Looming Iowa Assembly to Open January 14 Amid Major Debates
Des Moines dispatch outlines 46th Iowa general assembly opening January 14 with a broad agenda. Key issues include consolidation of purchasing and public safety, expanded relief programs, liquor oversight, school board consolidation, crime control, salaries, taxation, and a state house expansion.
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Assembly
Department of Public Safety
Iowa
State Health Department
Liquor Commission
Resume Trial Of Adolph Martens
The trial of Adolph Martens fifty four Keswick farmer charged with killing his wife Stella Martens and stepdaughter Maxine Abel fourteen resumed in Sigourney. Martens faces counts of murdering the girl as the case continues after a holiday adjournment. Fifty witnesses remain to be examined with twenty two questioned and twenty eight more expected before defense calls twenty six. Gene Robertson former Keokuk county sheriff testified for cross examination.
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Adolph Martens
Keswick Farmer
Stella Martens
Maxine Abel
Martens
Frank Bechly
Keswick Farm
Keokuk
Gene Robertson
Keokuk County
Dog Goes To Jail With Her Master
Peggy the fox terrier accompanies Des Moines man Henry Dris coll to jail after his arrest for intoxication. Peggy hops into the police wagon and sits beside him, sharing his cell during the investigation.
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Dog
Des Moines
Peggy
Henry Driscoll
Driscoll
Anamosa Teacher Hurt In Unusual Accident
Miss Maude Barnes a school teacher from Anamosa was a holiday guest at the C. A. Barnes home when a truck ahead blew its top deck and crushed the car she rode in. She suffered a scalp wound and loss of blood and was taken to Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton.
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Gazette
Grand Mound
Maude Barnes
Anamosa
C. A. Barnes
DeWitt
Miss Barnes
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Tama County Seeks Admin For Estates Of Two Men Helped
Tama County through Joseph F. Novak asks the district court to appoint J. M. Dvorak of Vining administrator for the estates of John Kahoutek and John Vesely of York Township. The county says both men died after county aid, Kahoutek leaving a Vining lot and a county claim of 115.30, Vesely eight Vining lots and a county claim of 373.59, and seeks to preserve personal property and pay claims.
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Toledo
Tama County
Joseph F. Novak
Board of Supervisors
J. M. Dvorak
Vining
John Kahoutek
John Vesely
York Township
Kahoutek
Vesely
Dvorak
State seeks district court ruling on liquor law
Iowa through Scott County Attorney Leon A. Grapes moved to obtain an immediate district court interpretation of the liquor law prohibiting bringing Illinois liquor into Iowa. A writ of error requires Police Magistrate John A. Hornby to produce in district court the complete record of Clarence Soehrn, whose case was dismissed on December 27 after arrest on December 8 for transporting Illinois liquor into Iowa.
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Davenport
Iowa
Scott
Leon A. Grapes
Illinois
W. W. Scott
John A. Hornby
Clarence Soehrn
Hornby
Soehrn
Car Hits Two Men On No. 161 One Dead
In Washington Iowa Howard Romine 22 of Rosehill Ta died of injuries from a Tuesday night crash on highway No 161 south of Ainsworth. Hugh Denny 40 of Rosehill suffered a broken leg and broken ribs. They were placing chains on a truck driven by Harry R Thomas when John Lynn of Fairfield struck them on an icy hill without flares.
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Washington, Ia
INS
Howard Romine
Rosehill
John Lynn
Fairfield
Hugh Denny
Ainsworth
Denny
Romine
Harry R. Thomas
Lynn
Five Iowa state officials retire in Democratic wave
In Des Moines on New Year’s, five veteran state officials leave office after combined seventy five years. Supreme court changes replace Stevens Kindig Evans with Richards Hamilton Parsons while railroad commissioners Webster and Woodruff exit. Democrats gain eight justices and control the rail board. The shifts mark a broad turnover in Iowa’s top courts and transportation regulator posts.
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Des Moines
Iowa Capitol
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Truman L. Stevens
Hamburg
James W. Kindig
Sioux City
William D. Evans
Hampton
Evans
Stevens
Kindig
Fred P. Woodruff
Charles Webster
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Woodruff
United States
Webster
John Hammill
Paul W. Richards
Red Oak
W. H. Hamilton
Sigourney
James M. Parsons
E. G. Albert
Harry B. Dunlap
Statehouse
George Huffman
Webster and
Pythian Sisters Elect Officers in Edgewood Meeting
Officers were elected for the Pythian Sisters in Edgewood Monday evening. Named are Past chief Nettie Farmer, most excellent chief Ida Robison, excellent senior Lela Hamlett, excellent junior Pearl Wonleighton, manager Esther Ashline, protector Ella Tilp, guard Clara Rhine, mistress of records and correspondence Martha Peet, mistress of finance Leo Peick.
