Gunmen Raid Store and Farm Family Take Car Theft Escapes
Two gunmen raided a Charles City sporting goods store early Tuesday and robbed a farm family near Reinecke's farm, stealing a car. They fled east and were later captured in Viroqua Wisconsin. Officers reported gunmen carried automatic pistols and stole about 10 guns and 300 pounds of ammunition.
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Charles City
George Murray
New Hampton
Boyd Hayes
Frank McCahan
Castle Sporting
Viroqua
Wis
INS
Boyd
Castle Sporting Goods
Hayes
Richard Reinecke
Reinecke
Murray
Iowa
Herman Huxsel
Kermhit Binger
Don Castle
Former member of State Board of Control dies
Ottumwa Iowa AP Olin H Michael 47 former member of the state board of control and longtime Iowa Republican leader died at his Ottumwa home after two years of illness His term on the board ran from 1929 to 1935 Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m in Ottumwa He survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Phyllis Jaeger and two brothers T F and D H Michael all of Ottumwa
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Olin H. Michael
State Board of Control
Iowa
Michael
Board of Control
John Hammill
Wapello County
Republican Committee
State Republican Central Committee
Phyllis Jaeger
T. F
D. H. Michael
Winton
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John Boisen
Vinton Hospital
James Delay
Cesne
William Isen
Cedar Rapids
Luzerne
Sophia Pieper
van Horne
Huron
S. D
Benton County
Vinton
Edward
Bernard Boisen
John Hannemann
Louis Weichman
Atkins
August Boisen
Perry
Ed Boisen
William Boisen
Ireton
Miss Jennie Douglas helped open government roles for women
Special to The Gazette notes Miss Jennie Douglas was chosen to trim currency in 1862 and earned further government appointments for women due to efficiency. The piece then shifts to a series of local notices including funeral for John Boisen, 58, in Vinton and various community events across towns like Winton, Iowa City, Decorah, Center Junction, Aurora, and more.
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Jennie Douglas
U. S
Iowa City Seeks WPA Grant for Airport Runway
City Engineer J. F. Sproatt said he would apply for a federal WPA grant of 63000 dollars to build an additional runway at the Iowa City airport. The new 100 foot wide runway would be 3500 feet long, matching other runways under construction.
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Iowa City
J. F. Sproatt
Sproatt
Iowa City council creates police judge position
The Iowa City Council approved creating a new office of police judge taking duties from the mayor. The role becomes an elective two year post with a $1,000 yearly salary and a temporary judge may be appointed to serve until the April city election. Mayor Thomas E. Martin welcomed the move as attracting better mayoral candidates.
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Iowa City
Thomas E. Martin
Martin
Obituary for Mrs Elizabeth A Lloyd
Funeral services were held Monday at 9 p.m. for Elizabeth A Lloyd 84 longtime local resident with Rev Ilion T Jones officiating. Burial will be at Streator Illinois. Surviving are four children Mrs L C W Clerman and Mrs Eva Rentz of Iowa City Frank L Lloyd and Ben H Lloyd of Chicago and brother Theophilus Masters of Sheffield Illinois.
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Iowa City
Elizabeth A. Lloyd
Ilion T. Jones
Streator
Ill
L. C. W. Clearman
Eva Rentz
Frank L. Lloyd
Ben H. Lloyd
Chicago
Theophilus Masters
Sheffield
Akers Named State Investigation Chief As Heats Up Iowa
John Mitchell appoints W. W. Akers former Marshalltown police chief as head of the state bureau of investigation replacing Glen Schmidt. Akers to take over January 1 with a $3,000 annual salary matching Schmidt and prior liquor commission pay. Wheatland engagement Ruth Greenwaldt to James Wasoba planned for December 24 at St Pauls Reformed with Rev. A. Fischer officiating.
