Fugitives in Iowa drugstore robbery identified by clerk
Davenport report says James Thompson and Gen Graham, both 25 and 27, identified from photos as suspects in a Davenport drug store holdup. They allegedly tied up clerk Maynard Gray, grabbed 90.67 dollars, and fled in a Plymouth coupe stolen in Ottumwa.
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Davenport
James Thompson
Ve Graham
Gray
Ottumwa
Elmer Schleuter
Muscatine
Highway 61
Louis Genrink
Graham
Thompson
Darlene Gladwell
Leota Benjay
Osceola
Ralph Adams
Ralph Wiant
Clarke County
Fairfield
Washington
Richland
Kaderas of Lisbon Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W J Kadera, retired farmers of Lisbon, observe their golden wedding anniversary on Friday. Born in Czechoslovakia, Mr Kadera came to America at eleven. Mrs Kadera, daughter of John and Anna Bata, and their eleven children hold a noon reunion and dinner with nine surviving offspring listed in Lisbon, Tipton, Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, West Branch, West Branch, Martelle, and Lisbon.
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Lisbon
W. J. Kadera
Kadera
Czechoslovakia
America
John Bata
Solon
Julia Jeca
Tipton
Ees Hamer
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County Man’s Conviction Reversed by Supreme Court
Des Moines report says the Cedar County district court verdict against Louis Wehde for receiving stolen property was overturned by the state supreme court on Tuesday. An earlier story had misstated that the conviction was upheld.
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Des Moines
Louis Wehde
Cedar County
Wehde
Knox to speak at Des Moines GOP Birth Day dinner
Polk county Republican chairman Arthur Wallace announced more than 800 reservations for the Washington Birthday dinner on February 22 at Hotel Fort Des Moines with Col Frank Knox of Chicago as speaker. He cited strong interest in a forward looking Republican leadership offering a sound program and return of prosperity.
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Des Moines
Arthur T. Wallace
Polk County
Republican Central Committee
Washington
Frank Knox
Chicago
Hotel
Fort Des Moines
Col Knox
Wallace
Republican Party
Knox
Plans for Iowa City's new high school announced
Complete plans for Iowa City's new 725000 high school plant were announced. The three unit structure includes classrooms offices and library in one wing. An auditorium seats 1100 and a gymnasium with 800 fixed seats plus bleachers for 300. Architect John Hamilton of Chicago submitted floor plans to the school board. construction on a 29 acre Morningside site may be delayed by obstacles and an appeal to the state superintendent. The board and county superintendent said the purchase was within authority.
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Iowa City
John Hamilton
Chicago
Ottumwa Garage Fire Causes Forty Thousand Dollar Loss
An Ottumwa blaze damaged the Reeves Auto Company with roughly 40 cars on the second floor. Manager John I. Warter said about half the vehicles were badly burned and most of the lot was insured, totaling an estimated 40 000 dollars in damage.
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Otmawa
Reeves Auto Company
John I. Warter
J. S. Sayles, 80, Iowa Pioneer, Dies After Heart Attack
J. S. Sayles, age 80, longtime northeastern Iowa stock buyer and pioneer, died in Oelwein early Thursday from a heart attack.
63 Killed in 1937 Town Railroad Crossing Accidents
Des Moines AP reports 63 killed and 165 injured in 1937 at public and private grade crossings. Of 141 public crashes 131 involved vehicles, 10 pedestrians. private deaths totaled 10 from a Rock Island train bus collision. Ten-year toll 589 killed, 1,581 injured. 900 crossings protected, 10,000 unprotected.
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DES Moines
H. A Franklin
State Commerce Commission
Rock Island
Renwick
Franklin
Iowa
Jury Lists Drawn For Jones County
Special to The Gazette Anamosa Judge H C Ring of Cedar Rapids will preside at the March term of the Jones county district court Grand jurors report March 7 and petit jurors summon March 14 The list includes nine women and forty one men from Anamosa Monticello Oxford Junction Wyoming Center Junction Olin Onslow Martell Cascade Cascade Oxford ganeton and Mor ey with names such as Blanche Brickley Don Bunce William Craig Charlotte Hartman Florence Hale Roy Glick L F Loyet Joe Miller and others The twelve grand jurors include Claire Aitcheson Edward J Heeren and others from Monticello Anamosa Center Junction Wyoming Oakdale area and Mor ey
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Anamosa
H. C Ring
Cedar Rapids
Jones County District Court
Blanche Brickley
Don Bunce
William Craig
John Cordes
Raymond Codling
Charlotte Hartman
Florence Hale
Roy Glick
L. F. Loyet
Joe Miller
Martello
John Weneike
Mike Saddler
Orval Skahill
Cascade
Claire Aitcheson
Edward J. Heeren
Monticello
Albert Benadom
John Flaharty
Dan James
Gus Drebelbis
Cliff McDonald
Center Junction
Rudolph Dusanek
Wyoming
W. S. McQuillen
Leo Skahill
Jim Nowachek
Oxford Ganeton
H. D. Smith
Morey
Gridiron Banquet at Cornell Friday Sparks Campus Satire
Mount Vernon reporters note Cornell college plans a second annual gridiron banquet in Bowman hill dining room with satire on campus life. Skits parody Bossed Horizon and Rhodes scholar elect, plus hillbilly ballads and a newspaper spoof. Organizers include Dr. Clyde Tull, Herbert Kaselow, Edward Weismiller, Don Lawson, David White and others from the faculty and community.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Washington
Cornell College
Bowman Hill
James Hilton
Cornell
Blah-say
Clyde Tull
Herbert Kaselow
New York City
Edward Weismiller
Appleton
Wis
Don Lawson
Downers Grove
David White
Davenport
Ruth Messenger
Lois Henderson
Winifred van Eteten
Robert Rowley
Bruce Beck
Harvard
Wayne Barber
Freeport, Ill
Robert Hoopes
Chicago
Charles Paupp
Joliet
Edwin Maynard
McCausland
Daffy VT Driver Warned After Road Map Misstep
A speaker admonishes motorists who try to watch a map while driving. The warning stresses the basic safe driving rule to keep eyes on the road hands on the wheel and mind on reaching the destination safely.
