Iowa Safety Council backs 30 mph speed limit and bigger patrol
The Iowa Safety Council recommends a 30 mile per hour limit on highways, expanding the state patrol to about 150 members and raising patrol salaries. It also favors an independent motor vehicle department, higher license fees, stricter traffic rules, and city power to set higher speed limits.
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Des Moines
Iowa Safety Council
Iowa
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Highway Patrol
Motor Vehicle Department
McGregor Conductor Ends 58-Year Milwaukee Run
George W. Bryan 82 from McGregor makes his last run after 58 years on the Milwaukee railroad. He spent 56 years as conductor on the Marquette to Sanborn route. A farewell banquet was held in Mason City with officials W. F. Ingraham T. A. Huffman Leo Wegman and Frank Wenig speaking.
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McGregor
George W. Bryan
Milwaukee Railroad
Marquette
Sanborn
Mason City
W. F. Ingraham
T. A. Huffman
Leo J. Wegman
Frank E. Wenig
Costs 698 154 To Support Inmates Of County Homes
A Des Moines AP report states Iowa county homes averaged 5 051 inmates costing 698 154 in 1935 The per inmate weekly cost statewide was 2 67 If counties trimmed to the ten lowest costs taxpayers could have saved 480 153 The ten low cost counties listed include Kossuth Butler Plymouth Clay Union Audubon Pottawattamie Monroe and Monona with weekly costs per inmate ranged from 0 77 to 1 23 dollars.
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DES Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Iowa
Joe L. Long
Association
Franklin
Kossuth
Butler
Plymouth
Clay
Union
Audubon
Pottawattamie
Monroe
Monona
Leff Named Police Judge in Iowa City
DES MOINES AP Gov Clyde L Herring announces Arthur O Leff of Iowa City is appointed judge of the police court there. The appointment was disclosed by the governor's office on Monday.
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Arthur O. Leff
Iowa City
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Milo Hutson native of Shueyville dies in West Denver
Milo Hutson born April 5 1881 in Shueyville Iowa died in Denver on Saturday Mrs John Monroe reported his death He is survived by four sisters Minta Monroe Dysart Rilda Boyer Shellsburg Ruia Shimek Cedar Rapids Myrle Heath Atkins one brother J T Hutson Shueyville an aunt Mrs Martha Fordice and an uncle F M Laughery of Shueyville
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Dysart
John Monroe
Milo Hutson
Denver
Mr. Hutson
Shueyville
James R. Hutson
Minta Monroe
Rilda Boyer
Shellsburg
Ruia Shimek
Cedar Rapids
Myrle Heath
Atkins
J. T. Hutson
Martha Fordice
F. M. Laughery
Tipton's Last Civil War Veteran Dies at 90
Tipton mourns S W Munn 90 last Civil War veteran and ex G A R commander who died Sunday night at his daughter Mrs Lois Christiansen home in Clinton. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday Tipton Methodist Church with American Legion honors. Survived by sons Lewis Tipton John Loveland Colo Frank Sioux Falls and daughter. Born December 6 1846 in Cumberland County Pennsylvania he moved to Cedar County at age one and served Company B Twenty fourth Iowa amid major Civil War engagements.
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Tipton
S. W. Munn
Lois Christiansen
Clinton
Tipton Methodist Church
American Legion
Cumberland County
Munn
Cedar County
Twenty-fourth
Iowa Infantry
Lewis
John
Loveland
Colo
Frank
Sioux Falls
Contracts Awarded For Clearing Timber On River Islands
Approximately 223000 dollars in four parcels are awarded to three firms for clearing timber from Mississippi river islands north of the Guttenberg dam and lock. Kennedy and Mulgrew of Dubuque receive the largest share. Erbhard Construction of Guttenberg and Billhorn Bowers and Peters of St. Louis take the other two. Work begins immediately for about 500 men, aiming to finish before navigation opens next spring when the Guttenberg dam and lock operate.
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McGregor
Mississippi River
Government Dam
Guttenberg
Kennedy and Mulgrew
Dubuque
Erbhard Contraction Company
Billhorn Bowers and Peters’ Company
St. Louis
Mississippi
Aurora Couple Observe Their 64th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ben Taylor of Aurora the town s oldest couple celebrated sixty four years of marriage on Christmas day. He born Jan 27 1846 she born Feb 7 1848 and they wed at Masonville. They lived near Aurora farm until 1910 when they retired to the city. They enjoy reading entertaining relatives and friends.Their family circle includes three sons three daughters three grandchildren and one grandson. Present were Reuben Taylor and wife Pearl a daughter Mrs Harry Canfield and husband of Oelwein a son James Taylor and wife a daughter Mrs Fred Christler and husband a son Will Taylor and daughter Velma a daughter Mrs Bessie Knapp of Aurora and granddaughter Mrs Hugh Parker and husband of Greeley. The event also marked the wedding anniversary of Mrs Christler and husband who were married forty years Dec 24.
