Colony of Beavers Busy at Mouth of Long Creek
A beaver colony at the mouth of Long Creek where it meets the Iowa River ten miles southeast of Columbus Junction is thriving and protected by law. Local plumber T. A. Lewis brought a log sample 15 inches long and 4% inches thick for study. Messages show servicemen Harley M. Swailes and Walter L. DeVore have arrived abroad and in England respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Long Creek
Iowa River
Here
T. A. Lewis
Harley Swailes
Harley M. Swailes
Pfe
Walter L. DeVore
England
Senior Needle Club Visits Hondo and Riverside Meeting
A senior needleclub visit included Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Kivolek at Hondo Texas and a Riverside gathering on December 6 with guest Helen Tener. Entries note military family movements including Pvt. Carl Dallmeyer from Camp Roberts to Camp Ord and Cpl. Theodore Goble arriving in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hondo
Tex
Kivolek
Ed Gabriel
Elaine Moody
Carl I. Dallmeyer
L. M. Dallmeyer
Camp Roberts
Calif
Camp Ord
Pfe
Kenneth M. Dallmeyer
Ireland
Theodore Goble
George Goble
England
Cpl
Edward Goble
Riverside
Helen Tener
Josie Snyder
Bertha Tener
C. V. Dautremont
C. Ee. Fitzsimmons
R. H. Heitz
Shortcuts Cost Lives Across Railroads
A historical notice warns that taking a path across railroad rights of way or shortcuts along tracks kills over 2,000 Americans annually. The article urges caution to pedestrians and commuters and highlights railroad safety concerns.
Raid Seizes $10,000 Worth of Slot Machines in Ottumwa
Seven state agents seized slot machines and punchboards valued at 10,000 dollars in a raid on the Ottumwa Novelty Co. wholesale distributors of novelty merchandise. The haul included 1630 punchboards and 130 slot machines, moved to the county jail in two moving vans. Fifteen cartons of punchboards were prepared for shipping this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Novelty Co
Four Dix Brothers Now in U. S. Service
Four Dix brothers from Crawfordsville area serve in U S armed forces. Maynard enlisted March 1941 and is an England based Flying Fortress navigator. Major Leslie Dix joined April 1941 and serves in the European theater. Leland Dix, a pharmacist first class, entered Navy January 1942 and has served in the South West Pacific since September 1942. Ensign Meredith Dix was commissioned in the Naval Reserves last April and is at Harvard University Navy school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Ray S. Dix
Cedar Falls
Dix
Maynard
England
Leslie Dix
Leland
Navy
Southwest Pacific
Meredith Dix
Naval
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Navy Corps School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Umbus High School
Audrey Jeanne Dawson
Joan Huston
Patricia Clark
T., F. Nelson
University of Iowa
Tech
Dale Kennedy
Shreveport
Conesville
M. J. Kivolek
Washington Monument Company
Washington, Iowa
Neiswanger Monument Company
Friends of Washington
Neiswanger
Washington
Sigourney
South English
Washington Monument
R. A. Sloan
Wie An Na Ton
McCormick Deering
John Deere
New Hampshire
Atwater Kent
Voss
Briggs and Stratton
Ralph Palmer
Brown & Bruty, Auctioneers
Ray Whitehead
Joe Palooka
Knobby
Walsh
Sap
Palooka IN
Judith Anne
Frank McCoy of
Chapin
Moline
C. H. Fishburn
D. F. Macon
Mrs. Macon
Lisle Maxwell
Donald Gilkey
Naval Training School
Norman
Okla
Russell Gilkey
Maxwell
Mrs. Snyder
Dix Brothers
U. S
South Pacific
J. C. Rhea
Gerald Rhea
Moline, Ill
Heisey
Lemmon
John Shields
Huel
Montgomery
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!