Riverside’s First Oil Station Story from Early Days
Riverside claims a town-first as Joe Knebel recounts opening the county’s first filling station during the horse and buggy era. He detail s a 15 year shift from 6 a.m. to midnight, later becoming a bulk plant manager and serving 16 years on the city council, helping install sewer systems and support schools. Knebel recalls steady service, family life with eight daughters, eleven grandchildren, and a lifelong, unrobbed career amid rising competition.
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Mr. Knebel
Fr Kenbel
Riverside
Knebel
Iowa
Kate
Funeral services held for Mrs Emma Davison
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Davison were held at 3 30 p m Wednesday in the Jones funeral home with Dr C R Reed in charge. Pallbearers were Clifford Leeper Billie Robestson Harry Renoux Roy Davison Charlie Davison and Fred Edwards. Burial was in the Shrock cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Davison
Jones Funeral
C. R. Reed
Clifford Leeper
Billie Robestson
Harry Renoux
Roy Davison
Charlie Davison
Fred Edwards
Shrock
Rex Beresford to Speak at Washeleton Farm Class
Rex Beresford a nationally known beef cattle analyst from Iowa State College Ames will address the Washeleton High School adult farm class Wednesday night. The program includes a discussion on forming a Washington County Beef Producers association to promote cattlemen interests. Leading the Farm Bureau livestock committee are Elmer Wenger chair and members Bot Wiley Robert Darbyshire Mauries Crawford Wayne Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hex Beresford
Iowa State College
Ames
Washe Leton High School
Beresford
Iso
Washington County Beef Producers Association
Farm Bureau Livestock Committee
Bot Wiley
Robert Darbyshire
Mauries Crawford
Wayne Norman
Elmer Wenger
State Game Farm Plans Population Boost for Birds
Iowa Conservation Commission will boost Boone state game farm output by raising 20 000 pheasant chicks and Son quail for the 1952 cane bird stocking program. Clubs will place birds after two week old chicks are raised to eight or nine weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Boone Will Trey
Commission
VeW Dance Club Hosts Friday Night Social
Members of the VEW dance club plan a Friday night dance in the VEW hall starting at 9 p.m. Moel ler's orchestra from Davenport will provide the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moeller
Davenport
Bandits Hold Up Iawa Service Station At Closing Time
Two unmasked men entered Pat's filling station in Northwood at closing, took 80 to 100 dollars and fled on foot. Sheriff Ansel J. Conner linked the robbers to a Hanlontown heist and kidnapping of an attendant, noting an abandoned car nearby and one robber with a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Worth County
Ansel J. Conner
Conner
Hanlontown
Here
Pat's
Washington Smokers Included in Survey
The health survey targets 50 Washington county men ages 50 to 69 to assess smoking impact on lung cancer. Kenneth Patterson chairs the Washington cancer society chapter and says 950 Washington smokers will be part of a national study of 55,000 people interviewed in Iowa counties.
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Washington County
Kenneth Patterson
Washington Cancer Society
Washington
Iowa
Emnel
Elizabeth 25 as New Britain's Queen and ruler
A 25 year old woman becomes queen of Great Britain and the empire. She will meet prime ministers read the throne speech and open parliament sessions. The article notes her power to grant clemency and appoint cabinets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Great Britain
British Commonwealth
British Empire
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Lilibet
Elizabeth Regina
Boy Scouts Elect City Mayor For One Day In England
Roger Booth, a Boy Scout candidate for mayor on the Progressive ticket, won the one day post on Saturday February 1 after a city hall vote Wednesday night. He edged Conservative Ted Thornton by two votes 22 to 1 with 43 ballots cast and one spoiled. The council will be three Progressives and three Conservatives and winners for council posts included Bill Carson Larry Cochran Don Nickerson Estel Brinton Lewis Kerr and Lam Meyser. All funds from mayoral fines go to the county March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Booth
Progressive Party
Boy Scouts
Roger
Ted Thornton
Bill Carson
Larry Cochran
Don Nickerson
Estel Brinton
Lewis Kerr
Lam Meyser
W. B. Dupuis
County March of Dimes Fund
Bi Crom
Troop 38
Fed
Stassen Enters Two More State Contests
Harold Stassen announced he will enter the New Jersey and West Virginia Republican primaries as part of his bid for the presidency. He expects to face Taft supporters in both states and noted New Jersey“s pro Taft leadership may affect his effort. He has not confirmed Taft’s plans for West Virginia. Kentucky history note: statehood in 1792.
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Washington
Harold Bk. Stassen
New Jersey
West Virginia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Stassen
Albert C. Hawkes
Minnesota
Taft
Youth 14 Faces Second Degree Murder Charge
Webster City report states Robert Fischer, 14, is to be arraigned on a second degree murder charge in the February term court. He is accused of killing his father Al Fischer, Jewell superintendent of schools and sports official, after a lawn mowing dispute. Bond remains 10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Robert Fischer
Fischer
al Fischer
Jewell
Lawrence Kayser
Keyser
Young Fischer
Clarence Shatter Pleads Not Guilty in Quotor Vehicle Case
Clarence Shatter entered a not guilty plea to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Justice of the Peace H. M. Putnam. The case was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shatter
HH. M. Putnam
Ralph Williams to Direct Public Concert Here
Ralph Williams renowned composer and director from the University of Minnesota will conduct the combined choruses of Washington Muscatine and Mt Pleasant high schools in a public concert at Washington high school tonight. He served as critic judge for the Little Six chorus festival earlier today. Tickets go on sale at the door starting at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Williams
University of Minnesota
Washington
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Birth of Twins Connects Crawfordsville Native Family
In Crawfordsville area residents learn of twins born to Mr and Mrs Stanley Porter Bryan in San Pedro California. The event gains note via a San Pedro news photo and clipping sent by Charles Strain, former local blacksmith. Mrs Bryan Gail Mitchell is herself a twin, a fact highlighted by the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawpfordsville
Stanley Porter Bryan
San Pedro
Calif
Charles Strain
Bryan
Gail Mitchell
Rhue Strain Mitchell
Third Term Issue in Governor Race
Iowa voters debate a possible third gubernatorial term as Beardsley seeks reelection. The piece traces history of Iowa governors through three terms, noting three-term incumbents and several denials, with references to Kirkwood Cummins Hammill Boies Blue and others amid pre primary dynamics.
