Governor Herring Delays Report On Liquor Seals Mystery
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring announced after secret talks with key figures in the liquor seals case that the investigation report will not be ready for two weeks. He cited unavoidable delays from his Washington visit and Ryan's state lawsuits as the cause of the postponement.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Mike Mercurio
Mercurio
Lehan T. Ryan
C. A. Dunagan
Ryan
Washington
Milton Strickler
Bernard E. Manley
Liquor Commission
Manley
Accordion Returned To Blind Musician
Davenport Iowa AP A blind musician Earl Gilmore of Rock Island who plays an accordion on Tri City street corners had his instrument stolen Christmas Eve and found again Friday left at a Davenport newspaper office by a man using a fictitious name and address. Gilmore said it would be his happiest New Year ever.
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Davenport
Tri-City
Earl Gilmore
Rock Island
Moline
Ill
Gilmore
Blairstown Class of 1935 Reunion Held at Ebert Home
Blairstown High School alumni from the class of 1935 gathered Thursday evening at Eldo Ebert’s home north of town. Thirteen were seated with green and silver decorations. Attendees included Orville Koster Leslie Johnson Mildred Crowe Lloyd Shaul Arlene Dolge Lorayne Mayhew Marian Cranston Lester Zuber Marjorie Roth Carl Furler Billy Groff Donald Chalupsky and Esther Ebert Nadine Lillis was absent.
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Blairstown
Blairs
Esther Ebert
Nadine Lillis
Earlville widow 82 dies after illness at home
Mrs. George Dickson, 82, longtime Iowa resident, died at her Earlville home after weeks of illness. Born Feb 18, 1853 in Fennersville Pa, she moved with family to Fort Wayne then Colesburg before marriage to George Dickson in 1879. Funeral held with Rev. A. W. Sinden officiating. burial in Colesburg.
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Earlville
George Dickson
Iowa
Emma Hopple
George
Mary Hopple
Fennersville
Fort Wayne
Colesburg
Wellman
Wellsman
Washington, D. C
Washington
Iowa City
Clinton WPA Men Vote To Keep Out Of Proposed Strike
Clinton county WPA workers voted unanimously to keep what they have and dissent from the proposed strike on WPA projects set for January 2. The strike was called by a Des Moines meeting of 300 labor representatives seeking prevailing wage concessions. Clinton workers met with a trades and labor congress to decide.
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Clinton
WPA
Clinton County
Des Moines
Trades and Labor Congress
WPA Workers Oppose Iowa Project Strike at Burlington Meeting
Burlington AP report says WPA employees at a Workers' Alliance meeting voiced opposition to a proposed strike on WPA projects in Iowa. The alliance plans to send a delegate to the Des Moines meeting called by the state federation of labor.
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Burlington
WPA
Workers’ Alliance
Iowa
Alliance
State Federation of
Labog
Des Moines
Three Wedding Dates Totaling 163 Years Observed In Edgewood
Three Edgewood wedding anniversaries totaling 163 years were noted in December. Byron W. Peet and wife marked 54 years with three children and spouses and three grandchildren. A Jackson Stone couple celebrated 54 years with two children present. other children live out of state. Charles T. Beddow and wife observed 55 years with nine children listed among local and out-of-town relatives.
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Edgewood
Byron W. Peet
Charles
Frank Peet
A. Jackson Stone
William Miller
Ralph Stone
Véra Price
Glazier
Tex
Leta Dale
Gunnison
Colo
Charles T. Beddow
A. D. Stone
F. A. Robinson
John Hamlett
Dewey Beddow
Bert Beddow
J. T Beatty
Clifford Beddow
Merced
Calif
Roy Beddow
Gladbrook
Frank Beddow
Waterloo
Washington Couple To Observe Anniversary
Golden wedding milestone for Mr. and Mrs. Brown of 1008 East Main Street marked by a family dinner. Their daughter Mrs. B. S. Moyle of Maquoketa and her husband with granddaughters Margaret and Ruth will join the couple. The Browns moved to Washington nine years ago after Mr. Brown’s career with J. R. Watkins and earlier work in Kansas. Mr. Brown, born 1860 in Cedar Creek near Monmouth Illinois, attended Monmouth College and later taught and ran a mercantile business before relocating to Washington.
