Highway Paving Plans N Hampton to Fredericksburg 1928
New Hampton Iowa August 4 federal highway 18 may be paved from New Hampton to Fredericksburg in 1928 while highway 218 from Floyd county line through Nashua to Bremer county line is slated for fall paving. Chickasaw board approved selling part of a $600000 bond issue to pay for the work by a 3-2 vote amid local controversy and a June 30 election victory by 10 votes. The plan lists sections from east to Nashua and North on Mary road No 59 to the right of way.
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New Hampton
Fredericksburg
East Main Street
Milwaukee
Floyd County
Nashua
Bremer County
Chickasaw
John Zipse
W. T. Hubanks
Nick Loutsch
John Lynch
City of
Williamstown
PR Mary Road
M. É& St
Zipse
Triplett
Highway Commission
Lawler
Chamber of
Comerce
Bloom Manufacturing’ Company
Bloom Company
J. C. Schueth
Will Span Buffalo Creek at Winthrop With New Bridge
Winthrop Iowa August 4 Workmen began removing the old Buffalo bridge to make way for a new span Two carloads of sand and cement were delivered for the foundation A car crashed on loose gravel near Winthrop two men were injured one passenger treated at Peoples hospital Independence Iowa Farmers south of Winthrop thresh oats with a small machine that broke down and was replaced by a larger Heath and Meffert machine Oats crop reported light
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Courier Special Service
Winthrop
Buffalo
McElroy
Masonville
Peoples Hospital
Independence
Oatsield
Heath and Meffert
Chicken Thieves Busy at Hudson
Hudson Aug 4 chicken thieves strike again as two men entered a chicken house near Roades farm just after a man cycled past. Alarm spread by telephone but they fled before help arrived. Sunshine Country club met with Mrs Doyle Holmes. Dinner and games followed. Mrs J W Brees recovering after a major operation at a Waterloo hospital now convalescing at niece Mrs Frank Harvey's home.
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Erecial Bervier
Hudson
Roades Farm
Sunshine Country Club
Doyle Holmes
J. W. Brees
Waterloo
Frank Harvey
Butler County Fair Dates Corrected for Allison
Allison Iowa August 4 news item reports a correction that the Butler county fair will be held September 6 to 9, not August 6 to 9. The notice clarifies the official dates and location for attendees and participants.
Osage and Manly Men to Paris for Legion Meet
Osage Indiana Aug 4 Warren 5S Guy Pressman for the Osage News and C J Runden groceryman at Manly depart Sunday for New York City They sail Aug 13 on the Celtic to Paris France to attend the American Legion convention Guy a member of the Eighty sixth regiment in the Rainbow division Suys Grocery Store H S Annis salesman for a Waterloo wholesale grocery company has bought the Meyers cash grocery store owned by Mr Meyers Charles City Annis will not take charge at present but has kept Fred Hubbard as manager and Miss Elizabeth Clausen and Mrs H Stelter as clerks Mr Meyers has stores in Charles City and Waverly Move toFostoria Mr and Mrs Buzz Hogan and daughter have moved to Fostoria Ohio where Buzz a star athlete will coach at the high school next year.
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Frances Necker
Albert McMillen
First Baptist Church
L. A. Miller
Charles Necker
Independence High School
W. J. McMillen
Ilinois
Courier
Osage
Warren
Guy
Osage News
C. J. Runden
Manly
New York City
Paris
France
American Legion
Eighty-sixth
Waterloo
Meyers Cash
Meyers
Charles City
Mr. Annis
Fred Hubbard
Elizabeth Clausen
H. Stelter
Mr. Meyers
Waverly
Fostoria
Buzz” Hogan
Buzz
Charles City Man Dies. Collegians Beat Decorah 5-0
Charles City, Aug 4. R. Chapman, an old resident, died Tuesday morning at the George Haley home where he was cared for. Funeral arrangements await a brother from Sparta Wisconsin. Collegians defeated Decorah 5-0 with Grottenheis Klaushie and Sorenson Erickson earning the hits. Earlier, Charles City beat Silver Lake 8-0 behind Radloff Klaushie as Lakehart Gale and 13 hits to two. Saturday the Collegians face Clermont at West Union. Flesh 4-H Club wins. Floyd County 4-H clubs held an elimination contest with Floyd county’s club winning first. Jamie Forbes from Ames judged demonstrations on home furnishings. Eastern Star picnic Aug 9. Rockford Chapter invites locals to Carratt’s grove. Plan teachers’ institute as county superintendents meet to map talent schedule for the coming year.