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Aurora
Ben Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Reuben Taylor
Pearl
Harry Canfield
Oelwein
James Taylor
Fred Christler
Will Taylor
Velma
Bessie Knapp
Hugh Parker
Greeley
Christler
Montour
A. C. Ellis
C. R. Hempy
Montour Church
Mr. Hempy
J. A. Caskey
Gilman
F. M Strange
Anna Mae Murty
Doris
Bernice Stoner
South English
Helen
Robert
Marion
Darlene
Maria Hempy
Lucy Judge
Cora Irons
Lilla Hackney
Newton
Ellis
Strange
Toledo
Cora Marsh
Walter
Rice Lake
Wis
William
Floyd
Union
F. C. McDole
Des Moines
Alfred
Marshalltown
Emerson
Ames
Orlie
Verle Hubler
Chet Ellis
Ruby Cooper
Mina Harris
Alice Robinson
Los Angeles
Calif
Washington
Violet Blick
Edward Shalla
Kalona
United Presbyterian Parsonage
D. C. Fulton
Leota Garrett
Forrest Edwards
Robert Blick
Keota
Shalla
Richmond
Adolph Shalla
Wyoming
Florence Ireland
George Ireland
Harvey Sexter
Arthur Sexter
Owatonna
Minn
Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ireland
Sexter
Monticello
Monticello High School
Amber
Manchester
Fred B. Blair
Wallace
Montezuma
Marian Blair
Blair
Joseph C. Cleveland
Kansas City
Kan
Wapello
Alvina Hayes
Joe Hayes
Gail McElhinney
Mell McElhinney
Morning Sun
Burlington
John Toole
James Jameson
Lillian Mey
Clark Holscher
Hopkinton
William Reed
Cliff Reed
Buck Creek
Josephine Ohler
Reed
Frank
Harry Burheim
Clarence Milne
Ed Stroheehn
Geneseo
Jesup
Freda Strempke
Chicago
Fred Strempke
Jesup High School
Gates Business College
Waverly
Clinton
Omaha
Barbara
Freda
Gusta Orth
Lewis Westlick
Dunkerton
August Meyerhoff
Blanche Strempke
Readlyn
Carl
Frank Strempke
American Lutheran Church
Harry E. Wilke
Tipton
Tipton State Bank of
Gower Township
Jane McCormick
Cedar County
Plato
Curtis Blanchard
J. Curtis Griggs
H. E. Morrow
Blanchard
Union Township
James Blanchard
Larry Carstens
Cecil Carstens
John McDonald Hospital
Maquoketa
Nicholas Miller
Frank Sodeman
Congregational Church
C. Edward Holyoke
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mr. Miller
Denmark
Christina Nicolaisen Miller
America
Goose Lake
Emma Fleming
Lyons
Miles
Miller
Mr. Cooperider
George
Jane Cooperider
Millers Port
Ohio
Iowa
Marengo
Ellen E. Harrier
B. R. Cooperider
J.B. Mahoney
Iowa City
Eldon
Methodist Church
Buchner Chapel
Frank Slauter
George F. Barsalou
Slauter
Amboy
Ill
Illinois Central Shops
Shops
Fire Kings
First Fire Company
Birdella Barker
California
Brother Dies Then Sister Undergoes Appendectomy
In La Porte City area Edward Ray Whitmore 12 died Christmas day after an emergency appendectomy. His sister Irene 14, also had a similar operation and was rushed to Waterloo hospital after his death. Other siblings and parents survive. burial in Dysart cemetery.
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Gazette
LA Porte City
Geneseo
Edward Ray Whitmore
Will Whitmore
Irene
Waterloo
Edward Ray
Harrison Undertaking
Tama
Elsie
Belle Plaine
D. W. Butler
Dysart Cemetery
Iowa City Man Rescued From River By Painter
Walter Holmes, 26, was saved from the ice-caked Iowa River by Nor vall Mathess, an Iowa City painter. Holmes, who plunged from a bridge, was taken to university hospital for observation and police said he apparently attempted to take his own life.
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Iowa City
Walter Holmes
Iowa
Norvall Mathess
University Hospital
Mathess
Holmes
Oxford Junction elects J A Lathrop as chancellor commander
J A Lathrop was elected chancellor commander of the New Era Lodge Knights of the Pythias at its annual meeting. Other officers elected include L H Biddick as vice-commander Vern L Cram as prelate George Shonka as master of work E A Grimwood as keeper of records and seals Joe Barta as inner guard John Carstensen as outer guard A J Skinner as master of enchequer Fred Wosoba as master of arms. It is noted a bee travels about 43 799 miles to gather a pound of honey.
