Auto Dealer of Vinton 5 Dead in Snowbound Crash
Snowdrifts halted highway passage as a bus and truck collided near Vinton Iowa. Clarence P. Brown senior of Brown Fry Motor died at home after a long illness. A. S. Blair, long-time Benton County resident, died at Brandon. Frank Drake listed in critical condition. W. T. Noble’s son Leon from Florida heads home. April return planned. Dinner party hosts Hugh Mossman and A G Adams with about 25 guests.
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Vinton, Ta
Clarence
Elia Bender
Blair
J. A. Kelso
Benton County
Vinton
Brandon
Leslie
Carl
A. R Purdunt
Drake
Eee
Giris’ Gay
Leon L. Noble
Florida
Narrow drifts trap two vehicles in Greene Iowa crash
Greene Iowa Feb 13 collision between a dealer truck owned by Samuel Kisér of Charles City and a Kansas City Interstate bus during heavy drifted snow injured two men. Kisér suffered cuts and shock, a passenger J. J. Richards required Cedar Rapids hospital care, while Kenneth Marsh was unhurt. Buses passengers were moved to town. both vehicles were towed for repairs. The crash occurred on No. 14 about three miles south at 8 45 p.m.
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Courier Special Service
Greene
Samuel Kisér
Capital Tobacco Company
Cherles City
Kenneth Marsh
J. J. Richards
Cedar Valley Hospital
Cedar Rapids
No. 14
Here
Kansas City Interstate Company
Veteran Hart-Partners Old Timers Club Party at Charles City
Charles City Iowa February 12 The Hart Partners Old Timers Club welcomed one woman and five men after completing ten years of continuous service at the annual dinner. Members included Esther Reetz Michael Hayden A A Stiehl Ernest Wilke Ralph Philip and R Lampkin. Attendees were seated by service length as turkey dinner was served in Knights of Columbus hall. Public speaking pupils from the high school performed as Glenn Eaecthor presided.
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Courier
Charles City
Hart-Partners Oldtimers Club
Club
Esther Reetz
Michael Hayden
A. A. Stiehl
Ernest Wilke
Ralph Philip
R. Lampkin
Knights of Columbus
Glenn Eaeehtor
Hackett Funeral Rites At West Union Iowa
Mrs W L Hackett dies after two year illness in Fayette county. Funeral held Monday at the Baptist church with Rev S Batchelor officiating. She married W L Hackett in Canisteo New York and left six of seven children Cora Car Carpenter Graydon Gordon Mrs Glenn Anderson and Dutton. Survivors include husband five grandchildren two sisters Mrs Lille Helmer Seattle Washington and others.
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Courier
West Union
W.L. Hackett
Cora
Carl Carpenter
Graydon
Gordon
Near West Union
Glenn Anderson
Tripoli
Dutton
New Virginia
Lille Helmer
Seattle
Wash
Clarksville Native Dies in Nebraska
Clarisville Iowa February 12 Ensworth Walters Dorlan a Clarksville native and brother of Mrs John Walrath died Friday in North Platte Nebraska where he was stricken by influenza while transacting business Burial was at his Keokuk home Surviving include a brother Elwood E Cedar Rapids his widow and two stepsons Keokuk The deceased promoted extension of the Dubuque Dakota railway in this section.
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Courier
Clarisville
Ensworth Walters Dorlan
John Walrath
Clarksville
North Platte
Neb
Keokuk
Elwood E
Cedar Rapids
Dorian
Dubuque É Dakota
Marble Rock Woman Dies After Five Month Illness
Marble Rock Feb 11 Mrs Rhert Loses bedfast from heart disease since September died at home Monday. Husband and two sons mourn. Births reported Waverly Feb 8 a son to Kenneth Gaffney and wife. Gladbrook Feb 8 a son to Adolph Bmene and wife. Marshalltown St Thomas hospital Feb 11 a son to Moses Miller and wife. Nashua Feb 10 a daughter to Zara Mak of Chicago and wife. Waverly hospital note Fink daughter of Dry and John Mc Pannell. Marble Rock Feb 10 son born to Verie Salee and wife.
