Waverly Boy Rescued From Gas Tank Car Near Depot
Leland Stacey of Waverly was overcome by gasoline fumes while crawling into an empty tank car near the Minois Central depot. He was rescued by a rope and pulled out through the top hatch, rushed to Mercy hospital in an unconscious state, then treated and released home the next day. The incident followed a dare by local boys who had fixed an old car and sought a line on the tank car.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Léland Stacey
Mercy Hospital
Minois Central Depot
Teland
Pasnline
Leland
Mercy’ Hospital
Orphan's Home
Orphans’home
Hagie Grove
Charles City
Sheboygan
Wis
Rreserves
Waverly High School
Wartburg ‘College
Cappy’ Ricks
Wolf's
Sohle* Produce
Kathryn Sennett
Airport planned for Iowa Falls amid new route talk
April 6 report discusses a proposed air service from Minneapolis to Kansas City routed through Iowa Falls. Community club plans for a standard landing field but has not secured a location yet. An airport would aid emergency landings between Mason City and Des Moines, benefiting planes crossing the state.
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Courier Spastal
Townalls
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Mason’ City
Des Moines
W. Farwell
Farwell
Concord
N. H
Amos 'H Farwell
Independence
M. F. Stevens
F.E. Farwell
Waterloo
Waverly
Alden
Buckeye
Cushing
Oxha
Ithag
Bert Crew
Automobile Show at Oelwein to Be Held April 18 20
Oelwein Sohool second annual automobile show will be held at the Coliseum Thursday to Saturday April 18 19 20. Local dealers and many from surrounding towns will exhibit cars and accessories. Other items note a runaway wagon incident near the Chicago Great Western subway and various local community notices and personal updates.
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Oelwein
Courier
Chicago Great Western
Rankin
B. B. Little
FL R. Rankin
Fourth Avenue
O. Ll. Davis
Oelwein Women's Club
J. V. Comer
Arthur Schlumbohm
Cedar Rapids
Haskins-Wallace
L. C. Reimler
Friends
First Baptist
Harry Schrack
Ralph Spragues
Mercy Hospital
Ralph Moulton
Iows City
F. A. Doolittle
State Motor Vehicle Department
President Theatre
Gem Theatre
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Delweth Masons
At &P. m
Temple
Ray Durfey
Chicago
W. A. Brady
Deeil Garrison
Curtis Bound to Osage Grand Jury
Curtis was brought before Justice D. J. Pauls on a Wednesday afternoon on a charge of transporting Minor and Wes bound over to the grand jury. Bonds were set at $1,000 and he was remanded to jail when unable to furnish them. Reed Millard bought the five acre tract on West Main street formerly owned by the George Jeffries estate. John Forstund purchased the house at Main and Ninth streets, formerly Tom Egan's.
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Courier Special Berater
Osage
Fill Curtis
D. J. Pauls
Mqnor
Wes
Grand Jury
Reed Millard
West Main Street
George Jeffries
John Forstund
Main and
Ninth Streets
Tom Egan
Pioneer Resident Dies at Vinton
Helen Tracy 86 longtime Vinton resident and former Presbyterians church member died at home at 711 First Avenue. She came from Franklin Indiana with her parents and helped Tilford academy. Survived by son G G Tracy and grandson Clarence Tracy. Funeral at 10 30 a m in Presbyterian church led by Rev Bakker. Lightning strikes steer kills animal in Jackson township during first storm of season.
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Vinton
Helen Tracy
First, Avenue
Tracy
Presumyerian Church
John §. Tilford
Franklin
Ind
Tilford
Tilford Academy
Clarence Tracy
Springfield
Charles Alcorn
Jackson Township
Dinner meeting draws 200 at Charles City First M E
About 200 people attended the First Methodist church gathering in Charles City with guests from Rudd Floyd Rockford New Bampton and St. Ansgar. Rev Boeye of Mason City spoke after returning from Evanston where he attended the National Outlook conference. Speakers outlined World Service work and church activities.
