Child Burned to Death Near Cascade Farm Home
Mary Jean McDermott seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond McDermott died in a fire sparked by an oil lamp. Two brothers upset the lamp causing a kitchen blaze five miles northeast of Cascade. Parents rushed to save her but found only a charred body as neighbors helped extinguish the flames. The house suffered about 1000 dollars in damage.
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Cascade
Mary Jean McDermott
Raymond MaeDermott
Mary Jean
Dubuque Recorder Shortage Prompted Resignation
Dubuque county recorder Leo L. Tschudi resigned after state auditors flagged a fund shortage believed to be under 500 dollars. Donald Whelan, the chief deputy, was named successor by the county board. Tschudi offered to repay any shortage after the official audit.
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Dubuque (Ap
Leo L. Tschudi
Dubuque
Senior chorus to stage Masonville church hall musical
The senior chorus will furnish performances in Masonville with musical numbers staged at the church hall.
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Masonville
Church Hall
Dora Geiger Testifies in 11 000 Damage Suit
Mrs. Dora Geiger testified as the last witness in an 11 000 damage suit against George W. Kelso and Ray Kelso in district court here Judge B O Tankersley presiding The crash occurred March 16 1935 eight miles south of Vinton on state highway 218 and killed her husband W A Geiger while causing her injuries and medical expenses
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Vinton
Dora Geiger
George W. Kelso
Ray Kelso
B. O. Tankersley
Floyd Thompson
C. R. Burk
Vinton Hospital
Miss Swanson
R. T. Hansen
G R. Woodhouse
Lyle Koontz
Herring Denies Plot to Shape Kraschel’s Political Path
Washington Iowa Governor Clyde L Herring denied plans to influence Lieut Gov N G Kraschel or offer federal appointments He said he would not discuss Kraschel and remains neutral in the Democratic primary both men are seen pursuing Senate and governor nominations with Herring leaning toward the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Ulp
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
N. G. Kraschel
Jim Farley
Kraschel
Herring
West Union School Wins Play Contest
West Union high school won the Fayette county one act play contest defeating four rivals. The winning entry On Vengeance Height was presented by Betty Ann Finch Reena Kutschat Horace Hoover and Robert Kamm. Other schools Randalia Clermont and Maynard performed The Elopement Honor and Cloudburst respectively with named cast members. Trophies will be awarded by the Fayette Schoolmasters club.
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Gazette
West Union
West Union High School
Fayette County
Betty Ann Finch
Reena Kutschat
Horace Hoover
Robert Kamm
Randalia
Evelyn Severson
Frances Edmonds
Robert Bellis
Dean Austin
Clermont
Marjorie Olson
Jennie Johnson
Mildred Olson
Leslie Olson
J.D. Humphry
Maynard
Cloudburst
Juanita Tokhiem
Paul Pace
Elvis Sanders
Ralph Fratzke
Doris Kaltenbach
Beatrice Hoehne
Fayette Schoolmasters Club
Officials At Calamus Deny Epidemic Report
Calamus officials led by Mayor W. A. White and town physician Dr. E. V. Reidesel denied reports of an infantile paralysis epidemic. Two cases were found nearby but not among residents. Helen Mac Lee and Virgil Tinnian are hospitalized in Iowa City. Public gatherings were restricted and schools closed temporarily.
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Calamus
W. A. White
E. V. Reidesel
Helen Mac Lee
John Lee
Here
Virgil Tinnian
William Tinnian
Iowa City
Center Point and Nichols Masonic and Eastern Star Officers Named
Center Point announces new Masonic lodge officers led by W M Seth Hendryx and S W Eldon Dennison with Howard Holman as J W and John Lee as treasurer Ray Knight. Eastern Star lists W M Margaret Floyd and W P Harry Brookman with Mary Holman as A M and Harold Johnson as A P. Nichols elects Worthy Matron Wilma Mills and Worthy Patron Charles Pike, with Helen Rice as associate matron and Ernest Kucher as associate patron.
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Center Point
Masonic Lodge
W. M
Seth Hendryx
S. W
Eldon Dennison
J. W
Howard Holman
Secy
John Lee
Treas
Ray A Knight
The
Eastern Star
Margaret Floyd
W. P
Harry Brookman
A. M
Mary Holman
A. P
Harold Johnson
Maude Newland
Enid Brookman
Winifred Wormer
Essie D. Silver
Electa
Edna Kirchner
Warder
Loraine Meen
Verda Meceteal
Mark Twain Pilot Cabin to Be Built at Memorial Union
Salvaged remnants of an old Mississippi river steamboat will be used to construct a Mark Twain pilot cabin and wheel house at the University of Iowa. Prof. William H. Petersen leads the project, with plans by George Horner to create a historically accurate replica overlooking the river.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Union
William H. Petersen
History Department
George Horner
Mark Twain
Iowa brief notes from Manchester and surrounding towns
John N. Gage of Delhi paid 200 dollars of a 300 dollar fine for illegal liquor possession after a Hopkinton arrest. His new car was seized. Gage is a farmer. In Wheatland, church cantatas and pageants Christmas shows featured local choirs and named participants. In Center Point two pre Christmas programs were planned, including cantatas and pageants. In Wheatland ninety one year old William H Meves marked his birthday with a family dinner. he fought in the 8th Iowa Infantry and will celebrate a sixtythird wedding anniversary next month. In Vinton, Masons Eastern Star and Rebekahs elected officers. Herbert Hulse of Vinton and Edna Robertson of near Garrison were married.
