Quarry Material in Fayette for Use on Primary Highway 11
Thousands of tons of crushed rock from Fayette quarries are being unloaded at West Union Maynard and the Rock Island sidetrack north of Oelwein. Highway work on No 21 across Fayette county will be rushed as soon as weather allows. Also notes on school illness quarantines and local hospital updates.
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Fayette
Oelwein
Ue Fayette
West Union
Maynard
Rock Island
Fayette County
Farmer Injured When Team Rains Away With Disc
Clarence Toll, a farmer from southeast of Allison, was seriously injured Monday afternoon when his horses bolted and the disc ran over him. His kneecap was torn off, bones broken, ankle smashed, and he sustained deep cuts. He was taken by ambulance to Waverly hospital and is resting well. Toll is survived by his wife, two children Dayton and Milo, and four sisters and four grandchildren.
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Gourier
Allison
Clarence Toll
Toll
Waverly Hospital
Operetta The Pied Piper of Hamelin Set For Jesup School
An operetta The Pied Piper of Hamelin will be staged April 13 in the Jesup Consolidated School auditorium under director Jiss Giles. Cast includes Rutherford Rogers Billie Thompson Le Parker Dorland Broessel Harold Clime and Margaret Welch with supporting groups.
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Courier
Jesup
Hamelin
Esup Consolidated School
Jiss Giles
Utherford Rogers
Billie Thompson
Vle Parker
Dorland Broesse
Harid Clime
Margaret Welch
The
Missionary Society To the
Baptist Church
Buchanan County Ministerial Association
Presbyterian
AL G Ftewart
Rowley
Pave
Two Marriage Licenses Issued in Mitchell in March
Cupid lagged in March with only two licenses issued in Mitchell. Will Rogers and Miss Maurine Champion of Osage wed. Ray Sweet of Floyd and Lurane Miler of Osage also secured licenses.
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Mitchell
Sperial Srv
Tce Qsage, Va
Cupid
Will Rogers
Maurine Champion
Osage
Ray Sweet
Floyd
Lurane
Waverly Woman of 82 Is Honored at Birthday Party
Waverly Ta April 40 Mrs FE 4 Schiefelbein entertained about 20 guests the eldest of whom was Mrs day 1 at a party Tuesday honoring the eighty second birthday anniversary of her mother Mrs Julie i Berger who ran Invalid The time was spent informally.
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Kpeevil Seedor
Waverly
Schiefelbein
Great Northern toe Take M. St. L. Union on a tour
A traveling representative for the Great Northern railroad told a Courier reporter in Oelwein Iowa on Tuesday evening that President Ralph Budd and Receiver Brenton are touring the Miston St. Louis line in Iowa. The amalgamation is described as of immense importance for future profits and rebuilding to boost business, with large sums planned for the newly acquired line. The source asked to remain unnamed but predicted the move would help Iowa return to normal activity.
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Oelwein
Sid
Chicago
Nashua Man Dies of Heart Attack and Community Notices
Nashua reports the death of Elmen Ellison from a heart attack suffered early Tuesday after a recent return from Canada. Surviving are his widow son Mark Brandon two brothers and two sisters. Also noted are the remodel of DeNoyelles hotel under Mrs. Taylor and several obituaries including Mrs. Weirton Scales of mercy hospital. James Foord and Hammond rural letter carrier updates.
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Mourier
Nashua
Elmen Elison
Ellison
Canada
Nash Reporter
Mark Brandon
George
Leslie
Charles Langman
Tipton
Effie Stevens
Whitmore
Ta. Woie
DeNoyelles Hotel
Taylor
Waverly
Weirton Scales
Mercy Hospital
Here
Phoebe Cummings
Scoles
Donald
Clark
Dorothy
Vern Slinger
Charles Clty
Phoebe Parish
Rock Island
Ill
Haettle Sommers
Vern
James Foord
Floyd County
Lindsey
John
Tama County Man Missing After Atlantic Crossing
Tama County man Sam Voss, who left December to visit relatives in Germany, was reported missing from a steamship returning to New York after docking. He shared a third class cabin with two women and was last seen on deck. officials say he fell overboard. His brother Emil, now of Grundy Point, is the sole known survivor.
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Owneu Sam Voss
Germany
New York City
Associated Press
Voss
Bun
Emil
Thys Place
Grundy Pouitn
Oldest Center Point Resident Dies After Long Life
Bron son HL Willard aged 104 passed away in Center Point. He had run a local business for 58 years. His grandfather served in the Revolutionary War and his father in the War of 1812.
