Frigid Cold Wave Drops Into Iowa From Canada
A heavy cold blast from Canada was forecast to plunge Iowa into subzero weather with 10 to 15 degrees below zero across the northwest and northeast by night. Forecasters warned of hazardous highways as light snow and ice persisted, with Keokuk at 38 and Prince Albert, Canada reporting 32 below.
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Des Moines
INS
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Canada
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Mercury
Keokuk
Lawa
Prince Albert
Miles City
Mont
Bismarck
N. D
North Platte
Neb
Iowa WPA Director Reports 60 Percent of Applicants Would Accept Work
DES MOINES AP George Keller Iowa Works Progress Administration director said a five county experiment found about 60 percent of work relief applicants would take jobs if offered. Of 505 summoned, 361 reported. 79 took private work, 17 moved away, 4 ill, 2 trades unsuitable, 8 physically incapacitated, 3 lived too far, 2 dead, 1 jailed, 5 refused, 5 miscertified, 18 not found. The test, deemed representative, was suggested by WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins.
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Des ° Moines
George Keller
Iowa
Works Progress Administration
Black Hawk
Scott
Plymouth
Union
Crawford
Keller
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Missing West Union Girl Found Near Dickinson ND
Donna Mae Howard, a West Union high school student who vanished Monday after two strangers questioned others at the school, was located Wednesday by Dickinson sheriff. A letter to her mother said she planned to return after vacation but wanted "a good time." Authorities believe she may be with her father. her divorced parents had shared custody.
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the Gazette
West Union
Donna Mae Howard
Dickinson
N. D
Bruce Howard
Near West Union
Myers
Marengo
Eastern Star
Ruth Casey
Clara Hall
W. M
Lela Smith
A. M
L. J. Tanner
W. P
Ben Franks
A. P
Ruth Myers
Blanch Franks
Edna Hadenfeldt
Platteville
Springville
Esther Louise Reed
James Reed
Dale B. Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Walter Andrews
Central City
Jordan’s Grove
Ira E. Edwards
Doris Andrews
Alexander Taylor
Eva Reed
Norman Andrews
Junior Reed
Lyle Brewer
Dale Napier
Andrews
Ace Harris Pleads Guilty and Walks Free for Christmas
Ace Harris of Oskaloosa pleaded guilty to stealing a truckload of shelled corn from the George H. St. Clair farm near Vinton. Judge B O Tankersley sentenced him to one year in the county jail, retroactive to Dec 24, 1936, but he was released after serving time. Harris had prior convictions and retrials, with a hung jury in November before his plea.
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Vinton
L. L
Ace
Harris
Oskaloosa
George H. St. Clair
B. O. Tankersley
Christmas Holiday Leaves Iowa Patrolmen Off Duty
Des Moines AP Iowa highway patrolmen will be off duty from 6 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Sunday for Christmas. Commissioner Lew Wallace says this is the only holiday for the patrol, and Chief John R. Hattery asks drivers to be extra careful while patrolmen may be reached for emergencies. Wallace also suggests hiring a driver or using a taxi or a sober driver for holiday outings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lew Wallace
Motor Vehicle Department
John R. Hattery
Hattery
Wallace
Iowa City Sets Attendance Record for University Conferences
Special to The Gazette reports a 1937 attendance record of 13 850 for University of Iowa conferences and pupil contests, exceeding the old mark by over 1 000. Key events included child welfare and parent education with 969 attendees, plus secondary education 450 and administration and supervision 400.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Frank Abodeely
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Burke N. Carson
Harold D. Evans
W. H. Teeter
Eleanor Teeter
LeRoy Glaspey
Richard Glaspey
Alicin Miller
E. H.aoe
Couple Hurt In Auto Crash Near Sigourney
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Miller were injured when their car skidded on ice and left the road east of Sigourney on highway 2. Mrs. Miller has a five inch forehead wound, concussion and bruises, while Mr. Miller suffers a deep gash requiring stitches. The crash occurred near the site of Wednesday’s fatality of Andrew Kadel.
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The
Gazette
Sigourney
Sam Miller
Des Moines
Olds
DeWitt Tragedy Ends with Man Slaughter Charge Deaths
Seth Tolston of DeWitt faced a man slaughter charge after a highway collision near Welton killed Thomas Keough and injured Tolston. Tolston died hours after the coroner’s inquest found Keough’s death due to Tolston’s criminal negligence in operating a cattle truck.
