Touhy Pointed Out as Twin City Bandit
Chicago AP reports former ally Leon Epmeier identified Tommy Touhy as a participant in the $78 417 Minneapolis mail robbery from Jan 3 1933. Epmeier testified at an extradition hearing before US Commissioner Edwin K Walker, who gave Touhy’s lawyers until Saturday to prepare a defense against an order to take Touhy to Minneapolis for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tommy Touhy
Touhy
Minneapolis
Leon Epmeier
McNeil’s Island
Washington
U. S
Edwin K. Walker
Walker
No Inquest In Hester Double Murder Suicide
Linn county coroner Dr. B L Knight announced no inquest will be held into the Thursday forenoon deaths of Mr and Mrs A C Hester of 1009 Third Avenue SE from bullet wounds by the husband. He called it murder and death by own action, saying an inquest would add expense. Double funeral services set for Immaculate Conception Church Monday at 9 a.m. with burial at Mount Calvary. Monahan Funeral Home available for viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hester
Third Avenue SE
B. L. Knight
Linn County
Hester
Immaculate Conception
Msgr
John Molloy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
Roosevelt Extends Stabilization Fund Act One More Year
President Roosevelt by proclamation extended for one year his powers under the gold reserve act of 1934. The move allows devaluation of the dollar by up to ten cents and extends the $2 billion stabilization fund until January 30, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Priest Coughlin May Back Borah If Roosevelt Fails
The Detroit radio priest Rev. Charles E. Coughlin may back Senator William E. Borah for president if President Roosevelt does not keep his pledge to “drive the money changers from the temple.” He said this to friends who met him this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setae - Washington
INS
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
William E. Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
Borah
Kober Christian suit over road damages heats Tama court
The Kober and Christian families argue over a road through the Kober land northeast of Traer to the Christiansen farm buildings with damages sought at 300 dollars. The case, held in Tama county court, features night sessions to reach a verdict with Judge C B Stiger presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRAER
Kober-Christiansen
Tama
Theodore R. Kober
Ermina Kober
Emma Kober
Kober
Christiansen
C. B. Stiger
Koberland
Toledo
Tama County
A. J. Norton
Theodore P. Rehder
Lincoln
Geneseo
Harold Speer
Dysart
Clark
Wesley L. Lindeman
Oneida
Harry Ramnbow
Clutter
York
L. J. Novotny
Elberon
Salt Creek
J Frank J. Musel
Chelsea
Buckingham
E. L. Hayes, Jr
Perry
William Engle
Carroll
Fred Kupka
Otter Creek
Leonard Formanek
Richland
Charles Vavroch
Grant
R. B. McGowan
Gladbrook
Crystal
Donald Martin
Howard
Alfred Brandt
Frank Pepper
E. CD. Vavra
A. J. Morton
W. H. Hufford
Manchester
Clarence H. Kolsrud
P. M. Cloud
Cloud
Kolsrud
Conlan-Hudson
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids Granddaughter Verna Musel Mentioned
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at his home in Elberon and at 10 a.m. in the Holy Trinity church near Vining. TRAER Charles Vanicek was elected a Farmers Savings bank director to fill the vacancy caused by Frank M. Stark's death. Other directors were re-elected. VINTON Funeral services for Mrs. John Henkle 73 will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the United Brethren church with burial in Maplewood cemetery. Mrs. Henkle, born March 3 1863 in Philadelphia, married John Henkle Aug. 30, 1900. They lived on the Henkle farm northwest of Garrison where he died Oct. 10. They had three children and three grandchildren. CALMAR Calmar high school declamatory contest Jan. 24 with Osian Ridgeway Burr Oak Fort Atkinson Spillville Castalia and Calmar competing. ELGIN Ten Elgin men attended the Jackson Day dinner at Oelwein. Participants listed.