Cedar County retains two engineers amid secret probe
Cedar county supervisors renew H L Phelps as county engineer to March 1 and approve bond for A R Bartell of Chariton appointed Jan 24. The engineer's office remains locked by grand jury order in secret session as investigators, details undisclosed, may last about two weeks. In Marengo Ida Shepard Bailey died in Van Nuys at 88. services planned in Marengo.
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Cedar County Board of Supervisors
H. L. Phelps
A. R. Bartell
Chariton
Phelps
Cedar County
Marengo
Ida Shepard Bailey
van Nuys
N. R. Hibbs
Women's Club
Chauncey Bailey
Study period urged for legislators in Iowa plan
Senator Leo Elthon of Fertile urged extending committee conferences and limiting open sessions to create a study period. His two proposals would abandon open sessions in the second month and 30 to 35 days after the first month, reserving early days for bill introductions and final month for consideration and passage.
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Des Moines
INS
Leo Elthon
Elthon
General Assembly
Elthan
Iowa U Men To Study Juvenile Delinquency
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Prof Rollins M Perkins and Prof Clyde Hart of the University of Iowa faculty were named to an investigation committee by the state bar association They will prepare and distribute a questionnaire on juvenile court methods and study juvenile crime by children under 16 The group will also explore district probation officers for sparsely populated counties paying pro rata and aims to establish such officers in every county
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Iowa City
Rollins M Perkins
Clyde Hart
University of Iowa
State Bar Association
Perkins
College of Law
Hart
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Iowa City hosts a March 26 spelling bee at the courthouse with about 140 pupils from city and county schools. morning heats for city students and 2 pm for county competitors. University personnel appoints include four to the psych hospital staff, with internes Cyril Ruilmann Walker Thompson and resident psychiatrists Bird Robinson.legionauxiliary delegates travel to Des Moines for Feb 20 21 conference. Maud Slye to give graduate lecture at Old Capitol Friday 8 pm.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Frank J. Snider
Eldon Good
Liberty
W. H. Bender
Good
West Branch
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
L. E. Clark
Martin Pederson
George Unash
University of Iowa
Psychopathic Hospital
Andrew H. Woods
Cyril J. Ruilmann
Towa City
Walker Thompson
Boston
Lee C. Bird
Bangor
J. Franklin Robinson
Toronto
Canada
Maud Slye
Sprague Memorial Institute
Chicago
Old Capitol
Local Farmer Dies by Self Harm in Barn
Oelwein reports 68 year old farmer Frank Duckett of Stanley area died by hanging in his barn late Wednesday. The incident is described as an act of self harm. authorities list no further details.
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Oelwein
Frank Duckett
Stanley
Banks regulate installment buying say Des Moines bankers
Russell G. Smith of Bank of America urged banks to steer installment buying toward safe practices. He spoke at a ten state ABA conference in Des Moines and noted roundtables inviting depositors to question bankers. If successful, similar forums will occur in Indianapolis Oklahoma City and the projects aim to keep consumer financing conservative. Orval W. Adams argued against absentee banking and stressed local responsibility of banks to their communities.
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Des Moines
Russell G. Smith
San Francisco
Bank of America
Smith
American Bankers Association
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Orval W. Adams
Salt Lake City
Beloved Iowa Gymnasium Janitor John Semrad Dies
John J. Semrad, 75, longtime janitor for the University of Iowa gymnasiums, died Thursday in Iowa City. He earned a reputation as a devoted fan for Iowa teams and retired four years ago to a lighter university post. He is survived by his wife four daughters twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Saturday at 10 am at Hohenschuh mortuary.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
John J. Semrad
University of Iowa
Iowa
John
E. G. Schroeder
Semrad
University
John Hudacheek
Joe Sedlacek
Charles Fuhmeister
Feryl Bane
Hohene Schuh Mortuary
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