Rubio News Roundup Manages Weather and Social Happenings
March winds damaged fruit as Rubio records wintry days and a roaring finale. The Missionary society met at Ray Bogue home with out of town guests from Richland and Ottumwa. Easter egg roast, family visits, illnesses, and local help are noted along with multiple small community updates and local trades.
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The
Missionary Society
Ray. Bogue
Miss Logan
William Fleig
Ottumwa
Harry McClure
Meet Richland
Miles Singleton
Rubio
William Morrow
Jo Augustine
Davenport
Helen Rose
Bertha Smith
Jo Kerrigan
W. E. Luithly
Richland
L. B. Luithly
Weather shifts as farmers fret over potato planting
Haskins Haskins area reports a sudden weather change after a week of warmth. Residents question potato safety in the cellar. Community notes include visits, illness, and upcoming changes as Rev. Bowers leaves for Oskaloosa.
Veteran businessman near 2 year milestone amid health decline
The article notes a longtime local businessman nearing his two years in business, though nearly blind and unable to be out. It mentions others who were ill last week are improving and Lola Welliver returning home from Penn College for a week with her parents.
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Tresa
Lola Welliver
Penn College
Harriett Pemberton Visits Crawfordsville Dinner Held at School House
Miss Pemberton left Crawfordsville for Iowa Falls after visiting friends. The school board and spouses plus the board secretary and wives attended a dinner hosted by the sophomores in the domestic science room with a yellow and white theme. Mrs. Robert Gormly visited with her mother Mrs. Mary Lease. Relatives announce the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Howard Huston on Tuesday.
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Crawfordsville
Harriett Pemberton
Iown Falls
Blake
Victor
Robert Gormly
Fairfield
Mary Lease
Howard Huston
Local Notes From Crawfoville Crawfordsville
April 1 activity includes W. K. Wooley and Mrs. J. F. Buxbaum visiting relatives near Keota. Prof. Wise of Parsons College spoke at the Fairfield high school on athletics. Mrs. Robert Gormly and Mrs. D. H. Fox attended the funeral of J. A. Crawford in Fairfield at Ainsworth. Miss Laura Seward, Maquoketa teacher, visited this week with Miss Gladys Carson. She returned home and Miss Carson accompanied her to Washington.
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Crawfoville
Crawfordsville
W. K. Wooley
J. F. Buxbaum
Keota
Prof. Wise
Parsons College
Fairfield
Robert Gormly
D. H. Fox
J. A. Crawford
Ainsworth
Laura Seward
Maquoketa
Iowa
Gladys Carson
Carson
Washington
Bethel Presbyterian Church Services Near Washington
The County Churches report Bethel Presbyterian holds Sunday school at 4:00 p.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. Pastor C. M. Diefenbach leads the congregation Northeast of Washington.
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Bethel Presbyterian Northeast of
Man Picked His Own Hanging Date in Chicago Trial
Harry H. Ward, known as the Lone Wolf, chose April 22 for his execution after Judge Friend offered April 15 or 22. Ward, who killed during a store robbery at Cicero avenue and Lake street, faces hanging for the murder of William Schwartz after earlier life sentence for another death.
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Chicago
Harry H. Ward
Friend
Sam Cardinella
Joseph Costanzo
Manuel Lopez
Vincenzo Ferrari
Grover C. Redding
Oscar McGavick
Ward
Walter Boeger
Lone Wolf
Hatter
Cicero Avenue
Lake Street
Thomas Graney
William Scott Stewart
William Schwartz
New Iowa Apple Varieties To Be Distributed This Spring
Ten new apple varieties bred by the Iowa experiment station pomology section under S A Beach will be distributed to nurserymen this spring. Nine carry Iowa town names Adel Afton Earlham Edgewood Monona Sector Sharon Macy with a tenth named Hawk eye Greening. The program aims to improve winter apples for Iowa and midwestern conditions through fifteen years of development.
