Disaster fallout in St Ansgar gas station blast
Officials postpone municipal probe into the September 23 explosion that killed station owner Charles Parker and customers Henry Simmering and Doris Conklin. Investigators focus on a possible spark from an electric motor igniting gasoline fumes in the basement area.
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Gourier
Pioneer Station
Parker BS
Truca Hlast
Star
St Ansgar
L Ives
Fannie
Champlin -Oil Company
Mason City
A. St. Ansgar
B. A.‘ Larson
Charles Parker
Henry Simmering
St. Ansgar
Doris Conkin
Mitchell
Altho
Parker
Miles Conklin
Austin
Minn
Champlin Os! Company
Mission Societies Meet in La Porte Churches
Three La Porte church groups hold their September missionary meetings. The Presbyterian Missionary Society hosts a tea on September 25 with a chicken pie supper at 6:30 p.m. The Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets at Mrs. Glenn Teeter’s home, inviting all members and guests. The Evangelical Missionary Society gathers at Mrs. P. W. O’Brien’s residence for its regular September session.
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la Porte ‘City
Presbyterian’ Missionary Society
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
Glenn Teeter
Evangelical Missionary Society
P. W. O'Brien
Joe Milne
Milne Farm
Emma Bruce
Mr. Milne
W. W. Milne
L.F. Bailey
Brice
Will Evertingham
Los Angeles
Cal
Will Manigold
Ney Park Owayp
Rev
Myre
Wo. Brecher
G. B. Nies
Ames
Ernest
Town State Allege
Franck Ch [Ilan
High School
Oelwein Country Club Elects New Officers
Newly elected officers of the Modern Country Club include William Hirby as president and Mrs. Martin Leitz as vice president. Secretary is Mrs. Frank Robinson with treasurers Mrs. Wal Hate and L. Bushee. The city plans water mains at the new stockyards near Swift Co. Joe Thomas aims for Boston boxing circuit. H J Kemmerer family returns to Delworth. Birth notice: a son Nell Robert born Sept 21 to Mr. and Mrs. J T Madme.
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Joe Thomas
Boston
Scaon
H. J. Kemmerer
Hazleton
Delweth
J.T
Mad- Me
Nell Robert
Farmer Killed by Dynamite Blast on Chickasaw Farm
On a Chickasaw farm near New Hampton Iowa farmer Oola Jerdee age 50 was killed instantly while dynamiting rock in a field with his sons. The charge exploded sending him about 30 feet. He left a wife seven children and a brother John Serden of Jacksonville township. Funeral held at Grane Creek Lutheran Church.
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Chickasaw
Courier
New Hampton
Jerdee
John Serden
Jacksonville Township
Grane Creek Lutheran Church
Jertco
Independence Cannery Completes Corn Pack
Independence, Sept 23 The local canning company finished its sweet corn pack for the season after about four weeks of operation. The crop was smaller than some years due to drought yet offered a fair quality. total output reached about 36 000 cases.
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Independence
Hamilton Funeral Held in Nashua Iowa
Mrs. Mary Hamilton died Saturday at her Nashua county farm home where she had lived 42 years. She aged 77 years and was the eldest of seven children with Ellen Smith the sole survivor. Born at Fort Snelling Minnesota she moved to Nashua age three. She married John Hamilton in 1880. he died seven years ago. Surviving children are Charles and Grace with a daughter-in-law and son-in-law Charwick and Ethel in her care. The funeral was held at 2 PM at the family home with Rev. William Kent. burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Courier
Nashua
Mary Hamilton
Here
John Hamilton
Charles
Grace
Charwick
Ethel
Victim Found On Road In Ackley Fatal Auto Crash
Ackley Iowa Sept 33 There is no clue to identity of the motorist whose car killed Louis Dirks age about 60 found dead with chest injuries on Highway 20 near the Illinois Central tracks The body was dragged about 60 feet Tourists reported the accident. Dirks left his residence shortly after 6 pm to visit his wife and sister Mrs Melle Abbas His wife collapsed upon learning of the tragedy. In another incident Mrs Sieo Luchtenberg and her six year old daughter were hurt when their automobile overturned near No 30 east of town. They were taken to Miller hospital. A third crash in Allison involved Mrs John White and her son severely injured when their coupe collided with a larger car driven by Carl Olson of Hampton The accident damaged both cars. In Dumont Ito Hathaway and cousin Darrell Renk escaped injury when Hathaway swerved to avoid another car.
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Melle Abbas
Miller Hospital
Allison
John White
Charles City
Olson
White
Dodge
Gourley Special Service
Dumont
Ito Hathaway
Young Hathaway
Hathaway
Darrell Renk
William Hathaway
Rens
Cedar Falls Woman Attends J. F. W. C. Board Meeting
Cedar Falls notes Mrs. John HR Robinson attends Ames for a Town Federation of women’s clubs board meeting. She serves on the committee on international relations.
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Cedar Falls
J. F. W. C. Board
John HR. Robinson
Ames
Town Federation of Women’s Club Board
Robinson
Committee On International Relations
Charles City man loses appeal in intoxication fines
John Gorman's appeal from mayor's court fines of 160 dollars on two intoxication counts was denied in Charles City district court. He must pay the fines or serve jail terms.
