Iowa Bank Robbers Tell Story of Crime
Albert England, 32, and his nephew Orie, 29, confessed to robbing the Elliott, Iowa bank after plotting since April. They stole Missouri plates, drank beer in Red Oak, bragged to England’s wife, and were nabbed in Omaha due to rapid Iowa manhunts and noticeable spending. Authorities say clues would have led to their arrest regardless of the loot.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Elliott
Albert England
Orie
Missouri
Red Oak
Iowa
Albert
Fire at Greeley area farm destroys barn and hog house
Special to The Gazette reports a blaze four miles SW of Greeley on the Joe Moor man farm destroyed the barn hog house grain and farm machinery. About 400 bushels of oats three calves and 100 tons of hay were lost. Estimated damage is 5000 dollars, insured. Firemen contained the blaze by 11 p.m. after rain helped shield other buildings. The farm, long known as Louis Clute’s, was insured.
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Greeley
Joe Moorman
Manchester
Louis Clute
Ruth Anna Bell 81 Dies In Oelwein
Mrs Ruth Anna Bell aged 81 died at her son Ray Bells home in Oelwein after six years bedridden Her survivors include son Ray Bell of Oelwein daughter Florence Lyle of Chicago and step daughter Mrs Clar Jones of New Mexico Funeral services were at Hintz Funeral Home with Rev C E Hill officiating burial at Murphy Cemetery near West Gate Ray Bell is principal of the local junior high and former agriculture instructor at Upper Iowa University in Fayette
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Gazette
Oelwein
Ruth Anna Bell
Ray Bell
Murphy Cemetery
Westgate
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Mrs. Melissa Gierhart Dies. Anamosa Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Melissa Gierhart age 68 who died Friday will be conducted at Smykil funeral home by Rev. David M. Beggs Sunday at 2 p.m. She was born February 3 1868 in Wisconsin daughter of L W and Lillie Shull. She was member of the Woman's Relief Corps at Anamosa. Her husband William Gierhart died two years ago. She is survived by two daughters Mrs C H Miner of Anamosa and Mrs John Eggers who lives out of state and four sons Joe and William of Anamosa Robert of Clinton and Clarence of Decorah.
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Anamosa
Melissa Gierhart
Smykil
David M. Beggs
Gierhart
Wisconsin
L. W. Shull
Shullsburg
Wis
Woman’s Relief Corps
William Gierhart
C. H. Miner
John Eggers
Joe
William
Robert
Clinton
Clarence
Decorah
Sutton and Pierce Wed at Buck Creek Church
Miss Pearl Sutton daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sutton of Delaware and Gerald Pierce son of Mr and Mrs Frank Pierce of Masonville were married Thursday at Buck Creek Methodist Church by Rev H E Morrow. Attendants were Miss Ethel Sutton and Lloyd Pierce. The couple will reside in Masonville.
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Delaware
Pearl Sutton
John Sutton
Gerald Pierce
Frank Pierce
Masonville
Buck Creek Methodist Church
H. E. Morrow
Ethel Sutton
Lloyd Pierce
Blairstown Girl Beauty Queen In Benton County
VINTON Miss Ruth Ganfield of Blairstown was selected as Miss Benton County at the beauty pageant closing the Benton county fair Friday night and will represent the county at the Iowa State fair in Des Moines. Exenses to Des Moines paid by the Benton County Fair Association. Second place went to Miss Mildred Stauffer of Vinton and Miss Mollie White of Belle Plaine was third.
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Vinton
Ruth Ganfield
Blairstown
Benton County
Des Moines
Benton County Fair Association
Mildred Stauffer
Mollie White
Belle Plaine
Harrison
Louise Bostrom
Polk
Mariam Ford
Urbana
Taylor
Fremont
Elsie Kraling
Atkins
Eldorado
Viola Schroeder
Newhall
Union
Dorothy Jurgens
van Horne
Kane
Kathleen Peters
Keystone
Iowa
Benton
Doris Berry
Big Grove
Maxine Crow
Garrison
Canton
Margaret Evens
Shellsburg
Leroy
Three Boys Escape From Eldora Training School
Des Moines dispatch reports the state bureau of criminal investigation was advised that three boys escaped Eldora training school. Named are William Lyons 18 of Dubuque Buster Britt 17 of Council Bluffs and Edgar Bales 17 of Davenport. The youths were believed to have stolen an automobile belonging to Floyd Lyman Eldora.
