Mystery Bullet Fatal To Youth In Sioux City
Dean Chandler a 22 year old machinist shot by an unknown assailant while in his room at 3531 Glenn avenue Morningside Sioux City died at Sumaritai hospital where he was rushed after the shooting The death was due to infection two operations failed to remove foreign matter and the bullet remained lodged Chandler died with his mother brother and sweetheart at his bedside Police have not identified any suspect nor established motive The assault occurred as the assailant approached the house and fired twice the first shot lodging in a dresser and the second entering the left hip lodging in the liver and stomach Chandler had earlier served in the tank corps and worked for an automobile manufacturer He is survived by his mother two brothers George J Chandler Hartford Conn and James C Chandler Rockford Ill and two sisters Mrs Bates Boston Mass and Mrs E L Barton Belvidere TH The body will be sent to Belvidere for burial.
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Sioux City
Dean Chandler
Narce A. Greenleaf
Glenn Avenue
Morningside
Sumaritai Hospital
Chandler
Tank Corps
Greenleaf
Tank
BE. l. Barton
Belvidere
Will Travel Far East to Fight Divorce in Iowa Case
Mrs Mary Elfen Corkum files counter petition in Aubrey D Corkum divorce suit alleging the husband receives 250 dollars monthly at Camp Dodge and can pay her attorney fees and travel costs from Pittsburgh to fight the case. She says he would not allow her to live near Camp Dodge and forces her to remain at home to support their child.
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Tes Moines
Camp Dodge
Pitchburg
Mary Elfen Corkum
Aubrey D. Corkuum
Iowa Falls Man Sets Long Rural Route Service Record
Alonzo Lovejoy of Iowa Falls has the world's record for longest service on a rural carrier route. He started when the route was established and has missed only six days in 19 years due to two accidents and four illnesses. His wife, Mrs. Lovejoy, often substitutes, driving in all weather. The Lovejoys, long residents of Alden, once served a 27 1/2 mile route that later grew to 29 1/2 miles. If a congressional bill passes, Lovejoy could retire with a pension after more years of service. he is 63.
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Bae
Alonzo Lvejoy
Air
Ams
Level
Mir Lovejoy
Order of Mustaches in Ellsworth College Holds Convention
The first and only banquet of the Brotherhood of Mustaches and Sisterhood of Bows was at Exbert cafe in Ellsworth. Students from Ellsworth College participated with toastmasters, verses, and toasts. Prizes were awarded for the best mustache, the handsomest, and the scrubbiest.
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Ellsworth College
Town Falls
Brotherhood of Mustaches
Sisterhood of Bows
Exbert
Hhese
Tt Mott
Cavens
Lemks
Mabel Hammi
Nele Andersen
Florence Jones
Lawrence Purcell
Building and Loan Associations Grow in Number in Iowa
Iowa officials report a rise in building and loan associations in 1919 with 11 new incorporations and several more under formation. Cities adding groups include Oskaloosa Charles City Fairfield Perry Centerville Burting City Oelwein and Fort Dodge, with total assets about 14.41 million and no mortgage foreclosures that year.
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George Gallarno
J Department
Luftice
Oskaloosa
Charles City
Pairfield
Perry
Centerville
Burting City
Oelwein
Fort Dodge
FourYearOld Boy Killed by Wagon in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa March 9 Vincent Ferro aged four died after falling from a coal wagon near his home. He was taken to Mercy hospital but died en route. The accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Monday when the boy climbed onto the wagon and fell under the hind wheel. In a Prescott Indiana note the Bixler family reports twin daughters born February 29.
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Vincent Ferro
Joseph Ferro
Mercy Hospital
Prescott
Jrs
Tim Bixler
Milks Emulsion Health Claim Ad From Past Era
An old advertorial testimonial claims Milks Emulsion revived a run-down man in Texas after a severe illness and weight loss. It touts appetite, digestion, and strength gains, urging readers to try the product with a money-back guarantee and nationwide druggist availability from Terre Haute Indiana.
Old Soldier Praises Number 40 For Digestive Ailments
Morris Law testifies from Wisconsin on May 12 that Number 40 improved his chronic constipation stomach trouble and long standing catarrh. At 75 he reports foot and ankle dropsical swelling and heart weakness but says one bottle brought noticeable relief and he plans to continue. The remedy, prepared by J C Mendenhall in Franeville Indiana, is sold by Wankler Brothers.
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Morris Law
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Ww Signature
Nelson H. Pease
J.C. Mendenhall
Franeville
Ind
Wankler Brothers
Amonty
Efforts to Force Closed Shop Falter in Sioux City
Sioux City March 9 Despite organizers from San Francisco pushing a closed shop and a 64 member local, most downtown hotels and restaurants resist recognition. Pickets remain before eight of 49 eating establishments, while many eateries close at 3 am. Trade reports show little decline in business as protests continue.
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Sioux City
Unio
San Francisco
Swaney Sturgish Darr aircraft center to anchor Fort Dodge
A state agency contract of four quarters of a million dollars closes as Fort Dodge becomes the state distribution hub for Surillis airplanes. The Swaney Sturgish and Darr Aircraft firm will locate the operation east of Fort Dodge with a 63 acre site, landing field, repair station, and aviation school. Improvements costing $10,000 will begin when weather allows, with new hangars and facilities planned to support an up to date aviation field.
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Swaney-Sturgish and
Darr Aircraft Company
Jerring Motor Company
Des Moines
Swaney Aviation Field
Butler County Land Business Surges as Instruments Filed
Advertising is NEWS in Allixon Louisiana March. Butler county recorder reports rising land dealings with a record day on March 6 and over 190 instruments filed by March 8. Auditors transferred 51 deeds while banks struggle to obtain revenue stamps, with one bank using over 3700 dollars and needing more.
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Allixon
Butler County Recorder's
Sanaurday
Farmers Leave Iowa in Mass Migration Wave
Immigrant carloads depart Bristow and nearby areas as Butler county farmers relocate en masse. The exodus marks a major shift for the region with families selling stock and machinery. One household headed by Mrs John Piper acquires near 1,000 acres to farm with her son.
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John Piper
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