Counterfeit Ten Dollar Bills Tied to Iowa Gang
Counterfeit ten dollar bills passed at Steely's clothing store in Marshalltown are suspected to be from the regional gang busted by authorities. U S Secret Service from Omaha to inspect, as merchants warned to watch for more fakes. A man claiming to be George Thomas of Independence bought items with the notes. The four bills bore the same serial number 1 14892776 A and featured subtler ink and longer silk threads. The bills were first noticed by Emil Steffen and verified by L R Swenson at the First National Bank. police were alerted yesterday afternoon.
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Steely’s Clothing
Fourth Street
Marshalltown
United States Secret Service
Omaha
Emil Steffen
Retail Merchants Association
George Thomas
Independence
Wiliam Steely
L. R. Swenson
First National Bank
Seventeenth Westbound Trip Noted for 82 Year Old Woman
Clarksville Iowa records show Olive Mettler age 82 from Ragle Rock California visiting her daughter Mrs Clarence Martin marking her seventeenth round trip from the west. Accompanied by Mrs Trask Greene, Hartness returns to Clarksville to reside with Hattie Neal. Wayne Heitz promoted at Guam naval camp may return to Pensacola after tests. Funeral held for Frank Newton in Lamont at Catholic church. he died after months of illness at age 50.
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Courier
Gefvice
Clarksville
Olive Mettler
Ragle
Rock
Cal
Clarence Martin
West
Iowa
Trask, Greene
Nelle Hartness
Charles City
Joe Hartness
Hattie Neal
Wayne Heitz
E L. Reitz
Guam
Manilla Island
Pensacola
Fla
Lamont
Frank Newton
Gathoic
Flower Show Judges Chosen for Waterloo Garden Club Event
The fourth annual Waterloo Garden Club flower and garden show will be held June 14 to 16 in Iowa Public Service rooms Waterloo. Judges named include R R Rathacker Ames Iowa State College Bonnie G Orwig Des Moines and W G Dumont Des Moines. Over 100 Black Hawk county women help prepare for a record entry list. Prizes donated by Waterloo merchants will honor ribbon winners. A professional display from Waterloo area gardeners is planned. Osage D A R election includes Mrs EH Scofield as regent and Miss Clara
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
California Scenic Daylight Route Through Great Mountain Scenery
Travel text extols a daylight scenic rail route from Omaha to California via Denver and Colorado Springs. Passes Majesty of the Royal Gorge Hanging Bridge and Eagle River Canyon, through Colorado Rockies, Great Salt Lake, and High Sierras with no car changes.
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Omaha
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Royal Gorge
Hanging Bridge
Colorado Rockies
Eagle River Canyon
Canyon
Colorado River
Great Salt Lake
High Sierras
California
Pullmans
Whitley Named Vice Regent and Fellow Officers Named
Whitley appointed vice regent with Mrs Ben Chatman as corresponding secretary Mrs H GC Hill as recording secretary and Miss Fay Bartlett as registrar in a local chapter slate of officers.
Guests from Kansas Honored at Party
Mr and Mrs W H McKinley entertained relatives at their south town home Sunday in honor of Oscar Caldwell and family from Geneséa Kansas visiting relatives here. Attending were James McKinley and family Mrs Susie Thompson Cedar Rapids Willard Franklin and family Mr and Mrs Elmer Woodford Vinton Carl Wood and family Prairie Creek Mr and Mrs George McKinley Arch...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Brandon
W. H. McKinley
Oscar Caldwell
Geneséa
Kan
James McKinley
Susie Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Willard Franklin
Elmer Woodford
Vinton
Carl Wood
Prairie Creek
George McKinley
Arch
McKinley Family and Others Honored in Brandon
Hd McKinley and family Grover McKinley and family Arthur Shaffer and family from Brandon community welcomed Mrs Addie Stainbrook back from Memphis Tennessee where she spent seven weeks with sister Mrs Ida Stainbrook.
Butler Culvert Contracts Let
Contracts for several culverts in districts No 2 and 3 were let to Waugh Tackme of Clarksville for 5274. Charles R Thompson of Shell Rock received a contract for gravelling the road south from the end of the pavement on No 10 to the Shell Rock Butler Center Highway for 1489.50.
