Mitchell names new staff for Iowa attorney general
Iowa Attorney General elect John H. Mitchell announced a new mix of permanent and temporary assistants, replacing outgoing staff from former Attorney General Ed O’Connor. The move includes four temporary appointees to help set up the office and seven overall new or reassigned attorneys.
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Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
John H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Ed O’connor
T. J. Mahoney
Boone
Norman S. Genung
Glen
Mitchell picks Freeburn and Burington for AG staff
Assistant attorneys general Paul Freeburn of Davenport and Don Burington of Sioux City, a former Woodbury county representative, were named Tuesday to join Attorney General elect John H. Mitchell. They will begin Jan. 1 as the department undergoes changes from Ed O'Connor's administration.
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Don Burington
Sioux City
Paul Freeburn
Davenport
Henry J. Roeloff
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Sioux Ciy
Woodbury County
John H. Mitchell
Ed O’connor
97 Year Old 1861 Cornell College Graduate Dies in Evanston
Mrs. Addie Collin Gilruth age 97 died Monday at her daughter Dr Mary G McEwen 1703 Chicago Ave Evanston Ill after a brief illness Born January 3 1840 Hillsdale NY came to Iowa Mount Vernon and later Chicago Graduated from Cornell College in 1861 returned last June as guest of honor for the college on its 75th anniversary Married 1869 to Rev James H Gilruth of Davenport Funeral services held Tuesday at Graceland chapel Chicago
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Chicago
Addie Collin Gilruth
Mary G. McEwen
Chicago Avenue
Evanston
Ill
James H. Gilruth
Davenport
Upper Iowa Methodist Conference
Graceland Chapel
Katzenmeyer Seeks To Be Iowa City's Mayor
Iowa City Democrat George P Katzenmeyer announced his bid for mayor becoming the first candidate in a likely field. The city primaries are set for February 22 and the general election for March 29, with incumbent Mayor Thomas E. Martin not seeking re election.
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Katzenmeyer
Iowa City
George P. Katzenmeyer
Democratic Party
Thomas E. Martin
Funeral Services for Mrs. Fred Behning in Manchester
Funeral services were held at First Lutheran church for Mrs. Fred Behning 78 a longtime Delaware county resident who died at her West Manchester home. Rev W A Adix conducted the rites. Born in Germany Johanna Heiden married Fred Behning in 1887 and came to the United States two years later settling in Ryan Delaware county. The family later moved to Manchester in 1919 where she remained. Survivors include her husband and numerous children: Carl Max Walter Fred Mrs Lester Haynes Mrs Alfred Palmquist Mrs Carl Witt Frank Mrs Carl Heim Mrs D L Ryan and Monica Behn ing. Their son John Behn ing was killed in France in World War I.
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Manchester
First Lutheran Church
Fred Behning
Delaware County
West Manchester
W. A. Adix
Johanna Heiden
Germany
United States
Ryan
Behning
Carl
Max Behning
Harper’s Ferry
Walter Behning
Delhi
Lester Haynes
Alfred Palmquist
Dubuque
Carl Witt
Clinton
Frank Behning
Deer Creek
Minn
Carl Heim
D. L. Ryan
Greeley
Monica Behning
John Behning
France
Decorah Man Held Over Beer Licensing Violations
Decorah police raided Les Cox's restaurant finding 80 pints of beer six picnic bottles and whisky. Cox was arrested after customers testified to beer sales and related violations. His license history and a vehicle crash injuring Charles Moore are noted in court records.
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Gazette
Decorah
Les Cox
Cox
Arthur Lewis
Lewis
H. E. Taylor
Leavenworth
Secretary of State
Charles Moore
Oelwein Girl Ina Voelker Earns Who's Who Honor
Miss Ina Voelker of Oelwein and Wartburg college has been elected for listing in Who's Who in Colleges and Universities of America published by the University of Alabama. Eligibility is limited to juniors and seniors with outstanding scholastic and extra-curricular records.
Woman Injured in Auto Crash Near Oelwein
Mrs. Oscar F. Christofferson, 26, wife of a Grinnell college football captain, is confined at her sister’s home after a skid near Oelwein. She suffered a fractured ankle and cuts. Her husband escaped injury.
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NEW Hampton
Oscar F. Christofferson
Grinnell College
Clyde M. King
Oecelwein
Oelwein
Christofferson
Decorah Woman Eva Sampson Dies at 46
Eva Sampson known as Eva Allen, 46, died Sunday at her mother's home in Decorah. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St Benedict's Catholic Church with Rev. M. E. Nolan presiding, burial in Ossian. Born March 22, 1890, she married Arthur Sampson in 1913, who died in 1918. She is survived by her sons Allen and Robert, her mother, and sisters Mrs. W. B. Rima and Mrs. Loyal Alm.
