Hail and rain flood Noble area causing road washouts
Heavy rain and hail near Noble Saturday evening damaged roads and fields. Crushed rock washed off roads into ditches, crossing to a garage washed out, and creeks overflowed. Rain gauges logged over 6 inches in a day with additional showers and 3.6 inches more Sunday night. Local farms report extensive crop damage and debris across fields and ditches.
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Henry Yoder Noble
Noble
Emma
Edith Roth
Lawrence
Maleta
Winfield
Ronnie de Varmen
L. A
Thurs
Olds
Brad Fosdick to enter St. Josephs Preparatory School
Brad Fosdick age 14 will leave September 5 for Edgeton Wisconsin to enter St Josephs Preparatory School. Keota Community School board hosted a 6:30 dinner for faculty and spouses with 73 attendees at the Elementary School dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Brad Fosdick
Don Fosdick
Edgeton
Wisconsin
St. Josephs
Elmer Aller
Charley Richardson
Sigourney
Birthday Dozen Club
Leo Stoutter
Maplewood Manor
Albert Hahn
Gerald Hahn
Washington
Otis
Moline
Ill
Wonderlich Reunion Held at Ollie Park
RICHLAND Aug 30 The Wonderlich family reunion was held Sunday in Ollie Park. Officers include Stanley Williams secretary treasurer Mrs Charles Wonderlich. Coach Jerry Staton of Richland begins his second year with Pekin Community High School Panthers. Assistants Duane Sword Ollie Davis Eidahl Anton Kasberg Richland with Keith Sasseen Farson principal. Eleven freshman candidates for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Wonderlich
Ollie Park
Stanley Williams
Charles Wonderlich
Jerry Staton
Panthers
Pekin Community High School
Duane Sword
Ollie
Davis Eidahl
Anton Kasberg
Keith Sasseen
Farson
Rotary program outlines Washington school district history
Supt. John Phleger spoke to the Rotary Club on Monday detailing the Washington school district's history and enrollment in the Washington and Brighton schools. A tour of Lincoln grade school followed and Dr. M. J. Cruise introduced the speaker. A marriage license was issued to William Edward Shepherd and Gwenyth Lorraine Wolfe, both of Washington.
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Rotary
John Phleger
Rotary Club
Washington
Brighton
Lincoln
M.J. Cruise
William Edward Shepherd
Gwenyth Lorraine Wolfe
Bandits invade New York mansion on Long Island
Three masked gunmen robbed the Howard Phipps mansion in Old Westbury between 3 and 4 am. They pistol whipped Phipps, forced his wife Harriet to surrender gems worth over 40,000 dollars, and fled after smashing his cheekbone and eye. A butler, maid, and chauffeur slept through the heist in the 100,000 dollar estate.
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Old Westbury
N.Y
UPI
Howard Phipps
Phipps
Long Island
Harriet
Merrimac Group at State Fair Heist Reported
Merrimac residents described a robbery at the State Fair where a gunman ripped a phone cord, stole 100 from Mrs Phipps and her husband, then forced entry to a bedroom safe yielding 40550 in pearls jade and diamond jewelry plus 500 cash. Nearby residents and visitors are noted in a running social update with multiple households mentioned. The town also records a Tennessee sight-seeing trip and a fact about a 7 inch pencil drawing 35 miles.
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Manson
Delores
Mardella Bohn
Mathis
Texas
Corpus Christi
Mardella
Mexico
Kathryn
Urban Roth
Max Graber
Wayland
Alice Reschly
Rochester
Minn
Danny Barquist
Linda Widmer
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Bethel M. Y. F
Leon Iwanowski
Larsanne Graber
Michael Grieser
Rudy Martens
Kitchener
Ontario
Canada
St. Joseph's
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Mrs
Otto Pfeifer
Guthrie Theatre
Minneapolis
W. R. Frank
Oaks Motor Hotel
Mpls
Fair Oaks Park
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Fair Oaks Motor Hotel
3Rd Ave
New York
Merrimac
Carl Amrine Merrimac
Dean Schafer
Harlan Craft
Robert Kientz
Larry
Tommy
Kenneth Paul
Roy Eshelman
Cloyd Watson
Rubio
Nashville
Tenn
Ben Neff
Cecil Riley
Carl Amrine
Delmar Rhoderbeck
Near St. Louis
Glen Shafer
Fred Durian
Denise
Iowa City
Doys Paul
Manuel Blick
West Liberty
Harold Blick
Calif
Carl Asarine
Raat
Parnell
Riverside
Rylic
CAN & Ranch Pail
Washington Concrete CO
Rock Island
Rea
South Side Square
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