Private liquor import ruling sparks Iowa dispute
District Judge W A Maines ruled that private use liquor legally purchased in another state cannot be prosecuted in Iowa. The decision centered on Lewis Gatta arrested for transporting liquor bought in Wisconsin to Muscatine. Iowa officials, led by Leslie E Francis, attack the ruling and plan an appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Iowa
W. A. Maines
Maines
Justice Court
Davenport
Dred Scott
Dale Herbert
Des Moines
Leslie E. Francis
State Liquor Control Commission
Francis
Harold M. Cooper
Supreme Court
Lewis Gatta
Wltnois
Gatta
Night clubs cleared as liquor charges dismissed
In Des Moines, Judge J E Mershon dismissed liquor sale charges against Tony Valantino Mrs Esther Rosenberg and Sam Calacino after ruling proprietors could not be held responsible for patrons mixing drinks. The defendants testified they warned patrons not to mix drinks and the state failed to prove knowledge of on site consumption.
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Des Moines
Town Liquor Control Commission
Tony Valantino
Esther Rosenberg
Sam Calacino
J. E. Mershon
Mershon
Wyoming Couple Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Heasty of Wyoming mark fifty years of marriage with a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Storm. Heasty, 74, and Mrs. Heasty, 69, have nine children and sixteen grandchildren, with roots in Scotch Grove and long ties to Iowa.
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Wyoming
R. M. Heasty
Arnold Storm
Here
Robert Heasty
Addie Applegate
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Minnesota
Ray
Fred
Marshalltown
Ralph
Waterloo
Olin
Leslie Fishwild
Clinton
Allen Chatterton
Onslow
Heasty
Walcott Pioneer Frederick Rock marked 100th birthday
Frederick Rock aged 100 celebrated at his son in law Otto Paustian home. Immigrant from Germany who settled near Davenport in 1857, later farmed 80 acres and retired to Walcott in 1906. He married Margaretha Carstens, had three children, now survived by daughter Mrs Paustian. He served as vice president of Farmers Savings bank and attended the German American Pioneers reunion.
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Germany
Paustian
Iowa announces ready blank forms for new income tax
Des Moines reports Iowa’s new personal net income tax blanks are now available. County treasurers banks and local chambers will distribute. Taxpayers must file returns by April 1 1935 with penalties for late or false filings.
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DES Moines
INS
LaVern Clark
State
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Assessment and Review
Olin Couple Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Zepha Dowden of Olin observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary at home on Sunday. The couple, aged 81 and 77, were joined by their daughter Mrs. E. E. Glick of Lost Nation and son Irvin Dowden of Cedar Rapids, plus two granddaughters, a great granddaughter, and other relatives from Maquoketa and Cedar Rapids. A picnic dinner was held.
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Alice Jensen
Eldon Aigers
Maquoketa
Irvin Dowden
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Registers Coldest Spot In Country At 14 Below
Associated Press reports Iowa as the coldest area on the U S and Canadian maps with Charles City at 14 below zero as the national record. Mason City Decorah unofficially 17 below while Des Moines and others show single digits below zero. Meteorologist Reed explains snow radiation and lack of wind caused extreme cold with warmer relief expected later this week.
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Iowa
United States
Charles Reed
Charles City
Mason City
Decorah
Reed
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Towa
Sioux City
Selection Of Jury For Martens Trial Gets Slow Start
Adolph Martens a Keswick farmer charged with slaying his 14 year old stepdaughter Maxine Abel last August faced jury selection in Sigourney court Monday. Only four jurors were questioned in nearly three hours as prosecutors and defense questioned potential jurors. trial likely to begin late this week. Prosecutor Ralph Goeldner of Sigourney and Keokuk county attorney elect assisted, with Hedrick’s J. J. Jennings leading the prosecution.
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Sigourney
Adolph Martens
Keswick Farmer
Maxine Abel
Copirt
Martens
Ralph Goeldner
Keokuk
J. J. Jennings
Hedrick
Three Men Sentenced In Iowa City Court
Sam Latno of Iowa City received ten years at Anamosa reformitory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the Montgomery Ward store. Carl Houser, 22, was given an indeterminate ten year term after his plea on another B and E charge. Harold Holdt, 19, also pled guilty, fined $100 and sentenced to six months in jail. STANWOOD Onak Leaf camp of Royal Neighbors elected new officers led by Oracle Mrs Agnes Rickard and other officers including vice oracle Mrs Elnora Gottschalk and marshal Mrs Arkie Olson.
