Hail and wind damage hit Nashua area farms
A severe storm near Nashua and Fredericksburg caused near total crop losses on the McKinley Hicks farm and extensive building damage. Wreckage from Fredericksburg farms includes a cattle shed blown down and a windmill wrecked, with shattered plate glass and uprooted shade trees.
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Nashua
McKinley Hicks
Thomas Hicks
Waverly
Fredericksburg
George Upham
John “Mikes
Will Schulte
Otto Meier
Winds, damage and Chautauqua work in Iowa brief
Reports from Iowa on July 20 describe wind damage in New Hampton Greene and North Washington including shattered plateglass windows and downed trees. Rainfall totals reach 1.31 inches in Oelwein and eight tenths in Cedar Falls. Don Donnan announces Chautauqua duties and platform work with Osage.
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New Hampton
Mikkelson Motor Company
Oebwein
Oelwein
Independence
Don D. Donnan
Osage
Farmer Lester Wart Hangs Self in Clarence Iowa
Clarence Iowa July 20 Lester Wart 38 a farmer resident of the locality ended his life by hanging yesterday no motive is known in the tragedy at his farm home in the community authorities reported.
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Clarence
Lester Wart
Concert 10 Open Military Drama July 27
An hour long concert by the American Legion band drum and bugle corps and double quartet opens the military pageant Friday night July 27 at Mississippi Valley league park. Companies B and D Town National Guard and Becker-Chapman post 138 sponsor with Civil War style assault and nighttime illumination by four locomotive headlights for clear view of movements.
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American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
Mississippi Valley League Park
Town National Guard
Becker-Chapman Post No
Legion
Memorial Hall
Legionnaires
Clyde Davis
Fred G. Clark
Minois Central Railroad
Pageant Admission and Senator Brookhart Appearance
The text notes that automatic rifle men and rifle men followed by a pageant. Children up to 12 admitted free. Admission for others is 35 cents. Near meeting end, Senator Smith W. Brookhart was introduced to Legionnaires.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Legionnaires
La Porte Women Host Mission Circle Meeting
Mrs Glen Haven hosted the Mission circle of the Methodist Missionary society at her La Porte home with sewing and visits. Proceeds from the event will support the society’s apportionment.
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Courier
la Porte Giity
Glen Haven
Methodist Missionary Society
Ira Richards
Road Jubilee Planned for Oelwein September 20
Oelwein and nearby towns will celebrate Fayette county paving with a Sept. 20 jubilee. J H Campbell chairs the executive committee and will appoint assistants. Also noted are a diphtheria quarantine at 12 Third Street Northeast and a street crew update.
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Oelwein
Courier
Fayette County
Oelwein Community Club
J. H. Campbell
S. H. Kayne
Third Street
Hart. W. W. Steward
Chicago
Great Western Railway
Western Division
Tallentin Hospital
Lester Wilson
Fairbank
Mercy Hospital
Ernest McMillan
Rex Piplo
Fairbanks
Storm Flails Two Counties Half Inch Rain in Half Hour
A severe storm swept Waterloo area and nearby counties last night with heavy rain. In Waterloo half an hour produced 0.50 inch, while Sumner and Frederika reported intensified rainfall and flooded streets. A traveling salesman near Cedar Falls saw water up to car hubs at Frederika and a distant miniature tornado en route home.
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Waterloo
Sumner
Frederika
R. R. Gibson
Tremont Street
Cedar Falls
Hal
Gibson
Byrnes Park
Texas
Sll
Local team braves rain to finish last stretch
Players chose to endure the downpour over exhausting their steam, walking the final hundred yards as rain beat down around them.
Commutations Ordered for Bank Robbery Convicts
Carroll Iowa July 20 officials learned the state board of pardons commuted life sentences imposed over seven years ago on Corles R Bruntlett and Cleo Moore farmers for the Farmers State Bank robbery at Lanesboro to 30 and 25 years respectively.
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Carroll
Corles
R. Bruntlett
Cleo Moore
Farmers’ State Bank
Lanesboro
State Board
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Nashua Vicinity
He Brandt
Greene
Ben Pringle
Here
Washington
la Porte
Mission Circle
Gladys Purdy
Will Purdy
Carlyle Caldwell
J. M. Nielsen
Farm Girls
Cedar Township
Frances Hubbard
Paul Koontz
Maxine
Rachael
Marguerite Fell
Fayette Mizhway
Leonard Lujan
Faror
Leath
Budget Club
UITE
Axminster
Leath Ad Company
Court House
Nis
Corner Park Ave. and
Lafayette St
Taloum
Startling Sale
Fourth Street
Latterm
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