Talleyrand Once a Busy Community
A historical sketch recounts Talleyrand five miles south of Keota Iowa once bustling with 50 homes and a stagecoach stop. Businesses included Kiefer’s general store and a garage, with three churches and a two story schoolhouse now idle. Children attend nearby Catholic or Keota schools as the town’s boom faded.
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Talleyrand
Tallow Ann
Keota
Kiefers Store
John Kiefer
John
Iowa
Washington
Oskaloosa
Clear Creek
Kiefer
Leo Kiefer
Talleyrand remembers boom days and a town's changing face
Old timers recount Talleyraid once thriving with dances and busy stores in the garage of Leo Kiefer and in the Masonic lodge upstairs. The, now quiet, town remembers a homicide, brawls, and a cemetery where pioneers lie.
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Leo Kiefer
John Kiefer
Masonic Lodge
Woodmen of the World
Old Doe Gray
Talleyrand
Leo
Iowa Republicans nominate heads at state convention
At Des Moines Iowa Republicans nominated Mdy Abrahamson Boone for state treasurer on the first convention ballot with 2188 votes. He led fellow candidates Kallemyn Truax and others as delegates re elected Robert Goodwin as state chairman and Mrs Gertrude Wilharm as vice chairwoman. The party adopted a 17 point platform including a labor plank endorsing the right to collective bargaining.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mdy Abrahamson
Boone
Abrahamson
State Tax Commission
Kallemyn
Pella
State Bonus Board
Lawrence J. Truax
de Moines
Clyde Spry
Bronson
Agriculture
Spry
Harry Linn
State Central Committee
Robert Goodwin
Gertrude Wilharm
Sumner
Two Bank Robbers Trapped On Golf Course
Two bandits armed with tommyguns are believed surrounded on a wooded Vancouver area golf course. A 50 man posse with long rifles and a bloodhound controls the two mile square search as police block roads and water barriers. The trio fled after a Bank of Nova Scotia robbery, taking about $9800 before authorities arrived.
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Maillardville
RB. C
Vancouver Golf and Country Club
Vancouver
Bank of Nova Scotia
Huston Named Louisa Red Cross Chapter Head
H Lee Huston of Columbus Junction was elected chairman of the Louisa county American Red Cross chapter. Officers include Mrs Ernst Lieberknecht vice chairman Mrs H E Hoover secretary and Sheldon Hawkins treasurer. Directors for three years are Mrs Ralph Hunt Harry Donnelson Jesse Newell Mrs Frank Hauenstein and Loraine Lukenbach.
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Columbus Junction
H. Lee Huston
Louisa County
American Red Cross
Ernst Lieberknecht
Letts
H. E. Hoover Wapello
Sheldon Hawkins
Ralph Hunt
Oakville
Harry Donnelson
Wyman
Jesse Newell
Frank Hauenstein
Loraine Lukenbach
First nailmaker mill found in Saugus dated 1645
New findings claim the earliest nail rod slitting mill appeared in Saugus Massachusetts in 1645 reversing prior belief that the first mill dated from about 1710. The discovery shifts colonial industrial history timelines.
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Colonies
Saugus
Massachusetts
Rationing Fears Run High Across Cities
Iowa City leaders warn against scare buying as shortages loom while unions and businesses pledge to hold inflation. Reports cite a man seeking 12 extra tires with a new car and a housewife buying 15 pounds of pepper. Officials say hoarding has driven shortages. sugar stocks remain abundant and butter output is strong.
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Iowa City
Preston Koser
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Cuban Sugar Council
New York
W. S. Stephenson
National Shoe Manufacturing Association
White House
Charles G. Ross
Hiarbers
Toledo
Diesel Unit Derailed On Northwestern City of Denver
A diesel locomotive unit of the Northwestern railroad's streamliner City of Denver derailed near Quarry Iowa while the train moved slowly after sparks were seen from a wheel. Crews planned to move at slow speed to Marshalltown for repairs, then returned to LeGrand and awaited removal of the crippled unit. The train would proceed to Denver today with no injuries reported.
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Quarry
North Western Railroad
City of
Denver
Marshalltown
LeGrande
Larson
Loss of voice tied to avoidance and hysteria claims
The article argues complete voice loss results from avoidance of problems and attributes it to hysterical origins, noting it occurs mainly in women and can be reversed through proper psychological treatment.
Locomotive runs away through Chicago suburbs rescuers chase
An Illinois Central locomotive escaped its crew androlled four miles through Cicero Berwyn North Riverside and Broadview dragging motorist Rakowski in his crumpled car. The driver was hospitalized with a dislocated knee after the chase by police and bystanders.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Hawthorne
Cicero
Ill
Berwyn
North Riverside
Broadview
Rakowski
MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Leopold Returns to Belgium Under Guard
King Leopold returned to Belgium after five years in exile, surrounded by armed guards and armored cars. He arrived at Evere airfield and was escorted to Laeken palace to reclaim the throne and urged unity among factions, stating a king is an advisor above party fights.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Switzerland
Evere
Brus- Silk
Laeken
Air and brush draperies to remove surface dust
The article advises air and brush draperies frequently to remove surface dust before it becomes embedded in the fabric, detailing a practical cleaning technique for textile care.
Beardsley Backs Iowa Safety Congress Drive
Gov. William S. Beardsley announced a statewide safety campaign to cut Iowa’s traffic toll. The effort will use posters shorts radio spots and newspapers to promote the habit of safety and curb speeding carelessness and drunken driving.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Beardsley
Iowa
Dutch Naval Units See Action off Korea Coast
A Dutch naval unit joined American and British ships off the Korean coast. The spokesman cited heavy bombardments on the Korean east coast that halted North Korean forces and reduced enemy capabilities. He praised high level cooperation between navy and army in Korea.
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Korea
Washington
ICC Sets Hearings for Rail Discontinuances
The Town Commerce Commission in Des Moines set two hearing dates for rail discontinuance requests. On Sept 11 at the commission offices the Des Moines and Southern Railway Company seeks to end its agency service at Huxley. On Sept 6 at the Wapello County Courthouse Ottumwa the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad requests permanent cessation of passenger trains Nos 2 and 3 from Davenport to South Town line.
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DES Moines
Town Commerce Commission
Commission
Des Moines and Southern Railway Company
Huxley
Wapello County
Ottumwa
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Davenport
South Town
Rosemary Krabill Lee Obituary in Iowa and Kansas
Rosemary Lee daughter of Vincent and Estella Krabill was born July 7 1944 in Washington Iowa and died July 18 1950 in an automobile accident south of Washington at age 6. Survived by parents two sisters Ann 8 and Rebecca 2. Grandparents Minnie Sutter Wayland and Lester and Mrs. Krabill Washington. The family lived in Wayland Hesston and were visiting grandparents during summer.
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Rosemary Lee
Vincent
Estella Sutter Krabill
Washington
Iowa
Wayland
Hesston
Kansas
Hesston College
Bible School
Lakeside Laboratory
Lake Okaboji
Milford
Ann
Rebecca
Minnie Sutter
Lester Krabill
Washinton
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listed
At the hospital admitted yesterday were Richard Peck of Brighton for surgical care and Mrs Joe Shelangoski of Pleasant Plain. Dismissed today are Richard Peck of Brighton Joyce Logan of city and Mrs C Hyzer of Rubio.
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Richard Peck
Brighton
Surgical
Joe Shelangoski
Pleasant Plain
Urgical
Joyce Logan
City
C. Hyzer
Rubio
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Deisel
J. Larson
Stoone, Ja
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Nester
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V.elw
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Simon Bolivar
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ICC
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