Inchester Courier Posts New Main Street Post Office
The Inchester post office moved from the Carr building on South Franklin Street to a new two story brick facility on Main Street adjoining the city fire hall. The old post office served nearly 40 years and introduced rural free delivery, city carrier service and lockbox systems. Built by BW Williams, the 308 by 114 foot structure features steel fixtures, prism glass, modern unloading room, and steam heat under Hoffman controls. Postmaster F. E. Dutton announces the opening.
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Courier Special Services
Manchiester
Main Street
Carr
Franklin Street
BW. Williams
Bng
F. E. Dutton
Pastor Brecher to Lead Revival in Livingston Montana
La Porte Oct 29 Rev W F Brecher pastor of the Evangelical church sails Sunday night for Livingston Montana to assist Rev N A Biller in evangelistic meetings. Brecher expects to be away several weeks. Community notices report a minor house fire at Melville Haven residence with slight damage and the local fire company responding. The Presbyterian missionary society and the Methodist Aid society plan meetings in coming days with specified hostesses.
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la Porte
City
PF. Brecher
Evangelical Church
Livingston
Mont
N. A. Biller
Gul
Melville Haven
Havens
Henry Scott
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Tavision
Society of the Methodist
Frank Krebs
Herbert
Johannsen
Clay
Goodwin
Greeley P T A Fair Draws Large Crowd
The Greeley Parent Teachers Association second annual fair and carnival drew six to seven hundred attendees at the consolidated school. Agricultural displays resembled a county fair with home economics exhibits and a Smith Hughes program. Auction proceeds totaled 191.85 to benefit the school, with rural and town families contributing articles for judging and sale.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Greeley
Parent-Teachers ‘Association
Smith-Hughes Agricultural Department
Gibbons
Charles City W R C Dinner for Grand Army
Charles City Idaho October 29.Ar rangements for the annual birthday dinner 15 members of the Grand Army of the Republic were outlined yesterday Forty five women attended the conference The dinner will be given Thursday November 5 Guests will be Civil War veterans their wives cler gym men of the city and W R C members
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Charles City
Grand ‘Army of the Republic
Women's Relief Corps
Geneseo Township Looks to Boost Soybean Harvest Demand
In Geneseo Township on October 29, Raeb ee Cole offered $1.354 for surplus soybeans contracted last fall to R. C. Wood, with plans to call for five more loads this season. The smaller crop yield this year due to a dry summer raises demand for harvested beans.
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Geneseo
Raebee Cole
R. C. Wood
County road contract awarded for graveling six miles
Franklin county supervisors awarded Charles Byers the contract to gravel and surface six miles of secondary road in district 42. Twelve bidders competed. Work to begin November 1 and be finished before winter.
Plans for rural school in Butler County submitted
Shell Rock Oct 28 Plans for the erection of a hollow tile schoolhouse at Nortons Corners have been submitted to Miss Hazel Black county superintendent. The old wooden building burned recently. Also brief items note a motor accident victims recovering and various church and Sunday school officer elections and meetings in Butler county.
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Courier Special Service
Shell Rock
Ab Norton
Hazel Black
Esther Fuller
Genevieve Hunt
Helen Ressler
Methodistl Episcopal Aid Society
J. E. Jamison
Center Valley
Dan Whitaker
Lulu Elwell
Lottie Savage
Emma Sweitzer
Ex Gob Heads Traer Legion Staff for Coming Year
Ex Gob heads Traer American Legion Kubik-Finen post appoints George Cavaliere as commander with Adolph Blakely as vice commander and Glenn Shortess adjutant. Officers include H R Allaben finance officer M E Shadie chaplain H E Taylor historian Bert Williams sergeant at arms, and five executive committeemen. Armistice day events set for November 11 with a dawn firing squad and taps, followed by an evening social at the hall.
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Courier
Treer
George Cavalier
G, & Fi Mor
Traer
Kubik-Finen Post
American Legion
Adolph Blakely
Glenn Shortess
H. R. Allaben
M E. Shadie
H. E. Taylor
Atemas
Bert Willams
L. H. Geyer
Keith Conner
Prank Hindik
Carl Stouffer
F. E. Nissen
Lrner
Europe
Legionnaires
Bible Conference Committee Chosen to Name Officers
Cedar Falls October meeting selects a Bible conference committee to nominate officers and report to January. The session discussed Riverview park seating and reported a total donations and pledges of 4 211.64 with 2 686.00 disbursements, plus a treasurer’s balance of 3 937.56. A fall from a wagon injured John Beate ste, fracturing two thighs.
