Two Men Nabbed After Liquor Truck Hijack Chase
Union and Clarke county officers captured two men on a side road near Thayer after a 100 mile pursuit from Peoria to Lincoln with a hijacked liquor truck. They had two army pistols and a large bore rifle. Suspects Joe Moore 34 and William Thomason 26 of Springfield claimed deer hunting but offered few details. They were jailed in Union county pending fingerprint checks.
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Creston
Union
Clarke County
Peoria
Ill
Lincoln
Neb
John R. Ewing
Thayer
Osceola
Union County
Keller Cleared In Unofficial Report
Washington dispatch reports the Works Progress Administration cleared Iowa WPA Director George Keller after an informal inquiry found no truth to charges he drew pay while on personal trips. Rep. Hubert Utterback alleged payments while Keller attended a football game visited relatives in Indiana and attended a funeral. Dallas Dort said an Iowa agent found no basis for the charges, noting no official probe was conducted.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Iowa
WPA
George Keller
Hubert Utterback
Keller
Indiana
Dallas Dort
Utterback
Dort
Funeral held for Independence woman Thom as Broom
Mrs. Thomas Broom 78 died at home after two weeks illness in Independence. Funeral service Friday at Swan and Leytze's funeral home with Rev. F. E. Hamlin officiating. Burial at Oak Grove cemetery. Survived by two sons Carl and Claud Wolfe and six grandchildren.
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Thomas Broom
Swan and
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wolfe
Oelwein Youth Guilty Of Auto Theft
James Darringer, 20, of Oelwein was convicted in Judge Goheen’s court in WEST UNION of larceny of an automobile by a jury after a half hour deliberation. This marks the fifth time in two years he has faced similar charges.
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West Union
James Darringer
Oelwein
Goheen
Darringer
Riverside Boy Scout Court of Honor Held at Methodist Church
The Riverside court of honor awarded advancement certificates to fourteen Scouts in a ceremony at the Riverside Methodist church. Area Executive Thiele of Iowa City assisted by two Iowa City Scouts. Kalona contingent led by Tom James and Ferdinand Skola arrived with ten Kalona Scouts. County honor court chairman William Griffin presided. tenderfoot and second class badges were presented to listed Scouts including Donald Rada, Joseph Hartzler, Herbert Schoenobelen, William Kallaus, John Soukup Jr, Donald Meeks, Albert Helfrich, Charles Helfrich, Gordon Flynn, Ward Flynn, Cleo Burich, Sumner Cummings, Junior Marner, and John Jacob Frank.
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Riverside
Thiele
Iowa City
Tom James
Kalona
Ferdinand Skola
William Griffin
Hubert E. Doud
Donald Rada
Joseph Hartzler
Herbert Schnoebelen
William Kallaus
John Soukup, Jr
Donald Meeks
Albert
Charles Helfrich
Gordon Flynn
Ward Flynn
Cleo Burich
Sumner Cummings
Howard T. Holt
Junior Marner
John Jacob Frank
Iowa City Mayor Declines Bid for Second Term
Iowa City AP Mayor Thomas E. Martin announces he will not seek a second term. Elected as a Republican and aligned with municipal ownership in the utility feud, he will devote time to his law practice. He took office in March 1935 and will serve until 1937. He is vice president of the Iowa League of Municipalities.
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Iowa City
Thomas E. Martin
Reform City Administration
Municipal Ownership League
Martin
Iowa League of Municipalities
Iowa's Coal Advantage Highlighted By Sweeney Speech
Dr. O R Sweeney head of Iowa State College chemical engineering warned in a WHO broadcast and Iowa Coal Institute program that coal fuels civilization and cheap power. He urged Iowa to become the New England of the Midwest, boosting population and permanent jobs with its rich coal deposits and derivatives. He noted Iowa’s coal fields attract envy from others and favor industrial growth over noncoal states in the Mississippi Valley.
