Police Seek Persian Rug Peddler in New Hampton
Column notes police hunt for a Persian rug peddler who sold a rug that proved smaller than displayed after a customer reported arrival. Davenport reports Jen ness Clay caught a nine and three quarters pound catfish, largest yet, with secret bait. Mason City notes a rifle accident near Clear Lake kills John Mullins, died en route to hospital after being shot by a juvenile.
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New Hampton
Jenness Clay
Mississippi River
Mason City
Blackbirds
John
Cowboy) Mullins
Douglas Aziz
Mullins
Clear Lake
J. B. Youngblood, Jr
University of Iowa Protest Over Filling Station Near Lab
City officials report University of Iowa will lodge a strong protest against a filling station planned opposite the hydraulic laboratories. Director F. T. Mavis warns that the narrow street and Highway 161 routing create a hazardous site that could endanger more than 54 workers in the laboratory building.
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Fowa
University of Towa
Hydraulic Laboratories
F. T. Mavis
Iowa Couple Appointed Five Year Mission Term
Cleghorn residents Dr and Mrs Glenn Rost sail in August to Deir el Zor Syria for a Presbyterian mission post. Mrs Rost a nurse daughter of John Mitchell of Cleghorn will practice nursing. De Rost will head the surgical work for a five year term at the mission nest a day from the American University of Beirut.
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Iowa
Syria
Cleghorn
Glenn Rost
Deir-ez-Zor
Presbyterian Mission
Rost
John Mitchell
de Rost
American University of
Santa Claus Remunerates Firemen for Good Work
New Hampton Santa Claus presented a $25 check from Patrick Joyce president of the Chicago Great Western railroad to five firemen who helped extinguish a $50,000 derailment train blaze at Fredericksburg on June 6.
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New Hampton
Santa Claus
Patrick Joyce
Chicag Great Western Railroad
Peter Wille4sen
Fredericksbure
Barn Blaze Destroys Threshing Crew Barn
A threshing crew had just finished work when a fire broke out in the barn they were leaving. The blaze swept the barn and nearby corners, destroying the structure and contents as smoke and flames rose. Local volunteers aided the response and no injuries are reported.
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John Forks
Bac
Des Moines Woman Suffers Bell Palsy Mystery
Mrs George Sullivan of Des Moines endures a temporary facial paralysis. The condition causes drooping of one eye and a one sided smile. Bell’s palsy is noted as the unknown cause.
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Des Moines
George Sullivan
Bell
Dry cleaner suffers serious burns from naptha flare
Beaman of Mount Ayr-Brady Beaman caught alight when a switch ignited naptha from an open barrel. He ran outdoors and extinguished the flames after his hand, still wet with naptha, flared severely.
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Naptha
Ayr
Brady Beaman
Beaman
Boy Suffered Throat Injury In Auto Crash
Atlantic physician describe Bobby Pell eight, son of Mr and Mrs Dryden Pell of Atlantic, as improving after a windshield strike during a car crash when a tire blew out and the vehicle hit a guard rail.
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Atlantic
Bobby Pell
Pell
Men Discover Cave on Farm Near Monona
A cave was discovered on a farm near Monona revealing a branching network of chambers with formations hanging from the ceilings. The find suggests a substantial cave system existing beneath the rural property. Authorities were notified for exploration and safety assessment.
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Monona
Lindbergh to hunt wild boars with Goering in Berlin
Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh dined with General Goering and were invited to accompany him on a wild boar hunt. Lindbergh viewed Goering’s hunting collection including boars heads and spears, and showed interest in the pet lion in Goering’s basement.
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Berlin
Charles A. tLndbereh
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Adolph Hitler
Goering
Lindbergh
Whch
Goeting
Iowa farm wife dies saving child on railroad tracks
Mrs. Alex Judson of Webster City Iowa saved three children from death after their stalled car stopped on Illinois Central tracks. She then tried to rescue five year old Edward Olson but was struck by a train. The child was seriously injured and her death marked the 236th automobile fatality in Iowa that year.
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Webster Cits
Iowa
INS
Alex Judson
North of Here
Sue
Edward Olson
Driver Clinic Slated in Washington County August 21 22
An announcement from Dean Harland Meade president of the Washington County Safety Council says a driver’s clinic will be held Friday and Saturday August 21 and 22 at the Tucker Eicher garage. Iowa motor vehicle department tests will assess driving fitness. A motion picture Remember Jimmy promoting highway safety may be shown at local theaters with dates to be announced. Membership in the Safety Council is growing, costing a car emblem literature and information to help reduce highway accidents.
