Christmas savings clubs in Iowa towns payout totals
Christmas savings clubs in eighteen Iowa cities distribute about 1.162 million dollars to members this week and next, with Cedar Rapids leading totals at 207000 and Des Moines second at 135000. Other cities report varied sums. Red Cross drive in Williamsburg netted 11390 from 100 contributors.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Davenport
Fort Madison Club
Keokuk
Clinton
Mason City
Muscatine
Sioux City
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Iowa Cities
Charles City
Newton
Boone
Waterloo
Decorah
Red Oak
Columbus Junction
Cattle Stolen In Grundy County Recovered in Minnesota
Grundy County resident Sheaf M G Mamminga found nine head of cattle stolen from Engelke Doden farm in Fairfield township in Albert Lea Minnesota. The cattle were traced through George Lutz later identified as Elmer Erdman tied to a five year reformatory sentence and sold through several buyers before being located with Hans Hanson of Deer Creek.
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Grundy
Mamminga
Grundy County
Albert Lea
Minn
Engelke Doden
Fairfield Township
Doden
Wilson Packing Company
George Lutz
Elmer Erdman
Anamosa Reformatory
Erdman
Lyle, Minn
A. O Austenson
Hans Hanson
Deer Creek Mann
Dean Kay's Daughter to Wed Young Surgeon
Marjorie Edith Kay daughter of Dean and Mrs George F Kay of Iowa City will marry Dr Charles William McLaughlin Jr son of Dr and Mrs C W McLaughlin of Philadelphia. The wedding is set for December 24 at Sherwood United Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
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War Hington
Marjorie Edith Kay
George F Kay
Iowa City
Charles Wiliam McLaughlin Jr
Philadelphia
C W McLaughlin
Sherwood United Presbyterian Church
Miss Kay
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
National
Honorary Scholastic Society
Mortar Board
Final dividend paid by closed Malcom Savings bank
The final dividend of the closed Malcom Savings bank will be paid Saturday December 17. The dividend rate is five and one third percent totaling about $10,500. This brings the receivership total to seventy one and three tenths percent.
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Malcom
Malcom Savings Bank
Iowa City boy slayer to be examined for insanity
A Muskegon court resumed a sanity hearing to decide if 16 year old Rems Martin murdered Hans Nielsen during a Nov 4 robbery while suffering from dementia praecox, as the defense claims, or was spoiled by pampering, per the prosecution. Five doctors testified, with support from several physicians from Iowa and Cedar Rapids.
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Muskegon Mich
Rems Martin
Iowa City
Sanity Commission
John Vanderwerp
Hans Neilsen
C F Watts
Williamsburge Ia
B Harrington
Cedar Rapids
Watts
Roy H Holmes
F B Marshall
Charles Tuckerman
Muskegon
Joseph F Sanford
Royal Neighbors elects officers in Tipton and What Cheer
Iowa briefs report Royal Neighbors officers chosen in Tipton and What Cheer led by Mrs T J Highly as oracle and Mrs Lena Roberts as recorder. Other communities note fires, school meetings and local civic appointments across Tipton What Cheer and surrounding towns.
Hemroid remedy claims cure for piles in many forms
A doctor announces Hem-Roid a guaranteed internal treatment for piles. After testing on 1000 patients with success in over 900 cases the drug is marketed by May Drug Co and druggists with a money back guarantee if piles are not ended. An advertisement concludes the claims.
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Bzedern
J Sward
Ancient Barter Methods Gain Popularity in Iowa
Iowa towns experiment with scrip and barter as wages. Hawarden issues trade coupons for workers. West Liberty, correctionville, Boone, Muscatine, Lawler, Page county all pursue barter or scrip with food, coal, wood, or corn as payment. Merchants accept cord wood for goods. Sioux County debates sizeable scrip issuance to fund relief and public works.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hawarden
West Liberty
Sioux County
Cials
Correctionville
Sioux City
Boone
Muscatine
Waterloo
Creston
Lawler
Page County
Louisiana
Grand Jury To Act In Perry Murder
Perry Charles Pickett 55 a truck farm operator awaits grand jury action on a murder charge tied to the slaying of Roy Hayward 45 They say Pickett confessed saying Hayward threatened to strike him with an ax The two lived in a small house near Perry and an argument followed over support for Pickett
Cooney Seeks Iowa Repeal of Prohibition Law
State Senator Matt D. Cooney announced plans to seek repeal of Iowa’s prohibition law and legalization of beer manufacture. He said bills are being drafted after talks with Davenport’s G Decker French, Crusaders leader, and Democratic leaders. Repeal would remove existing liquor control laws.
Williamsburg Couple Celebrate Anniversary
Williamsburg Mr and Mrs John J Hughes celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home on Tuesday. The event included a dinner by Mrs Robert Hughes and Mrs I C Drake. The couple were married by Rev Evan J Evans, Williamsbores first minister. Mr Hughes born in Wales came to America as an infant and has lived here most of his life. Mrs Hughes was born in Williamsburg.
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Williamsburg
John J Hughes
Robert Hughes
I. C. Drake
Nebraska
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
R. L. Hughes
D. M. Evans
Owen
Sigourney
C. L. Evans
Ed H. Evans
Robert Parry
Ed W. Jones
Democrats Spend Half As Much As GOP In Iowa
In Des Moines affidavits show Democratic expenditures at 12346.01 dollars and Republican at 28813.39 dollars. Despite lower spending the Democrats captured most offices in Iowa. Affidavits filed with Secretary of State G. C. Greenwalt detail the campaign outlays.
