Circumstantial Lead In 1925 Strawstack Murder Case
Iowa agents pursue a lead on Clar ence Gift 37 held in Indianola for the straw stack slaying near Carlisle with a Newton resident claiming a photo resembles Gift. Officers hope Curley Claycombe husband of May Claycombe remains at large as they probe if Gift knew the victim. A bench warrant for Gift on murder charges has been filed.
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DES Moines
W. W. Akers
Iowa
Salines
Calif
Shapiro to Wave Baton in Fayette by Preacher-Man Made Stick
Chicago Little Philharmonic director George Shapiro will conduct the orchestra in Fayette Iowa using a baton fashioned by preacher John D Clinton of the campus. The baton is redwood from Michigan shore and was shaped with tools by the Iowa preacher. The event follows a music camp where the two men led devotional directing alongside the orchestra with Otto Roehrborn as concertmaster.
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Fayette
George Shapiro
Chicago Little Philharmonic Orchestra
Iowa
Shapiro
Upper Iowa University
John D. Clinton
California
Michigan
Chicago
Otto Roehrborn
Theodore Thomas
Zero Weather To Return Ice Covers Iowa Highways
DES MOINES UP A return to sub zero weather was predicted by the weather bureau. Temperatures were expected to drop to 15 below in the northeast by Tuesday morning and 10 below in the northwest. Zero readings were anticipated in the southeast as sleet and freezing mist coated roads. Buses were delayed and minor accidents were reported. Dust from the dust bowl was blown into the state, discoloring snow as far north as Iowa Falls.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa Falls
Keokuk
Siouxity
Knights of Columbus Convention Set for May 31 in Des Moines
The Iowa state convention of the Knights of Columbus will assemble in Des Moines May 31 and June 1. A fourth degree initiation will precede the convention with John Keefe of Sioux City conferring the degree to about 100 candidates. Attendees included W. D. Kearney Marshalltown Harry J. McFarland Davenport Mr Keefe and Dr. W. H. Redmond Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
The
Knights of Columbus
John Keefe
Sioux City
W. D. Kearney
Marshalltown
Harry J. McFarland
Davenport
Keefe
W. H. Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Names three new Grinnell faculty for 1937 38
Grinnell College announces three new instructors for 1937 38. L Wendell Hayes of Chicago will teach economics and political science on a permanent basis. Alfred Adams of Ames takes a one year leave from Iowa State College to teach biology. Walter Secor of Ironwood Michigan will lecture in romance languages for a year replacing George Seiver who is on leave.
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Grinnell
INS
L. Wendell Hayes
Chicago
Alfred Adams
Ames
Walter Secor
Ironwood
Mich
Grinnell College
John S. Nollen
Hayes
Adams
Iowa State College
Secor
George Seiver
Help Kidneys Clean Out Poisonous Acids
An advertisement urges kidney health and warns against neglect or harsh drugs. It promotes Cystex as a guaranteed treatment with a Bank of America guarantee and a money-back clause if no improvement, urging readers to contact their druggist today.
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Bank of America
Los Angeles
California
Birthday of Pioneer Delhi Woman
Mrs. Harriet E. Furman, oldest native-born resident of Delhi, celebrated her eighty fourth birthday at home with friends. Born February 8, 1853 in Delhi, she lived all 84 years in Delhi and Hartwick, daughter of early settlers Judge F. B. Doolittle and wife. her poems have earned acclaim. husband died in 1933 after 50 years of marriage.
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Delhi
Harriet E. Furman
Furman
F. B. Doolittle
Hartwick
Maquoketa
Search Sought By Iowa Official In Landa Disappearance
DES MOINES INS W W Akers chief of the state bureau of investigation asked Chicago police for aid as he probes the January 19 disappearance of Paul Landa a Protivin Iowa salesman. Officers reported a Cresco mother received a letter from Joseph Landa in Chicago claiming Paul was safe there on January 23. Akers began the inquiry January 20 after an abandoned Osceola car with bloodstains was found.