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O. R. Sweeney
Iowa State College
Iowa Coal Institute
Sweeney
Iowa
New England
Middle West
United States
Mississippi Valley
Police Seek End to Politics in State Civil Service Reform
The Iowa State Policemen's Association endorsed a bill to remove police and firemen from politics. It would grant civil service commissions full authority to dismiss officers, bar political fundraising, and require chiefs to have five years in the ranks. Parole system critique followed by Sioux City detective George Kean.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Policemen’s Association
George Kean
Sioux City
Veterans elect new officers in Washington event
Spanish American War veterans in Washington Iowa met on Thursday electing Harry Crone as commander Lon Beitel as vice commander Walter Crawford as quartermaster John Jones as adjutant Harvey Barnes as chaplain Melo Kos as officer of the day Frank Gray as officer of guard and naming trustees C C Wilson Captain Harvey and Clayton Newsanger.
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Washington
Harry Crone
Lon Beitel
Walter Crawford
John Jones
Harvey Barnes
Melo Kos
Frank Gray
C. C. Wilson
Harvey
Clayton Neiwsanger
Wintry Weekend Looms in Iowa as Snow Falls
Snow and sleet covered north and west Iowa with forecasts of a cold wave by Sunday night. The region saw 20 below in the northwest, with low temperatures in the teens to upper 20s across the state and light snow continuing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Canada
Charles City
Keokuk
Stanwood Clothing Store Robbery
A thief broke into the Haesemeyer store in Stanwood early Saturday and stole merchandise valued at more than $100. Entry was made through a rear basement window and two barred doors using an automobile tool. Loot included an overcoat shirts shoes and a blanket. night watchman Steve Winchip checked the area at 5 am and found no other issues.
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The
Gazette
Stanwood
Haesemeyer Clothing
Steve Winchip
Findley Estate Case Heard By Jury In Des Moines
The dispute over $140000 in Park A. Findley estate bonds and securities continues in Judge O S Franklin's Des Moines court. The widow and Miss Ricka Findley, sister and prior recipient of gifts, face evidence after jury selection. The brother died in Louisville in 1935 nine days after marrying the widow.
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JNS
Park A. Findley
State Bureau of Investigation
O. S. Franklin
Ricka Findley
Findley
Louisville
Cedar Candidates Spend $913 in General Election Campaign
Tipton Cedar candidates reported total campaign spending of $913.11 with $604.59 received from 227 contributors. Expenditures reached $555.08, including $295 to the Republican State Central Committee, per county auditor Hermann Onken's report.
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Gazette
Tipton—Cedar
Hermann Onken
Republican County Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Royal Neighbor lodge elects Blairs Camp officers
Blairstown Royal Neighbor lodge Blairs Camp No 9987 met at Mrs Bessie Burkharts home and elected officers for the coming year Oracle Jean Gibbs vice oracle Bessie Burkhart recorder Edna Hoyt receiver A R Heck chancellor D F Newton marshal Henry Schmuecker inner sentinel P C Christianson outer sentinel A E Hils three year manager Everrett Sheets musician Pete Thode. Mrs W M Schwartz will succeed Mrs A E Hils as past oracle. Mrs Henry Schmuecker chosen delegate to state convention Edna Hoyt alternate.
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Blairstown
Blairs Camp No
Bessie Burkhart
Oracle
Jean Gibbs
Edna Hoyt
A. R. Heck
D. F. Newton
Henry Schmuecker
Inner Sentinel
P. C. Christianson
Outer Sentinel
A. E. Hils
Everrett Sheets
Pete Thode
W. M. Schwartz
Christmas Tree Plans Set by Columbus Junction Club
The Business Men's club discussed annual Christmas tree arrangements and program roles. President K. M. Arington named committees for tree, finance, treat, Santa Claus, program, decoration, and police with members including H. A. Harbison Clair Roth Charles Billings H. M. Smith J. E. Henson SC Snyder L. C. Hill Robert Shellady J. M. Marshall H. E. Northey P. J. Crail W. S. Letts E. O. Newell and Lewis Pugh.