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Iowa City
INS
Sam Latino
Anamosa Reformatory
Montgomery Ward
Harold D. Evans
Carl Houser
Anamosa
Houser
Harold Holdt
Stanwood—Onak Leaf Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Oracle
Agnes Rickard
Elnora Gottschalk
Alma Lerch
Josephine LaPlant
Elsie St. John
Sentinel
Ford
Eola Swift
Arkie Olson
Cyril ‘Olson
Mary
Jurors Drawn For January Term Of Court In Louisa
Special to The Gazette WAPELLO Judge Oscar Hale will preside over Louisa county district court convening Jan 7. Grand jurors listed to report Jan 8 include W P Roberts Columbus City and Harold McCormac Concord among others. Petit jurors summoned Jan 14 include Charles Boyle Morning Sun Everett Lee Morning Sun J B Crammond Wapello and many more names.
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Wapello
Oscar Hale
Louisa County
W. P. Roberts
Columbus City
Harold McCormac
Concord
G. E. Pratt
E. V. Humphrey
Elms Grove
H. Q. Kemp
Port Louisa
H. A. Lieberknecht
Grandview Township
Sam Hardin
Eliot Township
Ray Hollister
Union Township
John Wilson
Morning Sun
Vernie Forbes
Oakland Township
H. C. Hupp
Marshall Township
Albert A. Hook
Jefferson Township
Charles Boyle
Everett Lee
J. B. Crammond
Jess Ross
Bertha Kelly
Columbus Junction
Paul Howell
Homer Bentley
Oakville
Hazel Albee
Letts
Ed Hudson
Clark Furnas
Mena Wilton
Price Davis
J. L. Wilson
Rex Enke
Winfield
Leni Heinold
Nevada Hendrix
B. B. Jennings
Mildred Hook
Gordon Stone
L. B. Demsey
Art Williams
Hilton Pretz
W. G. Cocklin
Grandview
Frank Stineman
Frank Havenstein
Ella Sillick
J. P. Hendrickson
P. C. Allen
John Campbell
Helen
Mrs Evan Owen Found Dead In Williamsburg
Mrs. Evan Owen, about 80, a longtime Williamsburg pioneer woman and Iowa county figure, was found dead in bed Tuesday morning. Authorities believe shock from a sister’s December death contributed to her demise. Her husband, a former farmer and implement dealer in Williamsburg, died last spring, and she had been cared for by a niece.
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Gazette
Williamsburg
Evan Owen
Iowa County
Decatur
Owen
Advocates 90 Man Patrol On Highways In Iowa
Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller urged a 50 man highway patrol under the motor vehicle department instead of a separate state police. She reported reductions in Iowa auto accidents, deaths, and injuries since last summer and urged tighter license and drunk driving laws, compulsory accident reporting, and action against defective lighting.
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Des Moines
INS
Alex Miller
Iowa
Miller
Legislative Interim Committee
S U S Fine Arts Project Delayed On 17 000 Grant
Washington AP report states the University of Town fine arts building hinges on an extra 17 000 Public Works grant. Initial cost 363 000, trimmed to 306 000 with 30 percent grant. Bids opened. project proceeds only with the additional funds. Rockefeller Foundation 40 000 donation contingent on moving forward.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Gets 5 Years For Crime Against Garrison Girl
Ade Dickerson, 23, was sentenced to five years in the Anamosa reformatory after pleading guilty to a statutory crime. Judge B O Tankersley delivered the sentence in district court. Dickerson, a Kentucky native, had worked in Garrison and was charged with assaulting a 14 year old girl the night of Sept 1. He had been jailed in the county jail and was moved to Anamosa Monday afternoon by Sheriff Nile Mozena.
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Vinton
Ade
Dickerson
Anamosa
B. O. Tankersley
Kentucky
Nile Mozena
Republicans Plan Comeback in Iowa Form Committees
CHARITON I A First mobilization of Republican forces for the 1936 campaign will occur Friday in Chariton as Fifth district workers meet to elect a five member advisory committee to work with the state central committee. James R. Rhodes Newton says the series will continue in each district and totals forty five workers will convene with a five member state committee chosen by Pressey Frank Waterloo. The advisory council will meet with the central committee regularly and a Des Moines gathering is planned after the new year.
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Chariton
Iowa
Fifth
State Central Committee
James R. Rhodes
Newton
Pressey Frank
Waterloo
Central Committee
Frank
Des Moines
Nose Ring Saves Farmer From Bull Attack Near Nashua
Seymour Massee, 60, was slammed into a barn by a bull and grabbed the bull's nose ring to hold on until his son Clifford could pull him free. He suffered severe bruises in the incident near Nashua.
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Nashua
Seymour Massee
Here
Clifford
New Dodge Priced Surprisingly Low Amid Hype
Expert Lueder says the 1935 Dodge looks like a $1000 car but is sold for much less. He praises the organization for offering thorough quality at a popular price. Watch for a raft of surprises and the big lure of the low price.
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Lueder
New York
Thas Value
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