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Des Moines
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Eldora
William Lyons
Dubuque
Buster Britt
Council Bluffs
Edgar Bales
Davenport
Floyd Lyman
Mary Lundon 77 Dies After Long Illness Monticello Funeral Monday
Mrs. Mary Lundon aged 77 died after a three year illness. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart church with Rev. A. Lorenz officiating and burial in Sacred Heart cemetery. Born May 10, 1859 in Dubuque county, she moved with her parents to Jones county at 15. She married David Lundon Sept. 20, 1880. he died twenty-two years ago. She moved to Monticello eighteen years ago. Surviving children include Loretta Lundon Cedar Rapids, James Lundon Monticello, Nellie Lundon Monticello, Mrs. Rob Hayes Cedar Rapids, Frank Lundon Marion, John Lundon Marion, and Maye Lundon Monticello. Also sister Mrs. Margaret Chesire Aberdeen S D and brother Will Doyle Spokane Wash.
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Mary Lundon
Sacred Heart Church
A. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Lundon
William and
Margaret Doyle
Dubuque County
Jones County
David Lundon
Aberdeen
S. D
Will Doyle
Spokane
Wash
Waukon
Allamakee
Dewitt — St. Joseph’s
Edward Taylor
St. Joseph’s
M. Presentation
Superior
M. Huberta
M. Martina
Margaret Mary
M. Salome
DeBon Secour
M. Chrysostom
Waucoma
Clara C. Rogers
Eden Township
Republicans to Hold Organization Meeting in Manchester
The Manchester Delaware County Republicans will meet at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Manchester courthouse for the November campaign. Principal speaker will be Ross Lee Laird of Chicago, representing the Republican National Committee. Laird was born at Fort Madison and studied with John Hamilton, chairman of the RNC.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Ross Lee Laird
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Laird
Fort Madison
Northwestern University Law School
John Hamilton
Johnson Old Settlers To Observe Centennial Of White Settlement
IOWA CITY The Johnson County Old Settlers association will mark the 100th anniversary of the first white settlement in the county at its annual meeting in the city park on Wednesday September 9. The group also plans to form a Johnson County historical association to preserve and develop historical matters tied to the county’s settlement and growth.
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Johnson
Iowa City
Johnson County
Old Settlers Association
O. A. Byington
Byington
Award Contract Tama Benton Road Next Week
DYSART The contract for improving a three mile stretch at the Tama Benton county line will be awarded Wednesday in Vinton. A hard surfaced road will connect highway 20 near Belle Plaine to highway 18 near Waterloo. The $2,400 project cost will be shared by Tama and Benton counties and completion is expected by fall.
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Gazette
Dysart
Vinton
Tama-Benton
Belle Plaine
Waterloo
Iowa City Council passes beer rule changes and staff shifts
Iowa City council approved amendments to the beer ordinance restricting minor access and gifts, extended radio music curfew to 10 p.m., and adjusted distance rules to exempt the University of Iowa. The panel also approved a $65 monthly raise for sewage plant workers starting Sept. 1. Harold Monk was appointed building inspector succeeding C A Kutcher who died.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Harold Monk
C. A. Kutcher
Monk
University Psychopathic Hospital
Bull evades capture and is shot after railroad yard breakout
Fayette county Sheriff H. J. Nehring was called to deal with a runaway bull from the Milwaukee railroad stockyards. The animal escaped containment, tore free, and fled onto the highway before being shot to end the chase.