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Business Men’s Club
K. M. Arington
Tree
H. A. Harbison
Clair Roth
Charles Billings
H. M. Smith
H. Lee Huston
J. E. Henson
Treat
SC Snyder
L. C. Hill
Robert Shellady
J. M. Marshall
H. E. Northey
P. J. Crail
W. S. Letts
E. O. Newell
Lewis Pugh
Christmas planned in Dysart with Santa and lights
DYSART supper meeting of forty Commercial club members set plans for a community Christmas celebration. The business district will be lit with trees and decorations and Santa Claus will appear with sacks of candy for children. Three prize nights are scheduled.
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Legion Hall
Santa Claus
DELTA
Delta High School
Bertha Creswell
Hopkinton
Letha Grapes
T. B. Grapes
Delhi
Fay Bacon
Charles Bacon
Buck Creek
H. E. Morrow
Howard Haigh
Manchester
Lowden
Eleanor Mensing
Young People’s League of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
Leon Mensing
Raymond Conrad
Melvin Schade
Emogene Mohr
Esther Strackbein
Ryan
Ollie Wright
Lem Fisher
Edgewood
Johnson
John Zeimbach
U. S. Baxter
John Warner
Man who murdered sweetheart seeks life after counsel visit
Franz A. Jacobsen, 29, who killed Catherine Elizabeth Leahy after she refused marriage, asked for life instead of death following court talks with two new attorneys. Judge C F Winnerstrom granted a nine day continuance to December 14 as Jacobsen pursues appeals and possible insanity plea.
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Bookin
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Davenport
Edward J. Grier
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Iowa City Divides Wards to Speed Voting
Iowa City city council divided four of five voting wards into two precincts each to speed up election results. The first, second, fourth and fifth wards were split, while the third ward remained unchanged, in a move to hasten counts after national results.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa City City
Indictment for Drunk Driving In Marengo
A. J. Koch of Marengo township was indicted by the Iowa county grand jury for driving while intoxicated on November 17 at the north edge of Marengo. He was arrested with Ray Gilbert by Night Marshal Ike Fiser. an empty whisky bottle was found in the car. The grand jury finished its work for the year.
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A. J. Koch
Marengo Township
Iowa County Grand Jury
Koch
Ray Gilbert
Ike Fiser
Blairstown
Cyclone Sally staged at Chelsea high school auditorium
An audience filled the Chelsea high school auditorium for a three act comedy titled Cyclone Sally. The Chelsea Methodist church sponsored the performance with Miss Maria L. Myrah coaching. Cast included Lola Comte E Houston Agnes Rubella Gertrude Mattke B Schroeder Irving Arnold Edward Lala Roy Ryan and Emil Vavra. Dora Cargin Cedar Rapids soprano sang between acts. A repeat show is planned for Elberon next Wednesday under the Elberon Methodist church.
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Cyclone Sally
Chelsea Methodist Church
Maria L. Myrah
Lola Comte
E. Houston
Agnes Rubella
Gertrude Mattke
B. Schroeder
Irving Arnold
Edward Lala
Roy Ryan
Emil Vavra
Dora Cargin
Cedar Rapids
Elberon
Elberon Methodist Church
Ryan man charged in coal theft at Hazel Green shed
Edward Saathoff of Willow Creek Hazel Green township was arrested Wednesday for stealing coal from the Willow Creek school shed. He was traced to his home the next morning where a coupe loaded with coal was found.
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Edward Saathoff
Willow Creek
Hazel Green Township
Iowa City Bans Handbills Across Streets
Iowa City council enacted an ordinance prohibiting handing, sticking on car doors, or distributing handbills to curb litter on city streets. The rule targets out of town merchants advertising through handbills.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Hitching Post
Eight Criminal and Twenty-Eight Civil Docketed in Clayton County
Clerk G. H. Meyer lists eight criminal cases including murder charges against Jim and Minnie Hines tied to the Dan Shine death. Also named are Burmeister, Bahls, Bentz, Miller, Frederick, Lantner, with offenses ranging from burglary to drunk driving. Twenty-eight civil actions include eight notes totaling 5884.31, six accounts 2023.02, five divorces, two foreclosures 7460.56, two damages 9369.14, two partitions, and others.
