New State Paving Record Set on Charles City Nashua Project
Charles City Aug 3 paving progress on the Charles City Nashua project sets a state record with 1228 feet paved in 1 hour 45 minutes. Superintendent J R Sweeney says the nine mile work started May 19 will finish by Tuesday Aug 9. Also: Laura Perry and George Huxsel wed Tuesday morning at Central M E parsonage. Jerome Dow loses a foot to gangrene. Mrs Fred Bailey breaks hip. Bassett holds annual semi community picnic with parade ball game and bowery dance.
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Courier
Charles City
Nashua
J. R. Sweeney
Laura Perry
George Huxsel
Rockford
M. E. Parsonage
Wesley Bolling
Minnesota
Jerome Dow
Cedar Valley Hospital
Fred Bailey
Bassett
Backers Fuel Brave Flight From Brunswick to Rio
One of Paul Redfern's principal backers is Eugene W. Lewis of Detroit, a banker and organizer of several aviation groups. Another major supporter is Paul J. Warner, Sea Island Co. official. City and county backing the project includes about 36 professionals. The narrative then shifts to Mackinac Island features of Skull Cave and Devil's Kitchen, describing caves, natural beauty, and timeless woods where time stands still and nature remains unconquerable.
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Brunswick
Paul Redfern
Rio de Janeiro
Eugene W. Lewis
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Aviation Society
The
Aircraft Development Corporation
Northwest Airway, Inc
Glynn Isle Beach
Redfern
Paul J. Warner
Sea Island Company
America
Skull Cave
Henry
Orange Two Wayward Health and Local Church Activities
Orange Township August 3 Fred Ebaugh recovering from blood poisoning after scythe cut to three fingers weeks earlier. Waterloo U B church and Sunday school held services in Tanneather grove with picnic lunch. Brown of Waterloo active decorating Orange church interior. Beulah Myers led Sunday school class to visit orphanage at Waverly. Local residents travel to Pennsylvania, Cedar Falls, Illinois, and other places for visits and conferences. several families visiting relatives in Nebraska, Canada, and California.
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R Courvier
Erste
Orange Township
Fred Ebaugh
U. B. Church
Sunday School of
Waterloo
Tanneather Grove
Brown
Orange Church
Beulah Myers
Visi
Waverly
W. S. Brown
Joy
Donald
Wilbur Clough
Pennsylvania
Paul Wingard
Freeport
T. F. Hamers
Cedar Falls
Floyd Miller
Keene
Carleton
Neb
Harvey Miller
Pasadena
Cal
Regina
Gan
L. W. Cunningham
Gladys
Maxine
Milton Styler
Ilinois
Iowa corn crops progress mostly good with section shortages
Iowa corn crop made good progress last week except in north central counties where no rain fell. Drouth is serious in north central areas while western and central Iowa show recovery from planting handicaps. Oats and barley harvest nearing completion in north. threshing active in south and central regions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Towa
Drouth
North
Missing Grundy Center Produce Co. Manager Still Unfound
The Grundy Center Produce Co. manager has been missing for two weeks while Warren Roping ran the station for three days. Wil Wilson, previously in charge, has reappeared briefly but is separated from his wife and three daughters. A Toledo firm has assumed control and will send a replacement tomorrow.
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Grundy Center Produce Co
Flownin Mperig
Beree Grundy Center
Ta. Ang
wWil Wilson
Sireshie
Des. Maines
Warren Roping
Wilken
Henry Wald
Wilson
Toledo
Celebrate 40 Years of Wedded Life at Denver Last Sunday
Denver July special notes Sam Nicol and wife marked their fortieth wedding anniversary and Mr Nicol’s seventieth birthday with relatives from Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Los Angeles present. Also news of silo and barn losses from a windstorm and fire on nearby farms, local church activities and upcoming games and a big fish catch by Vern Briner plus a tenth wedding anniversary for Albert Brandt and wife.
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Denver
Sam Nicol
Mr. Nicol
Francis Nicol
Waterloo
Harold Harden
Dubuque
James Stine
Mr. Hoover
Stine
Cedar Rapids
Gladys Nicol
Vern Hafer
Arthur Nicol
Fred Nicol
John Dins
Will Becker
Becker
Garton
Readlyn
Lutheran Church
Whederaenders
Clinton
Luther League
Kern
Marshalltown
Irma
St. John’s
Union Bridge
Denver Ball Club
Dunkerton Boys
Our Boys
Bunkerton
Vern Briner
Albert Brandt
Clarksville Man Breaks Arm and Suffers Heart Trouble
Clarksville Iowa Aug 3 Miner Wamsley broke his right arm cranking his car and Saturday suffered a serious heart attack, reported somewhat improved. Wedding announcements include Warren Scales and Ruby Crawford-Binley at Elkader on July 5, 1927, and Rudolph Engel and Vera Grapp at the Little Brown Church in the Vale on July 30, 1925. Two family picnics near Pershing Park with 32 attendees from Ontal town and Grundy Center. Move to Shell Rock for E and Latham family. A Hummel to move to town mid August. Mrs Carl Scharff hosted farewell for Hannah Scharpff and others before Scharpff departs for Colorado Springs.