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Courier
Charles City
Collegians
Decorah
Battery
Grottenheis
Klaushie
Sorenson and
Erickson
Silver Lake
Radloff
Charle City
Lakehart
Gale
Collezians
Clermont
West Union
Flesh
Fred Kerstetter
Floyd
Knowlton
Miss Forbes
Extension Department
Ames
Floyd County
Iowa
Mason City
Des Moines
Eastern Star Picnie
Rockford
The
Order of Eastern Star
Carratt's Grove
Greene Man Hurts Shoulder in Fall
Greene Iowa Aug. 4 M H Sproul suffered a fall at his home Monday night tumbling from the hall upstairs to the landing. No bones were broken but his right shoulder was dislocated and his right side bruised. He endures much pain and medical help has been summoned to reset the shoulder. He is confined to the house but can sit up part of the time.
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Greene, Ia
M. H. Sproul
Bands of Falls and Waverly to Trade Programs
Cedar Falls Aug 4 The Waverly band of 35 pieces and the Cedar Falls concert band of 50 pieces will exchange programs this evening. Waverly, directed by F W Leisch, will play in Cedar Falls city park on Clay street while Cedar Falls plays in Waverly. Waverly also provides music for the Cedar Valley district fair Aug 23 24 25 and 26 with two concerts daily. Al Levrich orchestra from Des Moines will perform in the exposition building all four days. Cedar Falls band may visit Grundy Center for an open air concert.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Waverly
F. W. Leisch
City Park
Clay Street
al Levrich
Exposition Building
Des Moines
Grundy Center
Courthouse Square
Independent School District
Cedar Falls Township
Commercial Club Roms
Ralston & Ralston
Waterloo
Cedar City
Rotary
Cedar Falls Bible Conference
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Homer Rodeheaver
O. A. Newlin
Lions Club
Hermansen
Sophous Hermansen
Twelfth Street
Sartori Hospital
Ancil Walker
Carl W. Howe
Lucile Howe
Gertrude Obele
Michigan
Walker
Jeppe Refshauge
Marquette
Neb
Robert H. Willard
Peoria
Ill
H. N. Silliman
Kenneth
Yonkers
Auto. We
Former Vinton Resident Dead at Wayne Neb
Florence J. Mossman of Vinton Iowa received word of the death of her sister Mrs A J Ferguson of Wayne Nebraska. Ferguson born Belle Fulton in Ohio came to Benton county as a child and married over 60 years ago. They lived on a farm near Urbana before moving to Vinton and then Wayne about 30 years ago. Mr Ferguson died about two years ago. they had no children. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Courier Special Services
Vinton
Florence J. Mossman
A. J. Ferguson
Wayne
Neb
Ferguson
Belle Fulton
Ohio
Benton County
Mr. Ferguson
Mrs. Ferguson
Births Reported in Courier Special Services
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Minish welcomed a son on Aug 1 in Black Hawk. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Abben have a child in Readlyn. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Niedert added a son on July 30 in Readlyn. In Fairbank, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chase welcomed a daughter on July 27. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Rublitz had a daughter on July 29 in St Ansgar. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pahl announced a son on July 29. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frank welcomed a son. Powersville. Rev. J. H. Rostad and Mrs. Rostad had a son.
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Courier Special Services
Black Hawk Two
Archie Minish
Richard Abben
Readlyn
Herman Niedert
St. Ansgar
Hugo Rublitz
Herman Pahl
Henry Frank
Powersville
J. H. Rostad
Death of Eber Cotton in Lawton Oklahoma
Telegraph from La Porte City Iowa dated Aug 4 reports Eber Cotton died at his Lawton Oklahoma home on Tuesday. Born Jan 29 1857 in Benton county he taught rural schools and later moved across states. Survived by wife Ella O Borum and son John Eber plus two half sisters a stepbrother and a stepsister. Funeral held in Lawton with services today.
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la Porte City
Eber Cotton
Lawton
Alliance
Neb
Enid
Okla
Wichita
Kan
Ella O. Borum
John Eber
Mary E. Young
Long Beach
Cal
Gertrude O’reilley
Miami
Fla
George H. Smelser
Waterloo
Sarah Hudson
WW. H. M.S
Methodist
Terry Hotel
Wallace Stallman
Beverly Jean
Brainerd
Minn
George Terry
Kenneth Goble
Peoria
Floyd Thomas
Hotel Terry
Goble
Peoria Transcript
Frances Allison
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
C. A. Brunt
Davenport
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Roy Sweeney
Margaret. Sapulpr. Okla
J. R. Buser
Sweeney
Huser
Alma Brown
Cedar Falls
J. N. McQuilkin
Ruth Strohecker
Gertrude Strohecker
Fritzel Funeral Service Held in Grundy Center
Funeral services for Mrs. A. Fritzel, 82, were conducted at 2 p m from the home with Rev. F. C. Winslow officiating in Grundy Center Iowa. The exmissy notes indicate the service was conducted today by Courierspecial Service.
