Liquor Receipts Sold in Iowa Amid Ageing Whiskey Swindle
Iowa officials warn that government bonded whisky receipts sold in Iowa are a fraud. Roelofs says sales promise 464 percent gains in four years, but four-year-old whisky is scarce and cannot be delivered to buyers. Only distillers or wholesalers can take actual liquor from bonds, leaving buyers with mere receipts.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Henry J. Roelofs
Liquor Commission
Drake
Roelofs
Maquoketa Group Forms Lions Club Elects Officers
In an organizational meeting Friday a group of men interested in forming a Lions club here elected C. Dillon Krepps president and Carlyle Brown secretary treasurer.
The Man with the Cyst Returns to the Hospital
A speaker recalls how appearance misleads perceptions of social status. Strangers assume roles from doormen to waiters, and even a hospital assistant mistakes him for a patient with a medical condition. The punchline centers on a surgeon recognizing him by the watch and cyst.
S. U. Apollo Club Camps at Station to Enroll New Members
The Sons of Apollo at the University of Iowa organize recruiting for football players to join the order. Dale Liddicoat, president, vows a solid front backing a campaign joke about attracting students by football prowess. They plan to meet trains to recruit arriving Iowa squad members.
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Iowa City
University of Arizona
Vestal Virgins
Sons of Apollo
University of Iowa
Dale Liddicoat
Chariton
Iowa
Arizona
Liddicoat
Dick Anderson
Wayne Mason
Apollo
Roddewig Expected to Be Tax Board Chairman
Observers said Louis E. Roddewig of Davenport Iowa unlikely Democrat would be named chairman at the tax board reorganization meeting Tuesday. The vacancy followed John K. Valentine’s resignation to run for lieutenant governor. David L. Murrow of Corydon Indiana was appointed by Gov. Clyde L. Herring to replace Valentine on the board.
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Des Moines
Louis E. Roddewig
Davenport
Jra
John K. Valentine
State
Democratic Central Committee
David L. Murrow
Corydon
Clyde L. Herring
Valentine
Gas Tax Totals Of Last 4 Months Set New High Record
Iowa gasol ine tax receipts in August reached 1 367 010 dollars the second highest monthly total in state history The four month total 5 444 424 dollars exceeds any similar period in automobile traffic history Taxes collected from dealers cover more than 45 000 000 gallons of gasoline sold in July August 1935 receipts were 1 234 664 and August inheritance tax payments were 87 891 dollars 7 848 less than last year.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa highway death toll climbs to 301 for year
Des Moines report shows 301 killed or fatally injured in Iowa autos through August. August fatalities total 44, down from July’s 52 and last August’s 51. Mrs. Alex Miller credits strict enforcement and patrol work, noting rising car numbers but improving safety and urging continued driver efficiency.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Alex Miller
Highway Patrol
Democrats Bombed G O P Loses Badges in Weekend Raids
Des Moines dispatch reports both parties probing incidents over the weekend. Democrats accuse someone of air dropping anti new deal pamphlets at Lake Okoboji, while Republicans report theft of felt London sunflowers and ivory elephants from their state fair booth.
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Des Moines
INS
Lake Okoboji
G. O. P. Booth
Iowa
Warmer Weather Forecast for Iowa Monday
Des Moines reports warmer conditions moving in as temperatures rise from weekend levels. Western Iowa saw mild gains and the weather bureau forecast higher readings for the east and south as the day ends. Atlantic logged 48 and 89 in the last twenty four hours.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Willimacks Celebrate 54th Anniversary at Daughter’s Home
Mr and Mrs Vince Willimack marked their fifty fourth wedding anniversary Friday at the home of their daughter Mrs Lloyd Edleman. Mrs Edleman and her daughter Eva hosted a dinner in honor of the milestone.
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Vince Willimack
Lloyd Edleman
Edleman
Eva
Connell Fined for Possession of Intoxicants at Keokuk County Fair
Sigourney Rae Connell of Deep River was fined $10 and costs after a hearing before Mayor C A Lyons on illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Connell was arrested at the Keokuk county fair in What Cheer by Sheriff E E Tremmel.
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Sigourney
Rae Connell
Deep River
C. A. Lyons
Connell
Keokuk County
E. E. Tremmel
Pitfalls of Pronunciation in a Mock Adolescent Tale
The piece centers on Miss Milford who mispronounces many words, causing salary loss and social snubs. Mr Boss notices her errors during dictation while others judge her speech as trashy. A 40 page booklet offers a method to correct common mispronunciations.
