Martial Law at Le Mars Ends Year of Rural Unrest
The Le Mars region faced a year of strife as farmers led a wide farm strike that disrupted markets, blocked roads, and halted foreclosures. Clashes with authorities escalated to gunfire near Sioux City, with mob actions and vigilante arrest attempts. Governor Herring imposed a foreclosure moratorium, while a county jail standoff and a fatal shooting marked the climax.
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le Mars
Sage
M.k
Sioux Cirry
Elate
Plymouth County
Council Bluffs
R D Markell
Sioux City
Nile Cochran
Lfe
Clyde Herring
Genetitat
Perm
Garne & Court Mis
Tiona
Mortrace
Bradley
Mrs R L La Chappelle Heads Jones County Clubs Again
Mrs R L La Chappelle of Anamosa leads the Jones county federation for a third term at a convention in Anamosa. Speakers include Mrs D Pirie Beyea Cedar Rapids and Mrs Harriet Lamey Onslow with reports on adult education and Iowa history.
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R. L. LA Chappelle
Jones County
HD Green
Forr
Fred Truax
Olin Resnonce
James E Remsey
Mable Vollang
Iowa
D M Beggs
W McLees
Corver
Concord Round Table
Anamosa Soross
Twentieth Centary
Ln Altruman
Onslow
Womans Club Center Junction
Mason City
I. B. Jackson
D. Pirie Beyea
Cedar Rapids
America
Anamosa High School
Ray Hutchinson
H D Green
F W Damour
I E Jackson
F C Kellogg
F. D Fillmore
Bevea
Stone City Seeks Incorporation In Anamosa Petition Filed
The residents of Stone City filed a petition for incorporation with Anamosa court. Commissioners appointed by the court include J W Dearborn Walter Rowen Joe Howe George Drumbarger and I J Dearborn.
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Anamosa
Stone City
Dearborn
Walter Rowen
Joe Howe
George Drumbarger
J Dearborn
Oration On Coolidge Wins League Contest
Iowa City reports the Northern Oratorical League contest with Paul Howe of Northwestern top in the event. Ace Bot of the Senate of Nebraska and James Lembke of Des Moines placed well, while the University of Warsaw’s Arthur Maze Idan offered a critical tribute to Coolidge’s era.
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Iowa City
Cawin Conidge
Arthur B
Maze Idan
University of Warsone
Trureclay
Troomphant
Paul KO Howe Os
Northwestern Univercity
Epke
Ace Boter
Snaiseraaty
Retogan
Lembke
Bot
Tama County Recorder And Toledo Woman Wed
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Tama County recorder wedding Toledo woman. Mentions of names, dates, and places are unclear but imply a local civil ceremony with community context in a Tama County setting.
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Tama County Recorder
Toledo
School Executives Assess Tax Strain On Des Moines Area
Iowa education leaders gather for a conference to analyze how to keep schools open amid tax delays and bank closures. They discuss the Beatty Bennett law and its two year graduated cost reductions affecting districts with varying tax revenues.
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DES Moines
INS
Stern
Iowa
Fredar
Agnes Samuelson
Sapygsts
Pubis Imsimmcigsn Sbipe
Mumbermir Absut
Ecs Samuelson
Beatty-Bennett
Ruling Finds Beer Ads at Businesses Legal Under New Law
Des Moines assistant attorney general L. W. Powers says beer advertisements at places of business are not outdoor advertising under the beer bill and require no executive council approval. Newspaper and handbill ads are also not outdoor advertising, and signs on vehicles are exempt. outdoor advertising refers to fixed outdoor displays as part of the landscape.
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Des Moines
INS
L. W. Powers
Executive Council
Wegman Suspends 3.2 Beer License in Council Bluffs
State Treasurer L. J Wegman announced the suspension of Leo Dahir of Omaha's 3.2 beer license in Council Bluffs while investigations continue. Dahir had been tied to a federal racketeering conspiracy case in Omaha. the indictment was reportedly quashed after a disputed trial began.
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Des Moines
L. J Wegman
Leo Dahir
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Weeman
Dahir
Wegman
Marengo Couple Observe Their 66th Anniversary
Marengo residents Mr and Mrs Gould celebrated their sixty sixth wedding anniversary receiving many callers. They were married in the mid 1800s and have seven children, twenty grandchildren, and thirty one great grandchildren. The Goulds spent most of their lives in the area with relatives in Marengo American Falls Idaho Walla Idaho and nearby towns.
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Marengo
J Wien d
Irs Gould
Bort
Homestead
Gould
Fae Wayne
Goulds
Aron
RF “Enrite
J HO Vaughn
Meio L FE Wanemaker
J C Zaret
Albert
Earl
Wror
L W Conant
American Fas
Idaho
William Meelasraid
Vieter
James
Berreett Idaho
Reser
Local Woman Cora Allen Killed in Quake
A Cedar Bay area resident, formerly of Bertram, identified as Cora Allen, was killed in a recent quake. The victim had lived on Cedar Rayside and later resided in Los Angeles, with authorities noting the incident as a fatal disaster involving a local resident.
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Cora Allen
Cary Alen
Tre Canferra
Vernon Avenue
Cedar
Anamosa Auxiliary To Sponsor Clinic
Special to The Gazelle reports the Ameritas auxiliary will sponsor a clinic on March 2 for children. Local names and roles are partially garbled but indicate a community effort with several organizers and participants listed.
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Anamosa Auxiliary
Beas Yunis
Acre
Chilktreen
Petass
Shawna
Kiser
Padi
Peng Sy
Qweras
Thomas de Bath
Mo Sedmond
Jana Trastic
Tiando Sato
Seward Whita
Forestry Recruits Begin Camp Routine in Des Moines
Town youths aged 18 to 25 join camp at Des Moines as part of the Conservation Corps. Recruits from Cerro Gordo Black Hawk and Dubuque counties train at Fors Snelling Minnesota while Woodbury and Pottawattamie counties train at Fors Crook Nebraska. Kittinger of the Iowa emergency relief committee confirms no further enlistments will occur until a labor department notice arrives.
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Des Moines
San Conservation Corps
Wuttans Ae Awsrad
Vostaite
Ghasee
Port Des Moines
Cerro Gordo
Black Hawk
Dubuque
Fors Snelling
Minn
Woodbury
Pottawattamte
Fors Croek
Neb
RB Kittinger
Towa Emergency Reef Committee
Towa
United States Department of Labor
Washington
Washington County Farmer Ends Life
War Lyon White Matthess 42 died Thursday from shotgun wounds at his Lexington area home. He loaded a livestock truck, asked his wife to drive it to his father's farm, then shot himself in the barn. No inquest. Survived by widow, a daughter, and his father. Born December 23, 1890 in Wellman area. Financial troubles given as a non-specific motive.
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Lexington
Washington
W.S. Kyle
Matthess
H. E
Elva White Matthess
Wellman
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