Mt Pleasant PCA to Hold Annual Meeting Jan 30
Walter Moehn of Danville, president, announces the Mt. Pleasant Production Credit association annual meeting will be held Thursday January 30 at the American Legion hall Mt. Pleasant starting 10 30 am. Business includes director elections executive committee report and policy discussion Elmer Sutton will present the financial statement Directors listed Carl Bentzinger Donnellson A L Coop Fairfield Theo Oriez Washington Arthur Peterson Rome and Moehn.
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Walter Moehn
Danville
Grinnell to honor Dr. Steiner on citizenship anniversary
Plans were completed for a February 4 celebration at Grinnell College honoring Dr. Edward A. Steiner, a noted lecturer on applied Christianity, on the 50th anniversary of his American citizenship after coming from Czechoslovakia.
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Fish That Swallow Other Fish Yield Rare Sturgeon Stage
A large catfish swallowed another fish and its stomach contained the infant stage of a Caspian sturgeon, revealing a hitherto unknown life stage. The find offers rare insights into sturgeon development and predatory behavior.
Buick Sedan Stolen From Keokuk Recovered Near Kansas City
Keokuk police traced a Buick sedan stolen Saturday night to a snowdrift near Kansas City. Officers pursued two men seen in the car. The abandoned vehicle contained a shot gun rifles and various license plates. Iowa plates had been replaced with Nebraska ones.
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Des Moines Schools Stay Open Despite Cold Homes
A. W. Merrill defends continuing classes amid severe cold, noting that schools are warmer than many students’ homes. He says attendance is voluntary for those who choose not to come.
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A. W. Merrill
Ash Tray From French Battlefield Relics
LuVerne man Irvin Chapman crafts an ash tray from a World War II era 75 shell. He decorates it with foreign coins crosses shrapnel pieces and insignia buttons gathered from French battlefields via the Algona American Legion post news note.
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American Legion
Algona
Irvin Chapman
Blind Newspaper Dealer Slugged and Robbed
Waterloo lets police respond after a blind news dealer, 50 year old Waterloo resident Charles H. Tracy, was slugged and robbed in a downtown park stand. He suffered a skull fracture and a head wound, with exposure to cold, and was found by night watchman J. B. Sibert who alerted authorities.
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Charles H. Tracy
Tracy
J. B. Sibert
Nine Attend Anniversary Dedication at United Brethren Church
Dumont Nineteen forty eight dedication of the United Brethren church was recalled as nine former attendees joined in anniversary services this week marking 40 years since the ceremony.
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Dumont
United Brethren Church
Boy Pulls Pin From Nose After Washing Machine Incident
Des Moines reports a 3% old William Pearson Jr. sustained a nasal injury after he inserted a closed safety pin into his left nostril. Doctors removed the pin after an hour of effort at a hospital, following a prior washing machine mishap.
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Des Moines
William Pearson Jr
Bill
New Deal Co operative Farm Colony Opens
The program creates a farm colony where farmsteaders work collectively and receive daily wages while sharing cooperative returns. Each colonist gains a $2,600 home, tool shed, and chicken house shipped in knock down form and assembled on site.
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Ak-Sarben
Investigation Launched Into Gauley Bridge Tunnel Deaths
A congressional sub committee begins a probe into the Gauley Bridge tunnel work site where quarts dust in the air has caused hundreds of worker deaths and sparks debate over a potential formal inquiry.
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Congressional Sub-Labor Committee
Congressional Labor Committee
Philipps Allen
Glenn Griswold
Vito Marcantonio
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