Two Injured in Christmas County Road Crash
Two persons were injured when a car driven by W H Swails left the county road near Haskins and crashed into a ditch and bank after avoiding a truck and another car at an intersection. Swails and his wife suffered head injuries and Swails a possible leg fracture. they were taken to Muscatine hospital.
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Haskins
W. H. Swails
Lone Tree
Washington County
C. H. Wood
Allerton
Ernest Hiller
Washington
East Second Street
North Seventh Avenue
Foot infection fatal to merchant in Cedar Rapids
James F. Curry 46, a cigar store operator in Cedar Rapids, died from an infection arising from a foot wound suffered at his storefront last Friday when he was cut by broker window glass. Funeral services are planned for Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
James F. Curry
Curry
Highway Sunshine Curve Blamed for Fatal Crashes
Road officials investigate several deaths on a highway near Whiting. They believe sun glare creates an illusion of a straight pavement, while the road actually curves, causing drivers to lose control around 10:30 a.m. The accidents appear linked to this optical distortion.
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Whiting
Youth asks for military by correspondence due to allergies
A Des Moines youth asks the state selective service office if he may complete his year of military by correspondence. He explains his allergy to beef and prunes is the reason.
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Des Moines
State Selective Service
Iowa column notes John Morrell fire at packing plant
Firemen extinguished a small blaze at a John Morrell & Co packing plant in Ottumwa. Parafin papers wrapped meat ignited when steam pipes overheated, investigators said.
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Morrell
John Morrell & Co Packing Plant
Des Moines Architect Watrous Dies After Illness
Col. Charles Albert Watrous, 65, a Des Moines architect who designed many local homes, died Christmas day from a heart ailment after months of illness and a recent return home from the veterans hospital. He was born in Des Moines to Charles Leach Watrous and ...
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Des Moines
Charles Albert Watrouse
Watrous
Charles Leach Watrous
So Vhin Watrous
Robber Loots Safe on Christmas Eve at Selzer Furniture
Waterloo police report a burglar forced open a safe at the Selzer Furniture Co. on Christmas Eve. A patrolman found a broken store rear door window. The culprit escaped with the cabinet safe’s contents valued between 500 and 1,000. The safe’s combination had been smashed with a hammer.
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Waterloo
Selzer Furniture Co
L. Q Selzer
Co-ed Mislisted in ISU Directory at Fraternity House
The Iowa State College directory lists co ed Sylvia Tanfield of Pi Beta Phi as living at Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house last quarter. Registrar calls it a mistake. letters reach women but deliveries of feminine items prompt crude remarks from residents.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Sylvia Tanfield
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternitty
Watch Appraisal Plan by Outside Experts
Des Moines officials study a plan for real estate tax appraisal by outsiders after a meeting of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers in Washington. City Attorney F T Van Liew says larger cities discuss taxation fixes to relieve the tax burden on real estate.
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Des Moines
F. T van Liew
van Liew
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Washington, D. C
Population figures show Washington county gain in 1940 census
Official census total lists Washington county at 20,050, up from 26,025 preliminary. city of Washington grows 413 to 4,514 since 1930. Other towns in the county report mixed gains and losses, with neighboring counties generally declining.
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Washington
Washingtons
Washington County
Washington City
Ainaworth
Brighton
Sou
Coppocks
Crawfordaville
Kalona
Riverside
Ous
Wellman
Chester
Columbus City
Columbus Junction
Conesville
Cotter
Predonia
Gaandview
Harper
Nordrick
Hills
Keota
Lone Tree
Letts
Nichols
North English
Olds
Pleasant Plain
Richland
Sigourney
Wape Ho
Wayland
Winfield
Two Iowa Convicts In Escape
DES MOINES December 26 UPY Waldo Waddington 42 serving a life sentence for murder escaped from the state prison farm No 3 near Fort Madison with Edward J Singer 29 Waddington was sentenced in Cedar Rapids February 2 1922 for the murder of Mrs Blanche Lastrum 55 a grocer operator The woman was killed when Waddington Glenn Smith and Wilfrid Markham became intoxicated on the evening of August 26 1921 and went out to commit a holdup Singer was sentenced March 11 1924 to life on burglary with aggravation later commuted to 15 years He had served a term at Anamosa on forgery charges He was last sentenced from Clayton county Waddington was described as stocky a laborer Singer as slightly built
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Des Moines
Upy
Waldo Waddington
Fort Madison
Edward J. Singer
Waddington
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Lastrum
Glenn Smith
Wilfrid Markham
Longstrum
Markham
Singer
Anamosa
Clayton County
Iowa Police Radio
Christmas Mail Volume Rises at Washington Post Office
Post office reports Christmas mail in Washington 15 to 20 percent higher than last year. In one week 100000 envelopes were processed with about 90 percent cards. Package volume also rose with all local delivery mail handled by Christmas Eve. Overnight parcels were delivered by a dawn truck crew.
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Washington
Winterset Woman Saves Most Cash From Stove Fire
Mrs. E. 8S. Deardorff hurriedly recovered money from a stove after tossing $200 into the blaze. She aims to save about $45, with most paper bills salvageable. Winterset residents who cashed checks are helping by writing new ones.