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Des Moines
INS
W. W. Akers
State Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Paul Landa
Protivin
Howard County
Akers
Landa
Cresco
Joseph Landa
Osceola
Riverside Matriarch Mary Hora 86 Dies at Home
Mary Hora born Mary Anna Liska on Feb 28 1850 near Riverside died at her home Saturday aged 86. She married Michel Hora in 1867 and the couple raised eleven children with descendants totaling thirty grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. She was a member of St Marys church and the Rosary Society.
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Riverside
Mary Hora
Mary Anna Liska
Here
Michel Hora
Hora
Anna Smid
Lone Tree
Mary Schradel
Chicago
Emma Schradel
Albin Schradel
Bessie Swift
Marshalltown
Frank Hora
Washington
Edmond
Mela Hora
Ernest Hora
Rock Island
James Liska
Frank Lukavsky
Iowa City
St. Mary’s Church
The
Rosary Society
Manchester High Girls Attend P E O Dinner Program
Thirty senior girls from Manchester High School were guests of the PEO chapter at a dinner and program held Saturday night at the Glen-Charles hotel. Miss Will Jones served as toastmaster as Mrs. Clarence Brown toasted Cottey College. Miss Alice Jones spoke on The Story in Spirit of PEO. Miss Marylinn Beardslee gave the faculty response.
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Manchester
Manchester High School
Glen-Charles
Will Jones
Clarence Brown
Cottey College
Alice Jones
Marylinn Beardslee
Tama Voters to Decide Bond Issue for New High School
Tama voters go to the polls Wednesday to decide a bond plan not to exceed 55 000 for a new high school building with aid sought to reach 100 000 including a 45 000 grant. The district aims to relieve overcrowding with 592 pupils and move lower grades to Central School if approved. R L Beale chairs the board, E H Nelson leads the district.
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TAMA
Iowa
Brooks School
Brooks
R. L. Beale
Board of Education
E. H. Nelson
Extortion Threat Ignored as Sioux City Cafe Owner’s Home Bombed
The home of Charles Ford, a Sioux City cafe owner who received a $2,000 extortion note, was bombed on Monday. Windows shattered and the front porch demolished. no injuries. Police labeled the note a crank threat and said Ford had no known enemies.
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Sioux City
Charles Ford
Ford
Highway 20
Three Juveniles Nabbed After Car Theft Escape
Three teens from the state industrial training school were arrested in Gladbrook after stealing a car. The youths were named as John Jorgensen 18 Joseph Sharon 18 and William Hobbs 17.
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Eldora
State Industrial Training School
Gladbrook
John Jorgensen
Joseph Sharon
William Hobbs
Hobgoblin House at Atkins High School
Atkins junior class presents the mystery comedy Hobgoblin House on February 12. Lead roles go to Irene Gefaller and Lester Schirm with a large cast including Doris Schlotterbeck Lois Weir and Marvin Rammelsberg Miss Virginia Murray directs amid discussions of a five per cent flat tax and a tavern bill affecting liquor sales and local option plans.
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The
Gazette
Atkins
Backstage In Iowa Politics and Parole Board Shuffle
In Des Moines a lobbyist lists 17 Iowa House members for a key committee but only three serve on the 25 member panel, prompting a shift of activity to the Senate. Speaker LaMar Foster upholds dignity by barring partisan banquets and advertisements in legislative notices. Leslie O. Ross of Sidney is confirmed by the Senate as a third parole board member, though his interim status during a prior special session sparked doubt about his tenure. No parole cancellations are planned.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
LaMar Foster
Foster
Leslie O. Ross
Sidney
State Parole Board
Parole Board
Iowa
Ross
Legislature wrestles with a five percent chain tax plan
Anti chain state forces in the legislature seek a five per cent gross business tax on all chains to pass constitutional scrutiny after the U S Supreme Court ruled the Iowa chain store tax unconstitutional when it used a graduated rate. The effort aims to wallop the chains without triggering more legal challenges.
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United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Iowa
Iowa sub district high school music contests scheduled
Northeastern Iowa high schools will host sub district music contests at Maquoketa Vinton Postville and Oelwein on March 19 and 20 with the district contest at East Waterloo April 1 2 and 3. Participating schools are listed by class and district with managers W C Harding C E Knapp and R J Carroll directing events and classes ranging from AA to C across multiple towns.
