Woman Injured Severely in Shell Rock Auto Collision
Mrs Garfield Arthurholt of Shell Rock Iowa is recovering at Mercy hospital after a Sunday morning crash at the town edge. Her husband driving the auto struck the Williams car turning a corner at high speed, overturning and catching fire. Mrs Arthurholt suffered a broken collarbone and several ribs and facial injuries while the Williams occupants were only shocked. Firefighters were not needed as the blaze was put out by nearby residents. A corn field near the corner limited visibility.
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Shell Rock
Garfield Arthurholt
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Miles Williams
Arthurholt
Williams
Williams Machine
Party of 4 Unhurt as Car Quits Road for 15 Ft Ditch
Cedar Falls Aug 8 Mr and Mrs Marion Jacobsen Arthur Le Valley and Miss Pauline Probert were riding on the dump road near town when the automobile left the highway and slid into a 15 foot ditch. All escaped with minor injuries and the car sustained only light damage.
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Cedar Palls
Marion Jacobsen
Arthur le Valley
Pauline Probert
Thieves Quit Car Wrecked After Quick Escape
A Nash touring car was stolen from Dr Floyd Clark’s garage in Charles City Iowa by two young men who wrecked it in a ditch then enlisted Ben Eckwood Floyd to drive them to Mason City. In other news Mrs Hostetter 85 fell in Starr Home for the Aged, breaking her hip and was taken to Cedar Valley hospital. Sixteen sheep were mauled by dogs near H Blunt, some likely to die. owners are being sought. Reed Nunn and Carl Reed of Mason City wed at the Christian church parsonage with Rev G A Hess. Wiss Lois Phillips leaves for Chippewa Falls to act as bridesmaid in Miss Brenner and Fredrick Dintel’s wedding. John Obermeier’s wife desertion charges were dismissed. he must pay $5 weekly pending divorce.
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Floyd Clark
Floyd
Ben Eckwood
Mason’ City
Hostetter
Cedar Valley Hospital
Reed-Nunn
Flossie
R. Nunn
Carl Reed
Mason
City
Christian Church
Rev. G
A. Hess
Mason City
Joyce Brenner
Fredrick Dintel
St. Paul
Lyman Kellogg
Justice McGeeney
John Obermeier
Boy Accidently Shot At Vinton Making Recovery
A ten year old boy, Halgren, is recovering after being accidentally shot by playmate Robert Lent with a loaded shotgun. The incident occurred on the Halgren farm as they played in a barn, the pellets injuring the boy’s body and arm. Other items include a minor auto collision injuring Mrs. Mannstadt, stockbuyer Bassett selling his business, and farmer Bevins jailed for refusing to reveal alcohol purchases.
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Leland Halgren
Robert Lent
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Lent
A. J. Mannstadt
Ben Olson
Kincoln
Newhall
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Bassett
Rock Island
Frank Dylan
Henry Hinz
Minnesota
Myron Westover
Beth Westover
Farmer
Mike Bevins
Mt. Auburn
Corlis Funeral At Littleton Tuesday
D T Corlis a Littleton resident for 55 years who died Sunday morning will be laid to rest Tuesday at 2 p m at the family home. Rev A G Martyn of Littleton Presbyterian church will conduct the service. He was 82, in failing health years and bedfast most of the time. Surviving is the widow who runs the Littleton hotel.
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Courter &Pacial Sermee J . Ia
D. T. Corlis
Littleton
A. G. Martyn
Oelwein Man Gives Bond on Drunken Driving Charge
Oelwein Ia Aug 8 R J McKer n bonded 1000 for district court to answer a charge of driving while intoxicated after his car went into a ditch east of town. Bottles of liquor found in the vehicle. Other notes report auto dealer changes and local obituaries and visits by relatives and travelers. Mr Boots heads to Denver on a flight path toward Boston with possible stop at Oelwein field. John Sparano undergoes abdominal surgery. Mrs Desde mona Smith funeral at Maynard. families travel to Denver Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park. Mrs George Schaller and son Bert visit from Long Beach Calif. Mrs Arthur Burke and daughter from Palo Alto Cal visit W J Davis home.
