Creator of Palooka Takes His Own Life
Cartoonist Hammond Edward Fisher creator of Joe Palooka died in a friend's studio apartment in New York. He was 54 and left notes citing health problems and diabetes. Police found an empty pill bottle. autopsy to determine pills and cause. Palooka debuted in 1930 and carried a long heavyweight title in the strip.
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New York
Hammond
Ham
Edward Fisher
Joe Palooka
Fisher
Madison Avenue
Palooka
Fire damages dining room as Monsons battle blaze at home
Crawfordsville residents E A Monson and family woke to smoke and flames from a candle incident early Saturday. They used water and a fire extinguisher to save the home. Mr Monson's hand was blistered. Loss included the dining table and six feet of carpet, insured. The report moves to church notices and holiday visits in the community.
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Crawfordsville
Mrs
E. A. Monson
Don
Russ
Name Winners In Decoration Contest For Homes in Keota
Keota residents celebrated the Christmas season with a home decoration contest winners named Flave Hagist first Bernie Hahn second and Tony Woltering third. The article also notes visitors and family gatherings over the weekend with local residents and neighboring towns.
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Keota
Washington Evening Journal Brief Publication Details
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists editors and managers including R E Shannen and Dave R Nider with departments for news advertising and production. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and its status as a second class matter under the 1879 act, plus affiliations with national wire and press associations and audit bureaus.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R .E. Shannen
Dave R. Nider
Bruce C. Cowden
Charl Morris
W. J. Shannen
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Prese Seased
Inland Daily Press Ass
Daily Pr ‘ Lown Press
Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Svanenaresen
Holiday visit extends into weekend departures
A family gathering at the parental home in Riverside followed by post dinner visits included Mr and Mrs Robert Gret fer and family of Harper Mr and Mrs David Flading of Wellman Mr and Mrs John Knotek Lucille Linda and Ed Knotek of Riverside alongside Mrs Clyde Mosher and three sons visiting relatives in Oklahoma and Illinois. Joe Harding Jr and son of Thorton Xen Stoner and son of Waterloo joined in the Christmas dine net with Peg Marilyn Holmes Blanche Holmes Don Page Eva Schmidt and Chicago visitors before returning home.
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Federated Presbyterian Church
Clyde Beauchamp
Winfield
Farrell Rickey
Brumby Beauchamp
Rock Island
Maude White
Gilbert Boucha
Oakland
Calif
White
John White
Jerry
Richard Nau
Mt. Pleasant
Donald White
Jerry Schebler
Connie
Davenport
Mary White
Donald
Ed Curtis
Everett Curtis
Macomb II
Tis
Terry
Wellman
Steve Jones
Fred Wilson
Keith Fisher
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Keith
Floyd Fisher
Wayne Davis
Karen
Randy
Jerilyn
Wayne
Martyn Larson
Gina
Paton
S. W
Frank McCoy
Sheffield
Joe McCoy
Grinnell
Clint Rhea
Frank Maxwell
Everette Rhea
Burlington
Anna Lease
Ada Hamil
Glenn Cherryholmes
John Hamil
Ard Durian
Robert Gret Fer
Harper
David Flading
John Knotek
Lucille
Linda
Ed Knotek
Riverside
Clyde Mosher
Oklahoma
Mr. Mosher
Illinois
Joe Harding Jr
Thorton
Xen Stoner
Waterloo
Kenneth Holmes
Peg
Marilyn Holmes
Blanche Holmes
Don
Mae Page
Eva Schmidt
Chicago
Page
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del Monte
Nabisco Premium
Jonathan Apples
Planters
Scott Towels
State Theater
Plan Annual Meeting
Wisconsin
West Chester
Tamworth Boat
Farrow
Machinery & Equipment
International
H International
John Deere
International Mounted Planter
Kewanee
Montgomery Ward Garden
Galloway
Bill Bruty
Wellman Savings Bank
Chester Pence Keota
Flave Hagist
Bernie Hahn
Tony Woltering
Shephards
John Murphy
Drake University
Fred Sheets
Jacque Singmaster
Des Moines
Murphy's
Jacque
Drake
Elizebeth Levien
Ralph Schreckengost
Walter Romine
L. B. Dempsey
Debbie
Columbus Junction
Dennis Stoutner
Daisey Faris
Carl Stoutner
Sandra
George Stoutner
Howard Stoutner
John Flading
Rich
Eno
Carrer
Sah
National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank System
Grayson Oleo
Acker
Florida
Pascal Celery
Ice
Burg
Lettuce
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