Iowa
Old Press
THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont co. Iowa
November 6, 1924
HAZEL BEATRICE JACKSON
Hazel Beatrice Thatcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thatcher,
living three miles morthwest of Sidney, passed away Sunday after
less than a week's illness, at the age of twenty six years. She
was born in Fremont county July 13, 1898, and has lived near her
parental home all her life. On December 20, 1916, she was united
in marriage to Walter Jackson and to this union were born three
children. Charles, aged five; Allen, aged seven, and Delores
Aileen, aged one. These little children, with the sorrowing
husband are left in the home and this, together with the short
illness, her being so young and her spirit of love and devotion
to her home as well as her true friendship to all, makes her
death exceedingly sad. Besides the little family she leaves her
parents, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Thatacher, a
brother, Cecil, and many other relatives and friends. Short
services were held the Sidney cemetery Monday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. N. R. Miles, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Virgil VanNess Hurt
Virgil Van Ness, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Van Ness was very
painfully injured about eight o'clock last Wednesday evening when
the Ford he was driving collided with a Burlington train at a
crossing near the viaduct in eastern Nebraska City, while on his
way to that place. The Burlington switching crew were pusing a
string of box cars to the upper yards when young Van Ness came
from the east and crashed into one of the cars, apparently
without seeing the train. The car was a total wreck; those who
viewed the remains said that there was little left of the car to
see for the machine was evidently dragged for some distance in
front of the box car and pieces of the car were strewn along the
block. Being rendered unconscious by the shock, Virgil has only
hazy recollection of the details. It was a great miracle that the
boy was not killed. As it was, his injuries include a fractured
right collar bone, a deep wound in the mouth, minor lacerations,
slight internal hurts and one ear partly severed.
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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont co. Iowa
November 27, 1924
T. B. Eradication
State and Federal testing in t. b. eradication will begin in
Fremont county shortly after the first of the year, according to
reports coming in from state headquarters in Des Moines. Those
who are anxious to have their herds tested must exercise patience
for it must be remembered that 45 counties are already enrolled
in this work, and it is not possible to hurry up the work in any
one county. It should be stated again that the work is not going
to cause a hardship on anyone. The average herd in the county
shows only about five or six breeding animals. One of the largest
herd owners in the county, who had 90 head tested recently found
that it did not take much over an hour to apply the test.
Radio Program
Here's the chance to attend a Fremont county junior club meeting
at the same time that you eat your supper, the evening of
Tuesday, December 2nd. That is providing you have a radio and
providing you eat your supper at 6:25. If not, make a special
attempt to hear this program. On this evening the ten girls clubs
from Fremont county will broadcast a regular club program through
station WOAW (sic, later, KMA) from the Shenandoah studio of the
May Seed & Nursery Co. Last summer one of our clubs--the
Monroe Busy Bees-- made a record by being the first club to
broadcast a complete radio club program. The program December 2nd
will have a special club feature in the way of a radio playlet
entitled "The High School Clothes Line." There will
also be a business meeting in which girls of the different clubs
in the county will take part.
[transcribed by W.F. Aug. 2003]