Sheriff Halts Gang Looting Farmers Hog Thefts
Local criminals Ralph Smith Louis Smith and Lawrence Reyton admit stealing 26 hogs from Horton area farms in a preliminary hearing before Justice Schiefelbein. Sheriff Hallowell reports thefts above the admitted total with claims of hogs moved to Nashua and Waterloo. Bond set at 500 dollars each could not be posted as they remain jailed. Other local notes cover a postmaster farewell thanksgiving plans school closings and community events.
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Waverly
Ralph and
Louis Smith
Lawrence Reyton
Horton
J. W. Hallowell
James Callender
Plainfield
Hallowell
Nashua
Wold
Waterloo
FE. A. Schiefelbein
Justice of the Peace
W. Tyrrell
Carl Grawe
Women's Relief Corps Hall
Women of Child Welfare Department
The
Woman's Club
Union
M. E
Lawrence Sohl
Evangelical Church
St Ansgar Man Loses Thumb In Corn Husker Accident
Valentine suffered amputation of his right thumb after his hand was caught in a corn husker on Saturday. The operation took place at Osage. Proceeds from the Ladies Aid society bazar and supper at the N S church totaled 150 dollars last week. Marie Roberts, Ames extension worker, met with farm women here recently. Women of St Ansgar township were entertained Friday at the home of Mrs. Chits Hlindt.
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St. Ansgar
R. . Valentine
Osage
Ladies’ Aid Society
N. S
Marie Roberts
Ames
St. Ansgar Township
Chits Hlindt
Franklin Engineer Resigns for Highway Department Post
Franklin county board of supervisors accepted the resignation of County Engineer Max Hickethler who will become maintenance superintendent for the Franklin Butler county district with the state highway department. His resignation is effective December 2. Hickethier has served Franklin county road work since 1912 and has been highway engineer for the last five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankey
Mervyn Hampton
Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Max Hickethler
Franklin-Butler
Hickethier
Prankdin
La Porte Thanksgiving Services and Local News
La Porte's Wednesday night events feature an Union Thanksgiving service at the Evangelical church with Rev. D W Morgan delivering the sermon. The Christian Endeavor society plans a Friday box sociable with two plays, while public schools dismiss early for Thanksgiving week and some grades perform programs. Mrs Jessie Shepherd, widow of Dr C S Shepherd, visited the VanValkenburg home in Chicago last week. William Wilson sells a new residence to Henry and Phillip Frank and leases Mrs Sophia Pauls property to move next spring. Wilson plans to use materials from a Virden glove factory. Mrs W W Little has entered a Des Moines sanitarium for treatment after prolonged poor health.
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Vua Porte City
Union
Evangelical Church
D. W. Morgan
The
Presbyterian Church
Fox
Christian Endeavor Society of the
VanValkenburg
Jessie Shepherd
Chicago
A. V
VanVaelkenburg
Shepherd
C. 5. Shepherd
Omaha
Wiliam Wilson
Henry
Phillip Frank
Sophia Pauls
Wilson
Virden
B. J. Tyler
Locust Street
Little
W. W. Little
Des Moines
Jesup Thanksgiving Service Set at Union Church
Thanksgiving services will be held at the Methodist church in Jesup Thursday at 10 AM with Rev. B Driver of the Presbyterian church delivering the sermon. Also noted are social events and local motions including a farewell for Mrs Diehl and a luncheon by Mrs Blasier for the Even Dozen Study club acknowledging Mrs Osceola Pooler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Jesup
Methodist Church
B. Driver
Byterian Church
Jesse V. Wright
Hudson
L. S. Hovey
E. Q. T. Bridge Club
J. P. Ehr
Dorothy
Josephine
Young Street East
B. J. Lown
G. C. Stoddard
W. M Stoddard
Mr. Gleason
C. E. Hood
M. A. Houser
H. C. Sherman
C. Frush
W. W. Blasier
Osceola Pooler
Study Club
Eight Cedar Falls Churches to Merge for Thanksgiving
Eight Cedar Falls Protestant churches unite for a Thanksgiving Eve service at Calvary Baptist Church beginning at 7:30. Rev. George Barsalou will preside with invocations by Rev. R. W. Fillmore and Rev. J. D. Winding. Bruce J. Giffen reads scripture and Rev. Thomas Anderson reads the proclamation. Leonard Jensen to sing and Dr. W. G. Rowley to deliver the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Calvary Baptist Church
George Barsalou
R. W. Fillmore
Bruce J. Giffen
George L. Bergeman
Zion Evangelical Church
Veronica Evans and Howard A. Rossow Wed at Manchester
