Early Settlers Banquet Honors Emily George in Black Hawk County
An annual reunion of the Black Hawk County Early Settlers association honored Mrs. Emily George, aged over 80 and sister of the late Consul General Philip C. Hanna, as the oldest native resident. The event included tributes to pioneer figures, installation of officers led by George BH. Pike, and musical performances.
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Black Hawk County
Early Settlers Association
Emily George
Philip C. Hanna
J. W. Arbuckle
Roger Leavitt
John Smith
Jpl King
Elk Run
Misses Mae
Pearl Lewis
Margaret Howell
Mary J. Philpot
Reuben Ford
V. Williams
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ackley
Hanna
W. T. Evans
Waterloo
McGuffey
Myers’ Lake
Evens
McGuffeys
Indian Family in Eastern Town Lives on Its Own Farm
New Albin Iowa Sept 2 A family of 11 Iowa Indians led by John Thompson head of the kin lives on a Mississippi river land five miles south of town. The land is owned by Mrs Thompson’s brother George Red Horn. Mrs Thompson descends from Chief Decorah on her paternal line. Son in law Allen Decorah ties to the old chief. The Jesse Thompson post honors John’s slain brother from World War I. The family includes nine living children with Celia the daughter having died. Mrs Thompson trades in beadwork moccasins and baskets. Three small houses sit with a canvas tent and a striped fire pit. They cook in a long open fire and sit in a circle on the ground. Children attend Tomah Wis government school. elders graduated. Mrs Thompson once studied at Wittenberg Wis Indian school. Thompson’s ancestors lived nearby and were known in New Albin 50 years ago.
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New Albin
Altho
Tama
John Thompson
Here
Decorah
Allen Decorah
DeSoto
Wis
Thompsons
Tomab
Y M C A Plans Four Day Camp Over Christmas
Morris Isle will host a four day winter camp during Christmas vacation announced by G Verne Remy Y M C A boys work secretary. Last summer saw 700 campers compared with 640 prior. equipment stored and a bridge removed. Senior leaders plan a two day outing at camp on September 14 and 15.
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Morris Isle
G. Verne Remy
Isle
Black Maria Relives a Fiery Past on Lafayette Street
In a sunlit noonday scene on Lafayette Street a police ambulance, nicknamed Black Maria, wakes from a long sleep to recall its fifteen years of service and wild early days. The old wagon speaks of past rides, 18 chicken dashes, and a Cedar Rapids shooting, as traffic erupts and a patrol scribe rouses.
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Lafayette Street
Kansas City
Ailen Hospital
Sarge
Black Maria
Lower
Woman and Girl Seriously Hurt in Auto Crash
Mrs. Emil Vena of 911 Second Street West sustained a fractured right leg and multiple cuts when her car collided at Fifth and Wellington with a rental driven by Donald Powers of 121 Webster Street. Her 19 month old daughter Annette Veuz suffered lacerations and a possible fractured nose. Powers and his companion Raymond Wood were uninjured. Mrs. Vena and child were treated at St. Francis Hospital. a three inch glass fragment was removed from the woman's neck.
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Emil Vena
Second Street
Donald Powers
Webster Street
Fifth
Wellington
Annette Veuz
Powers
Raymond Wood
Newell Street
Vena
Heat Wave Keeps Los Angeles in Gripping Summer
Los Angeles records show 98 degrees on Aug 31 the hottest day in 52 years with no relief promised by the weather bureau. The heat wave persisted with 20 consecutive days above 80 degrees and beaches and mountains crowded for relief. no heat fatalities were reported.
