15 Year Old Reenacts Girl's Murder in Prairie du Chien
Harold Best, 15, admitted to reenacting the murder of his sister Maddred in a June 4 shooting at the Shaw home. He led investigators through the sequence as witnesses watched, confessing to steps leading to the crime. Best remains in a delinquency facility as prosecutors pursue charges.
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Prairie DU Chien Wis
Olver White
Harold Best
White
Salders Grove
Lilian Shaw
Five Thousand Present At Springville Fete Event
The Springville fete drew about 5,000 attendees for races and a band concert at Ball Park. Winners included Bob Blubes, Ben Tassos, Jerry Hetpion in boys events, with Mary Lou Thomas winning the girls 50 yard dash. Premiums in the school gym exhibits showcased quilts, rugs, and embroidery among many entries.
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Ken Jevlour
Yole Rodman Grrn
Ang Isabele Nunor Sevona
Bob Blubes
Ben Tassos
Jerry Hetpion
Ed Dudek
Bill Graham
Ing Wilson Cosper
Bert Cooper Jr
Stamey Jones
Mary Lou Thomas
Kenneth Paul
Sprreville Band
Bailer Park
Bessie McCullough
Martha Bowdish
M. G. Walton
Fred Bailey
Albert Miles
Tacy Willete
Hazel Keithley
Milo Lacock
Malo Lacock
Marie Davie
Lulu James
Byron Wetze
L J Rose
Frena Port
Gertrude Grimes
Maude Kerthles
Tacy Waikets Seend
C Hotch- Kiss
Gus Claucen
Krating
Bese Mee Culough
Myit ¢ Ramsey
Jane Goth
Lucy Jemes Fast
FDR orders 1200 Marines to China amid neutrality debate
President FDR signals deployment of 1200 Marines to China as critics warn invoking neutrality laws could destabilize Far East peace. The report notes Japan could blockade China and that legislation should curb arms exports while considering broader controls on materials.
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United States
Far East
Japan
China
CIO Chieftain To Speak Sept 3 On Policies
Washington reports that John L Lewis head of the CIO will break a ten month silence on public policy with a radio address on September 3 at 3:00 PM over the Columbian Broadcasting System. The announcement notes Lewis may address persistent reports of a rift with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
John Liav
Committee For Industrial Organization
Wth
Roosevelt
CIO Tues
Lewis
Columbian Broadcasting System
Luew
Wallflower Given Break by Mussolini in Gela Terrace Scene
In Gela Italy the town mocked upbeat Mussolini as he approached a terrace where a dance was underway. He brushed aside the crowd of beauties and chose the shy wallflower, leaving the elegant dancers and music onlookers surprised by the Duce’s action.
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Gela
Italy
Herto Mussolini
Duce
Weed Destruction Order Issued Under Towns New Law
Linn county supervisors authorize official weed destruction notice directing all property owners to remove or control noxious weeds on their land. Failure to comply allows weed commissioners to cut or destroy weeds with costs charged to the property owner. Order becomes effective on publication. Commissioner pay set at forty cents hourly and five cents per mile.
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Provsions of
Linn Courty Supervisors
Weed Commissioners
de Image
Wallace Says There Is House Element Opposing Farm Law
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said in Huron that a stand-out element in the house opposes all farm legislation. He urged a union of farm groups from every region to push a program beneficial to agriculture and labor nationwide.
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Wallace
14-Ounce Chicago Baby Dies Tuesday
In Chicago an infant born two and a half months early died Tuesday after two days in an electrically heated incubator at Michael Reece hospital. The 14 ounce girl, first of Mrs. Laura Schmocker’s twins, was transported by special ambulance with police escort and wrapped in cotton. Her temperature stayed near 95.8 degrees as doctors gave oxygen and tried to revive her, but she did not rally.
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INS
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Michael Reece Hospital
Independence
John G. Weller
Westbury Township
People’s Hospital
Gerhard Bunge
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Oak Grove
John G. Weiler
Kingsbury
Ind
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Fredericka
Jacob
LaPorte
William
Michigan
Louise Dennie
Anna Fick
Nettie Weiler
Ryan
Walter Locke
Margaret Hamblif
Milo Township
Golden Congregational Church
Russell
Clair
Pensey
Raymond
Manchester
Harold
Herbert
Ethel Warren
Ackley
Ruth Schoup
Waverly
Margaret Chbom
Charles City
Ina Kertian
Martello
Locke
Methodist Church
Golden Church
Waulkon
Leonard Snitker
Ludlow
Brandon
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Vinton
Rowley
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Walker
Parkersburg
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
la Porte
H. Wyrick
Homer Wroten
Kete
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la Porte City
Imogene McKinley
H. Wytick
H. A. Artman
Garrison
G. H. Goodrick
Has Zieton
J. W. Bearse
Russell Phillips
Riverside Man Named On Relief Committee
DES MOINES API William Gethin Riverside businessman was appointed to replace Frank Wenig as a member of the state emergency relief committee. The governor said Gethin is a Democrat and brings experience from prior labor roles.
