Dying Officer Kills Bandit in Detroit Shootout
Officer Warren Raby, mortally wounded by bandits, shot and killed Anthony Hessler in a car confrontation after Hessler robbed a finance company. Hessler, alias Anthony Phillips, had eluded pursuit with accomplice Hilda Sundale, who fled but was captured later. The finance head said $300 was taken in the holdup.
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Detroit
Warren Raby
Raby
Anthony Hessler
Anthony Phillips
St. Louis
Henry Lenndt
Hessler
Hilda Sundale
Finance Company
Midwest
South
Theodore Hartman
Primary Road 7 becomes No. 64 across the state
Highway signs will mark Primary Road 7 as Primary 64 statewide. The change links No. 64 from Sabula through Maquoketa Anamosa Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Des Moines and Avoca to Omaha via No. 7 now designated as No. 64. Commissioner Harry Greene announced immediate sign updates.
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Avoca
Harlan
Hamlin
Guthrie Center
Omaha
Des Moines
Highway Commission
Yowa
Ilinois
Sabula
Maquoketa
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Harry Greene
Primary 74 Route From Iowa To Chicago Set
A primary route numbered 74 will connect Iowa to Chicago, labeled as the main corridor for planning and regional travel. The designation covers the stretch 64 through Iowa to Chicago, signaling a key transit link for future development and transportation projects.
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Iowa
Chicago
Paroled clothing thief from Audubon era
Audubon June 23 Special Troy Haner 28 of Woodbine Iowa paroled from Anamosa penitentiary after serving three years for a March 1935 Kraft clothing store robbery. He faced multiple Iowa store robberies with two named aides Earl Chisholm and Glen Schmuck. Twenty three other paroles and sentence suspensions were granted for August pending good behavior at Ft Madison and Anamosa.
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Audubon
Troy Haner
Woodbine
Audubon Kraft Clothing
Anamosa Penitentiary
Haner
Anamosa
Iowa
Earl Chisholm
Glen Schmuck
Omaha
Ft. Madison
Anamosa Reformatory
Iowa State Board of Parole
Bear Grove Brownies Meet. Plans Ice Cream Social
The Bear Grove Brownies held their regular meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Shirley, Charlotte and Betty King. Marie Stormer and Mrs. Fay Mewhirter reported on their trip to Ames and plans were made for an upcoming ice cream social at Fletcher Chapel.
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Bear Grove Brownies
Shirley
Charlotte
Betty King
Marie Stormer
Fay Mewhirter
Ames
Fletcher Chapel
Sick and Injured At the Hospitals
A series of medical updates from Atlantic, Walnut, and Corning report patients and procedures. Elmer Cron, 12, discharged from Atlantic surgical unit. Jerry Nelson, 2, underwent major operation. Mrs. B A Davis and Regina Quinn had operations at the Atlantic and Jones respectively. others admitted as medical patients. Mrs Hugh Dougherty returns home after major operation in Iowa City.
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Elmer Cron
Walter Cron
Anita
Atlantic
Harold Wickey
Nedra Ann
Near Atlantic
Jerry Nelson
Garland Nelson
B. A. Davis
Jones
Gus Rattershack
Walnut
Regina Quinn
Mike Quinn
Corning
Helen Jones
Hugh Dougherty
Iowa City
Local Briefs On Illness Across Town
Mrs. George Stinemates is ill with a facial infection. Florence Shepherd has measles. Tony Richter and Bernard Devereux children and Miss Margaret Ann Lalley are ill with measles. August Tieperman is absent due to illness. Mrs. W. T. Biggs undergoes a sinus operation in Omaha. Ted Benning of the White Front cafe is ill with hardening of the arteries.