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Los Angeles
Cal
U.R
Weather Bureau
Black Bear Eats Child Near Lowlands
Winnipeg reports say a hunger-maddened black bear dragged away and partially devoured a three-year-old girl near Lowlands, about 100 miles from the city. The child was the daughter of Fred Grorricuk, a backwoodsman. The bear battered the door of the Grorricuk home and fled with two other children nearby while the parents worked in a field.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lowlands
Victla
Fred Grorricuk
Grorricuk
Tot
Camp Workers Off For Vacation Camp ing
G Vern Remy M O A boys secretary who spent the summer at Morris Isle as director of the Y M C A camp will start a week's vacation tomorrow camping. Rev Don M Gary who also spent part of the summer at the camp will load camp equipment and leave early in the morning for northern Minnesota. They will bivouac where the open spaces dictate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Vern Remy
Morris Isle
Don M. Gary
Minnesota
Families Refuse To Bury Hatchet Police Involved
Joe Davis, 54, was in city jail on charges of intoxication and disturbing the public quiet after an alleged altercation with his wife and their 1-year-old son. Police were called to his Black Hawk Street home yesterday evening when Davis said his son threatened him with a hatchet. Officers escorted them to the station, ending the dispute.
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Joe Davis
Black Hawk Street
Bert. Douglass
Ralph ‘Davis
BSB
Local officers detain Floyd Cato after family dispute
Patrolman Osear Hauserman and Errl Wray rushed to Joe's residence after a telephone alarm. They returned to the station with Davis Floyd Cato, a Black man of 313 Barclay Street North, arrested shortly before noon Sunday after another alleged family row following a warning call from Sgt Ed Douglass and Patrol Driver Lea Smith.
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Osear Hauserman
Errl Wray
Joe
Hauserman
Wray
Davis
Floyd Cato
Barclay Street
Ed Douglass
Lea Smith
Cato
Most Exclusive Labor Day Picnic Held in City Jail
A cramped Labor Day gathering inside the rear of city hall drew only a handful of inmates. The two married men complained, two young workers faced alleged troubles, and a farmer with bouncing checks hovered in a tense, quiet afternoon. No speeches, no dancing, no food. The scene featured reading and crossword puzzles as guests debated future supper plans.
Woman May Lose Vision After Auto Wreck Near Dike
Irene Saul of Riceville may lose sight in her right eye after a Sunday morning crash west of Dike. Cecil Morgan also injured, but expected to recover without permanent disability. They are treated at Sartori Memorial Hospital.
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Courier Special
Gedar Falls
Irene Saul
Riceville
Cecil Morgan
Dike
Jefferson
Morgan
Shell Rock
Morgen
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Home Rule League Meets in Muscatine
In Muscatine Iowa September 2 delegates over 200 gathered for a public ownership conference under the Iowa Municipal Home Rule league. Mayor Herbert G Thompson John F Devitt Muscatine attorney and others spoke on organizing and promoting municipal utilities.
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Muscatine
Yews
Iowa Municipal Home Rule League
Herbert G. Thompson
John F. Devitt
Joseph HA. Allen
Des Moines
Carl D. Thompson
Public Ownership League of America
H. F. Bloomquist
Cedar Rapids Water Board
HL L
Gory
Sea Scouts Inspect Mississippi River Boats at Dubuque
Seven Sea Scouts under Skipper Allan Lown traveled by Bay Beout motor truck to Dubuque at 6 30 a m. They inspected boats on the Mississippi and visited historic sites. The group included Elmer Errichson Joe Glass Carroll Colby Vern Warper Robert Kisler Lao Lewis Jack Cook and Arthur Van Dorin.
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Allan Lown
Dubuque
Bay
Beout
Mississippi ‘River
Elmer Errichson
Joe Glass
Carroll Colby
Vern Warper
Robert Kisler
Lao Lewis
Jack Cook
Arthu van Dorin
Mystery Thrillers At Paramount And Palace Theaters
Patrons fill Paramount for The Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu as Nayland Smith pursues a diabolical scientist across a bloodstained legend from the Boxer Rebellion. At Palace, Seven Footprints to Satan opens, led by Thelma Todd and Creighton Hale, with Wise Wimmin and Fox news completing the bill.
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Paramount Theatre
Fr. Ful Manchu
Paramount
Nayland Smith
China
Pekin
Manchu
Palace Today
A. Merritt
First National Pictures
Palace Theatre
Thelma Todd
Creighton Hales
Sheldon Lews
Sojin
William VY. Mong
Sasha Winter
Bill
Wise Wimmin
Fox News
Broadway Actors Flee as Talkies Dominate New York
London dispatch reports Broadway’s talent drain amid the rise of talking pictures. William A Brady aims to bring English stars for a New York production while English producer Charles Cochran expands U S plans. Jack Buchanan and tennis star Bill Tilden are tied to New York shows with talks of long stays and cross artistic ventures.