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Center Point
Bronson HL Willard
Liquor Case Jury Hung in Hopkinton Hotel Owner Trial
After 17 hours of deliberation the jury in the state vs Henry Acers failed to agree. The panel stood 10 for acquittal and 2 for conviction. Acers contended he was pressured into liquor sales and did not keep it for sale.
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Manchester
Henry Acers
Hopkinton
George W. Wood
Good Friday Observance Planned in Cedar Falls Churches
Cedar Falls draws a union Holy Week program with Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist and Catholic services. Rev. Bruce Giffen to preach at First Presbyterian. Rev. J. D. Winding to chair. St Luke's to hold 1:30 to 3 p.m. service. Zion Evangelical offers Easter music. Hi-Y conference to meet Friday and Saturday in Evangelical church. Local real estate and minor crime notes included.
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First M
Bruce Giffen
First Presbyterian Church
Calvary Baptist Church
H. C. Bulssier
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
I Zion Evangelical Church
H. J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
W. G. Rowley
First M. E. Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Presbyterian Choir
Reve Angelique
Reubenstein
Anna Mary Dahl
R. Dayton
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Christ Is Eternal
L. S. Alexander
K. &. Oleson
Roy H. van Deest
J. B. Lake
Warren
Shelley
Miss Dall
Miss Dahl
Dayton
Edna Hopkins
Alexander
Frederick Schmidt
Olesta
R. H. van Deest
van Deest
A. E. Brown
A. GO. Filler
Zion
Jane Farber
Rose Seltenrich
George Hoffman
R. H. Miller
William Seltenrich
Carl W. Miller
Paul
Siefert
Woman's Society of Dubuque Presbytery Meets in Westminster
Porty-first annual meeting of the Woman's Presbyterian Society of the Dubuque Presbytery will be held April 9 and 10 at Westminster Church in Dubuque. The program includes talks by Mrs. Andrew Todd Taylor on a world task and expanded program plans, discussions on entering power through prayer, a young people's banquet, a play titled Two Master, and speakers including Miss Anna Bello Stewart of Pettie C. Stockdale School Catford WV.
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Courier Bprdial Serpwet
Misa Anna Bello Stewart
Pettie C. Stockdale Sehaul
Catcord
W. Va
Wil
Taylor
Hampton's Second Oldest Drug Store to Close
The second oldest business in Hampton will end on May 7 after 40 years of service as Gray drug shop purchases and consolidates Baldwin's pharmacy. Baldwin's, established in 1488 by EB Baldwin, has been run by his son H D Baldwin for 20 years, with L E Gray, proprietor of Gray's drug shop, in business seven years in Hampton.
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Neuer Sper Peorvices
Hampton
Gray Drug Shop
Baldwin's Pharmacy
EB. V. Baldwin
Uip
H. D. Baldwin
L. E. Gray
Gray's
Cemetery Ass'n at Quasqueton Elects Officers
Green Wood Cemetery association in Quasqueton Iowa re elected officers for another term led by President Mrs E T Clark and with Vice President Mrs Lottie Moore Treasurer Mrs Leam Walter Secretary Mrs I A Pierce and Corresponding Secretary Mrs N W Johnson. A wedding anniversary reception for 24 relatives was held at Mr and Mrs L E Stoneman home celebrating their 22nd year with radio music and a large guest list. A fire damaged the farmhouse kitchen on the Mrs Carte Timson farm near Quasqueton with neighbors aiding in control. furniture was removed for safety and insurance will cover the losses.
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Jourier
Quasqueton
Greenwood Cemetery Association
E.T., Clark
Lottie Moore
Leam Walter
I. A. Pierce
N. W. Johnson
L. E. Stoneman
Martha Stoneman
Fred Stoneman
Ross Stoneman
R. 2. Wallace
Independence
John Pierce
Elena Stoneman
Winthrop
Ida Cherry
Walker
James R. Wallace
R. L. Wallace
Lena Alen
Dorothy
Clara Woodwort
Everett Cahill
E. C. Allen
Buchanan Banker Elected Cashier at Hudson State Bank
Robert L. Bordner of Lamont has been elected cashier of Hudson State Bank succeeding H. A. Gaede who resigned. Bordner will move to Hudson with his family when a residence is secured. Also notes local club officers, garage purchase, legion hostess, and a hospital discharge.
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Courier Special Service
Hudson
Robert L. Bordner
Lamont
Hudson State Bank
H. A. Gaede
Bordner
Study Club
A. M. Donnan
Copley
Donnan
George Loonin
Dike
Earl Watters
Louis Jensen
Service Star Legion
A. T. Joder
Daggett Funeral Rites Held in La Porte City
Walter Daggett died after two months illness, funeral conducted at the Methodist church by Rev. T. M. Nielsen. Burial in West View cemetery. Pallbearers named. Relatives from Des Moines and Nebraska attended.
