Big Rock Youth Ends Life After Lovers Quarrel
Leonard Wood, 19, shot at Marie Horstman on the Big Rock porch after she spurned him. He then killed himself in the yard. Marie escaped with a grazing wound and shock. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wood, survived by two sisters and a brother. body taken to Balster undertaking parlor in Wheatland.
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the Gazette
Wheatland
Leonard Wood
Marie Horstman
Liza Horstman
Big Rock
Clinton County
L. O. Riggert
Young Wood
Horstman
Marie
Wood
Riggert
Peter Wood
Florence
Helen
William
Balster Undertaking
Dickinson Recount If Any Will Be On U S Senate Floor
Dickinson may contest the Nov 8 election before the U S Senate if action is taken. His attorney Clyde Charlton says plans are indefinite and any move would resembleSecretary of State O Brians protest of legality over automatic voting machines. Dickinson has impounded machines in 24 counties as a precaution after an official canvass shows a 2805 vote loss.
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Des Moines
INS
U. S
L. J. Dickinson
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Dickinson
Clyde Charlton
United States Senate
O’brian
Charlton
Heating Engineer Cleared in Grocer’s Death
Don W. Wilson aged 22 was released after being found not criminally liable in the death of Frank Carter 48 following a fight at his home. Carter was a Des Moines grocer.
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DES Moines
Don W. Wilson
Frank Carter
Carter
Maynard Couple Mark Golden Wedding After 50 Years
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Walter observed their fifty year anniversary at the home of their son-in-law and daughter in Marshalltown. Born in 1862 and 1863 the couple married in 1888 and lived in Wisconsin and Orangeville before moving to Maynard. They retired in 1913 and spent the last year with their daughter in Marshalltown while remaining active in the Presbyterian church and community groups. They have four children and nine grandchildren.
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Maynard
J. L. Walter
C. H. Nordyke
Marshalltown
Mr Walter
John Lincoln Walter
Jesse and
Matilda Walter
Pennsylvania
Orangeville
Walter
Susan Strohm
Henry
Mary Strohm
Wisconsin
Winslow
Wis
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Helping Hand Society
Ada Reading Circle
The
Eastern Star
Rolland Walter
Oclwein
Lucy Nordyke
Ruby Spencer
Oskaloosa
Ralph Walter
Colder Weather Forecast For Iowa Tuesday Night
Iowa temperatures were forecast to fall Tuesday night from normal in the west to seven degrees above in the far east with lows around five to 15 degrees above zero in regions. Snow possible in the extreme west as clouds increase and readings rise on Wednesday after a 20 to 42 degree span observed in nearby cities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mount Ayr
Sioux City
Omaha
Farm youth killed by stump blast fragment
Howard Mieras an 18 year old Maurice County farm youth was killed when a fragment of a tree stump he was blasting struck his forehead causing a fractured skull.
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LE Mars
Howard Mieras
Maurice Farm
Thornburg leads Republican ticket in Iowa election results
The Des Moines AP reports Mark G. Thornburg of Emmetsburg won the secretary of agriculture race by 107 781 votes over Thomas Curran. Jessie Parker captured superintendent of public instruction by 102 202 votes. Full totals show Republicans prevailing across offices, with several close counts and party listings for governor, auditor, treasurer, and court seats.
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Des Moines
Mark G. Thornburg
Emmetsburg
Thomas L. Curran
Ottumwa
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lucy E. Hall
Newton Democrat
O'Brian
Miller
Wessels
Ind
Storms
Akers
Wegman
Bagley
Secretary of Agriculture
Curran
Thornburg
Mitchell
Everett
Hall
Parker
Commerce
Dunlap
Ryan
Keshlear
Richardson
Supreme Court
Oliver
Anderson
Donegan
Kintzinger
Bliss
Hale
Edgewood Couple Marks 50 Years in Anniversary
Open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith celebrated the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. Smith's parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Smith of Edgewood. They married December 20 1888 in Manchester and later farmed in Honey Creek township and Little York before settling in Edgewood.
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Edgewood
Fred Smith
Mr Smith
Henry J. Smith
Smith
Della Tear-Haynes
Manchester
Russell Minkler
Little York
Honey Creek Township
Mr. Smith
Coffin’s Grove Township
Missouri
Frank E Cox Dies Milwaukee Conductor Fr 37 Years
Davenport AP report funeral services for Frank E Cox 55 a Milwaukee railway conductor for 37 years and former Ottumwa resident who died Monday after a short illness will be held here Wednesday morning Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery Cedar Rapids
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Davenport
Frank E. Cox
Milwaukee Railway
Ottumwa
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell Eastern Stars Elects Officers for Year
Grinnell Beulah chapter of the Order of Eastern Stars elected officers led by Worthy Matron Helen Ritter and Worthy Patron Lyle Raver. Other officers include Associate Matron Eleanor Turner, Associate Patron C. S. Myers, Secretary Bess Myers, Treasurer Edna Brown, Conductress Minnie Wood, and Associate Conductress Carmen Gordon.
Courteous Reply to Dismissal Notice Saves Her Job
Des Moines reports Secretary of State-elect Earl Miller reversed a dismissal notice for Margaret Kinney after her courteous letter. Kinney, widow with two dependents, thanked him for the notice and later obtained a state welfare board stenographer post. Miller plans her return to the securities division after year’s start.