Veronica Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Evans of Dan and Howard A Rossow of Manchester wed in Manchester Saturday. Attendant Florence M Evans and Emil Wennling assisted. Bride wore fawn tan canton crepe. They plan to farm north of town. Veronica is a Warden High School graduate and former Alram greenhouse employee. Howard is son of Fred Rossow and Manchester High School alumnus, class of 1923.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Veronica Evans
Richard Evans
Howard A. Rossow
City
Florence M. Evans
Emil Wennling
Warden High School
Alram
Boy Stricken by Infantile Paralysis at School Carnival
Five year old Richard Voigt, son of Mr and Mrs F I G Voigt, contracted infantile paralysis during a school carnival exercise Friday evening. The report notes another family tragedy as the day-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Anna Lorenz died and was buried. Roy Gibeaul is jailed on a complaint by his stepfather ALT Butters who says the youth threatened him with a gun. Edna Cheney attended her uncle Henry Willers funeral and returned to Cedar Rapids on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Perviect Mitenel
Edna Cheney
Henry Willers
Cedar Rapids
Gertrude Christoffersen
Maynard B. Showers
Marie
Elsie Christofferson
Hotel Oxford
Cedar Falls
John Bennison
G. W. Walters
Teachers College
Ernest Nolte
Joseph A. Miller
William Cahil
Merle Stout
Reuben H. Miller
Thomas Brown
Carl Howe
Jackson Dahl
H. J. Brown
Henry Roehl
Leonard Hansen
Hans C. Hansen
Martin Morgensen
Bruno Anderson
C. N. Brinn
A. Bemler
B. EH. Baldwin
H. Streeter
L. F. March
Con
Anna Obele
Zella Cain
James Houghteling
H. E. Brown
George Knouhe
Greenwood
Joseph B. Clay
Wilmer G. Wilson
Joseph Cummins
Floyd Vigilantes Rally in Floyd County
Floyd Vigilantes organized in Floyd and Rudd with over 50 armed members ready to assist sheriff in bank robberies or hold ups. A county meeting will be held later this week under state leader Jesse Quinlin to outline action plans.
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Ronnier Saverad Servier
Charles City
Floyd
Rudd
Sherif
Cty
Jesse Quinlin
Ralph Young
Des Moines
George Schueler
Hart-Parr Company
Mulder
Dubuque
Nicklas
William Nicklas
Clinton Street
Central
M. E
Wesley Belling
Riverside
William Frudden
M. A. Clark
T. Jacobson
Frudden
Jens Grathe
L. E. Whitney
Hampton
Whitney
Hildreth
Jennie Waller
Bay City
Hich
Miranda Merckel
Lindaman Bros. Funeral Home
E. T. Gough
Minnesota Couple Visit in Denver
Minnesota couple Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith of Elkton are visiting Denver relatives for a few days. The Buss family daughter received a christening name last Sunday. Helen Louis, Mrs John L Heideman, has returned from Mercy Hospital in Waverly and is recovering well. Mrs Anna Dos underwent gall bladder surgery at St Francis Hospital in Waterloo and is improving. Miss Vera Clausing works at A B Buss home. Alicia Bruns, rural school teacher north of Denver, announces a box social at her school Friday evening November 25 at eight o clock. Relatives gathered at the Erwin Mohling home last Friday to celebrate a milestone.
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Missula Lorenzen
Waterloo
Fred Brettman
Will ©. Steere
Milnois
Vera Clausing
A. B. Buss Hone
Erwin [Mohling
Ghd
Erwin
Alicia Bruns
Denver
Waverly Girl Recovers After Sunday Car Accident
Waverly Miss Helen Quibel remains at her aunt’s Clarksville home recovering from injuries after a touring car overturned near the old L. R. Thompson place Sunday afternoon. Three other Waverly girls and three Shell Rock boys were less seriously hurt. Also noted are local social events and a marriage, plus church services and a prenuptial shower for Miss Mattie Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Clarksville
Helen Quibel
Waverly
A. C. Rambo
L. R. Thompson Place
Shell Rock
Carson Vose
B. J. Voss
Waverly Hospital
August Bushing
W. A. Siefkes
Bushing
Augusta Meyers
Lutheran Brotherhood
Ladies
Aid
Braun Hudson
Rae Asher
Floyd Asher
Speedy
Whitlock
Kepler
Allison
Garters
Mansfield
Shell Rork
H. Cook
Mattie Wilcox
Miss Wilcox
Miner Wamsley
Jackson’ Township
John Skinner
Mainstrett
Fred Fisher Long Time Farmer Dies Near Greene
Fred Fisher, longtime farmer near Greene, Iowa, died this morning of pneumonia complicated by heart disease. Born in Hessen, Germany, he came to Decorah at 16, lived on farms north and west of Greene before moving to town a year ago. He celebrated his seventieth birthday in 1927. Survived by widow Eva and two children, Clara Doble and William Fisher, plus three brothers Henry Northwood Ta, George Sheridan Wy, John Greene, and sister Mrs Mary Bengs Aberdeen SD. Burial planned in Rosehill cemetery.
