Hazleton Child Killed by Automobile While Crossing Street
Hazleton Ia July 18 five year old Mary Birchard was killed Sunday evening after stepping from the curb into the path of Charles Rice's car. Witnesses said no blame attaches to the driver. The girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs H E Birchard, was with two other children who crossed earlier without incident. Funeral set for 2:30 p m at the M E church.
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Courier Special Service
Hazleton
Mary Birchard
Charles Rice
Rice
H. E. Birchard
M. E
Farmhouse Destroyed by Fire Near La Porte City
La Porte City Ia July 18 The Frank Griffin farm house in Spring Creek township was wrecked by fire Saturday night. Fire crews arrived too late as the blaze was already out of control. Some belongings were saved and insurance covered the loss. Other items note local civic and family movements including travel to Lake Okoboji and visits in nearby towns.
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Courier Special Service
la Porte City
Frank Griffin
Spring Creek Township
Griffin
Library at Traer Loans 3518 Books in Three Months
The Traer public library circulated 3518 books in April through June per Miss Ainslie Law librarian. Adults 2495, children 1022, magnanes 200. Peak day saw 27 borrowed. Sixty seven new titles added. Top fiction Beau Geste and Beau Sabreur by Wren, Forever Free by Honore Willsie Morrow, Job's Niece by Lutz. Nonfiction lead The Rover Road to Romance by Halleburton.
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Courier
Traer
Traer Public Library
Ainslie Law
Beau Sabreur
Wren
Forever Free
Honore Willsie-Morrow
Job's
Lutz
Halleburton
Relatives Observe Natal Bay of Osage Resident 86th Birthday
Osage July 18 relatives gathered in Forest City to honor G. W. Gillett as Mrs. H. E. LaRue and family hosted the celebration. Frank M. Gillett and his two sons from Minneapolis visited to bring their father for the birthday event. Gillett, part of Iowa history, hunted deer near Pilot Knob state park and grew up in the region.
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Iowa
Floyd Co Attorney Files Information in Liquor Cases
Floyd County Attorney Jens Grothe obtained a temporary liquor injunction against George Weiss northeast of Charles City and filed informations against L. Whitney Hampton and Graydon Moon for intoxicated driving, and Weiss for maintaining a liquor nuisance. Cases may be heard next term or plea deals may resolve them sooner. Fire Destroys Much Hay. Fifteen tons of hay owned by W. C. Blunt burned Friday, with firefighters saving much of the crop and buildings, likely started by a blaze from the gun club cleanup. The Blunt farm lies north of the city. Ble Shrine Picnic. One hundred fifty members from eight counties attended the North Town Shrine picnic at Lion Field hosted by El Kabir Temple. Al bert Lea Collegians played a ball game, then dancing at Breezy Point. Little Miss Seeley of Mason City and Baby Sheaffer of Lawler performed dances. Cedar Rapids officers attended, including Potentate Kuning. Charged with Theft. Roy Clapp and Raymond Weiss, 20 and 17, are jailed on tire theft charges from a Ford owned by Roy Gager. hearing expected today. Union Church Services. Beginning August first, First M E church services will join with Congregationalists at their church. Rev. E. T. Gough will officiate during Rev. Walter Swann's absence on vacation. Rev. L. W. Inman of the Baptist church and wife left today for Iowa Falls for the B. Y. P. assembly.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Jens Grothe
George Weiss
L. Whitney
Hampton
Graydon Moon
Greene
North Town
Shine Club
Lion Field
el Kabir Temple
Albert Lea
Collegians
Miss Seeley
Mason City
Baby” Sheaffer
Lawler
Cedar Rapids
Kuning
El-Ka-Hei Shrine
Roy Clapp
Raymond Weiss
Roy Gager
Union Church
M. BE
E. T. Gough
Walter Swann
East
L. W. Inman
The
Baptist Church
Iowa Falls
Marlys Schwarck
Gilchrist Shapel
Teachers College
Arensa Bodholdt
Jessie Wild
Virginia Wilson
Merle Sliter
Arnold's Park
Arnold’s Park
Lake Okoboji
Mmes
Earl Brown
Harold Palmer
Martin Parks
Harold Berry
C. H. Stiles
Marie Bailey
Bathing Beach Island Park
Iowa
Rock Island
James D. White
James McPartland
White
Clifford Padgett
Fayette County
Louie Schwanke
Oelwe
Nathan Enlow
Grace
Lillian
Chicago
Homer
West Virginia
Enlow
Schwanke
Cedar Falls
Carl B. Fish
Clara B. Hunter
Hans P. Hansen
Bertha Bishop
Franklin
Nashua
Dahl Chapel
Charles F. Johnson
Stanolind to Fly Over Tama County Seat on Thursday
Toledo July 18 A Standard Oil (Indiana) Stanolind airplane will fly over Toledo on July 21 en route from Chicago to Des Moines. Pilot J P Porter will lead the 5200 pound craft at 110 mph with eight passengers including Amos Ball and family. The plane will pass Toledo about 9 am and will drop letters to Toledo friends from the air. Ball planned a landing but deemed a suitable site unavailable.
