Counties Unite For Inter-County Fourth Of July
Hardin and Franklin county communities join in Hampton Iowa for a cooperative Independence Day celebration. Eldora, Iowa Falls, Ackley send delegations. includes a booster caravan, grand salute at 8:30, band concerts, parade, baseball games, and a fireworks display. Gerald Leming chairs the planning committee.
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Hampton
Tra
Hardin County
Franklin County
Eldora
Iowa Falls
Hardin County’ Farm Bureau
Ackley
Spirit
Offerming
Henry Wallace
Hejo
Des Moines
Franklin
Hardin Wright
Butler Counties
Gerald Leming
Clarksville Builds Brick Band Stand
Clarksville Iowa reports a handsome brick bandstand under construction on the school grounds with work by George and Claude Blaine from Waverly and local carpenters for the roof. Foundational work donated by local masons. total outlay about 700 dollars funded by subscription. Also noted are fruit crop prospects poor with strawberries and gooseberries below average, apples dropping, corn improving with warm days, and clover timothy pastures doing well. LAfayette Reitz to wed Grace Porter of Los Angeles on June 29. Asher and Lynch marry in St Louis on June 14 and will reside in Clarksville temporarily at Landes residence.
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Courier Special Service
Clarksville
George
Claude Blaine
Waverly
Will
EB. L. Reitz
LaFayette
Grace “Porter
Los Angeles
Cal
Asher-Lynch
Rae “Asher
Helen Lynch
Mt. Pleasant
St. Louis
F. M. Landes
Minnesota
Asher
Landes
Wartburg Orchestra Honored at Dinner
Waverly Iowa June 25 the dinner given yesterday noon by the Merchants association honored Wartburg college orchestra recently retired from a tour attended by about 100 persons Talks in appreciation of the orchestra's musical rating and its value to Waverly were made by Beer A M A Har president of the merchants association F A Osincup mayor and Prof Englebrecht of the college.
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Waverly
Merchants’.association
Wartburg College
Beer A
M. A. Har
F. A. Osincup
Englebrecht
College
Dike Creamery to Build Addition
Material is on the ground for the foundation of the structure to be erected this summer by Dike creamery. George W. Boysen and Vernon Steffen attended the barbers' convention at Des Moines this week. Mrs T Slifsgaard had an operation Tuesday at Sartori hospital, from which she is making satisfactory recovery.
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Courier Special Service
Dike, In
Dike Creamery
George W. Boysen
Vernon Steffen
Des Moines
T. Slifsgaard
Sartori Hospital
Henry Dahl
Miss May
Cedar Falls
New York City
Berlin
Samuel Brown
State Street
Otto Jorgensen
Danish Bethlehem Church
Paul Paulsen
Minnesota
Tim Bancroft
Picnic at Cedar Falls Park Compliments Janesville Girl
In Janesville Iowa on June 25 a group of 18 young women gathered at Island Park Cedar Falls for a shower honoring Miss Genevieve Sickles who will wed Roger Morgan of Rockford. Refreshments and planning were led by Mrs. Marjorie Norman and Miss Norma Atkey. this is her third prenuptial event.
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Courier Special Service
Janesville
Island Park
Ceder Falls
Genevieve Sickles
Roger Morgan
Rockford
Marjorie Norman
Norma Atkey
Miss Sickles
Will Carlton
Henry Hiramn
Frank Kline
Ruth
June
Mabel Hark
Mae
Thelma Palmer
Helen Fleming
Legion Auxiliary
Louis Schreiber
Charles Kocher
Ruby Kocher
Women’s
D. J. Hummel
Mt. Vernon
Correctionville
Joseph Hickathier
Portage
Wis
Andrew Bighop
E. E. Clements
Conrad
Urbana
Maxine
Paul
W. P. Thorpe
Martin and
Evellyn
Las Cruces
N. M
Iowa Falls
Hurlene
F. M. Igon
Amboy
Craven
Lyra
City Park
House and furniture burn at Burr Oak farm
Fire Thursday evening destroyed the Lloyd Swan farm tenant occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Morton Metron and their child in Burr Oak township Osage Iowa. Little of the house furnishings were saved and the family was away when the blaze was discovered. The incident is reported in June.