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West Union
H. J. Nehring
Fayette County
Milwaukee Railroad
Reopening Hearing Sheds Light on Shimek School Case
A complete hearing on reopening the Shimek school concluded before County Superintendent W. N. Leeper as petitioners and the school board await briefs due Wednesday. City Attorney Sam D. Whiting said an appeal to the state board could follow if Leeper upholds the July 17 closure. Proposals included enlarging the district to boost enrollment and concerns over bus routes and highway crossings for students.
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Shimek
W. N. Leeper
Leeper
Sam D. Whiting
State Board of Public Instruction
Bohumil Shimek
University of Iowa
Charles Parrott
Mildred Tauber
James Sitka
Ed Sulek
Fred Goss
Clarence Schump
Albert Vevera
Carl Jetter
C. O. Paine
George Kaspar
Kaspar
Horace Mann
Roosevelt School
J. Bradley Rust
Iver A. Opstad
William Horrabin
Former Coralville Mayor's Son Appointed Coralville Marshal
IOWA CITY. Al Robinson son of former Mayor C F Robinson was appointed as Coralville marshal Friday night Mayor Owen R Morgan announced he expected full cooperation from Robinson. Ben Rarey former marshal resigned Thursday night saying the law wasn’t being enforced in Coralville. Morgan said he had not received full cooperation from Rarey.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
al Robinson
C. F. Robinson
Coralville
Owen R. Morgan
Robinson
Ben Rarey
Morgan
Rarey
Eighth Naylor family reunion held in Brandon Iowa
Brandon records the eighth annual Naylor family reunion with ninety eight attendees including two guests from Garrison H Winmer and many relatives from Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Traer. Officials elected include Elmer Nabholz president Clarence Naylor vice president and Mrs Ray Naylor secretary treasurer.
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Brandon
Kanouse
Naylor
H. Winmer
Garrison
Ray Kizer
Des Moines
David Aten
A. Amos
Waterloo
J. Craft
Roy Naylor
Alice Naylor
Joe Craft
Frank Deeds
Edwin Anderson
Cedar Rauids
Harold Taylor
Prairieburg
Leo Sullivan
Lamont
A. C. Allman
W. L. Gray
Elmer Nabholz
Gene Wilson
Independence
Emily Rath
West Liberty
Nellie Anderson
Ray
Walker
Zina Williams
Vinton
George Peterson
Mount Auburn
Milo Naylor
M. Naylor
Orlie Blue
Frank Naylor
Bert Brooks
L. L. Nabholz
John Spratte
Leslie Halsted
E. E. Miller
Clarence Naylor
Ray Naylor
Surviving Rogers family noted after death in 1926 column
The Out Our Way item lists survivors of Rolla R. Rogers, Mrs. Rosamond Luce, Miss Leona Rogers of Waucoma, and Dr. R. W. Rogers of St. Ansgar, along with five grandchildren one great grandson and a brother. Also reported is the death of Charles Pettibone of North English at Ft. Collins Colo with his daughter Mrs Dow Mason with him. DeWitt and Earlville public schools announce Aug 31 openings with named staff.
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Rolla R. Rogers
Rosamond Luce
Leona Rogers
Waucoma
R. W. Rogers
St. Ansgar
Charles Pettibone
Ft. Collins
Colo
Dow Mason
Dewitt
O. W. Beauchamp
Walter Linder
N. T. Baird
M. Z. Hendren
Bess Collins
Lucille Gitt
Norma Pepler
Leila Jorgensen
H. L. Booth
Eugenia Rousselot
Elsie Oestensen
Edna Gustafson
Bess Stuart
Genevieve McManus
Josephine McDevitt
Della Schmidt
Ruth Lenz
Marcella Connole
DeWitt Township
Earlville
TheEarlville
G. D. Ribble
Nathan Edwards
Cora Anderson
Kenneth Allbee
Leola Benda
John Seikmann
Marie Walters
Grace Allen
Maud Clifton
Elsie Arnold
Mabel Matthews
Mattie Marley
Drought Blamed For Bat Menace In Des Moines
Des Moines residents face a bat infestation blamed on drought causing insect shortages in rural areas. Bats swarm streets at night, dive into auto routes, enter homes, and disturb pedestrians under street lights.