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Oelwein
R. J. McKernon
J. B. Henderson
J. W. Wood
First Street
John Sparano
Mercy’ Hospital
Desdemona Smith
Maynard
Sturgeon
N. H. Smith
Delwein
Consolidated School at New Hartford to Resume on August 29
New Hartford Iowa August 8 The Consolidated school will reopen Monday August 29. The staff includes Fred W Berninghausen superintendent Elmer Cowan principal coach agriculture and manual training Miss Lilian Garrabrant music Miss Glennie Hiatt Latin and English Miss Irma Lindt domestic and general science Miss Maude Martens history and physical training In the grades the assignments list Earl McMurray eighth Eugenie Grinnell seventh Gladys Brooks sixth Joy Smith fifth Frances Oltman fourth Alice Bohacek third and drawing Viola Swanson-Cowan second Marie Babbitt-Pollock first.
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New Hartford
Party at La Porte Honors Visitors
Miss Minnie Stahnke hosted a dinner party at her La Porte City home Friday night honoring guests Miss Ethel Seeliger Estherville Dwight Seth Spirit Lake and Andrew Wright Other attendees included Miss Leona Hil mer Mrs Lou Henningson Lester Minkel and Irvin Baker The gathering featured informal music and conversation. Pastor's vacation ends Rev H G Crumb and family returned from their vacation at Lake Okoboji Clear Lake and Cedar Falls Personal mentions include John Porter T Daniels of Douglas Wyo Mrs Ben D Chapmen and son Robert Indianapolis Ind visiting relatives Lou Henningsen of Rochester Minn joined his wife and daughter for a weekend with her parents west of town John Bolte and family visited Andrews Iowa McGregor trip noted Miss Nelle Gannon and Miss Genevieve Higgins drove to McGregor for Sunday Cedar Rapids trip to visit Dr C V Lehman Los Angeles resident Ed Schuck visiting Waterloo friends Backbone State park trip noted
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Minnie’ Stahnke
Ethel Seeliger
Estherville
Dwight Seth
Spirit Lake
Andrew Wright
Waterloo
Leona Hilmer
Lou Henningson
Lester Minkel
Irvin Baker
Crumb
Daugthers
Harriet
Louise Ann
Lake Okoboji
Clear Lake
Cedar Falls
John Porter
M. C."jacobs
Nelle Gannon
Genevieve Higgins
McGregor
John Lehman
F. E. Lehman
Frederick
Cedar Rapids
C. V. Lehman
Ed Schuck
Los Angeles
Cal
Robert Buck
Mr. Schuck
Gail Osborne
Corrine
Harve Bible
the Backbone State Park
Littleton Man Seriously Injured When Hit by Car
Littleton Ja Aug 8 Will Hayward suffered a compound leg fracture when hit by a car driven by Ned Brown Friday evening, and is convalescing at People's hospital Independence. Ed Smith was dismissed from St Francis hospital Waterloo. An ice cream and cake sociable will be Wednesday evening August 10 at the C R Master residence. Verne Hoffman of Bismark N D motored to visit grandparents A H Hoffman remains seriously ill with typhoid. Charles Corlis of Jackson county is at his brother D T’s home, who is critically ill.
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Littleton
Will Hayward
Ned Brown
People’s Hospital
Independence
Ed Smith
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
C. R
Verne Hoffman
Bismark
N. D
Pioneers Families Hold Reunion Picnic at Cedar Falls Park
Cedar Falls August 8 Thirty five descendants of Matt Cunningham and James Leahy pioneer settlers attended a reunion picnic at island park Sundry The honor of traveling the farthest distance went to Matt Cunningham and a family who came from Highmore South Dakota.
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Cedar Falls
Matt Cunningham
James Leahy
Island Park
Highmore
Immense crowds at final Cedar Falls Bible study session
Cedar Falls Aug 8 immense crowds filled Riverview park for the closing sessions of the Cedar Falls Bible conference. Denominational mix reached 16 states and 20 denominations with large enrollments led by Presbyterian and Methodists. The final sermon on faith by Dr G Campbell Morgan stressed fear as paralysis and faith as power, while budget surpluses funded next year’s plans.