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Oxford Junction
J. A. Lathrop
New Era
Knights of the Pythias
L. H. Biddick
Vern L. Cram
George Shonka
E. A. Grimwood
Joe Barta
John Carstersen
A. J. Skinner
Fred Wosoba
Monticello
Inner Sentinel
Clara Claussen
Outer Sentinel
Rose Koranda
Lillian Berner
Lillian Bees
Faith
Tillie Moravec
Modesty
Thelma Vacek
Endurance
Clara Rogers
Sylvia Trinka
Elizabeth Nowachet
Anna Homseka
Grace Burian
Mary Mulvihill
Coat of Arms Puzzle and Word Scramble
A mixed word puzzle asks for a country coat of arms and related terms. Clues cover mountains capitals and birds, with horizontal and vertical sections yielding multiple answers and a final theme.
Eastern Iowa News in Brief Full of local obits and marriages
Special to The Gazette. Martelle F Leinbaugh sells lumber and coal busi ness to Franks and Sons of Lisbon with possession Jan 2. Franks and Sons have been in Lisbon 16 years. Numerous funeral notices, marriages, thefts, and court items from Washington West Chester Toledo Montour and surrounding towns. Warms with details of fires, deaths, marriages, and local business changes.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Martelle
F. W. Leinbaugh
Franks and Sons of
Lisbon
Leinbaugh
Franks and Sons
Moore
Leinbaughs
Buchanan County Couple To Observe Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs James Hood of near Independence will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a family dinner at 12 30 PM and open house from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at their home. Hood born in Scotland in 1864 and has farmed in Buchanan county for fifty years. Mrs Hood was Emma Bartholomew. They have a daughter Mrs Ray Kemmerer Independence.
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Gazette
Independence
James Hood
Near Independence
Hood
Buchanan
Scotland
Buchanan County
Gourde Named From Common Gourd in Haiti
Haiti's monetary unit the gourde derives its name from the common gourd, reflecting a cultural link between currency and everyday flora.
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Haiti
Winter Storm Forecast Hits Iowa North Des Moines
The Weather Bureau predicted a major winter storm moving from the Rocky Mountains toward Iowa. Snow was forecast for northern Iowa with rain or snow possible in southern areas as temperatures ranged from 22 to 30 degrees. Davenport and Keokuk reported light rain, while highs reached 42.
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Des Moines
INS
Federal Weather Bureau
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Charles D. Reed
Bureau
Sioux City
Charles City
Davenport
Keokuk
Four More Deaths Added To State's Auto Accident Toll
Four deaths over the weekend raise Trowa's 1936 highway fatality toll to 522. The deceased are Mrs. Ira Siddall 67 of Laurens Lawrence Brodsac 32 Hartley Tommy McCaskey 18 of Boone Newton Van Horn 68 of Mason City. Siddall died Sunday when a car driven by her husband collided with another driven by Allen Vickers. Brodsac died in Hartley from injuries after a Christmas day crash with a snow plow in fog. McCaskey a freshman at Iowa State College died in Boone after a crash in loose gravel near Ogden. Van Horn a WPA worker died Sunday from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Al Stoecker a former Iowa State College football player.
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Des Moines
INS
Trowa
Ira Siddall
Hartley
McCaskey
Iowa State College
Boone Hospital
Ogden
van Horn
WPA
al Stoecker
Stoecker
What Cheer Clay Pays $3 Dividend on Preferred Stock
What Cheer Clay Products announces a $3 per share dividend on its preferred stock, reflecting 1936 operations and financial actions by the company.
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What Cheer Clay Products Company
Couple Die 2000 Miles Apart In Peculiar Tragedy
Roy Sprague and his wife died within hours of each other while far apart. Mrs Sprague, 61, perished in a Turlock California auto crash while her husband was found dead of heart disease in Cherokee. The double funeral was arranged locally.
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Cherokee
Roy Sprague
Sprague
Turlock
Calif
Fresno
Ralph W. Adler
San Francisco
Ben-Gay Pain Relief Promoted by Paris Scientist
An encyclopedic ad extols Ben-Gay as a scientific pain reliever from Dr. Jules Bengnué of Paris. It promises quick relief from stiffness and aches and warns to insist on the Ben-Gay name to avoid imitations.
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Jules Bengnué
Paris
Ben-Gay
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Noah
Mary Steveson
Carlton Township
Iowa State Teachers College
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Tama _ county
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Peter Crawford
Ralph Sturtz
Iris McCoy
Warren Crawford
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L. L. Schneider
Mary Lucille Smith
Garlin Hayes
Wellsville
Lea Campbell
Harriet Kreier
McElhinney
Wapello High School
University of Iowa
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Department of Forestry
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United States Gypsum Company
Greenville, Miss
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Ae Ae
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Pave of
TNR
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