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Edgewood
Pythian Sisters
Nettie Farmer
Ida Robison
Lela Hamlett
Pearl Wonleighton
Esther Ashline
Ella Tilp
Clara Rhine
Martha Peet
Leo Peick
Pioneer E K Hatch 88 dies in Central City
Mrs. Ezra K. Hatch aged 88 a Linn county pioneer died about 8 30 am Wednesday at her home after a brief pneumonia illness She was mother of L O Hatch Mrs J H Brookman of Cedar Rapids Mrs C C Crane of Central City and Mrs H A Toms of Chicago Born Lovina Jordan in Webster Maine August 14 1846 she came to Linn county in 1862 and settled near Central City She married Ezra Hatch in 1865 a pioneer merchant banker and promoter of railroads He died in 1906 Active in church and social life her home was a gathering place since Civil War days Funeral arrangements were to be announced later.
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Gazette
Central City
Ezra K.hatch
Linn County
L. O. Hatch
J. H. Brookman
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Crane
H. A. Toms
Chicago
Lovina Jordan
Taylor Named To Succeed Mrs King On Conservation Board
Gov Herring announced two appointments to the Iowa state conservation board reappointing William Woodcock as chairman and naming Mrs Henry C Taylor of Bloomfield to replace Grace Gilbert King of West Union. Both terms run three years.
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H. C. Taylor
King
Des Moines
INS
State Board of Conservation
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
William Woodcock
Henry C. Taylor
Bloomfield
Grace Gilbert King
West Union
Russia Under Dictatorship Says Knickerbocker
H K Knickerbocker argues in a 1935 INS piece that Soviet Russia's seventeen years of upheaval created a harsh dictatorship over youth and families. He compares the state to a global capitalist ruler, detailing reforms, indoctrination, and coercive policies shaping life, education, and survival.
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Russia
Knickerbocker
H. K. Knickerbocker
International News Service
Deaths Alta Zalesky widow of Lew Zalesky
Mrs Alta Mae Zalesky 52 died at home 1617 Maple NW at 4 35 p m Tuesday after brief illness She born May 6 1881 in Davis County married Lew Zalesky in 1903 survives husband two children Lewis Edward Jr and Evelyn Mae parents Neal Horn Fort Dodge three brothers Bert Pearl Horn Sioux Falls S D George Horn Madison S D four sisters Goldie Whitman Cleo Brockley Fort Dodge Jeanette Games Des Moines Bessie Hyta Long Beach Calif She was a member Cedar chapter O E S Funeral 2 pm Thursday Barta chapel Rev Harry Kremers Cedar chapter Burial Bohemian National cemetery Pallbearers William Thompson Edward Stockman Emil Pazdera Arthur Minor Ted Petranek Edwin Hruska Friends may call Wednesday eve.
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Alta Mae Zalesky
Lew Zalesky
Maple Drive
Davis County
Neal Horn
Lewis Edward, Jr
Evelyn Mae
Fort Dodge
Bert
Pearl Horn
Sioux Falls
S. D
George Horn
Madison
Goldie Whitman
Cleo Brockley
Jeanette Games
Des Moines
Bessie Hyta
Long Beach
Calif
Cedar Chapter
O.E.S
Barta
Rock Island Engineer W. C. Post Killed in Auto Crash
William C. Post of Estherville an engineer for the Rock Island railroad and known in Cedar Rapids was killed Monday evening near Arnold's Park. The auto that struck him was driven by an unidentified motorist as his companions went for help after their car broke down.
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William C. Post
Estherville
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Arnold's Park
Mr. Post
Mrs. Gilbert Loomis Dies In Indianapolis
Mrs. Gilbert Loomis of Jackson Michigan died about 2 p.m. Tuesday in Indianapolis Indiana while visiting her sister Mrs. Robert S. Sinclair and her daughter Mrs. Thomas Sinclair. She had visited Cedar Rapids several times and had been ill briefly.
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Gilbert Loomis
Jackson, Mich
Cedar Rapids
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert S. Sinclair
Thomas Sinclair
Funeral services set for Peter J. Roeder in Cedar Rapids
Peter J. Roeder died at 1801 Johnson avenue NW at 12 12 am Tuesday. Funeral Thursday at 9 30 am at St. Patrick church with Rev. D J Lenihan. burial Mount Calvary. Rosary 8 pm Wednesday in Monahan chapel. friends may call. Roeder born August 1 1869 in Andrews Ia married Elizabeth Kegler May 12 1897. Survived by wife two Cedar Rapids daughters Mrs Earl Nievads and Mrs Richard Henderson. a son Roland killed in World War I. a niece Adelaide Roeder. three brothers Mike J P Ted. three sisters Mrs Margaret Heidgerken Mrs Mary Kot tong and Mrs S H Cook.
