State Auto Theft Bureau to Tackle Iowa Car Thefts
Iowa sheriffs organize the State Auto Theft Bureau to curb growing automobile thefts. Daily theft reports from counties will feed a central file in Polk County with numbers of cars stolen statewide and suspected from elsewhere. Chan Campbell will head tracing. H F Woods runs inside work while Gov Harding backs the effort with state funds.
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Iowa
State Auto Theft Bureau
Polk County Court House
W. L. Harding
Chan Campbell
Jefferson County
H. F. Woods
Polk County
Rural Iowa towns curb fuel use amid shortages
Rockwell City imposes stringent fuel cuts with closures of churches schools and amusements. Iowa Light, Heat and Power shuts off power 8 am to 6 pm. Livermore reports a garage fire on the Thul farm with uninsurable losses as gasoline ignited while work continued. Marathon sees looming coal shortage while Denison farmer Hassett buys 240 acresnear Manilla valued at 1.7 million if sold. Hampton prepares for a December poultry show and a Johnson home fire causes $4,000 loss with $2,200 insured. Bode farmers strike a 385 acre beet deal with Iowa Sugar and Livermore sewer work stalls due to cold and fuel limits. Humboldt fears school closures as wood supplies dwindle.
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Rockwell City
Iowa Light, Heat & Power Co
Denison
Patrick Hassett
Manilla
Iowa
Rolfe City delivery delayed until December 15
A December 1 mail delivery start in Rolfe was postponed to December 15 due to unpaved streets hindering carriers. The item lists regional notices, including a 1876 missionary biography of Samuel P Craver and varied local business and crime notes across Calhoun and surrounding counties.
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Rolfe
Samuel P. Craver
Grinnell College
Boston
Iowan Wesleyan
Guanajuatol
Mexico
Silao
City of
Gueretaro
Pueblo
M. E. Church
Aassuncion
Parapruay
Paraguay
Craver
M. E. Theological Seminary
Buenos Ayres
Laura Gessner
Mt. Pleasant
Jail escape attempt ends at Niagara Falls recap tured
Algona Herbert Lunt, recently released from jail to husk corn after a stabbing case at Fenton, made an unsuccessful escape attempt. He reached Niagara Falls before being recaptured by Sheriff Moulds.
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Algona
Herbert Lunt
Fenton
Niagara Falls
Moulds
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