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Courier
Marble Rock
Waverly
Kenneth Gaffney
Tom Monahan
Gladbrook
Adolph Bmene
St. Thomes Hospital
Marshalltown
Littleton
Moses Miller
Nashua
Zara Mak
Chicago
St Waverly Hospital
Fink
Dry
John McPannell
Oelwein Traveler Reports Snow From Arizona Route
An Oelwein resident recounts unusual snow stretching from Phoenix to Oelwein as he travels home from the southwest. The article also notes a light Gelwein superior court docket for the next term with 1 new and 34 continued cases, listing jurors from multiple towns and noting other regional activity.
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Oelwein
Thera's
Phoenix
Ariz
A. H. Wengert
Hazleton
Gelwein Superior Court
W. R. Briggs
Edith Knickerbocker
I. W. Logemoon
Emma Roa
Walter Shields
Gelwein
Mary Cummings
Harvey Meyer
Clermont
Fannie Dege
Stella Glen
F. O. Warnke
Maynard
Clara Foote
Hawkeye
Arthur Reinbold
Arlington
Ben W. Thomas
Fayette
John T
New Mercantile Institutions To Open In Falls
Sows Falls Iowa February 12 The Gamble Skogmo Co of Minneapolis has leased the Steere building and will open a store the first of March handling automobile accessories The company is opening stores this spring at Algona Webster City Waverly and other points In Town The stock of the Cotton Benedict company here has been taken over by Berten Sales company of es Maines and will be sold at special sales Several chain stores are negotiating to lease the building vacated by Cotton as it retires O K Grocery will resume in the same location after a fire loss last week
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Courier Special Service
Sows Falls
Gamble-Skogmo Co., Inc
Minneapolis
Steere
Algona
Webster City
Waverly
Cotton-Benedict Company
Berten Sales Company
Es Maines
Pioneer Iowa Falls Woman Dies in California
Caroline Ellsworth Morton, longtime resident of Iowa Falls and sister of Representative E. Q. Ellsworth, died in Los Angeles on Sunday. Born June 12, 1878, she attended local schools, the University of Chicago, and graduated from Vassar College in 1900. She taught at Ellsworth College, and Garoline Hall honors her memory. She married Louis B. Morton in 1903 and moved to Los Angeles about 20 years ago. She is survived by her husband, daughter Marcia now Mrs. J. D. Middleton, her mother Hattie A. Ellsworth, and her brother from Iowa Falls.
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Courier Specing Service
Iown Falls
Caroline Ellsworth Morton
E. QO. Ellsworth
H. 3. Elsworth
Los Angeles
Cal
Morton
Town Falls
Eprew
University of Chicago
Vassar College
Elsworth College
Garoline Hall
DE Louis B. Morton
Bor
Marcia
J. D. Middleton
Hattie A. Ellsworth
Two Men Employed On Each R F D Of Traer Post Office
Vraey Iowa Feb 12 the two mural mail carriers out of Clutier for two weeks have employed assistants to reach all patrons with the mail due to snowblocked roads. A carrier covers half his rate and his assistant the other half. O W Viasak helps Robert M Heaton. Ben Kremenak is assisted by his son George Teams are employed, most mileage impassable for cars.
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Courier
Vraey
Clutier
O. W .Viasak
Robert M. Heaton
Ben Kremenak
George
Former Floyd County farmer dies in California
Erne Johnson, longtime Floyd county farmer northeast of Greene, died Saturday at Huntington Beach, California at age 82. Funeral held there this afternoon. Survived by widow, two daughters, four sons in California, including Mrs Edward Perry Greene, Edward Slowe Falls D., Mrs Bert Thorpe Henry, Levi, Cyrus Johnson, and 16 grandchildren.
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Courier Special Service
Greene, Ta
Erne Johnson
Floyd County
Here
Huntington Beach
Edward Perry
Greene
Edward
Slowe Falls
Stubborn cough ended by famous pine syrup remedy
A home remedy claims to end a stubborn cough quickly using Pinex pine syrup mixed from 24 ounces of Pine x and sugar or honey making a pint of cough syrup. The ad touts relief, better taste for children, and rapid absorption to soothe inflamed membranes and loosen phlegm, promising money back if not effective.