Funeral for Mrs Ida Marie Houschild at Hrabak chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Ida Marie Houschild were held at the Hrabak chapel Monday. She died Friday evening at her home southwest of Chelsea after living on the farm forty five years. Born in Germany she came to the United States as a child eighty one years ago. She was a Bethany Church member and leaves a son Henry. Rev. Mr. Starke of Dysart conducted the services with the Dysart choir. Pallbearers were Charles P. Swalm Boyd Rector Tom Hillias Walter Ruhl Allen Graham and Mr. Powell. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery Belle Plaine.
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Chelsea
Ida Marie Houschild
Hrabak
Dysart Choir
Charles P. Swalm
Boyd Rector
Tom Hillias
Walter Ruhl
Allen Graham
Mr. Powell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Belle Plaine
West -Union
Marguerite Mork
Andrew Mark
West Union
Clarence Stahr
Henry Stahr
Eldorado
Decorah
Hoff
Lucille McIntyre
Ervin Stahr
Stahr
Waverly
Columbus Junction
Samuel Wykert
Columbus City
Wykert
Susan Goss
Here
L. P. Kurtz
Donald
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Herbert Heinold
Richard
Peoria
Lone Tree
Reformed Church
LeRoy Yakish
Joseph E. Yakish
University Hospital
Iowa City
Lone Tree School
Boy Scouts
Forrest Kellogg
Methodist Church
Evelyn Wiese
Donald Wiese
Lone Tree High School
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Capital City Commercial College of
E. T. Pratt
Karl Wiese
Robert Reilly
Harry L. Edwards
Pauline Edwards
Jerry Holmes
Monmouth
Ill
Paul Smith
Earl
Little York
Herbert
Stevens Point
Delbert
Wapello
Nellie
George Bissinger
Elizabeth Eversmeyer
Davenport
C. A. Eversmeyer
Louis Eversmeyer
Los Angeles
Calif
Harrison Cemetery
Washington
Jones Mortuary
James Hesseltine
Martha Nicola
Brighton
Timothy Lowe
Martha Wiles Lowe
Nicola
Methodist
West Chester
Ralph Hesseltine
Washin Earlville
St. J ’S Catholic Church
Earlville
Earl Hunt
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cecile Fiene
George
Iowa Employment Gains Continue in November
State labor bureau reports Iowa industrial employment up 1.8 percent from October, marking a third straight monthly gain. November payrolls rose 12 percent from 1935, with 44,430 workers employed in Iowa's 13 largest cities. 7,703 of 8,423 applicants referred to work were placed, including 1,314 women and 732 veterans among men.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Labor Bureau
Iowa
Labor Department
Wilton Man Files Election Contest Against Latchaw
Gale McClean of Wilton Iowa has filed an election contest against Republican F A Latchaw who won the Muscatine county state representative race The contest will be submitted to the Iowa House of Representatives for review filed with the secretary of state's office Tuesday confirming the challenge.
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DES Moines
Secretary of State
Gale McClean
Wilton
Muscatine County
F. A. Latchaw
McClean
House of Representatives
Death of William J DeLany noted in Independence records
Information reaches Independence of the death of William J DeLany a former resident. Born May 16 1871 in Independence he was son of Frank and Della DeLany He toured with major theatrical groups for thirty years and served as Knight of Columbus secretary overseas in World War I He also worked at Iowa State Hospital and trained as an attendant nurse before moving to Sault Ste Marie Michigan and later Fort Collins Colorado to reside with his sister.
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Independence
William J. DeLany
Bessie Carson
Fort Collins
Colo
Frank and
Della DeLany
Chicago
Hi Henry’s Minstrels
Beach and Bowers
al Fields
Knight of Columbus
Iowa National Guard
Iowa State Hospital
Mabel McPike
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Twins William and Wilbur Minney Remembered in McGregor Funeral
Funeral services for William Minney 71 were held at his McGregor home with Rev. J F Parsons speaking. His twin Wilbur had died 14 months earlier, and their lifelong companionship and grief were factors in William's illness. The pair moved from Elizabethtown New York to McGregor as children and shared a 70th birthday in 1934. They never married and belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen for over 40 years, starting as brakemen on the same day. They retired to McGregor after decades on the rails. William is survived by an older brother Fred of Crystal Lake North Dakota and sister Mrs Albert Johnson of Chicago.
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McGregor
William Minney
J. F. Parsons
Congregational Church
Wilbur
Elizabethtown
N. Y
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
United States
Fred
Crystal Lake
N. D
Albert Johnson
Chicago
Martelle Methodist Sunday School Officers Named 1937
Martelle Methodist Sunday school elected officers for 1937 led by Superintendent Guy Martin. Other roles include assistant superintendent Mrs Frank Calvert secretary Dorothy Martin assistant secretary Velma Bobst treasurer Mrs Lowell Kohl chorister Mrs John Boxwell assistant chorister Gail Peet pianist Jean Frantz assistant pianist Merle Peet librarian LaVerne Larson assistant librarian Don Meeks home study department Mrs Lucinda Smith primary superintendent Mrs C M Plummer temperance superintendent Will Frantz cradle roll superintendent Mrs Ad Rich missionary superintendent Mrs F J Shotwell.
