Butter theft ring hits Oran and Dumont creameries
Iowa investigators report a coordinated butter theft ring struck Oran and Dumont creameries, taking 1,024 and 1,100 pounds respectively. The raids, part of a wider operation across sixteen creameries, have lifted losses above 15,000 since April 1 with an arrest of Harvey Mighell and four suspects sought.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Justice
Oran
Fayette County
Dumont
Butler County
Omaha
Chicago
Palmer
Fenton
Edgewood
Britt
Kimballton
Coulter
Aston
Hampton
Hubbard
Randall
Nashua
Masonville
Harvey Mighell
Holstein
Glen Schmidt
State Bureau of Investigation
Wapello County Set Vote on Jail Bonds September 1
A special election is scheduled for September 1 in Wapello County to approve a 13 750 bond issue for building a county jail. The issue would be boosted by an 11 250 PWA grant, totaling 25 000 for jail construction and the sheriff's residence, following word from PWA administrator P F Hopkins of federal approval.
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Wapello
Board of Supervisors
Louisa County
PWA
P. F. Hopkins
Gillette To Speak At Springville Harvest Home
Rep. Guy M. Gillette, nominated by the Democratic Party to fill the late Louis Murphy’s term as U S senator, will speak at the Harvest Home festival in Springville on August 18 at 2 p m.
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Springville
Guy M. Gillette
United States
Louis Murphy
Morrow Estate Pays Inheritance Tax in Washington IA
The estate of W. J. Morrow of Washington Iowa paid an inheritance tax of 1756.10 on a valuation of 35121.92.
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Des Moines
INS
W. J. Morrow
Washington
First Communion Held at Immaculate Conception Church
Ten children received their first Holy Communion during mass at Immaculate Conception Church led by Rev. J. F. Mc Caffery. After the service they joined the Scapular of the Blessed Virgin Mary and enjoyed a parish hall picnic breakfast.
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Masonville
Immaculate Conception
J. F. McCaffery
Bernadine Lawless
Marlene Duffy
Mary Ellen Keenan
Mary Ellen Callahan
Dean Maroney
Junior Cannon
Robert McGraw
Harold Keenan
LaVerne Haas
Raymond Connoly
Mary Loretta
Mary Imidata
Mary Concepta
Agnes O’conner
Loraine Kelly
Youth Day Observed at Methodist Church Brandon
Youth day at the Brandon Methodist church featured morning talks on the Clear Lake institute by Pauline Trezona Mildred Bender and Donald Hauser. Rev. R. S. Phillips spoke on Youth and Age. Evening round table discussion was led by Rev. James Delahooke of Stanwood with Brandon and Rowley leagues.
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Brandon
Methodist Church
Clear Lake Institute
Pauline Trezona
Mildred Bender
Donald Hausner
R. S. Phillips
Davenport
James Delahooke
Stanwood
Rowley
Iowa News in Brief Highlights Inheritance, Divorce, Weddings
Probate inventories in Tama county list estates for Henry Theede fifty, Fannie Musel, and Fred Ingram with values and debts. Esther Polka seeks divorce from Frank Polka over alleged inhuman treatment and requests custody and alimony. Community anniversaries and university summer enrollments are reported, plus local weddings, reunions, and obituaries across towns like Chelsea, Gladbrook, Tama, Vinton, and Columbus Junction.
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Toledo
Tama County
Henry Theede
Gladbrook
Harold
Walter
Raymond Eggers
Leona Knudson
Velma Cross
Sioux Falls
S. D
Albert
Erwin Baumeier
Lillie Fink
Elsie Wiese
Edna Untiedt
Alice
Leslie
Delbert
Erwin
Curtis
Newell Hass
Fannie Musel
Chelsea
Mary Musel
Frank
Severin
Anton
John Musel
Esther Polka
Tama County District Court
Frank Polka
Tama
Donald
Polka
Dexter
Democrats endorse Kelly for Jacobsen's congressional post
Davenport attorney Glenn D. Kelly won the endorsement of Scott county Democrats at a caucus to fill the vacancy left by the death of Rep. B M Jacobsen. Two candidates were named Kelly and Louis E Roddewig. Under the unit rule the 57 county votes go to Kelly.
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Davenport
Scott County
Glenn D. Kelly
B. M. Jacobsen
Clinton
Kelly
Louis E. Roddewig
State Board of Assessment and Review
Arrest Floater Detained in Jones County Robberies
A man identifying as William Miller was arrested in Monticello and held for investigation. Officials seek links to break ins and a weekend robbery as deputies processed evidence from Langworthy and Olin while Des Moines and Washington labs analyzed fingerprints.
