Marshalltown Man Killed East Of Tama In Auto Crash
Tony Heuer 55 a Marshalltown truck operator was killed nine miles east of Tama when struck by a westbound car driven by Iowa State student Jim Burrows 20 of Des Moines. Heuer had been walking after his truck burned four miles east of the scene. Burrows said he did not see Heuer until impact due to bright opposing headlights. the car did not stop. An autopsy and inquest returned an accidental death verdict as Burrows and two fellow students continued toward Des Moines.
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the Gazette
Tama
Tony” Heuer
Marshalltown
Jim Burrows
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Heuer
Burrows
L. W. Burns
Lew Smith
Garver Saylor
Ida Grove
Caroline Furrow
Cedar Rapids
Chelsea
Justice Smith
Miss Furrow
E. H. Furrow
Grande Avenue
Lone Tree Accepts Rock Island Freight Service
The Lone Tree Business Men's association approves Rock Island railroad plan to continue daily freight service via Nichols to Lone Tree Iowa. The line proposed abandoning the Muscatine to Iowa Junction branch, with Cedar Rapids freight trains arriving at Lone Tree by late morning and return trips after unloading.
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Iowa City
Lone Tree Business Men's Association
Rock Island Railroad
William R. Hart
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Muscatine
Iowa Junction
Lone Tree
Nichols
Cedar Rapids
1937 Johnson county records show more marriages and divorces
Johnson county records reveal 309 marriage licenses issued in 1937 up from 263 in 1936, with June leading the year at 48. Divorces rose to 53 from 44. A district court jury sealed a verdict in the 15 000 auto damage suit against John Gorman by Louis Scott estate, to be opened Monday. Roland Smith and Dempsey hosted a New Year party in New York. Schools and university resume after Christmas break. Iowa City employment office placed over 2 200 workers in 1937. Vehicle registrations hit a county all time high of 10 655 with 9 432 passenger cars and 1 223 trucks.
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Iowa City
Dan Cupid
Johnson County
R. N. Miller
John Gorman
Louis Scott
Scott
Gorman
Harold D. Evans
Roland Smith
New York
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Smith
University of Iowa
University
St. Mary’s
St. Patrick's
Wearin Announces Birth Of Daughter Mary Jane
Seventh District Congressman Othar D Wearin announced the birth of his daughter Mary Jane born Friday in a local hospital. The baby is two years old? This line notes a New Year's event and a remarkable family moment for the Wearin household.
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RED Oak
INS
Othar D. Wearin
Mary Jane
Rabenold sues over hospital care in Hutt collision case
M M Rabenold of Ainsworth sues Ray Hutt of Washington for 1505.67 for hospital care and lost time after his son Ronald shattered a knee cap in a car crash on Nov 1 1936. A prior jury awarded damages of 2500 to Rabenold in November.
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Washington
M. M. Rabenold
Ainsworth
Ray Hutt
Ronald
Rabenold
Hutt
Anamosa
Fred Schultz
Germany
Chicago
Hold Trip For Turkey Theft At Washington
Three men from Washington, Sam Gregory 23 Merle Dawson 29 and Earl Campbell 31, are jailed awaiting preliminary hearing on stealing 118 turkeys from Charles Vincent farm near Washington. Turkeys were taken in weekly raids totaling 24 28 31 and 35 birds and sold for about 400 dollars to a Tri Cities produce house. Vincent set a trap but the thieves fled in fog. Gregory later confessed and named the others.
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the Gazette
Washington
Sam Gregory
Merle Dawson
Earl Campbell
Charles Vincent
Tri-Cities
Vincent
Gregory
Harold M. Putnam
Putnam
Iowa City Construction Spending Edges Down in 1937
Iowa City spent 401 949 on general construction in 1937, slightly under 1936. The National Guard armored drill hall led at 65 000, the Legion building conversion 30 000, 197 permits issued, 40 more than 1936, with 40 new houses costing 140 000 and non residential improvements 154 506 plus alterations 106 743.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Harold J. Monk
University of Iowa
National Guard
Monay
American Legion
Dinner Menu And Recipe Notes For 1938 Households
A historical text lists a New Year dinner plan with courses including creamed turkey and rice, Brussels sprouts, rolls, plum jelly, celery sticks, and Lida's Nut Loaf. It provides a grape juice cocktail recipe with lemon and orange juice and a spice mix, plus a rich nut loaf recipe with butter, sugar, milk, vanilla and extracts. It also mentions political cartoons used in editorial campaigns dating to 1832 regarding Andrew Jackson.
Prediction of further temperature drop in Iowa
A cold spell follows the new year as forecast by the weather bureau. Foreseeable lows near zero in the northeast and subfreezing winds shift across the state with varied regional temperatures. Charles City and Dubuque logged a trace of rain while Keokuk reached 52 for Friday’s high. DYSART Mrs Sherm Barber sustained a severe fracture after slipping on ice and was hospitalized in Waterloo.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Charles City
Dubuque
Keokuk
Iowa Falls
Dysart
Sherm Barber
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Iowa Won't Use Wire-Tap Slot Machine Evidence
Iowa Attorney General John H Mitchell said the state will not use federal wire-tap evidence on slot machine violations found during a liquor-ring probe. The Supreme Court recently ruled such wire-tap evidence is inadmissible, affecting 14 liquor conspiracy indictments based on the agents' surveillance.
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Des Moines
John H Mitchell
Iowa
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Mitchell
Iowa hotel owner shot by Branson marshal
E C Clark a 62 year old Davenport Iowa hotel owner was shot and critically wounded at a Branson Missouri dance hall after resisting arrest by City Marshal Thomas Grimstead Clark was transported to a hospital in Iowa City Doctors said the bullet entered his chest abdomen and hip Clark and a hotel clerk had been in Branson on a holiday since November Authorities reported the shooting occurred Friday night and involved the Branson marshal during the attempted arrest Meanwhile in Iowa City George Glassow waived preliminary hearing on a statutory charge and was bound over to the grand jury posting a $1000 bond
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Springfield
E. C. Clark
Davenport
Branson
Jim Owen
Thomas Grimstead
Clark
Iowa City
T M. Fairchild
George Glassow
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