University student visits relatives amid hospital update
Miss Elizabeth Brown of the University of Iowa traveled from Iowa City to spend the week with cousin Marjorie McFarlane. Jack Walker, hospitalized after a recent icy morning accident, is improving and may leave soon. Mrs Carlton Wilson and others visited in Keokuk and Grant Goodlander joins Art Biddinger’s Cedar Rapids band for a weekend gig in Illinois.
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Elizabeth Brown
University of Iowa
Iowe City
Marjorie McFarlane
Carlton Wilson
Winnie Palmer
Anna
Elizabeth Dawson
Keokuk
Wilson
Jack Walker
St. Joseph's Hospital
Walker
Baptist Church
GOD Planned
Grant Goodlander
Art Biddinger
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Rock Island Station Receives Fresh Paint and Details
The Rock Island station was repainted and waiting benches were given multiple coats of bright red paint. A humorous ad note mentions AL COHOL in car radiators and urges visiting the side door to see tests. Dr West's Tooth Paste is improved and endorsed locally with a two tubes for 33 cents offer. Top hog price noted at $4.10. Weather forecast calls for colder conditions around zero tonight.
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Rock Island
Dr. West
Broud Houses
Keeping
Former Keota Resident Mrs Stewart Dies in Florida
Mrs A E Stewart a former Keota resident died yesterday in Unatilla Florida where she had been living with her daughter Mrs A C McNarlen Dr S P Telford will preach the funeral which will be held in Keota The body is being brought to Keota as the family travels there
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A. E. Stewart
Keota
Unatilla
Fla
S. P. Telford
Telford
Washington tops West Chester in volleyball clash and Muscatine win
Washington club defeated West Chester in three straight on home soil while another Washington team beat Muscatine in four games at Muscatine. Match included players Scallon, Siz er, Hoover, Hazen, Strohm and Shannon for Washington. local trip players listed. A cramped Cracker Box gym hosted Muscatine affair with scores 15 9 7 14 15 11 15 6.
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Washington
Howard Hazen
Leonard Strohm
Ralph Shannon
Carlton Haven
Muscatine
Claud Tucker
Ralph Gibson
Ray Whitehead
Dick Clark
Gerald Edwards
Lewis Warren
Railroad may end two passenger trains service
Gowrie Iowa January 29 Dis continuance of the two remaining passenger trains between Wall Lake and Jewell Junction is being contemplated by the North Western railroad Removal of the trains would deprive several small towns of mail service including Stratford Franhamville Lake City and Auburn.
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Gowrie
Wall Lake
Jewell Junction
North Western Railroad
Stratford
Franhamville
Lake City
Auburn
Fairchild Funeral Set for Saturday at 3 P.M.
Funeral services for George Fairchild aged 23 are scheduled at 3 o clock Saturday afternoon at L A Jones funeral home. Rev A A Vinz will deliver the sermon. He died Wednesday night in Gary Indiana after moving there with his family from Washington.
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George Fairchild
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
A. A. Vinz
Gary
Ind
Washington
Drum Corps Plans Unveiled for Busy 1932 Season
Commander Pease announced strenuous plans for the American Legion drum and bugle corps in 1932. A larger corps with new members and appointed officers aims to boost contest strength, with Everett Burham as drill master and a slate of section sergeants and assistants. The group seeks strong support from local residents as drills begin under the new leadership.
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T. J. Pease
American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
Everett Burham
Pease
Buster Springman
Jess Radda
Harold Teets
Rodney Arnold
Richardson
Fife
Don Radda
Bobe Kurtz
Bill Brown
Ted Crone
Quartermaster Department
Howard Miller
Ed Squire
Washington
85th Anniversary of Iowa University Celebrated Feb 15
Iowa City reports the 85th birthday of the University of Iowa to be marked nationwide with National Iowa Night ceremonies on February 15. Alumni groups in multiple states will celebrate, with local banquets hosting about 150 guests. President Jessup to deliver the main speech locally, and WSUI will broadcast the events.