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John Mitchell
Fort Dodge
W. W. Akers
Marshalltown
State Bureau of Investigation
Glen Schmidt
Iowa City
Akers
Iowa Liquor Commission
Schmidt
Liquor Commission
Wheatland
W. A. Greenwaldt
Ruth
James Wasoba
Ira Wasoba
Lost Nation
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
A. Fischer
Wheatland High School
Brown Business College
Wasoba
Lost Nation High School
Mrs. I. Wasoba
Iowa U Upgrades Rank as Ninth Largest State University
Iowa City The University of Iowa raised its national standing in three categories and held steady in three others. Summer session enrollment rose from eighth to seventh with over 500 more full-time students, while full-time resident enrollment placed Iowa among the top nine state universities. The law college rose from twelfth to tenth, and dentistry medicine commerce departments maintained solid spots amid large enrollments.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Texas
Minnesota
Ohio State
Washington
Indiana
Iowa Law College
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
Commerce
California
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Phantom driver blamed after two-vehicle crash
Clinton AP reports Richard Burlingame observed a head-on crash between Wyoming and Onslow. He confronted the other car only to find it driverless, with no occupants nearby, suggesting a phantom driver behind the wheel.
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Clinton
Richard Burlingame
Wyoming
Onslow
Burlingame
Seek Manchester Girl Missing After Family Dispute
Manchester Iowa police seek 17 year old Margaret York daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam York who vanished last Friday after a family argument. A postcard claimed she had found work in Dubuque but no trace of her has been located.
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Manchester
Iowa
Margaret York
Sam York
Dubuque
Belle Plaine Man Fined for Striking Patrolman
Belle Plaine Mayor W. F. Snyder fined Don Seydel of Belle Plaine $100.85 Monday for striking Highway Patrolman E. B. Martin. The incident involved a conflict between Seydel and the patrolman leading to the censure.
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Belle Plaine
W. F. Snyder
Don Seydel
E. B. Martin
Acacia Chapter Elects Officers in Earlville
Mrs Rhoda Sachs was elected worthy matron and Mrs Ruth Miller associate matron at Acacia chapter No 140 O E S annual election. R A Miller was chosen worthy patron Dr C B Rogers associate patron. Lulu Hunt secretary Gert rude Gibbs treasurer Fern Hunt conductor and Myrna Bisgrove associate conductress.
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Lone Tree
Fern Leaf Chapter
Florence Adams
H. S. Hamilton
Doris Jarrard
F. A. Johnston
Mildred Cantrell
Lucille Shellenbarger
Estella Buamer
Harriet Klein
Iowa City
Ida Pickett Bell
Sadie Seagrave
Oakdale
Colesburg
Order of Eastern Star
A. C. Honn
Marjorie Gifford
Floyd Schenke
Julia Bolsinger
E. H. Campbell
Dessie Friedlein
Della Bush
PWA
Earlville
Rhoda Sachs
Ruth Miller
R. A. Miller
C. B. Rogers
Lulu Hunt
Gertrude Gibbs
Fern Hunt
Myrna Bisgrove
Acacia Chapter No
Eloping Father Paroled After Guilty Plea in West Union
West Union news reports 23 year old Reuben Miller pled guilty to a statutory charge after being brought from Georgia with his 14 year old sister in law. He received a ten year reformatory sentence and parole to an Elgin man pledging to support his family and reform. Relatives paid costs including Sheriff Nehring’s Georgia trip. Local man Ben Drolle 35 pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was jailed thirty days. The case against Kenneth Dowse of Oelwein for illegal liquor transport was dismissed.
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Georgia
T. H. Goheen
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Nehring
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Kenneth Dowse
Oelwein
Dr. E M Pease Dead Prominent Philologist Dies in Montclair
Dr. Ernest Mondell Pease 76 a renowned philologist and Latin scholar died Monday at his Montclair home after a long illness. Born in West Union Iowa he studied at the University of Colorado and taught at Smith College Bowdoin College and Stanford University.
