Multiple Obituaries and Fire Report From City Files
Reads like a string of obituaries and a fire emergency entry. Deaths listed include Mes Eleanon Paselka Savel at 1644 D Avenue NE and Francesca on Crispin 67 at 3101 Grovecourt SE. A.Cora Geesamin 60 dies at 728 Ninth Avenue SW. other notices reference Mercy hospital and various addresses. A fire at 932 Belmont Parkway NW involves 2 3 and ladder teams, with 44 minutes response. Address correction notes list Reece as 626 Sixth Avenue.
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Paselka Savel
D Avenue
Thuursdas
Francesca
Crispin
Grovecourt
Cora Geesamin
Ninth Avenue
Frilay
A. J0
Clark
Trice Avenue
HH L. Speignt
Belmont Parkway
Mercy Hospital
Merce
Andrew. Polehna
Second Street
Joan Petts
Otis Road
Lawrence Morgan
Center Point
Gus Gleason
Sixth Avenue
Reece
Larceny charges filed in Mount Vernon area court
Er nest Myver of near Mount Ver non faces larceny charges filed by Henry Staley of near Anamoca. Justice HN OR Church presided. Patrick Hogan, 60 of Waterloo, bound over for grand jury on vagrancy. He was jailed after failing to furnish a $100 bond in Justice Churchill’s court.
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Ernest Myver
Mount Vernon
Henry Staley
Anamoca
Church
Patrick Hogan
Waterloo
Cem Ta Prand
Churchills Court
Marriage Licenses Issued to LaVerne Miner and Sache V Purvis
Anamosa residents LaVerne Miner and Sache V Purvis obtained marriage licenses in the local civil records. The couple resides in Anamosa and completed the standard filing process.
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LaVerne Miner
Sache V Purvis
Anamosa
Wage-Hour foes score three major victories in Congress
Adolph J Sabath and Mrs Norton led opposition to wage hour revisions while Cox fought a procedural rule. A broadcast defending the law drew boyish prattle criticism from Ferdinand Barden who said agricultural exemptions were wiped out. Republican Welch backed administration views as 32 million agricultural workers press for change. Cox’s procedural amends passed 167 to 92 after a close House vote.
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Adolf J Sabath
Mrs. Norton
Cox
Philip B. Fleming
Henry A Wallace
Barden
Mageshour
Richard J. Welch
California
Labor Committee
Norton
Rules
House
Boy Wounded by Air Rifle Near Garfield School
A Garfield area incident left Siarsman Murray with a minor welt on his leg after an air rifle pellet struck him Friday noon. James Tucker, 1061 Daniels Street NE, allegedly fired the gun as Murray stood nearby at 11086 Oakland Road NE. Officer Carstons planned to question Tucker. The rifle reportedly belongs to Mickey Duffy of Oakland Road.
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Siarsman Murray
Center Point
Garfield
Fred Carstons
James Tucker
Daniels Street
Murray Bos
Tucker
Oakland Road
Murray Boy
Mickey Duffy
Marrying Judge Elopers Pal Dies in Denver
M E Shafto 80 longtime Ban ner county Nebraska judge known as the marrying judge died Thursday in a Denver hospital. From Harrisburg his hometown the judge presided over a county where elopers used to flee to marry without listing names in local papers. His family owns the county’s only newspaper. Only three divorce cases were filed during his 33 years on the bench and two were dropped. The trial of the remaining case drew county wide interest.
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Denver
M_ E_ Shafto
Banner County
Miss Lindsten Crowned Drake Relays Queen
Coe College student Merle Lindsten begins a 48 hour Drake relays reign with a chapel greeting and a busy schedule. She attends events from Circle of Honor luncheon to coronation at 2 30 p m with her royal court of honor and escorts, and plans to leave Des Moines Sunday noon.
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Speual
the Gazette
Des Moines
Coe
Merle Lindsten
Drake
Tan Kappa Epilon
Hone
Betty Poston
Corydon
Hotel Savery
Lilley Russell
Clinton
Court of Honor
Ved Husing
Circle of Honor
Hotel Kirkwood
Carrie Taylor
Leana Anderson
Drake Fraternity
Earl Dickson
St. Louis
Tau Kappi Epsilon
Herman
State House
Drake Vicam
D. Wo Morehouse
Drakes
Mig Cubbage
Franklin P. Johnson
Miss Lindston
Elloise Reasner
Drake Womens League
Ted
Drake re lays queen named at Coe college pageant
Rainy Thursday night parade of several hundred Coe students led by the ROTC band witnessed Merle Lindsten depart for Des Moines. Delta Delta Delta Chi Omega and Chi Beta Phi members presented corsages as Lindsten expressed happiness and pledged to be a worthy representative of Coe. Escort listed for Lindsten included C D Pugh L Grimes Kay Skow and Loyal Meek.