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Buckingham
Perry, Clark
Oneida
Carroll
York
William Lorenz
Lincoln
Grant
Crystal
Spring Creek
Carlton
Howard
Toledo
Charles F. Thorne
Salt Creek
Richland
Otter Creek
Tama
Columbia
Highland
Indian Village
Lorenz
Lambert
Mount Vernon
Eugene C. Ellison
Terre Haute
Ind
Ella Ellison
Harry B. Ellison
Eugene Ellison
Cornell College
Methodist Church
The
Masons
Shrine
Memphis Country Club
Lamont
Masonic
Eastern Star
Pearl Wilson
Rodney Miller
W. D. Wilson
E. E. Duckett
Ralph Allen
John Freeman
Addie Snodgrass
Bert Snodgrass
Lena Wilson
Roy Waskow
Evelyn Kreissel
Adah
Kate Sager
Ruth
Ella Duckett
Esther
Ida Greisinger
Martha
Addie Toole
Electa
Martha Cole
Sentinel
Harry Toole
Charles Wilson
Fred Greisinger
Harold Sanders
Leroy Waskow
Loren Berridge
Tyler
John Elliott
John Dittmer
H. Snodgrass
Elberon
Rébekahi
William Ford
Lavina Koobs
Gladbrook
Everett Wayman
Noble
Grundy Center
Mr. Neihaus
Germany
Johanna Oken
America
Grundy County
Neihaus
John Neihaus
Dick Neihaus
Morrison
Cobus Koch
Reinbeck
Peter Walthoff
German Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Verna Musel
Holy Trinity Church
Vining
TRAER
Charles Vanicek
Farmers Savings Bank
Frank M. Stark
William Stevenson
A. J. Calderwood
Frank C. Earley
Albert R. McMillan
M. H. Bordewick
Otto F. Moeller
Vinton
United Brethren Church
John Henkle
Vinton Hospital
J. Wesley Peterson
Maplewood Cemetery
Henkle
Garrison
Ossian
Ridgeway
Burr Oak
Frankville
Fort Atkinson
Spillville
Castalia
Calmar
Elgin
Oelwein
Samuel Mosby
Max Thoma
R. A. Crider
Gordon Mosby
N. W. Evans
Ern Schori
Albert Schori
Laurence Knudtson
Charles Wenger
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Prosecution Fights Drake Defense Move For Acquittal
In Chicago the Drake estate mail fraud case saw prosecutors contest the defense bid for acquittals for 41 defendants. Judge Sullivan reserved ruling on dismissing charges against two defendants, Claire Hartzell and Henry Zeitner. Defense lawyers said a four week trial window would be needed if the motion fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Drake
Philip N. Sullivan
Sullivan
Claire Hartzell
New York
Canfield Hartzell
Pute Henry Zeitner
Tripp. S
Fire Devastates Cuban Town of Martin Near Cardenas
A Cuban town named Martin with about 17 000 inhabitants caught fire on Friday. Several blocks were burning and one block had already been destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanzas
Cuba
Martin
Cardenas
Palo Savings Bank banki ng statement December 31 1935
Statement of the Condition of Palo Savings Bank shows total resources of 164 447 47 and total liabilities matching at 164 447 47. Officers R B Hayes president J Warren McClintock cashier attest to accuracy sworn January 5 1936 before Notary L E Attchison in Linn County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Hayes
J. Warren McClintock
R. _B. HAYES
Dr Condon Sails for Latin America in Lindbergh Case
Attorney General Wilentz said Dr John F Condon Lindbergh ransom intermediary had state permission to sail for Latin America with his daughter Myra Hacker for a winter cruise. Condon’s departure coincides with Hauptmann’s bid for clemency and questions about the Faulkner handwriting linked to ransom money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
David T. Wilentz
John F. Condon
Latin America
Wilentz
Condon
Myra Hacker
Temperature Swings From Zero To Thirty In Cedar Rapids
Readings show a rapid temperature climb in Cedar Rapids from a low of zero at 5 a.m. to 3 above at 7 a.m. and 15 at 10 a.m. By 1 p.m. it reached 27 and 31 by 2 45 p.m. Thursday’s highs were 29 at 3 p.m. with 13 at 7 p.m. and 9 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep charts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Appointment of Administrator for David E. Orr Estate
Howard Neff named Administrator of the David E. Orr estate in Linn County Iowa on January 2 1936. Creditors urged to settle debts and file claims with Linn County District Clerk via attorney M W O Rieley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
David E. Orr
Linn Qounty
Theaters Present New Releases and Stars in 1930s Style
The page lists current film offerings at Paramount Rialto Olympic and other venues. Appearances include Joe Penner Jack Oakie Frances Langford Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Warren William Genevieve Tobin Ronald Colman Loretta Young Tim McCoy Bob Steele Heather Angel Roger Pryor and others in titles like Captain Blood Clive of India The Case of the Lucky Legs East of Java The Neadline Woman and Kid Courageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Frances Langford
Iowa
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland
Captain Blood
Loretta Young
India
Tim McCoy
Guntown
Neadline
Heather Angel
Roger Pryor
Bob Steele
Renee Boren
