Everett Howe Found Guilty of Manslaughter in District Court
Everett Howe a 36 year old Garrison farmer and trapper was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury after a 16 hour deliberation in district court. The case stemmed from a Jan 22 confrontation at the Beees residence over a feud over breeding and ripening rights. Defense asked for 30 days to prepare a motion for a new trial and the judge set May 14 for a hearing.
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Everett Howe
Garrison
Nephas
Cac
Stee
Howeard
Howe
Verna
Benton County Board Sets Wages for County Projects
The Benton County emergency wage adjustment board fixed wage rates for county work division projects on a Thursday, approving 30 cents per hour for common labor 40 cents for semi skilled and 60 cents for skilled labor. The vote was 2 to 1 with Frank L. Haloupek opposing the adopted scale and urging higher rates to avoid pressuring private industry.
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Vinton
Benton County
County Emergency
Frank L. Haloupek
Belle Plaine
Theodore Muhl
August Hertle
Emergency Relief Board
Frank Haloupek
Bee Paaine
AAV
Uned
Alleged Wolz Slayers To Plead Next Week
An article fragment reports that the Wolz case has defendants set to plead next week. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the matter centers on alleged attackers and ongoing legal proceedings.
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Wolz
Moore of Urbana Seeks Re-Election in Local Race
Urbana representative Moore announces bid for another term in the state legislature representing Benton county. He previously served as board of supervisors chair in 1933 and is allied with the Democratic party. Carl Culver, county auditor and World War II veteran, also seeks re-election, with a shortened term due to a board size reduction.
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Vinton
Te-secies Chaves
Urbana
S.ature
Benton County
Cedar Township
Wiass
Carl Culver
Cluser
W of Willams
Taylor Township
Mrs Holbert Returns Home After World Tour
Mrs A B Holbert of this city returned home Wednesday night from a world tour. During her trip she was a guest of her daughter Mrs Dan Ryan at Manila Philippines.
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Manchester
A B Holbert
Dan Ryan
Manila
P. I
Chief Poweshiek Leads Grinnell Eightieth Anniversary Parade
The Grinnell Chamber of Commerce and local groups marked Grinnell’s eightieth anniversary with a parade and displays in shop windows. Chief Poweshiek 80 year old Tara Indian, a great grandson of the namesake, led the procession. He spoke at Grinnell schools about Indian customs during Wednesday morning assemblies.
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Chamber of Commerce
Merchan
Jum Poseshiek
Tara Indian
Kief
Clayton County Young Democrats Organizing in Purvis Hall
One hundred Democrats from Littleport area met in Purvis hall Wednesday to form a Clayton County Young Democrats club. Chairman H Liddy led the session with a talk by Senator Mo XN Gesxe, McGregor, and the group set up a six member membership committee. County Chairman L J Ehrhardt announced plans for further meetings to organize additional Young Democrats clubs.
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Bernadine Zapf
Donald Liddv
Ruth Meyer
Walter Rei~mer
Harry Refle
Richard Dinan
Ehrhardt
Varous
Young Democrats
Plan highway work in Jones and Cedar counties
Ames AP reports bids opened April 24 for paving projects and bituminous surfacing across nine counties including Jones and Cedar. Work under the federal Works program awaits federal inspection before awards, with bids also for roadside trees shrubs and vines from Jewell to Ames, plus several paving and surfacing projects in Floyd Polk Cedar and Johnson counties.
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Ames (Ap
Towa State Highway Commission
Letra
Tne Commission
Highway 15
Jewell
Blairsours
Feam Ames
Floyd County
U. S. 18
Charies City
Polk County
Des Moines
Anamosa
Cedar County
Tipton
West Branch
Cedar-Johnson
Iowa City
Student Senate Favors Private Power Plant
Iowa City report shows University of Iowa student senate passing a resolution in favor of private operation of the electric light plant without a record vote. Vergil Tacy argued for private ownership while Frank Jaffe supported public operation. $917,000 municipal plant construction is set for a special election next Tuesday. About 100 students attended the first senate meeting since its organization. Mount Vernon note mentions subsistence garden rents from relief funds on the Sam Bair place north of town for the season.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Vergil Tacy
Council Bluffs
Frank Jaffe
Paterson
Senate
Mount Vernon
Sam Bair
L. E Bigger
Gov Herring Praises Jefferson and Roosevelt at Banquet
Ottumwa Iowa AP Governor Herring praised Thomas Jefferson’s shaping of early U S destiny at a Jeffersonian banquet. He drew parallel to President Roosevelt, saying the current leader follows Jefferson’s footsteps in guiding the nation’s welfare amid adversity. He traced Jefferson’s roles as congressman and president.
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Ottumwa
Thomas Jefferson
Herring
Rooosevelt
Jefferson
White House
John Adams
No Superstition In This Man's Life Celebrates Friday the 13th
Humboldt, Raymond Henson, a city mail carrier, marked Friday the 13th by walking under ladders and noting 13s in his life. He served in 1918 on his birthday, has 13 years of marriage behind him, and his family shares multiple 13s in names and ages while he marks 13 years in the postal service.
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Humboldt
Raymond Henson
Hanson
Leo And Wieben Seek Re election in Tama County
Dysart: Richard W Leo a Republican senator from the Tama Benton district and E E Wieben a Democratic representative from Tama County both of Dysart have announced candidacies for renomination at the June 4 primaries.
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Dysart
Richard W Leo
Tama-Benton
E. E. Wieben
Tama County
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