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fCourier
Charles City
Rudd
Floyd
Rockford
New Bampton
St. Ansgar
M. E. Church
Boeye
Mason City
Evanston
E. T. Gough
World Service
Board of Education
M.E Church
Clarksville Eastern Stars Meet Friday in All Day Session
In Clarasville Indiana April 6 five candidates were initiated and a school of instruction held at an all day meeting of the local chapter Mrs Mina Arthurholt third district instructor conducted the school in the afternoon a banquet with sixteen attending followed the evening session The candidates were initiated in the evening Louis Dieckmann is critically ill at his home throat infection noted Gilbert family return from Wichita Kansas where they spent the winter with their daughter Mrs Leo Gil
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Courier Special Ferien
Clarasville
Mina Arthurholt
Hotel Tremont
Louis Dieckmann
Van Gordon to close Cedar Falls course Thursday recital
Cedar Falls April 6 The tenth and final number of the entertainment course at the State Teachers college will feature Cyrena Van Gordon Evanston Ill a renowned American dramatic mezzo contralto. The week ahead is packed with social events and club activities including a Parlor Reading circle basket supper the First Year play dress rehearsal and a three act comedy. Local affairs include a Woman's club business session new officers likely Mrs E L Ritter and a Pythian official visit and dinner. A noted arrest involving Oscar Mickelsen and Rye whisky is reported along with school reopening after vacation and a May 31 year end.
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Conner
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Cyrena van Gordon
Evanston
Levi Jewell
American Legion
First Evangelical Church
Cedar Falls Woman's Club
E.L. Ritter
Fred D. Cram
California
Business Women's Department
The
Woman's Club
Sarah Turnbull
College Hill
Esther Smith
Manchester
the. Pythian
Red Ball
Mason
Mickelsen
Schwanke
Children Imitation Shapes Conduct Traits Says Iowa Doctor
City, Ia., April 6. Dr Esther Berne of the University of Iowa argues that biological heredity does not explain a child's conduct traits. She says behavior is shaped by social imitation within the family and the environment it provides, not by inherited temperament.
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Courier Special Service
City
Esther Berne
University of Iowa
Berne
Memorial Service for Calvin Yoran Led by Judge Wood
Delaware County bar association held memorial services for Calvin Yoran in the district court room after Judge Gro W Wood adjourned court. Yoran, a pioneer attorney for over 60 years and dean of the county association, was honored with resolutions of respect by E M Carr and colleagues. Judge Wood presided and ordered the resolutions recorded in district court records.
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Manchester
Calvin Yoran
Gro. W. Wood
District Court
Delaware County Bar Association
Yoran
E. M. Carr
Banta
Long
Shannon
Charlton
Thos
H. Tracey
Wood
Delaware District Court
Two Judged Insane At Allison Hearing
Allison Iowa April 6 Mrs William Grawford of Allison and Levi Moore of Shell Rock were brought before the insane commission at Allison on Friday and adjudged insane. They were taken to Independence Friday afternoon by Sheriff Henry W Burma.
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Allison
William Grawford
Levi Moore
Shell Rock
Insane Commission
Independence
Henry W. Burma
Clarence Shirer
F. Shirer
T. Jung
Maynard superintendent receives new two year contract
G D Hileman, superintendent of schools at Maynard Mass, was re elected for a two year term with a higher salary at a recent board meeting. Most of the teaching staff were re elected as well. Hall Sells Garage: G O Hall sold his garage business to A G Schlegal who assumes possession immediately.
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Maynard
Hall
G. O. Hall
A. G. Schlegal
Eisentrager Funeral at Ackley on Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Eisentrager, 45, who died Friday morning at Ellsworth hospital, Iowa Falls, will be held Sunday at 2 0 p m at the home of her surviving sister Mrs Emma Glaze in Ackley. Rev J M Krafft of the First Evangelical church will conduct. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.
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Thomas Anderson
First Congregational Church
Ada Gotrell
Order of Pythian Sisters
Iowa Falls
Rodd
Marson
Courier Special Berries
Ackley
Garvices
Henry Eisentrager
Ellsworth Hospital
Emma Glaze
J. M. Krafft
First Evangelical Church
Oakwood
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