1936 essay contest winner becomes farmer despite odds
Ten year old Jackie Diesch of Earlville won $3 in The Gazette Junior contest with a dream of farming and horses. He later served in World War II, worked on railroads, and became a farmer renting land before founding a fertilizer business and retiring in Arkansas then Iowa.
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Jackie Diesch
Earlville
Junior Gazette
The
Gazette
Jack
Marion
Montgomery Ward
Almoral
Trixie
John and
Maude
Cedar Rapids
Dows
Railroad
Europe
Chester
Golly
Edgewood
Dreseh Fertilizer
Arkansas
Lucy
Iowa
Iowa City researcher resigns after self stabbing case
Dr. Gary Hunninghake, 64, of Coralville, resigned from the University of Iowa effective May 31 after a year on paid leave. He will keep a 360000 dollar annual salary through May 31. An ethics hearing was postponed. He earlier stabbed himself in Chicago while under investigation for possible child pornography.
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Mie Ware
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Gary Hunninghake
Coralville
Barry Butler
Tom Moore
Tom Rice
Hunninghake
Chicago
Hunningdake
Leon Spies
Rice
Moore
Institute For
Cook County
Illinois
Fierstine to be sentenced June 6 in Delaware County
A Manchester man, Jesse Fierstine, pleaded guilty to willful injury and related counts for cutting out his father Charles Fierstine’s pacemaker. He faces up to 20 years in prison. The judge scheduled sentencing for June 6.
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the Gazette Manchester
Manchester
Delaware County
Jesse Fierstine
Mike Lahammer
Erstine
Charles Fierstine
Public safety update from Eastern Iowa agencies
A log of publicly released safety notices and county attorney filings from Eastern Iowa outlines accusations awaiting court proof. The records summarize which individuals face charges, the agencies involved, and the general nature of alleged offenses.
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Iowa
Multiple Owi Arrests Reported Across Johnson County
A series of arrests reported in Johnson County include Misael Huerta 21 of Columbus City stopped at Riverside and Sturgis Corner drives at 11 36 p m. Mark D Bowers 23 of Coralville 1512 First Ave Apt 302N at Dubuque Street and Braysville Lane. Michael L Horton 23 of Cedar Rapids 4000 Sherman St NE No 4 at Butler Bridge. Rihana R Alamin 28 of Coralville 953 Boston Way Apt 2 for forgery theft and unauthorized use of a credit card. Zachary J Edwards 23 of Iowa City 4255 Oak Leaf Lane NE for possession of marijuana. Larry A Pyle 46 of Coralville 320 Second St for marijuana. Nathaniel T Vorrie 23 of Iowa City 2255 Oak Leaf Lane for possession of marijuana and operating while intoxicated.
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Misael Huerta
Columbus City
Riverside
Sturgis Corner
Mark D. Bowers
First Ave
Apt
Coralville
Dubuque Street
Braysville Lane
Iowa City
Michael L. Horton
Sherman St
Cedar Rapids
Butler Bridge
Rihana R. Alamin
Boston Way
Apt. 2
Johnson County
Zachary J. Edwards
Oak Leaf Lane
Prairie du Chien Road
Carolyn Street
Larry A. Pyle
Second St
Nathaniel T. Vorrie
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