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WATERLOO DAILY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA MONDAY, JULY 14, 1941 Four Manchester People Killed in Train -Car Crash DEER PERIL MOTORISTS, TOO. Newberry, Mich. (U.R) State conservation department reports show that more than 160 deer were killed on Michigan highways during one month. However, deer were not the only victims of the collisions with motorists one accident at least resulted in death to the driver as well. SPIDER POISONS WOMAN.

Dike, Chrta Maag, 82, is seriously ill from a spider bite, the poison spreading thruout her system. FUNERAL RlltS FOR VICTIMS TO BIPTISTP1EI IT IOWA FALLS Alfred G. Rigby Funeral Monday at Independence Former Postmaster Dies After Two-Year Illness. folfol fPfiH Uii nil juu-biyjiyj oiyj MiM rlSJM ojiyJuvliyjrO) rO) be hostess; Paul McNutt, instructor of instrumental music in the Webster City schools, will direct the assembly band and will be the life guard. Rev.

B. G. Field Dean. Rev. B.

G. Field, Des Moines, director of Christian education in Baptist churches in Iowa, will be assembly dean. Rev. M. L.

Robinson, minister of the First Baptist church in Fremont, will speak at the vesper service each evening. Officers of the assembly ere Rev. W. R. Yard, Webster City, president; C.

J. Morrow, Ottumwa, vice president; Rev. A. O. Broyles, Plainfield, secretary; and Dr.

A. W. Caul, Iowa Falls, custodian, Scout Campaign Gets Underway in Butler Co, Monday (Courier Special Service) Clarksville, la. A campaign to raise funds for expansion of scouting in the central counties of north Iowa, began Monday, and will be known as the "Friends of Scouting" campaign. At the head of the Butler county drive is Henry W.

Burma, who has named A. G. Huber to head the Clarksville group. Assisting him will be W. F.

Busching, R. K. Thompson, Hugh Boyd and Carl Ressler. A breakfast was given here Monday to start off the campaign and a representative of the district council addressed the group. Z1AUGUST 1 Native Chinese Will Speak at Evening Session on July 23.

(Courier Special Service) Iowa Falls, la. Preparations are being made for the forty-seventh annual Iowa Baptist assembly to be held at the Iowa Baptist assembly grounds in Iowa Falls, July 21 to August 1. Featured speakers will include Rev. Edwin Bell, Chicago, representative for the central states on the council of finance and promotion, who will speak at the services on Sunday, July 27. Chinese on Program.

Tung-yuen Fong, a native of Chekiang province, China, now studying at Crozer seminary, Chester, will speak at the evening meeting, July 23. Miss Evelyn Camp of the American Baptist Publication society, a teacher at the Northwestern Bible Training school, will conduct two lesson series on "My Life Work'" and "Ways of Teaching." A. J. Blelefeldt, Dunkerton, will be director of athletics and recreation; Mrs. Hillis, Kalona, will WE IT No wonder Lorillard's new King Size BEECH-NUT is the fastest-growing cigarette in town! It's 20 Ion which means it's a cooler, smoother BBCH The Bonus "-Vis smoke.

And. a new and finer blend of the world's choicest cigarette tobaccos. Get behind a BEECHNUT. Get more cigarette pleasure for your money. WOT Smoke ago and the horns had since been made In this vicinity.

Flan Triple Service. Survivors are the following children: Mrs. Wayne Sharp, Volga City; Kenneth Raymond, Strawberry Point; Donald, Cedar Rapids; and Katherine Otterbeck, Elkader; two grandchildren, and the following brothers jind sisters, William Otterbeck, St. Olaf; Charles Otterbeck, Volga City; Christian Otter, beck, Strawberry Point; Mrs. Adolph Possehl, Edgewood; and Mrs.

John Scharf, Guttenberg. Triple funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Otterbeck and Arnold Sauerbry will be Tuesday afternoon at the Gill funeral home at Strawberry Point. Mr.

