Mrs Ella Strain Dies in California
Crawfordsville Iowa native Mrs Ella B Strevin died in a Los Angeles hospital after cerebral strokes. She lived in Crawfordsville until 1944 and in San Pedro since, with a silver anniversary celebration in 1946 noted. She contributed as Shavings and Grandpa Wood and was active in church and women’s groups. Survived by husband Charles M Strain two daughters a son a grandson two granddaughters great granddaughter and a brother. Services held in San Pedro and burial in Harbor View cemetery. Pallbearers named Earl Griffith and Carl Johnson.
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Ella B. Strevin
Crawfordsville
Iown
Los Angeles
Strain
Scottville, Ill
Kansas
Illinois
Charles Strain
Crawfordeville
San Pedro
Long Beach
Grandpa Wood
Women's Foreign and Home Missionary Societies
Charles M
Donald Mitchell
Oma Strain
Stockton
Gordon Mitchell
Gail Mitchell
Honor Pape
Leslie Gail Pape
Harry Angelo
San Fernando
Halverson Chapel
Harbor View Cemetery
Earl Griffith
Washington
Carl Johnson
Lois Bauer
West Chester
Oldest Iowa resident to mark 106th birthday Thursday
Mrs. Mary A Healey Kilworth, aged 106, Iowa welfare’s oldest resident, celebrates her birthday Thursday. She came from England in 1863 and has spent life in Geneseo Illinois and Audubon County. She values health and outdoor work, recalls Lincoln era barbecue, and has voted since women won suffrage.
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Iowa
Mary A. Healey Kilworth
United States
Ingland
Kilworth
Bruce Martin
Geneseo
Lincoln
Northampton
England
Thomas Kilworth
Audubon County
Cheese Adds Sparkle to Plain Biscuits with Gold Hue
A description notes that rated cheese enhances plain biscuits with a delightful addition and creates an interesting gold flecked appearance.
Bruntlett Held On Charge Of Murder In Iowa
Corliss R. Bruntlett 50 confessed to state and county officials he shot chopped and burned the remains of Percy J. Smith 57 wealthy farmer and stock buyer Bruntlett a farmer and former convict was charged in municipal court with willfully deliberately and premeditatedly killing Smith on December 8 Don Jackson Potta wat ami e county attorney said the murder charge was filed to facilitate a preliminary hearing
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Corliss R. Bruntlett
Percy J. Smith
Bruntlett
Smith
Don Jackson
Atorney
Pottawattamie County
John F. McNamara Dies at 82 in Davenport
John F. McNamara 82 retired Iowa City furniture dealer died of pneumonia Saturday night in Davenport where he was a patient. He lived at 530 East Davenport Street and helped found McNamara Furniture Co in Iowa City in 1924 with his son Jay J. McNamara. Surviving are his widow two children Jay J. and Mrs. R. J. Phillips seven grandchildren six great grandchildren and three sisters. He was a member of Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus.
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Iowa City Press- Citizen
John F. McNamara
Iowa City
Davenport
East Davenport Street
McNamara
McNamara Furniture Co
Mr. McNamara
Xenia
Ohio
Michael
Mary Barclay McNamara
Fulda
Minn
Delia Hogan
Washington
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
R. Drew McNamara
St. Patrick’s Church
The
Knights of Columbus
New Giant Juice Extractor Promises Fast Orange Press
A giant juice extractor is described as squeezing 480 oranges per minute and over 2,000 in the time to prepare breakfast juice. The invention is expected to boost citrus juice production and cut costs.
Bound Over For Grand Jury In Bruntlett Case
Jackson said Bruntlett is outside Pottawattamie county jail for a safer prison and will be produced at the hearing. Date for the preliminary hearing was not set. Bruntlett’s whereabouts were not disclosed beyond that detail.
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Jackson
Bruntletts
Pottawattamie
Building Collapse Kills Man. Twelve Hurt in Washington
Authorities search a seven story apartment building after a cave in during renovation killed one man and injured about a dozen occupants. Preliminary inquiry points to a wall section giving way on one side of the 60 year old structure.
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Washington
Apartment collapse traps tenants after cave-in
Five floors of a 37 unit building collapsed just before midnight. Tenants nearby heard an explosion but firemen found no blast evidence. Rescue teams saved 14 from the damaged section, while three remained trapped for nearly five hours. one man died at the scene. The owner says about 150 tenants, many fled in night clothes.
Giant prehistoric shark traces found in Florida waters
In Florida waters, traces of enormous prehistoric sharks have been uncovered. The fossils suggest the creatures were so vast that a man could stand inside their mouth openings, highlighting remarkable prehistoric marine life discoveries.
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Florida
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