Weather Clashes Mark March's Fiery End in Waterloo
March ended with wild temperature swings and record wetness. Heaviest snow and rainfall hit on March 17, while March 27 reached 63 degrees. Trains delayed across the region as wires failed and snowstorms battered Minnesota and nearby areas. In San Antonio, Santos Jiminez, 25, killed his pregnant wife and Jose Arranda, 22, at their Fort Sam Houston home. Jiminez confessed.
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Two Large Flocks of Ducks Seen at Gypsum
John Snyder of Minors Central reported two large flocks of wild ducks at Gypsum near Fort Dodge. He noted about 180 ducks in each flock on Sunday morning. A hunter was seen crouched nearby, waiting to shoot as ducks approached. Shooting at this time of year is illegal. Parkerburg, Ia. report date Maren 1.
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Farmer George Boama Found Dead in Barn
Retired farmer George Boama was found hanged in a barn on his place Saturday morning. His widow and several relatives survive. Authorities reported he was tired of living. The incident was confirmed by local observers and noted in the community records.
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Osage Pastor Accepts Call to Rio Grande Ohio
Rev W R Barbour has accepted a call from the Baptist church in Rio Grande Ohio and will go April 10 to assume duties his family to follow when school ends Barbour came here several months ago to serve the Osage church
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Fragmentary Local Note on Seminary Site History
Fragmentary OCR recalls Sibley moving to touch the old seminary site near Bor, mentioning a closed shoot site and a church proposal. The readable bits suggest a past sermon or church-related action without clear dates or names.
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Sibley
Funeral held for Mrs. Clarence L. O'Dell in Nushna
Mrs. Clarence L. O'Dell, aged 70, died Friday after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Witte Brown Church by Reverend Mr. Na for the deceased. Burial followed in Graeer cemetery.
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Clarence L. O'Dell
Graeer
Many House Members Take Trips Home to See About Plowing
Des Moines reports many House members headed home Saturday to see about plowing while state races and April returns loom, with interest in the outcome and possible shifts in votes as legislators take brief recesses.
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Des Moines
Longtime Buffalo township school director to retire after 49 years
Reibaaman of Buffalo township, serving as school director for 49 years since first elected in 1875, announced a tweek-end exit to enjoy spring air as he nears nearly a half century on the board. He has repeatedly been re-elected and chaired the local school board, with peers noting his long tenure.
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Buffalo Township
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Sontdot
Bickie
Fuffalo
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