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Dean Harland Meade
Washington County Safety Council
Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
Tucker & Eicher
Meade
Iowa
Jimmy
Washington County
Safety Council
Ote Mielke Farm Explorations Near Monona Depth Reached
Three Minnesota men joined locals to probe the Ote Mielke farm near Monona Lee and Gerald Melke area ahead of a plan to explore to a depth of 150 feet reporting the unusual findings and scale of the dig.
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Ote Mielke
Monona Lee
Gerald Melke
Minnesota
Mrs Minnie Peterson and Ruth Shop in Olds Today
Mrs Minnie Peterson and her daughter Ruth of Olds were seen shopping in town today. The outing highlighted local residents visiting stores and supporting area merchants.
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Minnie Peterson
Ruth
Olds
Town
New Swine Pavilion Plans A Banner Drive At State Fair
Iowa swine association leaders announced a plan to create banners and emblems for all American swine breeds in connection with the enlarged swine pavilion at the 1936 Town State Fair. Each breed group will design a distinctive emblem and banner to represent its breed. Priests Buried Today MILFORD, July 28 - INs) Funeral services were held for Rev. Father Meyers, 58, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic parish, officiated by Bishop Edmond Heelan. He was known to Iowa tourists for his work in agriculture and mortgage lifting pig clubs.
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Des Moines
Swine Association
Milford
Father &. Meyers
St. Joseph's Catholic
Edmond Heelan
Sioux City
Iowa
Waterworks bonds sale bids sought by Graettinger council
Emmetsburg July 28 Bids for the sale of six thousand dollars in waterworks bonds will be received by the Graettinger town council O H Rabeieh town clerk announced The bonds were authorized in a recent special election to fund municipal improvements
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Emmetsburg
Graettinger
O. H. Rabeieh
Rain Shortage Threatens Palo Alto Corn Crop
Palo Alto county may lose 35 percent of its corn crop unless rain arrives soon. County Agent Randall Hoffman reported soil condition is deteriorating, with current corn crop damage described as 100 percent in jeopardy.
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Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Randall Hoffman
Professors Study Farm Crops Under Federal Survey
Professors J.C. Schilletter and H W Richey of Iowa State College’s horticulture department work on a federal survey analyzing changes in economic techniques for handling potatoes and apples in northern states over the past 25 years.
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Fm Pederat Su Amfs
J.C. Schilletter
H W Richey
Department of Horticulture
Towa
Former Legislator Ratliff Dies at 73 in MT Pleasant
Former state representative Ratliff, age 73, who served from 1924 to 1932, died after a lengthy illness. His wife Illex and a son survive. The obituary notes MT Pleasant as the place of death and lists immediate survivors.
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MT Pleasant
Ratliff
Iowa cattle feeders day to announce calf feed experiments
Results from feeding trials on 65 calves bought last November will be announced August 14 at Iowa State College during the annual cattle feeders day. The research continues last year’s tests to determine if tank age is a suitable cattle feed.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Let Corn Stalks Stand
Ames, July 28 Rex Beres ford Iowa State College extension animal husbandman suggested that farmers let drought damaged corn stand if any growth is possible. If burnt at the top and fired at the bottom until less than one third green, the crop might be cut as quickly as possible to salvage fodder or silage.
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Ames
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College Extension
Jod
Flowa
Hog Prices Don’t Advance in Iowa Report
Iowa State College extension economists explained that the corn hog ratio changed drastically in the last month. The ratio, the bushels of corn needed to buy 190 pounds of live hog, was 17.8 on June 15 and estimated at 12 on July 20, indicating prices did not advance.
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Ames
Iiowa
Iowa State College Extension
Ilowa
Dickinson to Speak at Defiance Picnic
United States Senator Dickinson was scheduled to address a community picnic in Defiance on Wednesday about farm problems, according to dispatches from the Institute News Service.
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Dickinson
Defiance
INS
United States
Ae Dickinson
Blame Cigarette for Prairie Fire Near Iowa City
A lighted cigarette yesterday started a prairie fire that threatened outlying homes near Iowa City. City firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Iowa City
Candidate Going East Then West Across Nation
CHICAGO July 28 Col Frank Knox republican vice presidential nominee plans speaking tours across far reaching areas. After his acceptance speech here Thursday he travels to Connorsville Indiana for August 8 address, then Maine before Labor Day, August 29 at Hampton Beach New Jersey. He speaks in Chicago on Labor Day and after that begins a tour to the northwestern states Pacific coast southern states and Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Connorsville
Ind
Maine
Agust
Hampton Beach
N. J
Labor Day
Knox
Pacific Coast
Southern States
Oklahoma
Report on County Court Cases 1932 to 1934
At request of B W Garrett and clerk R R Noonan a county district court report covers June 1, 1932 to June 1, 1934. It shows 114 cases commenced with 91 equity actions and 14 divorces. Eighty one were dismissed before trial and 31 equity cases went to trial, only two jury trials. Foreclosures numbered 42 with 11 moratoriums granted. Receivers named in 22 cases. Criminal 27 cases, seven by indictment, two on information. 25 defendants pled guilty. no criminal trials.