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England
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Greenwood
Woman Escapes Death From Freight Train On Bridge
Mrs Emma Snyder narrowly survived a Wolf creek bridge incident when a freight train trapped her between ties as she attempted to reach her daughter Mrs Roy Eline. She clung to the bridge until the train passed and was rescued by the crew.
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Emma Snyders
Wolf Creek
Roy Eline
Shell Rock Woman Reports National R F D Meeting
Shell Rock Iowa August 8 Mr and Mrs O H Pierce left for Red Oak where she will give her report as national delegate to the 1927 state convention of rural carriers Mrs Pierce is president of the Butler County Woman s auxiliary Mr Pierce was called to Cedar Falls after his father Brinkley Pierce was injured by a fall from a swing the injury not serious
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O. H. Pierce
Red Oak
Woman dragged by runaway team in barbed wire fence incident
Osage Oklahoma Aug 8 Mrs E A Prochaska was badly injured Thursday afternoon when a binder pulled by a runaway team dragged her through a barbed wire fence. she held the team for her husband who had stopped to talk with Hi Martin a cattle buyer. The Prochaskas live on the Hans Suchy farm.
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E. A. Prochaska
Hi Martin
Prochaska
Hans Suchy Farm
Cedar Falls Man Unconscious Two Weeks After Injury
Cedar Falls Aug 8 Howard Leonard of Cedar Falls remains unconscious at Mercy hospital after an automobile wreck two weeks ago. Attendants believe there is a slight improvement in his condition.
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Cedar Falls
Altho Howard Leonard
Mercy Hospital
New Hartford Man's Funeral Sunday
Earnest Schwerdtfeger son of Mr and Mrs August Schwerdtfeger Parkersburg died early Friday after an operation for acute appendicitis funeral held Sunday afternoon at his parents home Surviving relatives are parents two brothers and two sisters He was married three years ago to Dora Hemmings They live on the Mrs Ed Mooney farm one mile south and one mile east of New Hartford
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New Hartford
Earnest Schwerdtfeger
August Schwerdtfeger
Parkersburg
Dora Hemmings
Ed. Mooney
Osage Residence Destroyed by Fire
Mrs Betts and her five children were driven from their Osage home Saturday afternoon when a fire of unknown origin destroyed the house and all its contents. The owners, Tom and Henry Lindley, are insured by Farmers Mutual Insurance.
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John Betts
Tom and
Henry Lindley
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Cedar Falls Girl and Independence Man Are Married
Inita Evelyn Whipple daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Whipple Cedar Falls and Irvin Trebon Independence were married Sunday noon in the M E parsonage in Independence by Rev R L Smith The attendants were the bride s sister Phyllis and Irvin Kruse Waterloo Mr and Mrs Trebon will reside in Independence after a motor trip in Illinois and Michigan.
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Cedar Falls
Inita Evelyn Whipple
Harry Whipple
Irvin Trebon
Independence
M. E. Parsonage
R. L. Smith
Phyllis
Irvin Kruse
Waterloo
Death at Oelwein after brief illness
Mrs. August Busse died Sunday at Mercy hospital after a brief illness. The family home is 10 miles northeast of town.
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Oelwein
August Busse
Mercy
Paris Suburb Dog Show Favors Unmatched Ancestry
In Cadien a Paris suburb dog fanciers stage an exhibition for ordinary mongrels. No dog with a clear lineage will be admitted and uncalled-for spots and patches are prized. Prizes are substantial and the event aims to become an annual affair with French judges.
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Cadien
France
Farmer Ill Near Cedar Falls in Serious Condition
Sophus Lehman, a farmer seven miles west of Cedar Falls, is seriously ill from blood poisoning and receiving treatment at Sartori Memorial hospital this August 8 in a special report from the Cedar Falls area.
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Cedar Falls
Sophus Lehman
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Funeral Held for Mrs. Chris Shirer in Greene
The funeral of Mrs. Chris Shirer was held in Greene Saturday afternoon with Rev. George A. Hess of the Charles City Christian church officiating. Burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Chris Shirer
George A. Hess
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Charles City
Rose Hil Cemetery
Hornet's Nest drummer dies after train accident
Charles Turneaure, last surviving drummer of the Hornet's Nest brigade, was struck by a train in Quincy Michigan, Friday night and died the same day. He was a familiar Waterloo figure, living in Bremer county, and pictured among the Hor nets Nest Drum Corps with four fellow drummers before his death.
