Amana transition period ends January and wage outlook
A series of Amana Villages meetings concludes with Dr Moershel and officials declaring the transition from communism to a cooperative will end January 1 with all employed and rising wages tied to service value. The overall enterprise shows a fair profit and a strong start for 1933 despite outside conditions.
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Breccia
High Amana
Amana
Henry G Moershel
The
Amana Society
Peter Stuck
Arthur Barlow
Jake Roeniig
Amanas
Toledo Legislator Carl Stiger Seeks House Speaker Post
Carl B. Stiger of Toledo Tama county is among leading candidates for speaker of the Iowa House. He chaired major committees last session and has served as Toledo mayor and Legion post commander. Stiger belongs to the Struble and Stiger law firm and holds degrees from Leander Clark College and University of Chicago Law School.
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Carl B. Stiger
Toledo
Tama
Iowa
Stiger
General Assembly
House
Clarence LeRoy Reinig
American Legion
Lions Club
Struble and Stiger Law Firm
Leander Clark College
The
University of Chicago Law School
Hubbard Receives 20 Year Sentence Des Moines Case
Des Moines AP Jay Hubbard former police inspector was sentenced to twenty five years in the state penitentiary by Judge Lou Ladd after his conviction on a criminal assault charge. Hubbard's motion for a new trial was overruled. The victim was Alice Snook 20 of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
T Jay Hubbard
State Penitentiary
Lou Ladd
Ladd
Hubbard
Alice Snook
Great Western Buys Four Electromotive Cars
Four electromotive cars valued at 300000 are being delivered to Oelwein this week by the Pullman company. The Great Western railroad will place two cars in operation between Oelwein and Kansas City on the Iowa division and two between Minneapolis and Omaha on the Minnesota division. The motors will carry thirty passengers, mail and baggage. The retirement of 100000 worth of old machinery from the Oelwein shops is planned. The boiler washer, costing 25000, is installed at the round house and will be completed by Jan 1 with L. Lackey in charge. Twelve men worked on its installation.
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Oelwein
Pullman Company
Great Western Railroad
Oeelwein
Kansas City
Iowa
Minneapols
Omaha
Minnesota
Oclwein
Great Western
National Boiler Company
Round House
L. Lackey
Brother Testifies in Collicott Case
Delbert Collicott brother of Ethel Collicott slain in Davenport in 1924 testified for the state in Norman A. Luce murder trial. He identified a .38 pistol and a leather jacket as belonging to his brother and said Luce visited the garage the day before the killing. James O. Luce testified the defendant borrowed a gun similar to the one used.
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Davenport
Delbert Collicott
Ethel Collicott
Cedar Rapids
Norman A. Luce
Luce
James O. Luce
Plattesyile
Wis
Iowa City Banks to Begin 10 Percent Dividends
Nearly 500000 dollars in 10 percent dividend checks will be issued by four local banks in Iowa City within a month. The Farmers Loan and Trust company starts Tuesday with 75000 dollars for about 2500 depositors. Johnson County Savings, Citizens Savings and Trust, and Iowa City Savings will follow with additional payments benefiting more than 13000 depositors.
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Iowa City
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Johnson County Savings Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Citizens Savings and Trust Company
Iowa City Savings Bank
Louise Phelps Named Dean of Women at Grinnell
Mrs. Louise V. Phelps wife of the college treasurer was appointed acting dean of women at Grinnell college. The appointment, announced to college women, follows the death of Miss Luella J. Read who held the post. Phelps is a Fairfield native, Burlington raised, and a University of Iowa graduate.
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Louise Phelps
Grinnell
Louise V. Phelps
Grinnell College
Luella J. Read
Phelps
Fairfield
Burlington
University of Iowa
Four Cornelians elected to dramatic fraternity
Four Cornell College students and staff members receive election to Pi Epsilon Delta at national headquarters. Honorees include Prof Albert Franklin Johnson new head of Cornell's speech department George Cawelti Ruth Miller and Richard Baker all noted for stage work and acting roles in campus productions.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Pi Epsilon Delta
National Collegiate Players
Association
Albert Franklin Johnson
George Cawelti
Saint Ansgar
Ruth Miller
Waterloo
Richard Baker
Cawelti
Baker
Miss Miller
Noel Coward
Tolstoi
University of Iowa closes for thirteen day holiday recess
About 5000 students left the University of Iowa campus Tuesday afternoon and evening as classes ended for a holiday vacation. Students will return to classes the morning of January after a thirteen day break shorter than last year.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Anamosa Pioneer R W Johnson Dies at 86
Anamosa Iowa R W Johnson Jones county pioneer aged 86 died at his daughter Mrs B O Borsheims home after a long illness He came from Pennsylvania as a boy and lived on a Hale township farm Later he ran a shoe store and a grocery in Anamosa He is survived by six children including Harris Johnson Mrs B O Borsheim and Mrs Ida McCrosky Funeral services will be held at Beam and Miller mortuary Thursday at 2 pm with Rev Harry D Green of the Methodist church officiating
Vinton Farmer Dies from Thanksgiving Barn Fire
E. E. McClurg, a farmer nine miles north of Vinton and World War veteran, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday in Town City hospital ten days after his barn burned on Thanksgiving. His wife saved him from immediate death as a lantern exploded in the cattle shed. He leaves a widow and two daughters Wilma and Jean. Burial set for Center Point. funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Vinton
E. E. McClurg
McClurg
Wilma
Jean
Center Point
Anamosa Man Sued Over Fatal Auto Crash Damages
A $10 000 damage suit was filed in Lee county circuit court by Dixon law firm on behalf of Fred Piper administrator of the estate of Lawrence F. Piper. The case arises from an August 30 1932 auto accident five miles west of Dixon in which Lawrence Piper 11 was killed when D E Brickley Anamosa Ia allegedly struck him as he walked on the highway in front of his home.
