Bank at Edgewood Recovers From Shortage Scandal
Edgewood bank officials report more than half of a 37000 shortage tied to a discharged cashier M. J. Gaughen has been recovered. Federal and state examiners traced the scheme to 1936 with transfers and notes, and the bank filed suit against Gaughen and Clinton bank officers. P. H. Peterson appointed cashier to restore public confidence.
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Edgewood
Community Savings Bank
M. J. Gaughen
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Gaughen
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Clinton National Bank
Clinton
Clinton Bank
Washington
D. C
Des Moines
California
P. H. Peterson
Villisca
Peterson
Farmers Savings Bank
State Bank of
Manchester Men Sue For Damages For False Arrest
Howard Hillier and William Asmus of Manchester sue Leo Lanner assistant cashier of Farley State Bank for 3000 dollars each claiming false arrest in Manchester after Lanner allegedly gave a 1000 dollar bill instead of 1000. The suits allege publicity across Manchester Cedar Rapids and Dubuque and damage to reputations.
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The
Gazette
Manchester
Howard Hillier
William Asmus
Dubuque
Leo Lanner
Farley State Bank
Lanner
Cedar Rapids
Farley
Sanner
Hillier
Asmus
Iowa Judge Parsons backs Roosevelt court plan at 78
Des Moines judge James F Parsons age 78 the lone Iowa supreme court member over 70 voiced support for Roosevelt's plan to add new justices if older members refuse to retire. He noted general mental decline with age and hinted he may seek election again, while stressing need for constitutional interpretation broader than current norms. The article notes the court roster is entirely Democratic.
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Des Moines
INS
James F. Parsons
Des~Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Parsons
State Supreme Court
Trowa
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Des Moines Masonic Leader Frederick W. Craig Dies
Frederick W. Craig 82 longtime Des Moines Mason died at Iowa Methodist hospital after falling ill in Clinton where he addressed Royal Arch Masons. He joined the Masons in 1883 and held nearly every high office in the Town lodge, including general grand high priest of the United States Royal Arch Masons, an honor shared by only one other Iowa Mason.
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Des Moines
Frederick W. Craig
Iowa
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Clinton
Royal Arch Masons
Craig
Masonic Order
General Grand Chapter
United States
Ames Girl Becomes Iowa State's First Woman Honorary Cadet Colonel
Beth Cummings 19 of Ames wore a scarlet tunic at the Military ball as Iowa State college peers named her the first woman honorary cadet colonel. The honor by Scabbard and Blade came by popular vote, reflecting a shift in a traditionally male role.
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Iowa State Rotc
Ames
Beth Cummings
The
Iowa
Cummings
Iowa State
Banner of 109 World War Army Division Emblems
In Iowa City a banner on an insurance office wall displays 109 shoulder patch emblems from U S divisions that served overseas. Owner H S Jennings has gathered them since 1920 via letters and Legion outreach, with the Eighty first division linked to the collection's origin.
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Owa City
Iowa City
United States Army
H. S. Jennings
American Legion Monthly
Eighty-first Division
H. I. Jennings
Governor Sees Positive Outlook From White Probe
Governor Kraschel praised the senate review of the Harry C. White investigation, saying it validates White and highlights institutional care issues. He urged improved facilities and space for government departments as the legislature funds boards of control and hospital services for the mentally afflicted.
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Des Moines
Nelson
G. Kraschel
Senate
Harry C. White
Board of Control
White
Kraschel
Red Oak Silver Dollar Days Jubilee Opens
Ten thousand silver dollars circulated in Red Oak as the Chamber of Commerce began its Silver Dollar Days jubilee. Merchants paid all employees in silver dollars, a contrast to the under 500 dollars circulating before the special shipment to banks.
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Red Oak
Chamber of Commerce
Sioux City hit by worst snow storm of the season
North western town cut off from telegraph and telephone as heavy snow and 40 mile per hour winds lash the region. Rail and bus services halted, wires down, and a 14 year old boy, William Speulda, killed by contact with a live wire amid the blackout.
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Sioux
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
South Dakota
William Speulda
Fayette Woman Reunites With Son After 28 Years
Special to The Gazette Mrs. I Kriz of Fayette reunites with her son Ernest Dill after 28 years. Dill, last heard from in 1898, had moved west for work and lived in Toppinish Washington for about twelve years. His brother Homer Dill of Elgin plans to join the reunion and the family hopes he will return home soon with Dill.
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Fayette
I. Kriz
Ernest Dill
Ernie Dill
Toppinish, Wash
Waterloo
Homer A. Dill
Dill
Arlington
Long Prairie
Minn
Red Oak Girl 13 Is Iowa State Spelling Champion
Kathryn Armstrong 13 of Red Oak Iowa won the 1937 Iowa state spelling bee by correctly spelling crustaceous to earn a trip to the national bee in Washington DC on May 25. Runner up Maurine Paluka 11 of Council Bluffs Iowa misspelled titillation by dropping an L.
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Des Moines
Kathryn Armstrong
Red Oak
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Maurine Paluka
Council Bluffs
Kathryn
Maurine
Jolas And Andrist In Recital At Mount Vernon
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon The final recital in a series by Jacques Jolas and Karl Andrist of the Cornell college music conservatory will be held at 4 o clock this afternoon in the chapel auditorium The program includes sonatas by Brahms Haydn and Beethoven The Kreutzer Sonata Beethoven Opus 47 is highlighted as a famous revolutionary work with varied moods
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Mount Vernon
Jacques Jolas
Karl Andrist
Cornell College Music Conservatory
Chapel
Brahms
Haydn
Beethoven
Kreutzer
Iowa Senate Adopts Cloture Aiding Adjournment
Iowa lawmakers closed the 1937 session with a biennial budget agreed upon and the senate adopting a cloture motion to limit debate next week to appropriations and measures already passed. The body cleared its calendar, approving major and minor budgets and turning down back salary claims while approving key emoluments for state institutions and prisons.
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DES Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Laing
Chamber
Grant
Oran Pape
Dubuque
Unemployment Service
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Anton Reisland
Dunlap
Reisland
James E. Risden
State Investigation Bureau
Sioux City
Atty
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Catherine Cobb
Marshalltown
Delta Gamma
Helen Koehneke
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Betty Beason
Audubon
Delta
Ia Daa
Aesiel
Behnsen
Gamma
Scott
Keokuk
Pi Beta Phi
Roosevelt Court
F. W. Craig
Peter Bryant
Red Oak Girl
Jolas and
Andrist
Rieden
Senate Schools Committee
Congress
Sen. H. V. Levis
Chariton
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