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Lil. Grant
George Stinemates
Florence Shepherd
Adair
Tony Richter
Bernard Devereux
Margaret Ann Lalley
M. W. Lalley
August Tieperman
Wedemeyer
Anita
W. T. Biggs
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Ted Benning
White Front
Small Town Notes From Here And There
Colorado visitor Mrs. Ethel Squires of Denver stays with Mrs. Pearl Squires at 406 Chestnut. Dick Bel from the city goes fishing near Stoner Minnesota with Davenport friends. Miss Eileen Zuch of Huntington Park visits her parents at 709 Cedar. A large crowd attended the municipal band concert in the uptown city park directed by W L Weaver. C G Hansen attends a wheat loan meeting in Council Bluffs. Mr and Mrs Winfred Conklin of Griswold visit an uncle Wes Johnston. Mrs Conklin plans a trip to St Louis to see aunt O G Babcock. Fourth of July dance at Cassfair ballroom features Jimmie Corbin and his 12 piece band. Mr and Mrs Earl Senholz of Griswold return from their Wisconsin Dells honeymoon and plan to move to Onawa. Robert R Bell of Los Angeles visits grandfather H M Boorman and Mrs Boorman at 603 Poplar. en route home from Oberlin and Paducah. Della King returns from St Louis with Cardinals players Lynn and Paul Dean. she enjoys big league games. A stolen car belonging to Clarence Gard of Des Moines is recovered near Olive Street crossing. Arthur Bierbaum of Griswold finds a giant garden spider while mowing.
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C Griswold
Winfred Conklin
Griswold
Wes Johnston
California
Robert R. Bell
Los Angeles
Cal
H. M. Boorman
Civil Service Exams Open For Agriculture Posts
Open competitive exams announced by the U S Civil Service Commission for the Department of Agriculture seek candidates for senior field aid forage crops at 2000 dollars a year, assistant laboratory aid plant technology 1620, junior field aid 1440, junior laboratory aid 1440, plus warehouse examiner roles in agricultural economics. Local civil service secretary is Max R Ross at the post office.
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Civil Service Exzame
Department of Agriculture
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Civil Service
Max R. Ross
Checks Report of Chinch Bug Damage in Cass County
Reports of chinch bug damage in Cass county were checked by Dale Bush during an inspection trip to the Anita vicinity where damage was heavy. The pests have moved from small grain to corn as farmers erect paper barriers to halt migration and creosote for barriers is available at six cents a gallon through the farm bureau office.
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Cass County
Dale Bush
Farm Bureau
Bush
Anita
Waterloo Man, 88, First Listed as Employee in Packing Plant
Waterloo Iowa June 23 Henry Hemmer eighty eight year old employee of a Waterloo packing plant was listed today as the first remains awaiting identification and official acknowledgment in a local incident.
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Waterloo
Henry Hemmer
Drowning Incident Near Waterloo Ends 1939 Season
Hemmer, while swimming in a pond three-quarters of a mile west of Waterloo, was seized by a cramp and drowned last night. The incident marks the end of the 1939 season in the vicinity.
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Hemmer
Waterloo
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Victor McLaglen
Brian Aherne
Paul Lucas
Fury
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane
Torchy
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan
Mats Tc
Omiaal T.Y
John Sheffield
Ian Hunter
Henry Stephenson
Frieda Inescort
Henry Wilcoxon
Laraine Day
Pat O'Brien
Wayne Morris
Joan Blondell
May Robson
Jane Wyman
Warner Bros
Stanasy Fields
Axis Rosmmloom
Sidney Toler
Alwis Seiler
Colorado
Ethel B. Squires
Denver, Colo
Pearl Squires
Chestnut Street
Dick Bel
Thia City
Stoner, Minn
Davenport
Misa Eileen Zuch
Huntington Park, Cal
Will Zuch
Cedar Street
Municipal Band
Uptown City Park
W. L. Weaver
C. G. Hansen
Casa County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Council Bluffs
Cassfair
Jimmie Corbin
Earl Senholz
Wisconsin Dells
Onawa
Benholz
Della King
Lynn
Paul
Daffy) Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Clarence Gard
Olive Street
Gard
Arthur Bierbaum
News-Telegraph
O. W. Pagel
Holmes
Edwards Sterling
Charles Starrett
Ralph Byrd
Dave
Jack London
Yukon
Wolf Call
John Carroll
Movita
June Lang
Dick Poran
the Lone Ranger
Whitney
Whitney Insurance Agency
R. E. McCauley
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