Girl 18 in Gun Battle With Bootleggers in Iowa
Miss Fern Maxwell 18 daughter of Sheriff Hugh Maxwell aided in a car chase and gun battle with three liquor runners near LeMars Iowa. She fired a .38 revolver at attackers after bullets shattered the windshield as her father pursued the car. the assailants fled and were not caught.
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Sioux City
Fern Maxwell
Hugh Maxwell
LeMars
Plymouth County
Miss Maxwell
Morningside College
Toda
Father
Joe
Mr. Maxwell
Sheriff Maxwell
Maxwell
Jones
Woodbury County
Spring Stoppers in Great Demand in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge residents report a surge in home brew as stores sell 3,456 spring bottle stoppers in three days. The plant tops factories struggle to keep up after a three week shortage. Buyers claim to use them for ketchup bottles, while no homegrown tomatoes appear in the market.
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Fort Dodge
Former Iowa Man Receives Croix de Guerre with Silver Star
Bryce G. Greene, formerly of Mason City and now living in San Jose, California, is awarded the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star for bravery with the Sixth Marines on the Champagne front. A University of Iowa College of Pharmacy graduate, Greene served two months with the Peace Commission and was discharged at Camp Dodge after returning to the United States last March.
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Bryce G. Greene
Mason City
San Jose
Calif
Greene
Waterloo
University of Iown College of Pharmacy
Des Moines
Fort Riley
Sixth Marines
Champagne
United States
Camp Dodge
ROW OVER HITCHBACKS AT NORA SPRINGS
Nora Springs Iowa June 24 W S Mathers chairman of street and alley committee resigns from city council after dispute over removing hitch racks from along north Iowa Pike route through the city Residents object to tracks on residence streets arguing for beauty and convenience for country people Council has not yet acted on the resignation
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Nora Springs
W. S. Mathers
Iowa Pike
Mathers
Elderly Members Seek Injunction Against Workmen
In Des Moines on June 24 a district court granted a temporary restraining order to block the Ancient Order of United Workmen from enforcing a new rate schedule. Forty four long standing members, nearly 60, allege discrimination and seek a permanent injunction to stop assessments. They say the two new classes will force them out of the organization.
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Des Moines
Order of United Workmen
State
Guthrie
Board For
Lift Off Corns With Simple Finger Action
A brief guide suggests lifting corns gently with fingers to remove pressure and ease pain. Carefully press around the corn to loosen it and avoid tearing skin.
Freezone advertised as quick corn relief from Cincinnati inventor
An advertisement touts Freezone as a fast remedy for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims immediate relief with a tiny bottle available from druggists for a few cents, inducing painless removal of the corn without irritation.
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Cincinnati
Court to Hear Case Over Class Burden Shift
Text indicates an ongoing legal dispute where older men are relegated to a lighter share of burden while younger workers face greater demands. Plaintiffs claim they hold a $2,000 certificate and seek equitable relief as the case heads for a court hearing. The matter concerns class action with prominent figures mentioned as plaintiffs and defendants.
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Ata First
Codur Rapids
Fletcher
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
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Kew
York City
Boone Or
LYKO
Sele
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New York
Bola
Forum Sales CO
Eleventh and
Sycamore Sts
Ela
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Optometry
F. C. Lee
Optometrist’ & ‘Optician
Sycamore Street
Fordson
Henry Ford & Son
Our Tractor Service
Oliver
Dunham
Port Huron
Repass Automobile Co
Fordson Tractors
Ford Automobiles
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West Third
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