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ROTC
Des Moines
Merle Lindsten
Drake
Delta Delta Delta
Chi Omega
Chi Beta Phi
Miss Lindston
Coc
Andsten
Serpi
Francis D. Pugh
Coe College Military Department
Leland Grimes
Kay Show
Acorn
Loyal Meek
Cosmos
Grimes
Miss Skow
Iowa Gun Battle Leaves Multiple Wounded In Shootout
A gun battle in an Iowa neighborhood injures many, with victims including Officer Harry Anderson and restaurateur Paul Tegan. Reed, the shotgun suspect, dies as investigators probe a lure setup, while Edith, step-daughter of S. J. Smith, is linked to the case.
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Reed
Harry Anderson
E J Voigt
Paul Tegan
Herbert Nriecbaum
Anderson
Reeds Quarters
Third
Washington Streets
Cissna Park
Paul Reed
Girl Slain By Shot Through Window In Abington
Edith Snyder a 16 year old Glenside schoolgirl was shot through a closed window in her Abington township home as she studied. Police questioned friends and classmates while a 16 year old boy admitted involvement and is connected to the case.
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Dulletin
Abington
Glenside
David E Groshens
Edith Snyder
Philadelphia
INS
Edith
Abington Township
Edwin
Britain claims early air war win based on losses
Britain asserts it won the first air war round citing Germany losing 240 planes officially and about 66 more believed destroyed while RAF losses reach 77. British tallies list 488 RAF fatalities compared with 600 to 700 German. Norway losses cited as 52 verified and 28 believed.
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London
INS
Britain
Germany
Royal Ai Force
Air Ministry
Norway
Sweden
NLRB Examiners Urged to Draw Inferences in Absence of Facts
Washington. group of NLRB trial examiners were told by Dr Davis J Sapogs and Mapes Davidson that the board’s chief economic advisers urged drawing inferences when factual evidence is lacking in labor cases. The March 15 meeting in Washington conveyed these instructions.
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Washington
INS
National Labor Relations Board
Smith Nlrb
Mapes Davidson
Davis J. Sapogs
Nazis Express Regret Over Losey Death in Norway Raid
Germany officially expressed regret to the United States over the death of Robert M. Losey U S air attaché in Norway during a German bombing raid the state department announced Friday.
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Washington
INS
Germany
United States
Robert MM Losey
U.S
Norway
Eer Department
Friay
Western Union Indicted Over Bootleg Race Service Device
The indictment alleges Western Union ran a campaign against bootleg race services and used a concealed miniature radio device at the 400 club to disrupt enforcement. A separate count accuses three men of conspiracy to transmit prize information from Cincinnati to Chicago via Peter C Dreidame, with results sourced from Continental Press.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Peter C Dreidame
Continental Press
Radio Station Denies Interference With Miniature Outlaw Station
Sumner Quarton, general manager of WMT, said on Friday there was no knowledge of interference with his programs by an outlaw station transmitting racing information. The issue is checked by the FCC engineering division.
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WMT
Sumner Quarton
Federal Communications Commission
Bloody Narvik battles and losses reported by Admiralty
The British navy described heavy action off Norway with ships and transports lost and crews destroyed. In the First Battle of Narvik the destroyer Hunter and 147 crew members were believed lost, with several officers possibly prisoners. The Second Battle of Narvik reportedly saw seven German destroyers sunk while British ships escaped unharmed.
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London
North Sea
Baltic
Norway
Admiralty
Narvik
Britain
Mediterranean
Eclipse
Closing Arguments In Berres Murder Trial
Closing arguments wrapped the murder trial of Carol Berres 19 West Allis Wis accused of fatally shooting Elmer Lennon night marshal at Pestville Berres testified he fired a single shot to scare a man who ordered him from his car Lennon fired next and a bullet from his gun hit Berres Berres claimed he learned of the killing only after his arrest Ballistics expert Harald Gesell tied the fatal bullet to Berres possession
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Lennon
Berres
Margaret Peterson
Marionette
Wis
Miss Peterson
Harald Gesell
Des Moines
Methodists Called to Fast for Peace Sunday
Atlantic City Nova Scotia AP News reports that the Methodist general conference urged fasting without dinner on Sunday June 2 and prayer for speedy war termination and lasting peace. Over 709 delegates supported the fast and 7,856,000 members were asked to observe the day as self denial and prayer.
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Atlantic City
N.S
APY
General Conference
Garner Friendly To Logan Walter Bill
Friends of Vice President John Nance Garner say he supports the Logan Walter bill creating court review for rules and orders of over 100 quasi judicial agencies. Senate backers announce they will push the measure for action next week.
