Earlville Man Killed by Train at Lee Crossing
Funeral services are set for 9 p.m. today at the Earlville Methodist church for 50 year old W. W. Klaus prominent Earlville merchant and former state representative killed when his automobile struck an Illinois Central passenger train at the Lee crossing three miles east of Earlville. Gerald Hunt 15 of Earlville survived as a passenger in the car. Klaus and Hunt were out soliciting Red Cross memberships. Burial will be in Earlville. Klaus served one term in the Thirty Seventh General Assembly and was a longtime Republican leader in Delaware County. He is survived by a widow and ten children. Engineer P B Taylor said Klaus and Hunt approached the crossing unaware of the train. The crash left Klaus with multiple injuries. The victims were pulled from the locomotive’s pilot after the smash. The accident occurred at 4:20 p.m. Saturday.
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Gerald Hunt
Barlville
Illinois Central
Lee Crossing
Bartville
Munt
St. Francis Hospital
Nothng
Waterloo
Altho
PB. B. Taylor
Ig Street
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Hunt
Grant Highway
Young Hunt
GB. Rogers
Meythaler
Keenan
Great Falls
Mont
L. E. Hunt
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Delaware County
Iowa
Northwestern College
Naperville
Delaware County Republican Central Committee
Ray W. Klaus
Chicago
Cora Klaus
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Fallsy
N. K
Bart F
Kenneth
Paul B
Lous
Lucile
Elizabeth
Edna
Karlville
William WM. Klaus
Cofesburg
John H. Klaus
Charles City
Wolfe- Meyer
Guthrie
Okla
George Rinscher
Epworth
Donald
Marie
Farmers’ Commission Company
Saltville
Janesville Wins Two Games Over Frederika In Doubleheader
Janesville high school basketball teams defeated Frederika in a doubleheader last Friday at home. The Hays were 39 to 12 winners and the Skars won 49 to 12. The Courier later noted the Janesville Hays lost on Saturday.
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Newcomers Arrive as Waterloo Sees Net Population Gain
Twenty new residents and families arrive in Waterloo over two weeks while ten families move away, creating a net gain of about one percent. Listed newcomers include John Lorenzen, 1015 Seventh West. A R Locke, 208 Duryea. Ernest Lehman, 23 Vine. Mrs George Franks, 513 South. George Barchett, 506 Fowler. R E Milroy, 520 Leland. and others at 394 Independence, 1115 Wellington, 1227 Waterloo, 221 Brockwell, 1104 Futh West, 60514 Pine, 1017 Mulberry, 28 and Buren, 932 Lincoln, 41 Logan, 620 Third West, and 1202 Leavitt.
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Buskell NeGon
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
John Lorenzen
Seventh West
A. R. Locke
Duryea
Ernest Lehman
Vine
George Franks
South
George Barchett
Fowler
H. N. Peterson
R. E. Milroy
Leland
W. A. Mueller
Independence
Glen Mack
Elin
Theresa Baird
Wellington
Howard Grapes
Walrate
M. Donovan
Brockwell Tms
Myrtle Doyle
Futhwest
R. L. Anderson
Pine
James Powers
Pearl Pinelines
Buren
H. M. McMillan
Lincoln
Peter Opletham
Logan
Alice B. Murray
Third West
T. P. Toege
Leavitt
Drowsy Ones Iowa Portraits in Jay Sigmund Book
A critical look at Jay Sigmund’s Drowsy Ones volume from Prairie Publishing Cedar Rapids critiques his view of Iowans as slow and soulful yet capable of depth. It notes vivid images like Farm Hand and Cross Roads Storekeeper, plus strong portraits such as Ginseng Digger and River Bayou, with praise and doubts about the poet’s late 19th century rural satire.
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Jay A. Sigmund
Ms Soul
Frisby Funeral to Be Conducted at Farm Wednesday
In La Porte City a funeral is planned for William F. Frisby who died of heart disease Sunday at age about 60. Services will be held at the Spring Creek township farm home with Rev. Crum and Rev. Son assisting, burial in Westview cemetery.
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Spring Creek Township
William F. Frisby
Fry
Arch Powell
Aly
Oren Fry
George Roberts
A. H. Crum
la Porte City Methodist Episcopal Church
John Son
Emanuel Wesleyan Church
Westview Cemetery
Defender of Modern Youth Proctor's Youth Faith Advocate
Rev. C Raymond Cooper 19 year old Sharpsburg Ia native and Methodist defends modern youth amid controversy. He argues youth show constructive force through college action and faith in Jesus Christ, seeking a world of peace and progress. Elizabeth City parish marks 16th anniversary as oldest continuous Protestant Episcopal church in America.
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C. Traymond Cooper
Sharpsburg
Inn
United States
Cooper Ia
Elizabeth City
N.C
Firemen Fail to Save Newborn in Des Moines
Des Moines reports firemen rushed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Andrews on a Sunday but could not revive their newborn. Dr. Loren K. Meredith certified the baby was born lifeless and pulmotor assistance plus fire department aid were used.
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L. H. Andrews Bers
Loren K. Meredith
Maredith
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