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Montclair
N. J
INS
Ernest Mondell Pease
West Union
University of Colorado
Smith College
Bowdoin College
Stanford University
Wyoming students home for holidays from multiple colleges
The list names Jeanne Roush and Richard Rohwedder from the University of Iowa. Betty Fishwild, Laurence Koch and Alfred Manwiller from Iowa State College Ames. Florenne Herzberger from Warburg College Waverly. Erma Lincoln Lenox College. Betty Jane Levien Coe College. Maxine Cooke Iowa State Teachers College. Christal Marie Stoffel Stephens College. Maryann Wilker University of Wisconsin. Aneta and Raymond Garside Kalamazoo Teachers College. Thomas Hoegan Western Military Academy Alton Illinois. Hazel Levsen. Michael Reese Hospital Chicago. Paul Koch Scovill Business College Clinton. Teachers expected include Doris Brown Steamboat Rock. Grizelda Morse Des Moines. Bessie Dusanek Olin. Elsie Bender Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Wyoming
Jeanne Roush
Richard Rohwedder
University of Iowa
Betty Fishwild
Laurence Koch
Alfred Manwiller
Iowa State College
Ames
Florenne Herzberger
Warburg College
Waverly
Erma Lincoln
Lenox College
Betty Jane Levien
Coe College
Maxine Cooke
Iowa State Teachers College
Christal Marie Stoffel
Stephens College
Maryann Wilker
University of Wisconsin
Aneta and
Raymond Garside
Kalamazoo
Trudo, West Union Resident, Dies After Illness
West Union notices the death of Wyman Trudo at age 70 after a weeklong pneumonia. The retired farmer moved to town twenty years ago and is survived by his widow and three children Harry Trudo of West Union, Mrs. Violet Bowdish of West Union, and Clarence Trudo of St. Paul.
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West Union
Wyman Trudo
Harry Trudo
Violet Bowdish
Clarence Trudo
St. Paul
E S Rose Named Chairman of Iowa City Scout Group
Edward S. Rose was elected chairman of the Iowa City area council of Boy Scouts at its annual dinner. Mayor Thomas E. Martin was named vice president and Thomas Farrell treasurer. The new committee includes Prof. E. W. Hills and other local leaders.
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Iowa City
Edward S. Rose
Wiley B. Rutledge
M. B. Guthrie
Harry L. Bremer
Chester A. Phillips
Arthur J. Cox
Edward Bartow
Harry R. Jenkinson
L. E. Newbro
Ralph Reeds
W. E. Leibrock
Herman Amish
I. W. Leighton
Samuel D. Whiting
W. J Burney
Edward W. Neuzil
Martin
W. H. Reynolds
Aoe
M. J. Forwald
Loneree
Board May Buy Voting Machines For Iowa City
Johnson county board of supervisors plan to install voting machines in all nine Iowa City precincts without extra bonds. G A Senninger of Cedar Rapids, representing the Automatic Voting Machine corporation, offered the project funded by long term savings over seventeen and a half years. The city council divided four of five wards into two precincts to speed ballot counting after late November reports.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
G. A. Senninger
Cedar Rapids
Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Four Midwesterners Named Rhodes Scholars
Four Rhodes scholars were named by a district committee from ten applicants across Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota. Recipients are Leslie Epstein of St. Louis medical student at Washington University, E. Lemoine Skinner Jr. of Webster Groves Princeton graduate and St Louis Country Day teacher, Carlyle Beyer of St. Paul Hamline College student, and Horton M. Laude of Kansas State College Manhattan. They will receive 2000 dollars yearly for two years at Oxford University.
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St. Louis
Washington University
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Webster Groves
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St. Paul
Hamline College
Horton M. Laude
Kansas State College
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Decorah Youth Named To Attend Annapolis Cadetship
Decorah resident Erling Hustvedt son of U S Navy Commander Olaf Hustvedt has a cadetship nomination from Rep. Fred Biermann to Annapolis. Alternate nominees include William Munchoff Lansing Edward L Melcher Charles City Donald Hayward Nashua Gerald Carney New Hampton and others with alternates Stanton Arndts Kensett Anthony Siesseger Mason City Carl Wibkler Elkader.
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U. S. Navy
Fred Biermann
Annapolis
Hustvedt
G. N. Haugen
William Munchoff
Lansing
Edward L. Melcher
Charles City
Donald Hayward
Nashua
Gerald Carney
New Hampton
Stanton Arndts
Kensett
Anthony Siesseger
Mason City
Carl Wibkler
Elkader
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