Tears shed as loved ones witness young forger arrested
Edward Swehla, a confessed forger, sits in county jail under $2,000 bond awaiting municipal court arraignment Monday. His arrest followed a auto-repair shop scheme, aided by handwriting matches and merchant identifications. The youth tearfully faced the judge with his wife present as details emerged.
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Edward Swehla
Swehla
Fludge John
Wv. Gwynne
Alonday
Edward
Horseshoe Tournament at Lincoln Park Postponed to August 29
The city horseshoe pitching event at Lincoln Park is postponed to Saturday August 29 as playground director Victor Read plans more time to arrange the program install courts and boost entries. The sand sculpting contest for younger children remains set at Lincoln Park and the athletic meet from August 1 will be completed at East High as a replacement event.
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Lincoln Park
Victor Read
East High Athletic Field
Read
Retiring Reinbeck Pastor Honored In Iowa Farewell
A farewell gathering honored Rev. A. M. S. Stook as he or the Stook family prepare to move to Oregon where he will pastor a newly completed $72 000 church. The congregation has not yet called a new minister. A farm house near Grundy Center owned by A. G. Messer burned late yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson lost everything, no insurance, Mrs. Anderson had stepped out for fuel.
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Reinbeck
A. M.S. Stook
Stooks
Oregon
Sam Anderson
Grundy Center
A. G. Messer
Andersons
Anderson
Wife and Daughter of New York World Writer Visit Waterloo
Mrs George F Authier, husband a New York World political writer, and daughter Joy visit Mr and Mrs J Ferguson at 2031 Home Park boulevard. She is sister of Mrs Ferguson and Joy is seven. Mr Authier covers President Coolidge in Swampscott and trained at Fort Dodge Messenger. Both are Grinnell alumni presidents in Washington. Mrs Authier formerly worked in newspapers and was a regular police reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune. Joy photographed with Gen Pershing at a forget-me-not sale for disabled World War veterans in Washington.
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George F. Authier
New York World
Jay
J. &. Ferguson
Home Park Boulevard
Authier
Ferguson
President Coolidge
Swampscott
Mass
Fort Dodge Messenger
Sioux City Tribune
Des Moines Register
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Washington
Minneapolis Tribune
Joy
John J. Pershing
Threshing Engineer Narrowly Escapes Disaster
Decorah Iowa August 14 Henry Gross engineer of H Lubkes threshing crew narrowly escaped death when the drawbar of the tractor disconnected from the separator on a steep hill four miles west of Decorah Gross throttled the engine to full power and steered it to one side avoiding a rear end collision between the separator and firebox
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Decorah
Henry Gross
H. Lubke
Gross
East High Seeks Students for Band and Orchestra
East High and junior high students are asked to meet in the offices of Superintendent Charles W. Kiltme at 2 p m next Monday to discuss forming a band and orchestra with new East High instrumental instructor G T Bennett. Bennett recently arrived from Rockford Illinois where he led a state champion band. He aims to recruit a large ensemble and an orchestra.
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East High
Charles W. Kiltme
G. T. Bennett
Instrumental East High
Bennett
Rockford
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