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Deardorff
Winterset
Hotel Owner Seeks Lost Guest for 11 Years Lands $80 Find
William Jg Evers of Charles City sought Durland from Brookings South Carolina for 11 years to locate the guest. In recent days Durland received an $80 check from Evers, the amount found in a billfold Durland lost during his stay at the hotel.
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William Jg. Evers
Charles City
KR. Durland
Brookings
S. C
Durland
Mr. Evers
Iowa Population Change Reveals Urban Gains and Rural Decline
Official census figures show Iowa's population at 2,638,268, up 67,329 since 1930. Urban areas grew 10.7 percent while rural zones fell 2.6 percent. Among cities over 10,000, Athenians led growth at 22.4 percent, with Des Moines and others also rising, and many mid-sized towns adding residents.
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Des Moinee
Lee
van Buren
Mauscatine
Johnson
Iowa
Athes
Roosevelt ends appointments to craft national radio address
President Roosevelt canceled all appointments to focus on his nationwide radio address scheduled for next Sunday night. The speech will be clear and specific about aid to Britain but will not include figures other governments might seek.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Britain
All American Theme Graces Christmas Ball
Christmas ball themed All-American with red white and blue decorations and American flags. Background silhouettes glow in blue as lights spell Merry Christmas creating a festive street scene.
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East
Radio City
Christmas Warm Then Colder Day Sets Records
Christmas day broke records with a high of 52 degrees the warmest in December while skies stayed overcast and no rain fell until evening. A light rain briefly darkened the night and a low near 2 degrees followed, signaling a return to colder weather today.
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Christma
Iowa Holstein Lrenders Committees Announce Members
Waterloo committee list includes D. G. Yoder of Wellman and Alvin Lueder of Washington as members of the Committee on state. The third member is F. C. Barney of Fairfield.
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Iowa
Worker Dies After Vehicle Collision in Illinois
An Oskaloosa incident reports 14 year old William Rozenboom died from a fractured skull after being struck by a car driven by Jamwex Marston 20 of Nockford Illinois. Police say Rozenboom fainted at headquarters while reporting the accident and authorities deem the driver blameless. Witnesses say Rozenboom and Marston stepped into the path between two parked cars near a fire station in an unavoidable collision.
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Oskaloos
William Rozenboom
Semplove
Jamwex
Marston
Nockford
Footoy
Marets
Rozenboom
Towa
Iowa
Samual Woomert
Princeton
William Rosenboom
Oskaloosa
Darrell W. Welch
Rochester
Minn
James R. Marston
Rockford, DL
Welch
Norman Gager
New Hampton
Gager
Bits
Woomert
Davenport
Wayland Man Dies After Heart Attack
Wayland, Dee 26 Hien Meyer aged 55 died today at noon from a heart attack at his home southeast of Wayland. Funeral plans not set. Survived by wife Maude Wyse and three sons Harold Donald Norman Jean at home. Two daughters died in infancy. Brother Dave of northeast Wayland also survives. Meyer was a member of the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church.
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Wayland
Dee
Hien Meyer
Maude Wyse
Harold
Donald
Norman Jean
Dave
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Florang sells 40 acre Highland Center farm to Ralph Walsh
Highland Center. F F Florang sold his 40 acre farm to Ralph Walsh north of Riverside, with possession set for March 1. A public sale is planned at the farm on January 6 with Watkins Ladies Aid providing lunch. Auctioneer will be J W Hendrickson of Riverside. Additional local notices mention family visits and condolences for Wm Busby of Ainsworth plus social hours at neighbor homes.
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Kula Mae Coon
Highland Center
Dee Et
F. F. Florang
Ralph Walsh
North of Riverside
Wm. Busby
Ainsworth
Percy Bskubal
Charles Merrifield
Melvin Soukup
Dickie
Kay
Kiesey Named New Deputy Sheriff in County Change
Sheriff Harold M. Putnam announced Walter L. Kiesey will become deputy sheriff starting Jan 1. Stan Kiesey will resign as deputy to become county auditor, after being elected last November.
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Harold M. Putnam
Walterl. Kiesey
Stan Kiesey
Highways Toll Tops 272 During Christmas Holiday
Nationwide report shows 272 traffic fatalities in the holiday period with California leading at 32 deaths, followed by New York 29 and Pennsylvania 28. Iowa records four dead in crashes including Samuel Woomert and William Rozenboom among the deceased in separate incidents.
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National Safety Council
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Burns founder and Wyoming legislator dies in Waterloo
Henry B. Colburn 65 a founder of Burns Wyoming and former state legislator died in a Waterloo hospital after influenza and complications. He had come to visit his sister Miss Laure E Colburn and was a native of Reinbeck. He attended Dexter Normal School and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1897.
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Waterloo
Henry B. Colburn
Cheyenne
Wyo
Burns
Wyoming
Loreal
Colburn
Laure FE Colburn
Reinbeen
Dexter Normal School
State University of
Iowa
Plane forced landing scene tied to fence at Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids residents watched as a pilot named Dan Hunter made a forced landing and tied his airplane to a fence to prevent wind damage. The incident drew broad smiles as locals observed the unusual precaution and the craft remained stationary.
Col Charles H March to chair Federal Trade Commission
One of two Republicans on the FTC Col Charles H March becomes chairman on January 1. The chairmanship rotates yearly and Marsh was appointed by President Coolidge in 1929 to the federal body.
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Federal Trade Commission
Col
Charles H. March
Colonel Marsh
Coolidge
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