Otterbeck will be buried at Strawberry Point his wife in the cemetery near Thorpe, and Arnold, in Rose Hill cemetery near Strawberry Point. IOWA DEATHS (Courier Special Service) INDEPENDENCE Paul I. Knoll, 45, world War veteran, at his home Sunday following a six weeks' had been in failing health for several years from heart trouble; born in Fairbank township April 26, 1896, son of John and Anna Knoll; for many years was an employe of the Elliott Construction company to Independence 15 years ago; enlisted for service in the world war June 28, 1918, and was honorably discharged June 17, 1919; re-enlisted Feb. 10, 1920, and served until Feb. 9, 1921; member of the local camp of the Veterans for Foreign Wars; married July 19, 1925, to Miss Jen-nie Hyde; leaves widow, two daughters, Mary and Jean Ann, and three sons, John, Paul, and James, at home; two sisters, Mrs.

Marcella Hinmon, Hillsdale, Mrs. Francis Ford, Waucoma; and one brother, Harry, Waucoma; funeral, Tuesday afternoon at Heege's funeral home; the Veterans of Foreign Wars will attend the funeral in a body. CHARLES CITY Mrs. Nancy El-kins, 83, inmate of the Star home here for last year, Sunday; had been a resident of Charles City more than 50 years, and was preceded in death by two sons, L. J.

Smith, and Alson B. Smith; married to Louis James Smith, and later to Weston E. Elkins, who preceded her in death about 19 years ago; Jan. 27, 1853, at San-bridge, East Quebec, Canada; leaves one son and one daughter, William Warren Smith, Seattle, and Mrs. Gertrude Eliza-beth Schlatter, Deadwood, S.

funeral at the Lindaman chapel at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday; burial in Riverside cemetery. DYSART James Findley, 72, in the Vinton hospital Sunday after a year's illness from kidney and bladder disease; born Jan. 7, 1869, dSTatTOSEEHL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS IN WATERLOO ON NEW-CAR FINANCING BE Car Struck by Illinois Central Meat Train at Dyersville Crossing.

(Courier Bpeial Service) Dyersville, la. Four persons were killed Instantly when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by an east bound Illinois Central meat train one block north of the Dyersville park early Sunday. The dead were Louis Otterbeck, 47, mechanic of Bankston; his wife, Clara, 39; her son by a previous marriage, A n-old Sauerbry, 17, of Manchester, and his girl friend, Mildred Haas, 17, also of Manchester. Mr. and Mrs.

Otterbeck were i Manchester I about 10:30 p. m. Saturday. picked up the latter's son, Arn Otterbeck old Sauerbry, who was living with his father, Thomas Sauerbry, there, and drove to Worthington for Miss Haas, who had been visiting at the home of her uncle, Urban Peltes, She had planned to visit her parents at Manchester Sunday. Hit Rear of Auto.

It was believed that the young people were accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Otterbeck home and had planned to return to Manchester afterward. The Otterbeck automobile had just about cleared the track when the meat train, which does not stop at Dyerville, caught the rear end of the automobile and hurled it around. Freight cars lashed it back and forth until the train could be brought to a fko.

and it fi Mrs. Otterbeck nally came to rest on the north side of the track a twisted wreck. Three of the victims were hurled from the automobile. All were bad ly mangled. Volunteers who assisted estimated that Mr.

Otterbeck was hurled 40 feet from the car, the youth 75 feet, and Miss Haas 100 feet. Traffic Lifhts Working. Mrs. Otterbeck's body was wedged beneath the dash of the car. A wrecker from Dyerville assisted in removing her body as a door was pried open and the front seat pried out.

Miss Haas' body was taken to the Kramer funeral home at Dyersville and was removed to her home at Manchester Sunday night. The other three bodies were taken to the Gill funeral home at Strawber ry Point W. R. Rolfe of Dyersville, sec tion foreman for the Illinois Cen tral, who lives a short distance from the scene of the tragedy, stated Sunday that the traffic bells were work ing properly at the crossing. Engineer of the train was J.