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Peter J. Roeder
Johnson Avenue NW
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Monahan Chapel
Mr. Roeder
Andrews
Elizabeth Kegler
Grundy Center
Cedar Rapids
Earl Nievads
Richard Henderson
Roland
Adelaide Roeder
Roeder
Mike
Kenosha
Wis
J. P
Waterloo
Ted
Spragueville
Margaret Heidgerken
Chicago
Mary Kottong
Davenport
Death of Robert J. McCune at 1412 Fifth Street NW
Robert J. McCune aged 69 died suddenly at his Cedar Rapids home on Tuesday at 10 30 a m He was born in Portadown Ireland and came to the United States at 18 He leaves a widow Elizabeth and three daughters Margaret Rachel Ellen and two half sisters plus four sons and twenty one grandchildren He was a Nazarene church member and his Beatty chapel service is set for Thursday at 2 30 p m conducted by the Rev
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Robert John McCune
Fifth Street
Portadown
Armough County
Ireland
United States
Cedar Rapids
McCune
Street Railway Company
Evans Manufacturing Company
Elizabeth
Margaret McCune
Rachel Begenstof
Ellen Ireland
Muscatine
Orley
Ray
Verne
James McCune
City
Annie Quinn
Elizabeth Tedford
Nazarene Church
Beatty Chapel
Funeral Services for John Pickford Thursday 2 30
Funeral services for 14 year old John Pickford son of Mr and Mrs R H Pickford 357 Forest drive SE will be held Thursday at 2 30 pm at Turner chapel Dr Harry M Gage president of Coe college and Dr Robert Little of the First Presbyterian church will officiate Interment in Oak Hill cemetery will be private Friends may call at the chapel until noon Thursday
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John Pickford
R. H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Turner Chapel
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Burial Notice for E E Russell at Linwood Cemetery
Burial for E E Russell will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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E. E. Russell
Linwood Cemetery
John Pohorsky dies after longtime illness in Cedar Rapids
John Pohorsky died at 5 45 am at his Cedar Rapids home after a lingering illness. Born May 16 1870 in Kalesti Bohemia he immigrated at 18 and lived mostly in Cedar Rapids except a decade in Bolivar Missouri. Survived by wife Anna three daughters Mrs Henry Blazek Mrs Joseph Donda Mrs Jerry Pohorsky and granddaughter Henrietta Blazek all of Cedar Rapids he belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America. Services 1 30 pm Friday at Polansky chapel. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Visitation 7 9 pm Thursday.
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John Pohorsky
Third Avenue West Road
Kalesti
Bohemia
United States
Bolivar
Cedar Rapids
Anna
Henry Blazek
Joseph Donda
Jerry Pohorsky
Funeral services for Mrs Retta Swaim set Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Retta Swaim will be held in the Turner chapel Friday at 11 with the Rev Frank H Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the Turner chapel.
Jerome Lighthart Funeral Notice in Freeport
Jerome R. Lighthart, who died in Freeport, Illinois, is survived by his brother George Lighthart, who resides in Ce-
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Jerome Lighthart
Jerome R. Lighthart
Freeport, Ill
George Lighthart
Lighthart Family Remembered At Freeport Funeral
Funeral services and burial were in Freeport, IL, for Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lighthart, a sister Mrs. George Huxford of this city, in a final farewell held Wednesday morning.
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Dar Rapids
J. B. Lighthart
George Huxford
Freeport
Miss Emma Le Fevre Dies Suddenly in California
Miss Emma Le Fevre a former Cedar Rapids resident died suddenly in Los Angeles California on December 30 firm details received here. Born December 17 1859 in Sterling Illinois she lived in Cedar Rapids several years leaving five years ago for California. She is survived by three brothers and two sisters including Mrs Samuel Gardner of 728 Second Avenue SW.
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Emma le Fevre
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Calif
Sterling
California
Samuel Gardner
Second Avenue SW
Funeral services for Henry Schlichting
Henry Schlichting funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Turner chapel with Rev. P L Bornhoeft officiating. Burial is in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the Turner chapel.
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Henry Schlichting
Turner Chapel
P. L. Bornhoeft
Shiloh
Open Office Here For Housing Survey
A Cedar Rapids office for a health and housing survey opened in the federal building basement. L J Conlon of Dubuque and J E Frame of Davenport head the office which will hire unemployed white collar workers on relief projects. The survey, funded by Federal Emergency Relief funds, will report on housing conditions in poorer and older city sections.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Planning Board
Commission On Health and Housing
Federal Building
L J. Conlon
Dubuque
J. E. Frame
Davenport
Italian Invents Alarm For Hotel Burglars
An Italian inventor has devised a burglar alarm for hotels and apartment buildings. The device rings a bell and signals on a central switchboard when a door is forced or a lock is tampered with using a wrong key.
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