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Manchester
John N. Gage
Delhi
Ralph W. Hasner
Gage
Hopkinton
Wheatland
William H. Meves
Mr. Meves
Germany
America
8Th
Iowa Infantry
Spanish Fort
Montgomery
Ala
Anna Graves
DeWitt
Meves
Wheatland American Legion Auxiliary
Phylis Meves
Virginia Meves
Matilda Werder
Lille Riedesel
Theodore Jeppe
Walter Martens
Rosa Martens
Vinton
Masonic and
Eastern Star
Masons
Earl Ervin
W. M
Carl Schneider
S. W
H. E. Wells
Hugh Mossman
F. J. Wratislaw
Knights Templar
William Reisser
E. C
W. E. Gilchrist
J. G. Geyer
C. G
Burt Bills
Leona Taylor
Myrtle Elson
Carl Seely
Miriam McIntyre
Alice Wells
Mabel Hite
Florence Zollinger
Rebekahs
Leland Mackie
N. G
Leona Mussman
V. G
Glenn Corbett
Irene McIntyre
Tillie Secobee
Herbert Hulse
Edna Robertson
Near Garrison
C. J. Robertson
H. W
Decorah store robbed as bandit takes $135 total
A lone bandit held up Bernatz Brothers grocery in Decorah at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Albert Bernatz, alone at his desk, was ordered to lie on the floor while the robber rifled the safe and cash register. The thief also took $35 from Bernatz’s pocketbook and accidentally discharged his revolver during the search.
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Decorah
Bernatz Brothers
Albert Bernatz
Bernatz
Employment Holds To Gains In Iowa
In November Iowa employment held prior gains as seasonal activity stayed steady and overall staffing rose 0.3 percent from October. Weekly payrolls slipped 0.2 percent, and average weekly earnings fell 2.6 percent. Seventeen of 41 industries reported gains, 14 shows higher payrolls, and 20 higher weekly wages.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Frank E. Wenig
State
Drop Competition Between Schools In Statewide Test
More than 40,000 sixth through eighth grade pupils in 240 Iowa schools will take state progress examinations January 27 and 28. Prof. E F Lindquist says the tests are for statistical information on school progress and there will be no competition between pupils or schools.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
E. F. Lindquist
University of Iowa College of Education
Lindquist
Waterloo Man Jailed In Vinton For Theft
George Carson of Waterloo received a sixty day jail term and a 300 dollar fine after pleading guilty to larceny. Judge B O Tankersley suspended an extra ninety day sentence if the fine is paid and he stays out of Benton county. Carson was charged with stealing a suit of clothes from a local store last April 25.
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Vinton
George Carson
Waterloo
B. O. Tankersley
Carson
Benton County
Mount Vernon Man Injured After Fall Outside Store
F. M. Horn aged 89, father of Mrs. Ed Beach, residing with her, fell Monday afternoon on a step in front of Dilley Brothers store. He suffered two broken ribs and a cut on his hand.
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Mount Vernon
F. M. Horn
Ed Beach
Dilley Brothers
Reversal in Tama personal injury case involving Cherry family
Iowa Supreme Court overturned a Tama county district court verdict awarding about 13000 dollars to Mrs. Caroline Schelldorf from Leonard Cherry and his mother Mrs. Herbert Cherry in a 1934 auto crash near Gladbrook. Defense argued the Schelldorf vehicle driver was at fault for driving on the wrong side. Carl Jordan of Cedar Rapids defended.
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Cazette
Tama
Leonard Cherry
Herbert Cherry
Tama County
B. O. Tankersley
Iowa Supreme Court
Caroline Schelldorf
Manly
Gladbrook
Carl Jordan
Cedar Rap
Ids
Deer spotted near Waubeek in nearby woods
The wooded hills along the Wapsie river provide a refuge for a buck seen by Burley Pratt, Hershall Stickney and Rex Hartsell. The antlers are about a foot long, marking the first such sighting in years in the Waubeek area.
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Waubeek
Wapsie River
Burley Pratt
Hershall Stickney
Rex Hartsell
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