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Clarksville
Miner Wamsley
Elkader
Warren Scales
Ruby Crawford-Binley
Clear Lake
Little Brown
the Vale
Nashua
Rudolph
August Engel
Vera
Pred Grapp
Gedsr Falls
Haney and Johnson Famites
Pershing Park
Ontal
Henry Johnson
Florence Jefferson
Shell Rock
George Fritch
Fred Klinger
Charles Griffith
Ed Watson
Betty Lewis
Waterloo
Frank Jones
Grundy Center
Lee Jones
New Hartford
Onalee Brace
Chicago
C. D. Brace
Lake City
Chris Broecker
Alsen
Brace
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Latham
DD A. Hummel
Sperry
Waldorf
Two Hurt in Crash Near New Hartford
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle collision near New Hartford at the Arthur Moore crossing west of town on Tuesday evening. Henry Fieschner of Parkersburg escaped serious damage in his car, while a westbound big car suffered major damage and required a wrecker. The injured were taken to the Sam Busy home for care and a physician was summoned. Earnest Schwedtfeger, two miles south of town, was taken to hospital for an operation for acute appendicitis.
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Pruner
New Hartford
Henry Fieschner
Parkersburg
Arthur Moore
Bin
Otf Commission
Tay
I Dhysacian
Ge Flesehner
Earnest Schwedtfeger
Threshing Start Near Dewar Amid Harvest Finish
Dewar Aug 3 Special harvesting nearing completion and threshing will commence in a few days. The large new barn of G. L. Smith is nearly finished. E J Greely was taken to the hospital at Waterlon Tuesday for throat operation.
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Dewar
G. L Smith
E J. Greely
Waterlon
Graduation notices and regional church meetings in Cedar Falls
About 260 students plan to receive diplomas from State Teachers College Cedar Falls on August 18. Local clergy and hundreds of ministers attend the Upper Iowa and Evangelical church assemblies, with sessions at Riverview park. Notable items include hospital addition bids, Nelson selling a home to a faculty member, and local residents visiting or hosting events in Cedar Falls.
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Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
F. T. Keeney
Omaha
Evangelical Church of Iowa
J. F Dunlap
Riverview Park
Riverview Park. T the Conference of the Methodistehuteh
Evangelical Assembly
Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Homer Rodeheaver
Shufelt Family Reunion Held at Nashua
Mr and Mrs Jasper Shufelt hosted a Sunday family reunion at the Nashua fairgrounds with 45 guests. Relatives came from Charles City Cedar Falls Waterloo Des Moines Minneapolis and Dakota. Harry Courtwright bought Minnie Tucker's Brooklyn residence for $3.00. Mrs Tucker recently visited Watering to pursue fame. Arthur Johnson and James B Bellamy entertained guests Monday for husbands' birthday anniversaries.
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Jasper Shufelt
Fairgrounds
Charles City
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Dakota
Harry Courtwright
Minnie Tucker
Brooklyn
Tucker
Mmnes
Arthur Johnson
James B. Bellamy
Mrs. Fay Dies at Home in Osage After Long Illness
Mrs. George Fay, longtime Osage resident active in church and clubs, died Monday evening at her West Chase Street home following a three week illness caused by a fall that broke her hip. Born April 11, 1884, in Connecticut, she married a local lumberman and is survived by two daughters, Lulu at home and Mrs. Wil Mors of Minneapolis.
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Hhomteree
Speecoe
Ossze
George Fay
West Chase Street
Conneticut
Osage
Fay
Lulu
Wil Mors
Minneapolis
Pike Funeral to Be Held Thursday at Independence
Funeral services for Miss Ruth Pike will be at 2 p m Thursday from the Whittemore home in Independence. Miss Pike, formerly a Cedar Rapids schoolteacher, died Tuesday at her sister's home on the west side.
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Independence
Courier
Ruth Pike
CG. A. Whittemore
West Side
Whittemore
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Meythaler
Dakotas
Immanuel Lutheran Church
John Beckman
Albion
Neb
M. O. Jahr
Strawberry Point
Mr. Beckman
Michaels Rites to Be Thursday from Home at Ackley
Funeral services for John F. Michaels, who died at his Ackley home Sunday night, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the home with Rev. J. M. Krafft officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Born Feb 13, 1852 in Stephenson county, he moved to Ackley at 18 and ran livery and stock business for 12 years. Survived by four daughters, one son, 16 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
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John F. Michaels
J. M. Krafft
First Evangelical Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Michaels
Stephenson County
Ill
James Schollian
Mason City
Will Sele
la Crosse
Wis
Frank Crandall
Duluth
Minn
Mabel Scoles
Waterloo
Fred
Cedar Falls
Buss Family Reunion Draws 284 In Denver
Denver Aug 3 The Buss family reunion gathered Sunday in a city park with 284 attendees. Direct descendants and relatives of the late Herman Buss Sr and his wife joined in songs, games, and visiting. Herman Buss Jr read a brief family history as numerous members listed include Carl, Herman, Albert, Otto Buss and many spouses and relatives from Denver and surrounding towns.
