Family Residence Case Sees Moves Between Counties
The Voggesser family dispute over legal residence spanned Cass and Audubon counties. A court ruling last March authorized Cass officials to move the family to Cass County, with the family resisting and appealing to higher courts. The saga included a 1986 Supreme Court reversal and a 1985 relocation, with ongoing questions about which county bears upkeep responsibility. Matthias Voggesser received a two year concealed weapons sentence suspended. a parolee linked to the case was released to J. H. Ru Janti¢ under conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines
Harlan
User
Cass
Cass County
Dubon
Setion
Audubon
Caas County
Matthias Voggesser
J. H. Ru
Janti
Woggexser
Dubon County
Shelby County
Audubon Lme
F County
Cras
Ind
Punty
Pheasant chicks released in Cass County effort
Cass County releases 231 pheasant chicks, 12 weeks old, reared at Mulroy Farm south of Lypp, to restock the area. Of 850 chicks planted, 119 died from causes including destruction, storms. Walton family funded 84.49 dollars for the project, aiding conservation and sportmen support amid poaching concerns and fox predation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Izaak Walton
Cass County
Mulry
Lyp State Conservation
Waltons
Too Hot to Handle at Rialto features Gable Loy and thrilling reels
The film advances a newsreel framed story with Clark Gable Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon as rival newsmen and Loy as an aviatrix. It blends real events from Mussolini Ethiopia Amelia Earhart and Shanghai with staged sequences including a burning liner at sea and a South American jungle rescue. Also on bill is Walt Disney Good Scouts and Vacation From Love with Dennis O Keefe Florence Rice Reginald Owen and others. Local boxing and farm sale notes complete the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Rialto Theatre
Ethiopia
Laurence Stallings
Leonard Hammond
Hammond
Stallings
John Lee Mahin
Gable
Walter Pidgeon
Leo Carrillo
Shanghai
Amelia Earhart
Miss Loy
S. S. Playa
Paul Redfern
South America
South American
Richard Rosson
Clyde de Vinna
Donald Duck
Rial
Dennis O’keefe
Florence Rice
Hollywood
Reginald Owen
Edward S. Brophy
Truman Bradley
June Knight
Robert Benchley
Thorgersen
Cass Plans For Sealing 1938 Corn Crop
Cass County Agricultural Conservation office outlines steps for sealing 1938 corn under the 67c corn loan. Eligible producers with under-allocated acreage and suitable storage must level crib and pay a $3 preliminary inspection fee. Loans are secured by chattel mortgages with funds via local lenders or the Commodity Credit Corporation, with papers expected early December.
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Cass County Agricultural Conservation Office
Commodity Credit Corporation
Lincoln Township Couple Married Twenty Five Years
Lincoln Township celebrates the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baier last Sunday with a 1:00 dinner. Attending were children Claude Chapman Frederick Baier Marjorie McLaughlin Anita George Baier and many relatives from Anita Des Moines Viola Muscatine Berea and other nearby communities. The couple received many gifts as friends visited in the afternoon and evening and the event included cards music and a late lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Baier
Claus Wilson
Fred Janssen
Victor
Viola
Carl Nolte
Anita
Otto Claussen
Harvey
Vera
Leta
Carl Claussen
Delbert Ehle
George Claussen
Mussena
Rudie Claussen
Morris
Albert Claussen
Berea
Mrs. Baier
Fatal Iowa Auto Accidents Decline 21.5 Per Cent
Iowa motor vehicle reports show a 21.5 per cent drop in fatalities through November 1, 1938, with total deaths 355, down from 452 a year earlier. Pedestrian deaths fell 40 per cent to 76. fatal crashes involving two vehicles dropped 33.3 per cent to 114, while collisions with fixed objects and non collision incidents edged up. October fatalities totaled 42, with seven deaths blamed on speeding and seven on failure to yield. Also noted are births, Thanksgiving visits, and a divorce suit in Cass county.