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Dixon
D. E. Brickley
Anamosa
Fred Piper
Lawrence F. Piper
Lee County
Dixon, Devine, Bracken and Dixon
Lawrence Piper
Brickley
Iowa Auto License Fees Compared In 1930 Study
University of Iowa researchers report Iowa’s auto license fee 16.31 on average, above the national mean by 2.90, with Iowa ranking ninth in gross receipts at 12,693,621. District of Columbia fees are lowest at 4.06, while New York leads in receipts. Oregon tops the high-fee list at 38.15. Also notes one engagement: Frances Wilhelm to Arthur Dehner of Cascade.
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Iowa City
District of Columbia
Iowa
University of Iowa
Bureau of Business Research
Richard W. Nelson
C. H. Sandage
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
New Jersey
Texas
Ohio
Wisconsin
Oregon
Nevada
California
Colorado
Arizona
Indiana
Utah
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Vermont
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Delaware
Cascade
John V. Wilhelm
Worthington
Frances
Arthur Dehner
Joseph Dehner
Worthington High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Dubuque County
Dehner
Grinnell College Debating Team Beats Drake University
Grinnell College defeated Drake University in Grinnell on Tuesday night with a taxation debate. The Grinnell team argued that real estate is the sole effective basis for taxation.
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Grinnell UP
Grinnell College
Drake University
Grinnell
Death of J N Dahm 85. longtime McGregor teacher
Dallas report states J N Dahm 85 died Monday at his daughter Mrs C J Marx home. He taught in Mc Gregor schools for twenty five years.
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Des Moines
Dallas
Tex
J. N. Dahm
Mc Gregor
C. J. Marx
Willie Willis Seeks Big Dreams Beyond Bedtime
A vivid spoken line shows Willie Willis vowing bold plans after dreams of becoming president or a 400 hitter. The quotation reflects ambition and humor about future success beyond childhood limits.
Waples Addresses Kiwanis on Allotment Plan
F. C. Waples president of Midland Mortgage spoke to the Kiwanis club at Wednesday noon on the voluntary allotment plan before Congress. He backed the bill as best placed to become law and criticized the Clair plan as lacking support, urging support for the allotment plan as vital to Iowa.
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F. C. Waples
Midland Mortgage Company
Kiwanis Club
Congress
Waples
Clair
Iowa
Prisoner Held On Shoplifting Probe In Linn County
James Pierce 32 and Albert B. Allen 27, both Des Moines, were arrested after surveillance in a downtown store. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon detained them Saturday. fingerprint records were sent to the state bureau of criminal investigation. State records tie James Pierce to a long criminal history under aliases James Barton and Thomas Lee.
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Linn County
James Pierce
Des Moines
Albert B. Allen
Larry Condon
Condon
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
J. M Risden
James Barton
Thomas Lee
Court Rules for Kalendac in Accounting Action
Judge A B Clark in district court found for plaintiff George Kalendac in an accounting action against Joseph Shulman. Shulman was ordered to account for certain personal property and Kalendac was awarded 705 dollars for rentals collected and property sold. The case centered on a 1930 loan and use of funds as bond in a district court criminal action.
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A. B. Clark
George Kalendac
Joseph Shulman
Shulman
Kalendac
Oat State Penitentiary
Local Woman Held on Larceny Probe
Mrs Cleo Harrison 41 was arrested at 3 30 p m Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon in a theft investigation. $52 stolen from 83 year old C C Chismore at his home one mile south of Coggon where she worked. Harrison reportedly came from Chicago about three months ago.
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Cleo Harrison
Larry Condon
Cc. B. Chismore
Coggon
Condon
Lady Furness Sues For Divorce In London
American beauty Thelma Morgan Converse Furness filed a divorce suit against Lord Furness, shipbuilding magnate, in London. Thelma, twin sister of Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt and sister of Mrs. Benjamin Thaw Jr., wed Lord Furness in 1926. the hearing is expected at the next term and may be quiet.