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London
Hollywood
New York
William A. Brady
Brady
England
International
Broadway
Charles B. Cochran
Archibald Selwyn
United States
Monckton Hoffe
Selwyn
Jack Buchanan
Juventa
Bul Tilden
Buchanan
Bertie Meyer
Big Bill Tilden
English
Tilden
Meyer
Manager aims to judge Tilden on noting ability here
The manager said the test is not about his tennis prowess but whether Tilden can stand or fail on his noting skill while visiting. This frames the visit as an assessment of observation and mental acuity rather than athletic talent.
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Tilden
Walton League State Convention Set for Oct 24 25
Dates for the Izaak Walton League state convention in Mason City were announced as October 24 and 25 by President A O Wilford after a Saturday meeting with Charles F Weaver the state secretary and Charles G Goodman the state treasurer. Dr Preston Bradley the Peoples Church Chicago pastor will be the principal speaker delivering the Oct 24 evening address following a banquet at Hotel Hanford.
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Izaak Walton League
Mason City
A. 0. Wilford
Charles F. Weaver
Charles G. Goodman
Preston Bradley
The
Peoples Church
Chicago
Izaak Walton League of America
Hanford
Four Face Liquor Charges After Raid on Al's Sandwich Shop
Det Crumrine and Ptl Wray seized fifteen half pint bottles during a Saturday raid on Al's Sandwich Shop at 406 Fourth Street West. Those charged with possession and intoxication are G A Jones of 606 Fourth Street West and Civic James of 214 Edwards Street. E B Fisher of 417 Park Avenue West and J C Asgard of City are charged with maintaining a liquor nuisance. Massachusetts adopted the first compulsory school attendance law.
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Hugh Crumrine
Earl Wray
Fourth Street West
G A. Jones
Civic James
Edwards Street
E. B. Fisher
Park Avenue West
J. C. Asgard
City
Mrs Thaden Wins 4100 in Air Race
Mrs Louis McPherridge Thaden of Pittsburgh won prizes totaling 4100 for taking the women’s derby in the national air races from Santa Monica to Cleveland. She shared honors with Mrs Phoebe Fairgrave Ombé of Nashville who won 1100 for the Light plane class derby. A separate item notes jail matters involving McCallum and bond status as explained by Towne, Towne saying custody could be restored if a bondsman cancels or a new charge is filed.
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Clveland
Louiss McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Santa, Monica
Cal
Cleveland
Phoebe Fairgrave Ombé
Nashville
Miss . Brandt
Youths Again Put in Jail on Assault Charge
Clarence McCallum aged 22, held on $500 bond for trial on a charge of assault with intent to severely injure Miss Frances Brandt, 17, his sweetheart. He was picked up yesterday on the girl's father's order and jailed again. The alleged assault occurred a week ago at her home at 803 Washington Street. The father reportedly saw McCallum talking with her.
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Clarence McCallum
Uberty
Frances Brandt
Tooming Place
Washington Street
McCallum
Read, Read, Read The Path to Better Education
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes William J. Bogan, Chicago superintendent of schools, says reading is essential in modern education. He warns that reading twenty times as much as now is not enough unless the student selects the best books and discriminates against cheap ones, emphasizing quality over quantity. The piece also mentions Brooklyn's population surpassing Manhattan by 600,000.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
William J. Bogan
Chicago
Bathing Beach Lifeguard Season Closes Tonight
Cedar River park bathing beach will close this evening despite forecast warm weather with several more swim days. O A Morris acting park commission chair cites dam repair by Town Public Service Co lowering water level by about two feet. Beachgoers may use the area in winter but the bathhouse and lifeguard service will be suspended.
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Cedar
Batting Beach
O. A. Morris
Park Commission
Morris
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