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Courier Special Service
Greene
Fred Fisher
Hessen
Germany
Decorah
Eva Ruttldge
Floyd County
Here
Clara, Doble
William Fisher
Rosehill
Henry
Northwood
George
Sheridan
Wye
John Greene
Mary Bengs
Aberdeen
S. D
Funeral Rites of Charles Grapp Set in Powersville
The funeral for Charles Grapp, longtime Powersville area resident, will be held Wednesday at 1 pm in the Powersville church with burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Born in Germany, he immigrated at age 14, married Henrietta Franke in 1865, and settled in Floyd County in 1870. He later lived with his children. five sons survive in Iowa, Minnesota, California, and Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servrice Greene
Charles Grapp
Floyd County
Powersville
Manchester Union War Veteran Undergoes Major Leg Amputation
George Barr, 96, Civil War veteran from Manchester, is recovering after Friday operation at Finley hospital Dubuque in which his left leg above the knee was amputated. Ill six weeks with gangrene from artery hardening, he shows promise of recovery. Daughter Mrs B J Turner and son Henry Barr are at his bedside.
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Courier Special
Manchester
George Barr
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Barr
B. J. Turner
Henry Barr
Clarion
Coulter Couple Marks Silver Anniversary With Open House
Nels Jensen and his wife celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in Coulter Ta by hosting a Sunday reception and dinner at their home. Eighty one guests attended the dinner and about one hundred called during open house hours. Five children, all living at home, helped with the celebration.
Mrs. Rhinehalt Dies at Winthrop Funeral Friday
Mrs. C. E. Rhinehalt dies after several months of illness in Winthrop Indiana. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the family home with burial in Fairview cemetery. Survived by husband, two children and a daughter.
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C. E. Rhinehalt
Winthrop
Courier Speeing
EB. Rhinehalt
Tess
Fairview Cemetery
Immunization talk outlines diphtheria plan in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls patrons favor a school immunization campaign with optional antitoxin for public pupils. Cedar Falls physicians will administer the three inoculations at a special site beginning December 2, as part of a preventive effort not tied to any outbreak. Speakers included Dr. S W Barnett and city health officials. Other items note graduation, engagements, and community dinners in Cedar Falls.
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Courier &Pedal Service
Cedar Falls
Cfty
S. W. Barnett
City Health
W. L. Hearst
H. M. Merrill
Della Darling
Move In New Home Planned Near Cedar Palls Farm
James Sorpensen and parene Move will assume possession of their new home at 208 East Twelfth Street, east of Cedar Falls, with a 24 acre tract purchased nearby. The couple plans a picnic ground and garden on the site. Rites for Mrs Bruce J Giffen officiated at the funeral of Mrs Joseph Jennings at Pirat Presbyterian Church with interment at Fairview.
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Parene
James Sorpensen
Feaxtily
East Twelfth Street
Pishere Inke
Cedar Palls
Jorgensen
Lang. and
Bruce J. Giffen
Pirat Presbyterian Church
Joseph Jennings
Fairview
A M E Choir to Perform at Orange School
Orange Township November 32 The African Methodist Episcopal church choir will present a program at the consolidated school on Wednesday evening. Miss Alene Sumay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bummy, remains very ill with inflammatory rheumatism. two professional nurses Miss Hammer and Miss Guthrie are caring for her. Miss Sadie J. Miller, home on furlough from India mission work, lectured at Greene over the weekend. Harold Hutt of Nilledgeville visited his parents. Five Bethany Bible school students from Chicago led Sunday evening services at the community church. School resumed Monday after a two week vacation.
