Road work advances on primary routes in Lincoln township
Two Holt caterpillar tractors plow the road north from Dewar toward Bremer county in Lincoln township. County engineer W D Johnston says work started earlier than usual for highway projects, with wet spots noted but progress steady. A crusher to reduce oversized gravel is being installed for surfacing material to gravel four miles of primary roads 67 and 58, and surfacing should begin next week if weather holds.
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Holt
Bennington
Dewar Td Bremer County
W. D.johnston
Lincoln Township
Johnston
Penalty for horse thief in 1790 North Carolina recorded
A 1790 Jonesboro record details gruesome punishment for Elias Pylevene after arrest by Roy Armstrong. The sentence demanded confinement in the pillory for one hour, ears nailed and severed, 39 lashes at the public whipping post, branding with HY on the left cheek and T on the right, and execution by the Washington County sheriff between specified hours.
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Roy Armstrong
North Carolina
H. B. Cropper
Jonesboro
N. C
Elias Pylevene
Washington County
Axecuta
Investment Pays If IGH Former Charles City Resident Reaps Fortune
Charles City Illinois April 10 H C Corliss a former resident remembered by oldtimers here has reaped a fortune in Tulsa Oklahoma from foresight 22 years ago when he bought a lot for 1750 Tulsa was then a village and friends thought he overpaid His patience and investment paid off with a substantial gain in the Tulsa market
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Charles City
Ill
H. C. Corliss
Tulsa
Okla
Land sale figures shift for C. C. Gale in historic deal
A purchaser paid 3160,000 to C. C. Gale, once an oil producer and later a zinc and lead mining man, for a lot pegged at about one hundred times the price he paid two decades ago.
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C. C. Gale
Maccabees Ladies Night Draws 250 Attendees in Ben Hur Hall
Approximately 250 Knights of the Maccabees, their wives and friends filled Ben Hur hall for a Ladies Night program. Millard Jacoby opened with the flag ceremony, George Dreffain gave the invocation, and George Fergeman welcomed guests and spoke on the order’s history and plans. An entertainment program followed with music by Spencer's Harmony orchestra, readings by Miss Tavonne Foster and Miss GeneDorothy Fergeman, songs by Mrs Joseph Jacoby and Miss Gene, and acts by Kid Karlson and Roy Hansen.
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Knights of the Maccabees
Woman's Benefit Association
Ben Hur Hall
Millard Jacoby
The
Maccabees
George Dreffain
George Fergeman
Fergeman
Dance Planned for April 30 to Benefit Local Baseball Team
A community program featured Vieve Holman on piano with Lyle Spencer and the Mac cabee Bumbishbees performing while the orchestra played for dancing after the main program. The event supports the Maccabee baseball team and follows military drills. Early wills note glass bottles as rare valuables in United States history.
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Vieve Holman
Lyle Spencer
Maccabee Bumbishbees
Maccabee
United States
Greene store building sale and new studio owner
A. Cicker man purchased the Equity building in Greene from Charles Rohweddar. Jon Mill nar, long-time owner of the Greene studio, will continue operating a studio at the same location.
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Greene
Greene, Ia
A. Cickerman
Equity
Company
Charles Rohweddar
Harlan Swab
Milliar
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