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Ames
Ila
Iawa Experiment Station
S. A. Beach
Iowa
Adel
Afton
Earlham
Edgewood
Monona
Sector
Sharon
Macy
Being Always Ready Phrase on Readiness and Life
The quote urges daily mindfulness and action to settle today’s affairs, respect tomorrow, and learn to live and die prepared, attributed to Arlec. It frames readiness as a lifelong practice bridging living and mortality.
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Arlel
Caddock Lewis Bout Draws Big Crowd in Des Moines
Des Moines April 1 Oscar Thorson’s pairing with Ed Lewis and Earl Caddock for a finish grap ple April 12 drew wide interest. Delegations from Kansas City Omaha Minneapolis Perry Woodward Walnut Rock Island Des Moines and Manning prepare to attend with managers promoters and fans amid organized travel.
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Des Moines
Oscar Thorson
Ed Lewis
Earl Caddock
Hawkeye State
Otto Floto
Kansas City Post
Denver Post
Kansas City
Omaha
George Barton
Minneapolis
Jack Curley
New York
Sandy Griswold
Nebraska Bunch
Jack Lewis
Ernie Holmes
John Pesek
Joe
Antone Stecher
Jack Herman
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Joe Lang
Manning
Iowa
Carroll
Perry
Woodward
Walnut
Caddock
Rock Island
Builders Compromise Nine Crafts Agree to Wage Cuts
Cedar Rapids workers ratified an arbitration settlement cutting wages for nine crafts by about 9 13 percent for the year starting April 1. Key trades facing reductions include sheet metal workers, painters, hod carriers, and plasterers, with overtime and Saturday half holidays adjusted and the eight hour day retained.
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Cedar Rapids
Building Trades Council
Employers’ Association
Federation of Labor
Rail Board Control Wires Des Moines
Rail Board directs communications from Des Moines amid ongoing scheduling and regulatory discussions. Officials confirm context involves infrastructure oversight and coordination with local authorities.
Iowa House passes bill giving railroad commission telecom control
The Iowa House approved a measure granting the railroad commission full jurisdiction over construction maintenance operating rates and services of telephone companies. The vote stood 94 to 2 with current franchise holders outside state supervision. Disputes would be brought to the county seat where the contest began. the bill moves to the Senate.
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Iown House
Iowa
Senate
Frost Ravages Midwestern and Atlantic Fruit Crops
Washington reports damage from freezing weather across the middle west and Atlantic seaboard will run into millions of dollars. Early fruit crops from Michigan to Tennessee and Nebraska to the coast are ruined. late crops mostly spared. Virginian apples may be saved while Maryland and Pennsylvania regions report significant losses.
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Washington
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Department of Agriculture
Department
Michigan
Tennessee
Texas
Nebraska
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Famous Limoges china maker C. E. Haviland dies
Limoges April 1. C E Haviland longtime head of the porcelain firm Haviland died in Limoges. He was a descendant of Theodore Haviland the American who founded the porcelain works bearing the name.
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Limoges
C. E. Haviland
Mr. Haviland
Theodore Haviland
France
Rip Van Winkie of Fort Smith Sleeps Two Years More
Jim Eslinger once paralyzed and living in Sebastian hospital has slept for two years eight months. He stirred briefly this week, then returned to sleep. Nurses tend him as he is fed by tube and lips smack in response. Some staff remark of jealousy and cheating rumors in the hospital.
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Jim Eslinger
Fort Smith
Rip van Winkie
FT. Smith
Rip van Winkle
Ogarka
Sebastian Hospital
Jim
Boys in Houston Receive Juvenile Court Justice
In Houston Texas a 14 year old who turned in a false fire alarm is ordered to write 1000 times a statement acknowledging the illegality and the city costs of false alarms with risk to public safety. His accomplice received the same assignment.
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Houston
Texas
Mar riage of William Ashe at Fes Theatre highlighted
Screen Classics Special at the Fes Theatre features May Allison in the role of Lady Kitty Bristol, a British noblewoman who flees a convent to marry William Ashe. The program includes satirical drawings, a portrait of scandal, and a climactic bedazzling scene followed by comedy and Topics of the Day.