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Anamosa
William Miller
Monticello
Roy Pearson
Miller
Cooley
Langworthy
Olin
Des Moines
Washington
Bedell and His Client Released in Jury Bribery Case
Walter Bedell former Spirit Lake attorney and Henry Chapman two of six defendants in a federal jury tampering case were released from Polk county jail after completing sentences sixty days were cut for good behavior Len Chapman brother of Henry got a year with a $1000 fine unpaid Henry Chapman received no fine Bedell also faced a $1000 fine paid July 28 Three others were convicted Bert Ganderm Bayard juror got a year and a day in Leavenworth William Stevenson Boone and Gene Russell of Des Moines received suspended sentences
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Des Moines
Walter Bedell
Spirit Lake
Henry Chapman
Carroll
Polk County
Len Chapman
Henry
Bedell
Chapman Brothers
William Stevenson
Boone
Gene Russell
Bert Ganderm Bayard
Leavenworth
Anderson family reunion at Scattergood honors memories
West Branch hosts annual Anderson family reunion with a dinner business meeting and program. Out of town guests include Chris Anderson and family Des Moines Earl Ervin and two sons Vinton and many relatives from Monticello Cedar Rapids West Liberty and West Branch attend. The 1937 reunion is set for the first Sunday in August.
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West Branch
Anderson
Scattergood
Chris Anderson
Des Moines
Earl Ervin
Vinton
A. T. Madsen
Monticello
C. B. Bundy
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Kline
West Liberty
Katherine Madsen
Ernest Olsen
Laura Pedersen
Harold
Ed Anderson
Marjorie
Carl Olsen
Harry
John Thompson
John Edward
Anders Pedersen
Tom Siler
Louie Hansen
Lysle Sc
Dana College
Atlantic City
Russell Anderson
Kline
Elsie Marie Pedersen
Baldwin Eighteen Past and Present Pupils Reunion at Chattanooga
Eighty five attendees from Baldwin, past and present pupils and friends, gathered at the Chattanooga school for the ninth annual reunion with a picnic and program. Genevieve White is the current teacher. the oldest attendee was Mrs. Catherine McNamee, 76, and the youngest was Percy Caven, 17 months. Officers elected: President Mrs. Gertrude Morin and secretary-treasurer Mrs. Mate McNamee. Program committee: Mrs. Bessie Miller, Mrs. Mable Current, and Miss Genevieve White.
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Sherman Caven
Gertrude Morin
Mate McNamee
Bessie Miller
Mable
Genevieve White
Tipton Bride Stella C McLain Weds Marion Barnes In Tipton
Miss Stella C McLain daughter of Mrs Mary McLain Tipton and Marion E Barnes Riverside Calif formerly of Marion were married by Rev H N Poston Attendants were Mrs Poston and Ruth Poston After the ceremony the couple drove to Marion to visit the bridegroom's parents Mrs Barnes a Tipton high school graduate and the groom a chemical engineer with a fruit company in Riverside where they will live
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Sigourney
Jean Baylor
C. E. Baylor
J. Ray Hermanstorfer
C. H. Rumbaugh
Presbyterian Parsonage
Harold Klein
Hermanstorfer
Sigourney High School
University of Iowa
What Cheer
South Main Street
Tipton
Stella C. McLain
Mary McLain
Marion E. Barnes
Riverside
Calif
Marion
H. N. Poston
Landon Leads 2 to 1 in Farmers Poll at Shenandoah
Gov Alfred M Landon led President Roosevelt by almost two to one in a Shenandoah Evening Sentinel straw poll among 450 farmers on rural routes. Through Tuesday Landon had 40 votes to 22 for Roosevelt with Lemke at one. Dickinson and Wilson also polled for other GOP posts.