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Osage
Lloyd Swan
Burr Oak Township
Morton Metron
Child
Aurea
Ponenté
Fayette Bureau to Send 150 on Tour to College
Fayette county farm bureau plans to send not less than 150 members from Oelwein on July 1 to the Ames experiment station and agricultural college tour. Other items note a radio broadcast from station Wot, a 25th wedding anniversary, road calcium chloride dust control, new business openings in Twin Falls and Reinbeck, a birth in Shipley, a farm boys camp, theatre repaint, quarantine of the Sanford home for diphtheria, a baseball game between Oelwein and Sumner, and several staff movements and visits by local residents.
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Oelwein
Fayette
Twin Falls
Minn
Diamond Brothers
Reinbeck
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Waverly
Grundy Center
EB. M.turner
Shipley
Mr. Turner
Rock Island
Farm Boys
Leslie
Harry McLaury
Clyde Lincoln
Iowa Farm Bureau
Backbone State Park
Ner Lamont
Orpheum
W. A. Sanford
Burdette
Oelwein and
Sumner
BE. E. Krider
Florida
M. J. Rodney
Frances
Melbourne
Australia
Daniel Ryan
Harold Brinkman
Inter-State Power Company
Sherbourne
Aging Resident of Vinton Dies After Long Illness
John Sebern longtime Vinton resident died following a protracted illness at age one of the community's oldest. He lived in Vinton 37 years after farming in Polk township. Survived by wife Mary Brewer and nine children. Services will be held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. E. S. Hudson presiding. Also reports on auto collision near Vinton with minor damage and no injuries, plus health updates from local invalids and brief notes from Waterloo luncheon.
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Courier
Vinton
John Sebern
Sebern
Polk Township
Mary Brewer
The
Presbyterian Church
E. S. Hudson
Independence Boy Breaks Leg In Jump
Independence Iowa June 25 Donald Syers 12 suffered a fracture to his left leg while at play near Roy Tate home on Seventh avenue northwest He jumped from a hut roof about five feet and fractured both bones between the ankle and knee He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Syers of Eighth avenue northwest.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Donald Syers
Roy Tate
Seventh Avenue Northwest
Syers
Tate
George Syers
Eighth Avenue
Northwest
Miles Tells Coulter Meeting About Legion
Hampton, June 25 The American Legion organized to aid disabled veterans and orphans of service men and to press for proper care and compensation. Frank Miles told 200 Franklin county legion men and guests at Coulter that selling the Legion to the public is key. He cited child welfare work, relief of veterans, and lobbying governments to secure benefits. Music and brief talks followed.
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Courier Special Service
Hampton
American Legion
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionnaire
Franklin County Legion
Coulter
Legion
Miles
Railway Leads In Amount Of Taxes Pad In Floyd
Floyd county tax records show Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway pays the most taxes. Last payment totaled 20309.90 dollars. Hart-Parr leads local corporations with 11399.11, Ellis & Els 11333.23 plus Ellis family personal taxes of 2500. Other large taxpayers include J. and L. Hecht Walker Brothers R. P. Waller Charles City Western Railway and Iowa Public Service. Town totals show Charles City 81319.68 Rockford 10041.26 Nora Springs 8938.78 Rudd 5120.86 Floyd 2335.22 Marble Rock 1621.83 Colwell 681.60. School district receipts list Charles City independents 104336.52 Rockford independent 31650.53 Nora Springs independent 14938.98 Rudd consolidated 22417.77 Floyd consolidated 20360.11 Marble Rock consolidated 22760.97 Colwell consolidated 12098.50. Also notes minor local items including an eight year old injured by a flywheel and local fishing catches. Funeral services and prison transport details are included along with a birth notice.