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Towa
State Motor Vehicle Department
State Safety Council Contest For Iowa High School Students
Iowa ninth to twelfth graders may enter an essay contest on highway safety with a top prize of a funded trip to the New York World’s Fair for the student and a parent. About 1500 dollars in prizes are offered, with county sponsorship prompting 10 dollars per county for three or more competing schools. Second prize is fifty dollars and third ten dollars. The topics cover engineering education or enforcement, with county winners advancing to a state contest. A Dec 15 conference at Ames will address highway safety with speakers from the National Safety Council and state officials.
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Iowa
Phil Sproul
State Safety Council
New York City
Sproul
Iowa State College Engineering Extension Service
Ames
Sidney J. Williams
National Safety Council
John Gutknecht
Chicago
Lew Wallace
Briles Christensen Tie The Knot At Atlantic Parsonage
Frances Briles daughter of Mr and Mrs William Briles of Atlantic wed Arlo M Christensen son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Christensen of Anita at St Pauls Lutheran Atlantic. Rev K R Jensen officiated. They will live in Anita. Groom employed as mechanic at Lake Bear garage. Thanksgiving notes and local visits follow.
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Frances Briles
William Briles
Atlantic
Arlo M. Christensen
Lawrence Christensen
Anita
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
K. R. Jensen
John and
Helen Atwood
Jas
Lake Bear
Andrew Wiegand
L. K. Nichols
Glen A. Roe
Jack
W. R. Spence
Stanton
Iowa
J. C. ‘Bricker
Bricker
Marjorie Spence
Spence
Couple Married While in Cass County Jail
A jail marriage in Cass County follows guilty pleas from Cassie Knight and Addie Dill Wells. Knight, 30, admitted stealing two shoats and received nine months. Wells, 38, pleaded guilty to lewdness and drew six months to be served at Rockwell City’s reform school. They wed in jail with Justice Don Lavery presiding. Four Wells children were sent to Iowa Juvenile Home and Davenport Soldiers’ Orphanage. Also noted: a $10,000 damage suit from the Hawker estate against Starr settled for $175 after a collision near Tenville in 1935.
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Addie Dill Wells
Cassie Knight
Atlantic
Knight
Cass County
H. J. Mantz
Audubon
Wells
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Don Lavery
Roy Crum
Griswold
Cass County District Court
Mrs. Wells
Iowa
Toledo
Soldiers
Davenport
Norma
Mary Louise Wells
Harry
Lucium Wells
P. P. Edwards
A. C. Henry
Harold Hawker
Creston
F. M. Starr
Tenville
Hawker
H. 8. Norton
Harrison Kelso
Villisca
Weed Meeting in Atlantic on Saturday December 3
A weed control meeting led by E P Sylvester of Iowa State College will be held Saturday December 3 in Atlantic. Morning sessions with township weed commissioners and local officials, 2:00 PM public meeting to discuss weed identification and control. Attendees may view weed mounts and gain practical info.
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Iowa
E. P. Sylvester
Jowa State College
Cass County
General Assembly
Atlantic
Sylvester
Board of Supervisors
County Farm Bureau
County
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Mira
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Jos
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Ing
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C. A. Johnson
Janet Sue
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F. S. Sisler
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S & Two
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Michigan Navy
Michigan Black Caps
Lincoln Township
Harold Way
Massena Community
the Atlantic Hospital
Charles Richard
Robert C. Howard
Roberta Jean
M. Dorn
Sheila Howard
Glenn Anderson
Oneida
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Dorn
Mr. Howard
J. Lester Hudson
Cass County Clerk's
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Greenfield
Hudsons
Maryville
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Neil Johnson
Hansine Johnson
C. C. Hansen
St. Joseph, Mo
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Ralston Purina Co
Cass County Clerk’s Office
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Isabelle Biggs
Town State College
Ruby Biggs
Margaret Biggs
Kansas City
M. M. Feller
W. H. McIntyre
Gretchen Budd
Arthur Crawford
Moreland
Okla
Dennis Pearce
Crawford
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Kangaa
Marie Duck
Pearce
Addie Wells
A. A. Johnson
Cherry Street
A. J. Guill
Chas
W. Hook
Cedar Rapids
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