Sunset Park prepares plans for new wading pool
Sunset park plans proceed as Engineer W. P. Thawn will prepare estimates for a 16 by 24 foot wading pool to be built north of the drinking fountain. Chairman Frank Stewart says the pool will be affordable and kid friendly with a concrete bottom and a graduated depth up to 14 inches. Local death news reports former resident Erie Norton passing away in California after a career as a Waterloo drayman.
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City Park Board
W. P. Thawn
Sunset Park
Frank Stewart
Rawn
Stewart
Ernie Norton
Washington
Mr. Norton
Cal Long
Waterloo
Park Board plans possible pavement in park this summer
The park board contemplates paving within the park this summer but has not set definite plans yet. A road in the park system that runs from the park to West Main Street may also be paved.
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Park Board
West Main Street
Huxford to resign from Waterloo Y M C A work
W F Huxford secretary of the Waterloo Y M C A boys work department will resign to re enter the Baptist ministry. He will stay in Waterloo through the boys camping season in August and leave after the term ends. His three years there saw membership rise over 400 and stronger inter church links. No successor has been named.
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Waterloo Courier
W. F. Huxford
Waterloo Y. M. C. A
Waterloo
Mr. Huxford
Community Y.M. C. A
Washington
Mra
M. D. Yard
Ww. F. Huxford
Huxford
Muxford
Morris ‘Salé
Boy Slingshot Complaints Prompt Warning
Marshal Harry Edwards reports several complaints about boys using slingshots carelessly. Windows have been broken and other property damaged. Edwards warns offenders will be dealt with severely in the future.
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Harry Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Wayland Girls Shine in Parsons College Test
Miss Helen Miller daughter of the late Fred Miller ranked among top 250 students in an intelligence test at Parsons College. Miss Frances Eicher Eddie's daughter received a diploma from the normal training department at the same college.
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Wayland News
Helen Miller
Fred Miller
Parsons College
Frances Eicher
Eddie
Funeral News For Gust Anderson And Mrs Hancock
Gust Anderson born in Sweden in 1866 died of cancer aged 55. He leaves two sons, a wife Agnes, and siblings in Sweden and the United States. The funeral is set for Sunday at 2:30 PM from his home with Rev. C. E Franzen officiating and Elm Grove burial. Rosa Batterson Hancock died after years of illness, five weeks after her husband. She leaves a brother and four sisters, was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church, and her funeral is Sunday at 2:30 PM from Goodin funeral parlors led by Rev. J Reade McRory.
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Roxholm
Sweden
America
Keokuk
Agnes Johnson
Moline
Washington
Martin White
Harold
Leverne
Anderson
Karl
Matilda Svenson
Anna Holmgreen
McKeesport
Frank
Guet
Gust
Order of Vikings
Woodmen of America
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C. E Franzen
Elm Grove
Noah
Lawrence Hancock
Rosa Batterson
Jackson
Rosetta Batterson
Noah Hancock
James Patterson
Lon
Priscilla Knotts
Muscatine
Anna Wilson
Fruitland
Harry Kuhn
Oliver Todd
Mangold Takes Hudson and Essex Agency in Washington County
Mangold Garage owner Mangold has become the local agent for Madsden and xx cars in Washington County. Faden Prothers of Ainsworth remains the brand’s existing agent covering the Alneworth area. Mangold plans a swift sales push with two model introductions and broad community ties.
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J. S& Mangold
Mangold
Washington County
Faden Prothers
Ainsworth
Alneworth
Curious pig with elephant head born near town ends life
A pigborn near town carried an elephant like trunk and ears. The creature lived only two hours though perfectly formed otherwise. Witnesses reported the odd pig topped all previous sights in the same line as its head was shaped unusually while the rest of the litter thrived.
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Fred Kolosick
Notice to Cedar Township on Weed Control
Residents of Cedar Township must cut or dig all obnoxious weeds by order of the Board. Clerk Cloyd Kouupp signs this public notice dated April 3.
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Cedar Township
Cloyd Kouupp
City Water Quality Report Declares Supply Satisfactory
Supt. St. Clair Lewis announces a state university laboratory analysis of a sample from Washington city water. The report details the analysis and concludes the water condition is satisfactory.
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St. Clair Lewis Hies
The
State University Laboratory
Washington City
Ilowa City
A Miserable Accident Injures Little Gene Sehlatter
Little Gene Sehlatter, daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Sehlatter of Wayland, was seriously hurt last week when she stepped on an oil can on the porch. The sharp spout pierced her foot and ankle four inches, with a wound feared to be serious but hopeful to heal. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Davis of West Chester.
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Gene Sehlatter
C. W. Sehlatter
Wayland
Harry Davis
West Chester
Knoxville Express Buys New Huber Press
The Knoxville Express owned by Casey and Weaver installed a Huber eight column press, touted as highly efficient with ample funds in the vaults. The Chariton Leader notes a rivalry with William Randolph Hearst but doubts it will impact Hearst’s business.
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Knoxville Express
Casey
Weaver
Chariton Leader
Knoxville Bunch
William Randolph Hearst
Strawberry Crop Dims as Weather Hurts Berry Yield
Fred Sayres, a fruit grower, cannot pinpoint the cause of a light strawberry crop. He suspects heavy rain during bloom or heavy snow earlier in the season may have damaged the plants. He is certain the crop was cut in two in the middle.
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Fred Sayres
Beitel Brings Garden Produce and Remembers Grace Hill Veterans
Ben Beitel, a Grace Hill resident and Civil War veteran aged 79, visits town with garden produce including large five inch berries and red beets. He recalls decorating comrades graves, notes nine old soldiers rest in Gracehill, and praises the community for loyalty in both wars while lamenting a missed Decoration Day.
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Ben Beitel
Pennsylvania
Grace Hill
Flo
Gracehill
Scouts Camp Near Iowa City Seeks 15 Boys For Week outing
Notice urges all scouts to contact J. D. Glasgow for a week long camp. Cost seven dollars. First group of fifteen leaves Monday June 18. Rotary Club provides transport and financial aid for scouts lacking funds. Advise Mr Glasgow promptly.
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Iowa City
J. D. Glasgow
Rotary Club
Mr. Glasgow
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