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Des Moines
API
William Gethin
Riverside
Frank Wenig
Lone Emergence
Relief Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Nelson
Kraschel
Grittin
Americans At Posts Aiding Victims Of War
Edltort note Jack Belden reports American missionaries and nurses in Paotingfu care for Chinese wounded amid bombings. Volunteers including Miss Jessie Payne Abbie Chapin Elmer Galt and family Myrtle Pollock Daisy Atterbury and others shelter at the Presbyterian hospital behind Chinese front lines, aiding starving mutilated soldiers as air raids threaten.
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China
Paotinefu
Peiping
Nankow Mountain
Paotingfu
American Board of Missions
Presbyterian Hospital
Tientsin
Hankow
Jessie Payne
North Dakota
Abbie Chapin
Elmer Galt
Faith
Shenandoah
Towa
M. C. Withmer
Myrtle Pollock
Daisy Atterbury
Wellesley
Mme
Chiang Kai- Shek
Corn Farmers Urged to Unite for Fair Deal
Sees need for corn loans by this fall as farmers are urged to unite corn wheat and cotton groups to win a fair agriculture program. M H Sullivan of Iowa City chaired the Johnson County agricultural conservation committee meeting. Similar AAA picnics were set in several corn belt states this week with Secretary Wallace speaking in Huron South Dakota and Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. Evans was slated to speak at Sac City Iowa for western Iowa AAA picnic.
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M.H. Sullivan
Iowa City
Johnson County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Wallace
Huron
S. D
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Evans
Sac City
Western
Towa
Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail line cuts nonessential work
The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad announced it will drop all but most necessary maintenance and improvement programs to offset rising operating costs. President C L Sprague said the line will advance expenditures by 350000 annually, cancel plans for new materials purchases, halt most maintenance, and eliminate sub-terminals.
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Minneapolis, Min
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Wace
Mand Lt L
C L. Sprague
Jealous husband shoots wife employer then kills self
In Winder Georgia Earl Whitworth 35 shot and critically wounded his wife and plant president WH Jennings after pursuing her from a downtown street to the manufacturing company offices. He then killed himself. Mrs Whitworth described no reason for the jealousy or insistence she quit her job. The August 22 Tipton event snippet follows, noting a Cedar County fairground celebration by St Marys and St Josephs churches with free grounds and games.
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INS
Earl Whitworth
Whitworth
WH. Jennings
Tipton
Cedar County
St Mary's Church of
St Joseph's Church
Cedar Valley
Freeman family reunion and varied local notices
Freeman family reunion at Monticello fairgrounds drew 102 attendees with O P Miller presiding and new officers elected led by Harry Freeman. Western township weddings and church anniversaries pepper the roundup, including West Liberty marriage of Leota Patricia Bailey to L A Schnack and Brandon Methodist 80th anniversary observance with pastors and former members present.
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Monticello Fairgrounds
O. P. Miller
Lovie Tedford
Chicago
O. D. Brown
Danville
Bonnilee Freeman
Burdina Condit
Lois Erwin
W. L. Lamb
Ethel Brainard
Jessie Tedford Griffith
Texas
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Des Moines
E. M. Skeets
Grand Junction
Colo
F. L. Barton
Denver
Harold Merritt
Gordon Freeman
W. E. Freeman
Gilbert Blayney
Charlotte
Carl Rohwedder
Sherman Merritt
Delbert Brickley
E. W. Westfall
Russell
LeRoy Skeets
Carl Eden
Mary Dorothy
Ralph Miller
Mae Miller
Amelia Zlitch
Anamosa
Carleton Goudy
Roland Goudy
Harlan Skeets
Monticello
L. W. Sherrill
Eunice Brownell
Wyoming
Clarence Miller
Martelle
Harry Freeman
L. J. Rose
Donna Mac
Condit
West Liberty
Leota Patricia Bailey
Walter Bailey
L. A. Schnack
H. F. Schnack
Wilton
Crown Point
Ind
L. J. Crist
Ivan Blackmer
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wilton School
Central College
Pella
Muscatine
Theaters Offer Wide Menu with Star-Studded Lineups
At Paramount Artists and Models features Jack Benny Ida Lupino and Richard Arien. Iowa presents The Toast of New York with Edward Arnold Jack Ockle Cary Grant and Frances Farmer. Also Between Two Women with Franchot Tone Maureen O'Sullivan Virginia Bruce and I Cover the War with John Wayne Gwen Gaze. Palace showcases Waikiki Wedding with Bing Crosby Bob Burns Martha Raye and Outcast with Wave Ren Williams Karen Morley. Rialto screens Hit Parade with Carl Hoff Eddie Duchin Louise Henry and The Fighting Texan with Kermit Maynard.
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Paramount
Jack Benny
Ida Lupino
Richard Arien
Iowa
Edward Arnold
Jack Ockle
Cary Grant
Frances Farmer
New York
New State
Franchot Tone
Maureen O'Sullivan
Virginia Bruce
John Wayne
Gwen Gaze
Palace
Waikiki
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Waveren William
Karen Morley
Rialto
Hit Parade
Carl Hoff
Eddie Duchin
Louise Henry
Kermit Maynard
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