Carroll Man Slain During Gambling Party Holdup
Earl Heider, 29, of Carroll, was shot and killed early Thursday as two bandits held up a gambling game at a farm two miles east of Carroll. Ten other men stood by while robbers rifled pockets. Heider rose and was shot. Coroner labeled it murder. Descriptions issued for two suspects. Heider, a transfer line operator, left a wife and daughter.
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Earl Heider
Frank Buckheit
Here
Heider
A. F. Smith
Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
Buchheit
Retired Friend of Indians Linked to Carroll Robbery
In Carroll a gambling game holdup was the third such incident in ten years. The robbery murder happened at Ted Shirk's farm on Highway 30 two miles east of town. Participants allegedly included Carroll businessmen, but names were not disclosed.
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Ted Shirki
Ere
Matthiessens to Celebrate Fifty-Seven Years of Marriage
Mr and Mrs Fred Matthiessen mark their fifty seventh wedding anniversary in Monticello. They married in Carroll and lived near Monticello before moving to town where he worked in the implement business with his brother John for twenty five years. They have three children Mrs Charles Butler Cedar Rapids Mrs R B Horsch Seattle and Mrs W J McFarlane Chicago. Mrs Matthiessen born Barbara Timpe has surviving siblings including Philip Timpe Spirit Lake Mrs Chalmers Mrs Jake Rettig Los Angeles and Miss Sarah Timpe in Monticello for the winter. The couple’s family includes brothers and sisters John and Jake Matthiessen Monticello George Matthiessen Viola Mrs A W Adams Monticello and Mrs Gene Himebaugh Oelwein. The husband was born December 29 1856 in Illinois and has lived here most of his life.
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Fred Matthiessen
Carroll
Matthiessen
John
Charles Butler
Cedar Rapids
R. B. Horsch
Seattle
Illinois
Jake Matthiessen
George Matthiessen
Viola
A. W. Adams
Gene Himebaugh
Oelwein
Marriage License Health Check Bill in Iowa Senate
Senator John P. Berg proposes a bill requiring a venereal disease exam for all marriage license applicants. Physicians must issue a health certificate fifteen days before applying, with penalties for clerks and doctors who bypass the rule. The bill ties to a $50,000 state syphilis eradication campaign, potentially matched by federal funds.
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Des Moines
John P. Berg
Cedar Falls
Senate
Berg
State Health Department
Death Takes Second Of Aged Anamosa Sisters
Ella Flaherty aged 77 died suddenly one week after the passing of her sister Anna Flaherty. The lifelong Anamosa resident and former Gordon's dry goods employee had lived here many years with Kate Flaherty, the remaining sister. Funeral services are set for 9 a.m. Saturday at St Patrick's church.
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Ella
Anna
Kate Flaherty
Kate
Ella Flaherty
Gordon’s
St. Patrick’s Church
Minnie Blamed For Shine Murder Plot In Trial
Defense attorney Herman Haehlen cross examined Pearl Shine, key witness and Minnie's niece, who testified Minnie planned to marry Dan Shine to gain his property. Pearl, serving life, said Jim Hines, Albert Cornwell, and Maynard Lennox killed Dan Shine to cover the plot. Lennox is already serving 40 years. Cornwell and Jim Hines await sentencing.
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Pearl Shine
Dan Shine
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Dan
Pearl
Jim Hines
Shine
Albert “Deke” Cornwell
Manchester
Cornwell
Maynard Lennox
Seven Speakers Named for UI Founders Day Dinner
Iowa City announces the University of Iowa Founders Day ninetieth anniversary dinner on February 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Union with President Eugene A. Gilmore presiding. Speakers include Gov. Nelson G. Kraschel President Charles E. Finley of Iowa State College President Orval R. Latham of Iowa State Teachers College President Harry M. Gage of Coe College and others from Carnegie Foundation and UI faculty.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
University
Eugene A. Gilmore
Nelson G. Kraschel
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Orval R. Latham
Iowa State Teachers College
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Walter A. Jessup
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
James B. Weaver
Des Moines
Iowa employment up 14 percent in January 1937
Iowa labor department survey of 279 firms shows total workers 50,475 in January 1937, up 14.2 percent from a year earlier and payrolls up 15.5 percent. Average weekly wage rose to $23.96, with meat-packing firms driving gains and wages edging higher from December to January.
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INS
Labor Department
Iowa
Frank E. Wenig
Spencer
Leading Roles in Hold Everything at Coggon High
Kenneth Barker and Marlene Coquillette will play the lead in the freshman sophomore play Hold Everything at Coggon High School Friday. Other cast members include Ayla Babb John Eckstein Elsie Evers Margaret Holub Mary Senst Lucille Kinley Mae Schatzel Berneice Kinley Donald Hall Robert Hill and Warren Caldwell. Supt S B Little directs.
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Kenneth Barker
Marlene Coquillette
Coggon High School
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John Eckstein
Elsie Evers
Margaret Mary Holub
Mary Eloise Senst
Lucille Kinley
Mae Schatzel
Berneice Kinley
Donald Hall
Robert Hill
Warren Caldwell
Supt. S. B. Little
27 Percent More Iowans on Relief in January
Des Moines reports 27 651 relief cases in Iowa for January up 5 948 from December. IERA cites policy changes in WPA and resettlement programs severe weather seasonal needs and illness as causes. The item also notes William C Handy composed Memph is Blues in 1912.
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Des Moines
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
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Resettlement Administration
Monticello Rural Mail Carrier Ends Life by Hanging
Monticello, Iowa. Alex Kraft, about 70, longtime rural mail carrier for eighteen years, killed himself by hanging in his garage early Thursday. He left a note citing financial worries. The body was found at 7 a.m. by T. M. Burch, a Cedar Rapids salesman. Kraft was to be pensioned May 1. Coroner J. J. Hayes ruled out an inquest. Surviving are his wife and four children: Mrs. John Yousse, Howard Kraft, George Kraft, and Mrs. Lucille Locker. No funeral plans were set Thursday morning.
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Alex Kraft
T. M. Burch
Cedar Rapids
Howard and
George
Lucille Locker
Iowa Electric Light and Power Wins 15-Year Franchise
In Madrid Iowa the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company won a 15 year franchise at a special election held Wednesday. The vote totaled 534 in favor and 243 against the measure, securing the renewal for the utility.
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Madrid
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Thornburg Student Chosen for County Spelling Contest
Norma Moore of Thornburg Consolidated School has been selected to represent her school at the Keokuk county spelling contest. She is in the seventh grade, daughter of Mr and Mrs Claire Moore.
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Norma Moore
Claire Moore
Keokuk County
Norma
Rhodes Trial Set for March in Iowa City
Walter Rhodes, 31, pled innocent to the shotgun dynamite slaying of his wife Mabel. District court in Iowa City will begin the trial about March 15. County Attorney Westermark said the state will demand an immediate trial and will sidetrack a manslaughter case to do so. Defense attorney Hayek said no delay or venue change is planned.
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Walter Rhodes
Mabel
Harold Westermark
Westermark
Will J. Hayek
Rhodes
Hayek
Johnson County
Wilder to Give University Lecture at Iowa City
Thornton Wilder, famed novelist, will deliver a University lecture in Iowa City next Tuesday evening. Announcement came from Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh, chair of the senate board on University lectures.
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Iowa City
Thornton Wilder
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
Senate Board On
Edgewood Red Cross Meets Flood Relief Quota
The Edgewood chapter of the Red Cross reached its $200 flood relief quota this week and additional donations are continuing to come in.
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Red Cross
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