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Des Moines
Iowa
G. C. Greenwalt
Third District Legion To Meet At Dike December 15
A Third District Legion meeting will be held in Dike Grundy county on Thursday afternoon and evening December 15. E R Cronk is district commander. Mason City department commander W Earl Hall will attend with other state officers including George Yates Ralph J Laird and F J Frein. Frank Miles Iowa Legionaire editor will speak. The program includes twenty rounds of boxing and a wrestling match.
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Bruce Holly
Mutual Telephone Company
Grinnell
Herrick Chapel
Grinnell College Vesper Choir
Elias Blum
Imogen Hathaway Spencer
Leah Pratt
Fred Owl
Herald B Holst
Ith Saris Creeds Crake
Blairs Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Irma Kimm
Oracle
Jean Gibbs
Larry Hoyt
A R Heck
D F Newton
Henry Schmuecker
Inner Sentinel
Rita Driscol
Outer Sentinel
P C Christenson
Esther Sick
T J Thompson
Joe Martin Graces
Eleanor Gibbs
Mary Veenstra
Marjorie Burkhart
Alice Lou High
Grundy Center
Dike
Grundy County
E. R. Cronk
Montour
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
George Yates
Ralph J. Laird
F. J. Frein
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Indigent Patient Costs Reduced at Iowa City Hospital
Administrator Robert E Neff reports the University of Iowa hospital reduced average indigent patient costs by 33 percent over three years. The state pays $91.37 per patient. In the year ending July 1 the hospital treated 10 944 indigent patients under state law.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospital
Robert E. Neff
Towa
West Branch hosts junior high declamatory winners
West Branch junior high held a declamatory contest with ten entrants. Charles Thompson won in oratorical for And the Gods Laugh, Phyllis Pearson won dramatic with Truly Mother, and LaMar Foster won humorous with Biff Perkins Toboggan. They advance to Cedar county contest on Dec. 19. West Branch will host future participants.
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West Branch
Charles Thompson
Phyllis Pearson
LaMar Foster
Biff Perkins
Cedar County
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J. R. Wright
Fred Harrington
D M. Jones
Ezra Swartzendruber
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Bert Hanson
Henry Hunzelman
Aubrey Jones
Harriet Parry
Gayle Schroeder
Dorothy Pugh
Minnesota
Dean Kay
Bolks
Arrow Petroleum
Cosden
Pilicer Petroleum Co
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Iowa News
Strawberry Point Friendship Camp
Eliza Barker
Ellen Nace
Nerva Alderson
Martha Jordan
Florence Blanchard
Martha Halsted
Rose Moser
Gillan Leons
Lizzie Wareham
Clara Steward
William Baldridge
Mary Hines
F H Howard
F E Brown
D Fdington
Eva Balluff
Newuall
Hull
Pauline Hoepfner
John Schroeder
Leona Seilhamer
Leola Grover
Bobby McGranahan
Cleota Campbell
Iver Brecht
Donald Gardemann
Emlin Stelling
Annis Schloterbeck
Toledo
Ben
Eastern Star
S. D Ward
Rosalie Slessor
H P Giger
Harry A Rager
Kremenak
F J Kremenak
F B MiPherran
Victoria Slessor
Tama
Ben Schallar
E. J Miller
Garwin
Schallar
Carroll County
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Jack
Lucile
Mary
Chris Danielson
Tama Fire Department
Foreman
Henry Anderson
John Krezek
John Kuklik
R. C. Richardson
August Puth
Fred Shilhanek
Frank Hanus
R C. Richardson
Sherman Goes Ye PA Pagel
Selina Euivers
EOC
Frank Graham
Dewees van Horn
S. J. Johnson
J. H. McKinney
Harvey Park
Edward Benda
Frank Wheeler
Harry Frahm
Rowley
Frank Helserman
Cone Township
Wendell
Quasqueton
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Commercial Club
Ray Light
William Quegg
J A Barnes
C. W Fowler
A H Barker
W B Quegg
A S Morrison
HH Freediine
Methodist Church
Glen Cameron
Knoxville
Harry Cameron
Lacy
University Hospital
Highway No 6
FE W Ruby
Thornburg
Frances Johnson
OFS
Masonic Hall
Russell Jarvis
Bertha Orden
Wil Shepherd
Grace McCracken
Velva Jarvis
Gail McCain
Helen McKain
Thomas Pf, Hawkins
Perry
Henry S. Houghton
University of Iowa Medical College
Foreign Missionary Inquiry Commission
Houghton
India
China
Japan
Cooney
Riverside
Charles E. Strabala
St. Mary's Parish
Joseph Palliotet
John Wieland
Joseph Pallliotet
Alvin Stransky
Tittle Bros. Ching CO
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Loin
Wieners
Bologna
G.O.P
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16Th Ave
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Blue Valley
Eile
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Pillsbury’s
Ole
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Sixteenth Ave
16Th Avenue
Wilson
Black Hawk
Ocb
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Sinclair
Zelezny Market
Mt. Vernon Ave
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