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Charming May Allison
Kitty Bristol
Wiliam Ashe
Home Affairs
Kitty
Lady Godiva
Humphrey Ward
Prize Offered For Non Skid Horseshoe Device
Albany April 1 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has contributed 200 toward a $1,000 prize for a non skid horseshoe or device. Other donors include the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts S P C A s New York Women s League for Animals the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society and Red Acre Farm plus 25 from the American Humane Association. Interest in humane work drives the prize fund as organizations race to back a practical improvement for horse safety.
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Albany
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
American Humane Association
They Still Fall in New York Victim Buys Grand Central Section
Gregory Pantasi a restaurateur told police he paid 1200 dollars for a large section of Grand Central Terminal from an unnamed seller in the Hall of Gullibles. When he returned with 800 dollars more the owner disappeared.
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New York
Eiffel Tower
Brooklyn Bridge
Atlantic Ocean
Gregory Pantasi
Gregory
Grand Central Terminal
Casey of a Win a Victory Des Moines Report
Des Moines March 31. In a decision rendered yesterday the case concerning Casey of a Win a Victory was discussed outlining a ruling and next steps.
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Are Casey
Des Moines
Iowa railroads denied 17 000 pound hog car load request
The Iowa State Railroad Commission denied a request to raise the minimum hog load to 17 000 pounds per thirty six foot car. Hearings showed evidence from railroads and shippers that 16 000 pounds is reasonable with loading by animal size and season.
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State Railroad Commission
Iowa
Th Commission
Railroad Commission
Rnle
Coma ‘Secon
Cigarette Tax Bill Passes Iowa House 62 to 40
The Dodd bill licensing cigarette sales in Iowa passed the Iowa House 62 to 40. It lets municipalities decide sales within limits and allows a local $50 to $100 tax on dealers. Sales limited to those over 21 with a state one mill cigarette tax. The measure moves to the Senate.
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Des Moines
Dodd
Iowa
Senate
Legion group seeks removal of Bergdoll name
The American Legion post in Helena Arkansas adopted a resolution by unanimous vote requesting the U S government to remove the words Grover Cleveland from the name Grover Cleveland Bergdoll a notable draft evader living as a refugee in Germany if an American court has jurisdiction.
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Helena
Ark
Richard L. Kitchens Post
American Legion
United States
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Germany
Children March Quietly From Burning Worchester School
Between 200 and 400 pupils marched out of the Worchester school on Race and Wall streets as a fire caused by spontaneous combustion in the paper packing room basement broke out. All children escaped unharmed and the building suffered heavy damage.
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Sioux City
Worchester
Wall Streets
TOWA MURDERER CAUGHT IN MASON CITY
Lloyd Schuler, who confessed to murdering his brother in law William Matuach at Manchester Iowa on March 20, was captured in Minnesota last night. He is being taken to Waterloo Iowa for safekeeping to avoid mob violence at the crime scene.
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William Fitch
Alfred Bleinbeck
Kenneth
Dave Monroe
Lawrence Strause
L. B. Luithly
van Gabby
Raymond Steinbeck
F. M. Strickland
Dale Leppert
Oliver Leppert
Glenn Singleton
Keith
Charley Herning
Rubio
Richland
Jo Hartnell
Valley
William Morrow
J. Steinbeck
Clarence Hyzer
Bill Hotle
William Gatten
William Derby
Mason City
Lloyd Schuler
William
Matuach
Manchester
Iowa
Minnesota
Waterloo
Jury Declares Knowledge of Law Defies Judge
Chicago April 1 foreman tells Judge Joseph David the jury knew the law and the verdict is set aside as instructed. The jury found Ben Smith a negro guilty of a grave offense against a 11 year old white boy and the judge warned that the evidence was insufficient.
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Chicago
Joseph David
Ben Smith
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