Delaware County seeks vote on bond to pave roads
Iowa voters in Story County Carroll County Clayton Montgomery Humboldt approved or rejected bond issues for road paving and water works in recent special elections. Promoters say petitions for a vote on the Delaware county bond issue have strong support while a courthouse forum will discuss paving State and federal highways. Water well drilling progresses in Oelwein with a large water flow found and a main well due by July 18. Legal talks in Manchester look toward a compromise over an estate, avoiding court costs as heirs are many and scattered.
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Story County
Carroll County
Clayton County
Facor
Montgomery County
Humboldt County
Stary County
Lincoln
Jefferson
Manchester
Delaware County
Delaware
Bert Sharff
Oelwein
Sharff
R.A. Heilman
Madison
Wis
Clarence F. Murphy
Elkader
Rb.w. Thrill
Collision in Vinton Wrecks Chevrolet and Ford
A Chevrolet from Center Point and a Ford driven by Mr and Mrs Joe Trinder collided Sunday at Avenue and Eleventh Street in Vinton. No injuries were reported though the crash caused significant damage to the Ford. Also noted: revival meetings at Prairie Creek church attract many from Vinton. Epworth League attendees head to Marion. liquor possession case against John Manderer Jr and H J Hessenius with bonds $600. judges Nichols and Cummings depart for three weeks vacation to Ontario Canada.
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Courier
Vinton
Ford
Joe. Trinder
Eleventh Street
Prairie Creek
Winton
Epworth
Marion
Rowley
John Manderer, Jr
H. J. Hessenius
Whelan
G. W. Burnham
Cummins
Baby Hurt in Road Crash Near Independence
In Independence Indiana on June 28 the three month old son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Donnelly is in serious condition with fractured ribs and a fractured arm after the family car overturned in a ditch upon striking a tourist trailer. The parents and two other children were injured. A large barn on the John Robinson farm southwest of town burned, hogs were killed, and cattle were saved with insurance covering part of a loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Independence
Bernard Donnelly
John Robinson
Here
Dumont Vacation Bible School Closes With Pageant
In Dumont Illinois on June 28 the daily vacation bible school ended last week. Pupils presented the pageant The King's Highway under Mrs Lowell Burrows. Enrollment reached 107 with an average attendance of 101 over three weeks.
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Courier
Dumont
Lowell Burrows
King's Highway
F. E. Meringer
Royden
Portland
Ore
James Barlow
George Ahrens
Earl Lamm
Waverly
Seraece
Illinois Central cuts down hill to widen grade near Waverly
Waverly June 28 Illinois Central crews and a work train are north of town removing soil to widen a narrow grade south of town where the line crosses Rock Island tracks. The produce plant of Goodrich and Gallagher has added a floor for new feeding equipment. Mrs. Ed Findley died of pneumonia at Mercy hospital. funeral arrangements await a daughter from California. A series of community events and memorials fill the day, including a church cradle roll, a large Independence Day pageant with farm bureau and shop workers, and a monument dedication to Charles Lowder at the county fair grounds.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Illinois Central
I. c
Rock Island
Ed Findley
Mercy Hospital
California
Cragleroll
Warren
Cracieroll
Carl Ducker
Harvey Iserman
Fred Lageschulte
F. ©. Witzigman
Cedar Falls
M. E. Church
Lowder
County Fair Grounds
Charles Lowder
Burton E. Sweet
Mercy Jane Hanley Funeral at Greene Church
Mercy Jane Hanley 13 died unexpectedly after heart disease, burial beside her mother in Rosehill. Requiem mass at 10 a m Wednesday at the Catholic church in Greene with Rev M J Hogan officiating. She is survived by her father Mathew Hanley three brothers Verl Walter and Claire, sister Catherine and an aunt in Washington state. she had lived here since her mother’s death.
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Claire
Catherine
Washington State
Mercy Jane
Drive for Financing Opens Virginia Gay Memorial Hospital
Vinton Iowa June 28 prospects were bright for reopening Virginia Gay Memorial hospital closed over a year ago for lack of funds. A campaign drive for 3590 dollars by a committee neared success with a possible total reaching 4000 dollars.
