the Italian flyer’s historic Mediterranean crossing underscores aviation’s strategic future. The piece links his voyage to wartime shifts, the rise of air fleets, and broader economic and political notes from Britain, China, and Russia.
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General Balbo
Roosevelt
White House
Rome
Mussolini
Balbo
Mediterranean
Chicago
Atlantic
Pacific
Tripoli Defeats Denver in Cedar Valley League Game
Tripoli beat Denver 6 to 2 in a Cedar Valley league matchup on Sunday at Denver. In the first inning Bennett Meyers and Belknap started the scoring with singles and walks, followed by a single by Meyers. Tripoli added two more in the fifth and one in the seventh, while Denver scored in the fourth and ninth.
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Tripoli
Denver
Bennett
Belknap
Meyers
Boeckman
Homan
Nevermann
Nashuabeats Waverly to stay unbeaten in Cedar Valley
Nashua defeated Waverly 6 to 3 as nine errors by Waverly paved the way for the Nashua win. Nashua tallied two runs in the third, fourth, and ninth innings, while Waverly scored in the first and fifth. Bowers doubled twice and singled to pace Nashua, and Webster had three hits for Waverly.
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Waverly
Nashua
Wilson
Strike
Wining Battery
Rolfe
Elwood
Bowers
Webster
Shell Rock Edges Plainfield In Cedar Valley Showdown
Shell Rock nips Plainfield 9 to 8 in a Cedar Valley league contest. R Shadbolt and Cramer belted circuit blows for Plainfield and Shell Rock, while J Harms hit a triple, and Graham and R Shadbolt doubled. Shell Rock scored the decisive runs late, batter notes cite D Shadbolt and C Smith for Shell Rock and Harms, Newell, Opperman for Plainfield.
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Plainfield
Shell Rock
R. Shadbolt
Cramer
J. Harms
Graham
D. Shadbolt
C. Smith
Newell
Opperman
Tripoli Defeats Readlyn in Close Kittenball Tilt
Tripoli edged Readlyn 5 to 4 in a Tuesday night kittenball game at the Tripoli diamond. Readlyn’s pitchers were Hahn with catchers Eichmann and Matthias, while Tripoli’s pitchers were Jack Fink with catcher Jacobson.
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Tripoli
Readlyn
Hahn
Eichmann
Matthias
Jack Fink
Jacobson
Longtime resident Louise Bockhaus marks 92nd birthday
The Bockhaus home near Douglas township hosted relatives and friends for a surprise birthday gathering honoring Louise Bockhaus born July 19 1841 in Wendelhorst Germany. She lived in Germany and Iowa before moving to Beecher Illinois then Tripoli before settling back with her son Herman. Guests included Rev Kaum and families and others from Douglas township and Waverly.
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Frederika
H. C. Bockhaus
Germany
Wilhelm Oelker
Anna Keeling
Louise Luckie
Chicago Heights
America
Beecher
Will County
Illinois
William Boekhaus
Brower
Herman
Bremer Couty
Iowa
Tripoli
Bockhaus
Douglas Township
Kaum
Brase
Chris Drape
Henry Brandt
Fred Bergman
Henry Luhring
George Crisman
Mildred Bergman
Waverly
New Cases In The District Court Proceedings
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. sues Marie Gethman and others in equity under new section 8-93-13. The case, filed in district court, seeks relief consistent with the statute and involves civil actions between the insurer and multiple defendants.
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Marie Gethman
Action In Equity
97 Years Old Fredericka Celebrates Milestone
Mrs. Mary Henry, aged 97, marked her birthday on Monday July 24 at her home with son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. E. FE. Henry. She received many callers gifts and cards from friends near and far, remains active and helps with home duties.
Hold Family Picnic At Rohrsens Home
A family picnic was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Louis Rohrs sen west of town last Wednesday as a courtesy to their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs How ard Peyton of Chicago. Other relatives attended from Waverly Water loo this city and Montana with several children and grandchildren. The afternoon featured visiting and ended with a picnic supper.
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Louis Rohrssen
Town
Howard Peyton
Chicago
H. J. Stumme
Waverly
George Bisbey
Gerald
James
Waterloo
H. H. Bull
Edith
Lois
Darlene
Lloyd
Lillia
Beverly
E. L. Woolman
Montana
Merchants Attend Meeting At Waverly
A gathering of about 250 merchants from Butler and Bremer counties met in Waverly on Monday evening to discuss a code under the industrial recovery act. The meeting adjourned without action and no follow up conference was scheduled. The two counties set their usual workday schedule from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday closing at 9:30 p.m.
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Tripoli
Butler
Bremer
Waverly
New Mortgage Law in Effect for Bremer County
Bremer county residents face a new mortgage reporting rule issued by County Auditor H. J. Stumme. A law passed by the last session requires all assignments sales and transfers of real estate mortgages and notes secured by real estate to be reported to the county auditor unless recorded with the county recorder. Reports are due for pre July 5 1933 actions by August 5 1983. out of county residents follow their home county rules. Forms have been distributed to collect holdings on such monies and credits designed to catch new unreported items.