Miss Haas. C. Johnson of Waterloo. Miss Haas' funeral will be at 9 a. m.

Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic church at Manchester, in charge of the pastor, Rev. John J. Smith. Burial will be at Worthington.

Native of Delhi. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank If Haas, she was born May 4, 1924, at Delhi, la. She lived in that vicinity with her parents for several years, after -which they moved to a farm south of Masonville, Delaware county.

For the last year their home had been made in Manchester, where Mildred was a student in the Manchester High school. She is survived by her parents, one sister, Germaine, and four brothers, Lee, Laverne, Gerald and Clctus, all at home. Arnold Sauerbry was born on a farm in Honey Creek township, Delaware county. Survivors are his father, of Manchester, an older brother, Harold, also of Manchester; and his grandmother, 'Mrs. Addie Sauerbry, Strawberry Point Mrs.

Louis Otterbeck, 39. as Goldie Fogel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Fogel, was born Sept. 7.

1902, at Thorpe, la. She lived in that vicinity the greater part of her life until her marriage, Aug. 29. 1918. at Elkader.

to Thomas Sauerbry of Manchester. The years po she and her family moved to Manchester. Married Last Year. About one year ago Mrs. Sauerbry was married to Louis Otterbeck and about 10 days ago they moved to Bankston.

Survivors are the son, Harold, five brothers and two sisters living at remote points, with the exception of one sister, Mrs. Richard Graham, and one brother, Clarence Fogel, both of Manchester. Louis Charles Otterbeck, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Otterbeck.

was bbrn Sept. 10 1893, near Oelwein. He lived in Scott and Clayton counties, the greater part of his life. He was married to Nettie Steele, in Clayton county. Dec.

14, 1916. and they lived together until their sep-rtation. Mr. Otterbeck married Mrs. Thomas Sauerbry about one year Courier Bpeoial Smiice) Independence, la.

Funeral services for Alfred Rigby, 72, Independence business man, who died Saturday night in-People's hospital here after two years of failing health, were held Monday. Mr. Rigby was born in Cedar county April 5, 1869. son of Rev. Alfred and Caroline Rigby.

He attended school at Clarence, and graduated from the high school there, and graduated from Cornell college in 1894. He engaged in the life insurance business in 1895, which he continued until his health failed. He was always active in civic, business and political affairs of Independence, and was associated with the affairs of the Republican party of the county. He was Independence postmaster for 10 years, was for some time secretary of the Buchanan County Fair association, and was connected with the promotion of many other enterprises of the city. He was president of the Independence Rotary club during the last year.

He was a member of the Methodist church here. Mr. Rigby married Miss Flora Scott Sept. 28, 1898, at Oelwein. He leaves his widow, a son, Scott Rigby, attorney at Washington, D.

and a daughter, Miss Gertrude Rigby, Independence High school secretary. Little Hope Is Held for Plainfield Man After Fall at Home (Courier special Service) Plainfield, la. Raymond Hastings, 86, fell Saturday at his home and fractured his hip. He was taken to Mercy hospital at Waverly, where little hope is held for his recovery. Grocery Store Sold.

The Beine grocery store, which had been operation here the last 30 years by the late Charles Beine, has been purchased by the Briggs market. It will be continued under management of Mrs. Clifford Smith and Mrs. Hattie Srriith. Diamond Ring Found.

A diamond ring lost two years ago by Mrs. L. L. Smith, proprietor of the Tourist cafe and hotel, was found recently in a laundry drawer during a general cleaning. During the two years that the ring had been lost the hotel and restaurant had been rented and on June 29 Mrs.

Smith returned from the west to take over her business. Record Crowd at Children's Home. Waverly Festival (Courier Speciol Service Waverly, la. A record-breaking crowd, estimated by Rev. Conrad Becker, superintendent of the Lu tfaeran children's home here, at between 6,000 and 7,000 attended the annual Orphan's Home festival Sun day.