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B. W. Garrett
Iowa Supreme Court
R. R. Noonan
Washington County District ‘Court
Joral Court
Supreme Court
Beer poisoning blamed on a mistake in Iowa
Logan Iowa July 28 State Agent Tom Lacy stated there was no foul play in the death of 49 year old farmer Anson Reisland who died after drinking from a beer bottle. Authorities say the poison likely entered the bottle through an error or prank and the beer has been sent to Iowa City for analysis.
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Logan
Iowa
Tom Lacy
Anson Reisland
Farmer
Iowa City
Kinross Shoppers Mr. and Mrs Al LeFever Visit
Mr and Mrs Al LeFever Kinross were shoppers here to browse new arrivals and compare prices. Their stop reflected a quiet shopping day as local stores displayed seasonal inventory and specials.
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al LeFever
Refugee escape from Madrid embassy reaches Alicante seaport
American refugees sheltered for a week in the American Embassy at Madrid have escaped to Alicante and seek passage out of Spain amid the civil war. Ambassador Claude Bowers was on vacation at San Sebastian where heavy fighting occurred.
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Madrid
Spain
Alicante
Claude Bowers
San Sebastian
Woods Invents A Home Cooler
P. C. Woods and son Ralph have perfected a new home cooling device. The first model attaches to warm furnaces and uses basement air to circulate cooled air through the heating system. Simple to construct and priced affordably, manufacturing will start soon. The machine may also improve winter air circulation and save fuel. Rising interest follows a hot spell, signaling a promising market.
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P. CC. Woods and Son
Ralph
Mr. Woods and
Burglary at Sands Store Tilts Cigarettes and Shirts
Sheriff Harold M Putnam investigated a dawn break in at Ainsworth, where a single thief forced a glass door and stole cigarettes worth over 50 dollars and 25 shirts in four brands plus two dollars from the register. Suspicion centers on a state reformatory escapee believed to be involved.
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Harold M Putnam
Ainsworth
AF E. Sands
Kentucky
Westminster
Sagnomor
Golden Dawn
Arlington
Iowa highway deaths in month forty three in June
Forty three persons were killed in Iowa automobile accidents during June according to the state motor vehicle department. The toll compares with 68 in May and 29 at Hampton last June, while 42 died in June 1934. For the first half of the year 205 deaths occurred, against 235 and 255 in prior years. Pierce Knox broadcast a xylophone recital yesterday at 5:15 over WOI Ames.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Hampton
Pierce Knox
WOI
Ames
Interesting Bits About Washington County Residents
Bunny Blair, grounds keeper at the country club, once drove a taxi in Galesburg, Illinois, before taking up his present line of work.
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Washington County
Bunny Blair
Country Club
Galesburg
Illinois
Forces surrender at Loyola barracks in San Sebastian
Rebels in San Sebastian surrender unconditionally after a government assault. Captain Fernandez commander shoots at his own troops, killing one and wounding three before being killed. Morale among Moroccan based rebel troops reportedly shaken by lack of pay since the revolution.
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Henday
France
Loyola
San Sebatian
Fernandez
Tangier
Morocco
Rebels Morale Good at Soma Sierra Front
Rebel officers praise recent success at the heights of Soma Sierra claiming the key to Madrid and noting optimism that Madrid could fall next. They report France’s aid to Madrid as a shock to rebel leadership, while front-line troops maintain higher spirits despite the news.
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International
Brezo DE Abajo
Somo Sierra
INS
Soma Sierra
Madrid
France
Marseilles
Burgos
Appleby Died of a Heart Attack
Frank B Appleby died Sunday afternoon at 5 o clock after a brief heart attack. Harvey F Matthews, his business associate, notified the Journal by telegram. He was publisher of the Ontario Daily Report in Ontario California. Funeral set for Wednesday afternoon in Ontario. Friends here mourn a sudden untimely death. He had a known heart condition.
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Frank B Appleby
Journal
Harvey F. Matthews
Applebby
Ontario
California
Appleby
Ontario Daily Report
Journal Organization
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Hitler
Washington County Safe
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Portchester
N. Y
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Noonan
Berry F. Holden
Chariton
Louis Murphy
Woods
Wook and Son
Por Sum
MER Comport
SANDS
Rock Island
Puttam
State Reformatory
Attamosa
Cedar Rapids
Yvrarago
San Sebasta
Bordeaux
Lisbon
Girdone
H. R. Snickerbocker
London
Daily Mail
Gibralter
San Roque
la Lingua
Gibraltar
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