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Courier
Charles City
Chicago, Milwaukee
Rockford
Nora Springs
Rudd
Floyd
Marble Rock
Colwell
Charles City Independents
Rockford Independent
Rudd Consolidated
Floyd Consolidated
Marble Rock Consolidated
Colwell Consolidated
Frank Schuknecht
Roseveille
McCartney
Lou Gitch
Clear Lake
Dr. Brown
A. W. Freeburg
Lake Mille Lac
Frank Meyers
Cedar Valley Hospital
Lutheran Church
C. G. Prottengeler
Riverside
Mitchell
Hungerford
Osage
M. P. Williams
Carl
Ed. Gustafson
Mitchell County
Spargo-Sanger
William Spargo
Mason City
Margaret Sanger
Mankato
Minn
J. W. McGeeney
Merideth Walter
San Antonio
Tex
Walter
Willard Laughlin
Tour Black Hills by University professor and sisters
Raymond June 25 Special Prof. Dan O Connell of the University of Chicago and his sisters Margaret and Josephine are on a motor tour to the Black Hills.
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Raymond
Dan O'Connell
University of Chicago
Margaret
Josephine
Black Hills
La Porte Waltonians Decide to Stay in National League
La Porte Iowa June 25 at a special Izaak Walton league meeting E E Triem Roy B E Wagner and Dallas Husman were elected delegates to the Des Moines state convention with C B Gingrich W M Blough and J F Rahn as alternates. The chapter voted to remain in the national league for the present. W M Blough and Dr R T Paige spoke.
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la Porte City
Izaak Walton
Hudson Couple Wed 25 Years Celebration at Home
Mr and Mrs William McFarlane marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an intimate evening gathering at their Hudson home. Luncheon followed. Bible School closes as 70 pupils finish two weeks of instruction and enjoy a picnic. Estelle McDowell opens a dry goods and notions store in the Slusher building, formerly W G Gutknecht, featuring decoration and a restroom.
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Courier Special Service
Hudson. Ja
William McFarlane
Bible School
Vacation Bible School
Gitchs wed at Longworth and reside in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg June 25. Mr and Mrs Gus Gitch married at Longworth the bride Coretta Olman. The couple are now at home in Fredericksburg. Mrs Bob Griffin is seriously ill at home six miles south of town after a stroke of paralysis.
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Fredericksburg
Gus Gitch
Longworth
Gitch
Coretta Olman
Bob Griffin
Ills and improvements in Eagle Center residents
Eagle Center Iowa June 25 special reports R M Gunnar ill at home and Mrs Carl Shafer previously very ill for three months shows marked improvement in health on the local scene.
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Eagle Center
R. M. Gunnn
Carl Shafer
Butler Denies Shimek Charges Against Key Walton Leaders
Rush Butler of Chicago refutes Shimek's allegations that a "group of capitalists" seized control of the Izaak Walton League for selfish purposes. Butler defends Judge Dickinson, Charles Folds, and George Scott, detailing their roles in financing the league, supporting the Upper Mississippi River bill, and aiding conservation efforts. He urges Shimek to apologize to the three men.
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B. Shimek
Iowa City
Izaak Walton League
Waterloo
Shimek
Rush C. Butler
Chicago
Walton
Butler
University of Iowa
Ilinois Bar Association
Urbana
Dickinson
Taft
American Bar Association
United States
England
Folds
Folds Buck & Co
Dilip
George M. Seaman
George E. Scott
Dilg
Scott
League
America
Chauncey J. Hamlin
National Conference On Outdoor Recreation
Hamlin
Will Dilg
Pat River Bill
Dile
Mr. Scott
House
Senate
Washington
Slemp
Fred W. Upham
National Republican Committee
Coolidge
Silas H. Straw
General Lord
Mr. Dily
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Mr. Snell
Rules Committee
Judge Payne
American National Red Cross
Gillette
Payne
Mkewiso
Council of the National Parks
Izaak Walton League of America
Spots
Sunday Schools and League Meet in Dysart Church
Dysart Ia June 25 Central Iowa district federation of Sunday Schools and League convention of Peace Evangelical church convened in Dy sart with 28 congregations and about 110 delegates. A dinner followed by a program and a feature address by missionary Mrs F A Goeisch with six reels of pictures The Man Nobody Knows. A family gathering at the Hart home Vinton celebrated the birthday of F C Lewis turning 52. A burglary at C J Schmidt harness shop Sunday night marked a second break‑in this year. Surname Beatty funeral held at the M E church with burial at West Union cemetery. Mrs S M Beatty nearly 79 years. Four sons Will Tracy Charles Garwin Henry Cedar Rapids and Sam Dysart survive. nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mrs Hattie Winters 80 celebrated with a long birthday luncheon centerpiece cake.
