Kansas City Hoodlums Hide In Sioux City After Cleanup
Sioux City police accuse Kansas City criminals of a crime wave including jewelry store smashings and safe crackings after fleeing Missouri. Authorities fingerprint suspects, order out-of-town violators, and cite losses to local gamblers, with three Kan sas City men tied to alleged swindles and petty theft cases.
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Tom Pendergast
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Our Town at Cornell College Little Theater
Mount Vernon youth Robert Hartung closes four years of drama at Cornell College by portraying the stage manager in Our Town Friday and Saturday night. Hartung, son of H B Hartung, has a long record in local theater and has directed Beyond the Horizon.
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H. B. Fiartung
Our Town
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Clermont
Hartung
Cornell Summer Theater
Albert
Bertha Johnson
Cornell
Lakeshore Theater Group
Westford
Mass
West Liberty student wins Dillon law prize
Iowa City notes announce Whit Kimball of West Liberty as winner of the third year Dillon law prize of 25 for research work. Second year prize is split between Matthew Heartney of Des Moines and R Bruce Townsend of Garwin. James T McCarthy of Keokuk named editor in chief of the Iowa Law Review.
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A. Whit Kimball
West Liberty
Dillon Law
Matthew Heartney
Des Moines
R. Bruce Townsend
Garwin
Iowa Law Review
Law College
James T. McCarthy
Keokuk
Wilbert Kehe
Denver
Richard Gibbs
Maurice Donegan
Davenport
R. Ralph Austin
Clarion
Paul Kriethe
Burt
Glenn Metcalf
Moville
C. Davison Metz
Burlington
Bruce Townsend
Raymond Vogel
Cape Girardeau
Spring Is Here Brings Fine For Disturbing Peace
Alphonse Boge a 29 year old from New Vienna was fined 13 50 for disturbing the peace after he tried to see a girl acquaintance and broke a window when she refused to admit him. Police said the incident stemmed from romance.
University of Iowa to stage Our Town in May at Iowa City
The University of Iowa theater plans its next play Our Town from May 9 to 13 in Iowa City. Prof. Vance Morton announced the production with James Waery as stage manager and cast including Catherine Cobb Marshalltown Arthur Eoch Davenport in key roles.
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University of Iowa Theater
Our Town
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Marshalltown
Arthur. Eoch
Davenport
Smalltown
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Elgin
Tom Howell
Layton Hurst
Leon
Bernice Moore
Marjorie Jackson
Iowa Falls
Harman dies at 78 near Mount Vernon on farm
Samuel Harman 78 died at 2 a.m. Monday at his Mount Vernon area farm home. He was born July 13, 1860, youngest of nine children of Peter and Mary Harman, survived by wife, two daughters, and a sister. Services at Johnson funeral home Wednesday 2 p.m. with burial in Campbell cemetery.
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Lisbon
J. M. Long
Cedar Rapids
Mary Robinson Smyth
Funeral services for Harry C. Smith in Iowa City
Funeral services for Harry C. Smith, 66, are set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. at St. Marys church. Mrs. Smith died suddenly while visiting her sister Mrs. Mae Conklin. Survived by husband, one daughter Mrs. Jake Wegmuller, sister Mrs. Conklin, brother Oscar Smith, all of Iowa City. Vernon Kinkade recovering after fall from third floor Barkley apartments. fractured jaw and bruises. released from Mercy hospital. Rev. John Bruce Dalton to be installed as pastor at First Christian church Tuesday evening with 25 clergymen and wives invited. Speakers include Dr. William Rohrbacher and Prof. Herbert Martin. Also Rev. Isaac Linkletter and Rev. Marion H. Williams. Ernest J. Sterba, 43, former Iowa City resident, dies in Asbury Park N J. A 1930 UI College of Engineering graduate, he worked for Bell Telephone in New Jersey. Prof. Arthur G Norman of Iowa State College to speak at open forum by Iowa City Peace Council. topic Influence of the Individual in the Formulation of a Peace Policy.
