Party Chiefs Oppose Salary Refund Amid Court Ruling
Democratic leaders warned Wednesday they will place state and county officials who seek refunds on a virtual blacklist. The move follows a Supreme Court decision finding the salary cut unconstitutional. Attorney General O’Connor will advise on claims procedure while rest of officials forego refunds pending legislative action.
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Des Moines
INS
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Edward L. O’connor
O'Connor
Comptroller
Executive Council
Leo J. Wegman
Iany
Board of Control
Board of Assessment
O’connor
Part Of Gun Linked To Martens Murder Evidence
Special to The Gazette Keswick testified in Keokuk county court about finding a shotgun part said to be used in the killings of Stella Martens and her daughter Maxine Abel. Adolph Martens stands trial for Maxine Abel’s murder. Evidence includes estate details and photos by Lyle Talbot with potential court-ordered scrutiny.
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Sigourney
Will Axmear
Keswick
Keokuk
Stella Martens
Maxine Abel
Axmear
Martens
Adolph Martens
Lyle Talbot
Newton
Frank Bechly
Talbot
Contract Awarded For Vinton Bridge
The state highway commission awarded an $80,000 contract for a Cedar River bridge at Vinton to Wickes Engineering and Construction of Des Moines.
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AMES
INS
State Highway Commission
Cedar River
Vinton
Wickes Engineering and Construction Company
Des Moines
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF GRAND JURORS DRAWN AT WASHINGTON
Grand jurors for 1935 were drawn at the Washington county courthouse. Court opens Jan 7 with Judge J. G. Patterson of Oskaloosa presiding. Names include W. J. Boyd Harry R. Boileau G. N. Barclay and others from Washington and nearby townships in a structured county session.
Iowa crop values boosted 32 million in 1934
Des Moines reports Iowa farm crop values rose by 32 million dollars in 1934 to 255.824 million, a 15 percent gain despite 19 percent fewer acres and a 50 percent drop in crop tonnage. Corn led the increase, while other major crops showed price-driven value gains.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Wednesdday
Carl
U S U Sororities Announce Pledges at Upper Iowa University
Special to The Gazette reports sorority pledges announced on the Upper Iowa University campus. Kappa Eta Beta pledges include Maryon Halverson and others from Clermont Arlington New Hampton and Maynard. Phi Beta Phi pledges include Oweus Porter Fayette Laura Miller Fayette Edna Halverson West Union and more. Sigma Nu Sigma pledges feature Hallie Knox Hawkeye Lilah Frederick Arlington June Canfield Spooner Olga Lickiss Arlington Thelma Pilgrim Greeley Lorraine Frontress Greeley Bernice Sniffin Wadena Dorothy Holmes Randalia and Luella Jones Chester.
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Upper Iowa University
Kappa Eta Beta
Maryon Halverson
Clermont
Charlotte Hazard
Arlington
Irma Merritt
New Hampton
Charlene Croyle
Greeley
Frances Mears
Maynard
Ardath Ranney
Alphi Chi Omicron
Lillian Arthur
Randalia
Jean Borland
Oelwein
Lula Francisco
Lois Hyde
Colesburg
Alice Pilgrim
Mary Jan Pohle
Guttenberg
Virginia Strayer
Fayette
Mary Jane Sykes
Phi Beta Phi
Oweeus Porter
Laura Miller
Edna Halverson
West Union
Lois Fargusson
Chester
Mabel Moore
Hazleton
Bonna Morgan
Aurora
Dorothy Eckel
Eldora
Gretchen Meyer
Waucoma
Sigma Nu Sigma
Hallie Knox
Hawkeye
Lilah Frederick
June Canfield
Spooner
Wis
Olga Lickiss
Thelma Pilgrim
Lorraine Frontress
Bernice Sniffin
Wadena
Dorothy Holmes
Luella Jones
Rudolph Novak Injured in Highway 30 Collision
Rudolph Novak of 409 Eighth Avenue SW suffered arm bruises and a muscle hemorrhage after his eastbound car on Highway 30 four miles west of Cedar Rapids collided with a Marshalltown bound bus truck driven by Ward Howard. Fred Grabenbauer assisted. No others injured. Novak says glare from the other truck lights blinded him as he followed too closely. his car skidded on slick pavement into the truck. Both drivers reported to Sheriff Petrus's office.
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Rudolph Novak
Eighth Avenue
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ward Howard
Fred Grabenbauer
Novak
Petrus
Iowa Says Sales Gas Taxes May Be Deducted From Income
Des Moines Iowa officials outline deductions for state net income tax on 1934 earnings. Proof of sales and gasoline tax payments may be allowed if credible receipts or notebook records are accepted. Farmers taxed on cash income only. food they consume is not included.
