Social at Stransky home marks New Year in Pilotsburg
Pilotsburg hosts an all day social with a noon dinner served by the ladies. Pieces note Eli's Rickey from Ames on vacation, students driving Rosalind Hamilton to a nearby town, and local residents Frank and Albert Stransky selling a Fordson tractor to Mr. Gates. Others mention car work, a Kinross visit, and several updates on neighbors including radio, illness, and road activity.
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Pilotsburg
Pilotsurg S
Ames
Ted Anderson
Lexington
Finley Rickey
Frank
Albert Stransky
Gates
Washington
Clyde Fishburn
Arthur Jones
Kinross
Carl Oldfield
FE. W. OH. Ashby
Sam Oldfields
F. BK. Rickey
Milford and
Kenneth Anderson
Newt Washington
Marion Stransky
Key West Sees Increase as More Ships Pass Sailclosely
In Key West observers note a rise in maritime traffic with over five thousand ships sighted yearly. The bustling waters reflect growing commerce as crews report frequent large vessels near the harbor.
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Key West
ABE MARTIN On Banditin
Abe Martin notes a shift in banditry from the old hard frontier days to modern times. He contrasts early outlaws living rough with today’s well integrated, politically connected criminals who blend into society and evade the old dangers. He cites Wells Fargo robbers and changes in crime dynamics.
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James
Billy
Dalton Brothers
Wells Fargo
Melodeon Hall
Kalona News Highlights Holiday Breaks and Visits
Kalona and nearby areas show active holiday mood with students returning to classes after vacation. Kaylona Kalona schools resume Monday. Miss Ruby Ritz and Miss Grace Miller visit Iowa City and Chicago relatives. Local families host guests during New Year and Christmas celebrations. Kinross game notes and community gatherings mark the season with church events and social visits.
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Kalona
Jay Figgins
Lonetree
Iowa
G. Hardsick
Buyer Town
Ruby Ritz
Iowa City
Grace Miller
Chicago
June Fry
Kansas City
John Sakuline
Church officers elected at annual meeting in Clay
At the December 21 church meeting in Clay the session elected Max Waterhouse president, Miss Frances Meacham secretary and clerk, Mrs. Mabel Woodford treasurer, Warren O. Morgan deaconess, and Miss Frances Meacham trustee for three years.
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Roy Robinson
Mary Robinson
Vera Woodford
Eather Woodford
Bligh Stannord
Emily Wolcott
Dot Meacham
Nelson Woodford
Kansas City
Coroner Rules Armstrong Schrader Death Self Inflicted
Cedar Rapids Iowa January 5 1930 coroner's jury finds death of Armstrong Schrader railroad worker to be self inflicted after he was found with a bullet in his chest near his wife’s Kenwood Park home. Witnesses including Mrs Schrader and her parents testified. Schrader was divorced from his wife. Experts testified it was possible he shot himself tossed the gun and walked away before collapsing.
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Hendit
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong Schrader
Kenwood Park
Schrader
Reasons for Changing Iowa Highways to State System
Des Moines Jan 5 The Iowa highway commission outlined why it seeks to change the primary road system to a state system under its sole jurisdiction. Aimed to align with federal air road law ensure federal aid and create uniform construction and maintenance across the state.
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Des Monnes
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Kendall
Lowa
Highway Commission
Police seize still and mash after murder call
Denver officers, responding to a murder call, surrounded a house occupied by Mrs. Jean L. Jones and C. F. Owens. A search uncovered a 100 gallon still, 18 barrels of mash, and liquor, with Mrs. Jones and Owens taken to headquarters.
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Denver
Colo
Jean L. Jones
C. F. Owens
Vost
Tragic Gas Fatalities Strike Brockville Family
Six members of Jesse Gray’s family died from gas in a small Brockville home. The municipal gas system did not serve the house, and the mysterious source of the leak remains unclear. The victims include Gray, his wife, and their four sons Harold 26, Purvis 18, Kenneth 10, and Cecil 9.
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Brockville
Ont
Jesse Gray
Gray
Harold
Purvis
Kenneth
Cecil
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