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Washington
INS
John Nance Garner
Senate
Woollcott Recovering From Heart Ailment in San Francisco
Alexander Woollcott renowned writer and actor was reported recovering Friday from a heart ailment but will have to rest until autumn in San Francisco as he convalesces under medical care and plans to resume work later.
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San Francisco
Alexander Woollcott
Credit To Norway Of Export-Import Bank Now Canceled
Washington AP The United States ends a $10 million export credit to Norway as neutrality acts extend to Norway. Ameri can munitions sales move to cash and carry. Denmark status not stated amid German invasion. Proclamations issued at Warm Springs Georgia suspend certain credit facilities and curb shipments within the combat zone.
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Norway
Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Denmark
Germanys Northward Push in Norway Faces Mixed Frontline Outlook
Allied and German forces clash across Trondheim Lillehammer and Oslo regions as reinforcements arrive and lines shift. British and Norwegian troops halt German advances at Steinkjer and Roeros while Dagbrand valley and Oosterdal valley actions threaten Trondheim. Despite confidence on both sides, huge terrain challenges and air power hinder breakthrough efforts.
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Norway
Berlin
Trondheim
French Foreign Legion
Namsos
Steinkier
Maere
Steinkjer
Dombas
Lillehammer
Otta
Gudbrandsdal
Ringebu
Otto Stoeren
Dombas Split
Stoeren
Jijerkinn
Roeros
Oslo
Oesterdal
Hjerkinn
Oosterdal
Rocros
Northeast Iowa district high school music contest results
Waterlooo area reports list numerous winners across solos and ensembles from Decorah Earlville Waukon Cedar Rapids and other towns in classes AA A B C D. Notables include Mary Jean Olson first in marimba and Jeanne Cash first in soprano solo. National auditions and chamber groups also featured with multiple first place finishes.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Peter Tarink
Decorah
Isabel Clifton
Earlville
Ardis Johnson
Atkins
Mary Jean Olson
Waukon
Rosemary Kuhn
Karl Smykil
Anamosa
Shireley Nutting
West Union
Jeanne Cash
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Marjorie Rima
Joan Yessler
McKinley
Viola Westendorf
Oelwein
Robert Lynch
Independence
Howard Kass
Anita Pufahl
Monona
Marie Fratzke
Jesup
Paul Schutte
Postville
Virginia White
Springville
Robert Levine
Marion
Robert Sharp
Winthrop
David Arbequist
Dundee
Howard Carroll
Belle Plaine
Virginia Rittenhouse
Maxine Kanipe
Tracy
Dorothy Maley
Stanley
Ruth Connell
Maquoketa
Betty Wickler
Louise Crumb
Tama
Lorraine Knoke
Elkader
Yola Rodman
Monticello
Dean Petersen
Newhall
Center Point
Brags
Eliader
Vinton
Dechwein
Ruth Ostrander
Lucille Harris
Mary Mezziotto
Cy Harris
Charles Birmingham
Lawton Anderson
Ray Cannon
Toledo
Alfred Jacob
Elgin
Leonard Lamphier
Volga City
Howard L. Lynch
Georgiana Amidon
Lavonne Brings
Tracer
Roberta Lauderdale
Virgie Mosby
Janice Luge
Strawberry Point
Jeanette Miller
Aurora
Bette Thompson
Hopkinton
Polly Steele
Muriel Webster
Patsy Bush
Maynard
Fayette
Max Milton
Palo
Helen Gluesing
Harold Eschen
Eugene Dunn
Eugene Meyer
Max Batchelder
Aldys Jane Schwab
Iris Rammelsberg
Phyllis Fry
Manchester
Alethea Clingman
Alen Parker
Donald Stucki
Roland Diehl
Roosevelt
Glenn Vanderbilt
Ruth Hemmer
Wilson
Oclwein
Howard Owen
Madrigal Group
Bill Church Monona
Ethel Coon
Nona Belle Slick
Dean Stucker
Lee Smith
Kermit Hendrickson
Eugene Pugh
Robert Allen
Eleanor Lockwood
June DeWees
Merle Krotzer
John Kelly
H. Steinbeck
Norway
Darlene Hiltman
Julia Verbeck
Virginia Qlin
Maxine Shipton
Jean Rehder
Arlene Anfinson
Minerva Henning
Lois Fern Timm
Eugene Jennersohn
Bea Rosenberg
Maruoketa
Bonnie Carey
Robert Burns
Vinton School For the Blind
Gladys Fredrich
Kathleen Pessa
Ruth McCutcheon
Traer
Jean Henry Traer
Clarence
Kimball appeal on exemption from wage bonus garnishment
Don W. Kimball and Amy Kimball appeal a district court case over exemption of an employee bonus from execution. Penick and Ford, Ltd. is garnishee after Justice Ball’s 1939 ruling awards $99 to the plaintiff and orders execution on the Kimballs’ bonus earnings. The case centers on whether the bonus is personal earnings exempt for the last 90 days, with a prior 1939 finding limiting exemption to 90 days of earnings.