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Dysart
First Evangelical Church
F. A. Goeisch
India
Russell Hart
Vinton
F. C. Lewis
C. J. Schmidt
Beatty
S. M. Beatty
M. E. Church
H. F. Mercer
West Union Cemetery
Traer
Buckingham
Will
Tracy
Charles
Garwin
Henry
Cedar Rapids
Sam
Ohio
Hattie Winters
Mother Gets Baby Kidnaped from Sumner by Dad
Waverly IN June 25 Harvey Huffman took his 17 month old daughter from the Sumner home where her grandmother and mother were visiting. Judge M F Edwards ordered the child returned to Mrs Huffman while granting father access. Mrs Huffman recently separated from Huffman and moved from Chickasaw county to Sumner. Huffman had reportedly taken the child from the yard two weeks earlier and faced kidnapping accusations.
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Courter
Waverly
Harvey Huffman
Daugther
Sumner
M. F. Edwards
Huffman
Burial of Mrs. Charles Foffel at Waterloo after services
Mrs. Charles Foffel died at her Frederika home June 11. Her burial was in Waterloo June 15 after services at Pin Hook Catholic church. Surviving are her husband, four children from a previous marriage, 14 grandchildren, a sister and two brothers.
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Frederika
Charles Foffel
Waterloo
Pin Hook
High Wind Kills Man Repairing Near Mitchellville
Des Moines June 25 Earl Efnor aged 39 died yesterday when a structure he was repairing near Mitchellville collapsed under strong wind. The accident occurred as the man worked on the site, with emergency crews responding to the collapse.
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Des Moines
Earl Efnor
Mitchellville
City to buy work uniforms for street sentence violators
Cedar Falls June 26 Nels Mayland street commissioner suggests buying cheap garb for violators sentenced to work on public streets. Such clothing would distinguish offenders from city employees and may be discussed at the next council meeting. The practice would involve few uniforms and minimal cost, with fines typically paid or repeated offenders.
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Courier Specter
Cedar Falls
Nels Mayland
Mayland
Jacob Haehlen
Ross
Zion Evangelical Church
G. L. Bergeman
Hardy Succeeds Griswold as Epidemiologist in Iowa
Dr Albert V Hardy of the University of Iowa College of Medicine will take over as acting head of the department of hygiens and state epidemiologist, succeeding Dr Don M Griswold who resigned amid college troubles that precipitated eight resignations.
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Mies Miles
Caftarton
Mampi
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Kranen
Geoxolierncie Secondary Rou
Dwtone
Trepomsiny
Hardin, Franklin
Henry Wallace, Jr
Waterloo Steam Roiler Plant
Wartburg Orchestra
Cedar Falls Park
Fayette Bureau
George Gail
George St. Clair
W. S. Bassett
D. L. Couquillette
A. G. Adams
R. R. Lent
Independence Boy
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
la Porte Waltonians
National League
R. M. Gunn III
Kes
Dysart Church
Peace Evangelical
Cedar
Falls
First
G. H. Barsalou
First Baptist
Thomas Anderson
First Presbyterian
R. D. Echlin
M. E
H. C. Culver
Jesus
Thomas
Teachers College
Nelson W. Wehrman
J. H. T. Main
Grinnell College
Austin Flint Medical Society
Lincoln School
Lyren Society
Danish Lyren Society
Winslow
Martin Morgensen
Evangelical
Calvary Baptist
Union Bible Schools
Union
First Methodist Church
Orpheus M. Schantz
Schantz
Frank van Laun
Laurie
Fred Gilbert
Babe
Herb Sawyer
Clarence Ross
Connie
Ed Pepper
Doc
Will Carter
Sliver
Charles Harris
Nicky
Will Morrison
Forest Lawren
Ferry
Ned Hunt
Johnson
Orpheus Schantz
Orpher Orphie
Fred Cropper
James Bryant
N. C. Olesen
Smoky Mountain National Park
Tennessee
North
Corona
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