Newburgh mother confesses drowning her infant son
Dorothy Sherwood walked to police with her dead baby and confessed she killed him in Moodna Creek because she could not afford to care for him. She described tying his fate to euthanasia and cited poverty, then awaited grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburge
Calmis Janda
Posar
Odd
Newouren
Dorotty Sherwood
James
Newburgh
John Powell
Moodna Creek
Sergeant Powell
Andrew Calver
Orange County
Dorothy Sherwood
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
California
Particu
Salvation Army
Fred Sherwood
Dorothy
Calicoon
Wife's confessional warning on B O shines in Lifebuoy plea
A vivid letter recounts a wife's confession about body odor and its impact on marriage. The piece urges readers to bathe regularly with Lifebuoy to purify pores and avoid social embarrassment. Lifebuoy claims deeper cleanse and milder formula based on skin tests.
Congress considers coal bill and neutrality measures
Senate moves to consider the Guffey coal bill and neutrality legislation as the lobby committee meets with Cities Service and Howard C. Hopson. Votes on the TVA conference report passed and railroad reorganization moved forward. Senators Nye N D Bone Wash and others urge neutrality while the judiciary shelves an administration bill for NRA standards on government contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Guffey
Cities Service Company
Howard C. Hopson
Nye
N. D
Bone
Wash
Hopson House
Judiciary
Morley Boosters Set Labor Day Celebration Plans
The Morley Boosters decided at their meeting to hold the regular Labor Day celebration. The lighting committee gains Harlan Bickerstaff in place of Leo Jackson. J A Bickerstaff remains president and L D Murfield of Anamosa serves as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Harlan Bickerstaff
Leo Jackson
J A Bickerstaff
L D Murfield
Anamosa
White collar health plea contrasts in a rural column
The column discusses the white collar class versus the poor, noting better access to doctors and hospitals for the rich while middle income individuals struggle. It cites a Midwest minister asking for affordable diet guidance and recommends using whole wheat to boost vitamins and minerals in deficient diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankeeland
How Much Will a Want Ad Cost
Inquiry form explains how readers can obtain a price estimate for placing a want ad in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. It states the cost will be mailed back after calculation and that there is no obligation to run the ad once the price is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sea
Cedar Rapids
Write Your Ad Here Say the Things You Want
A local notice invites businesses to publish a message to 38,000 Reading area families. It outlines ad availability and reader reach, encouraging concise copy to appear in upcoming editions.
Wheat to Eat leaflet and cheese rich diet advice
The author promotes requesting the Wheat to Eat leaflet by mail and urges increased cheese intake of all varieties. They suggest pairing cheese with beans or peas or greens and note peanuts as a nourishing economical staple. A salad with cheese peanuts and greens is recommended.
Yellow skin spots and digestion questions in 1935 column
Readers report yellow spots on the eyelids asking if cosmetic or health issues. The column notes xanthoma as a harmless cosmetic condition and describes removal by diathermy. Hard boiled eggs digest best when cooked to preference and raw eggs are less digestible. A Worcester spider bite item is discussed with medical opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. T. R
New Engl
Worcester
Doc Brady
Police seek tall, well groomed man in murder of Gladys Fair
Long Beach police pursue an unidentified, well dressed suspect after the body of 34 year old Gladys Fair, a naval stenographer, was found in her eleventh floor apartment with a bullet wound to the head. Neighbors Mr and Mrs Wray reported seeing a stranger in the hallway Monday night fleeing toward the stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Gladys Fair
Naval Board
City Briefs And Personals
The Iowa Volunteers meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the V. F. W. clubrooms on First street SW. Royal H. Holbrook speaks Thursday at the Lions club luncheon in the Hotel Roosevelt. J. B. McGladrey left Tuesday for Atlantic City to attend a special Council of the American Institute of Accountants meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
First Street
Royal H. Holbrook
Lions Club
Hotel Roosevelt
J. B. McGladrey
Atlantic City
Council of the American Institute of Accountants
Desertion charge leads to Moss held on $1000 bond
Leonard Moss, 28, of 911 Seven teenth avenue SE, was lodged in the county jail at 3 pm Tuesday by Constable W. J. Fleming on a warrant charging desertion. He was sued by Justice W. J. Grunewald. Bond was set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Moss
Seventeenth Avenue SE
W. J. Fleming
W. J. Grunewald
Evangelist Series at Assembly of God Church
A week of meetings began Monday evening at the Assembly of God church on 118 A avenue NW. Rev. Luther Wheeler of Center Point will speak Wednesday evening on Be Sure Your Sins Will Find You Out. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
A Avenue NW
Luther Wheeler
Center Point
Teen injured in two car crash at avenue and street
Francis Chase about 13 received forehead cuts and was taken to Mercy hospital for first aid at 6 50 p m Tuesday after the car he rode in, driven by Milton Chase of 727 Eighth avenue SE, collided with the car of Helen Rock of 1002 A avenue NW at the intersection of Superh avenue and Second street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Chase
Mercy Hospital
Milton Chase
Eighth Avenue SE
Helen Rock
A Avenue NW
Superh Avenue
Second Street
Break-in at Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company Office
An employee found a break-in at Hubbard Ice and Fuel, 1124 First Street NW, at 4 30 a m Wednesday. Entry was via a removed screen from the east office window and a small glass fragment. Cash register loot totaled 5 80 dollars with no other items disturbed. Police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company
First Street
Auto theft report from city area details two recoveries
A 1931 brown Oldsmobile sedan license 57 6104 was stolen from Kadlee Brothers used car lot on Sixteenth avenue SW. The vehicle was taken Tuesday afternoon with the ignition key left in place and later recovered by police at Third avenue and Tenth street SW. An additional theft occurred from 1822 Mount Vernon Avenue SE between 9:30 and 10:15 pm Tuesday, recovered by police at 6:10 am Wednesday. The car was taken from First Avenue near Fourth Street.