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G. H. Meyer
District Court
W. L. Eichendorf
McGregor
Jim
Minnie Hines
Dan Shine
Herman Burmeister
William Bahls
Olga Knupp
Charles E. Knupp
Clarence E. Frye
Clara Frye
Henry H. Ellenbolt
Helen Ellenbolt
Olive M. Voelz
Carl A. Voelz
Addie E. Douglas
Albert Douglas
E. L. Spaulding
Banquet Honors Belle Plaine Football Squad
Two hundred men attended a high school gym banquet for Belle Plaine football players. Supt. Morris as toastmaster and speeches by McCune Park Visquain and Lamb. Captain Richard Allen cited. Lamb presented a gift. Notables from Grinnell and Coe colleges spoke. band provided dinner music. The squad list includes 43 names. a record of ten games with 170 points for and 15 against.
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Supt
Morgan L. Morris
C. R. McCune
Fletcher Park
Victor Visquain
G. H. McGrew
George Peterman
James Pratt
Garland Lamb
M. W. Hylan
Grinnell College
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Ralph Essham
Coe College
R. E. “Dutch” Reagan
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Mr. Lamb
Luella Byers
Carol Conklin
Helen Palmer
Melvin Shanda
Sid Weaver
Jack Yavorsky
R. O. Burrow
James Herring
Harlan Malcolm
Charles Ridenour
Sterling Visquain
Harold Ford
Wesley Funk
Hugh Gillen
Walter Haloupek
Robert Janss
Dick Leonard
Challen McCune
Tom Miller
Robert Payton
Harlan Peters
Russell Shields
Keith Tatman
Bill Thiessen
Robert Allee
Harry Bradshaw
Robert Burrows
Robert Campbell
Robert Carlson
Death of Independent farmer Charles E. Clute at 76
Charles E. Clute, 76, well known retired farmer of Independence, died at his daughter’s home Thursday. Born August 22, 1860 in Perry New York, he moved to Buchanan county at 17, lived in Byron township, and married Mary Snyder in 1881. He is survived by three daughters Mrs. James Massingham, Mrs. Lloyd Sewell, and Mrs. John Mather, plus a sister Miss Sadie Clute. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Henry Olson. burial in Wilson Cemetery two miles east of Independence.
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James Massingham
Perry
N. Y
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Almina Clute
Buchanan County
Byron Township
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Sadie Clute
Lloyd Sewell
John Mather
Waterloo
First Baptist Church
Henry Olson
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Johnson county court awards judgment in auto crash case
In Iowa City the Johnson County district court Friday awarded $225 against J H Simmen on a counter claim by William G Trumpp. Simmen had earlier sued for $800 damages for an auto accident here last winter.
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J. Fay
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John M. Dorow
Supreme Court
Harold D. Evans
Hazleton
Methodist Church
Ada Hillis
Oelwein
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Johnson County
J. H. Simmen
William G. Trumpp
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Raid Des Moines Theater Arrests Three In Obscene Show
Hal Bronson burlesque theater manager Louise Stewart and James Allatin show troupe director faced charges for presenting obscene public exposure and indecent exposure after a raid on the Des Moines theater. They pleaded innocent and were released early today as officers seized the performer during a stage routine.
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Hal Bronson
Louise Stewart
James Allatin
Bronson
City Safety Department
Louise
H. A. Albert
Sunday Horoscope Highlights for Birthday Sensitivity
The reading emphasizes propitious shifts in mystical and romantic matters with surprising experiences for those celebrating a birthday. It notes romance and secret angles in emotional life, urges caution with changes, and describes a spiritually inclined yet sociable child with unusual talents.
No more hand painted days of fields and feasts
A reflective reminiscence contrasts faded scenes of salt fields daffodils and meals with a sense that modern times have moved beyond those bygone rituals and simple comforts. The speaker views the vanished nostalgia with defiant acceptance.
Patrolman Addresses Students On School Safety Rules
Hopkinton State Highway Patrolman Jennings of Manchester spoke at two assemblies in public schools Friday about safety rules for children traveling to and from school.
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Jennings
Manchester
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