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Cedar Falls
Tast Everday
Bruce Ciffen
F. Hersey
Aunt Abe Lincoln remembered by Dunkerton pioneer Maria Gelter
Maria Calin Gelter of Dunkerton Iowa recalls Abraham Lincoln as a personal uncle not a president. She describes emigrating from Stark County Ohio to Illinois with ox teams and farm life, and notes Lincoln visiting Freeport and sharing hours at the fire before his assassination. The 1845 birth and 1862 marriage to Henry W. Dries anchor her tale of pioneer hardship and affection for Lincoln.
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Star
Dunkerton
Abe
J Wold
Aba
Maria Calvin Gelter
Dunkerton, In
Abraham Mincoin
Bnd
Springfield
Stark County
Ohio
Finais
Ogle County
Tiinois
Buck
Barry
Tip
Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Atra
Geller
John
John Wash
Father
Uncle Abe
Jain
Gelter
Lincoln
Freeport
Mrs. Getter
Reid
Maria Calvin Creitz
Illnois
Henry W. Dries
Pioneer Woman Remembers Long Life Across Iowa and Illinois
An elderly resident recalling eight decades of life recounts moves from Ackley to Parkersburg to Dunkerton and Freeport, noting two marriages and a large family. She celebrates ox teams yet prefers modern travel while avoiding airplanes and enjoys swift sunset car rides.
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Ackley
Parkersburg
Rudolph Getter
Dunkerton
Sheriff raiding liquor station nets large haul and nuisance charge
West Union Iowa October raid on N R Marsh bottling works at Quelweln led to 40 gallons home brew spilled and six cases seized. Sheriff A A Robertson faced 35 visitors and forced entry with crowbar to recover four one gallon containers of alcohol and three half pints. Marsh bound over to grand jury on a liquor nuisance charge with $1500 bond.
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Courier &Pental Service
Union
Irn
Fayetta County
A. A. Robertson
N. R. Marsh
Quelweln
Robbie
Marsh
Justice of the Peace
Fitch
West Union
Grand Jury
Five Choirs to Sing at Lutheran Synod Jubilee Program
Five Lutheran Missouri Synod choirs from Fairbank Westgate Fredericksburg Spring Fountain and Sumner met in Sumner to rehearse sacred music for the four hundredth Luther small catechism anniversary and Iowa synod founding. Rehearsal occurred at Sumner High School gym on Oct 27.
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Courter
Sumsner
Missouri
Synod
Fairbank
Westgate
Fredericksburg
Spring Fountain
Sumner
Luther
Iowa
Lutheran Missouri Synod
W. CG
Tibbitts
Charles T. Stager
Greene
Kendrick
William Kendrick
Corporal Egan
Edna Lippert
Topeka
Kan
Cedar Falls Sets Draft to Reduce Radio Interference
A citizens committee was appointed by the Cedar Falls city council to draft an ordinance to eliminate interference with radio reception. The legality is uncertain and will be studied. Members include C. M. Parker Dr James Jensen Father J C Wieneke Edward Wiler and Gus Lami.
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Coutler
Bernice
Hampton
Conncll
C. M. Parker
James Jensen
J. C., Wieneke
Edward Wiler
Gus Lami
Mrs Austin Leversee Ill in Mt Vernon Township
Mrs Austin Leversee a pioneer resident of Mt Vernon township is critically ill and gradually declining in health. Her daughters Mrs Mayme Wayman and Mrs Blanche Wangler of San Francisco have come to help, while three sons Don Clarence and Delbert live nearby. Community Club election notices follow in Shakes City Ta Get with new officers named.