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Milford
Request for 15c for booklet to The Cedar Rapids Gazette
The writer asks to send 15 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette at Home Institute 109 West 19th Street New York NY for a booklet titled Words Most Often Mispronounced. They request plain presentation of name address and booklet title.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Home Institute
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
Iowa in Brief Highlights Local Marriages and Obituaries
Waukon hosts a Saturday wedding for K. W. Irvin and Ada Funk at Rev. Johnson’s residence with a dinner at the O’Brien home. DeWitt notes funeral for Mrs. Peter Breckling, age 69, with service at home and burial in Springdale cemetery. Archival notices include Farnham death in Waukon, Peters family reunion in DeWitt, Rueggenmeier service in Waukon, and various local items from Viola to Oelwein.
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Waukon
K. W. Irvin
Hamburg
Ada Funk
W. O. Johnson
F. H. Johnson
Leonard O’brien
Nebraska Officers Nab Man Wanted On Clear Lake Robbery
Blair Nebraska officers arrested Bill Keller 30 for robbery in Clear Lake Iowa. Keller allegedly intoxicated R D Stephenson 62 and stole 1800 dollars bank funds to buy out his cafe partner. Keller was arrested in Blair and awaiting custody by Cerro Gordo County Iowa authorities.
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Nebraska
Clear Lake
Blair
Neb
J. M. Robertson
Cerro Gordo County
Bill Keller
Keller
R. D. Stephenson
Stephenson
Accuse Housekeeper of Abusing Children in LeMars
Edna Gray 29 was arrested on assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm on Hart Hauser's children Leroy 9 and Reuben 12. They are in custody of county welfare officer Ben Danchik. Both boys show whip scar wounds and one strap wound, and both are emaciated but recovering under care.
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Danchik
Mrs Olive Goodell of Tama Dies in Colorado
Tama obituary for 93 year old Olive M Kern Goodell who died Saturday night at her daughter’s home in Mani tou Colo. She lived in Tama for over six decades, was a charter Eastern Star member, and survived by three sons, a daughter, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial planned in Oak Hill Cemetery Tama with services at son D E Goodell’s home.
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Dewitt
Peter Breckling
Here
J. A. Miller
Davenport
Springdale
Clinton
Helena Marie Petersen
Schleswig - Holstein
Germany
John Martin
Harry Mortensen
William Twyford
Anna
John
Walter
Bert
Hattie Petersen
Breckling
Scott County
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Wapello
Marguerite McKinney
Harve McKinney
Sharon Pease
H. O. Pease
United Presbyterian
Denver
Colo
Robert Allen Pollock
Toledo
B. F. Clark
Tama County
Tekamah
Neb
Waukon
Archie A. Farnham
Wisconsin
Daniel Farnham
Luana
Jessie Reese
Hutchinson
Kaw
Forest Mills
S. R. Peters
William
John Merrell
W. H. Walker
Alice
Ruth
J. W. Howes
M. B. Peters
Rex
Albert Petersen
Guy Albert
John Bolin
Billie
Tipton
Henry Rueggenmeier
Allamakee County
Zion Reformed Church
F. I. Stucks
Oakland Cemetery
Tarnov
Jefferson Township
A. W. Drebenstedt
Cora Rueggenmeier
W. P. Smith
Kansas City
Caroline Kant
O. S. Stadsvold
A. Failes
Davison- Dotson Clan
Mediapolis
George Mellinger
Walter Peters
Bruce Delzell
Morning Sun
W. S. Bailey
Cecil Spitznogle
Shirley
Charles Hamilton
Patsy
B. S. Deam
Lee Dotson
M. J. Campbell
Ronald
Frank Hamilton
Dale Callahan
R. T. Dotson
T. A. Dotson
Harry Dotson
O. P. Dotson
James Deam
Judith
Eva Deihl
Russell Eubanks
Thelma Edgar
George P. Walker
T. R. Dotson
B. A. Dotson
Weldon
William Walker
New London
A. O. Helm
Will Westfall
Oakville
Lewis Pilling
Mildred Deam
Theodore Blake
Clarence Deam
G. N. Hobbs
Howard
Donald
Millard Johnson
John Richard
I. M. Jamison
O. B. Dotson
Geneva
Ralph Huff
Cantril
Clarence
Gordon Smith
Edward E. Simons
Bettendorf
Mr. Simons
Rock Glen
N. Y
Andrew Simons
Iowa
Katherine Amabel Wolever
William Sissel
London Cemetery
Viola
Viola Consolidated
William Glasglow
Mechanicsville
Hilda Stentz
Paralta
Eleanor Remley
Anamosa
Mary Collins
Forest Boots
Hopkinton
Cecelia Ellington
Sybil Post
Delancey Butler
Roy Armstrong
Darrell Armstrong
Edd Wild
Neil Collins
William Secrist
Allamakee
Post Township
Sigourney
John Feres
Frank Haupert
John Haupert
Feres
Donald Otting
Joseph Otting
Art Beyers
Washington
Frank Bechly
Postville
R. Neumann
Louis Schultz
Rochester Hospital
Mr. Schultz