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Des Moines
IDPA
John W. Foster
State Board of Assessment and Review
Foster
Elgin Farmer Hangs Self Near Rock Island Station
George Christen, 35, a farmer from east of Elgin, hanged himself Tuesday in a small building near the Rock Island station after Leo Schori saw him enter. The body was found about an hour later. He is survived by his wife and three children, his mother, four brothers Jake Frank Ernest Walter all of the vicinity, and four sisters Mrs Joe Thoman West Bend Mrs Hannah Eversox Wisconsin Mrs Bert Thoman and Lucy of Elgin.
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Garett Elgin
George Christen
Elgin
Rock Island Station
Leo Schori
Christen
Jake
Frank
Ernest
Walter
Joe Thoman
West Bend
Hannah Eversox
Wisconsin
Bert Thoman
Lucy
Iowa U Professor to Lead American Chemical Society
University of Iowa chemistry head Prof Edward Bartow will become president of the American Chemical Society in January 1936. He has led the Iowa department since 1920 and previously headed the U S delegation to the International Chemical Union in Madrid. The society has about 18 500 members from all states and 63 foreign countries.
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Iowa City
Edward Bartow
University of Iowa
American Chemical Society
Bartow
Department of Chemistry
Iowa
Society
Madrid
Spain
Community Christmas Planned At Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon committees organize a community Christmas celebration Monday evening directed by Fred A. Young. Decorations, program, and treats are planned by listed volunteers from local groups and schools including Rosedale, Leigh, Caraway, Cedar Valley, Sumner, and Jackson districts. Wapello notes announce a steward change for the Louisa county farm and home program beginning Jan 1.
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Mount Vernon
Fred A. Young
Harry Dilley
Roy Nelson
James Culbertson
F. F. Ebersole
J. R. Eyre
L. E. Bigger
Ross Emerson
Arthur Eyestone
John Klimo
George Anselm
C. L. Rich
Walt Gray
G. L. Hill
F. M. McGaw
Mark Hutchinson
J. A. VanMetre
E. T. Gough
James McCutcheon
Howard Johnston
A. J. Rogers
P. W. Peterson
C. E. Hedges
Don Pringle
Howard Ehle
Gilbert Beranek
C. W. Neff
Laurence West
D. A. VanMetre
Burt O'Connor
Charles Hedges
Earl Simpson
Carl Becker
Sue Oates
Shirley Kudart
Joyce Ann Hunter
Janice West
Patricia Mitchell
Dorothy Gamble
Genevive Snyder
Adeline Wolrach
Helen Culbertson
Marilyn
Rosalie Scarbrough
Elizabeth Wolfe
Joan Pringle
Rosedale No
Miss Abel
Robert Pospisil
Eugene
Margaret Clark
Donald Henik
Arthur Schott
Lou and
Paul
Pospisil
Leigh
Thompson
Donald Krum
Donald Ferguson
Caraway
Miss Russell
Betty Ellison
Cedar Valley
Litts
James Peterson
Louise Dvorak
Sumner
Agnes Boyer
Mary
Carol Plattenberger
Jackson School
Moynihan
Raymond Lake
Billie Milholm
McRoberts
Midkiff
Leo
Biderman
Bobbie “Morrow
Rosedale
Miss
Smeltzer
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Riverside
Palisades
Grange ‘Hall
Watson
Standing Rock
Elberon I O F names officers for new term
Members of the I O F lodge in Elberon named their officers for the ensuing term. The slate includes N G Emil Vileta Vv G Emil Chaloupsky recording secretary Edd Shanda financial secretary William Vileta treasurer Charles Dvorak trustees F A Dvorak Oris Pryne F M Dvorak.
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I.0. O.F. Lodge
N. G
Emil Vileta
Vv. G
Emil Chaloupsky
Edd Shanda
William Vileta
Charles Dvorak
F. A. Dvorak
Oris Pryne
F. M. Dvorak
Mount Auburn Woman Ellen Dillon Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Ellen Dillon aged 69 of Mount Auburn died at her home Monday evening after a brief illness. She married Joseph Dillon in 1888, who predeceased her. Surviving are three sons Joe Alonzo and William all of Mount Auburn. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at the Church of Christ with burial in Mount Auburn cemetery. Rev Emma Arnold to officiate.
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Joseph Dillon
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William
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Eugene Black Dies Former Head of Reserve at 61
Eugene R. Black 61 former governor of the Federal Reserve Board died at his Atlanta home of a heart attack. A respected southern figure he served as Fed chair under Roosevelt and led credit expansion for the New Deal. He later returned as Sixth District governor and advised the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
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Atlanta
Eugene R. Black
Federal Reserve Board
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South
Roosevelt
Washington
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Federal Reserve District
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gene” Black
Atlanta Trust Company
Sixth Federal District
M. B. Wellborn
Reserve Bank
Roosevelt Mourns Death of Former Governor Black
President Roosevelt mourned the death of former Governor Eugene R Black of the Federal Reserve in Atlanta Georgia. He described Black as an old friend and said the loss comes as a terrible shock.