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Don W. Kimball
Amy Kimball
Penick and Ford, Ltd
W. A. Ball
E Acbi
J Klinger
John Palumbo Grocery
Kadlee
James Grocers
Justice Ball
Trucker Padziora Fined 300 for DUI After Escape Attempt
Walter Padziora a 26 year old Chicago trucker was fined 300 and costs for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated by the Lisbon County court. A 90 day jail sentence was noted if the fine remains unpaid after he allegedly attempted to jump from a patrol car during arrest.
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Walter Padziora
Chicago
Lisbon
Highway Patrol
Clarence B Day
Ring
F Pom Pagziora
First Avenue
Tenth Street SE
G K Thompson
Day
Padziora
Adelman Guardianship Motion Upheld by Court
Judge John T Moffit sustained Louis T Adelman’s bid to set aside the April 15 order that granted Mount Vernon guardian J E Colton authority to strike an Adelman filed application aimed at nullifying the guardianship for Mary Haskins. Adelman claimed he had permission from Judge H C Ring to arrange a hearing time with the guardian’s attorney.
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John T Moffit
Louis T. Adelman
Polk County
Mary Haskins
Mount Vernon
J E. Colton
Guardian
Adelman
Haskins
H C Ring
Isis
Wills of Oliphant couple probated. heirs named
The wills of Tobias Oliphant and Nellie A Oliphant were probated Friday after Nellie died March 13 and Tobias died April 19. Legatees include F Everett Oliphant Frank P Oliphant Norma R Richardson Leo E Oliphant George L Oliphant Wilbur B Olphant Delmar J Oliphant and Rolland L Oliphant. Frank P Oliphant and Delmar J Oliphant were named executors. Wills dated March 13, 1934.
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Tobias Oliphant
Nellie A Oliphant
Judge Denies Transfer of Stocks in Krejsa Sedlak Estate
After a Wednesday hearing Judge C J Haas denied J W Lesinger acting as Mary Krejsa estate administrator the right to transfer a 10 share utilities stock certificate from Jennie Sedlak estate to the Krejsa estate. Sedlak estate administrator resisted the petition noting the stock remained in Sedlak name as Sedlak trustee for Krejsa.
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C J. Haas
J W. Lesinger
Mary Krejsa
Jennie Sedlak
Krejsa
Sedlak
Weirick will probate and Jasa partition noted
The will of William S. Weirick who died March 30 was probated Wednesday. legatees named in the 1927 will include a daughter Sadie Clare Carr and sons Daniel F. Weirick Margaret Hodgden and Gladys Elliott with Lottie Weirick appointed executrix. A real estate partition decree by Judge H C Ring names Frances Jasa and Richard P Jasa as half owners. William P Whipsale named referee and Richard C Jones Carl Hendrickson and George P Witwer as appraisers. PD W Bates receiver authorized to sell Linn county real estate to Harold E Madery for 250 dollars. Charity Marguerite Newland is the plaintiff in a will annulment case. Thursday's Gazette incorrectly listed her as Christy Marguerite Newland.
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William S. Weirick
Sadie Clare Carr
Daniel F. Weirick
Margaret Hodgden
Gladys Elliott
Lottie Weirick
H. C. Ring
Frances Jasa
Richard P. Jasa
William P Whipsale
Richard C. Jones
Carl Hendrickson
George P. Witwer
PD. W. Bates
Wapsie Valley State Bank of
Central City
H. C. Ring Friday
Linn County Real Estate
Harold E. Madery
Charity Marguerite Newland
Christy Marguerite Newland
Utility Lobbyist Is Sentenced For Perjury
Albert C. Laun former vice president and lobbyist for Union Electric pled no contest to three counts of perjury in U S federal court. Judge Charles B Davis sentenced him to one year and a day on each count with concurrent terms and fines totaling $4 500. A request to suspend the sentence was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Albert C. Laun
Union Electric Company
Missouri
Securities and Exchange Commission
Charles B Davis
Lutheran Head Named President Of Illinois Augustana Conference
The Rev. Oscar A. Benson pastor at Salem Lutheran Church in Chicago was named president of the Illinois conference of the Augustana Lutheran Synod. The conference includes about 180 churches across Michigan Indiana Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Detroit
Oscar A. Benson
Salem Lutheran Church
Chicago
Thursday
Illinois
The
Augustana Lutheran Synod
Michigan
Indiana
Tnwa
Wisconsin
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