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Fritzel
Grundy Center
Courier &Pecial Service
A. Fritzel
F. C. Winslow Offi
Great Western Sends Silk Special to Chicago Oelwein Notes
Aug 4 Oelwein Ia The Great Western operated another silk special from St Paul to Chicago arriving at the Oelwein terminal at 10 PM. The cargo aboard the President Grant of the American Line, after docking at Seattle Aug 1, travels nonstop from Oelwein to Chicago. Also shown was a 16 inch gun en route from Brooklyn to Bremerton on display at Oelwein with repairs underway on one flat car to permit relocation for mounting on a battleship. Damon Kerns nuptials joined Miss Letha Damon and Lawrence Kerns at Sacred Heart church. Six men arrested for unlawful assembly plead guilty and pay fines. Mrs John Hunt of Oelwein suffers a broken leg in fall from hay wagon near Edgewood. Oelwein and Lawler to meet in baseball next Sunday.
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Great Western
St. Paul
Chicago
President Grant
American Line
Seattle
Yokohama
Japan
Oelwein Thru
Stockton
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Wash
Oelwein Terminal
U. S
Damon-Kerns
Letha Damon
Fred Damon
Qelwein
Lawrence Kerns
John Kerns
Fairbank
Sacred Heart Church
Robertson
Lamone Price
Frank Eastman
L. M. Householder
Henry Jensen
D. R. Ferguson
F. T. Bauer
Buchanan County
John Hunt
Edgewood
Lawler
Allison Woman Found Dead in Bed at Sister's Home
Allison, Ta Aug 4 Mrs Chris F Shirer 63 wife of Butler county treasurer was found dead in bed Wednesday morning at her sister Mrs Will Timblin Greene where she went Sunday for a visit Medical treatment reveals dropsy and heart disease She was born on a Dayton township farm Surviving husband two sons one daughter Arthi Minneapolis Clarence Allison sisters Mrs Timblin and Mrs Clara Gilliland Cedar Rapids brother Luther Bragg Greene three grandchildren Funeral plans await word from Mr and Mrs Crabtree absent in Cheyenne Wyo
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Allison
Chris F. Shirer
Butler County
Will Timblin
Greene
Shirer
Dayton Township
Arthi Minneapolis
Clarence Allison
Edward Crabtree
Ons
Luther Bragg
Timblin
Clara Gilliland
Cedar Rapids
Billy Shirer
William
Paul Crabtree
Crabtree
Cheyenne
Wyo
Iowa Shorthand Reporters elect Nyland president
Des Moines Aug 4 W W Nyland of Osceola was re elected president of the Iowa Shorthand Reporters association Other officers co elected include Tra Arch Counc il Bluffs first vice president Bob Brungton Corneil Bluffs and R C Tuvenor Sioux City named to the executive committee
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Des Moines
W. W. Nyland
Osceola
Iowa Shorthand Reporters Association
Tra Arch
Counc
Bluffs
Bob
Brungton
Corneil Bluffs
R. c. Tuvener
Sioux City
Westinghouse unveils horn loud speaker with mile-range
Westinghouse engineers develop a 14 foot high horn loud speaker with a stated range of three quarters of a mile, designed for large halls and outdoor use. It reproduces wide musical ranges from bass tuba to piccolo and can power a 2500 voice chorus without distortion.
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New York
Westinghouse Engineers
Richard BE. Byrd
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Sousa
Associated Glee Clubs of America
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Hanna
KFNF Granted Return to Former Wave Length
Shenandoah Iowa Aug 4 KFNF radio station is granted permission to return to its former wave length 650 461 exclusively from early day until 7 p m with 2000 watt power EMA, which had been dividing time with KFNF, will likely share time with Weather Iowa station.
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Shenandoah
KFNF
EMA
Iowa
DIES IN CHICAGO
Davenport Iowa August 4. F ed Schroeder vice president of the M L Parker company operators of the largest department store here died suddenly of heart disease while dining in Rainbow Garden Chicago last night. Three of the Ave men that drafted the Declaration of Independence were scientists.
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Davenport
F. Ed. Schroeder
M. L. Parker Company
Rainbow Garden
Chicago
Ave
Babies’ Castoria Brand Ad Affirms Safety
An old advertisement promotes Castoria as a harmless substitute for castor oil paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It claims no narcotics and notes directions on each package with physicians endorsing the product and a genuine signature on the label.
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Fletcher
Blood strength and vitality with S S S
In this period ad text extols blood as health’s foundation and promotes S. S. S. as a time-tested remedy to restore appetite, increase red blood cells, and renew strength. Claims its plant-based formula improves nourishment and boosts energy, urging purchase at drug stores in two sizes.
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S. S
Nature
S. Ss
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Homer Daker
Hawkeye State
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Buffalo Creek
Mourier
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Suys. Grocery Store
Teachers’ Institute
Hazel Black
Butler
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Bremer
Nota King
Worth
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Mitchell
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Mary D. Korinke
Teachers’ County Institute
Greene Man
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