Greene High School Fire Gutts Building Principal At Risk
Greene Indiana November 12 Fire believed incendiary gutted the 11 room high school. Principal Fred B Tyler rescued valuable papers from the office while manual trainer Mr Pearson suffered severe injuries. Insurance on building 43500 insufficient to cover replacement. Fire started in assembly room third floor as orchestra left well after 9 30. Several hundred pupils left without a place to study. study spaces to be found in opera house and churches.
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Tex
Fred B. Tyler
McCarty
Opera House
Man Given Sentence For Life Confessed Killing Stepfather
Dubuque Ia November 19 James Townsend, 20, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of his stepfather Frank Crees last August. The crime occurred aboard a riverfront houseboat when Townsend allegedly struck Crees with an iron bar after an argument, weighted the body, dumped it in the Mississippi, and set the boathouse on fire to cover up the murder. Townsend later confessed, authorities said.
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Dubuque
James Townsend
Frank Crees
Townsend
Mississippi
Special Election on High School Bond Issue Dec 1
Patrons of the Waterloo independent school district vote on a bond issue of SGétt.060 for a new high school building including site and equipment. Election set for Dec 11 after a board meeting and a voters petition. Architect engaged. plans to create a long term district facility on the current athletic field with adjoining ground.
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Independent School District of
Waterloo
Woman Attacked and Home Robbed Near Leon Iowa
Two masked men entered farmer W H Akes home near Leon Iowa knocked him unconscious and ransacked the place. Mrs Akes found bound and gagged 109 yards from the house with her two year old baby. Bloodhounds traced scent from the residence to Decatur City as the victim recovered days after the assault.
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Leon, Ja
W. H. Akes
W Akes
Creston
Akes
Decatur City
Fire department handles roof blaze at 611 Fifth Street West
Fire crews responded at 7 40 a m to a roof fire at 611 Fifth Street West with no damage reported. Chief Ray Tiller received a $15 appreciation check from Litchfield Manufacturing, added to the pension fund Play Safe. Tusore with Bronson dominance Agency.
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Fifth Street West
Ray Tiller
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
City in Brief: Winter Notes and Local Happenings
Local notes report residents planning winters in California and Detroit, a judge granting temporary alimony, a Cedar Falls Drug Co bankruptcy closing, and real estate moves by Frank Esher and a Waterloo board attendee. Bowling match buzz at Whiteside alleys, post office vestibule project, and a kin case update from Anamosa. Community church supper featured Y M C A speakers, and a Cedar Rapids real estate conference on upcoming legislation. Also listed are ads for Columbia Pathe records and local shoe stores, plus a plea for a missing daughter. Ballon disaster settlements near $70,000 for Goodyear mishap victims.
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T. St. Burr
Detroit
Mich
Dora Burr
Cedar Falls Drug Company
J.E. Jordan
Ricker van Metre
W. W.ant
Vine Street
California
Ralph van Raden
Allison
HE. S. Bur
France
Doc King
Asdar Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Heights
Willam
Don Sung poultry remedy boosts egg yield claims
Chas C White of Cherry IHD Farm reports 21 egg increase from 34 hens and 28 eggs daily from 34 hens with Don Sung. The letter promotes a 30 day trial and money back guarantee, urging buyers to obtain Don Sung from druggists or poultry remedy dealers or mail 50 cents for a package.
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Don Sung
Chas. C. White
Cherry Ihd Farm
Flackville
Ind
White
Tetura
Burrell-Dug‘ser Co
Columbia Bldg
Indianapolis
Sixteen Waterloo Women Join Sollies of 1920 Cast
The Jol lies of 1920 at Waterloo theatre will feature sixteen young women joining the minstrel revue. They appear in the Florida estate opening, a dining car sketch, a fancy dress ball, and as guests in various scenes. Soloists Mrs Ernest Cass and Miss Katharine Flynn lead acts with a ragtime wedding and starry numbers. Notable burlesque sextet members and other performers are named among the ensemble.
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Wwe
Waterloo Theatre
Florida
Ernest Cass
Hense
Katherine Flynn
Starland
Local Names in Readable Fragment Prompt Brief
Readable fragment lists several individuals: Mildred Heusle Kathryn Wittick Kathryn Buckley frensa Garramoni Thel ma Crisnan and Virginia Wilson.
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Heusle
Mildred Wittick
Kathryn Buckley
Frensa Garramoni
Thelma Crisnan
Virginia Wilson
Boys Sweaters Show Off High School Colors in Display
A colorful display features boys sweaters in solid colors or color combinations with special emphasis on the school colors. The exhibit highlights button and slip-over styles, showcasing varied lack of uniformity and school spirit.
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Avery
Boys Warm Garment Options In Cotton Or Wool Mix
A local offer highlights boys underwear in two piece cotton ribbed fleece lined or wool mixed styles. The message emphasizes warmth and suitable sizing for boys.
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Greene High Serches
Midnight Blaze
Woods Millinery
Tusore
Bronson Dominance Agency
Buchanan's
Dad
J. Sarvay
Los Angeles
Cal
B. B. Stull
1St Angeles
Cora Condon
Andrew Condon
J. E. Willams
Hianan
Dalton
Muldoon’s
East
H. Davis
Lafayette Street
Itt Bridge
Davidson Furniture
Wm. Stevenson
Vinton
Hlste
Black
Chicago
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Wnt Motley Ie
Wateeloo Tce Cream CO
BAYER
East Fourth Street
Iowa
Peverill Motor Sales Co
Sixth and Mulberry Sts
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