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Austin Leversee
MT. Vernon
Guarter Speel
Nervion Cellar Falls
Mt. Vernon Township
Mayme Wayman
Blanche Wangler
San Francisco
Satis
Don
Clarence
Delbert
Shakes City
Get
East St. Charles
Driver Found On Highway Burned By Car Flames
Manchester October 28 two women and a man were severely injured in separate crashes near Greeley. Harold Mathews the 20 year old driver of a coupe was critically burned after his car caught fire and he crawled from a ditch. The second accident involved a Strawberry Point car driven by Ray Globs with Alfred Tibbett and Charles Thomas. the Brockmeier family suffered fractures and bruises as their car overturned. John P. Farrell's Nash was damaged when an Independence resident rear ended it while parked on a street.
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Manchester
Greeley
Harold Mathews
Frank Matthews
al Coupe
Arthur Harris
Nile
Ray Globs
Alfred Tibbett
Charles Thomas
Lawrence
Anna Brockmeier
Colesbury
Qocker
Brockmeier
Tibbett
John P. Farrell
Independence
Thal
Farrell
Music teacher injured as auto hits train engine
Alfred Bet ers, Nashua music instructor, was hurt when his car struck a freight train engine at Waverly. He is confined to his rooming place with bad bruises and cuts after being thrown from his wrecked car. Mrs Robert Writo of Cedar Rapids is filling in at the Nashua schools.
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Nashua
Alfred Beters
Waverly
Robert Writ O
Cedar Rapids
Allison Scholars Get Week Off
Allison school board announces no classes until Monday November 4 after fire destroyed the school building early Saturday. Grades and high school pupils will attend classes in church basements and other buildings. books desks and equipment are being ordered. a new school is expected to be erected next spring.
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Allison, Ta
Gat
Allison School Board
Allison
Schuchmann Buys Interest in Pfeffer Drug Store
Edwin F. Schuchmann buys an interest in Pfeffer Drug store in Oelwein effective November 1. He has worked for Averett Drug Co. for years. Also notes Veterans of Foreign Wars officers elected and Knights of Pythias district convention set for Wednesday at I.C.O.F. hall with a 2 p.m. meeting and open house.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Edwin F. Schuchmann
Pfeffer Drug Store
Schuchmann
Averett Drug Company
Veterans of Foreign Wars
N. EK. Bruner
Guy Bond
C. L. Osher
W. J. Ladd
Warden Frees Fox After Unproven Game Law Charge
Albert Schultz of Rockford was freed by a jury after a gaming law charge of possessing red foxes could not be proved. The warden released the two red foxes at the time of Schultz’s custody, and he had a hearing before Justice Crowell in Rockford.
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Courier Special Services
Rockford
Albert Schultz
Schultz
Crowell
Carrie Stickley Taken For Observation At Cedar Falls
Mrs. Carrie Stickley was admitted to Cedar Falls Hospital in Parkersburg on Saturday evening for a few days of rest and observation.
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Cedar Falls Hospital
Parkersburg
Carrie Stickley
Cedar Falls
Employee compensation claim filed in D C hear ing scheduled
Harold Birkholz sues Serman Nursery and Employers Liability, asking 80 percent of wages plus hospital and medical costs including operation. Hear ing set for 10 o clock Wednesday at the courthouse with Deputy Industries Commissioner Ralph Young of Des Moines and two arbitrators.
Will Visit Ireland and Return to England Trip Noted
James Wilson, a cousin of Claude Mitchell of Geneseo and a resident near Dysart since 1923, plans a visit to Ireland from New York City with three sisters in London Derry. He will travel aboard the Cameronian on Nov 2 and intends to return to farming duties with Mr Irvine and other local employers after the trip.
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Ireland
James Wylson
John Irvine
Claude Mitchell
Geneseo
New York City
Cameronian
Londonderry
Wilson
Myr
Irvine
Mitchell
Dysart
Births Reported in Parkersburg for Here Family
Parkersburg reports a birth at the George Becker home in Swanton on October 35. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Here is named Rose Mur.
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Parkersburg
Lester
George Becker
Swanton
Rose Mur
Cascarets Candy Tablets Endorsement Says They Aid Digestion
A promotional slice touts Cascarets as a pure vegetable laxative made from cascara sagrada. It claims frequent use is safe for adults and children, improves digestion, sweetens breath, and promotes thorough morning cleansing with no discomfort. Medical endorsement is cited along with 20 million yearly packages.
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BE. .Mann
Will Miller
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