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Vinton
INS
Virginia Gay Memorial Hospital
Turner to Visit Dunkerton After Holdiman Reunion
Mrs Elizabeth Root Turner arrives in Dunkerton Iowa June 28 to attend the Holdiman reunion and visit relatives and friends. The visitor is noted as an accomplished singer.
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Dunkerton
Elizabeth Root Turner
Turner
Pioneer Families of Cedar Falls Meet in Reunion
Cedar Falls Iowa June 28 annual reunion of Philpot and Rownd families, descendants of local pioneers, held at Cedar Heights. The former Rowne property helped form an incorporated village after platting and lot sales. About 24 descendants typically attend. Other items note Brown's Fingers Crushed at Lincoln school, Teachers College summer term progress with 2325 enrollment first six weeks, Barger couple’s twenty fifth anniversary, St Johns Lutheran church summer school closes, Riverview park hosts Presbyterian youth conference July 6 15, Greenwood Cemetery picnic at Island Park, and various personal notices from across Iowa and nearby states.
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Cedar Falls
Philpot and
Rownd Famlies
Cedar Heights
Samuel Rowne
Brown
Samuel Brown
Lincoln School
Teachers College
B. H. Barger
Island Park
Ackley, Dike and
Waverly
St. John’s Lutheran Church
H. W. Siefkes
Evelyn Schneider
Clinton Girl Weds Oelwein Man In Clinton Church
Miss Esther Vickerstaff of Clinton and Charles Shippy of Oelwein were married in Clinton today and will reside in Oelwein on Second Avenue East in a newly finished home. The service followed a vacancy in the Presbyterian pastorate as Dr. W L Hayter of Winfield is set to take the post.
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Courier
Oelwein
Esther Vickerstaff
Clinton
Charles Shippy
Second Avenue East
Presbyterian
W. L. Hayter
Winfield
Presbyterian Church
Korteling
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Fred Guthrie
Clifford Boone
Loren Sprague
Leo Page
Superior Court
New Hampton
Sumner
S. Cooney
E. W. Courson
Garfield Tyler
Los Angeles
Dysart Meat Market Property Sold to Oster Couple
Dysart Iowa June 28 The Lipka meat market building and residence at Tama have been sold to George and Martha Oster who run the meat business. They now have possession. A Sunday family gathering at Mrs Ida Hanschilds home near Brooklyn included Fred Leo Charles Leo R V Leo Eldon Leo Walter Leo Elnora Brown and the Wilson families with a picnic dinner served.
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Courier Special Service
Dysart
A. M. Lipka
Tama
George Oster
Ida Hanschild and Son
Brooklyn
Fred Leo
Hanschild
Charles Leo
R. V. Leo
Eldon Leo
Walter Leo
Elnora Brown
Robert L. Wilson
Floyd resident assists in locating son in Kansas City
William Plauger of Floyd sought help from Floyd officers to locate his son, a Kansas City electrical engineer graduate, who was robbed and hospitalized after wiring for money. A letter seeking the mayor of Kansas City's aid was sent yesterday. The son has not been heard from since.
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Charles City
William Plauger
Floyd
Kansas City
Jesup Man Named Supervisor of Ag Education in Iowa
George F. Ekstrom of Jesup has been appointed supervisor of agricultural education by the board of vocational education. A Purdue graduate of 1920, he has taught vocational agriculture in Iowa and served as Jesup principal and instructor. He led dairy and poultry clubs and chaired a night school. under his leadership the students’ agricultural club has been active.