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DES Moines
Earl Miller
Margaret Kinney
Secretary of State
Miller
Securities Division
Secretary of State’s Office
Thieves Enter Five Washington Places
Five Washington businesses were entered Monday night with only $25 stolen from the Farmers Cooperative store. Other hit sites included Wilson Coat and Ice, Economy Oil, Smart and Parrish International Implement, and Sitter's Wholesale and Retail Auto Parts. Sheriff Harold M Putnam noted a heel print found and no fingerprints, suggesting a gang operated locally amid recent petty thefts.
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the Gazette
Washington
Harold M Putnam
Farmers Cooperative Store
Wilson Coat and Ice Company
Economy Oil Company
Smart and
Parrish International Implement Company
Sitter's
Putnam
Freedom Is Brief Wauk an Autotheft Case in Short Span
Floyd Pullman 24 of Chicago was released Sunday from West Union jail after serving six months for truck theft. Sunday afternoon he was arrested in Wauk on charges of stealing an automobile owned by William Biesker.
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Waukon
Floyd Pullman
Chicago
West Union
J. P. King
Pullman
William Biesker
Iowa Urges Appointment Of State School Superintendent
Des Moines AP Miss Agnes Samuelson state superintendent of schools urged in her biennial report that the state superintendent be chosen by appointment rather than election. She also called for higher educational requirements for teachers, a state retirement plan, a state school fund, and a statewide program to educate handicapped children.
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Des Moines
Agnes Samuelson
Miss Samuelson
Iowa City News Briefs Highlights Local Updates
Local police suspect a chocolate craving sparked a break in at the Rock Island Motor Freight depot. Ten new postal workers join the Iowa City office to handle the Christmas rush. Funeral services held for William L. Morgan, 65, with survivors including wife and daughters. Fire inspectors check merchants as decorations shift to safer chemically treated cotton. University of Iowa art exhibit to exclude public awards and ribbons for high school entries in graphic and plastic arts.
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Rock Island Motor Freight Depot
Walter J Barrow
William L. Morgan
Missouri
Morgan
Jennie Ham
Irving Justice
Frank Hartsock
Des Moines
William Roessler
Clarence Prosser
Kansas City
James Frost
Oklahoma
Clark
E. E. Harper
University School of Fine Arts
University of Iowa
Ossian Man Dies After Train Incident Near Nordness
Decorah authorities report Frank J Helwig of Ossian died at Decorah hospital after being struck by a Rock Island train near Nordness. Helwig, a retired cigar maker, had been seriously injured last Thursday when his clothing caught in the train, throwing him to the ground. He formerly operated a local factory for many years.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Frank J Helwig
Ossian
Rock Island
Nordness
Helwig
Funeral services for Clarence Chamberlain in Grinnell
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Clarence Chamberlain age 47 son of Mrs. Sarah Chamberlain of Grinnell who died Saturday. He had lived in Grinnell and the surrounding area his entire life.
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Grinnell
Clarence Chamberlain
Sarah Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Three Students Die In Car Train Crash At Le Mars
Western Union college students were returning from Sioux City when a car driven by Vincent Buss collided with a train. Neva Phelps Mildred Menke Claude Miller and James Meade were among the injured and Miller died later. Meade was senior class president and football center.
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LE Mars
INS
Claude Miller
Callaway
Neb
Neva Phelps
Cozad
Mildred Menke
Odessa
Minn
Miller
James Meade
Cole
Vincent Buss
Mac Ellen Nelson
Hastings
Western Union College
Sioux City
Buss
Miss Nelson
Meade
Helen Fleming Wins Josten Art Essay Contest at Delhi School
Miss Helen Fleming won the Josten Art Essay contest at Delhi consolidated school with Miss Gertrude Miles finishing second under the supervision of Miss Bernice Fjeliman.
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Delhi
Helen Fleming
Delhi Consolidated School
Gertrude Miles
Bernice Fjeliman
Children Ask Patrol to Protect Santa Claus on Christmas Eve
Osceola first graders urge Iowa Highway Patrol to guard Santa Claus from drunk drivers on Christmas Eve. Patrol Chief Hattery says sections with past trouble will see heightened vigilance and predicts holiday traffic will be lighter by Monday.
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Highway Patrol
Santa Claus
Des Moines
Osceola
State
John R. Hattery
West Ward
Iowa
Hattery
Iowa Lawmaker Seeks Appeals Against State License Decisions
Des Moines Iowa State Rep Dean W Peisen a Republican from Eldora proposed a bill to let merchants appeal state license rulings in local district courts He said the current system leaves small businesses with little recourse against revocation or refusal of licenses The measure targets restaurant and sales tax licenses and aims to curb what he calls state license fascism The legislature opens Jan 9 Also Rep Harry Weichan a Republican from Newhall proposed tax credit moves to offset mortgage related levies to avoid double taxation and to ease government lending burdens by borrowers and investors
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Des Moines
Dean W. Peisen
Eldora
Iowa
Harry Weichan
Newhall
Weichman
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Marjorie Gaffney
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Abigail Adams
Clayton
Loren A. Busch
Lamont
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David M. Love
Henry F. Ball
Albert Reed
Bess Flickenger
Joseph D. Jackson
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