Buck Creek store owner robbed by two men at gunpoint
Ernest Heineman, Buck Creek proprietor, was robbed after closing his store. Two men forced him to surrender and tied his hands, stealing about 15 dollars, 75 cents, and his store keys. They fled in a big sedan later found in Waterloo. Heineman later escaped and reached home.
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Waverly
Ernest Heineman
Buck Creek
Henneman
Buck Creek Bridge
Heineman
Electric Park
Waterloo
County Examinations for Teachers Set to End Tonight
Examinations for county and State teachers certificates began Wednesday and will close this evening. Twenty six candidates took the first to third degree county certificates with Sisters Mary Florence Friedmann Mary Alice Nehl and Mary Augustine Thier from St Mary's parochial school among those seeking first degree county certification. Two men pursued first and second state certificates respectively while three others sought special certificates in domestic science stenography and drawing. All papers will go to Des Moines for grading and results will be announced in three to four weeks.
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Mary Florence Friedmann
Mary Alice Nehl
Mary Augustine Thier
St. Mary’s Yperochial School
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Des Moines
California Expects Heavy Tourist Trade from Fuel Shortage
California readies for a record winter visitor influx as fuel shortages grip the East and Midwest. Hotels railroads and resorts target potential travelers with ads highlighting the need for coal, aiming to boost a prosperous tourist season despite shortages.
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California
San Francisco
Fifty-eight Cars Registered in County This Week
Fifty-eight cars were registered in Black Hawk county during the week ending yesterday. Of these, forty-three were new cars. The last license issued bears number 9 617, marking the expected driving of this year. J P Grawe III reports his publisher J Fr Grawe is recovering from a serious illness and hopes to return soon.
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Black Hawk County
J.P. Grawe III
Waverly Independent
J. Fr. Grawe
Trotter Divorce Award Grants $30,000 to Mrs Trotter
In Grand Rapids, Judge Dunham granted Mel Trotter an absolute divorce on cross bills amid sensational cruelty charges by Mrs Lottie M Trotter. The settlement awards Mrs Trotter two houses valued at $26,000, $5,000 cash, $1,400 attorney fees and $200 court costs.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lottie M. Trotter
Mel’t Trotter
Dunham
Trotter
Marital Woes Lead to Separate Jurisdiction. Divorces Sought
Blanche A Grannan sues Clements L Grannan for divorce claiming they lived together as spouses from their Dec 1916 Martin County marriage until May 1918 when he deserted her, requesting custody of their 5 year old Kenneth L Grannan. Harriett Klingaman seeks divorce from Arthur R Klingaman for cruel and inhuman treatment, with details noting their Waterloo location on March 4.
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Martin County
Ind
Blanche A. Grannan
Clements L. Cgrannan
Kenneth L. Grannan
Harriett Klingaman
Arthur R. Klingaman
Waterloo
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