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Des Moines
INS
Police Aid In Search For Missing Iowa Woman
Local police were asked to search for Mrs. John Dohrer who left her home five miles north of Iowa City on the Solon road Thursday morning and has not been seen since.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
John Dohrer
Here
Solon Road
Manchester Man Receives 50-Year Masonic Membership
James W. Brazelton was awarded a fifty year Masonic membership certificate at the local Manchester lodge the sole holder of the distinction. Roy W. Sheppard presented the honor assisted by brief addresses from Rev. Thomas P. Shaffer Rev. A. Rideout J. Milton Waugh and M. J. Yoran. Brazelton’s record shows transfers from Prairieburg lodge in 1886 to Coggon and then to Manchester.
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Manchester
James W. Brazelt
Masonic Lodge
Roy W. Sheppard
Thomas P. Shaffer
A. A. Rideout
Dubuque
J. Milton Waugh
M. J. Yoran
Mr. Brazelton
Two Die In Marengo Track Train Crash
Two men were killed Saturday at 9 am when a truck they rode in was crushed between a Rock Island passenger train and a freight local at the west edge of Marengo. One victim was identified as Lester Franklin of Lavonia Missouri. The truck struck the train and was dragged along the track then crushed against the freight. Coroner E M Mahannah prepared for an inquest.
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Marengo
Rock Island
Lester Franklin
Lavonia
E. M. Mahannah
Keystone Sewage Disposal Plant Completed
Keystone reports completion of a new sewage disposal plant as city officials await final WPA inspection and acceptance before final payment. Hoak Construction of Des Moines has worked since April. Grounds are leveled, a six foot woven wire fence surrounds the system. The project is the last of Keystone’s three PWA projects, with extensions to water mains and sewer completed weeks earlier. Total cost reached 48000 dollars, with 26500 federal funds.
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Keystone
WPA
Hoak Construction Company
Des Moines
PWA
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George Black Cloud
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Roy Wise
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Lost Nation
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
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Stirm
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Troy Mills
Linn
Joseph
Rent Bobbs-Merrill Co
Assa
Poor, Conway and Co
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Marion Spring Water Co
Coggon Monitor
Charlies Groce
Sol
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Hedges Co
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MaGerie Moet Ky
Ksec Ec Amer Lead Pencil Co
Anthony’s Groc
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Poor
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Sacc
City Water Works
Marion Spring
Treas
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Davis C W
Solvel
Gallagher Mrs Rose
Hawkins Clyde W
Hahn Richard W
Home Oil and Gas Co
Depen- Hutchinson Ice Cream Co
Hanson
del Tax Co
Racena Co
Sup Linn Co
Library
Allen Motor Co
Baldwin F B. O
Postage Bell Transfer Co
Maud
Rent Concrete ‘Materials Co
Croffutt
Lillian
Brandom Farrar and Rinehart Inc
Horaks Pharmacy
Drugs
Sene Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co
Dent Children Home
Prov International ‘Harvester Co
Owls
Terai & Kileil
Rentee Aela Ae Light & ‘Power
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Capt
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Sup Leibsohns Groc
Lisbon
Linn Co
Med Soc
Med Aid
Larimer Howe Co
Hse
Moor — Printing Co
Heah Bind
Conway JP and Co
Rent City Water Works
Chord
Castle Bros. Co
Central City
Deice
Nettie
Dependent Children Home Oil and Gas Co
Rprs
Instant Auto & Tire
Elec Licht & Power
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Postal Tel & Cable Co
Isa Es
Eas
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Risk Wolfe
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Second Ave Press
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Western Grocer Co
Weaver MO
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Indian Creek
Clinton Engineering Company
J. B. Elliott
Perry Jayne
Amos Melberg
Pe Jayne
Bertram Township
A. J. Fleckenstein
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Clear Lake
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Cedar Rap
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Depa Health
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Mees
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Harold E. Travis
Marion City
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Newcomb
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