Manchester City Council Talks Off Railway Viaduct
Manchester Iowa June 16 The city council met to discuss a highway crossing under the Illinois Central tracks and a proposed viaduct for a street. Residents favor a crossing with limited train obstruction while opposing permanent blocking of two adjacent streets. The meeting also covered street tightening in the business district and power lighting plans by Iowa Electric to reduce street light outages. A council committee will study solutions and report soon.
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Gales
Z. J. Mitch
BP. W. Elainyann
Troem
Urisalis
Iowa Electric
Fireworks Regulation for Manchester Celebration
The city council authorized the sale of fireworks from June 28 to the end of the two day Manchester celebration on July 3 to 5. Officials will curb disturbing noises caused by youngsters handling explosives and seek to minimize disruption during the event.
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Manchester
West Union Dr A R Unveils Memorial Courthouse Tablet
Dedication ceremony in West Union Iowa for a Daughters of the American Revolution bronze tablet placed in the courthouse. Betty Ron Wih eh and Wart Henry Antes unveiled it. Belle Thorpecker, regent, presented the memorial to the county as A W M Anderson, chairman of the board of supervisors, gave the acceptance speech.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Hannah Lee
Betty Ron Wiheh
Wart Henry Antesing
Belle Thorpecker
A. W M. Anderson
Board of Supervisors
Installation of Rev William J Groshéii as Greenel church pastor
Rev William J Groshéii was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Greenel on June 16 before a large congregation. Rev AL Laurie of Cedar Heights preached the sermon, Rev Fred Cheney a missionary visitor offered prayer, Rev Mr Campbell of Clarksville gave the charge to the people, and Rev Carl Kearns of Mason City presented the pastor. Music followed by the Presbyterian choir and a male quartet.
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Presbyterian Choir
Bobby Traffic Posts to Be Improved
Six signs directing traffic will be placed on small signals in the city. Mayor Glenn A. Sibbitts announced the signs arrived this morning. The four sided iron signals were sent by the Griswold Signal Company of Minneapolis, which supplied them without charge.
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Paris
Adoul
Glenn A. ‘Sibbitts
Ile Griswold
Signal Company
Minneapolis
Car Crash Near Nashua Injures Mrs Dunnevy and Son
Report states Mrs Dunnevy and her son Jak were severely injured when their car overturned five miles south of Nashua last Monday. Both were improving this morning and on the road to recovery at their home on Mulberry Street.
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I. A. Dunnevy
Mulberry Street
Rattlesnake Delays Auto Trip on Iowa Highway
Des Moines reports a limber rattlesnake halted an automobile near Winterset Iowa. Edward Bullock of Des Moines tried to flee, then cranked the stalled engine after an hour of rattling suspense. The snake finally retreated into the brush, leaving Bullock to continue home.
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Des Moines
Winterset
Edward Bullock
Tenth Street
Bullock
Hudson-Essex Slashes Prices as Sale Records Fall
Hudson-Essex reshapes pricing with record sales momentum. The Essex coach drops to 7385, the Hudson coach to 1095, the Hudson sedan to 1395, and the Hudson T-passenger to 10530, as a five month surge drives 114,500 cars shipped and May retail sales to 33,500.
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Hudson-Essex
AML
Lloudson-Essex
Hudson and Wesex cars dream bold price cuts
The delivery of 68 500 Hudson Wesex buyers marks a far ahead sales record. R B Chapin cites reduced prices as in line with the company policy of offering outstanding values to motorists. He notes a very active year with expanded manufacturing and economies enabling quality cars at unprecedented low prices. Authorities estimate the human skin surface at about 16 square feet.
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Hudson and Wesex
R. BO. Chapin
Usain
Marathon Mack pulls Overland sedan by roller power
Des Moines on June 16 Marathon Mack Leon McLaughlin known for world marathon records on roller skates pulled an Overland Six sedan for ten hours through downtown streets. Harold Steinman cited a nine mile per hour average, with a tenacity demonstration requiring minimal pull to move from curb.
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Leon
McLaughlin
Marathon Mack
Harold Steinman
Overland Tfuntzinger
Overland
Steinman
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