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Denver
Buss
Herman Buss
Carl
Herman
Albert
Otto
Robert
Herman, Jr
Carl Mixdorf
E. Ww. Mixdorf
William Sass
Otto Mixdorf
John Brunstein
Otto Koepke
Edward Hinz
Henry Mixdorf
William Poock
Lester Gigle
Carl Hein
A. Schumacher
Otis Blough
Oscar Gielau
Herman Hein
William Gielau
Waterloo
Arthur Rucker
August A. Moeller
Waverly
John Kahts
Harry Koepke
Fairbank
Henry H. Hinz
Otto Miller
A. G. Hinz
Elma
Herman Schauer
Cedar Falls
William Hein
Osage
Brummond
Alta Vista
Willam Timmerman
Cresco
Hernan Hein
Theodore Jansen
Jight
Dunkerton
Richard Stremke
C. I. Krueger
West Union
Roth
Inglewood
Cal
M. L. Ewald
Burlington
John Nerge
Stimner
Vinton Hospital to Re Open Soon
The Virginia Gay Memorial hospital will reopen soon as a superintendent is to be secured. The facility had closed due to lack of funds, but money for one year of operation has been provided through a fund raised by local federated clubs.
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Virginia Gay Memorial Hospital
Board of Regents
Church Societies Meet at La Porte Community
Aug 3 in La Porte Ia a church society meeting was held in the park with Mrs W Balheint presiding a Ruth book dramatization by Darthen Paige Madaline Forse Corrine Fortz Ruth Sawyer and Thalia MecChane followed by a picnic. Master’s Ten of the Presbyterian church hosted a social afternoon with Mrs Charles Kocher entertaining refreshments were served. Mr and Mrs O'Brien and son Willim returned from a weekend visit to Alma and Mrs Ophelia Hummel stayed longer. The Knights of Pella area visitors included Mr and Mrs Harry Knight and family. Chicago visitors spent Sunday with Mrs Louis Vanderwit and family.
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la Marte City
M. F. Ald Snciety
Park
W. Balheint
Ruth
Darthen Paige
Madaline Forse
Corrine Fortz
Ruth Sawyer
Thalia MecChane
Charles Kocher
Master's Ten
Presbyterian Church
Alpha
Po OW
O'Brien
Willim
Ophelia Hummel
Delwein to Have New Factory for Chemical Trade
Delwein Chemical company plans erection of a new factory and office at the Rock Island and Great Western junction old piano factory site. Bids open August 19 as city council overrules paving objections. Included notices of local nuptials and minor incidents in Oelwein reports.
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Delwein
Delwein Chemical Company
Earl Rhine
Rock Island and
Great Western Railways
Fox-Pfeiffer
Matilda Pfeiffer
Amory
Wis
Harvey Fox
Independence
Danox
Oelwein
Frederick Avenue
Mondey
Helm
Dwight Schneider
Honor Bride Elect at Kitchen Shower Friday at Greene
Greene Iowa August 3 Miss Idla Perry hosted a kitchen shower Friday afternoon July 29 for Miss Lola Kanter who will wed Mr Herbert Worley Ardale at her parents home Greene Saturday Mrs Esther Needham and Miss Helen Birney gave a miscellaneous shower near Bristow Saturday afternoon July 90 In honor of Miss Lola Kanter a bride of this week Small Farm Sold M H Sproul and Mrs Ralph Winegar sold the 12 acre farm near the city to Mr John Kramer Marble Rock Mon day possess by March 3 1924 Kramer plans moving his family to Greene The property is one of the town s best residences with new modern buildings.
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Greene
Idla Perry
Lola Kanter
Herbert Worley
Aredale
Henry Kanter
Esther Needham
Helen Birney
Needham
Bristow
M. H. Sproul
Ralph Winegar
John Kramer
Marble Rock
Winegar
Kramer
Kiwanians Enjoy Evening in Camp
Waterloo Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting last evening at the YMCA camp on Morris Island with an outdoor dinner and a council fire. The YMCA boys staged a repeated stunt from the prior night for visiting members. The annual Kiwanis picnic is planned for August 24 at Elk Run.
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M. Cc. A
Morris Iste
Kiwanis Club
Eiki Run
Mackinac Caves Charm Visitors to Fairy Land
Mackinac Island visitors and a trick by Gypsy dancers arrive amid a colorful pageant with Indians, trappers, and traders. Skull Cave looms as a historic site linked to Alexander Henry and Pontiac era events, once a hiding place and now a backdrop for daytime picnics and island lore.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Island of
Mackinac
Montreal
Skull Cave
Alexander Henry
Pontiac
Henry
Wawalam
Langlade
Tater
Garrison Ave
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Albert E. Brown
State Teachers College
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Open Insurance Agency
Joseph Myers
D. M. Kelly
Citizens Savings Bank
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W. L. Taylor
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Davenport
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Brayton
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C. B. Huston
Frank Miller
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