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Clinton
Seth Tolston
DeWitt
Welton
Thomas Keough
Tolston
Keough
Honor Earlville Couple On Golden Wedding Day
Earlville Mr and Mrs Herman Woeste celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with eighty guests at the Earlville Methodist church reception Tuesday. Miss Minnie Sundermann daughter of Herman and Elsie Sundermann and Herman Woeste son of Herman and
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Earlville
Herman Woeste
Earlville Methodist Church
Minnie Sundermann
Herman
Elsie Holscher Sundermann
Herman Woesic
Marengo
Charles Myers
Woeste Couple Mark Golden Years In Earlville
Elisabeth and William Woeste married December 21, 1887 at Immanuel Methodist Church north of Earlville. He worked as a carpenter then a farmer near Colesburg before moving to Earlville twelve years ago. Born in Hanover, Germany they are active Methodists aged 79 and 71 with four sons Joe George Fred and Harvey in Colesburg Greeley and Earlville.
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Elsabeth Woeste
Immanuel Methodist Church
Earlville
H. J. Loemker
Lizzie Sundermann
Waterloo Motorman Dies Of Heart Attack At Wheel
Ewart C. Kamoss, 50, veteran street car motorman and bus driver for Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern, collapsed from a heart attack while at the wheel at a street intersection. He died Friday morning just before his first run. Survived by his widow and two daughters. formerly a Grundy Center creamery operator.
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Waterloo
Ewart C. Kamoss
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway
Grundy Center
Kamoss
Eastern Iowa News Social to the Gazette
Keystone council appoints Herman Sindt to fill unexpired mayor term serving until March election. Columbus Junction wedding of Barbara Ellen Allen and Kenneth King Kern reported with Rev. Emanuel Jasmann officiating. Multiple local notes include lodge officers, Lutheran Young People officers, funerals, retirements, and marriages across towns.
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Keystone
Walter Bernstorf
Herman Sindt
John G. Albertsen
Sindt
Albertson
Columbus Junction
Barbara Ellen Allen
Elijah Allen
Cave Springs
Ark
Kenneth King Kern
George Kern
Columbus City
Kern
Emanuel Jasmann
Oskaloosa
Reformed Church
William Allen
Moline
Clement Davis
Wilton
Kathryn Kittlsby
Donald Severson
Robert Levin
Elaine Orke
Irma Whitmore
Alice Congolyn
Lawrence Flaskrud
Tipton
Simon Dorcas
Cedar Rapids
Tipton Methodist Church
William Crossley
Red Oak
Dorcas W
Cedar County
Clara Zuck
Falmouth
Mich
A. C. Dorcas
R. A. Bernstein
E. C. Gillam
W. W. Christian
Marengo
Edith S Bogear
Bert Bogear
Lyle Kennedy
Hammond
Ind
J. V. Kenney
Carole Bogear
Dan Herd
Chicago
George
Drunk Driver DeBont Receives Three Year Term
Robert DeBont of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to three years in Fort Madison for drunk driving after a motion to arrest judgment was overruled. He must post $2,500 bond by Dec 30 to appeal to the Supreme Court. This marks his third Benton county conviction on the charge.
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Vinton
Robert
DeBont
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
B. O. Tankersley
Supreme Court
Benton County
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers for Coming Year
AURORA The Royal Neighbors have elected officers for the coming year. Oracle Mrs Luella Carpenter, vice oracle Mrs Melissa Jakway, past oracle Mrs Alta Slater, recorder Mrs Cynthia Broadhead, receiver Mrs Emma Bird, chancellor Mrs Mary Watson, inner sentinel Miss Anna Stanley, marshal Mrs Bessie Fry, assistant marshal Mrs Nellie Watson, managers Mesdames Martha Burcy Edith Elliott Effie Matteson.
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Aurora
Royal Neighbors
Oracle
Luella Carpenter
Melissa Jakway
Alta Slater
Cynthia Broadhead
Emma Bird
Mary Watson
Inner Sentinel
Anna Stanley
Bessie Fry
Nellie Watson
Martha Burcy
Edith Elliott
Effie Matteson
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Mawe held at St. Pauls Lutheran
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Mawe were held Wednesday in St. Pauls Lutheran church with the Rev. William Schrieber in charge. Pallbearers were Paul and Carl Grimm, Will Mawe, Harold Meihe, Carl Gienapp and Harry Harder. Burial was in Pine View cemetery.
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Delaware
Carl Mawe
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Schrieber
Paul
Carl Grimm
Will Mawe
Harold Meihe
Carl Gienapp
Harry Harder
Pine View Cemetery
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