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Courier
Toledo
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Chicago
Des Moines
Amos Ball
Ball
Ball, Mrs. Ball, Their Youngest Son, George, and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Cochran
Cochran
Iowa
J. P. Porter
Last Rites Held at Shell Rock for Mrs. Dilger
Funeral services were held in Shell Rock for Mrs. Elizabeth Dilger who would have turned 85 next August. Dying Saturday after years of failing health, she had lived in Shell Rock and vicinity 29 years with son Adam and a large extended family from Pennsylvania and local towns.
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Shell Rock
Elizabeth Dilger
Adam
Dilger
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Bartholomew
Forged Check Snares David Merchant
Mr. Moulton owner of the David general store loses 35 dollars after accepting a forged check Thursday from two strangers. The check bore Plunkett Bros. signature and was drawn on the First National Bank of Riceville, with accounts at both Riceville banks. The suspects, who bought a work jacket, escaped before discovery.
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Osage, In
Moulton
David
First National Bank of
Riceville
Plunket Bros
First National
State Bank of
Preeville
Return to North Dakota From Crosby Visit
Barclay Center July 18 concluding a weeks visit with relatives in the area and Waterloo Mrs Irs Sweitzer and daughter Bernice Mrs Olef Giewe and children Gordon and Annetta are due home at Crosby ND Friday Miss Margaret Baird visiting relatives at Shellsburg
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North Dakota
Barclay Center
Waterloo
Irs Sweitzer
Berneice
Olef Giewe
Enileren
Gordon
Annetta
Crosby
Birthday Celebration at Lake Mills Golden Wedding
Mrs Olga Wiggins traveled to Lake Mills Sunday for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Robert Greenley, uncle and aunt of Wiggins' late husband Dr C Wigs. The celebration featured a large picnic dinner.
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Osagela
Olga Wiggins
Lake Mills
Robert Greenley
Wiggins
C. Wigs
Cedar Falls Girl to Marry Wisconsin Man
Cedar Falls announces the betrothal of Miss Florence Nolte to Willard Treweek of Mineral Point Wisconsin. The wedding is set for August 10 at the bride’s sister’s home in Cedar Falls. Miss Nolte teaches at Mineral Point. Mr Treweek is a local merchant.
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Cedar Falls
Reuben H. Miller
J. M. Seltenrich
Florence Nolte
Willard Trewecek
Mineral Point
Wis
Nolte
Ernest Nolte
Treweek
Carl W. Miller
Tenth Street West
Wisconsin
Harold E. Christiansen
Peter Christiansen
Nyria Gile
Edgerton
Clark L. Andrews
Louis Berg
Detroit
Christiansen
Teachers, College
University of Chicago
United States Chamber of Commerce
Library College
Madison
Cleveland
Dike Man and Girl from Oak Park Wed in Chicago Church
Marriage of Helen M. Deering Oak Park NL and Louis CG Plaehn Dike on May 28 at Holy Name cathedral Chicago reported. Deering social secretary at Oak Park hospital. Plaehn engineer with GC A Dunham Chicago. residence 2322 Commonwealth Ave Chicago. Also Ladies Aid meet July 20 and local road gravelling and creamery addition under construction.
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Zion Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society of Zion Evangelical Church
Island Park
Dike Man
Oak Park
Chicago
Courier Special Service
Plaehn
Longwood
Northwestern University
Pi Omega Phi Sorority
Oak Park Hospital
Carson Plaehn
Cornell College
School of Engineering
University of Colorado
Alpha Tau Omega
Sigma Epsilon
Sigma Tau
GC. A. Dunham Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Ladies Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fairfield Road
Fairfield Township
Fredsville School House
Hail and Wind Damage Crops in Clarksville Area
A July storm near Clarksville Iowa brought hail and wind for about 15 minutes, tearing up small grain and corn, damaging gardens, and shattering glass with seven panes broken at Miss Blanche Champlin’s home. In Belle Plaine, a liquor raid led by Marshal W. W. Shields found 129 bottles of alleged liquor at Charles Frendle’s home. a hearing will decide responsibility for the home brew.