An outstanding feature of the day was the musical contribution by the 50-voice Lutheran Brotherhood Male Chorus of the Madison. area, under the direction of Prof, John Mael. Most of their singing was a cappella, and they appeared on both morning and afternoon programs. JUNIOR CHAMBER AT CHARLES CITY TO HEAD ALUMINUM COLLECTION Charles City, la. (Special) The Junior Chamber of Commerce here has volunteered to take charge of the collection of the scrap aluminum in Charles City in the nationwide aluminum drive.

Paul Garthwaite heads the collection Committee. CLARKSVILLE WOMAN'S MOTHER DIES IN ILLINOIS Clarksville, la. (Special) Mrs. John Gisler, mother of Mrs. Glen Kocher of Clarksville, died Thursday at her home in Peru, ILL, of a stroke, according to word received here.

Mr. and Mrs. Kocher and their two children had been summoned to Peru Wednesday. NEW HOME AT DIKE. Dike, la.

(Special) C. Per-rin, contractor, is building an eight-room home for Carl Anderson, to be completed by Oct 1, Relieves sunburn Wkca tbt discomfort of (unburn threatens to spoil tht memory of good times owt-oMoort, Mtatkolatim comet to your rttcue. After this cooling, toothing ointment it gently preed on the flaming tkin, you'll toon forget the stinging and smarting you'O regain comfort. Mentholatum also helps promote healing. 1" OF AMOUNT FINANCED 1 1 mm in Landsdown, Canada, son or Mr.

and Mrs. James Findley; at three years of age he came with his parents to Dysart; on Jan. 12, 1902, he married Laura Barber of Dysart and went to farming on the Barber farm south of Dysart; after seven years they moved to Washington, where they farmed for six years, then returning to Dysart; Mrs. Findley died in 1914; leaves one sister, Mrs. Jessie Klemme, Dysart; funeral, 2 p.

m. Tuesday at the Methodist church; burial in Dysart cemetery. AOKLEY Mrs. Anna Halloran, 68, Sunday of embolism in a Mason City hospital; born June 12, nm r.pnoa. 111.: came with hus band, Frank Halloran, to farm in south Franklin county, ana io ley 20 years ago; husband died Aug iQ-ji anH fivp vears aeo Mrs Halloran moved with her sons.

Earl and Will, to a. farm near Mason City; Earl preceded her 1940; leaves her son, Will, of Rock-twn omnrfchildren: one sister, Mrs. Will Penney, and one brother, Will Smith, Rockwell; runerai, a. m. Tuesday at St Mary's church here.

WAVERLY Mrs. Louis Witter, 65, Saturday following long illness Anna Fred- erika, daughter of William and Wil- helmina Vollbrecnt in uermany, Mav 13 1876: came to America and inwa with her oarents at age of 11 years; married to Louis Witter at Monona April 6. asya: uvea in Bremer county since 1902 and in Waverly since 1937; leaves husband, one son, Bernard, and one grandchild, all of Waverly, one brother, Carl Horton, and three sisters, Mrs. Louis Shipp, Horton; Mrs. Hulda Buhman, Horton, and Mrs.

Emma Lehnkuhl, Tripoli; funeral, 2 p. m. Tuesday at Kaiser funeral home. DENTIST AT CHARLES CITY BUYS PROPERTY FROM CHURCH THERE (Courier Special Service) Charles City, la. Dr.

Harold A. Morris, Charles City dentist, has announced that he has purchased the parsonage property of First Methodist church here, which consists of two lots on the corner of East Kelly and Milwaukee streets, which are 132 feet square. This fine old brick residence has been used as a parsonage for tlje church for over 25 years. Before the church acquired the property, it was the home of the late Judge Robert Reininger. Dr.

Morris did not say what he planned to do with the property. NORTHEAST IOWANS ARE RECEIVED INTO IOWA U. FRATERNITY Iowa City. la. U.B Thirty stu dents of the College of Education at the University of Iowa nave been received into the college's! honorary fraternity, Thi Delta Kappa.

The new initiates include Hugh A. Biddineer. Belle Plaine; B. L. Eyestone, Keokuk: Darce G.

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