Traffic cop Orvis struck by car near Astle Hill
Claude Orvis, a traffic officer on Rainbow Drive between Waterloo and Cedar Falls, suffered leg and body injuries after being hit by a car at 5:20 p.m. He and Conrad of 919 Western Avenue said the driver shouted Look out before the collision. Orvis, a deputy sheriff, was directing traffic when struck and his left leg was splintered between the motorcycle and car bumper.
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Claude Orvis
Rainow Drive
Astle Hill
Orvis
Conrad
Western Avenue
E Street
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Jst
Police Headquardrs. Si
Rainbow Drive
Dear Falls
Cadac ‘Alls
Snowstorm Veiled Waterloo on This Day 57 Years Ago
C F Morrill recalls a heavy snow storm on arrival in Waterloo 57 years ago. He describes rain turning to snow between Dubuque and Jesup, a stalled mixed train on the Illinois Central, and shoveling the track. The train reached Waterloo at 7 30 p m three and a half hours behind schedule with milder conditions the next day.
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Waterloo
C. F. Morrill
Dubuque
Ilinois Central
Jesup
Raymond
Rainy Monday Returns After Sunny Sunday
Unostentatious rain settled in after a bright Sunday, with April likened to a calm ladylike month. Rainfall was steady this morning, mild enough to avoid broad discontent, yet a full day could affect roads improved by dry air and wind, worrying some motorists.
County paving plans loom for several counties in Iowa
Buchanan county has started paving 15 miles of Grant highway, while Black Hawk county's board may act on discussion. Hancock county bids for 15 miles of the North Iowa pike due May 2 at Garner, closing gaps between Charnes City and Algona. Low bids spur statewide highway paving as work continues. In Jackson a rescuer swam his team to save a dog he later learned was not his, then returned the animal and rode home without thanks.
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Buchanan County
Grant Highway
Black Hawk
Flutchins
Kossuth
Britt
Garner
Nol
Jackson
DeWitt Meeks
Snland
de Witt
Barn Fire Damages Gould Barn and Two Other Alarms
A barn on Dennis Goulds property at 220 Concrete Avenue was partly destroyed by fire at 11 20 a m Sunday with estimated losses of 50 dollars. Firefighters laid 800 feet of hose to reach the blaze and were alerted at 9 10 a m yesterday to Mrs Mary Marks residence at 221 West Eleventh Street East due to a roof spark. One gallon of water from a hand pump extinguished that fire. Saturday afternoon the department battled a roof fire at A L Fairbankss home 501 Leland Avenue.
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Dennis Gould
Mary Mark
Wleventh Street
A. L. Fairbanks
Leland Avenue
Woman Faints in Paul Davis Dry Goods Store
Mrs. Elmira Schultz of Marble Rock Indiana fainted in the Paul Davis Dry Goods store at 5 p m Saturday, suffered heart disease, was rushed to Presbyterian hospital, and returned home this morning.
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Elmira Schultz
Marble Rock
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
Presbyterian Hospital
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief
An old advertisement claims a tiny bottle of Freezone removes hard and soft corns and calluses instantly without soreness or irritation. It notes the product stops the pain and allows lifting the corn with fingers, selling for a few cents through druggists.
Extra! Extra? Man Gives $5,000 to Mother-in-Law
Des Moines reports a divorce case revealing a rare act of generosity as Jed Herbert Carpenter and his mother-in-law Mrs Blecta Hart reach a probate agreement. Herbert would share a found $15,000 currency stash with Hart, declining a two-thirds claim and opting for a 50 50 split. Woods Millinery advertises a $25 95 discount sale.
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Des Moines
Jed B
Werbert
Carpenter
Blecta
Hart
Grimes
Lulu Wf. Herbert
Red Herbert
Herbert
Reunions Planned for Iowa University Graduates
Numerous class reunions for the 1922 commencment at the University of lows are well organized and already many classes have their program partly prepared and are authoring together the old graduates for two or three days on the old gold campus beginning with the classes of 1862. Judge Howard Toulley is leading the movement to attract classmates for their golden anniversary. Reunions span liberal arts, law, and 1912 1917 classes with organizers including Prof. Shambaugh Prof. Ensen Wiens Macfarland Farritor and others coordinating events during spring on the Iowa City campus.
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Town City
University of Lows
Old Gold
Ilya
Theun
Howard Toulley
Anamesh
Martin
Alvin ©. Farritor
Planning anniversary reunions for class members across cities
The piece lists organizers B C Kaesar Mason City J M De Volt Oskatoosa BE J Mook Da coral OC Riepe Burlington and notes a 1912 law class reunion effort. It also mentions Charles G Pollen Waterloo wireless instructor discharged from navy visiting parents at 420 Independence Avenue and having begun in radio seven years ago at age 140, among early wireless installers in Waterloo.
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Twanty
Em- Mund Fendicton
Sioux City
B. CG. Kaesar
Mason City
J. M
Oskatoosa
Gelling
BE. J. Mook
Dacoral
Riepe
Burlington
Nara
Law
Independance’ S Avenue
Dio
Wireless
Tuttoos
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Women’s Home Dyeing
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to use on wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed fabrics. It claims the product will not spot, fade, streak, or run, and urges telling the druggist the fabric type before dyeing.
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Raffig
Wellsurs
A. E Smith
Bartley & Pedford
Nenaha
C. Kessler
Prospect Hills
Yoois Wiltinsry
The
Waterloo Laundry Co
Park Ave
Jefferson
Buchanan
Hronson Innurance Agency
Iowa‘u
Radio Pionfrer
Jiome
Charles G. Pollen
Phong
Commercial St
LEE Corte Cl
CON Adkusts
New York
New
Coats
Sheen
Wilhelms
Fire Insurance Service
Herman C. Miller
Demaba Auscall-Lamson Hotel
Burding Pa
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