Explosion at Hart Parr Plant. paint vat erupts
A paint vat exploded at the Hart Parr factory yesterday noon but the blaze was quelled by employees before the fire department arrived, causing no damage beyond smoke. Other items: clubwomen meeting, audible ringing at local telephone exchange, civil service postmaster exam results, Iowa sheriffs publication, visiting Texan doctors, a birthday surprise for Mrs. Jennie Slinger, and a Cedar Falls funeral procession.
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Cuarter
Charles Chi
Hart-Parr
Woman's Club
W. H. St. Clair
George Kelley
Congress
Wayne Forrester
Iowa
Civil Service
Marble Rock
Gella Brailtier
Esther Walster
Rose B. Jandil
Lucy A. Moore
Ralph A. Wilson
Justin H. Haynes
Leta B. Nicholes
Herman
Langham Funeral Held at Urbana
Mrs. Mary Langham aged 79 died Saturday night from apoplexy. Funeral held Monday at her daughter Mrs. John Haines east of Urbana with Disciples of Christ pastor and choir from Urbana assisting. Survived by three daughters Mrs Haines Mrs May Heath in Idaho Mrs Larry Wyckoff Urbana and three sons George Langham Cedar Rapids Jim Langham and Herman Langham of Urbana.
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Urbana
Mary Langham
John Haines
Here
Disciples of Christ
Haines
May Heath
Idaho
Larry Wyckoff
George Langham
Cedar Rapids
Jim
Herman Langham
Hawkeye Luther League Elects 1929 Officers
In December Hawkeye Luther League elected Marvin Burkhart as president succeeding Garl Boeckenheuer. Leroy Ungerer is vice president with Malinda Schlatter relinquishing the office, Florence Senner remains secretary. New treasurer Carl Boeckenheuer succeeds Fred Ungerer. The program committee includes Walter Koch, Marvin Burkhart, and Leroy Ungerer.
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Courier
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Luther League
Marvin Burkhart
Garl Boeckenheuer
Leroy Ungerer
Malinda Schlatter
Florence Senner
Carl Boeckenheuer
Fred Ungerer
Walter Koch
Danger of Flu Grip and Pneumonia Promoted Medicine
An old advertisement warns that neglecting a cold risks pneumonia as inflammation spreads to breathing passages. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as energy for fighting flu and grip germs, claims safety from alcohol and drugs, and cites seventy three years of use and adoption in 184 hospitals and institutions.
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Father John
Father Down
Ill at La Porte of Septic Throat Improves
J G Frank is reported slightly improved at his La Porte home after treatment for erysipelas related to septic throat. Two nurses attend him, with a second nurse added Sunday evening. In other news, Irene Johnson returns to eighth grade teaching after two weeks away due to mumps epidemic. Helen Fleming substitutes. Mrs Iva Richards hospitalized for flu and pneumonia. Presbyterian Mite Society to meet during a basement thimblebee with a program planned by Mrs Robertson. College students Gerald Weal, Ernest Nies, and Myron Anton visit from Iowa State College in Ames for the weekend.
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Courier Apaotat Servies
la Porte City
J. G. Frank
Irene Johnson
Keokuk
Helen Fleming
Miss Johnson
Richards
Iva Richards
Allen Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Mite Society
Sherwood Eddy to Give Talks at Upper Iowa
International lecturer Sherwood Eddy will speak at Upper Town university in Fayette on Wednesday for a chapel service and later headline the annual father and son banquet at the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Eddy accompanies him to speak to the college girls and townspeople.
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Courier
Fayette
Sherwood Eddy
Fayette Wedness
Upper Town University
Methodist Episcopal Church
Eddy
Europe
McFadden Funeral Held At Winthrop
William McFadden died at his Byron township home and funeral services were held in Winthrop. Survived by his widow two sons two daughters two sisters and one brother. He belonged to I O G F and M W A lodges and the Osage M E Conference. In Osage Rev Witzigman of Cedar Falls preached at the Methodist church and led quarterly conference.
