Sheriff and coroner clash in probe of youth hanging
Osage Iowa AP report details a disputed death of 15 year old Paul Muller found naked and hanged in a barn. Sheriff Charles Kathan suspects murder and questions inmate Alfonso Wright near the scene. Coroner John Eiel insists the death was suicide citing a morning quarrel and lack of mistreatment. An inquest is planned for Monday.
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Osage (Ap
Mitchell County
Paul Richard Muller
Here
Paul
Charles Kathan
Alfonso Wright
Wright
John Eiel
Henry Wilks
Wilfred
Wilks
Kathan
Osage
State Hospital
Independence
Independence Hospital
Eiel
Fred Muller
Oldest Inhabitant Of Fayette County Dies At 94
Special to The Gazette West Union Iowa mourns Hiram E. Foster 94 longtime Fayette county resident since 1849 and last surviving Civil War veteran in West Union. A farmer brick mason and harness maker he served 1862 to 1865 in Company C Sixth Iowa cavalry with wife dying in 1928 a daughter Mrs James Archer surviving. He belonged to the Methodist church.
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West Union
Hiram E. Foster
Fayette County
Company C
Sixth Iowa Cavalry
Foster
Wisconsin
Clermont
Wyoming
Dakotas
Montana
James Archer
Methodist Church
Acting Postmaster General to Speak at Iowa Dinner
Acting Postmaster General William Howes will address the annual Postmasters Association of Iowa dinner in Davenport on August 22 after the date was shifted from August 21 to permit his appearance, Governor Herring announced.
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Des Moines
William Howes
Postmasters Association of Iowa
Davenport
Herring
Howes
Grinnell Youth Adviser Tells Of Escape From Ethiopia
Grinnell College graduate John H. Spencer, former adviser to Ethiopia’s foreign ministry, recalls his Addis Ababa experiences. He recounts bandit looting, the American legation firing, and his escape plans amid Italian advances. Spencer values Emperor Selassie and describes his front-line leadership and simple life at headquarters.
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Grinnell
Selassie
Haile Selassie
John H. Spencer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Spencer
Grinnell College
E. B. T. Spencer
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Europe
Geneva
Tabor Paints Mural for Independence Post Office
Independence resident Robert B. Tabor has completed a lobby mural for the new Independence post office. The piece shows a mail carrier on a blizzard route and is a likeness of an Independence carrier. The mural measures five feet seven inches by forty two inches. Tabor also has works exhibited in Washington and New York.
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Independence
New Independence
Robert B. Tabor
Tabor
White House
Washington
Rockefeller Center
New York City
Missing Iowa City girl found in South Dakota custody
Florence Clark, 18, of Iowa City, was located in Custer, South Dakota, living with a farm family after a month-long disappearance tied to a postponed marriage to a Rock Island man. The Custer sheriff verified her identity. she will be placed in a hospital or jail at the mother's request.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Florence Clark
Rock Island
Custer
S. D
Don McComas
C. F. Clark
Alleged Leader Of Bad Check Ring Nabbed In Wapello
WAPELLO AP Harry Marshall alleged head of a ring passing worthless checks in southeastern Iowa counties was arrested by Louisa county sheriff and will be turned to Davis county for prosecution. He is held in Henry county jail after returning from Kentucky prison. Four young men from Wapello area are serving time at Fort Madison or Anamosa for ring involvement.
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Wapello (Ap
Harry Marshall
Iowa
Davis County
Marshall
George Oakes
Louisa County
Henry County
Kentucky
Wapello
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Bad
Herring Replies To FiveThousand Three Hundred Fifty Suit
Governor Clyde L. Herring answered a $5,350 suit filed by Mrs. E. E. Clark over four bonds from a $250,000 issue raised in 1925 for Ewing apartments. He admitted issuance but said the bonds were turned to Iowa National Bank to liquidate Herring Motor Co obligations and were not his personal debts. He seeks dismissal.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Comfort and Comfort
E. E. Clark
Herring Motor Company
Two Small Girls Rescue 6-Footer From Drowning
At Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa two girls ages 13 and 12 pulled 22 year old Albert Tyselling from the water after he began drowning Friday night. Marjorie Black first noticed him, swam out but tired, then Genevieve Hamilton joined in and grabbed him by the hair guiding him to shore. A man helped them carry Tyselling to the beach where he was revived at a hospital.
