Escaped bandit Harmon linked to Missouri chase near Joplin
Roy Harmon, Oklahoma outlaw linked to the Matthew Kimes gang, escaped Floyd county jail in Charles City Iowa. A Missouri licensed sedan, possibly his, was found west of Joplin. Investigators trace Harmon toward Picher Oklahoma and Miami with associates amid a nationwide manhunt.
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Roy Harman
Matthew Kimes
Oklahoma
Charles City
Okla
Ed Partley
Here
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Missouri
Walker
Mercer County
Picher
Oktta
Miami
Former Waterloo Teacher Dies at Cedar Heights
Frances Marie Salisbury, longtime Waterloo public school teacher and Cedar Heights resident, died Friday at her family home. Born February 6, 1872 on a farm southwest of town, she attended East High and taught in Waterloo schools for years before retirement. Surviving are her mother, three sisters in Cedar Heights, Crisopalis Michigan, and Mitchell Oregon, plus a nephew and a niece. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at the family residence.
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Miss Salisbury
Stephen
Margaret Salisbury
East High
Waterloo
Cedar Sights
Jon- Mie Salisbury
Florence Cane
Cedar Weights
C. W
Tackdale
Crisopalis
Mich
Sure
Lyman
Cedar Heights
R. A. Pillard
Mitchell, Ore
Oelwein Enforces Peddlers License Ordinance
Oelwein Iowa December 3 court fines four Chicago photographers 5 and costs each for operating without licenses. They paid a license fee of 31 dollars daily to avoid further action. A fire at 319 Eighth Ave Northwest damaged a boxcar but was contained by chemical foam. Post Office semimonthly pay distributed about 1600 dollars. Oelwein students place in regional corn and grain judging contests. Elk memorial service planned Sunday at 2:30 p.m. for deceased members. Desertion charge filed against Patrick Dullard by Mrs Dullard. Religious campaign opens December 4 led by Protestant youths. Rev John Clinton Fayette to speak at 7 p.m.
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West Union
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Celwein
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Fayette County
Sour County
Postville
Maynard
Celwein Elks
Grand jury indicts six in Floyd County cases
Floyd County grand jury reported after a four day session indicting six individuals. Ray Terrill and Elmer Inman charged with entering a bank to rob. William Duval and Carl Ferch facing larceny and having unsatisfied landlord licenses. Ernest Perch indicted for perjury. One indictment remained secret pending further review.
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Elmer Inman
William Duval
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Mqnor
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Ernest Perch
Grand
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Bailif
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Ballist
M. E. Church
E. T. Gough
Shermar. Nursery Company
Rotary Club
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Lucy A. Short
Long Beach
Oliver Short
Estey
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San
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N. Grand Avenue
Chickasaw County
Bremer Jury Frees Parkersburg Banker of Embezzlement
A Bremer jury acquits a Parkersburg banker charged with embezzlement after a several day hearing. The case, moved from Butler county on venue grounds, involved alleged use of mortgage funds for patrons then diverted to others. Also, Nashua church women host a supper and dramatic event raising over 70 dollars.
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Rete Ae Spereta Waverly
Dre
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Cashire Estate Exchange Bank of
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Butler County
Beemer District Court
Shuler
Chamber Music Program at State Teachers College
A Cedar Falls report notes a Sunday 4 PM concert in the State Teachers College auditorium featuring faculty members Prof Edward F Kurtz Prof Roland Searight Miss Ednad Hop kins Miss Alta Freeman and student Marlys Schuwareck in a three part chamber program. Talks on state parks by Dr L H Pamme l and civic events follow at local venues.
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State Teachers College
Edward F. Kurtz
Roland Searight
Ednad Hopkins
Alta Freeman
Marlys Schuwareck
L. H. Panune
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Ames
Egiltee
Auditorium of Science
Gedar Pails Commercial Club
Black Hawk
Towa
State Conservation Commission
Pammel
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Fort Dodge
State Conservation Board
J. G. Wyth
River
Farewell Party Given in Barclay for Gibson Family
Members of the United Presbyterian church and friends surprised the J. Gibson family at a farewell party in Barclay Center Ta on December 3. The Gibsons and their son Alex plan to move to Waterloo. John May introduces a mechanical coin picker this fall. Favorable bids came in at the Gibson and Sorenson sale Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson will quit farming to settle in Waterloo.
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United Presbyterian Church
J. ©. Gibson
La Porte Schools to Present Operetta Dec 15
La Porte Indiana reports the La Porte Schools will present an operetta, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, in the auditorium Thursday evening December 16 under music supervisor Mrs Scott. Other local items include Rebekah lodge homecoming, church services, and Thursday Club activities with planned Christmas party and pie sale.
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Ebtkah Lodge
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HIV
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J. F. Gay
Whitten Church of Christ Burns in Eldora
The church building at Whitten burned Friday afternoon due to a defective chimney. Loss is estimated between 8000 and 7000 dollars with 5000 dollars of insurance on the building and 1000 dollars on the contents. The church, built in 1906, was located in Eldora.