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Courier Special Service
Allison
Waugh & Tackmean
Clarksville
Charles R. Thompson
Shell Rock
Butler Center
Newcomers Outpace Leaving in Waterloo
The Retail Merchants Association reports more arrivals than departures in Waterloo again this week. Eleven newcomers and seven leavers were recorded. new residents include Sam E. Miller, Percy Perry, F R Ganfield, Mrs Florence Reynolds, Henry Reiss, Ralph Simington, L G Rogers, J J Morelock, Oscar H Colpear, Howard Jamerson, and John M Grant with listed addresses.
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Waterloo
Retail Merchants Association
Sam. E. Miller
Byron
Percy Perry
Tenthwest
F. R. Ganfield
Glen
Florence Reynolds
Saxon
Henry Reiss
Mobile
Ralph Simington
Allen
L. G. Rogers
Fourth East
J. J. Morelock
Campbell
Oscar H. Colpear
South
Howard Jamerson
Mullan East
John M. Grant
Second West
Five Graduate From Iowa School for the Blind
Graduating exercises at the Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton Iowa featured five graduates. Eber Palmer superintendent gave the address. The school year closed and most students prepared to return home.
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Coartar
Vinton
Iowa School For the Blind
Eber Palmer
F. BE. Palmer
School For the Blind
Concrete Paving Underway on Highway 11 Project
Oelwein Iowa May 298 concrete pouring begins at county line for Highway 11 paving toward Hazleton and Independence. About 75 men employed on the road and at Hazleton headquarters with equipment delays. Short funeral service held for week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dock Medlock. burial at Woodlawn. L G Zachels moved from Indianapolis living at 404 Second Ave NE and employed at Rathbun's jewelry. A W Hamad home at 621 Second Ave SW quarantined for smallpox.
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Oelwein
Hazleton
Independence
Dock Medlock
Woodlawn
G.zachels
Indianapolis
Ind
Second Avenue
Zachels
Rathbun's
A. W. Hamad
Ackley Society to Meet June 7
Ackley Iowa May 29 The Helping Hand society will meet Friday evening June 7 at the home of Mrs William Hofmeister Meetings during the summer will take place on Friday The auxiliary will meet Wednesday June 5 with Mrs John Ryken The Ladies Aid society of St Johns Evangelical church met today at the home of Mrs Henry Freimeyer
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Sorwica
Ackley
Isa
Helping Hand Society
William Hofmeister
John Ryken
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. John's Evangelical Church
Henry Freimeyer
Ackley Band and Glee Club to Hold Thursday Concert
Ackley Iowa May 29 The girls Glee club of Ackley school will assist Ackley Municipal Band at a concert Thursday evening May 30 in Victory Park. The program includes March Boston Commandery Overture Light Cavalry Fouilas Sweethearts on Parade Newman Selection Girl's Glee club Reminiscences From Peterside to Battle Fala to Dalony Marshing Oubles in Your Old Rit Bag Powell Selection Her Soldier Boy Crawford Selection double male quartet Descriptive The Wattle for Democracy A musical epilog of the world war March Overt There Descriptive Patrol The Blue and Gray Dalbey Popular Dream Train Newian March Comrades of the Legion House Lights Out Star Spangled Banner
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Ackley
Ackley ‘School
Ackley Municipal Band
Victory ‘Park
Aragram
Boston
Commandery
Overture
Light ‘Cavalry
Fouilas
Newman
Piteside
Battlefala
Dalony
Powell
Crawford
Conan
Girl's Glee Club
T Patrol
Dalbey
Newian
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Secret ‘Service
Marshalltown Gang
Louis Chiron
Europe
A de Lage
Peter de Paulo
Ralph de Palma
Louie Meyer
Osage D. A. BR
Osage
Lucretia
Deering
Daughters of the American Revolution
EH. J. Scofield
Clara
Grand Canyon
Colorful
Southwest
Burlington Travel Bureau
Farnam Street
Neb
C. J. Rohwitz
General
Kansas
Brandon King
Butler
and Mrs
Newcomer
York City
West Fifth St
Fayette
Hazleton-Independence
Ackley Society
Carter
Ackley Band
Glee Club
Hearst’s
International Cosmopolitan
Hupmodbile
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