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Iowa
Robert Hogan
Iowa Daily Press
DES Moines
IDPA
Lowa
William S. Beardsley
W. H. Nicholas
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Albert B. Cummins
John Hammill
Kirkwood
Cummins
Hammill
Hawkeye
Horace Boies
Beardsley
Leslie M. Shaw
Boise
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Funeral Saturday for John W. Long
Funeral services for John William Long 73 of Washington will be held at 3 50 p m Saturday February 9 at Sherman’s funeral home Rev E C Longfellow will officiate Murial will be in Woodlawn cemetery He died at 1245 p m Wednesday after a three month illness Long was a lifelong resident born January 28 1879 in this county He married Della L Sage in 1901 who died April 16 19.. Survivors include six sons Dale Glen Edward Courtford Richard and Carl two daughters Mrs Floyd Ayers and Mrs Harold Walraven, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, four brothers and one sister.
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John William Long
Washington
Sherman
Rev. E. C. Longfellow
Murial
Woodlawn
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Dale
Chicago
Glen
Edward
Cutford
Oskaloosa
Richard
Rock Island
Carl
Indianapolis
Ind
Floyd Ayers
Harold Walraven
Ned Long
Tulsa
Robert Long
Venita
Okla
William Sims
Sweetwater
Texas
Judge Bechly Leaves For His Home Today
Judge Frank Beechly left for his home at noon after winding up district court affairs for the present. All petit jurors who reported for duty during the term were reminded they can collect their pay by calling at the office of Noonan, clerk of district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beechly
KR. Noonan
Wayland to Open New Hog Buying Station
Wayland prepares a new hog buying station with Delbert McGuire and Charles R. Spenler as operators. The 36 by 42 foot building near the original site of D. C. Lchantz should open within 30 days, marking Wayland's second such facility and recalling notable local political transitions involving Grimes Kirkwood Gear Carpenter Kendall Herring and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Delbert McGuire
Charles R. Spenler
Mr. Spenler
D. C. Lchantz
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Grimes
Kirkwood
Gear
Carpenter
Kendall
Herring
Wilson
Congress
Elizabeth II Returns to Take British Throne After King George VI’s Death
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in London after 22 hours in transit from Nairobi to assume the throne. She meets Churchill and other leaders, flies to Clarence House, and prepares for oath at St James's Palace and a world proclamation of the reign.
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London
Elizabeth II
Nairobi
Kenya
George VI
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Duke of Gloucester
Britain
London Aire Port
East Africa
Victoria
Elizabeth
George
Australia
Sandringham House
St. Mary Magdalen
Blizeabeth
Sandringham
Clarence House
Privy Council
St. James's Palace
Palace
Charing Cross
Temple Bar
Royal Exchange
Evangelist G Fred Moore Speaks at Baptist Church
Evangelist G Fred Moore of Fairfield Iowa was guest speaker at the Baptist church Wednesday night. He spoke in behalf of the Iowa Temperance League. the event followed Mr Harper a Fairfield brush manufacturer who helped lead Moore to Christ and has conducted services here in Washington nine times. Harper recently underwent Rochester surgery and is in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Fred Moore
Fairfield
Iowa
Baptist Church
Moore
A. K. Harper
Harper
Washington
Rochester
Iowa Temperance League
Funeral rites held for Rudy Knottnerus at Elm Grove
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. with Rev. Milo Phillips presiding. Pallbearers included Veryl Mitchell Tom Dodd Glenn Murphy Herman Wagenknecht R. T. Knottnerus and John Collett. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Dope Mitchell and William Miller folded and presented the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Knottnerus
Jones Funeral Home
Milo Phillips
Veryl Mitchell
Iowa Forecast: Warmer Today With Light Snow Possible
Des Moines area weather report notes mostly fair to the west and partly cloudy to the east with rising temperatures. Chance of light snow or flurries in the northeast Friday, followed by cooler conditions and a partly cloudy, colder Saturday outlook.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Joe Knebel
Riverside Pioneer
Doe Knebel
Dean Cansneily
Davison Services
Rex Beresford
RR. RR
Vew
Iawa
National Survey
West Chester
Homer Porter
Kalona
C. W Beckman
Crawfordsville
Duane Henss
Wellman
F. D. Miller
Brighton
Paul Snider
John Phileger
Ainsworth
New England
Kentucky
Kincastle County
Virginia
California
Robert D Blue
Lowans
Ralph P. Lowe
William M. Stone
Stone
John W. Long
Judge Bechly
Aysland
Knottnerus
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