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Turneaure
William Hall
Iowa
John Gifford
Henry Beer
Charles Turneaure
George Streeter
Man's Foot Scalded by Boiling Water in Clam Shell Vat
Nashua Iowa August 8 William Berrier badly burned when he slipped and his foot fell into a vat of boiling clam shells burning above the ankle. Berrier has been claiming all summer and had brought them home to bail out. Joe Stephens buys Bud Wilson property east of Nashua and moves to town with brother Jack. Mrs Wendell Strike, widow of recent oper ation death, has daughter born last week. Mrs Parker dies of heart disease at home. funeral held in Waterloo. Caroline Whitley visits town with Dr and Mrs Cutter and kin. Whitley widow of Dr John Whitley is sister of Dr Charles Chase.
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William Berrier
Berrier
Joe Stephens
Bud Wilson
William Lytle
Jack
Strike
Wendell Strike
South
Parker
Willam
Cora
Covington
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M. E. Church
Oak Hill
Ceme Ty
Osage Woman Observes Eightieth Birthday Party
Ada Chase Whitley of Osage present celebrated her eightieth birthday with a family dinner Sunday. Her son Roy Whitley, his wife and daughter joined the observance in Ta. August 8 notes.
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Osage
Ada Chase ‘Whitley
Roy Whitley
Merger of Roads with C and C Proposed by Van Sweringens
The Van Sweringen brothers filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve the Erie and Pere Marquette merger into the Chesapeake and Ohio. The C and P plans to acquire enough Erie and Pere Marquette stock to gain control, with prices agreed a year ago when the nickel plate combine was first proposed.
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Washington, D. C
van Sweringen
Burglars Get Nothing at Rock Island Office
Cedar Falls report says burglars entered the Rock Island office between noon and 3 p m Sunday and took cash before closing. Only one dollar in pennies remained undisturbed, with staff noting other cash had already been removed.
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Cedar Falls
Rock Island
Benjamin Franklin's Electric Firing Powder Suggestion
The text notes that Benjamin Franklin proposed an early practical method to ignite gun powder using electricity, marking a pioneering idea in firearm ignition technology.
Pneumatic tires invented in England in 1834
Pneumatic tires were invented in England in 1834 but did not enter practical use until 46 years later, marking a delayed adoption in transportation technology.
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England
Veteran Turneaure Killed by Train in Quincy Yard Tragedy
Charles Turneaure an 82 year old Civil War veteran died after being struck by a freight car in Burlington railroad yards at Quincy Illinois. His body will arrive in Waterloo and funeral plans will be announced. He was a familiar figure in Waterloo and last survivor of a drum corps once with the Union army Hornet's Nest Brigade. His brother Albert Turneaure survives in a Bremer County home.
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Quincy
Hornet's Nest Brigade
Iowa
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Bremer County
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Charles Turnecaure
Waverly
Koch:funeral Home
Burlington Railroad
Richard Atkins
Walnut and
Vine
Horton
Atkin
Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Hornet's Nest
Masonic Lodge
Albert “Turneaure
Three Moscow Artists Sail 2000 Miles to Cespian Sea
Three men from the Moscow Art Theatre have departed by boat on a 2000 mile voyage. They travel via the Moscow and Oka rivers to Nijni Novgorod, then down the Valga to Astrakhan and expect to finish the journey in a month.
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Cespian Sea
Art Theatre
Oka
Nijni-Novgorod
Valga
Astrakan
Beals and Hubbard Wed in Manchester June 30 Anniversary
Miss Mary L. Beals and Carroll C. Hubbard of Manchester N H were married on the afternoon of June 30. The ceremony fell on the anniversary of the weddings of both sets of parents. The bride wore her mother's wedding gown.
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Mary L. Beals
Carroll C. Hubbard
Manchester
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Hawks and Their Diets Include Mice and Small Mammals
Some hawks feed heavily on mice and other small animals including ground squirrels rabbits and similar prey. The note highlights the usefulness of hawks in controlling rodent populations.
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