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Eldora, In
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Whitten
Pastor Resigns to Lead Kamrar Church
Rev. H. F. Sinning resigns after twelve years at New Presbyterian Grundy Center and will preach December 11 as he accepts a call to a Kamrar area church. Presbytery plans action February 5. Winds topple radio aerials. neighbors husk corn. Joan Clasen retires and moves to town. Families of Henry and Albert Siefken return to Grundy county.
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H. F. Sinning
New Presbyterian Church
Kamrar
Hos
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My. Dittmer
Joan Clasen
Henry
Albert Siefken
White, S. D
Grundy
Forty one couples wed at Little Brown church in Vale
November weddings tallied forty one ceremonies at the Little Brown church in the Vale with Rev. J. L. McComson Jr. officiating. Dates included November 22 to 28 featuring pairs from Wav-torky Janesville Cedar Rapids Baxter Cedar Falls Blue Earth Mason City Rockwell Spring Valley Marquette BoscoBel and others. The month showed an increase of sixteen from 1924.
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Der
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Vale
J. L. McComson, Jr
O. Anderson
Wavtorky
Charles H. Ackerson
Janesville
Kathryn Jensen
Lewis Svoboda
Cedar Rapids
Mabel Johns
Roy J. Blantang
Oclwein
Esther Sanders
John W. Penn
Laraine Inglis
Chester v. Petermeier
Baxter
Gladys M. Shutt
St. Charles
Thorvald B. Nelson
Cedar Falls
Lella A. Pulser
Ernest F. Franklin
Blue Earth
Mtn
Mae A. Hall
Mason City
Danforth S. Clark
Rockwell
Lucile PF. Sehraut
Elery C. Duncanson
Spring Valley
Minn
Mary E. Rand
Marquette
Harland P. Rice
Boscobel
Wis
Marble Rock Residence and Shop Sold in December
The residence and shop on Bradford street in Marble Rock were sold by Emeline Rosenkrans state to Henry Gates, who will take possession at once. Cecil and Earl Bradler and wives plan to move from Waterloo to take possession of recently purchased property. Rev C D James of Mason City preached at the local M E church Thursday. Miss Theresa Reis and Joan Kramer wed at St Marys Roseville with Rev Father Icke officiating. Mrs Verne Stroud and Mrs John Ewald, Jr. return to Blue Earth. Funeral for Bruce Tucker of St Paul held in Osage at 11 o'clock this morning under Masonic lodge in charge.
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Cecil
Earl Bradler
Water Ino
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Olivet M. E
Mason City
M. E
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Joan Kramer
St. Mary's Church
Roseville
Father Icke
Kramer
John Rels
Levi Johinson
Verne Stroud
John Ewald, Jr
Blue Earth
Retiring Farm Hand Joins Safely Family After Long Service
Joan McClain, nearly 70, concludes 45+ years as a hired man on the Safely farm near Traer. He will visit Utah relatives en route to the Pacific coast, plan a California winter. He never married, saved money, and now has an income to support him. He worked through multiple generations of the Safely operation dating to Mrs. Safely’s era after Capt. J G Safely’s Civil War service.
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Traer
Joan McClain
Pacific Coast
Utah
California
Mr. McClain
J. G. Safely
Iowa
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Fred E. Safely
Greene Unit of Ladies of G A R Elects Officers
Greene unit of the Ladies of the G A R held its annual session in Woodman hall electing Emma Ramsdell as president Mae Squires and Belle Howe as vice presidents Annabel Lockwood as treasurer Anna Kirwell as conductress Sarah Moss as chaplain Jennie Moss as patriotic instructor and Alice Palmatier as guard The secretary will be appointed at the first January meeting Basketball results show Greene boys defeated Aplington 15 to 13 while the girls fell 56 to 17 Proceeds from a Methodist church bazar and play total 350 with 253 supper tickets sold and 27.50 from the play
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Aplington
The
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Racine Woman Dies in Cedar Falls Family Home
Cedar Falls Dec 3 Services will be held at the home of Mrs. Albert Pansch for her mother Mrs. Amelia Christiansen who died late Friday afternoon. The body will be taken to Racine Wisconsin where Mrs. Christiansen came two months ago to spend the winter with her daughter. Born in Norway in 1849.
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Albert Pansch
Second Street West
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Racine
Wis
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Norway
Ackley
Cea
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Fred Hagenstein
Emnest Seybold
James J. Huittell
Galewood
Miss Hagenstein
Geneva Township
Franklin County
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Emil Pardera
Cedar Rapids
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Columbus
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Waterloo
Paul
Superior
Women's Missionary Society
First Evangelical Church
H. E. Miller
J. M. Krafft
Anna Strassburg
Otto Grobe
Albert Giese
J. M.krafft
John Wille
Fort Dodge
Wille
Hickle Funeral Held in Clarksville Near Iowa City
Funeral services were held for Emma Hickle 70 at the Clarksville area near town. She died Thursday night at her daughter’s home. Survived by four sons Ployd and a daughter, husband David deceased 25 years. Burial in Hickle cemetery. Clarksville basketball game results mention a girls win 11 to 5 and boys 29 to something, from Dumont, indicating local sports.