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Iowa
Maquoketa
Vinton
Postville
Oelwein
East Waterloo High
W. C. Harding
Dubuque
McKinley
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Marion
Monticello
Andrew
Bellevue
Buck Creek
Delhi
Monmouth
Mount Vernon
Preston
Sabula
Springville
Wyoming
C. E. Knapp
East Waterloo
Roosevelt
Belle Plaine
Wilson
Grundy Center
Reinbeck
Tama
Toledo
Alburnett
Atkins
Beaman
Blairstown
Central City
Coggon
Conrad
Dike
Dysart
Garrison
Geneseo
Gladbrook
Hudson
Keystone
Newhall
Norway
Orange Consolidated
Traer
Urbana
van Horne
School of the Blind
G. B. Ferrell
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Jesup
Manchester
Sumner
Teachers High
Waverly
Lansing
Monona
Ossian
Randalia
Volga
Waterville
Mrs Elvira Lockhart 78 Dies After Fall in Brandon
Mrs Elvira Lockhart aged 78 died Friday at Independence after a fall that fractured her hip. Former Brandon residents, funeral held in Urbana conducted by Rev John McKee. Surviving children include Earl Lockhart of Drake University Des Moines Walter Lockhart La Porte City Clark Lockhart Evanston Ill and Mrs Nellie Hausner Brandon. Burial in Urbana cemetery.
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Brandon
Elvira Lockhart
Independence
Lockharts
Urbana
John McKee
Earl Lockhart
Drake University
Des Moines
Walter Lockhart
la Porte City
Clark Lockhart
Vinton
Clifford Lockhart
Evanston
Ill
Nellie Hausner
Urbana Cemetery
Benton County Pioneer Michael Barry Dies at 80
Michael Barry 80 longtime Benton County pioneer and rural school district treasurer for 42 years died Saturday night in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He was born July 14 1856 in Luzerne Pa came west in 1862 and lived 57 years on his Union township farm. He married Julia Morris in 1882 and survived by widow six children two grandchildren and a niece. Funeral set for Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church Van Horne burial Holy Cross Cemetery.
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van Horne
Michael Barry
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Barry
William
Catherine Brown Barry
Ireland
Luzerne County
Union Township
Julia Morris
Mary K
Euzella
Raphel
John Martin
Fairfax
Tractor Fire Destroys Farm Crops Near Marengo
Harry Kruse attempted to start a tractor with a blow torch on his southwest Marengo farm. The blaze spread to the corncrib burning 800 bushels of corn 119 sacks of timothy seed and the tractor before insurance covered the loss.
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Marengo
Harry Kruse
Cascade Mayor Quits Over Business Duties
Cascade mayor George Wassenaar resigns from town office citing increasing business responsibilities. The resignation ends his term effective immediately and avoids any stated political controversy.
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Cascade
Cascade (Ap
George Wassenaar
Iowa’s $208000 Flood Relief Efforts Grow
Iowans have donated over 258 791 58 dollars to Red Cross relief in St Louis and chapters across the state report ongoing gifts. Local chapters ship clothing and bedding to headquarters while the Salvation Army partners to collect canned goods and supplies for flood victims.
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St. Louis
The
Red Cross
Iowa
Associated Press
Salvation Army
Court approves settlement for minor in auto crash case
Judge Harold D. Evans grants guardians of 12 year old Maxine Drake permission to accept a $200 settlement from Joseph and Golda Zavaral in an auto accident case dated November 2, 1936 in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Harold D. Evans
Maxine Drake
Joseph and
Golda Zavaral
Ben‑Gay Provides Quick Lumbago Relief
The Ben-Gay formula by Dr Jules Bengné of Paris has aided lumbago sufferers for over 40 years. Rub in Ben-Gay at the first sign of trouble for soothing relief. Keep a tube on hand at all times for emergencies.
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Ben-Gay
Jules Bengné
Paris
Ben
Gay
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