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Charles City
John Gorman
Gorman
Adlerika Digestive Cleanse Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a two hour bowel cleanse using glycerin and bark extracts. It claims to affect both upper and lower bowels to remove poisons and relieve gas sour stomach and headaches with one spoonful. Robert Drug Co and C. J. Miller advertise the product.
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Adlorika
Robert Drug Co
C. J. Miller
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Health Recovery
Mrs H A Anaya of Little Rock Arkansas says she suffered three years after her last baby and could not walk or sleep well. After taking seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and using Sanative Wash she recovered, now helping with a large family and urging others to use the remedy.
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Little Rock, Ark
Pinkham
Western Minister Visits Black Hawk County Churches
Rev J H Ochlerking of Billings Montana presided over First Evangelical Cedar Falls pulpit as he toured Western Old People’s Home Riverview Park Allen Memorial hospital and Evangelical Nomination churches in Cedar Falls and Waterloo He heads to Litchener Ontario for annual Home and Foreign Missionary boards session leading to October 20 gathering with Rev G Bergeman and William Nunn Supplied Nazareth church Blunt Street service by H C Jensen of Omaha
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Courter
Bainioa
Cedar Falls
J. H. Ochlerking
Billings
Mont
Montana
Waterloo
Riverview Park
Allen Memorial Hospital
Litchener
Ontario
Home and Foreign
Missionary
Evangelical Street
Fred D- Cram
William G. Nunn
G. J. Bergeman
Fort Dodge
H. C. Jensen
United Evangelical Church
Omaha
Nazareth Church
Morning address by Sunday school superintendent Fred D. Cram
Fred D. Cram, superintendent of the Sunday school at the First Congregational Church, delivered the morning address.
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Stret
Fred D. Cram
First Congregational Church
Greene Golfer Victor Competes in Cedar Valley Tourney
Fischer of Greene won the Cedar Valley Golf Association tournament trophy with 146 strokes to lead 48 entrants. Moeller of Waverly won the nine hole playoff for top prize after tying at 153 with Droste and Ramsdell. Thorpe of Greene won class B with 165, Day of Clarksville second at 176. One hundred people attended dinner at Sunset Inn amid fur scare notes and muskrat luring research.
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Courier Spetat Service
Nashua
Fischer
Greene
Cedar Valley Golf Association
Leslie G. Moeller
Waverly
Arthur Droste
Bert Ramsdell
Marble Rock
M. A. Kepple
Bogle
R. Hill
Fredericksburg
Sunset Inn
Eagle Grove Man Accepts Call to Cedar Falls Church
Rev Floyd Reeves of Eagle Grove will accept the call from First Congregational Church in Cedar Falls. He and his wife and two children will move to the church house at 216 West Sixth and begin duties around October 20. The former parsonage at 810 Clay Street was sold to Anders Iversen.
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Cédar Falls
First Congregational Church
Cedar Falls
Floyd
Reeves
Eagle Grove
Claysheat
Anders Iversen
F. A. Riedell
Teachers Welcome Reception At Parkersburg
Parkersburg Indiana Sept 23 The Parent-Teachers association will give a reception for public school teachers one evening in the parlors of the Methodist church The public is invited Cedar Falls Iowa Sept 23 George Frisby a well known resident suffered a severe heart attack at his home on Eleventh Street West He had been in poor health for months Mrs Burdick in Cedar Falls hospital Sept 23 Mrs J B Burdick 117 Rainbow Drive Cedar Heights underwent a major emergency operation at Sartor Hospital early Sunday morning She is doing as well as expected.
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Parkersburg
Pavrent-Teachers Association
Methodist Church
Cedar Falesman
Cedar .Falls
George OO. Frisby
Eleventh Street
Burdick
Cedar Falls
J. 3. Burdick
Rainbow Drive
Cedar Heights
Waterloo Woman Praises Konjola Health Remedy
Mrs. George L. Kolb of Waterloo reports dramatic health gains after using Konjola. She suffered five years with stomach pain kidney trouble and constipation and recovered after four bottles with improved appetite sleep and mobility. The Konjola Man operates from Wanger Brothers drug store 220 East Fourth Street Waterloo seeking inquiries residents urged to investigate its claimed results.
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George L. Koly
Franklin Street
Kolb
Waneter Brothers Drng
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Ac Jy
Nto
Konjola
Koniola
Medicing
Haya
Ronjola
Wangier, Brothers “Drug
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Ansgar
Otranto
Fourth
Washbhelo
Simmering
Eling
Mission Societies
la Porte
Oelwein Country Club
Ole Jardee
Independence Cannery
Hamilton
Payer
Vampire Auto
Ackley
Louis Dirks
Norse Allison
Henry Burma
Lydia E. Pinkham
Black Hawk
Old Peoples Home
Montana Elder
Fur Corporation
Louisiana
Unique Cleaners
C.F. Parish
F.D.’ Reeves
T. A
New Konjola
STE
Mes
George L. Kola
Lind-Cammack Bludio
East Fourth
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