Kansas Agriculture Board Praises Governor Landon
The Kansas state board of agriculture adopted a unanimous resolution by 240 delegates praising Governor Alf M. Landon for his drought relief efforts and timely legislative acts. It commends his energetic response to emergencies in agriculture, cooperation with government relief, and fiscal policy keeping state and subdivisions on a pay-as-you-go basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Alf M. Landon
of Agriculture
Landon
Kansas
No Gas For Drivers Past Sobriety Stage
SEWARD Neb AP The Seward Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging filling station owners to refuse selling gasoline to any driver they deem too intoxicated to drive safely on the highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward, Neb
Seward
Night club held up by three bandits in Omaha
Three armed men robbed the Ben Hur night club in Omaha on Friday and escaped with about $2,500 in cash. Local police investigated the heist as surveillance footage and witness accounts were reviewed for leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Bandits
Ben Hur
Doctors Authorize Relief Contract in Linn County
Members of the Linn County Medical Society have given written authorization for a relief contract awaiting sign-off by county supervisors and society agents. A clinic headquarters has operated since last Monday in the county building basement to discuss indigent care and related matters. Local physicians and visiting experts debated jaundice history and rheumatism hypotheses, with Dr. Snell warning about patent medicines and praising careful patient histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Medical Society
County Supervisors
Snell
Horace M. Korns
University of Iowa
F. N. Cole
Iown Falls
Jauert McQuiston
Cedar Rapids
Ernest G. Kieck
Thomas A. Burcham
Iowa State Medical Society
Iowa
Charles H. French
W. H. French
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Twin City
Fr. Coughlin
Iowa News
Belle Plaine
Myrna Mattox
Temple 19
Pythian Sisters
Bertha Moore
Laura Maxson
Katherine Ehlen
Belva Olson
Kate Franklin
Gladys Anderson
Loma Peters
Margaret England
Margaret Huron
Myrtle Anderson
Blanche Young
Bertha Winslow
Rosella Burnett
Gretchen Beyer
Goldenrod
Loyal Star
Vlasta Weaver
Helen Holst
Thelma Myers
Dora Allee
Zella White
Tina Dudek
Vanora Suchy
Ella Doupnik
Ed Weaver
Hartwick
Parent-Teachers Association
J. L. McNrath
Grinnell
Howard Minnium
Dick Somers
Vivian Bancroft
James Boatman
Bohemian Mutual Insurance Association
Valenta
James Vavroch
Adolph Kovarik
John Dvorak, Jr
John Roubinek
Clutier
Louis Riha
James Riha
Frank Kremenak
John Sipek
Mechanicsville
Alwilda Andre
Lazarus H. Andre
St. Augustine
Fla
Clara Burroughs
Charles C
Emma Sandager
Columbus Junction
Frank Rock
Mt. Pleasant
Richie Chapel
Lulu Williams
Denver
Ernest Rock
Lulu Brazee
Col
Etta Mumper
Davenport
Elizabeth Wilson
California
Joseph
William
Frank
Eugene Lewis
Smith Lewis
Pocatello
Rebekah
Clarence Bell
N. G
Hugh O'Brien
W. G
C. R. Off
R. B. Markwell
Dick Wilkins
Will Harris
George Marshall
I. G
Noah Miller
O. G
Steve Carter
R. S
Grant Wetherer
L. S
Otto Kutchera
V. G
Glen Bucher
Will Long
Lorin Moffit
John Petheram
Gladys Bell
Sadie Wetherer
Mary O’brien
Anna Leslie
Ruby Off
Lottie Bucher
Gladys Collins
Lena Warner
Vena Baker
Libbie Wade
Nettie Roller
Justina Brown
Marguerite Fancher
Knights of Pythias
A. C. Schoenthaler
R. R. Mahannah
Glen McKinstry
C. C. Hahn
Lyle van Auken
C. C
Wilbur Miller
V. C
Milo Lockeridge
Keystone
Keystone Mutual Switchboard Company
H. A. Albers
O. N. Lee
J. G. Albertson
Charles Balham
Charles W. Parizek
Joseph Loesel
Josephine Zmo~lek
Charles A
Albin Husak
Leonard Musel
J. F. Shallenberger
M.D
Oakwood Blvd
Palo Savings Bank
Towa
Palo
County of
Linn
Jack Gabie
LVL
Ned Sparks
Betty Grable
Lynne Overman
Mack Gordon
Harry Revel
Todd-Kelly
DR. Condon
Latin-America
Board of Pardons
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Jassie
Court of Pardons
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Colonel Lindbergh
John
Flemington
Hoffman
J. J. Faulkner
Haupttmann
Faulkner
Statehouse
Howard Neff
M. W. O'Rieley
A Morth Singer Theater
Wn Nan
Rafael Sabatini
Lionel AT Will
Basil Rathbone
Olivia D. Havilland
Guy Kibbee
Grnopolitan Production
First National Picture
EL Brendel
Jose
Kansas Agriculture Board Lands Landon
Franklin
Franklin Auditorium
Esa
Lée
piciFic
Chali
Bickford
East Java
Cithg
Wade
Birtty
RTE Co
Rt Fi
the Maniacs
Ted
Acti
Laurkins
Virginia
Walter C. Kelly
Stepin Felchl
A & Wil Beem Carson
Rialto
Ronald Colman
Clive
Tim. McCoy
Inc
Call OF the Savage
James Claire Patricia Dunn Dodd Ellis Aeviae
NDAY
Ken Maynard
Warren William Patricia. Ellis
Paul Lukas
Madge Evans
Jenovy Jackson
Wis Dance Hand
Jane Foreman
Pla-Mor
Rades Gok Counc
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