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The
Baptist Church
Leonard Racker
Ladies’ Aid Bazar
George Blain
Will Firman
Currell
J. G. Penny
Rapid City
James Phillips
Peter Anderson
Monetta
Archie Anderson
Detroit
Mich
Florida
Henry Schroedermeier
Mercy Hospital
Wendell Hinman
Wes Hinman
Jennie Seeley
S. L. Seeley
Courtar &Pevial
Orange Township
M. E. Church
Alene Sumay
A. M. Bummy
Miss Hammer
Guthrie
Sadie J. Miller
India
Greene
Harold Hutt
Nilledgeville
BE. J. Huff
Bethany Bible School
Chicago
Community Church
125 Wild Turkeys in Hunters' Bags 53 Years Back
Cedar Falls November 22 one hundred twenty five wild turkeys were sold in Waterloo and Cedar Falls for Thanksgiving day. The diary notes by John Petersen recall Calvin Girton and James Leonard bagging game in Tama county near Tama City with three feet of snow on the ground. Girton lived on the Waterloo street site now occupied by Mrs Anna Obele.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Calvin Girton
James Leonard
Tama County
John Petersen
Tama City
Petersen
Girton
Anna Obele
Waterloo Street
Independence Woman Very Ill at Hospital
Mrs. R. G. Swan of Independence is seriously ill at People's Hospital after a weeks-long decline. W. J. Harrington, a local contractor, returned to work following a week off due to a fall at the Leach farm residence, tripping over timber and injuring himself though no bones were broken.
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Courier Special Services Independence
R. G. Swan
People’s Hospital
Ww. J. Harrington
Leach Farm
Hudson juniors present play at school hall
Hudson Indiana November 22 The junior class play The Kentucky Belle will be staged at the school auditorium November 25 and 26 with a cast including Anns Olsen Nadine Arter Dorothy Witt Thomas Brann Durward Mohker Hazel Roush Gordon Strayer Dorothy Green Mary Platt Gordon Loonan Jono Isingmet Edward Franck Myron Minish and Merle Cavanaugh Specialties will be presented by Dorothy Green Marjorie Rosauer Gordon Loonan and Durward Mohler Fred Suefferlein is stage manager and John Isingmer assistant Reservations can be made at Strayer's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Hudson
Kentucky Belle
Anns Olsen
Nadine Arter
Dorothy Witt
Thomas Brann
Durward Mohker
Hazel Roush
Gordon Strayer
Dorothy Green
Mary Platt
Gordon Loonan
Jono Isingmet
Edward Franck
Myron Minish
Merle Cavanaugh
Marjorie Rosauer
Durward Mohler
Fred Suefferlein
John Isingmer
Edward Planck
Strayer's
The
Baptist Church
J. W. Wright
Franklin County Farm Bureau to Meet on Dec 15
Franklin County Farm Bureau schedules its annual meeting for December 15 with county agent W B Hamilton as speaker. Election of officers occurs in the morning followed by reports. Traveling cups will be awarded to townships with the largest membership gains. Current officers listed: J H Boehmiler president, Mrs Floyd Myers vice president, Terry Grice secretary, H F Lubkeman treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special
Hempton
Franklin County Farm Bureau
W. B. Hamilton
Co. N. Bigelow
Adel
The
Farm Bureau
J. H. Boehmtler
Floyd Myers
Terry Grice
H. F. Lubkeman
Twelfth child born to Clarksville area family
A daughter weighing 15 3 4 pounds, the twelfth child for Mrs. Hardimo, was born near Clarksville on November 18. Mr. and Mrs. Hardimo run a farm between Clarksville and Allison in Butler County.
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Butler Co
Courier
Clarksville
Hafin Hardimo
Here
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Jerry Messenger
Stanley Smith
Frank Poorman
Shaders
Lo, O. F
Re- Bekah
Paul Shader
Maxwell
Tie
Shader
Waverly High School
Franklin
la Porte
Hart-Parr Workman
Otis M. Walker
Isabel M. Freebury
Bassett
Niles
Farmer
Martin Gifford
Niles Township
Ufe
Wm. Roebrick
George Marshik
J. F. Trefz
Orren Bell
Carl Hauser
Woodman Hall
J. B. Miner
Ft. Atkinson
Minnesota
Manchester Union War Veteran
Coulter
Favor Lawn City
T. C
Orange School
June Gutknecht
Mayme Nolte
Maude Donnan
Iowa
Grace Holmes
Dorothy Evans
Baptist Mission
James Loonan
Lloyd Loonan
Baptist Mission Circle
Eighmey
Hudson Lumber Company
O. H. Patterson
Nolte
Hansell
J. Lawrence Copley
Clarence Stevens
Donald
Dike
D. c
Ralph
Margaret
Mary
Drinkwater
Sask
Irvin Blough
E. D. Clark
Hugo Brown
Fred Ballard
George Cutshaw
Dixon
Wyo
Jesse Clark
Dunlop City
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Dunlop
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company
Commercial Street
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