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Washington
Presi
Eugene R. ‘Black
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Broken Hip Fatal To Mrs. Malissa A. Catlin
Mrs. Malissa A. Catlin widow of James E. Catlin died in a local hospital at 11 15 a m Wednesday from shock and complications after a fall at her home on December 12 She was born January 12 1855 in Ohio and lived in Cedar Rapids thirteen years She survived by seven daughters two sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren with four step children Funeral announcements will be made later Friends may call at Turner's chapel
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Washington County
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Oskaloosa
W. J. Boyd
Highland Township
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Oregon
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Glen Cuddeback
Franklin Center
C. B. Dougherty
S. W. DeLong
Seventy-Six
Albert Escher
Jackson
John Krantz
Crawford Township
H. A. Linencamp
James Murphy
Wellman
J. M. Weaver
Washington Township
C. W. Welsh
Iowa Township
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Clutter
Fred Hayes
Grove
Lincoln
Charles Wilkinson
Court House
Tama
Marie Houdyschell
Independence
Elizabeth Kruse
Middlefield Township
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St. Patrick’s Church
Masonville
J.J. McCaffrey
Joseph H
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Seth Hendryx
Eldon
Maquoketa
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Mount Hope Cemetery
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Sigourney Nips North English 48 8 in Hoops Showdown
Sigourney high school defeated North English 48 to 8 on Tuesday night. Bob Lemon led Sigourney with 21 points in two quarters as the team built a 24 to 2 halftime lead and coasted to the easy victory.
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Bob Lemon
Sigourney Boys
Clarence High Tops West Branch In 33 23 Victory
Clarence High defeated West Branch 33 to 23 Tuesday night to stay unbeaten. The team led 17 to 4 at halftime, West Branch cut it to 23 22 before Clarence sparked a late 10 point run. The girls then beat a strong alumni sextet 27 to 21 in a well played contest.
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Clarence
Clarence High
West Branch
Riverside Lodge Elects Officers For Next Year
Riverside report shows Rebekah lodge officers elected with Mrs. Gladys Bates as Noble Grand and Mrs. Mary Prymek as Vice Grand. Odd Fellows elected Dr. George W Younkin as Noble Grand and Victor Burich as Vice Grand, with Roy Flynn as Treasurer.
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The
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Cornell To Open Mat Season With Des Moines Meet
MOUNT VERNON Iowa Cornell college begins its wrestling season Friday against the Des Moines YMCA squad in Des Moines. With five veterans graduated the Purple roster features limited college experience led by Mark Tilton and Ray Bunch. Brandau battles Campo for 126 pounds and Miller seeks the 185 pound spot with Sieben. Weiler and Frye complete the lineup at 165 and 175 pounds.
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Gordon Ellison
Laurel Morford
Delois Osburn
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Johnson
Mark Tilton
Ray Bunch
Miller
Sieben
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Young
Cole
Kunz
Des Moines
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Frye
Tama High Defeats Gilman Five 17-16
Tama edged Gilman 17 to 16 on Tama floor Tuesday night in a ragged game. Tama trailed 10 to 9 at the half and pulled ahead late in the fourth quarter as both teams struggled with fumbles and erratic shooting.
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TAMA
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Iowa Gym Team Sets Six-Meet 1935 Card
University of Iowa gymnastic team under Coach Albert Baumgartner announces a six meet schedule for 1935 the heaviest in the school’s history. The card features five duals against Big Ten rivals and the Western Conference championships in Chicago.
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Albert Baumgartner
University of Iowa Gymnastic
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Madison
Illinois
Minneapolis
Washington Y. Leaders Edge Ottumwa Five
Washington Y. Leaders defeated Ottumwa five 50 to 49 in a high scoring game. They led 12 to 3 after the first quarter, and a late second quarter push by Fuhr helped them take a 20 to 16 halftime edge.
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Gazette
Washington
Morrell
Ottumwa
Fuhr
Iowa Track Opens Indoor Season With Grinnell Meet
Coach George T. Bresnahan announced the Iowa Hawkeyes will host Grinnell College in the season opener for 1935 indoor track. The dual adds to a schedule of fourteen meets indoor and outdoor, with last year’s indoor win over Grinnell by 55 to 13.
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Iowa City
Grinnell College
George T. Bresnahan
University of Iowa
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Hawkeyes
Iowa
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