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St. Mary’s Church
Barkley Apartments
Mercy Hospital
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First Christian Church
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Herbert Martin
Isaac Linkletter
Cedar Rapids
Marion H. Williams
Ernest J. Sterba
Norman
Mary Guin Reaches 90th Birthday Milestone in Arlington
Mary Guin of Arlington celebrated her ninety years Monday entertained by her nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Ray Mitchell and Leta Mitchell of Strawberry Point. A New York state native who arrived at age seven, she married James Guin after the Civil War. Her two living sons reside in Minnesota and Michigan, with eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Frederika Schneider
George Schmieder
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Old Ebenezer Society
Buffalo
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Milton Thoeni
Frank E. Stimson
Ann Malnar
Arlington
Ray Mitchell
Leta Mitchell
Strawberry Point
Mary Guin
New York State
James Guin
Indiana
George Speed
Larrabee Named Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Byron B. Jeffrey of Burlington announced Frederic O. Larrabee of Burlington as secretary of the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce. Larrabee, formerly of Fort Dodge, serves as counsel for the Iowa Soap Company in Burlington.
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Byron B. Jeffrey
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frederic O. Larrabee
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Fort Dodge
Iowa Soap Company
Washington Site for State Sunday School Conclave
About 1,000 school workers and leaders are expected in Washington from Wednesday to Friday for the state Sunday school meeting chaired by Rev. Thomas Fogelsong of Winterset. The program includes Dr. J. Arthur Heck and other church and education leaders from multiple states and Iowa communities.
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Thomas Fogelsong
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Arthur Atack
Vernon Witting
J. Arthur Heck
Cleveland
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Arthur R. Bodmer
Harrisburg
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Roy G. Foss
Chicago
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Charles F. Johannaber
Evanston, Il
Church Committee For China Relief
China
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Des Moines
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
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Easton Methodist Church
R. M. Shipman
Wesley Methodist Church
Alfred S. Nickless
Davenport
First Presbyterian Church
B. J. Trickey
Marshalltown
Congregational Church
Walter Hutton
William Yaggy
H. L. Bechtel
Dubuque
Thomas Foglesong
R. N. Coolidge
Cedar Rapids
C. S. Humeston
Umeston
Vance Webster
Muscatine
Edna Klein
Calmar Couple Mark 55th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Altert White celebrated their fifty fifth anniversary at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simonson. White born July 4 1859 in Rochester Wisconsin and Ella Perkins born December 17 1861 in Rochester. Married April 23 1884 they lived in Rochester Clinton and Calmar. They had two children Mrs. O Simonson and Mrs. D F Ames both deceased and four grandchildren Joyce Carol Jean Simonson Franklin and Richard Ames plus one great grandson Danny Ames.
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Calmar
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Joyce
Carol Jean Simonson
Franklin
Richard Ames
Dubuque
Danny Ames
Margaret Talcott Elected President of Wesley Players
Randalia Margret Talcott a home economics sophomore at Iowa State has been elected president of the Wesley Players a national drama organization.
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Margaret Talcott
Iowa State
Wesley Players
Fire Department Elects New Officers At Calmar Meeting
At a recent Calmar firemen meeting the department elected Frank Marron as fire chief and Ralph Weselmann as first assistant. A B Vondersitt was chosen second assistant with Albert Frana as secretary treasurer. Joseph Rothmeyer and Gus Larson will serve as foremen.
Probe shooting and fire near Fayette reported
Sheriff A J Kuts is probing a mysterious shooting and tenant house fire on George Metcalf farm northwest of Fayette. Richard Buck, 22, says four shots were fired at him around 12:30 Sunday night as he neared the tenant house, then the dwelling burst into flames eight minutes later. Buck escaped, wearing coat bullets but not harmed. shots came from the road toward his house. Buck has lived alone since his wife left recently. His parents reside near Hawkeye.
