Franklin District Ready for New School Year
Franklin Center school has been cleaned painted and wired for electricity. Thirteen pupils will enroll with Mrs Werne Bieter as teacher. Harold Humston attended the State Fair with Mrs and Mr Humston. The Masen family illness brought a few trips to Marshalltown. A new corn crib is being built on the farm by Henry Sheetz Fred Longer and son. Lois Hoyle joined Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris Catherine at the State Fair. Henry Sheetz and family visited Downs Kansas for a sister’s illness.
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Howard Heyle
Franklin District
Franklin Center School
Werne Bieter
Wittend
Harold
Charles A. Masen
C. O. Davis
Henry Sheetz
Fred Longer and Son
Lois Hoyle
Hugh Morris
Cathrine
Downs
Kan
Community notices from Rolling Green Club and area residents
At Club Meeting Maxine, Marhyn and Dorothy Sheetz attended the Rolling Green Club at Mrs. Dale Dunbar's home Thursday. Esther Kephart of Sigourney spent Sunday evening with her sister, Mrs. Merle Sheetz and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson and Jimmie moved to Ottumwa after summer with Harry Davidson at their parental home. They had lived at Parkersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davidson attended the fair from Tuesday to Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Davidson attended the fair on Friday. They spent last Sunday at the J. M. Stone home near Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine, Marhyn
Dorothy Sheetz
Rolling Green
Dale Dunbar
Harold Humston
J. M. Stone
Brighton
Harry Davidson
Harley Davidson
Esther Kephart
Sigourney
Merle Sheetz
James Davidson
Jimmie
Ottumway
Parkersburg
Hoosier Reunion to be Held on Sept 7 in Columbus Junction
The annual Hoosier reunion will take place at Columbus Chautauqua park on Sunday September 7. All Hoosiers are invited. The organizing committee includes Mr and Mrs Elmer Hayes of Columbus Junction and Mr and Mrs Harley Butcher of Morning Sun. Colton Funeral Services for Mrs Elea- (text cut)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Elmer Hayes
Harley Butcher
Morning Sun
Colton Funeral Services
Elea
Local Obituaries and Reunions Highlight Columbus City News
Nora Garner Colton 96 of Columbus City died after a long residence there. Her funeral was at Columbus City Methodist Church with Rev. C H Hiller and Rev. Irwin officiating. burial in Columbus City cemetery. Cedar Rapids teaching post for Pearl Colton announced. Aringdale and Depoy family reunions at Burling ton Crate Park and Columbus Chautauqua Park elected officers. George B Lowe builds a 4000 capacity corn crib. Louisa County Fair balance $451.37. Lewis reunion at Dawn Missouri attended by S J Lewis and T A Lewis group. Marjorie Reaney enrolled as dietetics interne at Miami Valley hospital Dayton. Effie Kelly music recital at Presbyterian Church with Etla Curtis assisting.
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Nora Garner Colton
Columbus City
Columbus City Methodist Church
C. H. Hiller
Hareld
Irwin
United Presbyterian Church
Lee Colton
J. E. Henson
Walter Marsden
Fred Cuthamp
William Robertson
James D. Helmick
Columbus City Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Pearl Colton
Here
Louisa County Fair Association
S. J. Lewis
Lewis
Dawn
T. A. Lewis
Grandville
Ohio
Marjorie Reaney
Coe College
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Deppy
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Ralph Ball
Morning Sun
Marie Schafer
Wapello
Paul Heindel
Market snapshot Chicago hogs sheep and cattle prices
Hogs 11,000 head 10 to 25 cents lower with top at 11.90. sows 9.15 to 10.25. Sheep 3,000 head spring lambs 15 to 25 cents higher. natives 12.25 to 12.40, fat lambs 12.50. Cattle 19,500 head steady. mid to good grades 0 to 15 cents lower, fed heifers steady, top steers 12.75, bulk 12.25 to 12.50, vealers 14.00 down. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 12,000 hogs 9,000 sheep 2,000.
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Chicago
U.P
Egg and poultry market report from Chicago produced Sept 2
Chicago market report lists eggs with receipts 4 794 cases of various qualities and percentage shares, and poultry with receipts of 2 cars and 33 trucks. Small ducks geese hens leghorn hens and springs show price ranges, with mixed descriptions of current conditions and offerings.
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Chicago
Plane Missing Over Atlantic Tragedy Strikes Ferry Command
A Royal Air Force ferry transport from Canada to Great Britain disappeared over the Atlantic with eleven known Americans aboard. Missing are US Navy Captain Picking, Flight Engineer Charles Spence of Little Neck New York, and Comte Guy de la Tour of the Belgian government in exile, plus four crew. The air ministry said the plane is presumed lost at sea and this follows two similar ferry crashes in August with multiple American fatalities.
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Montreal
Canada
State Department
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Great Britain
Air Ministry
London
Ferry Command
England
Picking
United States Navy
Charles Spence
Little Neck
N. Y
Comte Guy de la Tour
Belos
Lonon
Three Men Charged After Bishop Cafeteria Assault
In Des Moines three men face assault and battery charges after an attack on seven Bishop cafeteria workers on strike from the Bakers Union. Accused are John Fontaniini Don Garo and Carol Cline. An attorney said the men would be brought into court this morning. The seven workers reported being attacked near the cafeteria by a group of fifteen to thirty assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bishop
Bakers Union
John Fontaniini
Don Garo
Carol Cline
Spencer Man Seeks Help For Missing Wife And Two Sons
Harry Johnson of Spencer asks police to locate his wife and two sons Melvin five and LeRoy three who have been missing for four weeks.