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G. L. Davies
Mount Vernon Avenue
First Avenue
Fourth Street
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
Kadlee Brothers
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Will Rogers Last Article Honors Rex Beach and Old Friends
Will Rogers reflects on Rex Beach and longtime friends as he describes Juneau Alaska visits and Beach’s mining and farming ventures. He recalls making a film with Beach and Greta Beach in New Jersey, praising Beach as an author and businessman and noting Alaska’s reception of his writing and plans.
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Will Rogers
Rex Beach
Fields
Daily Dispatch
Juneau
Rex
Alaska
Nome
Dawson
Klondike District
Klondike
Greta
Fred Stone
Bill Hyde
Ft. Lee Studios
New Jersey
New York City
Sam Goldwyn
Forest Fire Rages Through Halifax Timber Parcels
Halifax fires burn through the timber forests of the maritime provinces destroying at least 44 homes and many farm buildings. Thousands of acres of valuable timber are feared lost as the sun dries the area and volunteers struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Maritime Provinces
Funeral services held for Amelia Panknen in Marengo
Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Panknen age 72 were set for 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev. Theo Rottmann officiating and burial in the I O O F cemetery. She died Tuesday after a yearlong illness. Survivors include sons Gus R. of Ottumwa and Robert E. of Chicago and daughters Mrs Minnie Hartin and Mrs W D Hall, five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Amelia Panknen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Theo. Rottmann
Panknen
Gus R
Ottumwa
Robert E
Chicago
Minnie Hartin
W. D. Hall
Four Bank Robbers Hold Up New Jersey First National
Four armed men robbed the First National bank in Blairstown New Jersey on Wednesday, escaping with between twenty thousand and twenty five thousand dollars. They fled toward Portland in a black sedan whose plates were traced to Elizabeth Morrison of Paterson New Jersey and the car had been reported stolen on May 6 police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
N. J
First National Bank
Portland
Elizabeth Morrison
Paterson
Former Des Moines Man Dies In Idaho Auto Crash
Emmett Fallis 55 formerly of Des Moines Ia died in a highway collision near Twin Falls Idaho Tuesday night. Two Idaho Power workers were injured when their car collided with a vehicle driven by S Clontz of Twin Falls. Fallis is survived by a son Stewart of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Idaho
Emmett Fallis
Des Moines
Idaho Power Company
Here
S. Clontz
Fallis
Stewart
Notice of Foreclosure and Quiet Title Suit in Linn County
In the District Court of Iowa Linn County September term 1935 Benton County Sayings Bank of Norway Iowa files a petition against Patrick and Annabella Smith James Remiey and others to quiet title in real estate described in Linn County and to bar all claims. The plaintiff seeks judgment that it owns the property in fee simple and that defendants have no interest, with default if they do not appear by noon of the second day of the September 1835 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Benton County Sayings Bank
Noreway
Iowa
Patrick Smith
Annabella Smith
James Remiey
Jane C. Remiey
Augustus
Vaudhn
Fey Meriier
M. E. Vaughn
Illiam
Ure
Molly Vaughn
Augustus Vaughn
Nathaniel
M. J. Shes
Winnifred T. ‘Shes
George Tehel
Rose Tehio
Johann O
Riordan
Mary C. Weland
Thomas F. Ja
Stantees
Linn
St. P. M
Norway
Aton County
Iowas
Eee Eatates Hove
Ereo
Anid
Fee Almple
District
Court of
Teedar Rapids
Bink
Pierre
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Associated Press
House
TVA
Personal Health Service
William Brady, M
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William
Assembly of God
Hurton
Hubbard
Ikaker
Wit Oerne
Alask
Hadent
Bill Fields
Chaplin
Vancouver
Canada
England
Wiley’s
the McNaughtyndicate, Inc
Goldthwaite & Wilkinson
Amfricas
VLU
Mard Co
Rey Cuall
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