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Margaret Fleming
Methodist Church
J. J. Kidder
Manchester
Epworth
Aaron
Elizabeth Graham
Fremont Fleming
Fremont Township
Fleming
Jesse Fleming
Olympia
Wash
Maud Love
Minneapolis
E. E. Degendarf
Cedar Rapids
R. E. Bradford
Dubuque
Wheatland
Ephrem Riedesel
Davenport
Mr. Riedesel
Louis R. Riedesel
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Lillian Strackbein
Dolores
Schwede
Henry Mueller
Grand Mound
Blain St. John
Calamus
Philip
Perry
Louis
William Meves
Meves
Anna Graves
DeWitt
Berlin Township
Lost Nation
S. M. Batterson
The
Gazette
Washington
W. R. Brown
Brown
East Main Street
Mr. Brown
Thomas Brown
Summerfield
Kaw
A.D. Hutchinson
J.R. Watkins Company
Cedar Creek
Monmouth
Ill
Monmouth College
Kansas
Mrs. Brown
Jennie Bond
Philadelphia
Indiana
William Bond
Wilton Jurist Maurice Moriarty Dies of Injuries
Wilton Junction former judge Maurice Moriarty born Clinton 1859 died at Mercy hospital Iowa City from injuries suffered when struck by a car the previous Saturday. He served as South Dakota circuit court judge in 1923 and was supreme court commissioner 1925 1929. He married Estella Reiter and had ten children.
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Wilton Junction
Maurice Moriarty
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jeseme
Clinton
University of Iowa
Dakota Territory
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Moriarty
Estella E. Reiter
Belle Plaine
Minn
Northville
S. D
F. M. Clarkson
Fourche
Gertrude Moriarty
Miller
Clarence Moriarty
Des Moines
Arthur Moriarty
Justice Of Peace Condemns Slot Machine at Ankeny Barbecue
Des Moines AP A. T. Reed's barbecue in Ankeny Iowa saw a slot machine seized by deputy sheriffs and condemned after Reed admitted ownership. A gambling charge against Reed was dismissed for insufficient evidence.
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Des Moines
Jerry Donaghey
Ankeny
Iowa
Justice of the Peace
A. T. Reed
Reed
Funeral services held for Viola R. Stoner in Toledo
Miss Viola R. Stoner 78 died at her Toledo home on December 24 from heart trouble. Rev J H Vagey led services at Henderson chapel. Daughter of David and Mary Stoner pioneers, she taught public schools and later became an expert seamstress. Her brother Charles H. Stoner of Fremont, Neb., arrived December 22 for the holidays.
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Toledo
Viola R. Stoner
Henderson Chapel
J. H. Vagey
Miss Stoner
David
Mary Stoner
Charles H. Stoner
Fremont
Neb
Congregational Church
Snow Stages Higher Toll Across Iowa Friday Night
Winter dumped fresh snow across Iowa with up to 3.02 inches in Sioux City and 2.5 inches in Waterloo and Des Moines. Temperatures fell to minus one at Fort Dodge, while highs reached 16 at Council Bluffs. Roads remained hazardous due to a snow overlying crust from the Christmas blizzard.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Waterloo
Des Moines Man To Hear Utility Firm's Suit Against Iowa City
A. A. Herrick of Des Moines has been appointed by Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey as master to hear suits brought by the Iowa City Light and Power Co. against Iowa City at Davenport on Feb. 3. The hearing will determine if the city can block natural gas introduction and whether the city's manufactured gas rates are confiscatory as alleged by the company.