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Courier
Winthrop
William McFadden
Byron Township
M. W. A. Lodges
Osage M. E
Osage
Witzigman
Cedar Falls
Services in Cedar Falls for Rev William M Lemen
Two funeral services will be held for Rev William M Lemen retired Methodist minister who died Sunday in Cedar Rapids. First service at Cedar Falls First M E Church at 10 a m with Dr W G Rowley. body to Rockford Illinois for second service at Methodist church with Dr F C Witzigman. Lemen served as pastor in Rockford 1898 1900.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
William M. Lemen
Methodist Episcopal Church of Upper
Rockford
Methodist Church
F. C. Witzigman
Lemen
Milford Hilton
Union Township
Harley Adams
College Hill
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W. G. Rowley
Nashua
Reading Circle
Reading
A. R. Baxter
Troy
Stephenson
H. G. Boissler
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Mmes
Frank Porter
Hugh Mullarky
Black's Tearoom
G. A. Fullerton
Craig
Florida
Danish Lyren Society
Lyren Hall
Bethlehem Gymnasium
Eugene Smith
Smith & Morgensen
Chicago
John W. Leavitt
Romance Language Faculty Leads Cedar Falls Pan Hellenic Event
Members of the Pan Hellenic society of Cedar Falls hosted a recent gathering at a home on Washington street. Mrs Clifford Turnbull and Miss Helen Possner assisted as hostesses. Miss Mary Short of the Romance Language faculty led the program.
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Pan, Hellenic Society of Cedar
Falls
Washington Street
Clifford’ Turnbull
Helen Possner
Mary
Rites for Mrs Munn at home in Lawn City
Cedar Falls reports funeral services for Mrs L A Munn who died Sunday from heart disease. Services will be held Wednesday morning at her West Eleventh Street residence with Dr Bruce Giffin of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial is at Marshalltown. Surviving relatives include her mother Mrs David Schick and daughter Mrs David Lennox Jr, both of Marshalltown. Her husband died years ago.
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Cedar Falls
L. A. Munn
West Eleventh Street
Bruce Giffin
First Presbyterian Church
Marshalltown
Munn
David Schick
David Lennox
Beware of diets without bulk Kelloggs All Bran advert
Public notice-style ad warns readers that lacking roughage causes constipation and health issues. Promotes Kellogg All Bran as a daily remedy and source of bulk, noting its use with meals, in dishes, or with milk. Credits Kellogg's Battle Creek production and distribution through grocers and hotels.
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Nature
Kellogg's
All-Bran
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Flush kidneys with salts says noted authority
An advertisement urges flushing kidneys by drinking a quart of water daily and taking four ounces of Jad Salts from a pharmacy. It claims rich foods produce acids that impair kidney function, causing back pains, headaches, dizziness, and bladder irritation, and promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy.
Death at West Union in brief local obituary
West Union Ia Feb 12 Mrs Annie Spaulding died Sunday after several weeks illness She was 80 in September A short funeral service will be held at the house today by Rev J G Krebs Her daughter Mrs N J Warren will travel later this week to Sioux City to have the body placed in a vault until spring.
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West Union
Annie Spaulding
J. G. Krebs
Sioux City
Konjola Promises Health Through New Medicine in Waterloo
The Konjola Man promotes a new remedy at Wangler Bros Drug Store, citing a Clinton Iowa case of renewed strength and weight gain after starting Konjola. The ad claims no heart depressants or narcotics, offers free samples, and boasts rapid bowel regulation and vitality restoration.
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Nature
Wanster Bros. Ding
E_ Fourth street
Marie Zerrien
Eighth Avenue
Clinton
Iowa
Konjola
Wangler Bros
E. Fourth Street
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Clarence FP. Brown
Nebraska
Myr
Kirs
Verie Salee
In. Falls
Iowa Falls
California
Traer
Floyd CO
West
Hermahans
A. H. Kernehan
Boston
Mass
BE. T. Gough
Jennie Slinger
Dan Shannon
Langham
Upper
McFadden
M. E
Allison
A. W. Froning
Garrison
Lon Froning
Sheffield
J. M. Ellespies
Nissen Hospital
Kelloge
Kestva
United States
Blue Star
Artificial Ice & Fuel Co
East Ninth Street
Waterloo
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