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Oskaloosa
Albert Tyselling
Lake Keomah
Here
Marjorie Black
Tyselling
Genevieve Hamilton
Genevieve
Marjorie
Lightning Strikes Iowa Picnic in California Injures Three
In Long Beach California during the annual Iowa picnic about 100000 attendees were at Bixby park when a lightning bolt struck a tree under which three women and a girl sat. Mrs C B Cleveland 56 her daughter Mrs Leslie M Sweaney of Fort Dodge Ia and Lois Franke 13 of Los Angeles were stunned. Mrs Cleveland and Miss Franke treated at emergency hospital for arm hip injuries and shock.
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Long Beach
Calif
Iowa
Bixby Park
C. B. Cleveland
Leslie M. Sweaney
Fort Dodge
Lois Franke
Los Angeles
California
Centennial Pageant At Cedar County Fair In Tipton
Cedar County observes its 100th birthday during this year’s Tipton fair with the centennial pageant On Wings of Time. The event honors Cedar County’s early fairs begun in 1853 and features exhibits of antiques and heirloom textiles, plus a long history of the fairgrounds.
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Cedar Co. Fair
Tipton
Cedar County
R. M. Willer
The
Fair Association
C. S. Miller
Old Cedar
Alex Spear
John M. Moffit
Red Oak Township
Santa Ana
Spear
Mr. Spear
Cedar County Fair Association
Willer Farm
Landon Visits Backer Dean Pearson Calls Roosevelt Vote Voided
Governor Alf Landon welcomed Dean Alfred John Pearson of Drake University to his Saturday list in Topeka. Pearson, former minister to Poland and Finland, said he voted for Roosevelt in 1932 but never again. He claimed farmers in the northwest swing to Landon out of fear of taxes regimentation and scarcity policies.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Alfred John Pearson
Drake University
Des Moines
Poland
Finland
Roosevelt
Northwest
Landon
Pearson
Sioux City Eagles raid sparks chief clash and letter rift
Three off duty officers raided the Eagles lodge club house seizing three slot machines. Patrolman Ed ward Asmussen sent a letter to Chief Chris N. Dahl listing 49 places where law was broken and alleging the chief was near a machine during the raid. Dahl censured Asmussen as the dispute widens.
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Sioux City
Eagles Lodge
Chris N. Dahl
Edward Asmussen
Asmussen
Eagles Club
Dahl
John Conway
Lyle, Shadduck
Thomas Barron
Tor
City
Thomas Dempsey
C. P. Ross
Lawton
Fred Free
Edward O’connor
W. D. Hayes
O’connor
Hayes
Shadduck
Ray Ibling
Sioux City Considers Felon Registry Ordinance
Sioux City council plans a new ordinance requiring anyone convicted of felonies in the last year to register with the police chief upon arriving in the city. The measure, drafted for Safety Commissioner Gordon C. Hollar and County Attorney M. E. Rawlings, imposes a 100 dollar fine or 30 days in jail for noncompliance. Rawlings says it would curb use of former convicts as alibi witnesses in trials.
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Sioux City
Gordon C. Hollar
M. E. Rawlings
Rawlings
Iowa DAR Names State Chairman for Historical Efforts
Mrs. Sarah Paine Hoffman of Iowa City was named by state regent Mrs. Imogen B. Emery of Cedar Rapids as the Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution state chairman for historical efforts. The appointment was announced in Boone by heads of the group.
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O. E. Niffenegger
London
League of Nations
League Assembly
R. B. Tabor
Independence Post Office
Robert Tabor
Post Office
Custer, S. D
Grant White
Cedar County Agricultural Society
Sugar Creek Township
B. W. Wall
Rochester
W. Bailey
D. W. Hoy
Springdale
E. Rood
Cass
A. R. Hall
Center
R. M. Long
Springfield
F. M. Curtis
Polk
W. P. Dillon
Linn
J. Safley
J. W. Cattell
T. James
H. C. Pratt
S. P. Daniels
G. P. Wood
Prior Scott
M. W. Butler
J. D. Walker
Ezra Morton
Shanghais
Cochin Chinas
Dominicas
Car- Lawrie Tatum
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Samuel P. Daniels
Prescott
J. W. Kynett
W. C. Bryant
Marion
F. L. Sheldon
F. W. Spear
Cedar County Fair
Dean
R. L. van Voltinbergh
Manchester
Delaware County Fish and Game Commission
Midland
Greeley
Hugh Parker
van Voltinbergh
Game Commission
Plan Criminal Register
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