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Spencer
Harry Johnson
Melvin
LeRoy
Keshlear Recovers From Emergency Appendectomy Operation
Keshlear, chairman of the Iowa commerce commission, is recovering satisfactorily after an emergency appendectomy. He returned Saturday from St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was elected co operator for 16 western states to sit with the interstate commerce commission in general rate cases.
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Keshlear
Barr Keshlear
Iowa Commerce Commission
St. Paul
Minn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boy Fractures Side in Bicycle Collision at Stanhope
Norman Wes trum, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Westrum of Stanhope, was severely injured when his bicycle collided with a car driven by Glenn Wright. A door handle struck him in the side, causing severe lacerations.
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Stanhope
Norman Westrum
Ernest Westrum
Glenn Wright
Pastry Flour vs Bread Flour in Baking Ratios
Guidance notes that pastry flour requires slightly more liquid or moisture than bread flour. Bread flour yields a firmer, stiffer dough while pastry flour keeps batter softer and more tender.
Turkeys Classified by Age and Gender in Catalog
The listing details age classifications for turkeys: young tom turkeys 17 to 20, young tom turkey 18, old tom turkey 14, hen turkeys 19.
Cash Grain Prices Reported for Chicago Markets
Chicago cash grain prices list corn, oats and soybeans with bids by grade and color. Corn ranges from 74% to 76% for yellow grades, oats show 44% to 45% for mixed and white, while soybeans quote around 1.76 per unit for yellow grades.
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Chicago
Grain table shows mixed futures for wheat corn oats and soybeans
Chicago September 2 grain table lists futures for wheat corn oats and soybeans with Sep Dec and May contracts. Prices include wheat Sep 1.135 1.14 1.13 1.13. corn mixed. oats 46% to 50%. soybeans Oct and Dec around 1.63 to 1.66. live poultry and eggs also noted with modest prices.
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Chicago
Welcome Rains Bring Widespread Iowa Showers
Des Moines reports welcome showers spreading across western to central Iowa with the weather bureau forecasting ongoing rain tonight and tomorrow. Creston recorded 1.63 inches, Manchester 1.43, Waukee 1.0, Des Moines 0.5, and statewide rainfall tally noted.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Creston
Manchester
Waukee
At Least 327 Dead in Holiday Road Accidents
An Associated Press report tallies fatalities during the three day Labor weekend with 327 traffic deaths and 139 other accident fatalities nationwide. California leads with 51 violent deaths among states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Roosevelt
California
Three Soldiers Killed in West Virginia Truck Crash
Three soldiers were killed and one critically injured when an army truck carrying 21 men left U S highway 6 nine miles east of East Rainelle West Virginia. The dead were Roscoe Barnett Alvin Johnson and William Stiger. The injured man was Phillip Sect. The truck was en route to Camp Lee Virginia. The curve where the accident happened lies about 90 miles southeast of Charleston in a semi mountainous area.
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Rainelle
W. Va
Here
Roscoe Barnett
Alvin Johnson
William Stiger
Phillip Sect
Camp Lee
Virginia
Charleston
Willkie Seeks Delay in Movie Propaganda Hearing
A Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee delayed hearings on alleged movie war propaganda until Sept. 9 at the request of Willkie who represents the film producers. He aimed to gain time to prepare his case.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Interstate Commerce
Werle
Willkie
German Troops Reach Near Leningrad In Ring Crucial Push
German forces claim to have moved to within 40 to 50 miles of Leningrad encircling the city on a curved front from the Leningrad Moscow line toward the Neva river and Krasnaya Selo while Japan protests American war shipments to Russia and discusses a safety zone around its waters.
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Neva
Krasnaya Selo
Leningrad
Kingisepp
Leningrad-Moscow
Vologda
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Japan
Tokio
Prince Konoye
Greater Asia
Axis
East Asia League
Blackbeard’s Tower in Nassau Ongoing Ruin
The article recalls Blackbeard’s Tower in Nassau as an aging landmark once used by William Teach to monitor ships approaching the island. It notes the edifice is partially fallen and remains a memory of pirate-era headquarters in the Bahamas.
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Blackbeard
Nassau
Bahamas
William Teach
Blackbeard the Pirate
Eight Pupils Enroll For Term At Pleasant School
Gracehill reports term begins with eight children and teacher Mrs. Lyle Hayes. The article lists local visits, social events, and relatives traveling between Gracehill, Gnadanhutten, and nearby towns, mentioning Edgar Blick, Allen Zimmerman, and the Woodford family among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant School
Midway Sale Co announces sales in Sept and Oct
Closing out and household goods sales listed for Columbus Junction and nearby towns. Sept 4 W D Booth. Sept 4 Mrs Charlotte Schafer at H M Duncan residence. Sept 6 421 E Madison. Sept 9 609 East Second. Sept 11 7 miles south of Washington. Oct 2 Harold J Horak and Penningroth Brothers hog sales in Kalona Wellman and Poland China stock events.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbuseast
W. D. Booth
Charlotte Schafer
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
Highway 92
E. Madison
Mac Beenblossom
East
A. G. Gault
Washington
Harold Spiedel
Harold J. Horak
Kalona
Berkshire
Penningroth Brothers
Wellman
Poland
China
First Woman Baroness de Rochs Opens Air Lane Ownership
The First Woman Baroness de Rochs becomes the pioneer owner and operator of an air lane, marking a milestone in aviation leadership. Her venture demonstrates progress for women in high aviation roles and commercial flight infrastructure.
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Baroness de Rochs
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Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
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