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Hawkeye
John Hug 92 Amana resident dies after brief illness
John Hug 92 of High Amana one of the Amana society’s oldest members died Monday after a brief illness. Born in Switzerland he moved to the community in youth. Survived by his wife three children Minnie John Jr and George preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at High Amana Wednesday with burial in the High Amana cemetery.
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Springville High presents Anything Might Happen farce
Springville high school senior class stages a three act farce titled Anything Might Happen. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 8 pm at the Butler opera house with leads Howard Hendrickson and Geraldine Scheer and a cast including Gerald Hampton Bernice Palmer Violette Bruger Frances Stewart Marvin Graves Helen Parker Frederic Taylor Welden Wiley Lida May Haworth Eugene Vick. Dramatic coach Geneva Walters and staff manage publicity Iva Mae Wetzel property Mildred Irons finance Elnora Dvorsky with stage managers Bill Voris Raymond Caldwell.
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Butler Opera House
Howard Hendrickson
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Bernice Palmer
Violette Bruger
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Marvin Graves
Helen Parker
Frederic Taylor
Welden Wiley
Lida May Haworth
Eugene Vick
Geneva Walters
Iva Mae Wetzel
Mildred Irons
Elnora Dvorsky
Bill Voris
Raymond Caldwell
Postville Class To Present Play
Postville senior class will stage Once in a Lifetime on May 12 at Turn erhall under Miss Pauline Smith. Lead roles go to Ileta Schroeder and Louis Hill Jr with a large cast including Schroeder Poesch Zieman Letchford Hills Schroeder Crawford Kennedy Brandt Cole Thomson Cahalan Ellis Schultz Bachtell Anderson Everman Beck ward Jahncke Schultz Mark Sanders.
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Turnerhall
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Lyle Schroeder
Jessie Poesch
Lyle Zieman
Charles Letchford
Evelyn Hills
Paul Schroeder
Jean Crawford
William Kennedy
Arliss Brandt
Margaret Cole
Kathleen Thomson
Joseph Cahalan
Murray Ellis
Emil Schultz
Robert Bachtell
Elver Anderson
Irene Everman
Charlotte Beckward
Ethel Mae Jahncke
Dorothy Schultz
Thelma Mark
Helen Sanders
Monticello P T A Hosts Northeast Iowa Convention
The Monticello P T A will host the Northeast Iowa district convention with delegates from ten counties. The program opens at 9:30 a.m. at the public school, featuring district and state officers, morning talks by Mrs. Oscar Hermann and others, lunch at the high school gym, and an afternoon program including a Monticello band performance and a “Model P T A” talk.
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Parent Teacher Association
Northeast Iowa
Parent-Teachers Association
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Dubuque
Riess G. Stuhler
Monticello Organization
Lloyd Sisler
Oscar Herrmann
Dubuque Senior High School
Value of High School Association
Monticello P. T. A
Oscar York
Monticello High School
Lyle MagMullen
Charles Justman
Inheritance Taxes Paid on Estates of Kennedy and Morris
Des Moines reports two probate tax payments. Julia A. Kennedy of Marion paid $3722 on a $44495 estate. Nancy E. Morris of Vinton paid $2347 on a $23479 estate.
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Des Moines
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Marion
Nancy E. Morris
Vinton
Southeastern Rebekahs And Odd Fellows Convention At Keota
Keota hosts the Southeastern Iowa District convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs starting at 10 a.m. with addresses by Marie Novak and Lynn Irwin. Music, supper at Federated church, degree work by Carnation Rebekah lodge and Newton lodge, dance at Simm ering hall, and district officers and directors listed.
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Kenneth Pepper
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Victor Hess
Lester Tines
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Main Street
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Edna Carl
Lone Tree
James Biesecker
Marion
Caroline Darby
Convict Freed After Legal Error At Anamosa
Otto J. Heinze was released from the Anamosa state reformatory after Judge J. E. Heiserman sustained a writ of habeas corpus. Heinze, jailed since March 9, 1938, had a five year sentence for carrying concealed weapons. The judge ruled no penalty existed at sentencing, making the sentence invalid.
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Otto J. Heinze
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