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Shenandoah
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Evening Sentinel
Landon
William Lemke
Lester J. Dickinson
George Wilson
Lemke
Dickinson
Kalona Plans Annual Homecoming August 13
Kalona prepares for its annual homecoming on August 13 with a parade at 10 AM awarding prizes, a pony show, a noon hour concert, a 1 PM high school band performance under Gerald D. Boshart, magic shows at 2 PM and 8:45 PM, a 2:30 PM 4-H platform drill, music by a Hawaiian troupe, ventriloquist Doc George at 3:15 PM and 8 PM, an amateur contest at 3:30 PM with 15 in prizes, and athletic contests at 4:30 PM with 20 in prizes. Bayertown Kittenball plays Kalona at 8 PM on the lit field, concessions open all day, and the Washington County Farm Bureau runs an information booth offering soil testing and crop guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Gerald D. Boshart
English River Township
Doc George
R. Driscoll
Royal Cadets
Bayertown
Washington County Farm Bureau
Rogers rites mark life of Walter C Rogers at Brandon church
Funeral services were held Sunday at Brandon Christian Church for Walter C Rogers born July 16 1881 on a farm near Walker. He married Maud Bird May 24 1905, and they had four children Leo Genevieve Clifford and Harold. The couple later moved to Minnesota in 1915.
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Brandon
Brandon Christian Church
Walter C. Rogers
Walker
Maud Bird
Wilson Bird
Leo
Backus
Minn
Genevieve Cunningham
Argo
Min
Clifford
Anamosa
Harold
Minnesota
Kramer Family Reunion Held at Daniels Park Cedar Rapids
The Kramer families met at Daniels Park Cedar Rapids with 98 attendees. Officers were reelected for next year led by President C C Kramer and Vice President O R Kramer. Next reunion set for first Sunday in August at Daniels Park. An entertainment program followed the business session.
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Bertram
Kramer
Daniels Park
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Kramer
O. R. Kramer
George Kramer
Frank Lerner
Walter Kamer
Ted Hoover
Helen Wickham
Charles
Betty
Geraldia
John Hoover
Mary
Mildred
Warren
Allan Emmons
Gordon
Ellis
Joyce
Avis
Dean
Gene Allen
Robins
Z. T. Kramer
Walter Kramer
Lorraine
Bweed
William Kramer
Prank
Ily
Dorthea
Kathryn
Eddie Harville
Jane
June Anne
James Hoover
Glenn
James, Sr
Celista
Marilyn
Marion
Rebecca Brown
H. J. Hermon
Carl Hoover
Philip
Carrie Kramer
Marjorie Camppell
Iowa County Gets Half Inch of Rain
Light rainfall across Iowa yielded a county total of about a half inch in northern Iowa county near Marengo. Hamilton county measured .32 inch and Boone .16 inch. The precipitation brought local benefit though it did not soak the soil and marked the first general showers since June 9.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa County
Marengo
Hamilton County
Boone
Iowa City Legion Names Delegates
Don Davis Dr H H Jacobsen and Robert Vogt were chosen as Iowa City delegates to the Forty and Eight convention at Clinton Aug 23 by the Roy L Chopek post of the American Legion. Alternates named were Gordon Dinsmore Charles Boden and Commander Louis E Clark. The Forty and Eight convention is held with the American Legion convention at Clinton Aug 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Don Davis
H. H. Jacobsen
Robert Vogt
Clinton
Roy L. Chopek
American Legion
Gordon Dinsmore
Charles Boden
Louis E. Clark
Mrs John L Lawson dies at 72 in Manchester
Mrs John L Lawson 72 longtime Manchester resident died at home after two and a half year illness. Funeral at Presbyterian church Thursday with Rev James McInnis and Rev Thomas Shaffer. Burial in Greeley. Born Sarah L Coolidge in Greeley November 10 1863. Married to John L Lawson. golden anniversary in 1933. Survived by husband son William J Lawson Lyndhurst NJ and brothers Zenith Coolidge Idaho and Stephen Coolidge Arnold NE.
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Rs. J. H. Service
Washington, D. C
Paul F. Zoschke
Roskseney McKellar
Rockford
Ill
Mr. Service
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
Robert J. Service
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Hattie McKellar
Lawrence McKellar
Illyria
John McKellar
Chicago
Illyria Cemetery
Monticello
J. L. Arduser
Arnold Buol
Dubuque
Arduser
Dora Ambuehl
Andrew and
Katherine Ambuehl
Switzerland
United States
Bowen’s Prairie
Richland Township
George Maire
George Ambuehl
Kate Baer
Margaret Kiburz
Andrew Ambuehl
Manchester
John L. Lawson
Presbyterian Church
James McInnis
Thomas P. Shaffer
Methodist Church
Greeley
Sarah L. Coolidge
J. Coolidge
William J. Lawson
Lyndhurst
N. J
Zenith Coolidge
Idaho
Stephen Coolidge
Arnold, Neb
Iowa Business Digest notes steady uptick in in state economy
University of Iowa economist Professor George R. Davies reports in the Iowa Business Digest that drought may affect outlook later, with Iowa employment rising 1.2 percent from last month and 10.4 percent from a year ago. National figures show slow continued improvement with higher production and consumption, though income has largely flowed into securities rather than consumer markets.