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Shell Rack
Dumont
Teachers Win in Debate at Home
Cedar Falls reports the Teachers College affirmative debating team won 40 to 80 in a vote by arbitors against the University of Dubuque speakers last evening. The question asked if the United States should cease protecting capital invested abroad except after a formal declaration of war. Team members were John Paddrick Leland Mathis and Lorne M Boylan. Opponents were William Russell Benjamin Boallman Herbert Delworth.
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Duburque
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Benjamin Boallman
Herbert Delworth
Tom Tyler Stars in New Type Western at Palace
Tom Tyler leads the Palace engagement in Tom's Gang a western with a fresh twist on his past work The plot centers on a wealthy ranch owner's will forcing his daughter to marry his best friend's son An imposter arrives complicating events The cast features Frankie Darro Beans the dog Sharon Lynn and others in a thriller ending with a dramatic finale
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Jack Anthony
Gets 10-Year Term on Guilty Plea to Spencer Robbery
Eldora Indiana December 3 Paul Costello arrested at Alden last week for breaking and entering the Spencer store pleaded guilty before Judge Clock and was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. Sheriff Laglan notified state investigation bureaus in Des Moines and Washington DC, revealing Costello's alias Frank McCulloh and a prior 1914 arson sentence in the Southern Illinois Menard penitentiary. He waived preliminary examination and the case goes to the grand jury as officers took him to Ft Madison.
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Joplin
P. A. Saddler
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Floyd County
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Harhon
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Rockford
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Missouri
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Rudd State Bank
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St. Louis
Ray Term
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Thas
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Love
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Paul Costello
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Laglan
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Bureau
Washington, D. C
Costello
Frank McCulloh
Tlinois
Menard
McCulloh
Ft. Madison
Sumner Ladies Aid Plans Activities
Sumner Ta Dec 8 The Ladies Aid society of the M E church will operate in four groups next year instead of eight. Final plans were set for a bazar on Dec 17 and a community club dinner on Dec 28. Mrs Charles Hermence, soon to leave for Newton Ill, was presented a gift as Mr Hermence becomes manager of the Iowa State Telephone Co.
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Newton
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Cedar Falls K. T. Chooses Officers for 12 Months
Cedar Falls December 3 Baldwin commandery Knights Templar elected last evening for the coming year appointed officers include J H H Byers eminent commander Earl Eiler generalissimo A Kingman captain general Hans Lund senior warden W A Becker junior warden W W Johnson treasurer J I Brown recorder Si
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W. W. Johnson
J. I. Brown
Legion Follies a Big Success in New Hampton
The Legion Follies home talent show by Fae Stein post of the American Legion at Fireman’s theatre on Nov 30 and Dec 1 drew large crowds. Every act was well performed and received hearty applause at both performances.
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the Legion Follies
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Birth Notices Roundup from Local Hospitals
A sequence of birth announcements lists new arrivals across area families. Richard Henry Welk, Mary Louise Snyder, Martin James Gluza, Tha Mae Maxfield, Elizabeth Grace Elferson, Joseph Charles Murphy, Leon George Parker, Willard Outs, Lyle Mitchell Hotman, Irene Mar Mareska, Robert Clark Gormley, Dennaine Schmidt, Patricia Louise Dusa, Adeline Mae Dusa, Alice Louise Fiscker, Robert La Verne Knight, and Herbert Jack Kingsbury are recorded with respective birth dates in November at St Francis St. Francis and other hospitals.
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St. Francia Hospital
Richard Henry
Fred G. Snyder
Fairview
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Martin J. Gluza
St. Francis Hospital
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Marion W. Maxfield
Prancis Hospital
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Carl Elferson
Allen
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Murtagh L. Murphy
Baxan
Joseph Charles
Raymond George Parker
Riverview
Leon George
Outs Meyerholt
Lafayette
Willard
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Duryea
Lyle Mitchell
Frank Mareska
Allen Memorial Hospital
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Clark
Gormley
Riehl
Robert Clark
Henry B. Schmidt
Argyle
Ard
Ray C. Stukenberg
Alan Hospital
Den
Robert la« Verne
Clarence Herbert Kingsbury
Wellington North
Herbert Jack
Remda Abbas Dies Near Ackley at 19
Ackley area reports the death of Remda Abbas aged 19 four miles southeast of Ackley shortly after midnight following a brief illness. Born near Ackley she attended Ackley High School with her brother Cornelius, studied at Ellsworth College, and taught prep work. Funeral Monday at noon from her home and 2 PM at Holland Reformed Church. She is survived by her parents, three sisters, two brothers, and grandparents.
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Get Rid of Nervousness Before It Gets Rid of You
An old time patent remedy promises stronger nerves, vitality, and a clear mind in two weeks. Lifetone Tablets are sold by Robert Drug Co with a money back guarantee if results are not seen. The dose is four tablets daily for fourteen days, seventy two tablets for one dollar.
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