Fayette County
Joe Schultz
Eunice
Dorothy
Myrtle
Edwin
Lansing
George
Eldo
Guttenberg
Albert
Fred
Maynard
Nadia Jennings
Janesville
Sam Holmes
Temple
Dubuque
Holmes
Arthur J. Bird
First National Bank of
Chelsea
Bird
C. E. We
North Liberty
King’s Heralds of
The
Methodist Church
Betty Albright
Grace Laren
Doris Ranshaw
Lavonne Hines
Helen Crutchley
Ruth E. Green
Lost Nation
Clinton County
Lost Nation Country Club
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Oelwein
Michael Berger
Sacred Heart Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Tama
Olive M. Goodell
Laura H. Sullivan
Manitou
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Wis
Great Lakes
Dodge County
Gaylord V. Goodell
Goodell
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Ints
Order of the Eastern Star
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Manitou, Colo
D. E. Goodell
Ralph M. Goodell
Staplehurst
Frank L. Goodell
Winslow, Ariz
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. O. Eckler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Drought Drives 25 Percent Summer Beer Sales Rise
Des Moines reports July the drought spurred a 25 percent jump in Iowa beer sales. A total of 4,267,675 gallons were consumed at about $1 per gallon, boosting August beer tax receipts to $170,707 versus $135,002 a year earlier.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Hold Funeral Of West Chester Crash Victims
Double funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Duvall of West Chester were held at the Methodist church in Washington. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Surviving children include Walter Duvall, Clara Miquelon, Iris Montgomery, Grace West, Hazel, and Mildred Duvall, with sisters and brothers named from Keota, Sigourney, and Hamlin.
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Washington
Ed Duvall
West Chester
Methodist Church
A. W. McBlain
Elm Grove
Duvall
Jefferson
Mary Brown Duvall
Mildred Duvall
Red Cross Opens Second Johnson County Aid Station
IOWA CITY the second Red Cross first aid station in Johnson county began its first week Monday at the Scott community center eight miles east of here on highway No 6 Kate Shriver will be in charge
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Red Cross
Johnson County
Scott Community Center
Here
Kate Shriver
East Cascade School Opens Registration Tuesday
The East Cascade school schedules registration for Tuesday with staff led by G. P. Thomes as superintendent and Katherine Breitbach as principal. Grades 6 7 8 will be overseen by Breitbach along with Merle Fagan 3 4 5 Madeline Skahill for primary and Stasia McNally in charge.
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Cascade
East Cascade
G. P. Thomes
Katherine Breitbach
Merle Fagan
Madeline Skahill
Stasia McNally
Davenport’s Floating Palace Raided Seizes Beer
Albert Irvin 42 proprietor of The Floating Palace a reconditioned government boat turned barroom and dance pavilion was arrested with his wife Jennie 40 during a Sunday night raid on the vessel anchored on the Mississippi River west of Davenport. Twenty five cases of beer were seized and officers said Irvin discarded liquor and unstained cigarettes as the raid began. A prior raid last spring recovered liquor beer and untaxed cigarettes.
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Davenport
Albert Irvin
Irvin
Jennie
Mississippi River
Appoint Woman To Medical College Staff At Iowa U
Helen L. Dawson will join the University of Iowa College of Medicine as inspector in anatomy and physical anthropology. Dean Ewen Mac Ewen announced the appointment. Dawson is a rare Ph.D. in anthropology and recipient of a national foreign study fellowship to Ireland.
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Iowa City
Helen L. Dawson
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Ewen MacEwen
The
Medical College
Miss Dawson
Ireland
Shurtliff College
Alton
Washington University
St Louis
Dawson
Iowa Child Welfare Station
American Association For Physical Anthropologists
Sigma XI
Centerville Boy Killed By Auto
Freddie Hart aged 5 was killed and his brother James 21 months badly hurt when struck by a car driven by Henry Swan near Numa seven miles west of Centerville. The children walked with their mother and ran in different directions as the car approached. James is in the hospital and is expected to recover.
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Centerville
Freddie Hart
James
Henry Swan
Numa
Here
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