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Iowa City
George R. Davies
University of Iowa College of Commerce
Iowa Business Digest
Davies
University Economist
Iowa
Sixth annual Wallick family reunion held in Cedar Rapids
North Liberty hosted the sixth annual F. K. Wallick reunion at Bever Park with a picnic dinner for 26 relatives. Officers elected for the year were Elmer Wallick president and Emma Baker secretary treasurer. Attendees included Stoner Cochran Browns Wallicks and others from North Liberty Lisbon Cedar Bluff Tipton Martelle Mount Vernon and Sterling Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Liberty
F. K. Wallick
Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Wallick
Emma _ Baker
J. W. Stoner
Herbert Cochran
Marilyn Sue
W. S. Wallick
Blanche
Lisbon
Ed Brown
Murel Brown
Cleora
Yvonne
Cedar Bluff
Ella Wallick
Oren Wallick
Junior
Tipton
Harry Holcomb
Kenneth Holcomb
Martelle
George Wallick
Mount Vernon
Emma Baker
Sterling, Ill
Maquoketa bans fireworks citywide
Maquoketa city council adopted an ordinance prohibiting discharge or retail sale of fireworks within the city. The measure allows permission for organized displays in open areas with no damage risk. It builds on a previous ban on sale of giant crackers to reduce fire hazards.
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Maquoketa
Wyoming Plans Fall Festival and Horse Show
Committees named for Wyoming fall festival and horse show set for August 13 and 14. Roles listed include Horse show led by Dr. W Bronson, concessions by Ernest Rei and W E Edwards, advertising by R Marshall and others, dance by L B Madsen, and decorations by Paul Coop. Association officers include President George Miller, Secretary H N Morse, and Treasurer R Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
W. Bronson
F. L. Harrington
Gordon Marshall
Claud Sears
August Hansen
Howar Day
Ernest Rei
W. E. Edwards
George Irelan
Wallace Shaffer
R. Marshall
Ernest Weller
L. B. Madsen
Robert Platner
Lyle Jenkins
Theodore Becker
Calamus Scout Troop Registers For Second Year
Calamus Boy Scout troop re registers for a second year with two new Scouts and ten returning from last year. No committee members listed. Rev W Bostrom continues as scout master with Dr E L Johnson as assistant. A group including Dan Reyerts Marlon Shelton Joh Henry Eden Sherwood Anderse and Gerald Drummond plus the Scoutmaster attend a northeast Iowa area camp at Iten on the Maquoketa River starting August 9.
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Calamus
Earl McLatch
Harley Shelton
Robert Reekts
W. Bostrom
E. L. Johnson
Dan Reyerts
Marlon Shelton
Joh Henry Eden
Sherwood Anderse
Gerald Drummond
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W. L. McCalley
A. C. Hall
Independence
K. C. Beatty
Allen Smith
Philip Mattice
Verdae Mattice
Oelwein
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Arlington
Susie Mattice
Chown
Cedarside Inn
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Cedar River
Columbus Junction
Conesville
Lone Tree
Nichols
Muscatine
Ida Chown van Sant
Carl Foster
Grace Chown
Maxine Green
Davidson
Columbus Chautauqua Park
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Emma Davidson
Ainsworth
Rock Island
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Cherry Park
Ray Fay
J. Burnett
Clarence Matteson
Waymen Gager
Charles City
Dale Paris
Art Miller
George McNiel
Cliff Fox
Hugh Snyder
Fred Haars
Center Point
Donald McKee
Harris Wilson
Central City
Ross Cherry
Quasqueton
Paul Wilson
Cascade
Louise Macomber
Archie Macomber
Mercy Hospital
Cascade Township
William
Robert
Tommy
Helen Mae
Charles Macomber
William Fairburn
David de Best
Hopkinton
Atalissa
Lee Smith
Frances
Herbert L. Coss
Elmer Coss
St. Mary’s Church
Wilton
J. M. Cash
John Smith
Coss
Hershey Hospital
Mr. Coss
Rock Island Railroad
Blue Valley and
Dol
Blue Valley
Jacobsen
Floater
Jones County
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Ian
St-S-E
Saatee
Legion Names Delegates
Selby Arch Preservers
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Pric
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