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la Porte City
Walter Daggett
Methodist Church
T. M. Nielsen
West View Cemetery
William Wilson
Roy E. Wagner
Dan Grimm
Ed Geren
J WL Goon
Sam Brullier
D. R. Daggett
Char City
William Daggett
Des Moin
Jesse Daggett
Axtell
Neb
Willard Welton
Glendale
Cal
Mike Comforts
Inotus Club
Nnoon
Glaude Barnhart
Doyle
Uume O
A. E B. Ayers
Cornell College Oiler Club
Mount Vernon
Aid Society
Pearl Wiliams
Fayette Keeps Upper Town University Independent Amid Merger Fight
Fayette announces no change in plans to maintain Upper Town University as an independent nonsectarian college. Trustees are expected to reject merger terms proposed by the Methodist Episcopal Upper Town conference with Cornell College. The board will decide at its April 24 meeting, contending school property remains under the board’s control.
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Cmngrier
Sertier
Fayette
Upper Town University
Schogi
Board
Onck
Ehtret
Clark on Bench for April Term of Floyd Court
Judge J. J. Clark of Mason City opens Floyd County April term with 76 new cases including 15 foreclosures and nine divorces. Grand jury meets April 10 to review one case, Laren Bucknell, for wife desertion. Two county attorney informations filed for driving intoxicated and wife desertion.
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Charles City
J. J. Clark
Mason City
Laren Bucknell
Near Floyd
Fay
Morphew
Nora Springs
Frederic Bools
Des Moines
Alice
William M. Marsh
Harold
Pearl Walsh
Hazel
Cecil Verner
Myrtle
William Cross
Gladys
Grant O'Donnell
Otto J. F
Martha M. Ko
W. F. Paul
Grand Council
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Forrester
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Mary Watson in Celwein
The funeral for Mrs. Mary E. Watson who died yesterday at her son Charles H. Watson’s home will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the residence on Tenth Street Southwest. Burial follows in Otsego Cemetery. She was 76 and had long lived in the area. her son is the sole surviving immediate relative.
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Courier
Celwein
Mary BE. Watson
Charles H. Watson
Tenth Street
Otsego Cemetery
Here
Graening Becomes Denver Mayor After Brians Death
Henry Graening has taken office as mayor of Denver succeeding Henry C Brians who died shortly after his ninth term election. Nick Kern resigns as city marshal and street superintendent with Henry J. Neverman succeeding him. Ed Roth becomes manager of Wescott and Winks poultry and produce station. Laura Diekman marks birthday with party for playmates. A son, Paul, born April 1 to Mr and Mrs Erwin Mohling. Groups host gatherings at J L Heideman and H Steege homes. Mission Society to meet with Mrs Joel Schneider hosting.
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Denver
Henry Graening
Henry C. Brians
Mr. Graening
Nick Kern
Henry J. Neverman
Hls
Ed Roth
Wescott & Winks
Neverman
Laura Diekman
Paul
Erwin Mohling
J. L. Heideman
Woman Dies in Garden from Heart Attack at Greene
Mrs. Charles Mather, 77, died of a heart attack after influenza while in her garden at the family home in Greene Indiana. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the home with ministers from Methodist and Presbyterian churches officiating. Survived by husband and other relatives, she was active in church groups including the Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters.
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Courier
Greene
Charles Mather
Butler County
Dayton Township
W. E. Butler
Methodist Church
W. J. Grossheim
Presbyterian Church
Mather
St. Greene
Order of Eastern Star
Pythian Sisters
Laura Ebersole
Clarksville
Veteran salesman from Independence dies in Oklahoma
Sheldon G. Mason aged 84 died Tuesday in McAlester Oklahoma. A traveling salesman for 62 years, he spent 50 years with Webster Seed company in Independence. Born on a south Jesup farm he lived in the county until moving to Oklahoma years ago. Interment will be in Independence.
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Independence
Sheldon G. Mason
McAlester
Okla
Mason
Webster Seed Company
Jesup
Oklahoma
Hawthorne
Washington-Emerson
Board of Education
Sunday School Unit Meets at Dysart
Dysart April 4 The Metho dist Episcopal church Sunday school unit was entertained in the home of Mrs. Clara Kessler with Mrs. J HR Schovdt as assistant hostess. About 20 Knights of Pythias members went to Cedar Rapids to take work in the first rank. Officers were installed at a town council meeting as the mayor took oath. Mrs. Mabel Hayward conducted Pythian Sisters instruction at the lodge rooms with lunch served. Henry Holst shipped three carloads of fat steers to Chicago with August Schutt.
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Henry Holst
Here
Chicago
August Schutt
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