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C. M. Plummer
Will Frantz
Ad_ Rich
F. J. Shotwell
New Year Events At Marengo Presbyterian Church
The Rev F P Hladky will conduct what may be Marengos first New Years Eve communion service at 7 30 PM Thursday. A watch night party follows in the church basement. At noon January 1 the men's brotherhood serves its eighteenth annual New Years dinner with officers George Fiser president Dave Watson VP and Jay Zahrt secretary treasurer.
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Marengo
F. P. Hladky
Young People’s Society
Men’s Brotherhood
George Fiser
Dave Watson
Jay Zahrt
Petra elected president of Clutier Farmers Mutual 1937
In Clutier the Farmers Mutual Telephone company elected Charles Petra president for 1937 at its annual meeting. He succeeds John A. Parizek who asked to be relieved after eighteen years. P B Caslavka becomes vice president and Fred J Kupka reelected secretary. Kenneth Untiedt retained as treasurer. Agnes Adam named manager of the exchange for a seventh year.
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Clutier
Charles Petra
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Farmers Lumber Company
John A. Parizek
Petra
P. B. Caslavka
Fred J. Kupka
Kenneth Untiedt
Peter Krutzfeldt
Agnes Adam
Telephone Exchange
Cold snap to hit Iowa with snow and icy travel
Federal weather observer Charles D. Reed warned that a rapid temperature drop will follow Tuesday's readings of 13 to 29 degrees above normal. A zero low is forecast for northern Iowa by Thursday night with rain turning to snow in east and south sections. New Year's travel may face icy highways as colder air settles across the state. Clouds covered Iowa Tuesday with light rainfall reported in several cities.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Federal
Reed
Sioux City
Davenport
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Charles City
Dubuque
42 New Cases Filed In Court At Tipton
Special to The G TIPTON Forty two new cases have been filed in the Cedar county district court for action during the January term. Included are thirteen law actions ten equity three state and sixteen new probate cases. The January term opens with Judge John T. Moffit on the bench. The grand jurors meet then and the petit jury is ordered to appear on January 11.
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G Tipt Pton
Cedar County District Court
Equity
Howard Kingsbury
Mike Ryan
James E. Kessler
Estel Foster
Albert Griffiths
Ray A. Potter
B. J. Maxwell
John T. Moffit
Tipton
Johnson County Board Debates Voting Machines Plan
Iowa City officials and Johnson county supervisors debated a proposal by Automatic Voting Machine Co. to add machines at nine Iowa City precincts at no extra cost. The plan was tabled after a long session as county and city officials consider replacing paper ballots statewide. Iowa City Fifth ward reported last in the general election with paper ballots used in all city precincts.
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Iowa City
Automatic Voting Machine Company
G. A. Senninger
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Wellman Takes Over Bank Building As A Community Center
WELLMAN The town of Wellman became owner of the Security Savings bank building on Monday ending a campaign begun last spring by the Community club to purchase the structure. The deed was transferred to the town council for use as library, club rooms, offices and lodge rooms. It sold for 2000 dollars with 1500 raised by subscription and about 400 spent on improvements. The building bears a 1000 dollar debt while annual income is estimated at 663 dollars.
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Wellman
Security Savings Bank
Winter Boy Scout Camp Launches At Iowa City
Twenty five Boy Scouts from Johnson and Washington counties reported at the Rotary club reservation west of Iowa City for the first of two three day winter camp periods. A second group of twenty five scouts will attend the period starting Thursday morning. Dean Wilber J. Teeters and Scout Executive Owen B. Thiel lead the camps. The daily program includes morning jobs and games, a noon rest, afternoon projects and games, and an indoor campfire in the evening.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson
Iowa
Washington
Boy Scout Rotary Club
Dean Wilber J. Teeters
Owen B. Thiel
Brandon Couple Wed in Cedar Rapids
Miss Madge C. Risdon and Don ald McDonald both of Brandon were married in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The bride wore white satin and roses and was aided by witnesses from Waterloo. The bride is Brando n High School alumna of 1933 and has played in orchestras. The groom, a Toledo High School graduate who attended Iowa State and Coe, works as local depot agent. After a wedding dinner in Cedar Rapids the couple left for New York City and will be at home in Brandon after January 5.
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Gazette
Brandon
Madge C. Risdon
O. M. Risdon
Donald McDonald
Cedar Rapids
Leslie Beck
Waterloo
Brandon High School
Toledo High School
Iowa State College
Coe College
N. Night
Aleck McPhail
New York City
Claussen Silver Anniversary Celebrated at Oxford Junction
More than 200 guests attended a silver wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Edward Claussen former Vining residents held at Oxford Junction where they now live A mock wedding was performed creating a festive highlight of the celebration.
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Vining
Edward Claussen
Oxford Junction
Double Quick Cough Relief Homemade Syrup Formula
An old home remedy claims a quick cough fix from colds. Mix 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water, dissolve, then add 1/4? ounce of Pinex to a pint bottle for a potent cough syrup that keeps well. It supposedly loosens phlegm, soothes membranes, and acts fast with money back guarantee.
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