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London
Furness
Thelma Morgan Converse
Reginald Vanderbilt
New York
Benjamin Thaw, Jr
Pittsburgh
Pas
Lord Furness
Nearly 1000 Cedar Rapids Families Face Christmas Dinners Shortfall
About 1,000 needy families in Cedar Rapids and vicinity may miss Christmas baskets as donations and pledges fall short. From an initial 1,800 cases, roughly 100 were removed as some couples may rely on relatives. Only 656 baskets are now assured, with 200 to be packed by the overseer and Sunshine Mission and 456 allocated to others.
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Cedar Rapids
Lillian Landmesser
Sunshine Mission
Central Clearing Bureau
St Louis gangster convicted in Caress kidnapping case
Ray Wagner, St. Louis hoodlum, was found guilty in Los Angeles superior court of taking part in the $50,000 ransom kidnapping of E. L. Caress and his wife. Wagner faces ten years to life and is to be sentenced Friday. Co defendants include Ralph Sheldon Louis Frank Jesse Orsatti and Joseph Bailee.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ray Wagner
St. Louis
Superior Court
E. L
Zeke” Caress
Tijuana
Caress
Wagner
Ralph Sheldon
Louis Frank
Jesse Orsatti
Joseph P. Bailee
Tellez Quits Post In Mexican Cabinet
Mexico City led by President Rodriguez will see foreign minister Manuel Tellez resign after 11 years as Mexico's representative in Washington. Jose M Puig Casaurano, ambassador to the United States, named to succeed him.
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Mexico City
INS
Manuel Tellez
Mexico
Washington
Rodriguez
Jose M. Puig Casaurano
United States
Congressman Butler III Is Grievously Ill in Washington
At the office of Representative Butler of Oregon it was said on Wednesday that his condition was grave and recovery doubtful. He has been ill with pneumonia for several days.
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Washington
Butler
Oregon
City Briefs And Personal Notes From The Gazette
Miss Luella Gibson left Tuesday night for Marysville California. Anna G Cleary left Tuesday night for Pittsburg Kansas. Our regular January Sale starts December 27 with big bargains in furs and fur garments. A story hour for Christmas stories will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m in the public library boys and girls room with Miss Mary Hughes and Miss Marcella Klein. The Ambro Advertising agency will entertain seventy clients at a Christmas stag party at the Hotel Roosevelt Wednesday night. Firemen battled an overheated iron fire at Fred Pfeifer home, 1829 L street SW. A small blaze in a partition and floor of an unoccupied building at 108 Third avenue SE. damage was slight. The building is owned by the Smulekoff estate. Holiday dinners mean extra cash for selling turkeys ducks chickens or geese in the Good Things to Eat column of The Gazette Want Ad section. Dial 2 1121 to phone an ad.
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Public Library
Mary Hughes
Marcella Klein
Ambro Advertising Agency
Hotel Roosevelt
Third Avenue SE
Smulekoff
Gazette
Man Receives 30 Day Jail Term After Refusing to Pay Meal
C. C. Smith was arrested Sunday after ordering a $2.50 meal and refusing payment. He pled guilty to disturbing the peace in police court Wednesday and received a thirty day jail sentence. He had been charged with drunkenness, to which he pled not guilty at arraignment Monday.
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C. C. Smith
Smith
France urged to honor obligations by ex Premier Herriot
Paris report: Edouard Herriot told a luncheon audience that France must recognize the sanctity of its obligations as it has demanded of Germany. He spoke on the decision of the chamber of deputies to reject the war debt interest payment due to the United States on December 15, a vote that led to his resignation.
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Paris
INS
France
Germany
Edouard Herriot
Anglo- American Press Club
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Marriage Licenses Issued for Ivan Kramer and Beatrice Wheeler
Ivan Kramer of Walker and Beatrice Wheeler of Troy Mills receive marriage licenses as the county clerk records appear in this week’s notices.
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Ivan Kramer
Walker and
Beatrice Wheeler
Troy Mills
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E. D. Troxel
Hills Gzee
Maynard
Methodist Sunday — School
Mary Jane Sykes
Oscar Sykes
Collicott
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Desten
Voveus
Gavan
Beverly
Gavin Cartouche
Roepe
Monticello
Beyson Jewelry Co
Second Street
R. W. Johnson
Jones County
Anamosa Man
M'Gregor
Willie Willis
Court House News
Lady Furness
Barker
Tellez
Congressman Butler III
Luella Gibson
Marysville
Calif
Anna G. Cleary
Pittsburg
Kan
Mitvalsky’s
Fred Pfeifer
L Street
Paramount Theatre
Xmas
Jell
Count Corn Gentleman
Nice Prunes
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Nash
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