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Iowa University
Iowa City
University of Iowa
United States
Iowa
Frederic G. Higbee
Alumni Association
Walter A. Jessup
WSUI
Universi i
Higbee
General Assembly
Immigration official links truth to throat signals
Plint Michigan report says John L. Zurbrick Detroit Director of Nimmigration told an audience that immigration officers can tell if a man is lying by watching his throat in answer to a question from the audience.
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Plint
Mich
John L. Zurbrick
Detroit
Nimmigration
Bombs Drop Over Shanghai in Japanese Air Attacks
Reports from Col Hooker detail Japanese bombing of North Station, the Shanghai-Nanking railway, and surrounding districts. Fire in buildings spreads as armored trains flee toward Nanking. casualties include a Chinese woman, with foreign naval and military forces mobilizing in the international settlement.
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Chapei
North Station
International Settlement
Col Hooker
North Railroad
Jessfield Bridge
Hooker
Shanghai
Col. Hooker
Shanghai Volunteer Corps
Navy
Shizawa
G. Fleming
Fleming
Highway paving bids open for 31.5 miles in three counties
The state highway commission announced bids will be received until February 2 for thirty one and a half miles of paving. The project covers 18.77 miles of primary road 14 in Marshal and Grundy counties, 8.79 miles of primary road 149 in Iowa county, and 3.99 miles of primary road 149 in Keokuk county.
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Ames
Jan
State Highway Commission
Marshal and Grundy
Iowa
Keokuk
Funeral services set for W. C. Moser in Keota
Keota officials announce funeral for W. C. Moser former Keota schools superintendent killed in a Dixon Illinois auto crash. Service Saturday at 3 pm in the high school auditorium with Dr. H F Gilbert delivering the sermon. Burial in Keota cemetery. The Knights of Pythias and American Legion will take part.
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Keota
Dixon, TH
W. C. Moser
Illinois
H. FF. Gilbert
Cantril
Iowa
Keots Methodist Church
Knights of Py Cthias Lodge
The
American Legion Post
Gardneres Visit West Liberty in Sister’s Home
Mr and Mrs J E Gardner drove to West Liberty yesterday to spend the day with Rev and Mrs W A Smith their daughter. Miss Marie Oriez of Great Falls Montana is visiting her aunt Corrine Oriez.
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J. E. Gardner
West Liberty
W. A. Smith
Youngest Golden Wedding Couple in New England
Plainfield New Hampshire Mr and Mrs Arthur Hadley are believed to be the youngest couple in New England to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary Mrs Hadley is 64 and her husband 68 years old.
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Plainfield, N. H
Arthur Hadley
New England
Hadley
Local Shoppers and Visits Highlight Daily Keota Notes
Mrs. Ed Gilbert of Keota shopped here yesterday morning. Mrs. Donald Stewart of Keota was here on business. Miss Esther MacGugin and Miss Marguerite MacGugin will leave Cleveland at five tomorrow morning to visit their sister Mrs. Fred Reid. Eat out regularly at the Congress Cafe with Sunday chicken dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Will F E Jones spent yesterday at Wayland with Mrs. Jones' father A S Allen. Widmer's Clothes Shop advertises Saturday specials.
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Ed Gilbert
Keota
T. Macon
Washington
Lowe
Donald Stewart
Widmer’s
Esther MacGugin
Marguerite MacGugin
Cleveland
Fred Reid
Congress Cafe
Will FE. Jones
Wayland
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RKO
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Oriez& Speer
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Pease & Ross
Motor Service
West Madison St
Marion
Hollywood
Regis Toomey
Anita Page
Warren William
Norman Foster
Jackie Cooper
Chapel
MOSER
William
Bill
Bill’ Moser
Dixon
Des Moines
INS
Port Des Moines
Ister Kitterman
Eldo A. Bardley
Head
Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
Acs
Harry W. Hyde
Iowa Motor Service
Tony
Springman
North Town Avenue
Morrison Ice Cream Coo. E
Rhone
Iess
Washington Co
Pao
John Shields & Sons
Rere
C. L. Pine Loan CO
Broadway
Fairfield, Lowa
Tanner
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
Washington, Iowa
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