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Bremer
H. J. Stumme
County Recorder
Stumme
Robson Bros Circus Delights Youngsters
Robson Bros circus gave two performances here Tuesday with about 75 people plus dogs and ponies. An evening crowd nearly filled the tent enjoyed eighteen acts, notably juggling, tight wire, and horizontal bar. The show was clean and engaging for youngsters before departing Wednesday morning for Nashua.
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Robson Bros. Circus
Nashua
Legion Team Is Out Of Tourney In Local Sub-State Games
The sub state Junior Legion tourney ended badly for Burt and Tripoli with Burt losing 20 to 4 at Burt and 9 to 17 at Tripoli. Gehrke pitched well for Tripoli, keeping Burt’s hitters off balance for six innings. Burt has the strongest local team this summer, with several eligible players likely for next year. Krueger Eichman Gehrke Meier Wittler named as upcoming talent.
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Burt
Tripoli
Rockford
Gehrke
Krueger
Eichman
Meier
Eichmann
Frese
Farnum
Rf Wittler
Matthias
Crinklaw
Burt— Stewart
Hanna
Leaper
Riddle
Ewelt
P Olsen
Vogel
Sigsbee
Carter
Threshing in Full Swing Across Local Farms
Threshing of this year’s oats crop is underway with most meetings completed last week and farming crews starting this week. Favorable weather continues to aid progress and many days of work are expected in the next ten days.
Inspector Checks Head and Tail Lights in Waverly
An automobile inspector from the state department inspected head and tail lights of car owners in Waverly last week. Several infractions were found and Sheriff Sager said the program will continue through the county. He warned owners to ensure headlights and tail lights meet motor vehicle laws.
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State Department
Waverly
Sager
Ice Cream Sale At Kitten Ball Game
Home made ice cream cones will be sold Friday night at the kitten ball game by the members of the Christian Endeavor of the Congregational church.
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Christian Endeavor of the Congregational Church
Auto Crash Fatal for Mrs Woodman in Plainfield
Mrs W C Woodman 25 died after an auto collision near Plainfield last Wednesday. The crash involved her husband’s car and a vehicle driven by Mrs F W Schaeffer. A verdict found the accident accidental. The panel recommended removing a north side bank. Woodmans were en route to Ames.
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W. C. Woodman
Plainfield
Mercy Hospital
F. W. Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Woodman
Ames
Automobile Crash Near Nashua Injures Four
Lawrence Stauffer and Dorothy Sparks were seriously and lightly injured in a four car collision four miles south of Nashua last Wednesday evening. The Hagemann car struck D A Scoles car at an intersection and then sideswiped another vehicle. Stauffer suffered a near severed ear and other injuries. Sparks had multiple facial cuts.
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Lawrence Stauffer
Dorothy Sparks
Nashua
Mr. Stauffer
Carl Hagemann
Jeanette Kammerer
Charles City
Mr. Hagemann
D. A. Scoles
Scoles
Hagemann
Waverly
Miss Sparks
Paroled Felon Frederick Kraft Jailed for Theft
Frederick Kraft 18 son of Fred Kraft was arrested last Monday and jailed after breaking his parole by stealing. He had previously been paroled to Sheriff Sager following a Waterloo auto theft arrest about a year ago. Waterloo officers transferred him to Eldora to await placement in the training school until age 21.
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Frederick Kraft
Fred Kraft
Waterloo
Sager
Eldora
Gets Fish Hook in Hand
Wendell Sturdevant suffered an unusual accident while fishing from a boat with his father Frank Sturdevant last week. Wendell raised his hand as the line swung over and a fish hook entered his hand. A physician was needed to remove the hook from the lad's hand.
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Wendell Sturdevant
Frank Sturdevant
Wendell
Mishler Couple Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Herbert Mishler celebrated their silver anniversary last Sunday at their rural home between here and Horton over 100 relatives and friends attended. They were married in this city twenty five years ago and have lived in the county ever since.
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Herbert Mishler
Here
Horton
Mr. Mishler
Mrs
Mishler
Bertha Stufflebeam
Death in Minneapolis and local suicide attempt
Joe Guter traveled to Minneapolis last week due to his father J. A. Guter’s critical illness and death from strokes. The deceased, once owner of the Community Grocery here, died at his Minneapolis home. Mrs. Guter and children attended the funeral Friday morning. In this city Clyde Mishler attempted suicide last Wednesday by ingesting arsenate of lead, rushed to Mercy hospital for treatment.
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Joe Guter
Minneapolis
J. A. Guter
Mercy Hospital
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Mary Henry
Rohrssen
Legion
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Olson
Stewart
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Wittler
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