Townsleys life sacrificed for others safety
Paul Townsley a Waterloo driver for Altstadt Langlas Baking Co died after his car left a ditch near Waverly to avoid a head on collision. He saved Blair Wood years ago and his parents and sister survive as investigators note a traffic jam caused the fatality.
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Paul Townsley
G. F. Altstadt
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Co
Waverly Iate
Blair Wood
G. W. Wood
Blair
Paul
J. A. Townsley
Wellington Court
Altstadt
Mirs
Altstadt & Langjas Baking Co
Waverly
Mde
Townsley
No. 218
Waterloo
Richard McKathron
McKathron
Self
Pontiac
McEathron
Townsiyrem
Waterleo
Witnesse
C. N. Robt
J. H. Myers
Albert Lea Packing Company
Caroter
Rherff
Fred BR. Willard
Adleemen
Yokery Company
O'Keefe & Towne
Waverles
Muscatine
West High School
W. P. Bandrock
Arlington
Elizabeth Charm‘berlain
Townley
Punerat
Bradley School of Flying Plane at Iowa Air Tour
A six place Travel-Air cabin monoplane from the Bradley School of Flying Wichita Kan joined the Iowa Air Tour with passengers C C Caswell assistant manager O P F Harrah operations manager who piloted the craft Andrew Sorenson stockholder and students Dale Holman Kansas and A L Laird Mississippi on board The school has 300 plus students and a 330 acre field with eight planes including two cabin monoplanes Caswell formerly edited the Cherokee Daily Times and retains stock in the paper, son of G L Caswell secretary of the Iowa press association.
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Iowa
Bradley School of Flying
Wichita
Kan
C. C. Caswell
O. P F. Harrah
Andrew Sorenson
Dale Holman
Kansas
A. L. Laird
Mississippi
Idaho
Utah
Caswell
Cherokee Daily Times
Cherokee
G. L. Caswell
Towa Press Association
Rath Packing Officials Granted Shipping Tag Patent
A patent issued today by the patent bureau in Washington DC to Raymond A. Brecunier, George Sherri, and Allen D. Donnell of Rath Packing Co for an improved triplicate shipping tag. The tag records weight and packing details with three slips: one at packing, one at loading, and one remaining on the parcel. The system, assigned to Rath Packing Co, has been in use for several months.
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Washington, RD. GC
Raymond A. Brecunier
George Sherri
Allen D. Donnell
Rath Packing Company
Lightning claims life of Brunsville farmer Karl Waechler
LeMars June 27 funeral plans were announced for Karl Waechler 27 a Brunsville area farmer killed when lightning struck him yesterday near the Brunsville community. The incident occurred in a farm setting and authorities noted the fatal nature of the weather event. Waechler is survived by his family and neighbors prepared for the burial.
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LeMars
U.P
Restore Health With 8 5 5 Skin Remedy
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. or 8 5 5 8 5 for improving skin conditions by restoring red blood cells. It claims clear skin boosts confidence and social life, notes physicians diagnose eruptions as low resistance, and asserts rich blood fuels health and defense against disease.
Grocer Who Crossed Ocean in Tiny Boat Shipwrecked
Paul Muller, a Berlin grocer, survived a perilous Atlantic crossing in an 18 foot craft named Aga. After storms off South Carolina, the vessel burned and broke up. Muller swam toward John Island but was rescued by Fritz Siroebel near Sneke Island. He reached Charleston, planning to continue to New York, hoping to marry Agatha Gavinsky, but his voyage ended in misfortune despite fame potential.
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Charleston
Kiawah Island
Here
Ags
Paul Muller
Berlin Grocer
Miami
Muller
South Carolina
Kiawah
Johns Asland
Pleese
Nim
Sneke Island
Iweather
Miller
Stroebel
New York
Berlin
Agatha Gavinsky
Multer
Ty Plans Move to New York for Farm Money
Ty expresses desire to relocate to New York to earn money to buy a farm for Agatha and himself. The note hints at financial aims and personal partnership without broader context or additional details.
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New York
Agatha
Neola Man Seemed Anxious to Pass On
Bluffs Iowa June 27 Physicians at Mercy hospital said despondency drove Harold Glass 27 to attempt death by own action three times. Police officers responded each time and deemed it a perverse streak. Glass first slashed his throat then bled but lived. He was seen bumping his head on a concrete sidewalk before citizens and authorities intervened. A farmer later pulled Glass from a creek near Council Bluffs.
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Bluffs
Mercy Hospital
Dravn Harold Glass
Neola
Glass
Council Bluffs
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Iowa Air Tour
Scyle
FOOT
T. & M. Bootery
SOS
John Island
Fritz Siroebel
Hotel President
Commercial Street
West Fourth
Georgettes
Sardeson Hovland
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