County Board Orders Suit for Accounting Against Pettit
Black Hawk County directs its attorney to sue Fred S. Pettit former clerk of courts for an accounting of interest money alleged to be due the county from 1918 to 1922 Pettit denies any misappropriation and claims he followed prior practice The state auditor Meader noted Pettit's cash balance and undeclared interest in 1922 with deposits in Pettit's name and interest kept by him
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County Board of Supervisors
Thomas C. Meader
State Checker
Pettit
J. H. McCoy
Petit
Meaders
Meader
Clerk of Courts
Kent
A. G. Reid
Rain Insurance Fails as Charles City Event Is Drenched
Heavy morning rain disrupted Charles City’s region day celebration on Monday. Two rain insurance polices of 1000 dollars each offered refunds only if 0.10 inch of rain fell in specific windows. rainfall reached 0.11 inches by 10 a.m. then tapered to drizzle. Charles City and St Ansgar bands performed amid the downpour. Accidents included a truck struck by a passing car on Sycamore street and two cars colliding on Rainbow drive after the ball game. Blinded by sun, W E Steimel collided with a truck driven by Fred Kenney.
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Charles City
Philip Cohn
Fourth West
Sycamore Street
Harold Bradley
Grant Avenue
Westfall
Butler County
Rainbow Drive
W. E. Steimel
Bear
Fred Kenney
Car collision at Fourth and Franklin streets
A two-vehicle crash at the Fourth and Franklin intersection yesterday at 10:30 AM involved a Mitchelea sedan and a Conery car. The Conery vehicle sustained damage. no injuries are detailed.
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Tswaay Grove
Mitchelea
Birthag
Roger Conery
Dawson Street
Fourth
Franklin Streets
Conery
Black Hawk Hi- Boys Win Honors at State Camp
Delegates from five Mig clubs of Black Hawk county attended the state Hi-Y camp at Camp Foster Lake Okoboji returning Saturday. Staff members Carl Kober Porte City and Chas Trumbaur Dunkerton aided Breeze workers. Ernest Juel New Hartford won multiple Class A track events. Dwight Lewis served as camp director with daily programs in leadership, lifesaving, and sports.
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Black Hawk County
Camp Foster
Lake Okoboji
Op. Rehmneler
Y. M. Ga
Carl Kober
Porte City
Chas Trumbauer
Dunkerton
the Breeze
Car Kober
Ernest Juel
New Hartford
Elmer Christensen
Teachers’ Training High School
George Johnson
Raymond Schuman
Dwight Lewis
Central cafe changes hands in Charles City
Central cafe a leading tale here sold by proprietors Mr and Mrs George Nixon to Mr and Mrs J H Martin of St Paul Minnesota Possession given today The Nixons will return to Dodge Center Minnesota from where they came five years ago
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Charles City
Canstral Cafe
Georee Nixon
J. H. Martin
St. Paul
Minn
Nixons
Dodge Center
Nebt Rays Retraction Near Ground Described
In fragments the article notes rays of Nebt to be retracted or bent upwards near the ground with unclear references to Water tyany and possible atmospheric observations. The garbled text hints at a skyward phenomenon and related phenomena but lacks coherent detail or attribution.
Mirage Illusions Stun Drivers on Red Ball and Grant Highways
Motorists report mirages on new summer paving causing the illusion of water flowing or settling on the road. The optical trick appeared on Red Ball and Grant highway sections, with several distinct sightings noted by drivers including E E J Wen.
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Grant Highway
Borme
EE. J, Wen
Mirage on the pavement near Janesville draws locals
Reported by Ables and other county supervisors two motorists observed heat mirages along a southbound stretch from Janesville Michigan Avenue. Illusion showed dry road where water appeared to lie ahead, fading as vehicles drew closer due to refraction from hot rays.
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Ner
Xuerney
Mutt. Ables
Uway
de Wedrest
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First National Bank
Carl
Bickley, M. D
Learitt and Johnson
L. EL Glaza CO
Kirk
Black Ridge
Waterloo
Iowa
Black Hawk Hi- Boys
Bellans
Diges
Chipso
Rochester
Minneapolis
Great Western
North Country
Twin City Limited Ly
M. Ar
Minneapo
Pullmann
Twin City Express Ly
ULB
Alj. Howard
Chicago
Westinghouse
Lvnta Rrnarscenr
SRE
Procter & Makers of Ivory Soap
Bell
America
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
Andrew Carnegie
Leath Company
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Court House
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