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Courier Special Service
Clarksville
Here
Blanche Champlin
Belle Plaine
Vinton
W. W., Shields
Charles Frendle
Frandie
Gladbrook House Robbed in Quiet Break-In
Gladbrook Iowa, July 18 special report says Mr and Mrs Harold Poland and children were away when a side door was forced and the home ransacked. Every drawer and box was searched, beds torn, yet nothing of value was stolen though a pocket book with some money remained untouched.
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Gladbrook
Harold Poland
Bee Specialist to Demonstrate in Fayette County
Bee specialist A. Worthington will demonstrate at the Zum Mack farm Jefferson township Fayette county on Wednesday July 20 at 9 30 am. All bee culture enthusiasts invited. Community club forms to support road bond election turnout on July 28. Mr and Mrs Myron Ashby depart Oelwein for Corvalis and Los Angeles then home. Mrs Clara Clue visits sister L A Megaw. Funeral services for Mrs Julia Robinson held at L E Pepin home. Mery Quinn sister of James Quinn dies in St Paul. Prof and Mrs A W Moore and daughters travel to Portland by motor to resume positions.
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Courter
Oelwein
A. D. Worthington
Fayette County
A. B. Zummack
Jefferson Township
Myron Ashby
Hazleton
Corvalis
Wash
Los Angeles
Clara Clue
Denver
Colo
L. A. Megaw
Margaret Megow
Want Pay for Sheep Mystery In Tama County
Traer July 18 Special R P Young of Traer seeks 32 dollars for two sheep and one lamb found mangled at 3 a m A J Wulfraer requests 56 dollars for three ewes killed one ewe and three lambs injured A M Lipka Tama asks 30 dollars for a sheep Hilda Spinler Montour seeks 12 dollars for one lamb
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Traer
R. P. Young
A. J. Wulfraer
A. M. Lipka
Tama
Hilda Spinler
Montour
Traer census shows 374 schoolage youths in district
The annual school census for Traer Independent district lists 374 youths of school age, down 22 from last year. The survey tallies 207 males and 167 females, compared with last year's 222 males and 174 females.
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Traer
Traer Independent District
Hudson Danish Dance At I O O F Hall
The monthly Danish dance in Hudson Iowa at the I O O F hall Friday evening drew a large crowd, with residents and attendees enjoying the event and cultural activity in the community.
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Hudson
Hudson, Ia
I. O. O. F. Hall
Arter Family Reunion Attended by Arter Duo in Traer
Mr and Mrs Edd Arter and daughter Alzada traveled from Hudson Indiana to Traer for a Sunday family reunion. The event gathered relatives for a day of greetings and shared memories.
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Hudson, In
Edd Arter
Alzada
Traer
Notice to Farmers Worming Pigs With OCCO Expeller
Farmers urged to worm all pigs to prevent feed waste and losses. OCCO Worm Expeller, Liquid form, claims high effectiveness with minimal cost. Free worming service offered by OCCO Chemical Company representatives. mail application today.
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Oelwein Chemical Company
Oelwein
Towa
OCCO
R. J. Shepard
Smith &J
Waterloo
Postmaster Returns From Vacation on Canadian Trip
Ray C. Eggert local postmaster and party completed a week long auto and boat itinerary visiting Kakabek Falls Port Arthur Canada Duluth Hibbing Minn and other northern points. Eggert praised the north country noting the trip was his first vacation in four years and no one at the post office knew his whereabouts during the excursion. The group shipped the car from Kakabek Falls to Duluth and traveled back through Wisconsin.
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Ray C. Eggert
Eggert
Kakabek Falls
Duluth
Wisconsin
Loren Henerry Charged With Driving While Intoxicated
Loren Henerry was arrested at 12 50 a m Sunday by Officers Charles L Pickens and Warren Buckley and charged with driving a car while intoxicated It is alleged Henerry drove into a parked car of C H Bernard in the 2000 block on Lafayette street Gilbertville
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Loren Henerry
Charles L. Pickens
Warren Buckley
Henerry
C. H. Bernard
Gilbertville
Lafayette Street
Divorce Suit Filed by Gertrude Markle
Gertrude Markle of 600 La Porte road filed for divorce from Roscoe Markle on cruelty grounds. Married in Waterloo on September 7, 1919, they have two children Louanna aged 7 and Richard aged 4. She seeks $20 weekly alimony and custody of the children.
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Gertrude Markle
la Porte Road
Roscoe Markle
Waterloo
Louanna
Richard
Mrs Wolford visiting daughter in Sans Souci Park
Mrs S A Wolford of Pressland is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs Ray C Eggert in Sans Souci Park. The visit highlights family ties and local social ties in the area.
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S. A. Wolford
Pressland
Ray C. Eggert
Sans Souci Park
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