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Des Moines
George F. Ekstrom
Jesup
Board of Vocational Education
Purdue University
Ekstrom
Idwa
Iowa Woman Meets Long Separated Kin on Atlantic Trip
Cedar Falls June 28 Mrs Peter Mortensen who left here for a visit to her former home in Denmark reports a reunion on shipboard with a cousin she had not seen in 40 years. The women were born in Stubbekop ing Denmark. The cousin, a stewardess, spotted Mrs Mortensen’s name on the passenger list.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Peter Mortensen
Denmark
Stubbekoping
Fort Dodge Seeks $50 000 For Hospital
Fort Dodge Indiana June 28 A four day campaign to raise 50 000 for furnishing the new Lutheran hospital is underway. The structure is practically complete except for interior fittings. A local man has pledged 20 000 if the remaining 30 000 is raised by July 1. Primarily 50 000 has been signed for.
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Fort. Dodge
Lutheran Hospital
sEproni Marily
Hudson Girl Betrothed in HudsonBridge Party Reveal
In Hudson Iowa a bridge party hosted by Miss Billa Sergeant announced the betrothal of Miss Jane Fearer and Nashua man Fred Schenfeld. The couple plans to wed after July 15 with guests from Hudson and nearby towns learning the news as suitcase favors opened.
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Hudson
Ray Wilson
Compton
Cal
George Sergeant
Pine River
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Russel Sparks
Waterloo
Fearer
Nashua
Harold Gutknecht
Webster City
June Weldlein
Shores Acres
Minnesota
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Gutknecht Bros. Co
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Wilbur Miller
Dan Gutknecht
Ella Andors
R. E. Sterling Place
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la Porte City
Woman’s Auxiliary
American Legion
Bootleggers nabbed in Osage county crackdown sweep
Federal and state officers, aided by a 14 year old boy assistant, conducted a prohibition enforcement drive resulting in multiple arrests. I. E. Vaughn is held on illegal possession charges with bond set at 1000 dollars. Carl Gustafson and son Ed are jailed in Charles City on similar charges with 500 dollar bonds. Florian Truka and Tom Jellinek posted 500 dollar bonds after waiving preliminary hearings. M. P. Williams serves 30 days in Charles City jail for a 1.50 worthless check. Osage lacks a jail, prisoners housed in nearby towns. Randall Gillis, Chicago, son of F. L. Gillis, visiting on way to Webster City for his marriage plans.
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Prohibition
Vaughn
Carl Gustafson
Charles City
Florian Truka
Tom Jellinek
Justice la Rue
M. P. Williams
Osage
Randall Gillis
Chicago
F. L. Gillis
Webster City
Educator Honored at Cedar Valley Seminary Centennial
Wednesday evening to Miss Ruth Donaldson. Dr. George Potter, former Cedar Valley Seminary principal and longtime president of Shurtliff College Alton Illinois, received a $500 purse at the institution's hundredth anniversary and was awarded the LL.D. degree. He will reside in Chicago where his new position is with Western Electric.
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Ruth Donaldson
Chicago
Gillis
Western Electric Company
George Potter
Cedar Valley Seminary
Shurtliff College
Alton
Charlotte Lovestrum and T. J. Thorson Die at St Ansgar
St Ansgar Ia June 28 Mrs Charlotte Lovestrum a pioneer family member died at her home Sunday from a heart attack She was 80 years old T K Thorson who had been ill a long period died Sunday night at his home in St Ansgar.
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St. Ansgar
Charlotte Lovestrum
Hera Sunday
T. K. Thorson
Fraternal Society Members Pay Liquor Law Fines
Muscatine Eagles lodge and corporation fined $4,000 in federal court for violations of the national prohibition act. Building bond posted to allow reopening for lawful use. individuals fined include S. Rosenfeld Delmar Chaddock John Feidler and Joe OLeary. Prosecuted by US District Attorney Ross Rk Montey in Judge Martin Wade's court.
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Des Moines
Muscatine Fraternal Society
United States
Muscatine Eagles Lodge
S. Rosenfeld
Delmar Chaddock
John Feidler
Joe O'Leary
Ross Rk. Montey
Martin J. Wade
Resurface Tama Road Near Traer With Gravel Inland
Traer Iowa June 28 special report says three hundred yards per mile of maintenance gravel will be spread this summer on seven miles of primary road north of Traer. It remains unsettled whether the Traer Dysart road will receive surfacing this year as most of that road has already been put to grade.
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