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Iowa City
A. A. Herrick
Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Davenport
Herrick
Funeral services for Mrs Belle Smith at Congregational Church
Belle Smith born Alice Isabelle Curphy in 1881 in Brandt Center New York died by suicide at her Montour home. Funeral Friday conducted by Rev J A Caskey of Gilman and Rev Foster Beck. She married E S Smith in 1934. he died in 1935. Survived by three brothers Joe Curphy Des Moines Wallie Curphy Montour Gerald Curphy Clear Lake and father Walter Curphy Montour.
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E. S. Smith
Joe, Curphy
Des. Moines
Wallié
Montour
Gerald
Clear Lake
Walter Curphy
Kraschel challenges McKelvie to AAA debate in Omaha
Iowa Lieutenant Governor Nels G. Kraschel issued a public challenge to former Nebraska Governor Samuel McKelvie to debate the American Agricultural Administration policy. The invitation, relayed by Will Maupin, suggested Omaha as the venue. McKelvie, a Hoover farm board member, criticized Roosevelt recovery measures in a national magazine.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nels G. Kraschel
Iowa
Samuel McKelvie
AAA
Will Maupin
Omaha
Mckhelvie
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Roosevelt
Allen To Return To Washington For Pension Plan Approval
Des Moines AP Byron G Allen Iowa old age assistance chief heads to Washington to secure federal approval for a 1.5 million dollar allotment for 1936. He says Iowa’s plan largely matches the national Social Security act and expects rapid approval with thousands more applicants projected.
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Allen
Washington
Des Moines
Iowa
Byron G. Allen
Clyde L. Herring
Federal Board
Commission
Hopkinton Resident Suffers Broken Leg in Fall
Mrs Murray Bacon of Hopkinton suffered a broken leg in her home Friday morning. She was taken to Monticello Hospital where the fracture was set.
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Hopkinton
Murray
Bacon
Monticello
Organize Welfare Club Formed in Mount Vernon
The Mount Vernon Welfare club organized Friday evening at city hall with 25 citizens from local groups. George Wilson presided to coordinate county relief and prevent duplicated or lacking aid, with monthly meetings planned and a committee system including P. W. Peterson as secretary and G. L. Hill as treasurer. Legion auxiliary loaned 25 dollars for emergencies while other funds were raised for relief efforts.
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Mount Vernon
George Wilson
G. M. Wilson
J. B. Bryant
R. A. Nelson
R. Walters
Lloyd Snyder
Seward Merritt
Ed Smith
Fred Young
Avery
Hedges
P. W. Peterson
G. L. Hill
Legion Auxiliary
Welfare Club
Montour Couple Wed Christmas Eve in Home Ceremony
Miss Daisy Hofer daughter of Mrs Ella Hofer Montour and Carl Hoing son of Mr and Mrs Ed Hoing Green Mountain were married Christmas Eve at the bride’s mother's home. Rev J A Caskey Gilman officiated with Miss Hildred Irons Montour and Walter Hoing as attendants. A wedding dinner for fifty guests followed. The bride a teacher in Montour schools will finish her year as war ends. Hoing has leased a Carlton township farm for their residence after school closes.
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Montour
Daisy Hofer
Ella Hofer
Carl Hoing
Ed Hoing
Green Mountain
J. A. Caskey
Gilman
Hildred Irons
Walter Hoing
Nell and Ricky Wed in a Fractured Love Story
Nell Doran and Ricky Calhoun endure years of longing while Nell’s fiancé Ned Hamilton looms as a rival. After a rushed city wedding, they marry in secret and move to a modest room bought with pawned valuables, revealing a fragile happiness built on sacrifice and stubborn hope.
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Nell Doran
Richard Calhoun
Hicky
Ned Hamilton
Nell
Ricky
Emily
Allence
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Oneida
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North Dakota
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Louisa County District Court
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Robert Finley
Rock Island Railroad
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William Denham
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Donald W. Laird
Brookport
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Walter Kayser
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Johnson County
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Los Angeles
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Lillian
Virgil
George Joyce
Russel Joyce
Clifford Bowdish
Arland
George Brown
Buster J
Amy Senecker
Wilton Jet
Kraschel
MT. Vernon
Elenore Meherin
Hey
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Neill
Columbus Circle
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